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Flying Visual Approaches? Synthetic Vision Pathways Can Help

Flying Magazine

If you’ve flown in a Garmin glass cockpit with synthetic vision, then you may have seen the Pathways feature, a series of constantly moving rectangles on the primary flight display (PFD). There are some simple tools you can use in any airplane with a moving map. And you dont have to do any math.

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Round Dials or Glass Cockpits: Which is the Superior Choice?

Pilot Institute

Deciding between a traditional round-dial cockpit and a modern glass cockpit can be a big deal for some pilots. Round-dials teach you hands-on skills, while glass cockpits use fancy technology to help you see what’s going on around you. Learning these differences will help you pick the right kind of cockpit for you.

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The Pitot-Static System: How It Works

Pilot Institute

” The answers come from a clever little setup on your airplane: a metal tube sticking into the airstream and a tiny hole on the fuselage. These two simple features power three of the most important cockpit instruments. It helps measure how fast the airplane is going by measuring the air pressure. Cool, right?

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Electronic flight bag legal briefing for pilots—2025 edition

iPad Pilot News

Electronic flight bag legal briefing for pilots2025 edition iPad Pilot News The best reading is in some Advisory Circulars from the FAA. Each year we publish a plain-language review of the FARs and Advisory Circulars pertaining to the use of iPads and electronic flight bags in the cockpit. Our suggestion?

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What are the Key Parts of a Plane?

WayMan

The Main Parts of an Airplane While aircraft come in many designs and sizes, they all share several core components. It houses the cockpit, passenger seats (if applicable), and any cargo space. Regardless of placement, the principle remains the same: wings generate the lift that makes flight possible.

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Hawaii Mars Taxiing Around

Vintage Aviation News

photo by Rob Frolic – 2015) The team at Coulson Aviation has been working on getting the airplane ready for the ferry flight. After eight years on the dock all the systems, cabling, flight controls, and engines were put through a series of detailed inspections.

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Electronic flight bag legal briefing for pilots—2024 edition

iPad Pilot News

Electronic flight bag legal briefing for pilots—2024 edition iPad Pilot News The best reading is in some Advisory Circulars from the FAA. Each year we publish a plain-language review of the FARs and Advisory Circulars pertaining to the use of iPads and electronic flight bags in the cockpit. Our suggestion?

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