Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

That said, we all know stuff breaks, and whether or not the airplane is technically (and legally) airworthy with something non-functional depends a lot on what’s inoperative, and what kind of plane we’re flying. For instance, we can all agree that a propeller is a necessary item on a prop-driven airplane.

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Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

The school also offers spin endorsements, upset recovery, aerobatic training, and hourly instruction if youre just itching to check the GameBird off your airplane bucket list. The Sbach, a notoriously difficult airplane to fly, challenges even the hardest of hard-core aerobatic pilots. The four-blade MT propeller is the only exception.

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Pilot Institute

APRIL 30, 2025

Types of Altitude To fundamentally understand density altitude, you need to understand the five types of altitude used in aviation: Indicated altitude: the altitude read on the altimeter (regardless of altimeter setting) Pressure Altitude: the indicated altitude of the altimeter when it is set to 29.92 Press ENTER. Press ENTER.

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 11, 2025

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. Use our airplane loan calculator to calculate your estimated monthly payments. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

As a pilot or aircraft owner, keeping your airplane airworthy is one of the most important things you can do. It’s basically like giving your airplane a yearly check-up. This is similar to the annual check but is required more frequently for airplanes flown with paying passengers. That’s where the AVIATES acronym comes in handy.

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iPad Pilot News

AUGUST 20, 2024

The panel in your airplane shows indicated airspeed (IAS, derived from the pitot tube on the wing), while the iPad shows groundspeed (derived from the GPS in your ADS-B receiver or iPad). Most pilots think about pressure, since we’re constantly adjusting the altimeter setting, but even that isn’t enough to explain the difference.

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Plane and Pilot

MAY 20, 2025

Obviously, the main similarity will be the actual aeroplanes (er, airplanes) youll fly. QNH sets the altimeter to msl, QFE to the destination field elevation so the altimeter will read zero upon landing. With the dollar as strong as it is against the pound, has there ever been a better time for a flying visit to England?

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 29, 2025

READ MORE: Dont Forget: Flight Instruction Is a Business Prior to takeoff, brief the customer on the positive exchange of controls and advise that two hands on the yoke in a small airplane is not necessary and is only found in bad TV movies. I see an airplane doesnt help unless we know where it is in relation to our aircraft.

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Air Facts

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Thats especially true for instrument pilots, where Air Traffic Control sounds like they are running the show, the avionics seem to direct the flight along predefined routes, and the autopilot actually flies the airplane. In the cockpit of a modern GA airplane, there is probably only one person to do all of these jobsyou!

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Pilot Institute

JANUARY 27, 2025

When you first laid your eyes on the instruments inside an airplane, they probably went wide with a mixture of joy, confusion, and slight apprehension at the thought of having to learn how to read them. The altimeter uses information from the static ports of the aircraft to determine the static pressure. vertical speed), and airspeed.

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Plane and Pilot

APRIL 1, 2025

Altimeter set. Airplane ready. At 500 feet down the runway, the little airplane leaped into the air despite my plan to build more speed before taking off. Adrenaline coursed through my veins, and every sense was tuned to the heartbeat of the small new airplane. First flight in a new airplane. Pitch trim neutral.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Using the VSI and Altimeter for Stability The vertical speed indicator and altimeter are your best tools for maintaining a steady altitude. The altimeter , when set correctly, shows your actual height above sea level. The altimeter , when set correctly, shows your actual height above sea level.

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Flight Training Central

APRIL 8, 2024

Airspeed and altimeter. Airspeed, altimeter, and vertical speed. If a flight is made from an area of low pressure into an area of high pressure without the altimeter setting being adjusted, the altimeter will indicate lower than the actual altitude above sea level. What altitude does the altimeter indicate?

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Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Airplane performance can be defined as the capability of an airplane to operate effectively while serving a specific purpose. The result of an alteration in airflow patterns increasing induced drag about the wings of an airplane. Determine the approximate landing ground roll distance. a higher-than-normal angle of attack.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

No airplane or helicopter traffic No helicopter traffic No airplane traffic Correct! Based upon the altitude indicated by altimeter #3, which course direction is appropriate for this VFR cruising altitude? Which condition would cause the altimeter to indicate a lower altitude than true altitude? Refer to Figure 82.)

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Pilot Institute

JANUARY 1, 2025

Altimeter Pressure (A2990) The next part of the report indicates the local atmospheric pressure, measured in inches of mercury (inHg). Pilots use this value to adjust their altimeters, ensuring they display altitude as close to mean sea level (MSL) as possible. Its also possible to report negative temperatures with an M prefix.

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Northstar VFR

JUNE 30, 2024

Pilots rely on the airspeed indicator and altimeter instruments to measure and display this vital information. The static port is connected to the ASI, altimeter, and VSI. How does the pitot-static system operate the altimeter? The altimeter utilizes the static port to receive inputs of the outside static pressure.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

These would guide them when they couldn’t see anything outside their airplane. The satellites then send the corrected signals back to your airplane. For example, at Penn Valley airport, airplanes using an LP approach can descend more than 600 feet lower than those using LNAV. Without it, youre limited to LNAV.

