Final Approach Flight Deck Weather 
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. But as the destination traffic pattern approaches, workload increases dramatically. A firm understanding of the proper terminal area procedures is essential for staying safe as you depart or approach the airport.
Flying Magazine
APRIL 26, 2024
To demonstrate this magnificent place, I chose horrendously gusty winds by manually editing the weather in both X-Plane 12 (XP12) and MSFS2020. 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.
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Air Facts
MAY 20, 2024
The dispatch office reviewed the weather and winds, alternate airport forecasts, and our route of flight over the Pacific ocean for our flight back to Los Angeles. 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.
Flight Training Central
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
The trap comes in the feeling of supreme IFR proficiency after the checkride with the possibility that not much experience has been gained in the cross-country environment; managing weather, planning for alternates, communicating with ATC or dealing with equipment malfunctions.
Plane and Pilot
SEPTEMBER 7, 2024
ADFs, marker beacons, and VOR receivers, each relying on a constantly shrinking population of land-based navaids, fill these dated flight decks. If you learned to fly on glass panels, as so many students do today, transitioning back to the traditional round dials, especially IFR in the weather, is similar to mastering the tailwheel.
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