Flight Training Central

JUNE 2, 2025

One of our responsibilities as a pilot is to determine if the weather will be somewhere in the middle, as it usually is, and if it will be prudent and safe to conduct our flight operations as planned. Capabilities of the Pilot and the Aircraft The first question that you need to address is, what are your capabilities as a pilot?

Weather 52

Weather Pilot Instrument Flight Rules Crosswind 52

Pilot Institute

MARCH 6, 2025

Drones have their own language, and its filled with abbreviations and acronyms that can be overwhelming for new drone pilots. This guide simplifies the most common drone-related acronyms, from flight regulations to airspace classifications and technical terms. If youre just starting off with drone flight, then this is the list for you.

Pilot 52

Pilot Weather Air Traffic Control NOTAMs 52

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

In the previous installment of this two-part article , AeroTime took you through the initial stages of a routine commercial flight, from the pre-departure checks carried out by the pilots and cabin crew, to what is happening outside the aircraft, and from engine startup to taxi and take-off.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 265

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

To cope with these challenges, airline glass flight decks contain a vertical navigation function (VNAV) that keeps the autopilot, and the crew, on the right path to arrive at the final approach fix, or downwind leg, at speed and on altitude. The post Arriving in Style appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine.

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Descent Approach Final Approach Wind Shear 55

Flying Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

You’ve just passed your private pilot check ride. Along with being free to explore the skies, you can now—if you so choose—wave goodbye to the staid, serviceable set of wings that got you there and try something a bit better suited to whatever dream it was that had you stepping through the flight school door in the first place.

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Knot Pilot Cockpit Flight Deck 105

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

As a relatively new pilot , I had failed to see the bigger picture. As a mountain-bred pilot, I’ve always enjoyed observing the ridges and valleys from on high and low. That day’s flight would be memorable in another way. So why was that flight so rotten? Our return flight was by a safer, much smoother route.

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Turbulence Weather Knot Descent 97

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

There were two flight crew, two cabin crew, and 58 passengers on board when the aircraft, an ATR 72-212A (ATR 72-500) departed Coronel Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport in Cascavel. Both pilots were very experienced, each with over 5,000 hours of flight experience. The flight crew adjusted the icing bug to 165 knots.

Knot 104

Knot Approach Descent Weather 104

Fear of Landing

JUNE 21, 2024

While the aircraft was flying at a ground speed of 453 knots (about 840 kilometers per hour), countless hailstones battered the fuselage, engines, and cockpit windows. Key to the investigation will be whether the storm cell was visible on radar and whether the pilots had the opportunity to divert around the storm.

Airlines 98

Airlines Airline Weather Cockpit 98

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

Left downwind on a blustery day with live weather actually shows a virga burst over the field, with local winds gusting 36 knots, making for some extreme conditions in such a tight canyon. 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.

Crosswind 105

Crosswind Weather Knot Aileron 105

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

The complexity of the instrument panel has served either to intrigue or intimidate potential pilots. Subscribe Now Featured And for new pilots—and this pilot who flies Cirrus aircraft sporadically—as opposed to a seasoned owner or dedicated Cirrus instructor, the barrier to entry and re-entry has fallen significantly.

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Pilot Airplanes Approach Jet 111

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Looking back on both these experiences, the primary difference was that the first was guided by the principle of single-pilot resource management (SRM) and the second by its older sibling, crew resource management (CRM). CRM has gone on to become a staple of airline and military flight training. However, the weather was less so.

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Weather Clearance Pilot Airplanes 91

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 3, 2024

The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) Air Safety Institute has published an excellent report titled, “ Stall and Spin Accidents: Keep the Wings Flying.” It is an easy download and a must-read for all pilots. The late fighter/test pilot Bob Hoover said it best: “Fly the airplane as far into the crash as possible.”

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Airplanes Horizontal Stabilizer Approach Pilot 83

iPad Pilot News

JUNE 14, 2024

FAA Updates Datalink Weather Advisory Circular iPad Pilot News The rollout of ADS-B datalink weather over twelve years ago was an interesting time for GA pilots. Pilots were free to use the system immediately with these new portable receivers, which improved in-flight decision-making almost overnight.

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Weather AGL Flight Deck Pilot 59

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Photo viaNational Naval Aviation Museum Expanding its facilities to train new pilots was one thing, but the Navy needed to train carrier pilots. The Navy’s additional stipulation was that the ship could be fitted with a 500-foot flight deck and be capable of 18 knots.

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Weight-Shift-Control Pilot Flight Deck Hangar 98

Pilot's Life Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

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. If the plane falls below its ‘stalling speed,’ the pilot can lose control, and the plane can start to lose lift.

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Pitot Tube Indicated Airspeed True Airspeed Calibrated Airspeed 52

Vintage Aviation News

MAY 9, 2025

Flatley III, a newly minted test pilot with a background in carrier aviation. His crew included co-pilot Lieutenant Commander W.W. Smokey Stovall, Brennan, and Lockheed test pilot Ted H. Reeves and a V-1 Division crew painted a broad white centerline across the flight deck from stern to bow to guide the pilots during landings.

