Cockpit Runway Tarmac 
Ask Captain Lim
JULY 13, 2025
Pilots also review NOTAMs (Notices to Airmen), which report temporary changes such as runway closures or airspace restrictions. Before entering the cockpit, pilots conduct a thorough pre-flight inspection of the aircraft, ensuring everything from the engines to the emergency systems is functioning properly.
Vintage Aviation News
JUNE 19, 2025
Sometime between 1952 and 1956, the 12/30 runway was extended to accommodate early jet aircraft such as the T-33 Shooting Star. Credit: Richard Vandervord) The facilities were sparse—just two main hangars and a cluster of general aviation buildings—but the expansive tarmac made it ideal for storing aircraft awaiting conversion or maintenance.
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Plane and Pilot
DECEMBER 30, 2024
The ramp is empty, so I ask if hed like to taxi us to the departure end of the runway. The main road between the houses is the old runway. I take the controls right before turning onto the base leg and manage to make soft contact with the runway without excessive swerving during the rollout. I just want to take this all in.
Flying Magazine
JULY 7, 2025
The cockpit includes a dedicated trim panel, rather than a simple wheel or switches on the yoke. For example, Airlander 10 requires no runway for takeoff and landing—only a mooring mast and about 1,960 feet of flat space, whether that be tarmac, grass, sand, or even water.
Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Cactus Garden allows aviation geeks to view some aircraft at the tarmac. I managed to take a little peek of the cockpit when it was opened. We touched down on this single runway airport ahead of schedule. This is the viewing gallery at Terminal 1. This is where my flight was departing. There it is, my ride to Hat Yai!
Vintage Aviation News
AUGUST 15, 2024
A few feet behind him, Captain Gerald Dobberfuhl, an experienced reconnaissance officer, settled into the rear cockpit of their camera-equipped RF-4C Phantom fighter. millimeter round blasted a hole through the front-cockpit canopy. Forward visibility from the RF-4C’s rear cockpit was blocked by an instrument panel and electronic gear.
Fear of Landing
MAY 10, 2024
I’m away from the cockpit this week, but things keep happening whether I’m here or not, so I’ve put together a roundup of recent news, especially the ever-developing Boeing situation, with an impressive triplet of bad news for the company on the same single Wednesday of this week.
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