Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 14, 2025

Its almost unthinkable in an airliner, and surely tensions were high in the flight deck. While initially successful in restarting both engines, any increase in thrust led to overheating, and it was forced to shut down both engines again or risk a fire. Both engines were out. A double flameout is unthinkable.

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Pilot Flight Deck Weather Descent 97

Air Facts

MAY 20, 2024

As I walked up the darkened aisle toward the flight deck, I noticed several flight attendants huddled together in the mid-galley talking in hushed tones. Arriving at the flight deck door, I performed the normal cockpit entry procedure but received no response. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Approach Descent 96

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

Latatuide 33 Aviation

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Flight Deck Technology One way private air travel agencies are increasing sustainability is by improving the technology on the aircraft. Private air charter companies are implementing flight deck systems that optimize the pilot’s ability to engage various processes and visualize their flight path.

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Fly with Eva

MARCH 20, 2018

I peek quickly at the empty belly , as I climb further up to the flight deck. Cleared for takeoff! ‘Set thrust.’ I remember a moment on the 737: it was an extremely long 4-sector day with lots of delays, issues and returning from our last flight hours too late. Today’s training will be done on an ERF.

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Jet Flight Deck Cargo Thrust 52

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. Various aircraft engines are in use throughout the aviation industry, including: Piston engines: Smaller planes use this system for primary flight control.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Air Traffic Control Lift 52

Fly with Eva

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Ground School The 747 ground school consists of lots of CBT (Computer Based Training), classroom briefings with an engineer, and practicing systems and procedures on an IPT trainer (basically a Boeing 747-8 flight deck made from touch screens). I struggle to fly a nice approach, coordinating my rudder and thrust.

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Approach Flight Deck Cargo Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Turboprop aircraft also offer greater flexibility regarding airport availability; They can take off and land at airports that may not be accessible to larger jet aircraft (and, sometimes, even small piston engine aircraft) due to their unique reverse thrust capabilities and lighter weight. million to $8.8 million or more.

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Airplanes Jet General Aviation Hangar 98

Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A significant amount of thrust generated by the engine comes from the fan rather than the core. Anti-Ice, Rain: flight deck window heat, windshield wipers, probe heat, and anti-ice/de-ice systems that either prevent ice from accumulating on lift generating surfaces and engines, or break the ice off after it’s accumulated.

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Pilot Airplanes Weather Air Traffic Control 52

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 16, 2025

Powered by a Rolls-Royce Turbomeca F405-RR-401 turbofan engine generating 5,527 pounds of thrust, the Goshawk can reach speeds of up to 625 mph and has a range of 700 nautical miles. T-45A Goshawk trainer aircraft assigned to Training Air Wings (TRAWING) 1 and 2 cover the flight deck of USS Harry S.

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Flight Deck Thrust Pilot Jet 65

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

The primary flight controls on the DC-10 (ailerons, rudder, elevators, spoilers) were all operated by hydraulic pressure and the first officer was quick to realize that his controls were unresponsive to his inputs. The plane entered a descending right-hand turn.

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Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airline Airlines 301

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Then 383 passengers boarded for the flight, making for a total of 398 people on board. On the flight deck, an instructor pilot sat in the right seat and was Pilot Flying for the first leg. In the left seat was a captain-in-training who was the Pilot Monitoring. In the jumpseat was a relief captain.

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Tail V Speed Knot Runway 93

Air Facts

JULY 22, 2024

One was at the controls of an airplane alongside a CFI, and was preceded by flight planning and a preflight inspection. The participants also received a post flight debriefing. Another hour was flying a flight simulator where learning was easier without the flight deck noise and the need to look out for traffic.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Operating the flight was Global Exec Aviation, a charter company based in Long Beach, California. On the flight deck that day were James Bland and Sarah Lemmon. The aircraft was a two-year-old Learjet 60 with only 108 flight hours on the aircraft. Compounding this was an inadvertent retraction of the thrust reversers.

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Runway Knot Thrust Air Traffic Control 232

Jetwhine

JULY 1, 2024

It also led to the birth of cockpit resource management (CRM); a process designed to train crews to utilize all the flight deck’s human resources effectively. This finding highlighted the role of communication, decision-making, and leadership in cockpit behavior and the resulting accidents.

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Flight Plan Knot Runway Airplanes 104