Remove Flight Plan Remove Instrument Meteorological Conditions Remove Weather
article thumbnail

EFB Schooling: In-Flight Information Guidance

Jetwhine

Pursuing my schooling on computer-aided flight plans, usually generated by an electronic flight bag (EFB—see Are You Current with the New Airman Certification Standards? for my ACS motivation), has led me to an FAA advisory circular, Use of Flight Deck Displays of Digital Weather and Aeronautical Information.

article thumbnail

Business jet flight decks

Professional Pilot

The head-up guidance system (HGS) further improves visibility by overlaying critical flightpath data within the pilots forward field of view, even in foggy or reduced visibility conditions. The fully automated MultiScan weather radar also provides predictive analysis and advanced threat detection.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Choosing an IFR Alternate Airport

Northstar VFR

by Gustin Robinson, FAA CFI-I ASEL Flying under instrument meteorological conditions keeps even a good pilot on their toes. But now, while flying in low visibility and overcast cloud layers, you have to rely on your instrumentation more than ever before and keep your eyes inside the airplane.

article thumbnail

Blog: V-Tail Myths And The Truth, As We Know It, So Far

AV Web

This is often the result of the aircraft picking up excessive airspeed as a result of pilot disorientation in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), followed by an abrupt pitch-up after exiting the bottom of the cloud. local time, roughly three hours into the flight. Those are the things we don’t know.

Tail 87
article thumbnail

Blog: V-Tail Myths And The Truth, As We Know It, So Far

AV Web

This is often the result of the aircraft picking up excessive airspeed as a result of pilot disorientation in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), followed by an abrupt pitch-up after exiting the bottom of the cloud. There has been no information to date on what avionics and autopilot might have been installed.

Tail 76
article thumbnail

Painted Cloudscapes to Saratoga Springs

Photographic Logbook

From flight planning, I knew that we would experience rain, instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and darkness. Mitigating factors included no risk of convection (thunderstorms) or icing at our cruise altitude of 5,000 feet and VFR conditions expected to prevail at Saratoga Springs for our landing.

article thumbnail

The Different Types of Spatial Disorientation

Pilot Institute

” This is especially common when flying in IMC (Instrument Meteorological Conditions) —like clouds or fog—when you can’t see outside. Cross-check your instruments to stay on a stable path. Everyone experiences illusions differently, so learning how they affect you helps you identify and fight them in flight.

Runway 52