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.

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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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Flying Magazine

JUNE 6, 2025

This Cirrus comes with a Garmin GFC-700 digital autopilot that works in tandem with a flight director, yaw damper, and Garmin’s Electronic Stability Protection (ESP) system. Cirrus equipped this aircraft for flight into known icing (FIKI) with the TKS ice protection system.

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AeroSavvy

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Equipment Check My airline assigns the first officer (or International Relief Officer on long flights) to inspect flight deck equipment. Boeing 767-300F flight deck Cockpit Setup – Go With the Flow! I really enjoy the walk-around and never delegate in bad weather… typhoon, snow, sunshine, I don’t care.

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iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Flight Gear Backup Battery —In the world of the iPad pilot, flights demand power, and Flight Gear’s line of backup batteries is more than capable of keeping all your devices charged. Designed specifically for the iPad flight deck, these battery packs offer multiple USB ports and safety features that ensure stable performance.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2025

When activated, algorithms and sensors work to fly the aircraft to the nearest suitable airport, a process that includes notifying air traffic control (ATC) while navigating away from terrain, obstacles, and weather. It even communicates with the passengers as the aircraft comes to a full stop and shuts down the engine.

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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.

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Fear of Landing

JUNE 21, 2024

A representative of Austrian Airlines said on Austrian television that the thunderstorm cell was not visible on the aircraft’s weather radar. The limitations of weather radar came up in the discussion about the extreme turbulence suffered by Singapore Airlines flight SQ321. A high psychological strain for the crew.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

At every cabin crew station, where crew members sit during take-off, landing, and during bouts of turbulence, interphones are available for cabin crew members to communicate with each other, as well as with the pilots on the flight deck. Of course, they also double up to act as the PA system for announcements to the passengers.

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Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

These aircraft span multiple decades, from the 1940s through the 1980s, and museum guests can get an up-close look at them on both the flight deck and hangar deck. Some aircraft are occasionally moved between decks using the ship’s #1 aircraft elevator. Top Gun jet on display at USS Lexington in Corpus Christi.

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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.

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 14, 2025

Its almost unthinkable in an airliner, and surely tensions were high in the flight deck. On May 24, Drdano, along with first officer Dionisio Lopez, was operating TACA Flight 110 from Belize City to New Orleans. On the initial descent, weather radar painted areas of moderate to heavy precipitation ahead.

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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.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

FAA weather charts can help for higher altitudes but when just a few thousand feet agl, they may be less useful. On a flight from Kalispell to Great Falls, Montana, as captain I said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this will be a scenic, pleasant 45-minute flight. Great Falls weather is fair and warm. Enjoy your flight.”

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

To demonstrate this magnificent place, I chose horrendously gusty winds by manually editing the weather in both X-Plane 12 (XP12) and MSFS2020. 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.

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Flight Training Central

MAY 28, 2024

Sitting in the flight deck during the cruise portion of any flight may have a tendency to become monotonous. Share your results : Facebook Facebook Twitter Google+ Want to learn more about aviation weather theory? But as the destination traffic pattern approaches, workload increases dramatically.

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Professional Pilot

MARCH 14, 2025

At the core of the new PC-12 PRO is its updated Advanced Cockpit Environment ACE, powered by the Garmin G3000 PRIME Integrated Flight Deck. The weather radar features a new and larger antenna to provide even greater situational awareness in the cockpit. In short: The Most Advanced Single has landed.

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Professional Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

The latest iteration of its proprietary avionics package is the Primus Epic Integrated Flight Deck. The package features an interactive navigation system (INAV), which allows a pilot to select and click flight plan-specific options within the flight management system (FMS). The Apex is offered on the Pilatus PC-12 NG.

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Jetwhine

JUNE 24, 2024

Pursuing my schooling on computer-aided flight plans, usually generated by an electronic flight bag (EFB—see Are You Current with the New Airman Certification Standards? for my ACS motivation), has led me to an FAA advisory circular, Use of Flight Deck Displays of Digital Weather and Aeronautical Information.

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iPad Pilot News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

ForeFlight ForeFlight first got its start as a weather app on iPhone and quickly grew into a full-featured EFB app as the iPad gained popularity among pilots. Garmin Pilot Compared to ForeFlights start as a weather app, Garmins roots have always been in GPS navigation, and thats where this app really excels.

