Plane and Pilot

MARCH 18, 2025

A random airliner doesnt often call up for push and taxi without an associated flight plan, and to do so with a desire to taxi around the airport for 10-15 minutes is even more unusual. Wings for All gave participants a reasonable expectation of what they would experience on an actual flight.

Runway

Flying Magazine

JULY 3, 2025

The cockpit is a pilot’s dream, centered around the Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight deck. Key features include the fully integrated Garmin GFC700 autopilot, Garmin Synthetic Vision Technology, and Garmin Flight Stream 510 for wireless database and flight plan transfers.

Flight Deck

Flying Magazine

MAY 3, 2025

Former FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker in September reiterated a long-standing agency commitment: Two pilots must always be on the flight deck during routine commercial flight operations. One pilot would remain at the controls, with automation filling in for a second resting outside the flight deck.

Pilot

iPad Pilot News

JUNE 6, 2025

The cellular model also allows you to download weather and file flight plans on the go, but don’t count on this cellular data connection to work in the air. The one exception on the iPad Pro models is if you’re looking for the ultimate big-screen experience on the flight deck.

Pilot

Professional Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

Modern flight decks combine cutting-edge interfaces, synthetic vision systems (SVS), and advanced connectivity tools to optimize safety, situational awareness, and operational efficiency. (L) Pro Line Fusion provides the industrys first touch-control primary flight display (PFD). (L)

Flight Deck

Aerotime

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Meanwhile, the A350 fixed base training device replicates the flight deck, using visual and audio systems to make training sessions as realistic as possible, allowing for speedier training of crews in certain procedures that don’t require the functionality of a full-flight simulator.

Cabin Crew

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.

Cabin Crew

Northstar VFR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Things that you consistently need during a flight might be better kept close at hand, either in a side pocket or on your kneeboard for quick access. Managing resources and keeping the flight deck organized promotes safe and stress-free flying. which can act as a handy “cheat sheet” in flight. What Does a Kneeboard Hold?

Pilot

iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The latest version of the app is extremely versatile, providing all the digital resources a student pilot needs when learning to fly a Cessna 172, while simultaneously offering a Gulfstream pilot advanced flight planning and international resources needed to fly from New York to London.

Pilot

Jetwhine

JUNE 24, 2024

Pursuing my schooling on computer-aided flight plans, usually generated by an electronic flight bag (EFB—see Are You Current with the New Airman Certification Standards? for my ACS motivation), has led me to an FAA advisory circular, Use of Flight Deck Displays of Digital Weather and Aeronautical Information.

Instrument Meteorological Conditions

Flight Training Central

JUNE 3, 2024

This can include using previously assigned frequencies, emergency frequencies, NAVAIDs, personal or company contact information provided in the flight plan, etc. Easier said than done with the myriad of distractions that can be found on the flight deck.

Flight Deck

Air

JANUARY 22, 2025

Our main facilities , in Malaga city, have been designed with all this in mind , with more than 3,500 m2 distributed between simulation areas, digitised classrooms, study rooms, conference and flight planning rooms, library or leisure and rest areas, among others.

Flight Deck

Aviation Bussiness News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

During the briefing phase, it allows trainees to carry out an interactive flight deck set-up, including building a flight plan, in a fully immersive environment. The A350 fixed base training device replicates the flight deck, using visual and audio systems to make training sessions as realistic as possible.

Cabin Crew

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

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. Our return flight was by a safer, much smoother route. Nose up but descending fast. Geez, we gotta get out of this.” I needed an anchor even at 18,000 feet.

Turbulence

iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Air Navigation Pro This flight planning and GPS navigation app is designed for VFR pilots and offers international support, including charts for the US, Europe, South America and more. Embraer Aircraft Services A complete line of apps to assist operators of Embraer aircraft with support and services, performance and flight planning.

Weather

iPad Pilot News

JUNE 14, 2024

On the advisory side, the FAA recently updated the related advisory circular on the topic: AC 00-63B – Use of Flight Deck Displays of Digital Weather and Aeronautical Information. Be aware of the product time or “valid until” time on the particular data link information displayed in the flight deck.

Weather

Professional Pilot

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Having them both in the same display reduces the pilot’s workload during the most demanding section of the flight. The CVS is available with the Pro Line Fusion flight deck. Guidelines in each corner of the pathway show the direction of the active flight plan leg to confirm that the plane is on its intended track.

Flight Deck

Universal Weather

MARCH 29, 2024

A PPR confirmation number is always given, but this confirmation does not need to be placed in the flight plan’s International Civil Aviation Organization section. The earlier a flight plan is filed on Eurocontrol’s website, the better – in terms of achieving preferred departure time. Customs Alert!

Flight Plan

Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Keep interaction with passengers, other tasks you might want to perform during your flight, or even management of the resources used in the flight deck—such as an electronic flight bag (EFB) device—to periods where the workload is minimal and you don’t sacrifice attention necessary to complete more critical tasks.

Weather

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

His team developed the concept in the late 1970s to improve “interpersonal communication, leadership, and decision-making” in aircraft flight decks. CRM has gone on to become a staple of airline and military flight training. The term crew resource management is generally credited to NASA psychologist John Lauber.

Weather

iPad Pilot News

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The cellular model also allows you to download weather and file flight plans on the go, but don’t count on this cellular data connection to work in the air. The one exception on the iPad Pro models is if you’re looking for the ultimate big-screen experience on the flight deck.

Pilot

Fly with Eva

MARCH 20, 2018

Flashes of previous 737 experience, flight training, moving all over the planet, Phoenix, Girona, Rome, Barcelona, Hong Kong, manuals, operating procedures and limitations. I see my name on the crew list, I sign in and read the flight plan, notams and weather. I wrote earlier that becoming a pilot was never my childhood dream.

Jet

Jetwhine

MAY 15, 2024

The new EFB guidance, Advisory Circular 91-78A, Use of Electronic Flight Bags , dated February 23, 2024, resolves the redundant paper question. EFB systems may be used in conjunction with, or to replace, the paper reference material that pilots typically carry in the flight deck.

Flight Deck

Pilot's Life Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

True to its name, the airspeed indicator tells you how fast the plane is going and is important for flight planning and maintaining aircraft performance. The speed indicator itself connects to a series of hollow pipes in the plane that connects to the various instruments on the flight deck, known as the pitot static system.

Pitot Tube

Professional Pilot

MAY 30, 2025

Each of these publishers also provide proprietary electronic flight bag (EFB) apps that are designed to integrate closely with their respective commercial airliner operations (flight planning/following, crew scheduling, and maintenance operations). Flight Management Systems (FMS). Centralized Maintenance Systems (CMS).

NOTAMs

Professional Pilot

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Bombardier’s Vision flight deck features a head-up display that shows combined vision imagery to enhance situational awareness. Shortly after, Surack started to refresh the fleet with newer aircraft, now offering charter flights. But Chuck (Surack) is good about scheduling flights well in advance.

Jet

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

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

It is not uncommon for air traffic control to pose this question to pilots on IFR flight plans approaching certain airports when the weather is VFR. Honeywell’s Anthem integrated flight deck has driven a cascade of upcoming solutions for aircraft, including the Pilatus PC-12. “Can you accept the visual?”

Approach

Air Facts

JULY 22, 2024

One was at the controls of an airplane alongside a CFI, and was preceded by flight planning and a preflight inspection. The participants also received a post flight debriefing. Another hour was flying a flight simulator where learning was easier without the flight deck noise and the need to look out for traffic.

Lift

Flight Training Central

MAY 3, 2024

Owner/Operator and pilot-in-command responsibilities Cross-Country Flight Planning PA.I.D.R7 Use of an electronic flight bag (EFB), if used. Flight Deck Management PA.II.B.R3 Adds these ACS codes: Airworthiness Requirements PA.I.B.K1e e. Passenger distractions Engine Starting PA.II.C.K4 Fixation and omission.

Airplanes

Adventures of Cap'n Aux

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

JFK-HND Flight Plan Planning our extended journey is similar to our previous adventures to SYD or DEL ( See A Passage to India and A Passage to Sydney ). Like our SYD flight, I have 3 First Officers. But First, Congratulations to Team Aux's Producer Bunny! 3rd Place NPC North American National Bodybuilding Championships!

Pilot

Airspeed Junkie

APRIL 4, 2022

Even entry level pilots working at smaller companies early in their careers can enjoy (with a wifi signal) advanced radar, route information, flight planning and more at their fingertips. One thing most people do not realize is that most flight deck instrumentation are all LCD displays.

Pilot

Jetwhine

JULY 1, 2024

It also led to the birth of cockpit resource management (CRM); a process designed to train crews to utilize all the flight deck’s human resources effectively. They also planned to use a flap 15 setting to reduce the aircraft’s ground roll on the 8,000-foot runway. At its takeoff weight of 23,916 lbs.,

Flight Plan

Professional Pilot

JUNE 10, 2024

Basic functions For the rare pilot whose flight bag still hasn’t been digitized, here is the least you can expect from an EFB: • A way to create and file a flight plan without leaving your tablet or smartphone. • All the charts needed for flight planning and en route, plus airport charts for taxiing to and from the runway. •

Flight Deck