Professional Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

Modern flight decks combine cutting-edge interfaces, synthetic vision systems (SVS), and advanced connectivity tools to optimize safety, situational awareness, and operational efficiency. (L) Pro Line Fusion provides the industrys first touch-control primary flight display (PFD).

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Flight Deck Jet Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Runway 75

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. An airport spokesman told local media the left main gear collapsed before the runway excursion. The plane was on a flight from Austin.

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Flight Deck Runway Jet 87

Aerotime

AUGUST 22, 2024

speeds that Boom’s Overture aircraft will be able to reach, “Retro look”, which evokes the so-called “Golden Age of Flying” of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, “Runway Ready”, focusing on elegance, and a catch-all category called “Most Original”. “Top Speed”, highlighting the Mach 1.7

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Flight Deck Airline Airlines Runway 286

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Flair Airlines flight F8641 was departing on a routine scheduled flight from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) heading to Winnipeg-Richardson International Airport (YWG). The aircraft was cleared for take-off from Toronto’s runway 33L at 13:43 local time for the two-hour and 15-minute flight to Winnipeg.

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Cockpit Airline Airlines Flight Deck 286

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 20, 2025

What do we know about the final seconds of the flight? At the time of the accident, winds were at an angle of 270 degrees (the runway was at an angle of 230 degrees), at 28 knots, gusting to 35 knots. The initial impact was 420 feet past the runway 23 threshold.

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Descent Knot Threshold Flight Deck 93

Aerotime

MARCH 21, 2025

The aircraft was slightly below the glide slope, but on the visual segment of the approach and tracking the runway centerline. As was seen in video footage of the incident the aircraft then began to slide along the runway and rolled to the right until it became inverted. to the right, the TSB said.

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Indicated Airspeed Descent Knot Horizontal Stabilizer 285

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

Following further discussion and analysis of the flight’s route, Flight 232 was given instructions to divert to Sioux City Gateway Airport (SUX) in Iowa. It was at this point that Denny Fitch, the off-duty training captain seated in the first-class cabin, offered his assistance and entered the flight deck of N1819U at 15:29.

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Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airline Airlines 294

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 Clearance Knot 269

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

It has a single runway, and taxiways and terminal space on both sides of the runway. So not only does the airport only have a single runway to work with, but you also constantly have planes needing to cross the runway. At the time, planes were landing on runway 9, into the east.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Tarmac Flight Deck 89

Aeroclass Blog

MAY 21, 2024

To the uninitiated, aviation and airport operations might look strange and confusing with many different signs, airport runways, designations, and markings. Runway markings and runway numbers are one of them. Airport runway designations are numbers based on the magnetic azimuth (compass bearing) in which a runway is oriented.

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Runway Air Traffic Control Flight Deck Drag 93

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

At every cabin crew station, where crew members sit during take-off, landing, and during bouts of turbulence, interphones are available for cabin crew members to communicate with each other, as well as with the pilots on the flight deck. Of course, they also double up to act as the PA system for announcements to the passengers.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 269

Flight Training Central

JANUARY 3, 2025

LINE UP AND WAIT is used to instruct a pilot to taxi onto the departure runway and line up and wait, but NOT depart. Learn more in this From the Flight Deck video from the FAA. A variety of human factors can explain why a pilot may mistakenly initiate a takeoff in this situation.

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Flight Deck Runway Pilot 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

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. These organized folks do not find out the runway is closed when they see the large lighted X’s on short final. This enforced politeness has a similar effect.

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Pilot Flight Deck Approach Weather 105

AeroSavvy

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Equipment Check My airline assigns the first officer (or International Relief Officer on long flights) to inspect flight deck equipment. Boeing 767-300F flight deck Cockpit Setup – Go With the Flow! The inspection assures required emergency gear is on board and working. It’s been around since 1978.

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Flight Deck Clearance Runway Pilot 52

AV Web

AUGUST 14, 2024

Garmin announced this morning (August 14) it has received certification for its runway occupancy awareness (ROA) software dubbed Surface Indications and Alert (SURF-IA). The software leverages ADS-B traffic information to call out potential runway incursions involving airborne traffic, aircraft on the ground, and ground vehicles.

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Runway Primary Flight Display Flight Deck Cockpit 59

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 18, 2025

As we reached the runway, we added a brief summary to flight attendants, prepare the cabin to make it clear that on a normal flight, the increased noise, acceleration, and vibration of a takeoff would come next. As our friends deplaned, many stayed behind for pictures on the flight deck.

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Runway Airplanes Flight Deck Pilot 74

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

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. The numbers 4 and 22 on the approach ends of the runway indicate that the runway is orientated approximately 004° and 022° true. Runway 31 directly into the wind. 040° and 220° true.

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Crosswind Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control 98

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

“The FMS-guided visual provides a lateral and vertical path from a fix fairly close to the airport all the way down to the runway,” says Johnson. The RNAV H approach into Runway 1 at Teterboro creates a pathway to assist pilots navigating visually in a very congested area. You can hand fly them or couple them to the autopilot.”

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Approach Air Traffic Control Runway Flight Deck 92

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

To cope with these challenges, airline glass flight decks contain a vertical navigation function (VNAV) that keeps the autopilot, and the crew, on the right path to arrive at the final approach fix, or downwind leg, at speed and on altitude. First, if lost among the taxiways and runways, fess up and ask for a progressive taxi.

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Descent Approach Final Approach Turbulence 55

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 9, 2025

Taxiing Hong Kong Airport We had a quick taxi, and within about 10 minutes, made it out to runway 7C, where wed be departing from. Cathay Pacific business class champagne Cathay Pacific A321neo business class lavatory Cathay Pacific has a business class lavatory on the A321neo, right behind the flight deck.

