AV Web
FEBRUARY 23, 2025
When I became an airline pilot at the beginning of 1979, the training classes and flight decks were male only clubs. How would you feel if you were one of the first three women flying for an airline and had to live on the flight decks I described? I gave tons of type rating, and ATP check rides in that box.
Simple Flying
MAY 9, 2025
Airbus introduced electronic flight instrument displays in the A310 flight deck, replacing traditional analog dials. The "glass cockpit" used six cathode ray tube displays to display flight and navigation information.
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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.
WayMan
MAY 25, 2025
Regardless of placement, the principle remains the same: wings generate the lift that makes flight possible. Cockpit: Where Control Happens Cockpit, also known as the flight deck , is the nerve center of the airplane. This is where the pilot and any co-pilot sit and manage every aspect of flight.
Pilot Institute
JANUARY 27, 2025
This article will explain the six primary instruments of every flight deck, often informally referred to as the six-pack. Key Takeaways The six-pack includes the core flight instruments for navigation and control. For example, when the ball is displaced to the left, this informs the pilot that left rudder input is required.
Vintage Aviation News
JULY 19, 2024
Standing on the port side of the deck adjacent to the arresting wires was the Landing Signal Officer (LSO), who carefully observed Johnson’s approach. The rudder and elevators both had some internal work done to the ribs prior to re-covering the surfaces, but not much. We had to do some welding on that. They were also in good shape.
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 3, 2024
The airlines use their high-fidelity flight simulators to great advantage, and when combined with stick shakers, multicrew flight decks, and low-speed and stall-warning systems, the training is excellent. Second, excessive bank and bottom rudder are not your friends.
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