Aerotime

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Thanks to advancing technologies and ever-more capable airplanes, thats entirely possible today if you take one of the longest flights in the world. As more airlines join the realms of ultra-long-haul travel, the list of the worlds longest flights keeps on changing. Dylan Agbagni/Wikimedia 8. Emirates 7.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 2, 2025

READ MORE: Airshow Pilot Rob Holland Killed in Accident Holland held an airline transport pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single-engine land, airplane single-engine sea, airplane multiengine land, and gliders. Scott Slocum The airplane had been modified for aerobatics. National Aerobatic Championships.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

In other words, it’s more than just jumping into an airplane and learning stick-and-rudder skills. Despite my background as a research meteorologist, my aviation weather background was limited when I was a student pilot. If you are a student pilot, here are some tips that will help you achieve a good foundation with respect to weather.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

When we think of piloting aircraft, we often conjure images of the pilot sitting transfixed on the airplane instruments. In fact, there are two different ways that airplanes navigate. VFR needs good weather; IFR works in any conditions. Namely, the weather must be good enough for the pilot to see out of the window!

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Visual Flight Rules Instrument Flight Rules Weather Pilot 90

Air Facts

JANUARY 22, 2025

I put my things in the classroom and then went into the office to pull the airplane maintenance log and other documents. I went into the office and informed them of the out-of-date VOR check and a mechanic took the airplane up while I was doing the oral portion of the checkride to complete the VOR check.

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Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Thats especially true for instrument pilots, where Air Traffic Control sounds like they are running the show, the avionics seem to direct the flight along predefined routes, and the autopilot actually flies the airplane. In the cockpit of a modern GA airplane, there is probably only one person to do all of these jobsyou!

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 6, 2024

Maybe it’s the Georgia flying weather, or maybe it’s the ever-increasing emphasis on “old” pilot instead of “bold” pilot, but it seems that flight planning these days is a lot more about if and when than about route and altitude. The weather looked good, except there was a thunderstorm forecast for Houston. I scrambled and packed.

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Aerotime

JANUARY 30, 2025

With the increasing number of air passengers and airlines adding further new routes in more areas, the aviation industry is facing a lack of aviation specialists. AI provides spotters with data on weather and flight plans and general conditions. billion in 2025, marking a 6.7% increase compared to 2024. million tonnes, reflecting a 5.8%

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Airplanes come in all shapes and sizes, and the cost of owning and operating one can vary greatly. From the inexpensive thrill of soaring in a glider to the massive expense of a commercial airliner, there is a lot to consider regarding the cost of the flight. Small single-engine airplanes are usually the most budget-friendly choice.

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Pilot Institute

MARCH 28, 2025

Key Takeaways Category is the broadest grouping based on aircraft use, like airplane, glider, or rotorcraft. Heres a quick summary: Category: The broadest classification of aircraft based on their intended use and operating environment, such as airplane, glider, or helicopter (rotorcraft). Bear with me; Ill make it easy.

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Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 4, 2025

Acclaimed aviation photographer and retired airline captain Tom Pawlesh will be showcasing his signature nocturnal aircraft photography during this years event, held at the historic Lock Haven Airport from June 1721. Photographing airplanes at night comes with challenges, Pawlesh noted. Sunset in Lock Haven occurs around 8:45 p.m.

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Airplanes General Aviation Weather Pilot 98

Ask the Pilot

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This is owed, maybe, to the impressionability of the adolescent mind, but also the degree to which I savored trips by airplane. We flew economy class on an Eastern Airlines L-1011. Here would be planes and airlines I’d only seen pictures of. Two things solved my dilemma: The first thing was the weather.

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Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 30, 2024

What stupid airplane antics have I recently participated in that would warrant the query? My name is Andrew, and I used to fly that airplane in the early 2000s. Its a great airplane. Both of us had neighbors who owned airplanes and took us flying when we were not yet teens. I find myself staring at the phone in disbelief.

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Cranky Flier

APRIL 18, 2025

It was a strong first three months of 2025 for United Airlines as the carrier saw its best Q1 since prior to the pandemic, earning a $478 million profit on $13.2 Boeing shipped 130 airplanes — mostly 737s — in Q1. United’s Q1 Saw Good Lead the Way And we are back! billion gross revenue.

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Air Facts

JUNE 2, 2025

For perspective, imagine this happening on an airline flight: would the gate agent lend you their car for a few hours, just because you flew in on United? The mechanic who comes out on a rainy night to help you with your broken down airplane when you’re far from home.

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AV Web

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

By Myron Nelson Airline schedule “meltdowns” seem to be in the news of late. The issue itself is fundamental to airline operation and could fill an entire tome to address fully. INFRASTRUCTURE Every day up to 50,000 individual airline flights operate in the U.S. airspace system, carrying upward of 3 million passengers.

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 9, 2025

Getting the Job You may be able to get an instructor job as a plain-vanilla CFI, but when airline hiring slows, the preference of the flight school may be to hire instructors who also hold Instructor Instrument (CFII) tickets. This will be much more than proving you can fly the airplane. You are learning too.

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iPad Pilot News

MAY 23, 2025

It mostly pertains to airlines and the use of PEDs by passengers (think cell phones and laptops). By self-briefing, pilots can often improve their knowledge of weather and aeronautical information.” The AC recommends using position data from an installed GNSS source. Our suggestion?