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Narrow-Body Aircraft Approach Wide-Body Aircraft Runway 89

Professional Pilot

MAY 10, 2024

These challenging airports require steep-approach operations, as London City has a short runway and Lugano is located in the mouth of a valley. The G600 has successfully demonstrated its steep-approach capabilities with low-speed handling and short-field landings at London City Airport in England and Lugano Airport in Switzerland.

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Approach Flight Deck Runway Pilot 75

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 24, 2025

We taxied for around 10 minutes, and then had a roughly five minute wait at the departure runway. In the end, we were cleared for takeoff at 8:20PM, from runway 8R. Air France La Premiere currently has one first class lavatory, located at the front of the cabin, by the flight deck.

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Approach Runway Airline Airlines 86

Fear of Landing

MARCH 7, 2025

The First Officer, Dionisio Lpez, was nearly as experienced as Carlos with 12,000 flight hours. An Instructor Pilot, Arturo Soley, was also on the flight deck, to monitor the performance of this new plane for the airline. They were having fun, showing passengers their new, modern, flight deck, which was allowed then.

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Flight Deck Pilot Air Traffic Control Weather 52

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 16, 2025

Taxiing New York JFK Airport It was a short taxi out to runway 31L, and not much of a queue for takeoff. Theres one lavatory located at the very front of the cabin, by the flight deck. Delta business class map feature 767 Sure enough, at 7:05PM we touched down on runway 24R.

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Runway Flight Deck Approach Jet 93

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The weather at O’Hare was IFR and the airport was using the ILS to runway 14L. The flight crew did everything by the book while observing strict cockpit discipline. The runway soon came into view and a normal landing was made. On the flight deck of the L-1011. I am proud of you!” Lesson learned.

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Approach Checkride Descent Cockpit 98

Aerotime

JUNE 20, 2024

Specifically, and associated with current IATA activities and campaigns on Safety Leadership; Accident Investigation; Risk-Based IOSA; and Runway Safety, panels will explore where technology may support advances to enhance safety performance and how innovation across current work practices may unlock better solution to current issues.

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Cabin Crew Runway Flight Deck Approach 100

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Its wisdom has been applied to everything from home life to business dealings and has its place on the flight deck as well. It is usually NOT advisable to turn back to the runway, but instead, to select a landing location directly in front or slightly left or right of your flight path.

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Flight Deck Approach Air Traffic Control Final Approach 100

Cranky Flier

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

If you need a break — which we did — there’s a restaurant in the museum with a great view of the runway at Friedrichschafen Airport (FDH). The scenery was spectacular as we made our way to the west on this flight. The flight deck is wide open for everyone in the cabin, and well, the view is pretty good up front.

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Flight Deck Descent Runway Approach 162

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 2, 2025

View pushing back Vienna Airport View taxiing Vienna Airport We had a very short taxi to runway 16, where wed be departing from, and we rocketed off at 10:45AM. Theres one lavatory at the front of the cabin, by the flight deck, while there are two lavatories behind the cabin, by the second set of doors.

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Approach Descent Airline Airlines 62

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

These range from passive red badges on flight plan waypoints and approach charts to identify NOTAMs and closed runways, to on-screen pop-ups accompanied by an aural message to make sure the app gets your attention. They also offer full runway analysis and engine-out procedures for most of the modern business jets in production today.

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Pilot Weather Flight Plan Approach 105

AV Web

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The rise of automation in aviation has transformed the flight deck, enhancing safety and operational efficiency by reducing pilot workload and minimizing human error. Jeremiah FELIX is a pilot for a Canadian airline with concerns about the apparent move toward single-pilot airline operations.

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Pilot Cockpit Flight Deck Approach 98

Professional Pilot

OCTOBER 10, 2024

However, when Gulfstream introduced its Honeywell-made Synthetic Vision System – Primary Flight Display to business aircraft in 2005, it was the real thing. Airports and runways will be clearly marked, and could be even textured to represent asphalt, grass, and other surfaces. The CVS is available with the Pro Line Fusion flight deck.

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Flight Deck Primary Flight Display Approach Runway 52

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

On the downwind to the westerly runway at LOWI, I experienced a lot of up and down drafts, shear, varying winds, and sloppy controls. READ MORE: A Better Virtual Flight Deck I only have my real-world corporate jet experience to draw upon, but I do believe this is true. This feature is sadly lacking in ‘MSFS2020’.

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Crosswind Weather Knot Aileron 105

Pilot Institute

APRIL 26, 2024

Touch and go – aircraft lands on the runway and then accelerates to take off again. If it’s a taxi clearance, familiarize yourself with routes to the active runway. For a flight following clearance, use the CRAFT mnemonic. Enforce a Sterile Flight Deck We all know that there can be a lot of distractions when flying.

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Clearance Runway Approach Pilot 52

Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Keep interaction with passengers, other tasks you might want to perform during your flight, or even management of the resources used in the flight deck—such as an electronic flight bag (EFB) device—to periods where the workload is minimal and you don’t sacrifice attention necessary to complete more critical tasks.

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Pilot Weather Approach Air Traffic Control 97

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

Though it’s not as overtly revolutionary as the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) or Safe Return enabled by Garmin Autoland on Cirrus’ SF50 Vision Jet, the reimagined flight deck in the new SR G7 and other improvements make a more immediate impact—because pilots benefit from them on every flight, from the moment you press the start button.

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Pilot Airplanes Approach Jet 111