AV Web
MARCH 6, 2025
The data ended one minute later, with the plane at 1,275 feet and traveling at 242 knots. At the time, instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) were present, including an overcast ceiling at 400 feet above ground level, winds from 220 at 9 knots, and 6 miles visibility.
Gary's Flight Journal
JANUARY 26, 2025
There is something to be said for exercising your pilot in command duties. I advised I would circle to the north for spacing and then land on runway two-zero since the winds were 220 at 9 knots. AWOS noted winds variable but the windsock clearly favored one-four this afternoon. I made a nice landing and taxied for the hangar.
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Vintage Aviation News
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Detail of Draken N155XD’s cockpit (Adam Estes) However, on June 26, 1998, one of AT-155/N155XD’s sister ships, AT-156/N156XD was badly damaged during an exercise at NAS Oceana, VA, in which the pilot noted after completing three passes by a US Navy ship, his fuel was rapidly running out.
Vintage Aviation News
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
With more than two decades since the last DC-3 floatplane flight, there were no more living DC-3 floatplane pilots. As the airplane neared readiness for flight, Rodney began to look for qualified pilots in August 2024, and eventually took on Eric Zipkin as the pilot-in-command for the first flight, joined by Garrett Fleishman as co-pilot.
Flight Training Central
MAY 1, 2024
maximum weight and 120 knots maximum speed (a Cessna Skycatcher, for example). A 1 st Class medical is required when flight operations require an Air Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate. An ATP is required to act as the Pilot in Command (PIC) or Captain of a scheduled airliner.
Flying Magazine
APRIL 25, 2024
I don’t have such a story since I am always diligent about minimizing my exposure to adverse weather when I am the pilot in command (PIC). As we turned to intercept the localizer, the winds were 360 at 53 knots at 2,000 feet, according to our wind vector on the primary flight display.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 6, 2025
This means that, in most cases, a drone pilot flying in FPV will need a visual observer nearby. PIC Pilot in Command The PIC refers to the person who is ultimately responsible for the operations and safety of an aircraft. However, a drone pilot could more specifically be referred to as the Remote Pilot in Command or RPIC.
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