Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Pilots can use pitot heat or alternate static sources to handle blockages in-flight. If you’re in a modern, fancy airplane with glass primary flight displays instead of round dials, then it uses something called an Air Data Computer to show these readings. Cool, right? inHg (standard sea-level pressure).

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Pitot Tube Altimeter Descent Airplanes 98

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Area Navigation (RNAV) is a way for pilots to know where they’re going without needing help from the ground. Before RNAV, pilots had to rely on radios (NAVAIDs) and antennas on the ground such as VORs (Very High-Frequency Omnidirectional Range) and NDBs (Non-Directional Beacons). What Are RNAV Approaches? How Does RNAV Work?

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Approach Pilot Descent Airplanes 52

iPad Pilot News

MAY 14, 2024

Electronic flight bag legal briefing for pilots—2024 edition iPad Pilot News The best reading is in some Advisory Circulars from the FAA. Each year we publish a plain-language review of the FARs and Advisory Circulars pertaining to the use of iPads and electronic flight bags in the cockpit.

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Pilot Federal Aviation Regulations Cockpit Weather 105

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 25, 2024

Pilot Report is a collection of flying experiences sent by our readers and readopted as an article for this website. My headset lead was quite short, so I took the headset off so as to be able to look over the pilots. Pilot Report is a collection of flying experiences sent by our readers and readopted as an article for this website.

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Pilot Cockpit Approach Primary Flight Display 105

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Deciding between a traditional round-dial cockpit and a modern glass cockpit can be a big deal for some pilots. Pilots maintain situational awareness of the aircraft by continuously scanning the instruments. Glass Cockpits Glass cockpits contain integrated screens that display data digitally. However, many will look different.

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Cockpit Pilot Weather Primary Flight Display 52

Professional Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

Challenger 604, G-IV Contributing Writer Honeywell Primus Epic F ederal Aviation Regulation (FAR) 91.205 prescribes the minimum instruments and equipment necessary for flight. As the flying environment grows more complex such as under instrument flight rules (IFR) additional instrumentation becomes critical.

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Cockpit Weight-Shift-Control Flight Deck Instrument Meteorological Conditions 40

Professional Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

By Jake Carpenter Contributing Writer F rom rudimentary analog gauges to todays sophisticated, fully integrated avionics, the evolution of cockpit technologies has revolutionized how pilots interact with their aircraft. Pro Line Fusion provides the industrys first touch-control primary flight display (PFD).

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Flight Deck Jet Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) Runway 75