Air Traffic Control Cockpit Instrument Meteorological Conditions 
AV Web
MARCH 6, 2025
31, revealing that the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) was not operational at the time of the crash and likely hadn’t captured audio for several years. Investigators noted that while the Learjet 55 crew were in communication with air traffic controllers, no distress calls were made before the accident.
Plane and Pilot
JUNE 15, 2025
A spring switch in the cockpit controlled the turbocharger wastegate, to select whether the turbocharger was engaged or bypassed (or midrange). The pilot did not request any air traffic control services for the 22-minute flight, and the airspace at the destination airport was not tower-controlled.
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Plane and Pilot
JUNE 2, 2025
A spring switch in the cockpit controlled the turbocharger wastegate, to select whether the turbocharger was engaged or bypassed (or midrange). The pilot did not request any air traffic control services for the 22-minute flight, and the airspace at the destination airport was not tower-controlled.
Jetwhine
JUNE 24, 2024
Appreciating the immediate benefits of having graphical weather and related aeronautical information in the cockpit quickly recalled 1990-something memories of my first IFR cross-country in actual instrument meteorological conditions.
Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
He was in contact with Cleveland Center Air Traffic Control and told them on the radio: “I’m looking at my NEXRAD here, and I’m thinking about doing a 30-degree left right now to get over the top side of this stuff. The pictures can exceed the age indication in the cockpit by 15 to 20 minutes. But we’ve seen this before.
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