AV Web

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

When I became an airline pilot at the beginning of 1979, the training classes and flight decks were male only clubs. How would you feel if you were one of the first three women flying for an airline and had to live on the flight decks I described? I gave tons of type rating, and ATP check rides in that box.

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Flight Deck Transponder Cockpit Checkride 95

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Yakobchuk Viachelev / Shutterstock One of the last activities you may notice before the doors close will be the flight dispatcher entering the flight deck to hand over any last-minute paperwork, the final passenger and fuel figures, and a finalized load sheet to the flight crew.

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Cabin Crew Runway Knot Clearance 274

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 27, 2025

This article will explain the six primary instruments of every flight deck, often informally referred to as the six-pack. Key Takeaways The six-pack includes the core flight instruments for navigation and control. For example, when the ball is displaced to the left, this informs the pilot that left rudder input is required.

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Pitot Tube Altimeter Instrument Flight Rules Descent 52

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 19, 2024

Standing on the port side of the deck adjacent to the arresting wires was the Landing Signal Officer (LSO), who carefully observed Johnson’s approach. The rudder and elevators both had some internal work done to the ribs prior to re-covering the surfaces, but not much. We had to do some welding on that. They were also in good shape.

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Tail Firewall Approach Flight Deck 119

Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

But if what you want is a nostalgic meander through beautiful VFR days, honing your stick-and-rudder skills while feeling the wind in your hair, the Cub can be a great model to turn to. On the avionics side, it is equipped with the Garmin G1000 NXi flight deck. This isn’t the one for you. gallons per hour.

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Knot Pilot Cockpit Flight Deck 101

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

The airlines use their high-fidelity flight simulators to great advantage, and when combined with stick shakers, multicrew flight decks, and low-speed and stall-warning systems, the training is excellent. Second, excessive bank and bottom rudder are not your friends.

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Airplanes Approach Horizontal Stabilizer Pilot 78

Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

The cockpit, also called the flight deck, is where pilots use electronic flight instruments as part of a primary flight display. You’ll find a horizontal stabilizer, vertical stabilizer, elevator, and rudder pedals here. One of the best-known parts of an aircraft is at the front and center of the fuselage.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Air Traffic Control Lift 52