Plane and Pilot

MAY 31, 2025

While some wreckage was recovered within days, it took nearly two years to retrieve the flight and cockpit voice recorders from the ocean floor. First, confirm there are VFR conditions below the deck, and second, establish the airplane in a stabilized pitch, power, and trimmed condition before entering the clouds.

Airplanes

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

It features the Garmin G3X Touch avionics suite, providing students with a contemporary cockpit experience. Piper Archer TX The Archer TX is a staple in flight training programs, known for its stability and reliability. In terms of cockpit layout and handling, Piper is often praised for its more “airline-style” approach.

Stability

Ask Captain Lim

JUNE 1, 2025

Normally, the cabin crew informs the captain about the situation, and the captain coordinates with them to ensure that the airlines medical emergency protocols are followed. Some airlines partner with remote medical assistance service providers for real-time medical support that assists flight crews during in-flight emergencies.

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Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Langewiesche provides one of the clearest expositions of aerodynamics and flight control, breaking down concepts like angle of attack, lift, stability, and stalls. He chronicles the life of an airline pilot during a period when navigation was rudimentary and safety standards were still emerging.

Rudder

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 25, 2025

Adam Estes) Inside the museum one can find a former United Airlines Boeing 727-100 (registration number N7017U) hanging from the second story balcony. In 1991, N7017U was retired from United Airlines operational fleet, but instead of being scavenged for parts and scrapped, N7017U was donated to the Museum of Science and Industry.

Cockpit

Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

When you reach around 36,000 feet (11,000 m) near the tropopause, the temperature stabilizes at around -56.5 °C. For example, an airliner might indicate only 250 knots at 35,000 feet, but its true airspeed could be over 430 knots. Commercial airliners aren’t designed for supersonic flight. Safety is also a factor.

True Airspeed

Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 2, 2025

Major airlines like Delta and United, alongside regional carriers, are actively recruiting, offering competitive salaries, signing bonuses often exceeding $20,000, and attractive benefits packages. Competitive Salary and Benefits Financial stability is a critical factor in any career change, and aviation delivers a compelling proposition.

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Inflight Pilot Training

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

The Flight Training Route What It Involves Flight training programs are typically offered by independent flight schools or airline-affiliated academies. Some airlines and employers may prefer or require a degree for career advancement, especially for managerial or instructional roles.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

This rating opens doors to advanced flying and better career options, from charter flights to airline tracks. For many, it’s a gateway to jobs in commercial operations , charter companies, and airlines. Its cockpit layout and flight behavior make it easy to learn procedures and get comfortable with emergency drills.

Checkride

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

From simple mechanical linkages in small aircraft to high-tech fly-by-wire systems in airliners, ailerons have evolved with aviation itself. The pilot is able to control the aircrafts roll by turning the control yoke or sidestick in the cockpit. What Is Aircraft Stability? Lateral stability depends on the aircrafts design.

Aileron

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

We use planes equipped with Garmin G1000 to give students real-world exposure to glass cockpits. With high-wing visibility, basic and glass cockpit versions, and consistent performance, it’s perfect for teaching fundamentals. Students training on the DA42 often move directly into airline cadet programs or turbine transition courses.

Cockpit

WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

While commercial airliners are made up of millions of individual components, the foundation of every airplanewhether a Boeing jet or a training aircraft like a Cessna 172 starts with the same key parts. It houses the cockpit, passenger seats (if applicable), and any cargo space.

Lift

Flight Training Central

JULY 14, 2025

The aviation industry has long debated the minimum flight hours required for pilots to obtain an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate, a prerequisite for serving as a pilot in command at major airlines. for military pilots or graduates of approved aviation programs) allow for reduced minimums—known as a Restricted ATP.

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Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Equipped with the Garmin G1000 NXi avionics suite, it offers students a modern cockpit experience, enhancing situational awareness and preparing them for advanced aircraft systems. The Seminole’s design emphasizes safety and stability, crucial for students transitioning to multi-engine operations.

Cockpit

Fear of Landing

MAY 9, 2025

The most recent case, when Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 experienced extreme turbulence in May 2024, led to thirty passengers injured and one death by a passenger who suffered a heart attack. Before that, the most recent turbulence-related passenger flight with a fatality in the NTSB database was United Airlines flight 826 in 1997.

Turbulence

Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

Depending on the warm air’s stability, this process can form different kinds of clouds. In December 2022, Hawaiian Airlines Flight 35 was flying at FL400, above a cloud layer between FL370 and FL380. Make the most of the tools in your cockpit and coordinate effectively with your crew.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

Performance may be degraded when placed on the cockpit dashboard or under the aircrafts canopy/ceiling window due to window material, deicing technology, and glass angle. A support mechanism, such as a tacky brace, can help stabilize the setup, avoiding detachment due to cold conditions at higher altitudes.

Weather

Flying Magazine

JUNE 2, 2025

The none-too-modest aim of Boom Supersonic is to design and manufacture a supersonic airliner, which it calls Overture. Boomless cruise holds out the possibility of flight speeds 50 percent higher than those of subsonic airliners. Boom has said that Overture will enter airline service in 2030. When XB-1 flew at Mach 1.12

Drag

Flying Magazine

JULY 8, 2025

The FAA ’s decision to deny a special medical clearance for an airline pilot taking antidepressant medication was “arbitrary and capricious,” a federal appeals court has ruled. A pilot seeking a special issuance must also be stabilized on their medication for six months and submit to an assessment by an aviation medical examiner (AME).

