Flying Magazine

JULY 18, 2025

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. It starts with three 14-inch displays—pilot and copilot PFDs, plus an MFD. Now everything has gone to LCD,” Brown said.

Flight Deck

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.

Descent

Flying Magazine

JULY 3, 2025

For pilots seeking a nearly new aircraft without the factory wait, this turbocharged Skylane presents a compelling opportunity. The cockpit is a pilot’s dream, centered around the Garmin G1000 NXi integrated flight deck. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily.

Flight Deck

AOPA

JULY 21, 2025

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Tail

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.

Flight Deck

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.

Flight Deck

Flying Magazine

JULY 15, 2025

Pilots looking for a high-performance, single-engine piston aircraft with modern systems and commemorative styling will find this 60th Anniversary Edition G36 Bonanza represents a compelling choice. Avionics are centered on a Garmin G1000 integrated flight deck with dual GNS 530W navigation units providing WAAS enabled GPS approaches.

Gross Weight

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

AV Web

AUGUST 19, 2024

According to a Department of Justice news release , Eagleman became agitated as the plane approached Havre but the pilots were able to calm her. Just as the plane touched down, Eagleman lunged toward the flight deck and pushed full throttle on one of the engines. 15 to interfering with a flight crew.

Flight Deck

Aerotime

MARCH 21, 2025

TSB Approach sequence Due to reported wind gusts as the CRJ900 approached Toronto Pearson following a flight from MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport (MSP) the aircraft was flown at 149 knots. seconds before touchdown the aircrafts indicated airspeed was 136 knots, and its ground speed was 111 knots.

Indicated Airspeed

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

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.

Cabin Crew

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.

Knot

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.

Turbulence

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

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

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.

Weather

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.”

Horizontal Stabilizer

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

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.

Pilot

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.

Weather

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.

Weight-Shift-Control

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.

Pitot Tube

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

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

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.

Flight Deck

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

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.

Lift

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.

Gross Weight

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.

Flight Deck

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.

Flight Plan

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.

Runway

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.

Flight Deck

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

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.

Longitudinal Axis