Final Approach Flight Deck Knot 
Aerotime
DECEMBER 20, 2024
At every cabin crew station, where crew members sit during take-off, landing, and during bouts of turbulence, interphones are available for cabin crew members to communicate with each other, as well as with the pilots on the flight deck. Of course, they also double up to act as the PA system for announcements to the passengers.
Aerotime
JULY 19, 2024
Following further discussion and analysis of the flight’s route, Flight 232 was given instructions to divert to Sioux City Gateway Airport (SUX) in Iowa. It was at this point that Denny Fitch, the off-duty training captain seated in the first-class cabin, offered his assistance and entered the flight deck of N1819U at 15:29.
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Plane and Pilot
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
To cope with these challenges, airline glass flight decks contain a vertical navigation function (VNAV) that keeps the autopilot, and the crew, on the right path to arrive at the final approach fix, or downwind leg, at speed and on altitude. A towered airport with an approach control can make this quite easy.
Flying Magazine
APRIL 26, 2024
Left downwind on a blustery day with live weather actually shows a virga burst over the field, with local winds gusting 36 knots, making for some extreme conditions in such a tight canyon. For the final approach, I calculated V REF of about 128 was fought with much shear, with airspeed variances of up to 20 to 30 knots, providing a wild ride.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 6, 2025
IFR Instrument Flight Rules IFR is the set of rules that allow pilots to fly by reference to instruments in the flight deck when flying by visual reference is not safe. The second function allows for drones to hold their positions using GPS, thus letting it hover in a single spot without pilot input.
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