Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Yakobchuk Viachelev / Shutterstock One of the last activities you may notice before the doors close will be the flight dispatcher entering the flight deck to hand over any last-minute paperwork, the final passenger and fuel figures, and a finalized load sheet to the flight crew. Be sure to keep a good look out for it.

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Cabin Crew Runway Clearance Knot 266

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 3, 2025

United 737 MAX first class lavatory United has a first class lavatory on the 737 MAX, located at the front of the cabin, behind the flight deck. United map feature 737 MAX We had a smooth descent, and touched down in Miami at 9:40PM, as predicted. She constantly checked on passengers, and offered frequent drink refills.

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Narrow-Body Aircraft Air Traffic Control Flight Deck Airline 88

Flight Training Central

MAY 28, 2024

Sitting in the flight deck during the cruise portion of any flight may have a tendency to become monotonous. VFR approaches to land at night should be accomplished with a steeper descent. But as the destination traffic pattern approaches, workload increases dramatically. five times within five seconds.

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Crosswind Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control 98

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

I advised the first officer to change the decision altitude of 852 feet to the minimum descent altitude of 1,140 feet and that we would continue the approach to localizer approach minimums. I advised the first officer to change the decision altitude of 852 feet to the minimum descent altitude of 1,140 feet. I am proud of you!”

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Approach Checkride Descent Cockpit 98

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 2, 2025

Theres one lavatory at the front of the cabin, by the flight deck, while there are two lavatories behind the cabin, by the second set of doors. About 10 minutes later, the seatbelt sign was turned on, and we started our gradual descent for Washington.

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Approach Descent Airline Airlines 83

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 27, 2025

This article will explain the six primary instruments of every flight deck, often informally referred to as the six-pack. Key Takeaways The six-pack includes the core flight instruments for navigation and control. The pitot-static system is used to measure the static and dynamic pressure of the air during flight.

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Pitot Tube Altimeter Instrument Flight Rules Descent 52

Cranky Flier

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The flight deck is wide open for everyone in the cabin, and well, the view is pretty good up front. We began our descent as we approached the airport. Here we are passing over Hagnau am Bodensee. After passing by Meersburg Castle, it was time to come back. That’s when we had a little fun.

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Flight Deck Descent Runway Approach 162

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 14, 2025

Its almost unthinkable in an airliner, and surely tensions were high in the flight deck. By 29, he was a captain with TACA and had logged over 13,400 hours of flight time. On May 24, Drdano, along with first officer Dionisio Lopez, was operating TACA Flight 110 from Belize City to New Orleans. Both engines were out.

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Pilot Flight Deck Weather Descent 92

Fear of Landing

JUNE 21, 2024

It was Sunday, the 9th of June 2024, and Arlberg was flying Austrian Airlines flight 434 from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, back home to Vienna. The flight seemed routine until the flight crew started the final descent from 34,000 feet. There were 173 passengers and 6 crew on board.

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Airline Airlines Weather Cockpit 98

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

Courtesy: Jeppesen] Visual into KTEB One of the first guided visual approaches was created for the descent to Runway 1 at Teterboro Airport ( KTEB ) in New Jersey. Honeywell’s Anthem integrated flight deck has driven a cascade of upcoming solutions for aircraft, including the Pilatus PC-12.

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Approach Air Traffic Control Runway Flight Deck 92

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Flight idle and nose down, which normally produced a 2,000-3,000-feet descent rate, resulted in a 2,000-feet-per-minute climb. Anything in the airplane not tied down floated, even dust from the flight deck carpet, then slammed to the nearest surface moments later as we were caught by the next wave.

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Turbulence Weather Knot Descent 95

Professional Pilot

AUGUST 14, 2024

Additionally, the M700 FURY G3000 avionics suite includes; Autothrottle, Emergency Descent Mode, Electronic Stability Protection (ESP), SurfaceWatch, SafeTaxi, and Garmin PlaneSync, all of which are designed to enhance safe operation of the aircraft.

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Flight Deck Descent Stability Pilot 52

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

As the flight drew closer to its destination, the first officer contacted the Voepass operational dispatcher at Guarulhos to coordinate their arrival. A cabin crew member contacted the flight deck, but the first officer asked her to wait while he finished dealing with dispatch. The flight crew confirmed SANPA.

