Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

This is where the North Atlantic Organised Track System (NAT-OTS) guides your flight planning. As there is so much traffic, the NAT-OTS has been established in order to offer optimum tracks for most traffic, which means passenger airline traffic. BGR (Intl, Bangor ME) is a preferred tech stop for transatlantic flights.

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Professional Pilot

MAY 13, 2024

This is where the North Atlantic Organised Track System (NAT-OTS) guides your flight planning. As there is so much traffic, the NAT-OTS has been established in order to offer optimum tracks for most traffic, which means passenger airline traffic. BGR (Intl, Bangor ME) is a preferred tech stop for transatlantic flights.

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Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Dispatchers are often considered “pilots on the ground” and play an important part in airlines. In smaller operations, the pilots plan the entire flight. In an airline environment, pilots have many responsibilities. They often are too busy to plan a commercial flight from start to finish.

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Professional Pilot

MAY 30, 2025

ARINC was founded by and comprised of various airlines and manufacturers (components and equipment) with the goal of producing sets of specifications (standards) for avionics hardware for global aircraft use. It is maintained by the Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee (AEEC) and digitally published by ARINC.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JULY 25, 2024

Types of Weather Briefings You can obtain three different types of weather briefings, including: Standard briefing : A standard briefing offers the most comprehensive data and compares your flight plan with current weather conditions and updated forecasts. It includes weather trends.

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Air

MARCH 21, 2025

This is critical for managing separation between aircraft, especially avoiding the potential hazards of wake turbulence left by larger planes. Pilots and airlines deal with two main kinds: Airport Slots These are allocated directly by the airport authority itself. How Do Airlines Get Their Hands on Slots? Heard of Those?

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

To explore more accessories—both necessities and those nice extras—visit online stores that offer a great selection of pilot gear like Sporty’s Pilot Shop , Flight Outfitters , and MyGoFlight. Or check out the flight gear section on Amazon. Use this feature to preserve memories or easily review data in flight debriefs.

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Flightworx

MAY 1, 2024

These systems provide real-time data on weather patterns, including wind speeds, turbulence, storms, and other critical information. Flight Data Processing Systems : These systems collect and process data from radar and other sensors to create a cohesive picture of the air traffic situation.

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Aerotime

MAY 30, 2024

Emirates announced that it has joined the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Turbulence Aware Platform. The airline will also be the first to integrate the IATA platform within the latest version of Lido mPilot, the mobile navigation solution from Lufthansa Systems.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 13, 2025

Taipei to Hong route has a lot of flights and the airline deploys both 787 series but there are 2 issues, the flight time is too short and also aircraft change happens very frequently so with this route ended up being ruled out, my next option was a flight from Tokyo to Taipei. I picked the noon flight.

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Pilot Institute

MAY 26, 2025

Welcome to the world of Clear Air Turbulence (CAT). How can you stay safe during high-altitude flights? 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. Upon a CAT encounter, configure to turbulence penetration speed and maintain control.

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Pilot's Life Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

True to its name, the airspeed indicator tells you how fast the plane is going and is important for flight planning and maintaining aircraft performance. Static vents that measure static pressures are usually on the lower side of the plane, where the air stream isn’t as turbulent.

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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. They also create and file detailed flight plans that include the intended route, altitudes, and speeds.

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Professional Pilot

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Few airlines are willing to pay the cost of training pilots to use synthetic vision systems (SVS) effectively, so airliners are rarely equipped with them. Guidelines in each corner of the pathway show the direction of the active flight plan leg to confirm that the plane is on its intended track.

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Inflight Pilot Training

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The aviation industry has already welcomed AI-driven technologies that enhance flight planning, streamline air traffic management, and refine cockpit operations. Airlines spend heavily on pilot salaries, training, and benefitsexpenses that could shrink with autonomous aircraft. Cost savings offer another powerful incentive.

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AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

An autopilot and Aspen primary flight display reduce workload on long flights. Cherokee Six instrument panel Like my airline job, I fly nearly paperless using an iPad Mini and the ForeFlight app for navigation charts. Bad data caused by turbulence, turns, and other anomalies was discarded. Flagstaff is at 7,015 feet.

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Ask Captain Lim

MAY 21, 2024

A SIA Boeing 777-300ER taking off at Zurich Photo Credit: Aero Icarus ( [link] ) The Boeing 777 severe encounter with turbulence On May 21, a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 diverted to Bangkok and made an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport after encountering severe turbulence, leaving one dead and about 30 injured.

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Ask Captain Lim

MAY 31, 2024

Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER Photo credit: N509FZ( [link] ) 62 Seconds of Deadly Severe Turbulence Last week, one passenger died and about 30 passengers were injured when a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 encountered severe turbulence over the Irrawaddy Delta, Myanmar. If the value is 0, no turbulence is expected.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Welcome to my return trip report on Singapore Airlines! Introduction For this flight, I decided to sit near the rear of the 737 MAX 8 to compare the noise level between this aircraft and the 737-800. After January 2026, the 737-800 will be out of the airline's schedule as they would be return to the lessor (The 737-800 are leased).

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Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Returning to ADS (Addison, Dallas TX) on a beautiful Sunday, I smiled when I filed my usual IFR flight plan. Im not sure Id call that a deviation, since it was on the filed flight plan. Airbus A330-200F/A330/A320 First Officer Turkish Airlines Istanbul, Trkiye I n my Part 121 days, I experienced several deviations.

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Now, as you fight turbulence and radio for help, you must make life-or-death decisions. This is a story that teaches us a lesson about the balance between technology and human factors in every flight. The Flight and Weather Concerns The date is July 8, 2009, and the day was already hot by mid-morning in McKinney, Texas.

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Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JANUARY 8, 2024

Listed below is a summary of each airline and my imaginary award to the airlines in different categories. This is for those who deciding on the airlines to fly, I hope my blog in some ways help you have a better idea choosing the airlines you are considering to fly. So without further ado, let's begin.

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Professional Pilot

JUNE 10, 2024

Basic functions For the rare pilot whose flight bag still hasn’t been digitized, here is the least you can expect from an EFB: • A way to create and file a flight plan without leaving your tablet or smartphone. • All the charts needed for flight planning and en route, plus airport charts for taxiing to and from the runway. •

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Professional Pilot

MARCH 6, 2025

Subsequently, one must examine flight planning requirements, including the days duration, augmented crew requirements, and any necessity for intermediate stops for crew changes and refueling, especially if the aircraft cannot reach its final destination non-stop. That incident cost us half an hour talking to an airport inspector.

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