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Who is the pilot in command of your aircraft?

Air Facts

Who is the pilot in command of your aircraft? Air Facts Journal The pilot in command of an aircraft is directly responsible for, and is the final authority as to, the operation of that aircraft. These categories apply whether youre flying a Cub on a summer evening or a business jet on an RNAV approach.

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Flying Through the Center of a Trough Should Have Been Uneventful

Flying Magazine

Over the last 25 years, I have been asked to speak on various aviation weather topics at dozens of aviation events and gatherings. During these events, it’s quite common for a pilot to walk up and ask me about how I handled my most challenging flight as it relates to weather. READ MORE: Go or Stay? airspace.

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Pilot’s aviation app directory – 2025 Edition

iPad Pilot News

AvioFuel is primarily designed for turboprop and jet aircraft. AvioFuel makes it easy for pilots to calculate how much fuel to add during refueling operations. Avtech proFLIGHT This app is a high-quality weather tool for the professional flight crew. And its the easiest way to manage multiple Bluetooth connections.

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Preflight Action - FAR 91.103

Northstar VFR

In §91.103, it states: Each pilot in command shall, before beginning a flight, become familiar with all available information concerning that flight. Weather reports and forecasts are the first task mentioned. Obviously weather is a big deal for aviators, especially during an IFR flight.

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Ignore the YouTube crash detectives—it’s usually pilot error

Air Facts

Even at the end, as the right-seat passenger pointed out “we’re sideways,” the pilot was thinking only about the panel, saying “it’ll navigate” and “activate vectors.” There was absolutely nothing wrong with the airplane—it just needed a pilot in command to be in command.

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Reading the clouds

Professional Pilot

Pilots should be familiar with each type of cloud and what atmospheric conditions it indicates. L ooking forward at FL180, the pilot-in-command (PIC) could see what he liked to call “mushrooms” sprouting from the broken cumulus deck below him, thinking he’d be through those clouds long before they became trouble.

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Moving On Up!

Plane and Pilot

Flight schools will tell you that the private pilot is the most challenging, time-consuming, and expensive certificate to obtain. Everything is new to the student pilot. It is a lot of learning packed into the 60-70 hours and six to 12 months it takes the average pilot to complete. Little tolerance for repeat lessons here.

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