Pilot Institute

JULY 4, 2025

Pilots constantly watch out of the cockpit windows, and air traffic control monitors traffic in the airspace. But what happens if the pilots can’t see incoming traffic and ATC somehow misses a potential conflict? Pilots themselves scan for traffic by looking out the cockpit windows. Why is TCAS so important?

Transponder

WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

Ever looked out the window before takeoff and wondered what exactly goes into making that aircraft stay in the air? While commercial airliners are made up of millions of individual components, the foundation of every airplanewhether a Boeing jet or a training aircraft like a Cessna 172 starts with the same key parts.

Lift

Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

The cockpit, also called the flight deck, is where pilots use electronic flight instruments as part of a primary flight display. They will also communicate with air traffic control about any flight safety alerts should an issue arise with the electronic flight instrument displays.

Horizontal Stabilizer

AV Web

MAY 6, 2025

As it is in the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet, Safe Return in the SR series can be activated both manually and automatically. It uses ADS-B traffic data to predict and alert the pilot of potential runwayincursions from approaching aircraft or other aircraft on the runway.

Primary Flight Display