Flight Instruments vs. Avionics
WayMan
JUNE 16, 2025
Attitude Indicator (Artificial Horizon): Shows the orientation (pitch and bank) of the aircraft relative to the horizon of the Earth, essential for instrument meteorological conditions flight.
How to Obtain the Perfect Aviation Weather Briefing for Your Flight
Northstar VFR
MAY 16, 2024
With all the weather resources we have today, inadvertent flight from Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) into Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) continues to be one of the greatest causes of fatal accidents today. Why is this? can be confusing and overwhelming.
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Professional Pilot
AUGUST 8, 2024
CAE has an airline training focus with nearly twice as many training centers catering to airline training (36) as corporate (15) and helicopter (10). Helicopter courses include surviving inadvertent instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), advanced energy management, and advanced cockpit resource management.
Is Flying Safer Than Driving? The Truth About General Aviation
Pilot Institute
SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
And if you’re boarding a commercial airliner, this is true. In fact, you’re more likely to be struck by lightning than be in an airline accident. [1] However, they still have some ground to cover before they can match the safety record of the airlines. These reasons mirror why airline travel is so safe.
20 Degrees Left
Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
He has a Delta airliner call on the ATC frequency and on guard (121.5) ATC: “720RP, how’s it going through that weather?” ATC: “N720RP, Cleveland.” ATC: “N720RP, Cleveland.” The controller polls other ATC positions to find out if they’ve seen or heard from the Piper. with no success.
How to Perform a Go-Around (The Right Way)
Pilot Institute
JUNE 26, 2024
Example of a Preventable Accident A prime example of when a go-around could’ve prevented an accident is in the case of Southwest Airlines Flight 1455. The risk of losing control is higher in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) or at night. So, it’s important to use the flight instruments to maintain control.
In Search of the Headless Horseman
Photographic Logbook
OCTOBER 28, 2023
Putting the front to our tails, we flew in IMC (instrument meteorological conditions) for 30 minutes before emerging under a clear blue sky. Cleared to depart behind a commercial airliner, we were inscrutably vectored back and forth across the course to HAAYS, the first waypoint on the procedure. Better safe than sorry.
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