Cockpit Flight Plan Primary Flight Display 
Flying Magazine
JUNE 3, 2025
If you’ve flown in a Garmin glass cockpit with synthetic vision, then you may have seen the Pathways feature, a series of constantly moving rectangles on the primary flight display (PFD). Candidly, Ive never liked Pathways, so I was delighted to recently find a good use for them.
Professional Pilot
APRIL 3, 2025
While it may be common to find some very spartan instrumentation on an open cockpit biplane at the local fly-in, the level of complexity increases exponentially in turboprops and jet cockpits. Technically, even a cockpit lighting rheostat qualifies as avionics, but pilots typically associate the term with advanced technology.
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WayMan
JUNE 16, 2025
Flight Management Systems (FMS): Sophisticated computer systems with integration of navigation, flight planning, performance management, and systems monitoring. Autopilot Systems: Can automatically pilot the aircraft’s flight path according to pilot inputs or pre-programmed parameters.
iPad Pilot News
MAY 23, 2025
Electronic flight bag legal briefing for pilots2025 edition iPad Pilot News The best reading is in some Advisory Circulars from the FAA. Each year we publish a plain-language review of the FARs and Advisory Circulars pertaining to the use of iPads and electronic flight bags in the cockpit.
Vintage Aviation News
JULY 10, 2024
photo by Rob Frolic) A flight plan is expected to be widely publicized, allowing people along the route to see the plane fly one last time. Hawaii Mars entering the water yesterday to begin preparations for the Ultimate Flying Experience as well as her upcoming trip to Oshkosh, Wisconsin for EAA AirVenture 2016. firefighting aircraft.
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. Pro Line Fusion provides the industrys first touch-control primary flight display (PFD).
iPad Pilot News
MAY 14, 2024
Electronic flight bag legal briefing for pilots—2024 edition iPad Pilot News The best reading is in some Advisory Circulars from the FAA. Each year we publish a plain-language review of the FARs and Advisory Circulars pertaining to the use of iPads and electronic flight bags in the cockpit.
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