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Who is the pilot in command of your aircraft?

Air Facts

“The instrument conditions, likely turbulence, and increased workload imposed by beginning the approach phase of the flight presented a situation that was conducive to the development of spatial disorientation and a loss of situational awareness. Book work and sim time really do pay off.

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Round Dials or Glass Cockpits?

Plane and Pilot

ADFs, marker beacons, and VOR receivers, each relying on a constantly shrinking population of land-based navaids, fill these dated flight decks. Or maybe I just like the round dial airspeed indicator, conveniently located at the top left of the panel, right in my field of view, as I make a left turn to base or final approach.

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Drone Lingo Simplified: Acronyms Every Pilot Needs To Know

Pilot Institute

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. It consists of two independent components VOR and TACAN.

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