Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The weather on that day, September 12, 2024, was rather miserable, but not atypical for Alaska with fall a few days away45 degrees F, ceiling less than 500 feet, and a cold, steady rain. Shortly after the end of the war, this veteran was pressed into airline service with Transcontinental and Western Air-TWA as NC88824.

Cargo

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

They arent just a list of priorities in an emergency, they also neatly sum up the different roles a pilot must play, roles that used to be divided very specifically on the flight deck of an airliner. Navigate also means managing weather, because thats often the biggest challenge on an IFR flight. Is it all worth it? I think so.

Pilot in Command

One Mile at a Time

MAY 23, 2025

The plane was on approach to San Diegos Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (MYF), where visibility was just half a mile, with a low cloud ceiling. He asked the air traffic controller for an updated weather report, saying I want to see what Im in for here. He asked for alternatives, only to learn those werent much better either.

Air Traffic Control

Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 30, 2025

Youll learn how to navigate, communicate with Air Traffic Control, interpret weather, and conduct instrument approaches to airports, all without relying on whats outside your window. This rating adds an entirely new dimension to your skillsetand makes you a true all-weather aviator. A layer of clouds at 1,800 feet? Flight canceled.

Pilot

Flying Magazine

MAY 21, 2025

If he had declared an emergency, he would have been given priority, and could have returned to the airport which had a little better weather than his destination, Sedor said. It is part of the airline company operating procedures. ATC could have given him shallower turns, but they were just treating him like a regular IFR flight.

Pilot

Fear of Landing

MAY 9, 2025

This was quickly picked up by the mainstream media and, for the next few weeks, news and oped articles focused on the ongoing issues of changing weather patterns and increased turbulence. Before that, the most recent turbulence-related passenger flight with a fatality in the NTSB database was United Airlines flight 826 in 1997.

Turbulence

Flying Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

This FLYING guide provides everything you need to know about installing and using Starlink Mini in your Cirrus aircraft, enabling you to access weather updates, file PIREPs, communicate with ground contacts, and provide entertainment options for passengers. Vertical placement against a cabin window typically leads to poor connectivity.

Weather

Plane and Pilot

APRIL 20, 2025

An American Airlines jet said it was pretty smooth at FL 300. The weather wasnt great, with local ceilings reported overcast at 1,000 feet, but certainly flyable. While the cloudy weather precluded the pilot from picking a good field to glide into from 6,000 feet, it didnt cause the engine to stop. Mayday, Mayday.

Pilot

Fear of Landing

JUNE 27, 2025

Near Miss at Midway Flight paths for SWA2504 (orange) and ground path for LXJ560 (blue) showing The NTSB has released the preliminary report on the runway incursion which caused Southwest Airlines 2504 to perform a last-minute go-around. The weather was poor with a 200-foot cloud ceiling and visibility of half a mile/one kilometre.

Descent

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

Whether you’re aiming for airline work or just want the thrill of flying more capable aircraft, the multi-engine rating is a smart move. It’s also essential for pilots aiming for roles in charter flight, corporate aviation, or the airlines. Favorable for training—reliable, stable, widely used in aviation programs.

Checkride

Vintage Aviation News

JULY 13, 2025

Suspended for many years from the ceiling of the Ueno Park museum, the Zero was eventually refurbished at the Science Museum’s Tsukuba facility. Additional helicopters on display include a Kawasaki-Hughes 369HS (JA9204) and a Kawasaki-Bell 47G-2, both veterans of Japan’s cold-weather and Antarctic operations.

Ceiling

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 17, 2025

Yesterday was a challenging travel day in the United States, due to some weather systems. Its also spring break for many people, which makes everything more challenging, as airlines dont have much spare capacity for when things go wrong. Quick background I am a current and 11 year EXPLAT (3 of which were CK). Incredible!

Weather

Air Facts

JULY 23, 2025

Revenge at 4,000 Feet Air Facts Journal The 19th of November, 1973, was cold and rainy at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, where I was employed as a 23-year-old copilot with Skyway Airlines. The Skyway Airlines’ Beech 18s flown by the author in this story. What would really make it stressful was the weather. Mystery solved.

NDB

Flying Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

Despite my background as a research meteorologist, my aviation weather background was limited when I was a student pilot. So, I was very excited to discover what more I might learn about weather in addition to all of these other disciplines. It Isn’t Easy First and foremost, weather is inherently difficult.

Weather

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 1,000-foot en route ceiling means that approach minimums never come into question.

Airplanes

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. Very suddenly there was a very dramatic drop so everyone seated and not wearing a seatbelt was launched immediately into the ceiling. Dzafran Azmir said something similar to Reuters.

Turbulence

iPad Pilot News

JUNE 14, 2024

FAA Updates Datalink Weather Advisory Circular iPad Pilot News The rollout of ADS-B datalink weather over twelve years ago was an interesting time for GA pilots. The result was tangible, too, with weather-related fatal accidents steadily declining in the following years.

Weather

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Modern commercial airliners have complicated cabin air conditioning systems , as well as other electrical cabling and pipework that keep all the systems on the aircraft functioning. EQRoy / Shutterstock This is a regular source of passenger frustration on certain airlines. All of this hardware needs to be accommodated somewhere.

