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Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pilots

Plane and Pilot

Or, sadly, too many pilots’ final decision: “The weather is really marginal, but with a little luck, I should be able to make it.” My answer is simple: I am looking to see which students I would want to share the flight deck with because they had studied the hardest and were eager to learn more.

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Drone Lingo Simplified: Acronyms Every Pilot Needs To Know

Pilot Institute

Rather, it is affected by many factors, such as weather conditions and the presence of obstacles. FSS Flight Service Station A Flight Service Station (FSS) is a ground facility that relays information to aircraft pilots. NOTAMs are publicly available. BVLOS is not defined by any specific distance.

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FAA Updates Datalink Weather Advisory Circular

iPad Pilot News

FAA Updates Datalink Weather Advisory Circular iPad Pilot News The rollout of ADS-B datalink weather over twelve years ago was an interesting time for GA pilots. Pilots were free to use the system immediately with these new portable receivers, which improved in-flight decision-making almost overnight.

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Pilot’s aviation app directory – 2025 Edition

iPad Pilot News

Avtech proFLIGHT This app is a high-quality weather tool for the professional flight crew. ProFLIGHT uses the actual flight route and time combined with the Met Office’s Global 10KM Weather model to produce a tailored weather forecast based on the most up to date information.

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ForeFlight vs. Garmin Pilot: 3 key differences to help you decide

iPad Pilot News

ForeFlight ForeFlight first got its start as a weather app on iPhone and quickly grew into a full-featured EFB app as the iPad gained popularity among pilots. Garmin Pilot Compared to ForeFlights start as a weather app, Garmins roots have always been in GPS navigation, and thats where this app really excels.

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A dream comes true: flying the jumbo jet

Fly with Eva

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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United Kingdom: 2024 Business Aviation Destination Guide

Universal Weather

For example, an onboard flight engineer, who does not have a seat in the flight deck, is considered to be a passenger and will require a visa depending upon nationality. For example, these delays may be caused by weather, strikes, radar failures, or military activity. Weather Fog conditions are common in the UK.