Pilot Institute

JULY 4, 2025

Pilots constantly watch out of the cockpit windows, and air traffic control monitors traffic in the airspace. Pilots themselves scan for traffic by looking out the cockpit windows. When the time of closest approach falls below certain levels, TCAS issues alerts. Green markings show the climb or safe climb, or descent rates.

Transponder

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

When learning how to land a Piper Seminole, it is crucial to understand the role of each engine in the approach and landing phases. Pilots must be proficient in managing engine power, especially during the approach, where power settings and speed management are critical to a smooth and safe landing.

Descent

Flying Magazine

JUNE 12, 2025

I double-checked my autopilot and looked down at my sim cockpit to verify the pitot heat was on. As I double-checked ForeFlight to load the approach plate on my iPad, which I had paired to the simulator cockpit, the radio crackled with the Boston Center VATSIM controller. Cape Air 73-31, you’re 40 miles south of Portland.

Air Traffic Control

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

So when you’re in the cockpit, you’ll know exactly what to do. Key Takeaways Power-off stalls mimic a stall during the flight’s approach and landing phase. On final approach, it can be the difference between recovering and crashing. Without a quick reaction, it can lead to a dangerous situation.

Descent

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In my glass-cockpit airplane, on an instrument approach, there are a number of things to be set and to look out for. By comparison, in a steam-gauge cockpit, much more information is kept in your head, and many of those avionics settings arent even there. Not all checklists are related to the engine and airframe.

Airplanes

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Our approach guarantees youll be comfortable handling any maneuver when flying a small plane, even in challenging conditions. This approach helps you build confidence, master techniques, and make the transition to real-world flying seamless and enjoyable. Our goal is to help you approach every landing with confidence.

Weather

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Learning the right types of aircraft maneuvers isn’t just about checking off boxes—it’s about building muscle memory, sharp instincts, and total confidence in the cockpit. From basic turns to emergency descents, every maneuver shapes how a student reacts under pressure and handles real-world flying.

Pilot

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

A power-off 180 is a critical maneuver that simulates an engine failure on final approach, requiring pilots to glide the aircraft and execute a precise 180-degree turn to a safe landing spot. Maintain the proper approach speed to maximize glide distance, typically the best glide speed for your aircraft.

Pilot

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 11, 2025

AGL (or when AGL is unknown), the descent rate exceeds 4,000 ft. AGL and the descent rate exceeds 3,000 ft. AGL, the descent rate is between 3000 ft. Runway Final Approach Alert – Alerts when approaching any runway, based on altitude, vertical speed, track, and when within 4 nm of the runway threshold.

AGL

One Mile at a Time

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

One is right by the cockpit, while one is in front of row one, on the right side. A few minutes later we began our descent, at which point the seatbelt sign was turned on. I always enjoy the views on approach to my home airport of Miami (its one of the few redeeming qualities of the airport !).

Airlines

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Combining the data shown on your cockpit instruments helps you make better judgments. One example is Indicated Airspeed (IAS), which is the airspeed you read directly from cockpit instruments. A positive reading means you’re climbing, while a negative one indicates descent. In a climb or descent, this is just as true.

True Airspeed

Fear of Landing

JUNE 27, 2025

Analysts confirmed that they had the data from the Cockpit Voice Recorder but last week, there was concern about the fire damage from the Flight Data Recorder. Both cockpit voice recorders were overwritten, so the primary information is crew interviews and ADS-B data. The descent profile matches what we saw from the ADSB data.

Descent

Pilot Institute

APRIL 23, 2025

Landing Gear Operating Speed (VLO) Explained Youre on the final approach. Now its time to extend the landing gear and complete your final approach checklist. Additionally, many aircraft feature placards or markings in the cockpit that indicate important speed limitations. Theres just one problem youre too fast.

Final Approach

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

When flying a plane for the first time, this knowledge helps you make informed decisions in the cockpit. In-Flight Maneuvers: Basic Turns, Climbs, and Descents During your first flight, youll learn basic maneuvers like turns, climbs, and descents. These are the building blocks of piloting.

Aileron

Flying Magazine

JULY 18, 2025

It has compatibility with third-party flight displays, envelope protection, and full approach coupling. Garmin expanded on the successful G1000 King Air upgrade program (more on that in a minute) and targeted the Beechjet fleet with the retrofit of its big-screen G5000 integrated cockpit. Fusion includes three 14.1-inch

Flight Deck

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Theres an additional lavatory right by the cockpit, but that seems to be reserved for the crew, since a curtain is pulled in front of it. Korean Air 787-10 map enroute to Seoul Incheon As we began our descent, the crew distributed landing cards for Korea, and started preparing the cabin for arrival.

Approach

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The pilot is able to control the aircrafts roll by turning the control yoke or sidestick in the cockpit. Aileron Control In Stalls And Spins A wing stalls when the airflow approaches it at an angle greater than the Critical Angle of Attack. The resulting loss of lift leads to a rapid descent by the aircraft.

Aileron

Aerotime

APRIL 2, 2025

On November 25, 2024, a Swiftair Boeing 737-400 tragically crashed during its approach to Vilnius Airport (VNO) in the early hours of the morning. At 03:09:09 local time, the captain tried to contact the Vilnius Area control center (ACC) to report a descent into Vilnius but received no reply. The aircraft was completely destroyed.

Cargo

Flying Magazine

JULY 31, 2025

Up front, the Cirrus Perspective+ by Garmin cockpit features the latest software updates and dual 10-inch flight displays. Dual WAAS GPS, comm, and nav radios support IFR operations, with an enhanced GFC700 autopilot enabling fully coupled approaches and holds.