Cabin Crew

Pilot's Life Blog

JULY 25, 2024

Before you become a commercial pilot, it’s important to know how to obtain a good weather briefing. Flying in appropriate weather helps make your flight enjoyable and keeps your passengers safe. It includes weather trends. Many pilots reference the weather briefings in their PIREPs.

Weather

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Both trips involved similar routes, the same destination, and periods of both VFR and IFR weather. CRM has gone on to become a staple of airline and military flight training. The weather was mildly IFR, the aircraft performed flawlessly, and I found out later that my university team won. However, the weather was less so.

Weather

Flying Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

We flew my airline from Seattle to Auckland on November 15, staying in New Zealand’s largest city for several days. Soon after we landed, Jo McCaughan emailed to say that they were rejiggering the itinerary to go to Milford Sound and Fiordland on day one, thanks to a brief weather window. This made sense.

Knot

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 8, 2025

My time studying the weather proved itself well spent as the flight to Portland was uneventful and a beautiful sight. Dawn had broken bright and clear, and while icing , ceiling, and visibility had been my preoccupationrightfully so, given our arrival into Portlandthe actual threat of the day was wind.

Crosswind

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

It was interesting and a lot of fun for a lot of reasons, with most of them having to do with not flying a jet and not being restricted by ATC and all the regulatory stuff that makes an airline pilot feel like he’s roped and tied. That’s why so many airline pilots are private pilots too and own airplanes. is appalling.

Weather

AeroSavvy

JANUARY 16, 2024

The lights change color to indicate weather conditions based on METAR reports via internet. Either way, METAR is a format for reporting weather observations. ASOS (Automated Surface Observing System) or older AWOS (Automated Weather Observing System) stations automatically collect the data used in METARs. Take your pick.

Weather

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The weather must cooperate, the environment is new, and the budding pilot must learn nearly three-quarters of the knowledge they will use throughout their entire aviation career. This rating should end any temptation to “scud run” around TV towers or under a low ceiling and eliminate the dreaded VFR-into-IMC trap.

Pilot

Vintage Aviation News

JUNE 2, 2024

Home to the state’s fourth busiest airport, Lehigh Valley International, it’s a common sight to see airliners flying in and out with FedEx and Amazon flights mixed in the bunch. Friday’s weather took a turn with seemingly endless rain, but while some may have stayed home there was still a crowd lining up at the airport.

Weather

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

From entry and weather requirements to interacting with ATC, we have you covered. You’ll always find a steady stream of airliners queued up for departure and arrival. This central core extends up to around 10,000 feet MSL, the airspace’s ceiling. However, the ceiling for each shelf is the same as the core.

Clearance

iPad Pilot News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

We’ve been flying with the Apple Watch since it first launched, and it’s become increasingly useful every year for both preflight weather checks and as an in-cockpit resource. When on the go, you can use the GPS feature to find the nearest weather station image.

Pilot

ABEAM

AUGUST 26, 2023

So we continued towards Reykjavik in basically shitty weather at the very economic fuel setting of 47% power as calculated. We received a Pilot Report (PIREP) from the German Cheetah that they were flying at FL100 in the clear, while we were in shitty weather. So perfect weather.

Weather

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 28, 2024

Currently ANA (Not the airline) Aeroportos de Portugal is responsible for the airport and so far it has expanded the airport by building a second terminal which is used exclusively for low cost carriers. This is the area of Rossio Santa Maria Maior The view is absolutely stunning especially in good weather. Airport WiFi is available.

Turbulence

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Flying a light airplane offers access to thousands more airports than the airlines serve, which means you can land closer to your destination, avoid long taxi routes, and save time. This works well if the weather is good and you don’t need an IFR clearance to take off and depart the pattern.

Clearance

Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

But the movement to reduced crew operations (RCOs) is gaining strength, pushed by national private ATC companies and by some airlines. An airline with several aircraft types will therefore probably also need several aircraft type ground stations, much like there are training simulators for each type of aircraft today.

Pilot

Aerotime

APRIL 23, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a preliminary report into an incident involving a United Airlines Boeing 787 which encountered turbulence as it flew over the Philippines on March 27, 2025. The event itself has prompted calls for renewed scrutiny over airline safety on long-haul flights across turbulence-prone regions.

Turbulence

Air Facts

AUGUST 5, 2024

That big day finally arrives, and not being able to contain yourself for much longer, you decide to bite the bullet and fly down via the airlines. Following a check of the weather, NOTAMS and TFR’s, you are confronted with some decisions to make. The weather is VMC but it’s hot, and the density altitude is really creeping up there.

Density Altitude

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 10, 2024

That attitude, making the most of the systems that remain, is the key to dealing with in-flight emergencies in jet airliners, military jets, and especially our piston-powered ma-chines down here in GA land. Just like the airline glass cockpits, this is called systems integration. No, it’s necessary.”

Cockpit

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 11, 2024

With gusty winds forecast along the eastern seaboard on October 11, I let the weather prognostic chart suggest a different course. In the 1930s, Island Airways operated Ford Trimotors on one of the shortest airline routes ever created between what is now Erie-Ottawa International Airport, Kelley's Island, and the Bass Islands.

Runway

AV Web

JUNE 2, 2024

In the airline world, we try to get to a calm ride by changing altitude or our course. They could be awash in dropped oxygen masks and fallen ceiling panels back there, and the most any good captain should say is “really rough air” or “it is getting choppy.” I do not need to prove myself or push weather.

Turbulence