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Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Unlike commercial flights with robust support systems, GA pilots rely on their skills and instruments. Vigilance, monitoring traffic, and staying attuned to changing weather conditions contribute significantly to safety. Keeping distractions to a minimum is especially important during critical phases of flight.

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 27, 2025

Avtech proFLIGHT This app is a high-quality weather tool for the professional flight crew. ProFLIGHT uses the actual flight route and time combined with the Met Office’s Global 10KM Weather model to produce a tailored weather forecast based on the most up to date information.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Both trips involved similar routes, the same destination, and periods of both VFR and IFR weather. His team developed the concept in the late 1970s to improve “interpersonal communication, leadership, and decision-making” in aircraft flight decks. CRM has gone on to become a staple of airline and military flight training.

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Air Facts

MAY 20, 2024

The dispatch office reviewed the weather and winds, alternate airport forecasts, and our route of flight over the Pacific ocean for our flight back to Los Angeles. As I walked up the darkened aisle toward the flight deck, I noticed several flight attendants huddled together in the mid-galley talking in hushed tones.

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Air Facts

APRIL 14, 2025

Rather, the system, in the largest sense, includes VAOAI advocates and promoters, regulators, pilots, aircraft, regulations, training, airports, air traffic, airspace, weather, publications, public opinion, and more. as it apparently originated from FAA Flight Deck Human Factors. Evaluating VAOAI is not that simple.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 16, 2024

Subscribe Now Featured Leadership on the flight deck sets those apart from the general pilot population—and there are ways to build your capabilities in this regard with greater assumption of authority along the way. Build relevant flight time. PB: Be professional, both in appearance and the way you handle yourself. Be prepared.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The weather at O’Hare was IFR and the airport was using the ILS to runway 14L. On the flight deck of the L-1011. I preached that you could not flunk a checkride if you go by the book. This also included the instructors and the check airmen. I am proud of you!” Lesson learned. If you want a hug from the FAA, go by the book!

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Northstar VFR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Things that you consistently need during a flight might be better kept close at hand, either in a side pocket or on your kneeboard for quick access. Managing resources and keeping the flight deck organized promotes safe and stress-free flying. What Does a Kneeboard Hold?

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Just as airline pilots practice their flows on a flight deck diagram, and military pilots “chair fly” their missions ahead of time, student pilots need to show up prepared and practiced for the day’s tasks. In return, the simple act of flight instruction is excellent preparation for the duties of an airline first officer.

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iPad Pilot News

JUNE 6, 2025

The cellular model also allows you to download weather and file flight plans on the go, but don’t count on this cellular data connection to work in the air. The one exception on the iPad Pro models is if you’re looking for the ultimate big-screen experience on the flight deck.

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iPad Pilot News

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Whether you’re accessing charts, monitoring weather, or running a checklist, a high-quality case is more than just protectionits an operational necessity. ″/11″ – Kneeboard/Mountable Sport Case Pro delivers on all fronts, offering an aviation-grade case designed for the demands of the flight deck.

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Fear of Landing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

They had both performed theory and practice training and their time in flight simulators including emergency training and flight management in icing conditions. The estimated flight time was an hour and forty-five minutes for the flight of 735 km. The flight crew adjusted the icing bug to 165 knots.

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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. Image: Shutterstock.

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AV Web

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The rise of automation in aviation has transformed the flight deck, enhancing safety and operational efficiency by reducing pilot workload and minimizing human error. Jeremiah FELIX is a pilot for a Canadian airline with concerns about the apparent move toward single-pilot airline operations.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

. #3 ADS-B Receiver Flying into actual IFR means dealing with weather. An ADS-B receiver is your key to real time weather, traffic, GPS, ARHS… and more. Before ADS-B, we spent thousands of dollars on in-flight weather. And ADS-B receiver on the flight deck will keep you weather aware. #4

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Professional Pilot

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Having them both in the same display reduces the pilot’s workload during the most demanding section of the flight. The CVS is available with the Pro Line Fusion flight deck. Bombardier, Cessna, Cirrus, Embraer, and Piper turboprops all use Garmin flight decks. HSVT also is certified for Robinson Helicopters.

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Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

Though it’s not as overtly revolutionary as the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) or Safe Return enabled by Garmin Autoland on Cirrus’ SF50 Vision Jet, the reimagined flight deck in the new SR G7 and other improvements make a more immediate impact—because pilots benefit from them on every flight, from the moment you press the start button.

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