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 13, 2025

After months of seemingly endless cold weather and extended hours of darkness, we’re on the brink of epic times with lifelong friends. AirVenture (July 21-27) is a massive fly-in where over 10,000 airplanes arrive for a weeklong celebration of all things aviation. It’s best experienced as an airplane owner.

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AV Web

MAY 6, 2025

Lets take a deep dive into what it takes to get an airplane on the ground after a successful instrument approach. Of course, AWOS is one-minute weather and when conditions are changing, the ATIS can be updated, but its unlikely to be updated often enough to match a fast-moving system. Its the only way to land when the weather is low.

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

For others, flying on a commercial airliner may be a once-a-year event when heading off on vacation. In the case of certain passengers, a flight may represent the first time they have ever been onboard an airplane, generating feelings of excitement and trepidation in equal measure about what may lie ahead.

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Airline Reporter

JANUARY 15, 2025

Icelandair’s first A321LR, TF-IAA, at a gate at Stockholm Arlanda Airport following its inaugural revenue flight from KEF Icelandair has, other than their domestic/feeder airline, long had an all-Boeing mainline fleet consisting of 737 MAX-8 and MAX-9, 757-200, 757-300, and 767 jetliners. The new-airplane smell is a real thing.

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Air Facts

APRIL 14, 2025

The system for VAOAI is pretty much all of general aviation and not just the hardware on the airplane. Rather, the system, in the largest sense, includes VAOAI advocates and promoters, regulators, pilots, aircraft, regulations, training, airports, air traffic, airspace, weather, publications, public opinion, and more.

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Final Approach General Aviation Approach Wind Shear 90

Pilot Institute

APRIL 22, 2025

The requirement applies to private, commercial, and airline transport pilots, as well as flight engineers and navigators who fly internationally. A great option for that is taking an interactive ground school, such as the private airplane pilot course on Pilotinstitute.com. Hold a commercial or an airline transport pilot certificate.

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Cranky Flier

JUNE 13, 2025

While the cause remains under investigation, the obvious question is why the airplane failed to climb. A Florida-based firm scooped up the remaining assets, but not the actual airline operations, which meant Silver shut everything down almost immediately, canceling flights and advising passengers not to head to the airport.

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Airplanes Weather Lift Jet 130

Pilot Institute

MAY 8, 2025

ACARS can replace tasks such as pre-departure and oceanic clearances, send position reports, and grab weather data for you. Before long, everything from oceanic clearance requests to in-flight weather updates could flow through ACARS. Then, the antennas and radio systems send the information off the airplane. What Is ACARS?

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Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

Take into consideration that weather reporting, and the dissemination of these reports to pilots, was not as accurate then as it is now. Flying a single engine airplane, under IFR, in the clouds, in a non-radar environment and without an autopilot, adds a great deal to the pilots work load.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 4, 2025

Heres a rundown of what youll need (based on single-engine airplane): Age Requirement: At least 18 years old. 10 hours of instrument training (5 hours in a single-engine airplane). 10 hours of instrument training (5 hours in a single-engine airplane). This is great if you want an airline career and a higher-paying job.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

About the Coordinator The event will be led by Tom Pawlesh , a retired airline pilot with a lifelong passion for both aviation and photography. When not flying, Tom has spent countless hours photographing airplanes, making him the ideal coordinator for this one-of-a-kind event. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m., to 9:00 p.m.

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Inflight Pilot Training

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Are you a young dreamer whos fascinated by airplanes and the idea of flying? A discovery flight is a short, introductory lesson where you get to sit in the cockpit, operate the controls under the guidance of an instructor, and experience what its like to fly an airplane. Who Can Take One? Why Take One? Is Flying Safe for Kids?

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Northstar VFR

JUNE 8, 2025

ATC had vectored an Alaska Airlines to turn base just over my position, 1,000 ft above me. Mechanical Factors Mechanical failures : Airplanes in general are very reliable, and major malfunctions are the minority. They are tired, the weather is marginal, and there is a system failure on the flight.

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 10, 2025

I experienced dense morning fog, afternoon thunderstorms, and made a timely weather divert with the help of incredibly helpful air traffic controllers. Like the airlines, extra crewmembers are added for long endurance flights. And how about cold-weather operations? They do this kind of long-distance flying day in and day out.

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One Mile at a Time

JULY 29, 2024

I know the answer here might be obvious, but I thought it would be interesting to take a bigger picture look at the practice of airlines overselling flights, often leading to overbooking situations. Why do airlines do it, and is it ethical? So, what causes airline flights to be overbooked?

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Airlines Airline Weather Cargo 117

Flying Magazine

MAY 2, 2025

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. Unlike naturally aspirated piston singles, this turbocharged version of the 36 Bonanza can maintain high power settings up to airline altitudes.

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Gross Weight Weather Airplanes Tail 52

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 6, 2025

On January 26, 1941, the aircraft was delivered to Transcontinental & Western Air (later Trans World Airlines (TWA)) as NC1944. However, airlines such as TWA still contributed to the war effort during WWII by transporting personnel and materiel across the United States and even around the world.

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Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Tom Pawlesh, a retired airline pilot with a passion for aviation and photography, will coordinate and light the event. With a lifetime of experience both flying and photographing airplanes, Pawlesh will bring his expertise to the evening. Please note that the event is weather dependent.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

If you dream of flying small airplanes on weekends or piloting commercial airliners with hundreds of passengers, you need certain pilot licenses to reach your aviation goals. Recreational Pilot License (RPL) A Recreational Pilot License lets you fly aircraft with only 180 horsepower or less during the day and in good weather.

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