Pilot Institute

JUNE 9, 2025

Wind correction is critical, especially crosswind drift on the outbound leg. Preparing the cockpit and cabin. The crosswind component. Crosswind Component You’ll have noticed we have referenced ‘course’ a fair bit when discussing holds. There are three standard entry types: direct, teardrop, and parallel. What Is a Hold?

Airplanes

Inflight Pilot Training

MARCH 13, 2025

Not Studying Enough Outside of Flight Lessons The Mistake: Many student pilots believe that learning to fly is all about time in the cockpit, neglecting the equally important ground school and self-study. This leads to unstable approaches, excessive pitch changes, and increased workload in the cockpit.

Pilot

Air Facts

APRIL 9, 2025

This promises to be a major advancement in cockpit technology, with benefits for pilots and passengers alike. Its easy to imagine reading the NTSB report about an influencer on YouTube or Instagram who crashed while livestreaming on final approach (Can I land in a 40-knot crosswind? Ride along and find out!). Kids these days, right?

Weather

Plane and Pilot

APRIL 1, 2025

I turned crosswind and attempted to shallow the climb. This time, I pulled out some power as I transitioned to the crosswind leg. I closed my eyes and drank in a gulp of the cool air coming through the cockpit. I resisted pulling power back, knowing I needed to get to a safer altitude. I felt I was strapped into a runaway jet.

Runway

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

Keeping with the American theme, Wichita, Kansas-produced Garmin G3X Touch instrument packages come standard for the front and rear cockpits. As I climbed into the aft pilots seat, I was immediately impressed by the minimalistic, clean cockpit and the fit. Philipp moved here to the U.S.

Knot

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 12, 2025

Rudder pedals help manage yaw, which keeps the aircraft aligned during turns or crosswinds. Leopard Aviation provides ongoing support and resources to keep you sharp and confident in the cockpit. The yoke, which resembles a steering wheel, is used to control the planes pitch (up and down movement) and roll (side-to-side tilting).

Weather

Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2025

Features: Cockpit ready 360-degree rotation Quick connect Price: $149 (plus 15 percent off on this product and other MyGoFlight products when using the code GIFTOFFLIGHT2024) Flex Clamp This flex clamp from MyGoFlight has been designed to attach to any yoke shaft or any other bar from 5/8 inch to 1.5 inches in diameter.

Flight Computer

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

Types of Flight Simulators Basic Flight Simulators These desktop systems offer a simplified cockpit layout with essential controls—yoke, throttle, pedals—and visual displays for instruments and scenery. Our full-motion sims recreate subtle muscle responses so that when you transition to a real cockpit, your senses are already in sync.

Pilot

Vintage Aviation News

APRIL 25, 2025

The aircraft had to land into a 15-knot crosswind, and the plane landed at a speed of 115 mph, well below the standard landing speed of between 150-175 mph. The cockpit is protected by a transparent panel, while sections have been cut into the fuselage to allow for easier access for people with disabilities.

Cockpit

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The pilot is able to control the aircrafts roll by turning the control yoke or sidestick in the cockpit. All flight controls are actuated electronically, and theres no physical link between the control sidesticks in the cockpit and the flight surfaces. Roll or bank is the aircrafts movement about its longitudinal axis.

Aileron

Pilot Institute

APRIL 4, 2025

Crosswinds will be a frequent issue, so you’ll have to know which direction to head to correct for the wind. Ongoing Training Youll have to spend a significant amount of time in training every year, both in the classroom and the cockpit. Proficiency is about developing and maintaining the skills you need in the cockpit.

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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. These basic skills form the backbone of safe and effective flying and set the stage for everything you do in the cockpit.

Pilot

Air Facts

APRIL 14, 2025

Now consider that VAOAI is to be added in to the cockpit. Newer GA glass cockpits may have the data and compute power to address this, but the cost to implement and product liability may hamper implementation, especially if the augmentation algorithms must be tailored to invidual airplanes or installations.

Final Approach

Pilot Institute

APRIL 22, 2025

These exercises aim to sharpen your skills and awareness in the cockpit. Base to Upwind Leg As your aircraft moves from the downwind leg onto the base leg, the tailwind transforms into a crosswind. Upwind to Crosswind Leg For this leg transition, gently roll into a slight bank. Unfortunately, theyre infamously tricky.

Crosswind

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, short‑field, and crosswind takeoffs and landings. Flight Evaluation Drills Normal Ops : Be smooth with crosswind takeoffs, landings, retractable gear, and system checks.

Checkride

Pilot's Life Blog

JANUARY 5, 2025

Cockpit Layout and Avionics The cockpit of the Piper Seminole is designed for ease of use and accessibility, with flight instruments arranged for quick scanning. Failing to anticipate gusts or crosswinds can make your landing unstable.

Descent

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The glass cockpit overshadows the cooperative, complacent RV-9A’s character. Kentland has a 4,000-foot runway, east/west, with a crosswind straight out of the north. Just to be clear, although I avoid flying in “hard” IFR, all of my IFR practice includes approaches to minimums, go-arounds, and holding patterns—just in case.

Weather

Pilot Institute

MARCH 7, 2025

Proficiency is about developing and maintaining the skills you need to handle a wide range of conditions in the cockpit. Here are the areas you should read up on: Landing irregularities : Information on crosswind landings will help you escape a tight situation and get back on the ground safely.

Pilot

Air Facts

AUGUST 1, 2025

I sat in the cockpit of the old Tecnam P92-JS Echo, tail number I-GITR. A crosswind gust nudged me left; I corrected with right rudder. Aviation teaches you that you’re never truly solo—not in the cockpit and not in life. Solo, But Not Alone Air Facts Journal Giorgio’s voice came over the radio: “Nick, can you hear me?

