Simple Flying

JUNE 3, 2024

Gulfstream Aerospace is a renowned name when it comes to producing modern, stylish, technologically advanced, and fuel-efficient business jets. The company strives to bring innovation into its products through years of research and development.

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AV Web

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

At least one person was killed and at least three others injured when a Lear 35 left a runway and collided with a Gulfstream 200 business jet on the ramp at Scottsdale Air Park on Monday. The plane was on a flight from Austin. Photos from the scene show the flight deck of the Lear was heavily damaged in the collision.

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Flight Deck Runway Jet 87

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The Bombardier Global 7500 is an ultra-long-range business jet designed to redefine private aviation. As the largest purpose-built business jet, the Global 7500 offers an unparalleled combination of range, speed, comfort, and cutting-edge technology.

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Jet Flight Deck 115

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

According to ADS-B data, the Southwest 737 was only feet above the runway surface, and around 1,600 feet short of the intersection where the other jet was taxiing. The Bombardier pilots were given a phone number to call, for a pilot deviation. The Southwest 737 ended up passing the intersection at roughly 150 feet above ground level.

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Aerotime

MARCH 21, 2025

Touchdown The TSB explained that as the Delta Connections flight reached touchdown the side-stay attached to the right MLG fractured, the landing gear folded into the retracted position, the wing root fractured between the fuselage and the landing gear, and the wing detached from the fuselage, releasing a cloud of jet fuel, which caught fire.

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Aerotime

AUGUST 2, 2024

The campaign argued that eMCOs would mean an “increased workload” for the remaining pilot and the “elimination of a critical layer of monitoring, cross-checking, and operating redundancy provided by a second pilot on the flight deck”. But what would be the advantages if eMCOs and SiPOs were implemented? Is it simply about profits?

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Pilot Cockpit Flight Deck Cargo 328

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Private jet service provider Duncan Aviation has unveiled a Gulfstream V fully customized interior refurbishment with a nautical twist and design features inspired by a seaplane. The Duncan Aviation team also refurbished the entire flight deck.

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Simple Flying

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The plan for the US Navys 6th Generation Fighter Jet has been in lock-step with the US Air Forces Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. When the new fighter finally takes its place on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier, the Navy will need to make room by putting some of its older warbirds out to pasture.

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Flight Deck Jet 116

Simple Flying

MAY 19, 2024

The Bombardier Global 6000 is a long-range business jet, rebranded from the Global Express XRS. Announced in 2011, the Global 6000 boasts the Bombardier Vision flight deck based on Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion. More than 315 examples of the Global 6000 have been delivered.

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Flight Deck Jet Pilot 105

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Garmin announced yesterday (September 17) it has received FAA certification for its G5000 flight deck upgrade in Cessna Citation XLS+ and XLS Gen2 business jets. The approved G5000 integrated flight deck for the Citation XLS+ and XLS Gen2 incorporates a trio of landscape flight displays, all with split-screen capability.

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Flight Training Central

AUGUST 7, 2024

High-performance airplanes and jets incorporate a pressurization system to provide a comfortable cabin environment for the flight crew and passengers. In this video, we’ll show how this system works in piston-engine airplanes, like a Piper Malibu, and how the pilot control it from the flight deck.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Every airliner has more seats in its flight deck than are needed for just two Pilots. Jumpseats don't have controls, but they are equipped with functionality that helps whoever is occupying them stay in the loop as a flight crew member. Airliners have flying seats; each sits in front of various instruments and controls.

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Cockpit Flight Deck Pilot Airline 105

AV Web

OCTOBER 21, 2024

At the 2024 NBAA-BACE convention in Las Vegas, Textron Aviation was showing off the next generation of Citation business jets that it calls Gen3.

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Flight Deck Jet 101

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

A flight deck with a wide addition toward the rear and a ski jump structure at the bow was added to give the vessel barely enough room to launch and recover small aircraft. What’s not clear is how the massive, yet also relatively small, flight deck will actually work in terms of catapults and arresting systems, if any.

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One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The Lufthansa jet had just landed on runway 9, while the JetBlue jet was hoping for conditions to improve, so it could take off on runway 27. While everyone is patient (well, at least while on frequency Id love to hear the conversation happening in the flight deck between the two JetBlue pilots!),

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AV Web

JULY 22, 2024

Cirrus is celebrating a major milestone as the company has delivered 10,000 SR series aircraft and 560 SF50 vision jets—making it the third largest aviation manufacturer in the world. Simmons mentioned that most of the customers in the Cirrus management program are Vision Jet owners.

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Flight Deck Jet 116

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 16, 2024

On Wednesday, October 16th, Garmin announced its newest integrated flight deck system has been officially certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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Flight Deck General Aviation Jet 119

AV Web

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Garmin’s second-gen G3000—called G3000 PRIME—integrated avionics suite will be the new flight deck in the Textron Citation CJ4 Gen3 biz jet (and likely many more applications) and it puts a sharp focus on single-pilot ops and runway awareness.

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Flight Deck Runway Jet Pilot 98

Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

These aircraft now have the ability to upgrade to the latest Garmin G5000 integrated flight deck. On Wednesday, September 18, Textron Aviation announced a significant avionics upgrade to its existing fleet of Cessna Citation XLS aircraft.

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Flight Deck Jet 111

Simple Flying

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The new application was on display at the event, allowing users to immerse themselves in a cockpit and begin flight training procedures in a virtual Bombardier Global 7500 integrated flight deck. The system can be adapted to any aircraft type. CAE plans to officially roll out the program in Spring 2025.

