WayMan

JUNE 16, 2025

flight Instruments vs. Avionics An aircraft’s flight deck, with its collection of displays and controls, is a wonder of engineering. Two terms that are often heard are “flight instruments” and “avionics.” For a future pilot, a thorough knowledge of these systems is essential.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

One Mile at a Time

JULY 25, 2025

This flight operated from Burbank to Las Vegas The plane took off at 11:57AM local time, and roughly six minutes after takeoff, the pilots received a Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) alert, indicating that there’s other traffic in the area. The pilots ended up obeying the TCAS alert, which caused both a steep descent and steep climb.

Air Traffic Control

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 2, 2025

Theres one lavatory at the front of the cabin, by the flight deck, while there are two lavatories behind the cabin, by the second set of doors. About 10 minutes later, the seatbelt sign was turned on, and we started our gradual descent for Washington.

Approach

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 18, 2025

Japan Airlines 777 first class lavatories After the meal, I decided to check out the two first class lavatories, located in front of the cabin both are right by the flight deck, with one on the left, and one on the right. At around 3:55PM Tokyo time, we started our gradual descent.

Airline

One Mile at a Time

MAY 18, 2025

Delta A321neo first class lavatory Delta has one first class lavatory on the A321neo, located at the front of the cabin, by the flight deck. As is standard on US airlines, the lavatory definitely got a bit dirty toward the end of the flight, since the crew isnt responsible for cleaning the lavatory.

Runway

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 27, 2025

This article will explain the six primary instruments of every flight deck, often informally referred to as the six-pack. Key Takeaways The six-pack includes the core flight instruments for navigation and control. The pitot-static system is used to measure the static and dynamic pressure of the air during flight.

Pitot Tube

One Mile at a Time

JULY 7, 2025

There were four flight attendants onboard, and interestingly, it was an all-male crew (both in the flight deck and cabin). Aer Lingus A321XLR business class lavatory After the meal, I checked out the business class lavatory, located at the front of the cabin, by the flight deck. On the plus side, it was modern.

Weather

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 11, 2025

I’m still on the elliptical working off this meal, weeks later… Air France La Premiere first class lavatories Air France has two La Premiere first class lavatories, located at the front of the cabin, by the flight deck. Air France 777 arrival in New York All too soon, this lovely flight was coming to an end.

Approach

One Mile at a Time

MARCH 24, 2025

Air France La Premiere currently has one first class lavatory, located at the front of the cabin, by the flight deck. At 9:50AM we began our descent, and 15 minutes later, the seatbelt sign was turned on. Its a decent size for a 777, but isnt otherwise too remarkable.

Approach

Professional Pilot

JULY 2, 2025

In 2016, the TBM 900-series family was augmented by the TBM 930, equipped with Garmin’s touchscreen-controlled G3000 integrated flight deck. This variant incorporated the initial elements of TBM e-copilot functionality, which lowers pilot workload and provides better situational awareness.

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

JULY 11, 2025

At $69.99, the DC-6 is one of the most expensive aircraft available in-sim, but like other aircraft in the same pricing tier, it offers a level of systems modeling that can take you from radial engine neophyte to feeling confident enough to step onto the flight deck of a real DC-6 to help out someday. One can dream and prepare, right?

Flight Deck

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

At 18,000 feet, the Pilots will make one high-low chime, indicating the start of sterile flight deck. The airline said that the time change will allow in-flight services to end before the aircraft begins its descent to land, thereby minimizing the risk of turbulence to passengers and crew members.

Cabin Crew

One Mile at a Time

JULY 18, 2025

Iberia A321XLR business class lavatory Iberia has a single business class lavatory on the A321XLR, located at the very front of the cabin, by the flight deck. The service was slow, and the quality was decent, though the presentation and quantity could be improved a bit, in my opinion. There was nothing in the way of special amenities.

Approach

One Mile at a Time

MAY 20, 2025

For what its worth, there were eight people booked in business class until the morning of departure, but every seat ended up being full (including the captains wife and son being onboard though they had one seat in business class and one in the flight deck, and switched off). At 7:40AM, the door closed, well ahead of schedule.

Approach

Aerotime

MARCH 21, 2025

While the report draws no conclusions as to the cause of the crash, investigators set out a detailed timeline which focuses heavily on the Mitsubishi CRJ900s descent. TSB At a height of 50 feet the rate of descent had increased to 1114 feet per minute (fpm) from 672 fpm around 14 seconds before. to the right, the TSB said.

Indicated Airspeed

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We will also examine the next most critical phase of our flight, from descent and deceleration to the approach and landing phases, even touching upon what happens when the aircraft arrives safely at the gate. Mario Hagen / Shutterstock The announcement will also be one of the first items on the pilots before-descent checklist.

Cabin Crew

AV Web

MARCH 17, 2025

Simon Hradecky, who runs the popular aviation incident Web site Aviation Herald, said in a lengthy post on his site on Friday, there is evidence Lubitz wasn’t on the flight deck at the time of the crash and that Capt. Patrick Sondenheimer was monitoring the flight deck when the plane went down.

Flight Deck

Aerotime

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Yakobchuk Viachelev / Shutterstock One of the last activities you may notice before the doors close will be the flight dispatcher entering the flight deck to hand over any last-minute paperwork, the final passenger and fuel figures, and a finalized load sheet to the flight crew. Be sure to keep a good look out for it.

