Cockpit Flight Deck Hangar 
Inspire
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
By John Wyman, EAA 462533, Chapter 266, Montreal There is a dynamic to two people working in a cockpit. Today, on a wide-body airliner, the CARs (regs) stipulate when a third or fourth […] The post The Dumbing Down of the Flight Deck first appeared on Hangar Flying. Days gone by it had three or four.
Vintage Aviation News
APRIL 24, 2025
Soon, the Hellcat weighing over 12,500 lbs began to sink rapidly, and Thomas could not escape the cockpit until the aircraft was underwater, likely when the water pressure holding his canopy shut equalized with the water in the cockpit. We hovered over the plane and could look directly into the open cockpit. ” U.S.
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Vintage Aviation News
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
In one of the display hangars, they came upon the Aluminum Overcast. Since 2020, Brian has been toiling in his garage, building the cockpit of a B-36H. Hes taken measurements of the Soplata B-36 flight deck, and used pictures, books, and data from SAC museum to shape his Peacemaker into what it is today.
Flying Magazine
JULY 18, 2025
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. Climbing into the G5000 XLS cockpit, it’s quickly apparent that Garmin worked hard to improve upon the ergonomics and overall layout of the flight deck.
Flying Magazine
JULY 3, 2025
This Skylane has just 450 hours total time and is hangared in Poplar Grove, Illinois. The cockpit is a pilot’s dream, centered around the Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight deck. The aircraft has no damage history, comes with complete logs, and has always been kept in a hangar.
Vintage Aviation News
JANUARY 26, 2025
The fact that the engines were mounted in the center of the aircraft also meant that the cockpit could be moved forward to the nose, and that the aircraft could use a tricycle landing gear configuration, which combined with a bubble top canopy meant the design possessed excellent visibility for the pilot.
Vintage Aviation News
JANUARY 14, 2025
In order to facilitate beaching operations at naval air stations, a pair of small wheels were added to the rear of the skis, along with a tailwheel in order for the aircraft to be towed from a hangar to the launching ramps. Charles Richbourg in the cockpit of the Convair YF2Y-1 Sea Dart.
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