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Flight Training Central

APRIL 15, 2024

2) Prepare the Facts Beforehand I often have my students teach me a maneuver on the ground before we get into the airplane. What does your altimeter say to start the maneuver? Say the steps out loud to yourself, move your hands like you would in the airplane. See your visual landmark in front of you.

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Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Landing an airplane can be one of the most nerve-wracking tasks for a student pilot. Getting an airplane to fly is easy. But this can be hard to judge when the altimeter is so sensitive. The post How to Land an Airplane appeared first on Pilot Institute. But landing it safely on the runway is a skill. Good question.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The best method is consistent altimeter checks and verifying your position using visual references or landmarks. Maintaining regular altimeter checks. Altitude management will make sure you have sufficient terrain clearance, can follow airspace regulations, and maintain safe distances from other aircraft. Incorrect cruise altitudes.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Chapter 4 of the FAA Airplane Flying Handbook is the poster child for this kind of pilot-abusing declamation. Push down more on the gas pedal (throttle in an airplane), go faster. The other option is to give the car (airplane) more gas (throttle) and maintain the same speed going uphill. It’s much the same in an airplane.

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Northstar VFR

JULY 28, 2023

Before discussing the different types of altitude, let's discuss the one common thing every pilot uses in reference to altitude: The altimeter. An altimeter is standard in every aircraft, and its sole job is to inform the pilot of how high in the sky they are. It’s the altitude at which your airplane thinks it's at.

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Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

Flying a single engine airplane, under IFR, in the clouds, in a non-radar environment and without an autopilot, adds a great deal to the pilots work load. With three airplanes, we departed Springfield for Fairfield, Iowa to compete in an NIFA competition against five other schools. This was the situation on Friday, December 1, 1972.

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Northstar VFR

AUGUST 25, 2024

Most of these checks can even be done as the airplane is sitting at the gate because they are minimally invasive, require less tools, and take fewer maintenance personnel. Depending on the maintenance specifications required by the FAA for that airplane, these checks commonly happen after 24-60 hours of flight time.

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Professional Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

PRESS RELEASE D aher Aircraft today announced a range of avionics and systems enhancements for its Kodiak 900 and Kodiak Series III airplanes in 2025, further improving their operability, maintainability and flight safety along with increasing the commonality between these two versions and the companys TBM 960 aircraft.

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 4, 2025

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. While this airplane is sure to attract attention at airports and during fly-ins, it is also a practical utility aircraft, trainer and traveler.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

These paths guide the airplane safely during its descent. Both MDA and DA are measured from sea level, just like the altimeter in the airplane. Radio altimeters display height above ground, not altitude. Radio altimeters display height above ground, not altitude. Dont have a functioning radio altimeter?

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

The six-pack consists of: Airspeed Indicator (ASI) Attitude Indicator (AI) Altimeter Turn Coordinator (TC) Heading Indicator (HI) Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI) Along with the six-pack, we also have an RPM gauge, which shows the engine’s working speed. They are independent mechanical instruments that provide individual readings.

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Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

If youre in the aircraft, set the altimeter to 29.92 If you dont have access to an altimeter, you can manually calculate the pressure altitude. Step-by-Step: How to Use the E6Bs Air Density Window Calculating Density Altitude Find the pressure altitude. and read the altitude shown. Subtract it from 29.92.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

There’s a reason why basic airplane attitude instrument flying comes first in any Instrument curriculum – it’s the foundation for everything else you’ll do in IFR flying. Within the normal speed range of an airplane, there are many combinations of power and pitch which will maintain altitude at different airspeeds.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 30, 2025

The altimeter started slipping. One of the most essential tools for staying ahead of the airplane is the electronic flight bag (EFB). Used effectively, they free up mental bandwidth for what matters mostflying the airplane and making sound decisions. In an instant, the world outside vanished into a milky blur.

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iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Both apps have all the features and capabilities to feel right at home in the cockpit of a student pilot learning to fly, while simultaneously meeting the needs of professional pilots flying turbine airplanes. It also activates the split-screen view and displays the emergency checklist for your airplane. in the app as well.

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Photographic Logbook

MAY 19, 2025

While I have done flight reviews in my airplane and demonstrated stalls, steep turns, and other basic maneuvers for various flight instructors over the years, my preference is to seek out new experiences, gain skills, learn from different instructors, and fly other aircraft types instead. "I Just Flew a Super Decathlon!" "I Photo by Don.

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Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Altimeter Setting The altimeter setting gives you pressure information in inches of mercury or hectopascals. For accurate altitude readings, you should set your aircraft’s altimeter to match the local altimeter setting. A2992 : Altimeter setting of 29.92 In our example, an altimeter setting of 29.92

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Northstar VFR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Not only are we making checks on equipment and systems, but we’re also confirming our proficiency to fly the airplane. Before you start checking for correct operation of the systems, you need to verify that the airplane is airworthy.

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iPad Pilot News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Get the watch app here. Altimeter+ Display an altimeter flight instrument on your watch. You can choose to use the barometer, GPS, or ASTER calculations as the source to determine altitude. When on the go, you can use the GPS feature to find the nearest weather station image.

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