Cabin Crew

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

I advised the first officer to change the decision altitude of 852 feet to the minimum descent altitude of 1,140 feet and that we would continue the approach to localizer approach minimums. I advised the first officer to change the decision altitude of 852 feet to the minimum descent altitude of 1,140 feet. I am proud of you!”

Checkride

Flight Training Central

MAY 28, 2024

Sitting in the flight deck during the cruise portion of any flight may have a tendency to become monotonous. VFR approaches to land at night should be accomplished with a steeper descent. But as the destination traffic pattern approaches, workload increases dramatically. five times within five seconds.

Crosswind

Air Facts

MAY 20, 2024

As I walked up the darkened aisle toward the flight deck, I noticed several flight attendants huddled together in the mid-galley talking in hushed tones. Arriving at the flight deck door, I performed the normal cockpit entry procedure but received no response. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.

Flight Deck

Cranky Flier

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The flight deck is wide open for everyone in the cabin, and well, the view is pretty good up front. We began our descent as we approached the airport. Here we are passing over Hagnau am Bodensee. After passing by Meersburg Castle, it was time to come back. That’s when we had a little fun.

Flight Deck

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 14, 2025

Its almost unthinkable in an airliner, and surely tensions were high in the flight deck. By 29, he was a captain with TACA and had logged over 13,400 hours of flight time. On May 24, Drdano, along with first officer Dionisio Lopez, was operating TACA Flight 110 from Belize City to New Orleans. Both engines were out.

Pilot

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Flight idle and nose down, which normally produced a 2,000-3,000-feet descent rate, resulted in a 2,000-feet-per-minute climb. Anything in the airplane not tied down floated, even dust from the flight deck carpet, then slammed to the nearest surface moments later as we were caught by the next wave.

Turbulence

Fear of Landing

JUNE 21, 2024

It was Sunday, the 9th of June 2024, and Arlberg was flying Austrian Airlines flight 434 from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, back home to Vienna. The flight seemed routine until the flight crew started the final descent from 34,000 feet. There were 173 passengers and 6 crew on board.

Airline

Professional Pilot

AUGUST 14, 2024

Additionally, the M700 FURY G3000 avionics suite includes; Autothrottle, Emergency Descent Mode, Electronic Stability Protection (ESP), SurfaceWatch, SafeTaxi, and Garmin PlaneSync, all of which are designed to enhance safe operation of the aircraft.

Flight Deck

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

As the flight drew closer to its destination, the first officer contacted the Voepass operational dispatcher at Guarulhos to coordinate their arrival. A cabin crew member contacted the flight deck, but the first officer asked her to wait while he finished dealing with dispatch. The flight crew confirmed SANPA.

Knot

Northstar VFR

JUNE 30, 2024

The vertical speed indicator (VSI) indicates if the aircraft is climbing, descending or in level flight. The indication given is a rate of climb or descent in feet per minute (fpm). If the static port becomes blocked, the alternate static source can be opened, which will then read the static pressure inside the flight deck.

Pitot Tube

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

The airlines use their high-fidelity flight simulators to great advantage, and when combined with stick shakers, multicrew flight decks, and low-speed and stall-warning systems, the training is excellent. Initial Buffet How do you train for stall avoidance in an airplane that you should not stall?

Horizontal Stabilizer

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

From a flight safety standpoint, the app will alert you to a high cabin altitude, nearby terrain/obstacles, high sink rates, descent through 500 AGL, and nearby traffic and carbon monoxide when coupled with a Sentry ADS-B receiver. In the air, theyll notify when approaching Class, B, C or D airspace, a TFR or the Washington, D.C.

Pilot

Fly with Eva

MARCH 20, 2018

I peek quickly at the empty belly , as I climb further up to the flight deck. I remember a moment on the 737: it was an extremely long 4-sector day with lots of delays, issues and returning from our last flight hours too late. Back to today: after a short flight over the South China Sea, we reach the Philippine coastline.

Jet

Professional Pilot

MAY 30, 2025

The aircraft features a single-lever digital engine and propeller control, an advanced Doppler radar system that detects lightning and turbulence, electronic stability and under-speed protection, and emergency descent mode. Probably the greatest single feature on the TBM 960 is the single-lever operation, comments Benson.

Pilot

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 20, 2024

Once again, no announcements from the flight deck and the flight purser did the job. For this flight, the crew controlled the window shade so for most parts of cruising, the light was in dimmed mode. At this point, we started our descent into Singapore, flying near Malaysia. Don't mind the dirty windows!

Runway

Pilot Job Central

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Anti-Ice, Rain: flight deck window heat, windshield wipers, probe heat, and anti-ice/de-ice systems that either prevent ice from accumulating on lift generating surfaces and engines, or break the ice off after it’s accumulated. Descent planning can be complicated and needs to be done more than 100 miles from the destination.

Pilot

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Instrument Rating Test Prep and Ground School Sporty’s award-winninginstrument ratingcourse offers over 13hours of engaging HD video training, written test prep, maneuvers training, Airman Certification Standards and flight syllabus.

Weather

Professional Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The flight deck has to meet certification criteria such as field of vision, ergonomic aspects, and instrumentation. Airbus has incorporated an auto emergency descent feature in its A350-1000, which will fly the aircraft to an altitude where theres enough breathing oxygen. Safe status is only achieved after parking on the ramp.

Pilot

Professional Pilot

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

PRESS RELEASE G3000 PRIME App Menu G armin introduced G3000 PRIME, its most advanced integrated flight deck yet. “Twenty years ago, Garmin redefined the general aviation cockpit with the G1000, our first integrated flight deck.

Flight Deck