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First Flight 2025

Gary's Flight Journal

JANUARY 26, 2025

I did an abbreviated video at the hangar yesterday showing some of my preflight, off camera I did an extensive check of the plane, she is good to go. There is something to be said for exercising your pilot in command duties. I made a nice landing and taxied for the hangar. Yes, it's time to cowboy up and get in the air.

Runway

Runway Pilot in Command Knot Hangar

Palm Springs Air Museum Brings a SAAB 35 Draken Home

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

.” Though the pilot in command of N156XD had 2,700 hours, he had only logged 43 in the Draken prior to the incident, and thus federal aviation authorities deemed him to have been unqualified.

Pilot in Command

Pilot in Command Pilot Cockpit Knot

Pilot Milestone: Mark Novak Reaches 500+ Hours In B-29 Doc

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 26, 2024

A dedicated team of volunteer flight crew members, including pilots, flight engineers, and scanners, has ensured the safe operation of Doc on hundreds of sorties. Additionally, a larger group of volunteer maintenance and ground personnel work year-round in Doc’s hangar in Wichita, Kansas, to support the mission.

Pilot

Pilot Pilot in Command Cockpit Airplanes

EAA’s The Green Dot — Scaled Composites Test Pilots Evan Thomas and Zach Reeder

Inspire

JULY 3, 2019

This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, the crew was joined by Scaled Composites test pilots Evan Thomas and Zach Reeder to discuss the first flight of Stratolaunch. Evan flew Stratolaunch, the largest airplane by wingspan to ever fly, and Zach was the pilot in command of the chase plane, a Citation.

Pilot in Command

Pilot in Command Pilot Airplanes Hangar

Budget Buys and Early Bye-Bye’s

Air Facts

AUGUST 5, 2024

A friend reminds you of a couple additional nuggets of due diligence to be reckoned with—a hangar and insurance. Luckily, your friend just so happens to have a friend with some hangar space available at your home airport in Pueblo, Colorado. It’s your Pilot in Command responsibility under 91.103.

Density Altitude

Density Altitude Ceiling Runway Weather

Benton 2024: Big Fly-In, Short Runway

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Lunch was served in a large hangar with plenty of space to dine under tents. Pilots in command were provided with a free "Fly-In and Pig Out" T-shirt that I have since turned into a wall decoration in my hangar. Re-purposed T-shirt on the wall of my hangar. I've seen that one before. Lunch was excellent.

Runway

Runway Airplanes Pilot General Aviation

Ten Types of Aviation Maintenance Checks

Northstar VFR

AUGUST 25, 2024

These checks take a full working day, so the aircraft is usually parked inside of a hangar. These checks require many more man hours, tools, hangar space, and aircraft downtime. Unless discrepancies are found, the aircraft can be returned to service in as little as 10-12 hours.

Annual Inspection

Annual Inspection VOR Instrument Flight Rules Altimeter

A Port for the Air

Photographic Logbook

JUNE 15, 2024

Port Meadville Airport Seventy Seven Years Port Meadville Airport's gate leads directly onto a residential street, though one of the first houses had a hangar within which a J3 Cub waited for its next flight. Fortunately, my dress clothes were waiting for me in the hangar so that I did not need to stop at home to change.

Approach

Approach Pilot Runway Pilot in Command

Social Flyer

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Reggie is the pilot in command and Bakeberg is the significant other turned right-seater, weatherwoman, trip planner, idea bouncer, and content gatherer, have owned N22318 since 2020. This 150, owned by Reggie and Bakeberg (both in their mid-30s), is based out of Lawrenceville, Georgia, northeast of Atlanta.

Airplanes

Airplanes Pilot Jet Pilot in Command

Dominican Republic: 2024 Business Aviation Destination Guide

Universal Weather

JANUARY 29, 2024

This is done by an appointed airport vendor, and the pilot in command (PIC) should be available to open the cargo door. Note that the only airport with hangar space available for transient GA movements is MDJB. Crew accommodations can be an issue during the high season, especially in the La Romana area.

Flight Plan

Flight Plan Clearance Fixed Base Operator General Aviation

Flight training

Professional Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

The previously mentioned initial type rating is the most ubiquitous form of regulatory need-to-have training for professional pilots. According to US regulations, a type rating is required for the pilot-in-command (PIC) of heavy aircraft (those with a max takeoff weight [MTOW] of more than 12,500 lb) or turbojet-powered airplanes.

Pilot

Pilot Pilot in Command Jet Cockpit

Alton Bay's "Excellent Water"

Photographic Logbook

JANUARY 25, 2025

Today would be his first landing on the ice as pilot in command. Since 2019, pilots in command have been presented with poker chips -- what the Alton Bay crew fittingly call "ice chips" -- commemorating landing at Alton Bay. Gilead achieved his first landing at Alton Bay when we went in 2022. Still.not cool.

Runway

Runway Airplanes Threshold Approach

Triple Threat of Limitations

Plane and Pilot

JULY 2, 2024

The problem is, there’s more than this one limitation involved in the average flight, beyond just the perils that can be met by our piloting ability. We need to consider the full range of hazards we’re facing, and that involves more than just assessing the pilot’s ability.

Density Altitude

Density Altitude Airplanes Wind Shear Pilot

Intermountain Life Flight

Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

When hiring pilots, requirements include a minimum of 3000 hours TT and experience in the medical field, although most applicants who join the aviation unit have closer to 5000 hours. Once hired, the company has a pilot development program in which second-in-command (SIC) pilots train to meet pilot-in-command (PIC) standards.

Pilot

Pilot Weather Flight Plan Airplanes

Intermountain Life Flight

Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

When hiring pilots, requirements include a minimum of 3000 hours TT and experience in the medical field, although most applicants who join the aviation unit have closer to 5000 hours. Once hired, the company has a pilot development program in which second-in-command (SIC) pilots train to meet pilot-in-command (PIC) standards.

Pilot

Pilot Weather Flight Plan Airplanes

Flight planing

Professional Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

Your crew mates get pretty busy during the time leading up to departure, so you can offer a little help without being intrusive by running into the hangar to grab an extra bucket of ice or anything else if needed. After that, talk about documents and make sure again that everyone has passports, licenses, medicals, and crew IDs.

Weather

Weather Flight Plan Approach Pilot in Command

Argentina Time

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 20, 2025

A close embrace tango was committed, Rambo was safely tucked away in his familiar hangar, and in December we retreated to Colombia. Moral of the story: Be the pilot in command. The post Argentina Time appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine. Look up Buenos Aires Jacaranda to see how spring should be colored.

Air Traffic Control

Air Traffic Control Pilot in Command Weather NOTAMs

Aviator Connection

First Flight 2025

Palm Springs Air Museum Brings a SAAB 35 Draken Home

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Pilot Milestone: Mark Novak Reaches 500+ Hours In B-29 Doc

EAA’s The Green Dot — Scaled Composites Test Pilots Evan Thomas and Zach Reeder

Budget Buys and Early Bye-Bye’s

Benton 2024: Big Fly-In, Short Runway

Ten Types of Aviation Maintenance Checks

A Port for the Air

Social Flyer

Dominican Republic: 2024 Business Aviation Destination Guide

Flight training

Alton Bay's "Excellent Water"

Triple Threat of Limitations

Intermountain Life Flight

Intermountain Life Flight

Flight planing

Argentina Time

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