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. View approaching Washington Iberia Airbus A321XLR At 2:15PM, the crew was told to prepare the cabin for landing, and the seatbelt sign was turned on.

Approach

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

At every cabin crew station, where crew members sit during take-off, landing, and during bouts of turbulence, interphones are available for cabin crew members to communicate with each other, as well as with the pilots on the flight deck. Of course, they also double up to act as the PA system for announcements to the passengers.

Cabin Crew

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. But as the destination traffic pattern approaches, workload increases dramatically. A firm understanding of the proper terminal area procedures is essential for staying safe as you depart or approach the airport.

Crosswind

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Its wisdom has been applied to everything from home life to business dealings and has its place on the flight deck as well. When compromises must be made, opt for the wind and obstacle combination that permits additional margin for error on your final approach. When an emergency strikes, seconds matter.

Flight Deck

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

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

For the final approach, I calculated V REF of about 128 was fought with much shear, with airspeed variances of up to 20 to 30 knots, providing a wild ride. READ MORE: A Better Virtual Flight Deck I only have my real-world corporate jet experience to draw upon, but I do believe this is true.

Crosswind

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 25, 2024

We also got to look more at the cockpit controls and an explanation of some of the features of the flight deck which featured a modern EFIS Primary flight display and an excellent navigation display with GPS terrain mapping, very useful for when fighting fires flying at low levels in mountainous terrain.

Pilot

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 20, 2025

Once the engines were started, announcement from the flight deck was heard and we were on our way. We had a bit of turbulence during our climb and for most parts of the journey, the flight was smooth. The best thing about this flight? At this point we were on final approach into LCY's runway 27.

Weather

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

Following further discussion and analysis of the flight’s route, Flight 232 was given instructions to divert to Sioux City Gateway Airport (SUX) in Iowa. It was at this point that Denny Fitch, the off-duty training captain seated in the first-class cabin, offered his assistance and entered the flight deck of N1819U at 15:29.

Runway

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

As a start, you’ll want to be thoroughly familiar with your aircraft’s autopilot/flight director and GPS. Checklists & flows – Use a checklist and flight deck flow for all of your procedures. And if you don’t have a mental checklist for “in-range” or at final approach fix inbound, start developing one now.

Checkride

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

ADFs, marker beacons, and VOR receivers, each relying on a constantly shrinking population of land-based navaids, fill these dated flight decks. Or maybe I just like the round dial airspeed indicator, conveniently located at the top left of the panel, right in my field of view, as I make a left turn to base or final approach.

Cockpit