Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Pilots must master advanced avionics, navigate challenging weather conditions, and ensure passenger safety at all times. From managing autopilot systems to understanding weather radar, mastering these skills is crucial for ensuring passenger safety and efficient flight operations. At Leopard Aviation, we prioritize hands-on learning.

Weather

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Also, none of the online Air Traffic Control (ATC) networks (like VATSIM ) work with the Xbox. Visual improvements with lighting and weather. Advanced Controllers One of the most frustrating aspects of flight simulation is adjusting cockpit controls. A fully customized setup is simply not possible.

Rudder

Fear of Landing

MARCH 7, 2025

Their radar weather map showed heavy rain storms, and the crew selected a route round the worst areas, marked in red on the map. But the map showed only the nearest weather, and they encountered heavy rain, hail and turbulence. They were having fun, showing passengers their new, modern, flight deck, which was allowed then.

Flight Deck

Aerotime

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The investigations complete findings, when published, could have far-reaching implications for future commercial air operations. Turbulent trips reinforce the importance of wearing a seatbelt in flight Extreme turbulence is nothing new in aviation, but 2024 has seen several events that served to shine a light on this dangerous phenomenon.

Turbulence

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

Review current weather conditions, including wind speed, direction, and visibility, as these can significantly impact the approach. Wind shear, turbulence, or gusty winds can create challenges during the landing phase, so knowing how to adjust for these factors is critical.

Descent

Fear of Landing

MAY 9, 2025

On the 3rd of March 2023, a passenger in a private jet died after severe injuries in the cabin, which were originally reported as caused by severe turbulence. Incidents of severe turbulence are becoming more common, often leading to injury. First officer : And I’ll give [air traffic control] a call.

Turbulence

Flying Magazine

JUNE 24, 2025

An air traffic controller’s primary responsibility is to separate aircraft flying under IFR. Yes, controllers have many other ancillary roles that include helping circumnavigate adverse weather, but it’s not their priority to provide a pilot with weather guidance. This engenders delays in the NAS.

Air Traffic Control

Pilot Institute

MAY 26, 2025

Welcome to the world of Clear Air Turbulence (CAT). These weather events are fierce and brutal, and whats worse is that you never see them coming. Lets take a closer look at clear air turbulence, so you can anticipate where they might show up, and learn how to manage the risks involved. Why Is CAT Hazardous?

Turbulence

Pilot Institute

MAY 8, 2025

If the weather becomes risky, if youre having trouble with your fuel supply, or for any other reason, you might decide to land to avoid an emergency. Youre communicating with air traffic control and configuring for landing. A gust of unexpected turbulence might even throw you off. This can happen anywhere.

Air Traffic Control

Pilot Institute

JULY 4, 2025

Squall lines are powerful weather phenomena that can impact vast areas. Squall lines can bring strong turbulence, heavy rain, hail, lightning, and tornadoes. Weather radars and reports can help you plan ahead to avoid squall lines. They deliver severe weather along their path. What Is a Squall Line?

Weather

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Turbulence is a given in aviation, but it may catch some people by surprise, especially if they are new to flying or have not flown in a while. Over the last few years, it has been speculated that turbulence is becoming more dangerous due to climate change.

Turbulence

Airline Geeks

MAY 28, 2024

This flight begs the question of how pilots, dispatchers, air traffic controllers, and other stakeholders can predict turbulence and avoid it.

Turbulence

Fear of Landing

MAY 24, 2024

A few days ago (21st of May 2024), Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 encountered heavy turbulence on a passenger flight from London-Heathrow to Singapore. Flightradar24 has also posted the granular ASD-B data, available in various formats including this graph which shows the turbulence event at 07:49 UTC.

Turbulence

iPad Pilot News

APRIL 22, 2024

ForeFlight introduces crowdsourced turbulence reports iPad Pilot News Sentry and Sentry Plus models include an AHRS that can be used to record turbulence. Electronic flight bag apps like ForeFlight, when paired with portable weather receivers like Sentry , make it much easier for pilots to avoid in-flight weather hazards.

Turbulence

Flightworx

MAY 1, 2024

Air traffic control rooms are strategic nerve centres in the aviation industry. Subject to many Hollywood films, and shrouded in mystery, this guide uncovers some of the most intriguing aspects of air traffic control rooms. What do air traffic controllers do? What technology is used?

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

While many believe that down-pull blinds are simply more susceptible to turbulence or heavy landings, making them more likely to simply drop down, there is an even more logical explanation than this. This again is a safety feature, but one which has traditionally been misinterpreted.

Cabin Crew

Fear of Landing

JUNE 21, 2024

A representative of Austrian Airlines said on Austrian television that the thunderstorm cell was not visible on the aircraft’s weather radar. The limitations of weather radar came up in the discussion about the extreme turbulence suffered by Singapore Airlines flight SQ321. A high psychological strain for the crew.

