Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 17, 2024

(For those counting pounds, as pilots do, pesticides weigh around 10 pounds per gallon. Therefore, your chemical payload will be anywhere from 3,000 to 8,000 pounds.) The brute power needed to defy gravity and cruise at up to 191 mph with that payload type is unmatched. That translates to lost time and money.

Pilot 98

Pilot Payload Pilot in Command Weather 98

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. I know better than to ask that airplane to do more than it can.

Density Altitude 58

Density Altitude Airplanes Wind Shear Pilot 58

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Part 135 only applies to aircraft with 30 or fewer seats or a maximum payload capacity of 7,500 pounds, including commercial helicopter operations (other than external loading (i.e., The Pilot in Command (PIC) on a part 121 operation also shares operational control with a flight dispatcher.

Federal Aviation Regulations 72

Federal Aviation Regulations Pilot Instrument Landing System Approach 72