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Garmin Adds To GFC 500/600 Roster

AV Web

Both autopilots echo performance and reliability features shared with Garmins GFC 700 autopilot, designed for installation in integrated flight decks. Pilots also have access to coupled approaches and can fly GPS, ILS, VOR, LOC and back course procedures when interfaced with a compatible GPS navigator.

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Who is the pilot in command of your aircraft?

Air Facts

They arent just a list of priorities in an emergency, they also neatly sum up the different roles a pilot must play, roles that used to be divided very specifically on the flight deck of an airliner. Consider the amazing picture below, taken on the flight deck of a Boeing 314 flying boat over 80 years ago.

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The Six Pack: Basic Flight Instruments

Pilot Institute

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. Gyroscopic instruments rely on rigidity in space and include the AI, HI, and Turn Coordinator.

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Round Dials or Glass Cockpits?

Plane and Pilot

ADFs, marker beacons, and VOR receivers, each relying on a constantly shrinking population of land-based navaids, fill these dated flight decks. However, when it comes to the instrument panel, the picture is not so rosy. Many elderly singles and twins come equipped with a panel chock full of aviation history. Time marches on.

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Drone Lingo Simplified: Acronyms Every Pilot Needs To Know

Pilot Institute

IFR Instrument Flight Rules IFR is the set of rules that allow pilots to fly by reference to instruments in the flight deck when flying by visual reference is not safe. It consists of two independent components VOR and TACAN.

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How to Talk to ATC (Beginner’s Guide)

Pilot Institute

Enforce a Sterile Flight Deck We all know that there can be a lot of distractions when flying. When you talk to ATC, limit non-essential flight deck conversations. Make sure you’ve briefed all occupants about when they can – and can’t – talk during the flight.