Clearance

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

It was to be a medium-range airliner that could comfortably seat over 100 passengers on two decks inside the fuselage. There, the dimensions of the two vertical stabilizers were increased, and a third stabilizer with no rudder was added to the tail to counteract yaw instability.

Tail

AV Web

APRIL 15, 2025

Airlines of all flags have shared woes recently. Business aircraft operate like quasi-airlines, blazing creative trails to folly. The captain took control and applied aft stick pressure to return the airplane to a normal descent pitch attitude to prevent an overspeed. Thats FA tenacity. No doors, no problem. Other than that, what?

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Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

Entry Requirements & Selection Process Military Pilot Training Becoming a military pilot in the US is a selective process that starts long before you step into a cockpit. Entry requirements are minimal: Age — At least 17 for a private license; 18 for commercial; 23 for an airline transport license (ATP).

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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. By day’s end, 42 “sons of b **s” had been scared off Skyway Airlines for good.

NDB

One Mile at a Time

JULY 21, 2025

The cockpit voice recorder, computer data, and physical engine switch found in the wreckage, showed that pilots had shut off the left engine instead of the right engine, while following emergency procedures after the bird strike.

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Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This rare opportunity allows visitors to step back in time and experience flight aboard one of the world’s first luxury airliners. With its distinctive three-engine configuration, the aircraft was known for its stability and safety, quickly becoming a favorite for airlines of the time. Note the open cockpit.

Stability

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

For others, flying on a commercial airliner may be a once-a-year event when heading off on vacation. We will now begin our tour through a commercial airline flight, so sit back, relax, and enjoy the journey! Welcome onboard For some people, traveling by air has become purely routine, much like traveling by bus or train.

Cabin Crew

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 9, 2025

Because most contemporary hangars were not high enough to accommodate the Constellation if it had a single tail, three vertical stabilizers were fitted to provide sufficient longitudinal control while being able to access pre-existing hangars at airports around the country. Cockpit of the Lockheed Constellation.

Tail

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 14, 2024

Southwest Airlines has just internally revealed details of an incident that occurred back in April 2024, which can only be described as a very close call. While the “DON’T SINK” and “PULL UP” warnings went off in the cockpit during this time, the first officer states they didn’t hear this due to intense task saturation.

Thrust

Ask Captain Lim

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Alaskan Airlines Embraer 175 Photo credit ( [link] ) What could drive an off-duty pilot to sabotage the Alaskan Airlines plane’s engines? The safety of any flight hinges on the mental stability of those in the cockpit. An off-duty pilot occupying the jump seat attempted to shutdown both its engines.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

One way to achieve this is by starting early and educating student pilots about alternative careers in aviation beyond the conventional path of an airline pilot. These benefits help to position becoming a CFI as a genuine alternative to airline careers.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

The airlines use their high-fidelity flight simulators to great advantage, and when combined with stick shakers, multicrew flight decks, and low-speed and stall-warning systems, the training is excellent. Not to worry: The airliner you are flying has probably not entered a stall in its entire 20- to 30-year service lifespan.

Horizontal Stabilizer

Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

At Leopard Aviation, we train students in the Cessna 172S Skyhawk, known for its stability and advanced Garmin G1000 avionics. With a comfortable cockpit and well-designed controls, it provides a great learning platform for students developing their skills. Trainer aircraft play a crucial role in shaping a pilots learning journey.

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Pilot's Life Blog

MARCH 15, 2024

Most Crucial Aircraft Components, From the Flight Crew to the Cockpit, Are in the Fuselage The body of an airplane is known as the fuselage. Pilots navigate the airplane forward in glass cockpits, which are located just over the aircraft’s nose. All of these primary control surfaces serve as a horizontal stabilizer for the plane.

Horizontal Stabilizer

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

Innsbruck is one of the most beautiful and spectacular places on earth with an airport that can support a variety of airline equipment up to a small widebody such as the Boeing 767-300ER. In the CRJ you can not hear any engines from the cockpit, making for an odd audio sensation. There was no inherent stability.

Crosswind

Fear of Landing

MARCH 22, 2024

This is an exploration of how NASA research has influenced modern airliners through research and technology. Glass Cockpit During the 1970s and 1980s, NASA created and tested the concept of an advanced cockpit configuration that replaced dial and gauge instruments with flat panel digital displays.

Wind Shear

World Airline News

APRIL 30, 2024

But many airlines have further increased their capacities. In addition to the adverse effects of inflation and higher fuel prices, a rise in personnel costs was particularly felt as the terms of the new collective labour agreements for cockpit and cabin personnel were reflected in staff expense. Demand for travel remains high.

Stability

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

One way to achieve this is by starting early and educating student pilots about alternative careers in aviation beyond the conventional path of an airline pilot. These benefits help to position becoming a CFI as a genuine alternative to airline careers.

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