Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

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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Pilot in Command Pilot Approach Airplanes 95

AV Web

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

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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AGL Pilot in Command Flight Deck Ceiling 117

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. 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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Crosswind Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control 98

Flying Magazine

MAY 16, 2024

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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Pilot Airline Airlines Flight Deck 97

NAFI

DECEMBER 17, 2023

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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Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Pilots have to be properly licensed and type rated, and must meet recent experience requirements to be allowed to operate a civil transport aircraft. The flight deck has to meet certification criteria such as field of vision, ergonomic aspects, and instrumentation. This is how it should be, but not everyone sees it that way.

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Pilot Cockpit Pilot in Command Cabin Crew 52

Pilot Job Central

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Challenges and Considerations While the benefits of pursuing a career through an airline pilot cadet program are many, it is not without complexities and challenges. To navigate the path from aspiring pilot to an airline flight deck requires awareness of the challenges and considerations of such programs.

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