Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

is one of the simplest and best known federal aviation regulations, and it clearly defines the most essential job as a pilot: to be the boss for the entire flight. No information was available to determine the modes or settings of the avionics and/or autopilot during the approach.

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Pilot in Command Pilot Approach Airplanes 95

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 24, 2025

He also earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. After the war, Robert Thomas remained in the Naval Reserves until 1966, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Commander, and worked as an air traffic control supervisor at the New York Air Traffic Control Center for 30 years, and would live to the age of 87.

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Cockpit Lift Air Traffic Control Flight Deck 111

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We will also examine the next most critical phase of our flight, from descent and deceleration to the approach and landing phases, even touching upon what happens when the aircraft arrives safely at the gate. Of course, they also double up to act as the PA system for announcements to the passengers.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 274

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Yakobchuk Viachelev / Shutterstock One of the last activities you may notice before the doors close will be the flight dispatcher entering the flight deck to hand over any last-minute paperwork, the final passenger and fuel figures, and a finalized load sheet to the flight crew. Be sure to keep a good look out for it.

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Cabin Crew Runway Knot Clearance 274

Flight Training Central

MAY 28, 2024

Sitting in the flight deck during the cruise portion of any flight may have a tendency to become monotonous. But as the destination traffic pattern approaches, workload increases dramatically. The recommended entry position to an airport traffic pattern is 45° to the base leg just below traffic pattern altitude.

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Crosswind Runway Clearance Air Traffic Control 98

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Its wisdom has been applied to everything from home life to business dealings and has its place on the flight deck as well. Choose a location that will best ensure your successful outcome ideally, a flat, open field absent obvious approach obstructions. Continue flying the airplane throughout the approach and landing.

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Flight Deck Approach Air Traffic Control Final Approach 100

Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

FAA Federal Aviation Administration The FAA is the US federal government agency in charge of aviation standards, air traffic control, airspace safety, and the certification of personnel and aircraft. The systematic approach is designed to help pilots approach troublesome situations in a calm and logical manner.

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Pilot Weather Air Traffic Control NOTAMs 52

Fear of Landing

MARCH 7, 2025

The First Officer, Dionisio Lpez, was nearly as experienced as Carlos with 12,000 flight hours. An Instructor Pilot, Arturo Soley, was also on the flight deck, to monitor the performance of this new plane for the airline. Everything was normal until they were approaching New Orleans at FL350 (35,000 feet).

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Flight Deck Pilot Air Traffic Control Weather 52

Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Keep interaction with passengers, other tasks you might want to perform during your flight, or even management of the resources used in the flight deck—such as an electronic flight bag (EFB) device—to periods where the workload is minimal and you don’t sacrifice attention necessary to complete more critical tasks.

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Pilot Weather Approach Air Traffic Control 94

Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Downstream consumers of bleed air include cabin environmental and pressurization systems, anti-ice and de-ice systems, and in some cases charging accumulators associated with hydraulic, fuel, or water systems. There are different levels of warning systems, as well as logic behind the warning system inhibition during certain phases of flight.

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Pilot Airplanes Weather Air Traffic Control 52

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In 2014, a final rule was established prohibiting flight crew members from using personal wireless communications devices or laptop computers for personal use while at their duty station on the flight deck during aircraft operation. This rule aims to prevent distractions and maintain the highest level of safety.

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Cockpit Pilot Air Traffic Control Threshold 52

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

It is not uncommon for air traffic control to pose this question to pilots on IFR flight plans approaching certain airports when the weather is VFR. In daylight, when the visibility is good, the winds calm, and the pilot familiar with the airport—and the approach is a straight in—the visual is no big deal.

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Approach Air Traffic Control Runway Flight Deck 105

Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

For perspective, aircraft used to have three crewmembers on the flight deck: two pilots and a flight engineer,” Shalopanova said. The reduction in crew means both pilots must decide their work more effectively to balance responsibility and check each other as the flight goes on.”

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Flight Deck Approach 246

Aerotime

MAY 1, 2024

Flightradar24 At 00:37 local time, the 747 freighter was cleared to take off from runway 33R by Riyadh air traffic controllers. However, for reasons yet to be determined, the crew of the Air Atlanta cargo plane began their takeoff roll from taxiway K. The aircraft accelerated down taxiway K, seemingly intending to take off.

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Tarmac Runway Cargo Air Traffic Control 301

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

Haynes took the controls and, noting the same control issues, reduced thrust on the number one engine, which resulted in the aircraft rolling out in a wings-level attitude, giving the crew critical time to evaluate the dire situation Flight 232 was facing.

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Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airline Airlines 301

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Then 383 passengers boarded for the flight, making for a total of 398 people on board. On the flight deck, an instructor pilot sat in the right seat and was Pilot Flying for the first leg. The air traffic controller asked them to move their holding pattern further to the west. And finally, the key point.

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Tail V Speed Knot Runway 97

Jetwhine

JULY 1, 2024

It also led to the birth of cockpit resource management (CRM); a process designed to train crews to utilize all the flight deck’s human resources effectively. Air carrier operators require special training to use the few instrument approaches to the airport.

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Flight Plan Knot Runway Airplanes 104

AV Web

MARCH 4, 2025

The Autoland process automatically selects the nearest suitable airport for landing, navigates to the airport, coordinates with air traffic control, flies the appropriate approach, lands, and shuts down on the runway. Autoland also activates automatically if the system determines the pilot is unresponsive.

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Air Traffic Control Flight Deck Descent Runway 64