Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 14, 2025

Its almost unthinkable in an airliner, and surely tensions were high in the flight deck. His maternal grandfather and father were both pilots, and Drdano recounts flying on his fathers lap: I was in love with aviation since I was a child and always knew what I wanted to become. Both engines were out.

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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. Mastering the six-pack is essential for safe and effective piloting. What Are the Six Instruments?

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iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

ForeFlight vs. Garmin Pilot: 3 key differences to help you decide iPad Pilot News There are a handful of full-featured aviation Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) apps available today for pilots, both free and paid, which provide just about every preflight and in-flight resource you’ll need for both VFR and IFR operations.

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One Mile at a Time

APRIL 3, 2025

However, thats at the discretion of pilots, and it seems like more often than not, they choose to keep it turned off. 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.

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Narrow-Body Aircraft Air Traffic Control Flight Deck Airlines 101

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. If the wind is as shown by the landing direction indicator, the pilot should land on Runway 9 and expect a crosswind from the right. VFR approaches to land at night should be accomplished with a steeper descent.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

I was the Captain in command of a scheduled passenger flight on a TWA Lockheed L-1011 en route to Chicago O’Hare. At the time of this flight, I was Chairman of the Airline Pilots Association Training and Standards Committee. On the flight deck of the L-1011. I am proud of you!” Lesson learned.

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Air Facts

MAY 20, 2024

After reviewing our landing currency, the Captain determined that I would be the pilot flying our MD-11 home that night and First Officer, Sean, would be assigned the role of relief pilot. This would work great for me as I would get the highly desired middle break during our 10 hour flight home. Why not Anchorage?”

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

As a relatively new pilot , I had failed to see the bigger picture. As a mountain-bred pilot, I’ve always enjoyed observing the ridges and valleys from on high and low. That day’s flight would be memorable in another way. We continued our descent into Great Falls, leaving “the wave” behind and above. We didn’t test it.

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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. A high psychological strain for the crew.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) Air Safety Institute has published an excellent report titled, “ Stall and Spin Accidents: Keep the Wings Flying.” It is an easy download and a must-read for all pilots. The late fighter/test pilot Bob Hoover said it best: “Fly the airplane as far into the crash as possible.”

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Airplanes Approach Horizontal Stabilizer Pilot 88

Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Who retains final authority over the human single pilot AI, a ground pilot, or the PIC on board? B747-8i, B737, MD11 Contributing Writer AI-powered system could be trained to assist in the cockpit and even land the plane in extreme emergencies, such as pilot incapacitation. To most professional pilots this may seem far-fetched.

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Professional Pilot

AUGUST 14, 2024

This revolutionary system includes digital technology that safely lands the aircraft at the nearest suitable airport in the event that the pilot is incapacitated. Beyond the flight deck, the six-seat M700 FURY is powered by a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-52 700 SHP engine.

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Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

There were two flight crew, two cabin crew, and 58 passengers on board when the aircraft, an ATR 72-212A (ATR 72-500) departed Coronel Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport in Cascavel. Both pilots were very experienced, each with over 5,000 hours of flight experience. One of the pilots turned the airframe de-icing system back on.

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Knot Approach Descent Weather 104

Northstar VFR

JUNE 30, 2024

Leslie Caubble, CFI/IGI Two of the most important pieces of information that every pilot needs to know while flying is how high you are and how fast you’re going. Pilots rely on the airspeed indicator and altimeter instruments to measure and display this vital information. As the diaphragm moves, the needle of the ASI moves.

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Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Are you an aspiring aviator or a professional pilot seeking your first turbine pilot job? In this blog post, we will guide you through the path from challenges to rewards, helping you navigate your way to success in the world of turbine pilot jobs. Warning Systems: pilots need to be aware of how their airplane type alerts them.

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Pilot’s aviation app directory 2025 Edition iPad Pilot News iPad Pilot News has helped pilots discoverover 100 quality aviation appssince the invention of the iPad in 2010.Here AOPA Magazine Delivers AOPA’s monthly magazines to AOPA members, including AOPA Pilot and AOPA Flight Training.

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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. Theres a second lavatory at the front of the plane, but up until now, it has been for the exclusive use of the pilots. At 9:50AM we began our descent, and 15 minutes later, the seatbelt sign was turned on.

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Fly with Eva

MARCH 20, 2018

I see my name on the crew list, I sign in and read the flight plan, notams and weather. I try to push all the chaos in my head aside and focus on the task at hand: a base training flight in the Boeing 747! I wrote earlier that becoming a pilot was never my childhood dream. Descent briefing, approach briefing, and down we go.

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

At 18,000 feet, the Pilots will make one high-low chime, indicating the start of sterile flight deck. Since July 1, 2024, Korean Air has wrapped up its in-flight services 40 minutes prior to landing on all medium to long-haul flights, 20 minutes earlier than the previous service policy.

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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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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. They deplaned using airstairs shortly after.

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

It is not uncommon for air traffic control to pose this question to pilots on IFR flight plans approaching certain airports when the weather is VFR. In daylight, when the visibility is good, the winds calm, and the pilot familiar with the airport—and the approach is a straight in—the visual is no big deal.

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Pilot Institute

AUGUST 2, 2024

Being disoriented causes the pilot to make incorrect control corrections. If in this situation, make sure to transition your eyes to inside the flight deck. High Workload During a period of high workload, a pilot can become overloaded. Startle affects a pilot’s mental processing. But the incorrect recovery.

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AV Web

MARCH 4, 2025

The award-winning Autoland function enables anyone on board, including the pilot and passengers, one-button access to activate the technology in the event of pilot incapacitation or other emergency. Autoland also activates automatically if the system determines the pilot is unresponsive.

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