Cockpit Primary Flight Display Transponder 
Pilot Institute
JULY 4, 2025
Pilots constantly watch out of the cockpit windows, and air traffic control monitors traffic in the airspace. Key Takeaways TCAS involves aircraft transponders interrogating each other to predict a collision course. Pilots themselves scan for traffic by looking out the cockpit windows. TAs are only an alert.
WayMan
JUNE 16, 2025
Autopilot Systems: Can automatically pilot the aircraft’s flight path according to pilot inputs or pre-programmed parameters. Surveillance Systems: Like Transponders and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B), which provide greater situational awareness and air traffic management.
WayMan
MAY 25, 2025
These include: Fuselage Wings Cockpit Engine Propeller (in some aircraft) Tail Assembly (Empennage) Landing Gear Understanding how these parts interact is essential to grasping the basics of aerodynamicsand its one of the first steps in becoming a safe and informed pilot.
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