Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

The ACS states that recovery should be completed no lower than 1,500 ft AGL for single-engine aircraft and 3,000 ft AGL for multi-engine aircraft. As the pilot in command, it is your job to minimize the loss of altitude and recovery as soon as practicable.

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Ask Captain Lim

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

This question from Quora explores whether the pilots of American Airlines Flight 5342 could have taken different actions to avoid the tragic collision. The pilot-in-command has ultimate authority over the aircraft’s safety and can refuse a runway change if it compromises safety.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

1: According to 14 CFR Part 107, the remote pilot in command (PIC) of a small unmanned aircraft planning to operate within Class C airspace: A. You should expect to see questions that show you understand what happens when you change an aircraft’s balance, stability, and center of gravity. remote pilot in command B.

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Professional Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

The Flight Safety Foundation’s approach and landing accident reduction tool kit goes on to point out that an approach is stable only if all the criteria in company standard operating procedures (SOPs) are met before or when reaching the applicable minimum stabilization in height.

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AV Web

APRIL 15, 2025

Seems the accident helicopter was the subject of a FAA Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR), which specified academic, flight training, qualification, and currency requirements for pilots acting as pilot-in-command. The pilot believed he could straighten the flight path and touch down in time to stop.

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