Descent

Flying Magazine

JUNE 20, 2025

According to the report and previously acquired ADS-B data, the pilot was attempting an instrument approach in thick fog and flew below the published glideslope. The pilot was in contact with the Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control (SOCAL TRACON) controller while at 17,000 ft mean sea level (msl). local time.

Knot

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

We train pilots at Leopard Aviation to meet multi‑engine rating requirements using the 2019 Piper PA‑44 Seminole with Garmin glass cockpit avionics. Normal and emergency operations—takeoffs, landings, stalls, instrument approaches. Performance planning—charts, weight/balance, fuel, climb/descent profiles.

Checkride

Air

JULY 24, 2025

When it detects a potential conflict, it acts in a tiered logic so as not to create unnecessary stress in the cockpit. It occurs when another aircraft is approaching and could become a threat in about 35-45 seconds. 🔹 Solid Rhombus: Nearby traffic that has approached the TCAS observation radius. It sounds: «Traffic, traffic».

Transponder

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Keep reading, and you’ll start to recognize the subtle tricks your body can play on you when you’re in the cockpit. Your instincts might say one thing, but in the cockpit, it’s vital to trust your instruments over your gut. Narrow runway: Feels higher than you are, leading to a steep descent and faster landing.

Runway

Pilot Institute

JULY 11, 2025

Together, let’s untangle the mystery of occluded fronts with a clear and steady approach. And when you hear about one approaching, expect a change in the weather soon. If conditions get too rough near descent, don’t hesitate to delay or hold off until it’s safe to continue. There are four types of fronts.

Pilot

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 15, 2025

A spring switch in the cockpit controlled the turbocharger wastegate, to select whether the turbocharger was engaged or bypassed (or midrange). Recorded track data revealed that the pilot began a descent to the destination airport and crossed over the approach end of the runway on a heading perpendicular to the runway heading.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Cranky Flier

JULY 31, 2025

It was a pretty exciting approach that saw us touch down in the water in a narrow point. We got over to Orcas Island in no time and did a spiraling descent before landing pretty far away from the dock once again. This cockpit was a mix of old and new, and I spent the first few minutes staring at the old steam gauges alongside the GPS.

Runway

Fear of Landing

MAY 23, 2025

Yesterday, the 22nd of May 2025, a Cessna S550 Citation II crashed in San Diego, on approach to the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport. They approached San Diego in the early hours of Thursday morning. The approach to Runway 28R has a minimum descent altitude of 673 feet above mean sea level, which is 250 feet above ground level.

Approach

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 3, 2025

Anyway, for the rest of the flight, the approach and landing was a smooth affair. A peek of the A220 cockpit The emergency row Inflight snack and beverage We were given a packet of biscuit and a choice of beverage, orange juice for this case. After an hour of flying, we started our descent into Barcelona. Touched down!

Runway

Air Facts

AUGUST 1, 2025

I sat in the cockpit of the old Tecnam P92-JS Echo, tail number I-GITR. I knew this milestone was approaching. We had practiced tacchi a terra (heels down on the pedals), ascents, descents, turns, volo lento (slow flight), stalls, and landing with engine and flap failures. Remember, the plane will be much lighter without me.

Runway

Aerotime

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Just prior to descent, the chemical smell was detected in the forward section of the aircraft by cabin crew staff and then by the captain and the first officer in the cockpit. The flight data recorder also lost power as part of the emergency procedure.

Cockpit

Air Facts

JUNE 4, 2025

I acknowledged and began a gentle descent. Post-Flight: Lessons Learned I checked in with Bohol Approach, received vectors for the field, and joined the pattern in VMC. The landing was smooth, and after shutting down on the ramp, I sat for a moment in the quiet cockpit. Recommend descending to 4,000 feet for clearer conditions.

Altimeter

Plane and Pilot

JULY 1, 2025

The student turned early onto the base leg of the airport traffic pattern, then turned onto final approach, resulting in the airplane being high and fast. Probable cause(s): The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the landing approach and go-around, and his delayed remedial action.

Density Altitude

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

An aircraft go-around is when a pilot decides to abort a landing and climb back to a safe altitude for another approach. At Leopard Aviation , we teach this maneuver early on because knowing when and how to go around is a key part of good judgment in the cockpit. Pilots must comply promptly to ensure the orderly flow of traffic.

Air Traffic Control

Flying Magazine

JULY 11, 2025

This allows the DC-6 to be flown by both the novice and advanced sim pilot, making the DC-6 approachable despite the complete systems modeling. I opted for a 14,500 feet cruise from Boston to Bradley International (KBDL) in Connecticut, using the airport as my top of descent point. The soundtrack of the engines in cruise was spot on.

Flight Deck

Flying Magazine

JULY 17, 2025

It’s a lesson in how any owner should approach upkeep. Climbing aboard and starting up front, however, the cockpit isn’t exactly cavernous. Especially when upgraded with luxurious interiors, the cabin and cockpit noise are on the low side as GA airplanes go. We’ve done it in a rapid descent—and admit to some tension.

Knot

AV Web

APRIL 15, 2025

As he approached the herd, with the intention of driving the cattle into the corral, the bull departed and headed toward an area covered with heavy mesquite brush. Fixed-Wing Foibles Consider the Airbus first officer (FO) who tried to satisfy ATCs request to increase their descent (rate), so he engaged open descent mode.

Pilot

Photographic Logbook

JUNE 29, 2025

I departed the Williamson-Sodus Airport solo at 8:00 am and picked up my instrument clearance in the air from a Rochester Approach controller with a familiar voice. Allentown approach re-cleared me to Delaware Coastal from my present position via East Texas (ETX), Victor 29, Smyrna (ENO, just north of Dover AFB), then direct.

Runway