Flight Deck Turbulence Weather 
Flying Magazine
JULY 22, 2025
We consider that reassuring when the weather becomes turbulent. 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. Epic advertises the flight deck as designed for pilots as tall as 6-foot-8. With a 15.4-1
Air Facts
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
“The instrument conditions, likely turbulence, and increased workload imposed by beginning the approach phase of the flight presented a situation that was conducive to the development of spatial disorientation and a loss of situational awareness. Communicate sounds self-explanatory, and it mostly is. Is it all worth it?
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Pilot Institute
MAY 8, 2025
ACARS can replace tasks such as pre-departure and oceanic clearances, send position reports, and grab weather data for you. Before long, everything from oceanic clearance requests to in-flight weather updates could flow through ACARS. Weather Updates and D-ATIS ACARS can also improve relaying weather information.
Pilot Institute
MARCH 6, 2025
Rather, it is affected by many factors, such as weather conditions and the presence of obstacles. FSS Flight Service Station A Flight Service Station (FSS) is a ground facility that relays information to aircraft pilots. VFR requires minimum weather and visibility conditions.
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. So, I am careful to watch the speed heading downhill into the turbulence.
Fear of Landing
MARCH 7, 2025
The First Officer, Dionisio Lpez, was nearly as experienced as Carlos with 12,000 flight hours. An Instructor Pilot, Arturo Soley, was also on the flight deck, to monitor the performance of this new plane for the airline. They were having fun, showing passengers their new, modern, flight deck, which was allowed then.
One Mile at a Time
JULY 7, 2025
Escape Lounge seating Minneapolis Airport My flight was departing from gate E12. The weather in Minneapolis was really bad, to the point that there was a tornado watch, and flights had to be stopped multiple times. I ended up just spending a bit of time here working, and then got some steps in the terminal.
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