Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

FAA weather charts can help for higher altitudes but when just a few thousand feet agl, they may be less useful. On a flight from Kalispell to Great Falls, Montana, as captain I said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this will be a scenic, pleasant 45-minute flight. Great Falls weather is fair and warm. Enjoy your flight.”

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Turbulence Weather Knot Descent 73

Universal Weather

MARCH 29, 2024

A PPR confirmation number is always given, but this confirmation does not need to be placed in the flight plan’s International Civil Aviation Organization section. The earlier a flight plan is filed on Eurocontrol’s website, the better – in terms of achieving preferred departure time. Customs Alert!

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Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Unlike commercial flights with robust support systems, GA pilots rely on their skills and instruments. Vigilance, monitoring traffic, and staying attuned to changing weather conditions contribute significantly to safety. Keeping distractions to a minimum is especially important during critical phases of flight.

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Professional Pilot

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Having them both in the same display reduces the pilot’s workload during the most demanding section of the flight. The CVS is available with the Pro Line Fusion flight deck. Guidelines in each corner of the pathway show the direction of the active flight plan leg to confirm that the plane is on its intended track.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Both trips involved similar routes, the same destination, and periods of both VFR and IFR weather. His team developed the concept in the late 1970s to improve “interpersonal communication, leadership, and decision-making” in aircraft flight decks. CRM has gone on to become a staple of airline and military flight training.

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Pilot's Life Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

Aircraft contain all kinds of wonderous indicators and instruments to measure velocity, altitude, weather conditions, etc. True to its name, the airspeed indicator tells you how fast the plane is going and is important for flight planning and maintaining aircraft performance. The pitot system captures dynamic, moving air.

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iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Flight Gear Backup Battery —In the world of the iPad pilot, flights demand power, and Flight Gear’s line of backup batteries is more than capable of keeping all your devices charged. Designed specifically for the iPad flight deck, these battery packs offer multiple USB ports and safety features that ensure stable performance.

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Fly with Eva

MARCH 20, 2018

Flashes of previous 737 experience, flight training, moving all over the planet, Phoenix, Girona, Rome, Barcelona, Hong Kong, manuals, operating procedures and limitations. I see my name on the crew list, I sign in and read the flight plan, notams and weather. Time to walk up the stairs and set her up for departure.

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Professional Pilot

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Bombardier’s Vision flight deck features a head-up display that shows combined vision imagery to enhance situational awareness. Shortly after, Surack started to refresh the fleet with newer aircraft, now offering charter flights. And that was the beginning of Sweet Aviation.

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Jetwhine

JULY 1, 2024

It also led to the birth of cockpit resource management (CRM); a process designed to train crews to utilize all the flight deck’s human resources effectively. For turbine operators, Aspen is pretty much a one-way in, one-way-out airport; land Runway 15 and depart Runway 33 under all weather conditions.

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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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iPad Pilot News

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The cellular model also allows you to download weather and file flight plans on the go, but don’t count on this cellular data connection to work in the air. The one exception on the iPad Pro models is if you’re looking for the ultimate big-screen experience on the flight deck.

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Flight Training Central

MAY 3, 2024

Replaced weather AC 00-6, AC 00-45, and AC 00-54 with the Aviation Weather Handbook (FAA-H-8083-28). Revised weather task sub-element texts to current weather products. Owner/Operator and pilot-in-command responsibilities Cross-Country Flight Planning PA.I.D.R7 Use of an electronic flight bag (EFB), if used.

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Professional Pilot

JUNE 10, 2024

Basic functions For the rare pilot whose flight bag still hasn’t been digitized, here is the least you can expect from an EFB: • A way to create and file a flight plan without leaving your tablet or smartphone. • All the charts needed for flight planning and en route, plus airport charts for taxiing to and from the runway. •

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Adventures of Cap'n Aux

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

JFK-HND Flight Plan Planning our extended journey is similar to our previous adventures to SYD or DEL ( See A Passage to India and A Passage to Sydney ). Like our SYD flight, I have 3 First Officers. But First, Congratulations to Team Aux's Producer Bunny! 3rd Place NPC North American National Bodybuilding Championships!

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