Flying Magazine

JULY 11, 2025

However, the DC-6 offered airlines increased range, higher cruising speed, and cruising altitudes of up to 25,000 feet (depending upon payload and fuel load) in pressurized comfort for a full 3,000 miles, making it a versatile hauler of both passengers (DC-6B) and cargo (DC-6A).

Flight Deck

Plane and Pilot

JULY 31, 2025

Anytime someone is lucky enough to crawl into a vintage-era warbird cockpit, chances are it’s going to be a good day. On the other hand, the cabin remained gutted, resembling a space that could be used for transporting cargo. Original cargo interiors were removed, windows added, and weather radar was affixed to the Connies’ noses.

Cargo

Fear of Landing

JULY 25, 2025

That morning, the first officer was first to arrive in the cockpit, while Saurya Airlines personnel loaded the cargo. The ground staff said the cargo section was completely full, so they had to load the remaining baggage and equipment into the cabin. Now he served both as a captain and as Saurya’s Operations Director.

Ferry Flight

AV Web

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Textron Aviation announced earlier this week it has delivered the first SkyCourier utility twin-engine aircraft in Canada to Air Bravo Corporation, a passenger, cargo, and air-ambulance flight service provider with bases in Thunder Bay, Sudbury, Barrie, and Meaford, Ontario. More than 30 have been delivered worldwide.

Payload

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 14, 2024

One month later, the Madame Butterfly arrived at Port Hueneme, California, and its cargo of Drakens were then brought to Inyokern Airport for reassembly and certification. Upon entering a 300-knot glide, the pilot of N156XD was cleared to land at NAS Oceana, but realized during the last phase of his approach that he would not make the runway.

Pilot in Command

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The 31-year-old cargo aircraft, registered in Spain as EC-MFE, was operated by Swiftair on behalf of the German logistics group DHL for a routine cargo flight from Leipzig, Germany, to Vilnius, Lithuania. Vilnius Tower : Postman one eight delta: wind 170 degrees one five knots, cleared to land runway one niner.

Runway

Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

Ultra-Modern: Cirrus SR22 If what turns your head is a sophisticated aircraft with advanced avionics, comfortable cockpit, and safety features such as a whole-airframe parachute, consider the Cirrus SR22 series. The Cub is little and light—two good-sized people can overload it, and it’s just not built for carrying much cargo.

Knot

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The weather briefing we had reviewed a half hour earlier promised a 20-knot headwind that would require two fuel stops on the 130-mile trip from our home airport in Kennett, Missouri (KTKX), to Little Rock Air Force Base (KLRF) in Arkansas. entered WWII, Nolde joined the CAP, ferrying cargo and personnel around the country.

Runway

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

They are a gateway to professional aviation careers—airlines, charters, and cargo operations all require pilots with multi-engine ratings. We use Garmin G1000-equipped aircraft because students need to get used to glass cockpits early. That means students get hands-on time with glass cockpit navigation and automation systems.

Pilot

Flying Magazine

MAY 9, 2025

The VX4 is designed for zero-emission operations at a cruise speed of 150 mph (130 knots). Its capacity and range of 100 sm (87 nm) make it suitable for regional passenger and cargo transport, corporate travel, emergency medical services, and defense operations. Now, it plans to install Honeywells new inceptors in the VX4s cockpit.

Flight Deck

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The load controller also verifies whether all planned passengers are accounted for and receives the final baggage and cargo weights from the airline staff. About 40 seconds later, when the aircraft was travelling 153 knots, a pitch-up command was recorded. The Boeing 777 became airborne at 180 knots.

Tail

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The Black Hawk can reach speeds of 147 knots, carry 11 combat troops or significant external cargo loads, and endure harsh environments. Cockpit view. With a cruise endurance of over two hours, it is ideal for sustained operations. Its cost varies by model, ranging from $5.9 million for the basic UH-60L to $10.2

Knot

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Naturally, my first officer and I got a good laugh from this as our 757 was cruising along effortlessly at about 300 knots indicated airspeed, and was not yawing towards the supposedly dead engine. When he got back to the cockpit, he told me he did not think the passengers had bought his explanation.

Indicated Airspeed

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 22, 2024

From Saigon, my crew and I routinely hauled critical cargo all over South Vietnam. Photo via USAF Archives During preflight, I noticed the ground crew spreading hay and straw on the cargo bay’s floor. We strapped into the cockpit, completed routine checks and procedures, started the engines, and taxied to the end of the runway.

Weight-Shift-Control

Adventures of Cap'n Aux

DECEMBER 13, 2023

LEOs: Law Enforcement Officers While passengers are prohibited from carrying firearms in the cabin of an airliner, there are procedures for them to be able to check unloaded weapons (such as for a hunting trip) in the cargo hold. Their “ juris diction ” is the the smallest in the world: the airline cockpit. Signing Off!

Flight Deck

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The aircraft involved in the Vilnius incident was operated by Spanish all-cargo airline Swift Air under contract to DHL. The aircraft was converted into an all-cargo variant in 2014 and was delivered to Swift Air in February 2015. The aircraft, registered EC-MFE, was 31.1

Final Approach