Flying Magazine

JULY 29, 2025

For those who wanted to turn wrenches or have a career in the cockpit, there were airlines, colleges, and universities in attendance as well. The participants were then offered a session in the Redbird to earn some hands-on experience with reading cockpit instruments and using control surfaces.

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Pilot Institute

JUNE 9, 2025

Preparing the cockpit and cabin. Usually, it will be a ground-based navigational aid such as a VOR or NDB. For VOR and NDB holding procedures, you’ll have to constantly monitor the audible ident to ensure that the beacon is radiating and providing you with reliable information before entering the hold. Is that it?

Airplanes

Air

JUNE 17, 2025

VOR , NDB). The first step into the cockpit begins today. Holding patterns: Depicts the specific circuits where an aircraft must orbit if instructed to hold by air traffic control. Navigation systems: Shows the location and frequency of ground-based radio aids, if any (e.g.,

Approach

Air Facts

JULY 23, 2025

Eight of these would be non-precision VOR and fixed-card NDB approaches flown to minimums in a non-radar environment. Their only drawbacks were the noise level in the cockpit and the lack of an autopilot. But then I realized that I wasn’t upset, which gave us at least one cool head in the cockpit. And I knew Jerry.

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Air Facts

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Beginning almost forty years ago, I spent time in the cockpit with a series of pilots whose influence I have only recently started to appreciate. Beginning almost forty years ago, I spent time in the cockpit with a series of pilots whose influence I have only recently started to appreciate. My NDB approach was flawless.

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