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Flight Deck Cargo Knot Thrust 105

Aerotime

JULY 19, 2024

Departure of Flight 232 All closed up and ready for departure on a fine summer’s day, Flight 232 departed Denver at 14:09 local time for the first leg of its journey to Chicago. 285 passengers and 11 crew members were on board the flight that day.

Runway 301

Runway Horizontal Stabilizer Airlines Airline 301

Fear of Landing

MAY 16, 2025

During the take-off run, the Pilot Flying will increase the thrust and then keep their hand on the thrust levers, ready to pull power back in case the take-off needs to be aborted. After V1, the Pilot Flying’s hand should be removed from the thrust levers. His most recent flight had been on the 14th of June, two weeks before.

Thrust 100

Thrust V Speed Knot Runway 100

Flying Magazine

MAY 9, 2025

The partners will collaborate to certify the VX4s aircraft management system, which includes Honeywells Anthem flight deck, and flight control system, built using Honeywells compact fly-by-wire system. Vertical also selected new, Honeywell-designed inceptors for its production aircraft, which it said will improve pilot safety.

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Flight Deck Knot Cockpit Pilot 80

Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The Pilot Flying gently applies back pressure on the control column, pitching the aircraft nose up to transition from rolling on the ground to flying in the air. Zero Fuel Weight : 219,460 kg Take-off Weight : 328,425 kg Fuel in Tanks : 109,625 kg There were 15 crew, three pilots and twelve cabin crew.

Tail 97

Tail V Speed Knot Runway 97

Air Facts

JULY 22, 2024

Passing the torch Air Facts Journal Pilots are life-long learners, and, per the Feynman Learning Technique, the best way to learn anything is to teach it to someone else. With that in mind, plus a desire to pass the torch to a new generation, some old pilots developed a week-long aviation camp for youth, ages 14-18.

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Lift Knot Airfoil Airplanes 98

Air Facts

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Six Brave Souls Air Facts Journal During the spring of 1977, I was a pilot for Skyway Airlines based at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. I was the chief pilot at Skyways and a captain and company instructor/check airman on all our airplanes. A look at the DC-3 flight deck. Oblivious of the red flags, we departed Vichy for St.

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Gross Weight Airplanes Flight Deck Runway 89

Vintage Aviation News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Written specifications indicate it was designed to be flown by a crew of three, but the only flight had a crew of more like 17. The hull consisted of a flight deck, cargo deck, and below that, fuel tank compartments or bays separated by watertight bulkheads.

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Flight Deck Hangar Airplanes Cargo 128

Jetwhine

JULY 1, 2024

Decades ago, when I learned to fly, it was well-known that a commercial co-pilot/first officer was allowed to occupy the right seat of a transport airplane only if they’d proven themselves subservient enough to understand that the guy in the left seat was perfectly capable of handling the airplane all by himself.

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Flight Plan Knot Runway Airplanes 105

Aerotime

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Operating the flight was Global Exec Aviation, a charter company based in Long Beach, California. On the flight deck that day were James Bland and Sarah Lemmon. The aircraft was a two-year-old Learjet 60 with only 108 flight hours on the aircraft. I didnt know the pilots had passed away. I didnt remember anything.

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Runway Knot Thrust Air Traffic Control 208

Adventures of Cap'n Aux

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Last Bush Pilots —and Amazon Top 100 New Novel! FFDOs: Federal Flight Deck Officers The Last Line of Defense FFDOs are pilots already employed at US airlines, who volunteer for the FFDO program. ” So, chances are pretty good that at least one of your pilots up front is also packing heat. Tis the Season.

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Flight Deck Cockpit Pilot Airplanes 52

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

While LSAs in general have been tagged for having slightly underbuilt landing gearone of the more common accident scenarios is a newly transitioned pilot not managing the slickness of this kind of airplane and wiping out the gear during a botched landingthe goal is for the F2 to be unusually robust. More lessons learned. Well see about that.

Rudder 98

Rudder Airplanes Aileron Crosswind 98

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 22, 2025

Pilots rely on different instruments to help them traverse the skies. An approximate bank angle required for a standard rate turn can be obtained by dividing the True Airspeed (in knots) by 10 and then adding 7. The post The Turn Coordinator Explained appeared first on Pilot Institute.

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Longitudinal Axis True Airspeed Instrument Flight Rules Knot 52

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

A small fighter even for the standards of WWI, the Sopwith Pup was the darling of British pilots from the autumn of 1916 to the spring of 1917. The Furious had been modified before its launching with a flight deck over its bow while retaining its superstructure. By December 1916, the first RFC squadron equipped with Pups, No.

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Flight Deck Pilot Knot Airplanes 95