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Who is the pilot in command of your aircraft?

Air Facts

Who is the pilot in command of your aircraft? Air Facts Journal The pilot in command of an aircraft is directly responsible for, and is the final authority as to, the operation of that aircraft. Consider the amazing picture below, taken on the flight deck of a Boeing 314 flying boat over 80 years ago.

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Radar, FDR Disagree On DC Blackhawk Altitude

AV Web

About a second before the collision a flight deck alarm of “traffic, traffic, traffic” was recorded. Rebecca Lobach, 26, as the pilot flying. She had 450 hours total time and was certified as a pilot-in-command on the Blackhawk. Meanwhile the Army identified Capt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28.

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Quiz: Flying The Traffic Pattern

Flight Training Central

Sitting in the flight deck during the cruise portion of any flight may have a tendency to become monotonous. Pilot in command. Second in command. But as the destination traffic pattern approaches, workload increases dramatically. VFR approaches to land at night should be accomplished with a steeper descent.

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Pro Track: Finding Your Way to an Airline Pilot Career

Flying Magazine

Subscribe Now Featured Leadership on the flight deck sets those apart from the general pilot population—and there are ways to build your capabilities in this regard with greater assumption of authority along the way. Subscribe today to get the issue as soon as it is released in either Print or Digital formats.

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Drone Lingo Simplified: Acronyms Every Pilot Needs To Know

Pilot Institute

This means that, in most cases, a drone pilot flying in FPV will need a visual observer nearby. PIC Pilot in Command The PIC refers to the person who is ultimately responsible for the operations and safety of an aircraft. This is a general aviation term that also applies to drone flight.

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Watching the Gates

NAFI

You know whether or not you see “pilot in command” coming from them. I don’t know about you, but sharing the sky with (or potentially being on the aft side of a locked flight deck door behind) “the world’s okayest pilot” makes my skin crawl. The examiner gets one snapshot. Think I’m being hyperbolical?

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Bombardier demo flight operations

Professional Pilot

The team in the flight deck In the heart of Bombardiers flight operations, a team of pilots, maintenance experts, and schedulers work in sync to maintain a high level of precision. We believe Bombardier makes the best business jets, and the demo flight ops is the companys brochure.

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