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Knot Approach Descent Weather 103

Northstar VFR

JUNE 30, 2024

The vertical speed indicator (VSI) indicates if the aircraft is climbing, descending or in level flight. The indication given is a rate of climb or descent in feet per minute (fpm). If the static port becomes blocked, the alternate static source can be opened, which will then read the static pressure inside the flight deck.

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Pitot Tube Altimeter Instrument Meteorological Conditions Descent 72

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 24, 2025

Air France La Premiere currently has one first class lavatory, located at the front of the cabin, by the flight deck. At 9:50AM we began our descent, and 15 minutes later, the seatbelt sign was turned on. Its a decent size for a 777, but isnt otherwise too remarkable.

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Approach Runway Airline Airlines 84

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

The airlines use their high-fidelity flight simulators to great advantage, and when combined with stick shakers, multicrew flight decks, and low-speed and stall-warning systems, the training is excellent. Initial Buffet How do you train for stall avoidance in an airplane that you should not stall?

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Airplanes Approach Horizontal Stabilizer Pilot 77

Pilot Institute

AUGUST 2, 2024

If in this situation, make sure to transition your eyes to inside the flight deck. An increasing rate of descent. High rate of descent – shown on your vertical speed indicator. If you pull back on the control column, you will see a reduction in the rate of descent. But the incorrect recovery.

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Altimeter Descent Turbulence Lift 52

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

From a flight safety standpoint, the app will alert you to a high cabin altitude, nearby terrain/obstacles, high sink rates, descent through 500 AGL, and nearby traffic and carbon monoxide when coupled with a Sentry ADS-B receiver. In the air, theyll notify when approaching Class, B, C or D airspace, a TFR or the Washington, D.C.

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Pilot Weather Flight Plan Approach 105

Fly with Eva

MARCH 20, 2018

I peek quickly at the empty belly , as I climb further up to the flight deck. I remember a moment on the 737: it was an extremely long 4-sector day with lots of delays, issues and returning from our last flight hours too late. Back to today: after a short flight over the South China Sea, we reach the Philippine coastline.

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Jet Flight Deck Cargo Thrust 52

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 20, 2024

Once again, no announcements from the flight deck and the flight purser did the job. For this flight, the crew controlled the window shade so for most parts of cruising, the light was in dimmed mode. At this point, we started our descent into Singapore, flying near Malaysia. Don't mind the dirty windows!

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Runway Descent Airline Airlines 59

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Instrument Rating Test Prep and Ground School Sporty’s award-winninginstrument ratingcourse offers over 13hours of engaging HD video training, written test prep, maneuvers training, Airman Certification Standards and flight syllabus.

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Weather Pilot Flight Plan Airplanes 91

Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Anti-Ice, Rain: flight deck window heat, windshield wipers, probe heat, and anti-ice/de-ice systems that either prevent ice from accumulating on lift generating surfaces and engines, or break the ice off after it’s accumulated. Descent planning can be complicated and needs to be done more than 100 miles from the destination.

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Pilot Airplanes Weather Air Traffic Control 52

Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The flight deck has to meet certification criteria such as field of vision, ergonomic aspects, and instrumentation. Airbus has incorporated an auto emergency descent feature in its A350-1000, which will fly the aircraft to an altitude where theres enough breathing oxygen. Safe status is only achieved after parking on the ramp.

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Pilot Cockpit Pilot in Command Cabin Crew 52

Professional Pilot

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

PRESS RELEASE G3000 PRIME App Menu G armin introduced G3000 PRIME, its most advanced integrated flight deck yet. “Twenty years ago, Garmin redefined the general aviation cockpit with the G1000, our first integrated flight deck.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Runway Pilot 52

Air Facts

MAY 20, 2024

As I walked up the darkened aisle toward the flight deck, I noticed several flight attendants huddled together in the mid-galley talking in hushed tones. Arriving at the flight deck door, I performed the normal cockpit entry procedure but received no response. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Approach Descent 96

AV Web

OCTOBER 6, 2024

During the flight, pilots issued a Mayday after detecting smoke on the flight deck. According to the Aviation Herald , there were also reports the pilots donned masks during the descent and that they were unable to transmit on the radio.

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Flight Deck Descent Pilot Airline 105

AV Web

MARCH 4, 2025

Garmin Autothrottle technology, as a retrofit on existing King Air 200s, is fully integrated with the G1000 NXi flight deck to provide automatic engine control from takeoff to landing, providing protection from throttle rollback, among other potential hazards.

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Air Traffic Control Flight Deck Descent Runway 64