Flying Magazine
JUNE 3, 2025
About 100 local officials, industry executives, city developers, and other spectators gathered at Modern Aviations JFK FBO to witness the approach of Beta Technologies Aliathe first all-electric model to fly into one of the areas three major airports. The Alia is piloted using advanced flight computers and fly-by-wire controls.
Plane and Pilot
MAY 31, 2025
It was the evening of June 1, 2009, and Flight 447, a 4-year-old Airbus 330, was serenely cruising just below the equator at FL 360. The Airbus flight computers noted the discrepancy in airspeed between the pilot and first officers displays, issued a warning to the flight crew, and disengaged the autopilot.
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Pilot Institute
APRIL 5, 2025
You wont have time to be messing around with a flight computer or crosswind chart. Again, when flying an approach, the last thing you want to be doing is having your head in the cockpit crunching numbers. Even with the best weather data in the world, things can change quickly. The time has come for a quick and dirty solution.
Pilot Institute
APRIL 4, 2025
Flight Training: Part 61: Minimum 50 hours cross-country time (as PIC) + 40 hours instrument time (actual or simulated). One cross-country flight of 250 nautical miles, including three different instrument approaches at different airports. Aviation apps and electronic flight bags make complex computations much more manageable.
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Thats why you need to make sure your control surfaces are free of contaminants during your pre-flight walkaround. 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 downside of this approach is a lack of redundancy.
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
Attitude indicator and altimeter: Use the attitude indicator to maintain your desired pitch angle for level flight. Then, check the altimeter to confirm that you’re holding your altitude, or approaching the altitude you want. You can use a flight computer like an E6B or onboard avionics to determine your true airspeed.
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
We usually receive them before important phases of flight. For example, approaching a selected altitude. Glass cockpits often feature automation and flight computers to help reduce workload. Meaning your eyes have to travel a shorter distance to read the information. Which can add up to the overall cost of ownership.
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