Plane and Pilot

JULY 31, 2025

Here’s how the landscape has evolved since that first flight. Cockpit Revolution: Steam Gauges to Glass Thirty-three years ago, my Skipper’s panel was a cluster of analog “steam gauges”—altimeter, airspeed, and attitude indicators, their needles prone to subtle quivers. The GPS revolution changed that.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

In a round-dial cockpit, the six-pack of gauges are the core of the flight instruments. Glass cockpits often feature automation and flight computers to help reduce workload. Most modern jets have glass cockpits if you plan to fly commercially at the airlines. Which can add up to the overall cost of ownership.

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Altimeter+ Calculates the altitude of your current location via GPS, or from the built-in barometer included on newer iPhones and iPads.Offers Apple Watch app. ASA CX-3 Flight Computer Based on the ASA CX-3 Flight Computer for pilots, this E6B app allows you to perform routine aviation calculations on your iPhone or iPad.

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Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Lola was among the first female commercial pilots, breaking barriers in aviation when airliners were almost exclusively male territory. Lola went on to become a commercial airline transport pilot, flight instructor, SCUBA divemaster, and an award-winning author and photographer. I might as well chat with the altimeter.

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