Enabling safer flight operations in low-visibility environments. By Owen Davies Contributing Writer any things are called game-changers, although most aren’t. However, when Gulfstream introduced its Honeywell-made Synthetic Vision System – Primary Flight Display to business aircraft in 2005, it was the real thing. Corporate pilots who had seen nothing but gray or rain outside the […]
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
Unstable approaches
Pay attention to these deadly sins to keep your landings safe. By Shannon Forrest ATP/CFII. Challenger 604, G-IV Contributing Writer Pilatus PC-12 on approach at ORL. Air traffic control instructions often lead to unstable approaches. The request to make a short approach or maintain a higher-than-normal speed to the final approach fix is the most […]
Flight deck electronic aids
From basic information to advanced features, here’s what an EFB application can do for your flight operation. By Owen Davies Contributing writer enior readers probably recall risking back strain just to board their airplanes lugging a bag with up to 40 lb of charts, manuals, and miscellaneous paper. For most pilots, electronic flight bags (EFBs) […]