Runway

AV Web

JANUARY 22, 2025

Examination of the accident site confirmed flight-control continuity from the cockpit to all flight control surfaces. Backing up in the pattern, the crosswind, downwind and base legs (excluding the turns) saw less than one percent of the stalls. Fuel remained in both wings; there was no evidence of fire.

Final Approach

Plane and Pilot

JUNE 15, 2025

Near the crosswind to downwind turn, the engine sounded loud, and the airplane descended into a wooded field and a postimpact fire ensued. A spring switch in the cockpit controlled the turbocharger wastegate, to select whether the turbocharger was engaged or bypassed (or midrange).

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Air Facts

APRIL 11, 2025

Consequently, its absolutely imperative that before you jump into the cockpit with your trusty mount, fully set up your EFB. The same is true with personal minimums: Try to fill out these numbers honestly since your EFB can alarm you if the crosswinds or ceilings at your source or destination are beyond the pale. Doesnt matter.

Cockpit

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

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. We’ll prepare you to handle go-arounds smoothly every time, setting you up for success in the cockpit. If you want to fly with peace of mind and solid judgment, train with us.

Air Traffic Control

Flying Magazine

JULY 1, 2025

Some students arrive at their first flight lesson surprisingly comfortable in a cockpit. It works, but it doesn’t teach the ergonomics or motion of throttle management in a real cockpit. Without pedals, you can’t practice slipping, proper crosswind landings, or develop good yaw control. They already have some rudimentary flows.

Rudder

AV Web

APRIL 15, 2025

Riverbeds draw fun-loving pilots like flies to Christmas pudding, as on December 25, 2021 near Rainbow, Texas, when a Boeingagain, not one of thoseinstead, this was a WWII-vintage Stearman PT17 open-cockpit, biplane built by the old Boeing that understood structural integrity. No doors, no problem. Lose a wing, theres a spare.

Pilot

Flying Magazine

JULY 17, 2025

Climbing aboard and starting up front, however, the cockpit isn’t exactly cavernous. Other than the overhead switch panel that we think leaves front-seaters vulnerable in a crash, the cockpit is well designed in both models with well-placed gauges and plenty of room for all the avionics you could ever want.

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Photographic Logbook

JULY 5, 2025

When I arrived, Northeast Philly Airport was not only extremely busy ("Negative, Ghost Rider, the pattern is full") but everyone was landing with a gusty 20 knot crosswind. During my time away from the cockpit, I realized that I genuinely missed many of my friends from the Williamson Flying Club.

Pilot

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

“Sitting so high up and trying to look down inside the cockpit for the airspeed is nearly impossible. I have actually taxied out with a semi-crosswind where I just turned around and came back in because I could not control the airplane with the earlier brakes. It is a terrible airplane for crosswinds.

Crosswind

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Active noise reduction (ANR) uses electronics to sense the noise in the cockpit and emit soundwaves that cancel it. It integrates with Lightspeed’s free app to track CO levels and also record audio from the cockpit. Should anything go wrong in the cockpit, communications through your hand-held radio can be a lifesaver.

Pilot

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

The small aileron “tabs” were not doing a great job in crosswind ability. In the CRJ you can not hear any engines from the cockpit, making for an odd audio sensation. Landing was wild, leading to the aircraft’s big wings striking the ground at times in the crosswinds approaching 35 knots. This was in XP12.

Crosswind

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

These maneuvers include an engine failure on takeoff, loss of lift on the wing during departure, en route, and approach, crosswind landings, wind shear scenarios, engine inoperative landings, low visibility landings, crash landings and evacuation. I believe that airline pilots are the most scrutinized profession in the world.

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Plane and Pilot

JULY 9, 2024

The unique H-tail reduces the left-turning tendencies during takeoff while also minimizing the weathervaning effect prevalent in crosswinds. With a design dating back to the late 1930s, the Ercoupe was designed with fun, safety, and economy in mind. Remarkably, this Ercoupe includes all logs since new.

Rudder

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Cockpit and Avionics Sitting in the cockpit of a Cessna 172, one is immediately struck by the advanced Garmin G1000 NXi avionics suite that dominates the instrument panel. First introduced in 2005, this all-glass cockpit revolutionized the flying experience for pilots by providing a comprehensive and intuitive interface.

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Professional Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

By Jake Carpenter Contributing Writer F rom rudimentary analog gauges to todays sophisticated, fully integrated avionics, the evolution of cockpit technologies has revolutionized how pilots interact with their aircraft. The cockpit features 4 12-inch displays, presenting tactical information on the PFDs and strategic data on the MFDs.

Flight Deck

Air

MAY 21, 2025

Crosswind: The Sideways Challenge A crosswind blows across your intended flight path , being most critical during the takeoff and landing phases. Every aeroplane has a maximum demonstrated crosswind component it’s certified to handle. The good thing is that it can also be trained intensively in our crosswind simulator.

Crosswind

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The J-4’s cockpit is wider than the more common J-3, and the second generation brought about the replacement of the open cowl with exposed exhaust ports with a fully enclosed cowl. The plane has no internal radio, so cockpit and external communications were running through a portable intercom plugged into a portable radio.

Runway

Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

You will want to get a gear bag to carry these materials along with a notebook for taking notes and writing down information in the cockpit. It gives you an extra tool to use in the cockpit should your electronic device run out of juice, get stolen, or do an uncommanded gravity check with pavement that renders it inoperable.

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