Pilot in Command
The pilot in command (PIC) of an aircraft is the person who is in charge of the aircraft and is the final authority over all operations and safety throughout the flight.
Pilotage - 14 CFR 1.1
Pilotage means navigation by visual reference to landmarks.
PILOT'S DISCRETION- When used in conjunction with altitude assignments, means that ATC has offered the pilot the option of starting climb or descent whenever he wishes and conducting the climb or descent at any rate he wishes.
Pilot
Confirm personal papers of license, medical, BFR or AFR , currency passengers, night, 6, holding, tracking, instrument.
No Alcohol within past 8 hours. (I can usually tell if used within hours by student performance) ...
Pilots and "Menieres Disease" - The Silent Illness By Gary Bowers
Menieres Disease is a condition not well known, yet devastating to thousands of people nationwide, including aviators.
Piloting requires a range of skills:
At one extreme are “reflexes” that involve lots of eye-hand coordination and tactics rather than strategy. There are also some basic thinking skills, such as giving answers to clearly-posed questions.
Pilot briefing
Get a good weather briefing and make sure you get the latest NOTAMs for the area. Check to see if any navigation aids are not working at the time of your flight.
A pilot for practically as long as he's been breathing, Greg Koontz takes the definition of 'aviator' to new heights
Veteran air show pilot Greg Koontz is among the few aerobatic performers flying a Super Decathlon at shows.
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Pilot and flight instructor certificates are issued by the FAA upon satisfactory completion of required knowledge and practical tests.
A private pilot certificate is like a driver's license. It allows you to fly anywhere in the United States and even outside the United States when you comply with regulations of the foreign country where the aircraft is operated.
Controller pilot data link communication (CPDLC) is a means of communication between controller and pilot, using data link for ATC communication.
Pilot In Command: The person who has final authority and responsibility for the operation and safety of the flight; and has been designated as pilot in command before or during the flight; and holds the appropriate category, class, ...
pilotage - A method of navigation in which the pilot, flying at low altitudes, uses visual references and compares symbols on aeronautical charts with surface features on the ground in order to navigate.
Pilot Skills
Flying a helicopter requires entirely different skills than flying conventional aircraft.
Pilot Painting
A detailed guide to modifying and painting a pilot.
Pitch ...
pilotage
Navigation by visual reference to landmarks
pitch
The angle of the airplane's longitudinal axis relative to horizontal ...
Pilot Briefing
A service provided by the FSS to assist pilots in flight planning. Briefing items may include weather information, NOTAMS, military activities, flow control information, and other items as requested.
Pilot-in-Command (PIC) ...
PILOT IN COMMAND (PiC) - The pilot responsible for the operation and safety of an aircraft during flight time.
PILOT-INDUCED OSCILLATION: When the pilot of an aircraft inadvertently commands an often-increasing series of corrections (typically in pitch) in opposite directions, each as an attempt to inhibit the aircraft’ ...
Pilot: The individual who operates the flying controls of aircraft.
Pilotage: The art of piloting aircraft safely and accurately from one place to another by means of map-reading and the recognition of ground objects.
Piloted simulation.
Real-time engineering simulation
Pitot pressure.
Total pressure ...
Second pilot - Unofficial term used to describe short (usually 8-10 hours) flying courses designed to enable non-pilot light aircraft passengers to take control and land in an emergency such as pilot incapacitation.
PIREP (Pilot Weather Report) Voluntary pilot observation of inflight weather conditions radioed to ATC or FSS. Information used by other pilots to avoid adverse weather and by National Weather Service to amend or update forecasts.
Pilots, Ratings, and other basic stuff ATP Airline Transport Pilot (the "highest" grade of pilot certificate) AME Aviation Medical Examiner (U.S.) FAR Federal Aviation Regulations (U.S.) CFI Certificated Flight Instructor (see suffixes, below) COM ...
Pilots who fly helicopters with twin, cross feeding fuel tanks mounted high on the fuselage (like the Bell 47) need to consider the fact that while parked on the hill the fuel will cross feed from the upper tank to the lower tank, ...
Pilots of the R.N.A.S. regarded this neat little biplane, as the 'pup' of the Sopwith 1 1/2-Strutter. Despite official discouragement, the name 'Pup' remained.
pilot. As regards (a) the tendency of the airplane toward inherent stability acts to oppose any deviation from its course whether the pilot so desires or not.
Pilots in command of large aircraft must have a minimum of 1,500 hours of flight time.
Pilots control and steer aircraft in flight by manipulating panels on the aircraft wings and tail. Those control surfaces are described in greater detail later in this chapter.
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Pilot - A poor, misguided soul who talks about women when he's flying and flying when he's with a woman.
Pitch - The story you give your wife about needing an airplane to use in your business.
Pilots have shown impairment in their ability to fly an ILS approach or to fly IFR, and even to perform routine VFR flight tasks while under the influence of alcohol, regardless of individual flying experience.
Pilot and passenger visibility is an important element of aircraft design, and is often overlooked by designers. Good visibility is especially important in a STOL aircraft - where the pilot needs to be able to see obstacles when "bush" flying.
Pilot to Metro Service
POGO
Switch to communication channel number preceding POGO. If unable to establish communications, switch to channel number following POGO. If no channel number follows POGO, return to this channel.
A pilot speaking to Flight Watch is speaking to an FSS.
Glideslope (GS)
The equipment in an ILS that provides vertical (up/down) guidance to a landing aircraft.
The pilot of a lighter-than-air aircraft, especially a balloon.
aeronautics
The study, or science, of Flight ...
The pilot is highly cognizant of the existence of the short period made since it is felt only as a bump when a gust is encountered or the airplane responds to an abrupt control movement.
P. 1 Pilot in Command
P. 1/S Pilot in Command Under supervision
P. 2 Second Pilot exercising the privileges of his licence as a required member of the operating crew ...
PIO: Pilot Induced Oscillation.
psi: pounds per square inch.
QFE: altimeter setting to read zero at airfield level.
Ferry pilot Florene Watson, Women Airforce Service Pilots, warms up a P-51.Enough P-51s became available to the 8th and 9th Air Forces in the winter of 1943-44, and when the Pointblank offensive resumed in early 1944, matters changed dramatically.
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PIT- Pilot Instructor Training, the very happy place where they send all the new FAIPs who won't be flying an MWS for another 4 years. Lucky Tweet trained dudes at Vance will probably get to go twice...
AUTOMATIC PILOT (AUTOPILOT) - A gyroscopically stabilized system maintaining an aircraft in level flight at predetermined heading and altitude.
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Macintosh Pilots Only. Take off in your normal manner, but don't retract your gear. Climb to about 1500 feet and level off. If your airspeed is 80-90 knots, go to the "En Route Save" section of this text below.
Lilienthal piloting his 1896 glider.
Lilienthal soars through the air.
Although his designs had flaws, