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Deutsche Aircraft rolls out D328eco prototype at ceremony in Germany

Aerotime

In addition to an all-new cabin, the D328eco has adopted advanced avionics in the flight deck, permitting single-pilot operations in some strict regulatory circumstances and fully electronic flight charts, checklists, and other documents. m (76 ft), permitting it to carry up to 40 passengers, 25% more than its predecessor.

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Delta CRJ-900 Accident In Toronto: Preliminary Report Published

One Mile at a Time

What do we know about the final seconds of the flight? At the time of the accident, winds were at an angle of 270 degrees (the runway was at an angle of 230 degrees), at 28 knots, gusting to 35 knots. degree bank Two seconds before touchdown, the planes bank angle to the right increased, to 5.9

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We Fly: Epic E1000 AX

Flying Magazine

Other relevant numbers for the E1000 AX are its max cruise speed of 333 knots, max operating altitude of FL 340 and NBAA range of 1,560 nm. The big change in the AX is the avionics suite, with an upgrade to the Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight deck, including Autothrottle and Autoland. Then, pitch up a long way—12.5

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Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pilots

Plane and Pilot

My answer is simple: I am looking to see which students I would want to share the flight deck with because they had studied the hardest and were eager to learn more. For decades, Air Force pilots faced with an in-flight emergency all tended to emulate Chuck Yeager’s slow West Virginia drawl on the radio.

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Overrun Accident Traced to Pilot Fatigue, Other Factors

AV Web

The return flight to CYKF departed at 2:38 am with 134 passengers and six crew members on board. A medical issue with one of the passengers occupied the flight crew for a significant time, preventing them from having an opportunity to obtain controlled rest on the flight deck during the flight, according to Transport Canada.

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Garmin Remains Major Player in Display and Autopilot Upgrades for Turbines

Flying Magazine

The G5000 STC yields the same flight deck that was standard in a new Citation X, Latitude, Longitude, Sovereign, and sister product (the Garmin G3000) in smaller Citation CJ3+ and M2 light jets. There’s also automatic low airspeed protection when below VMCA, plus 15 knots indicated. Now everything has gone to LCD,” Brown said.

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Common Weather-Related Pitfalls Pilots Face and How to Navigate Them

Flight Training Central

If you have recent experience in the type, take a look at your recent experience in that particular aircraft or one with a similar flight deck configuration. You should review your personal minimums with regard to the planned flight (you have established personal minimums, correct?). Maybe, or maybe not.