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AV Web

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Having at least two semi-functioning human brains on the flight deck makes sense, but this single pilot thing may overwhelm common sense and become an industry standard before I manage to escape this crazy planet and fly west. The cyber first officer can take on the job I had when I was a flight engineerlayover Coordinator.

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Cockpit Pilot Flight Deck Airline 105

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 18, 2025

Ely’s plane had hooks mounted by fellow aviator Hugh Robinson in order to snag the ropes to prevent the biplane from running into the Pennsylvania’s superstructure looming above the deck, while guideways were laid out across the deck, and there were 2-foot-high barriers on each edge of the flight deck.

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Airplanes Flight Deck Approach Pilot 98

Professional Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

While it may be common to find some very spartan instrumentation on an open cockpit biplane at the local fly-in, the level of complexity increases exponentially in turboprops and jet cockpits. The latest iteration of its proprietary avionics package is the Primus Epic Integrated Flight Deck.

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Cockpit Weight-Shift-Control Flight Deck Instrument Meteorological Conditions 40

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

These categories apply whether youre flying a Cub on a summer evening or a business jet on an RNAV approach. They arent just a list of priorities in an emergency, they also neatly sum up the different roles a pilot must play, roles that used to be divided very specifically on the flight deck of an airliner.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

If you are an avid fan of watching the inflight moving map display and related data on your inflight entertainment screen, you may notice that, as your flight progresses, rather than descending or even staying at a fixed altitude, it may climb to a higher altitude. Hence, the flight will use less fuel at higher altitudes.

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Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 14, 2025

Convair designed several concepts for water-based jet aircraft, including a swept wing concept known as Projct Skate, but apart from a few scale models, these never left the drawing board. It was also hoped that a seaplane fighter could also operate from remote areas that had no airbases but enough water for seaplane operations.

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Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Image via Wikiepdia The USS Hornet Museum features an extensive collection of aircraft, including propeller, jet, and rotorcraft, with several Naval helicopters on display. These aircraft span multiple decades, from the 1940s through the 1980s, and museum guests can get an up-close look at them on both the flight deck and hangar deck.

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Plane and Pilot

MARCH 18, 2025

A sheet of cardboard or some blankets wedged into the gap to make it seem like the jet is attached to the walkway is all it took to remedy his situation. As our friends deplaned, many stayed behind for pictures on the flight deck. There were a couple of avgeeks in our midst. I expected to answer a lot of questions.

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Runway Airplanes Flight Deck Pilot 69

One Mile at a Time

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

As it’s described, this will provide EasyJet pilots with the opportunity to experience the operations of a wide body jet and further their flight deck experience, while Virgin Atlantic will benefit from experienced short haul EasyJet pilots joining the team.

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Pilot Flight Deck Jet Airline 125

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 21, 2025

The airport was a bustling, towered municipal field, home to a mix of small flight schools and one of the countrys largest aviation academies. Taxiing behind a line of waiting Cessnas and Pipers while a jet or two landed between an endless stream of other trainers performing touch-and-goes cemented my excitement.

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Pilot General Aviation Cockpit Air Traffic Control 101

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Getting a couple of hundred thousand pounds of swept-wing jet down to sea level from 40,000 feet takes a bit of forethought and no shortage of technology. Most of the big jets, when faced with Newtons laws of motion, need a little assistance when going downhill. Speed Demon or Cruiser? Image: Shutterstock.

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Professional Pilot

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Challenger 604, G-IV Contributing Writer West Star Aviation can perform a wide range of interior refurbishment on aircraft ranging from turboprops to heavy jets. This piece of legislation required that all civilian jets be Stage 3 compliant by January 1, 2016. million for Gulfstream II and III twin jets.

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Jet Cockpit Flight Deck Pilot 52

Pilot Job Central

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Textron and NetJets have made a groundbreaking move in the aviation industry by placing an order for up to 1,500 Citation corporate jets. This order signifies the growing demand for corporate jets and highlights the partnership between Textron and NetJets. The airplane seats 7 passengers and has a range of 2,700 nm.

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Jet Stability Airplanes Flight Deck 52

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

[Image: Peter James] I began and ended all my flights at LOWI to test terrain, feel out the winds aloft, as well as terrain-based wind flows and shear. The CRJ is interesting to fly with a lot of trimming required as it’s a long-bodied jet with a large swing either side of the CG. With a lighter corporate jet, that is powerful.

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Aviation Bussiness News

MARCH 13, 2025

There is still a lot of life left in Pro Line 4 flight decks, which has demonstrated success in achieving the mission needs of thousands of business and regional aircraft worldwide. The post Canada and UK certify Thomas Globals flight display upgrades for business jets appeared first on Aviation Business News.

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Jet Flight Deck Cockpit Airline 40

Latatuide 33 Aviation

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Flight Deck Technology One way private air travel agencies are increasing sustainability is by improving the technology on the aircraft. Private air charter companies are implementing flight deck systems that optimize the pilot’s ability to engage various processes and visualize their flight path.

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Flight Deck Drag Thrust Jet 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 16, 2024

If you can picture yourself in the left seat of an Airbus, Boeing, or Embraer—or whatever transport category jet technology comes up with next—then you have the first necessary step complete on your way to becoming a professional pilot. Subscribe today to get the issue as soon as it is released in either Print or Digital formats.

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