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Beta Completes Historic Passenger-Carrying Flight at JFK Airport

Flying Magazine

About 100 local officials, industry executives, city developers, and other spectators gathered at Modern Aviations JFK FBO to witness the approach of Beta Technologies Aliathe first all-electric model to fly into one of the areas three major airports. But controllers were expecting Tuesdays flight because the Port Authority informed them.

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Is It Hard To Be A Pilot? – The Surprising Truth

Pilot Institute

Flight Training: Part 61: Minimum 50 hours cross-country time (as PIC) + 40 hours instrument time (actual or simulated). One cross-country flight of 250 nautical miles, including three different instrument approaches at different airports. Aviation apps and electronic flight bags make complex computations much more manageable.

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10 Apps Every Student Pilot Should Be Using in 2025

Inflight Pilot Training

It combines everything from preflight planning to in-flight navigation and postflight review into a single professional-grade interface. Best Flight Calculator App 5. LiveATC Overview : LiveATC lets you tune in to real-time air traffic control communications around the world, right from your phone or computer.

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Airlines and Pilots Don’t See Eye to Eye on Autonomous Flights

Flying Magazine

Three flight computers manage the flight controls and aircraft state. Below them, four more computers vote on decisions made by the main three computers. A further two computers handle communications and plan flight paths. Merlin is taking a similar approach.

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Flight School FAQs Made Easy: Answering Your Top Questions

Pilot Institute

If you prefer a more hands-on or guided approach, this could be a challenge. Flight Schools Flight schools are made for training pilots and offer a more organized path to getting your license. The good kind should protect your hearing and make communication with your instructor and air traffic control clear.

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