Airline

Air Facts

AUGUST 30, 2024

Each region presents unique flying challenges, from the gusty winds around Cape Town’s mountains to the humid, turbulent air over Gauteng in Summer. Navigating the Skies: South African Air Traffic Control Flying in South Africa requires a good grasp of local procedures and airspace classifications.

Pilot

Flight Training Central

JULY 29, 2024

They’re routinely reviewing pilot reports and asking Air Traffic Control (ATC) for reports of turbulence, and they’ll go so far as to change their route of flight or altitude fairly dramatically to find smooth air. Strong winds by themselves don’t necessarily mean turbulence, but gusty winds almost always do.

Turbulence

Captain Laura

JUNE 21, 2023

Summer weather wreaks havoc on the entire system. Each jet flies multiple flights each day so if there is rough weather anywhere on its scheduled routing, the cascade of delays begin. The airlines cannot forecast weather months in advance so they do the best they can for efficiency. Turbulence. Pay extra to go direct.

Air Traffic Control

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The two most useful benefits have been ADS-B datalink weather and a real-time traffic display in the cockpit, delivered by the network of ADS-B ground stations in the U.S. How is the weather developing? Call the controller or a flight service specialist. Where is the traffic?

Clearance

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 1, 2024

Daily responsibilities include pre-flight checks, weather analysis, creating and filing flight plans, coordination with ground crews and air traffic controllers, and continuous in-flight monitoring and communication. Flying in adverse weather conditions is another major challenge for commercial pilots.

Pilot

Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Some of these systems are related to the airplane being bigger, others are related to passenger and crew comfort, while other systems are related to operating in foul weather. The more complicated systems include: Pneumatic: this includes bleed air systems where air is drawn from engines to power other systems.

Pilot

Professional Pilot

MAY 30, 2025

With wider availability of airborne connectivity, having integration of remote weather (such as satellite, turbulence, or Next Generation Weather Radar [NEXRAD]) ahead of planned flight routes is a significant boost to safety and efficiency. Parity is error detection.

NOTAMs

Inflight Pilot Training

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Yet, even these advanced systems depend on pilots to step in when the unexpected arisesbe it a sudden weather shift or a mechanical glitchunderscoring the limits of automations reach. By processing real-time data on weather, traffic patterns, and flight schedules, AI optimizes routes, reduces congestion, and minimizes delays.

Pilot

Photographic Logbook

APRIL 19, 2024

This year, a promising weather forecast featuring high freezing levels (expected to be 9,000+ feet) led to a decision to fly myself. The day before departure, satisfied that days of consistent weather forecasts reasonably assured a successful flight, I cancelled the rental car reservation. So that was of no help to me.

Approach

Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 3, 2024

Our first was to Detroit for a visit to the Henry Ford , then Dayton to explore the National Museum of the United States Air Force , and most recently to Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina as a pilgrimage to the Wright Brothers National Memorial and the Outer Banks. West of London, I began paying closer attention to Port Huron weather.

Airplanes

NYC Aviation

JUNE 17, 2020

A continuous broadcast of weather, active runways, and other important information like NOTAMs (see below). AWOS – an acronym for Automated Weather Observation System. It is an airport weather package that provides real-time reporting on airport weather conditions. AOG – Aircraft On Ground.

Runway

World Airline News

JULY 26, 2025

Air Austral is navigating a turbulent financial chapter, marked by persistent deficits, restructuring efforts, and cautious optimism. As of June 30, 2025, Oman Air has officially joined the oneworld alliance as its 15th full member—a move that significantly boosts the alliance’s presence in the Middle East and opens up new.

Airline

World Airline News

JULY 25, 2025

Air Austral is navigating a turbulent financial chapter, marked by persistent deficits, restructuring efforts, and cautious optimism. As of June 30, 2025, Oman Air has officially joined the oneworld alliance as its 15th full member—a move that significantly boosts the alliance’s presence in the Middle East and opens up new.

Cargo

World Airline News

JUNE 10, 2025

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Cargo

Ask Captain Lim

MAY 22, 2025

UNDERSTANDING TURBULENCE Turbulence in the skies is a much-dreaded phenomenon when flying. Turbulence is a sudden, unsteady movement of air. Turbulence is the aerial equivalent of that and is caused by various factors when flying in an aircraft. Narrow air currents travel up to 200 miles per hour at high altitudes.

Turbulence

AV Web

MAY 22, 2025

The FAA said it has stood up new ultra-high sectors at the Jacksonville, Florida Air Route Traffic Control Center to help accommodate increased traffic in the region. The FAA blames weather as the leading cause of delayed flights.

Air Traffic Control

Inflight Pilot Training

MAY 22, 2025

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Runway