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.

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Cabin Crew Runway Clearance Knot 273

Flying Magazine

MAY 8, 2025

A few months ago, I completed a set of upgrades to my home flight simulator cockpit that I chronicled in FLYING issues 952 and 953 titled Build Your Best Sim (Parts 1 and 2). I shared my primary display with him over Zoom so that he could see exactly what I was doing in my cockpit.

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Cockpit Pilot Air Traffic Control Approach 71

Fear of Landing

JUNE 21, 2024

While the aircraft was flying at a ground speed of 453 knots (about 840 kilometers per hour), countless hailstones battered the fuselage, engines, and cockpit windows. Airline photograph from inside the cockpit of the A320, showing the damage to the windshields.

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Airlines Airline Weather Cockpit 98

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 3, 2025

United entertainment selection 737 MAX United entertainment monitor 737 MAX In theory, United also has Channel 9, where you can listen to air traffic control audio. United 737 MAX first class lavatory United has a first class lavatory on the 737 MAX, located at the front of the cabin, behind the flight deck.

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Narrow-Body Aircraft Air Traffic Control Flight Deck Descent 81

Pilot Institute

MAY 8, 2025

Onboard Systems First, theres the ACARS control unit, which organizes messages and talks to various aircraft systems. Pilots see these messages on cockpit screens, such as the FMS interface, or get printouts from a small built-in printer. Fewer radio calls mean a less chaotic cockpit and a more relaxed flight deck environment overall.

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Clearance Weather Air Traffic Control Pilot 52

Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

Most Crucial Aircraft Components, From the Flight Crew to the Cockpit, Are in the Fuselage The body of an airplane is known as the fuselage. Its design plays an integral part in keeping the flight crew, cargo, and passengers safe because it can withstand changes in atmospheric pressure.

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Horizontal Stabilizer Aileron Air Traffic Control Lift 52

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

At Leopard Aviation , we train pilots to balance comfort with responsibility, ensuring they make informed decisions in the cockpit. With expert guidance and hands-on training, we help pilots understand best practices for in-flight distractions. Airlines and flight schools may have stricter policies.

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Cockpit Pilot Air Traffic Control Threshold 52

Jetwhine

JUNE 24, 2024

Pursuing my schooling on computer-aided flight plans, usually generated by an electronic flight bag (EFB—see Are You Current with the New Airman Certification Standards? for my ACS motivation), has led me to an FAA advisory circular, Use of Flight Deck Displays of Digital Weather and Aeronautical Information.

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Instrument Meteorological Conditions Weather Flight Plan Flight Deck 52

Captain Laura

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Most larger aircraft has jump seats in the cockpit and in the galley. When these are not taking place, qualified and registered airline pilots, dispatchers, and air traffic controllers can ride with us. When emergencies happen, it can be helpful to have the extra set of eyes, ears, and hands to aid as needed.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Flight Deck Cockpit 52

Professional Pilot

MAY 30, 2025

Gulfstream G650 Senior contributor and Dejan Damjanovi Contributing writer Leonardo AW109 cockpit. Cockpit Displays. Data from avionics and aircraft sub-systems, such as engine parameters and navigation data is transmitted via A840 to cockpit displays providing pilots with a comprehensive view of the aircrafts status.

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NOTAMs Turbulence Cockpit Flight Plan 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 3, 2025

Former FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker in September reiterated a long-standing agency commitment: Two pilots must always be on the flight deck during routine commercial flight operations. But the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) , which represents nearly 80,000 members flying for 42 airlines, rejects that idea.

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Pilot Flight Deck Airlines Airline 90

Captain Laura

JUNE 2, 2025

As an example, we need to be clear and concise in the cockpit with each other as well as those we are in direct communication with. Specific Safety Communication and Psychology on the Flight Deck: The captain has the ultimate authority. There is no place on the flight deck or on duty for pilot mental health issues or feelings.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Center of Gravity Flight Deck 93

Pilot Institute

MAY 8, 2025

Neglecting to Extend Landing Gear Distractions and workload pile up fast in the cockpit. Youre communicating with air traffic control and configuring for landing. Without these components, navigation and coordination with air traffic control might become a struggle.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Pilot Approach 52

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. “I was 46 years old the day I walked into that cockpit,” he said.

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Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 301

Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2025

Cockpit conversations at cruise altitude run the gamut from flying stories to career aspirations to family life. Considering the possibility that legislation may be reintroduced to lift the ceiling on mandatory airline pilot retirement age, that topic of cockpit conversation may not be uncommon.

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Pilot Ceiling Airlines Airline 122

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.

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Tail V Speed Knot Runway 97

Jetwhine

JULY 1, 2024

If the co-pilot was lucky, the captain might let them work the radios and help with a few navigational duties, but the phrase “Gear up and Shut up” was considered a normal cockpit environment. This finding highlighted the role of communication, decision-making, and leadership in cockpit behavior and the resulting accidents.

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Flight Plan Knot Runway Airplanes 105

AV Web

JUNE 15, 2025

By Jason Blair The aviation industry stands at a crossroads, with technological advancements and economic pressures prompting discussions about reducing flight deck crew from two pilots to one. The desire to transition to single-pilot flight decks overlooks a fundamental principle of aviation safety: redundancy.

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Flight Deck Pilot Airlines Airline 52

World Airline News

JUNE 10, 2025

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Cargo Airlines Airline Jet 52