Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Deciding between a traditional round-dial cockpit and a modern glass cockpit can be a big deal for some pilots. Round-dials teach you hands-on skills, while glass cockpits use fancy technology to help you see what’s going on around you. Learning these differences will help you pick the right kind of cockpit for you.

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Cockpit Pilot Weather Primary Flight Display 52

Professional Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

By Jake Carpenter Contributing Writer F rom rudimentary analog gauges to todays sophisticated, fully integrated avionics, the evolution of cockpit technologies has revolutionized how pilots interact with their aircraft. Pro Line Fusion provides the industrys first touch-control primary flight display (PFD).

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Flight Deck Jet Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Runway 75

iPad Pilot News

MAY 14, 2024

Electronic flight bag legal briefing for pilots—2024 edition iPad Pilot News The best reading is in some Advisory Circulars from the FAA. Each year we publish a plain-language review of the FARs and Advisory Circulars pertaining to the use of iPads and electronic flight bags in the cockpit.

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Pilot Federal Aviation Regulations Cockpit Weather 105

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 25, 2024

The crew said it shouldn’t be a problem, the cockpit is very big and roomy, and he will be fine once he gets in there. Then one of the flight engineers said to me “Well if they don’t want to go, you had better get in!” I didn’t ask twice and was soon going up the steps into the cockpit! A dream come true!

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Pilot Cockpit Approach Primary Flight Display 105

AV Web

AUGUST 14, 2024

ROA provides visual crew-alerting system (CAS) caution and warning annunciations on the pilot’s primary flight display (PFD) and highlights the runway yellow or red, depending on the level of threat, on Garmin’s Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT),” according to Garmin.

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Runway Primary Flight Display Flight Deck Cockpit 59

Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

Most Crucial Aircraft Components, From the Flight Crew to the Cockpit, Are in the Fuselage The body of an airplane is known as the fuselage. Its design plays an integral part in keeping the flight crew, cargo, and passengers safe because it can withstand changes in atmospheric pressure.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Air Traffic Control Lift 52

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

These two simple features power three of the most important cockpit instruments. If you’re in a modern, fancy airplane with glass primary flight displays instead of round dials, then it uses something called an Air Data Computer to show these readings. This setup is called the pitot-static system. Cool, right?

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Pitot Tube Altimeter Airplanes Descent 97