Pilot Institute
DECEMBER 12, 2024
” 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. It helps measure how fast the airplane is going by measuring the air pressure. The other important part of the system is a tiny hole on the side of the airplane, called a static port.
Flying Magazine
JUNE 3, 2025
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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AV Web
JUNE 10, 2025
Hats off to the FAA for finally suggesting that all airplanes be equipped with angle of attack systems. The agency recently published a special airworthiness information bulletin (SAIB) recommending that AoA systems become standard equipment in new airplanes and retrofitted in existing ones.
Vintage Aviation News
JULY 10, 2024
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.
WayMan
MAY 25, 2025
The Main Parts of an Airplane While aircraft come in many designs and sizes, they all share several core components. Regardless of placement, the principle remains the same: wings generate the lift that makes flight possible. Cockpit: Where Control Happens Cockpit, also known as the flight deck , is the nerve center of the airplane.
iPad Pilot News
MAY 23, 2025
In the end, the key point here is that you as PIC are responsible for ensuring that your iPad (or other PED) does not interfere with your airplane and provides a reliable source of data. The AC recommends using position data from an installed GNSS source. This does not have to mean lots of tests and paperwork for part 91 operators.
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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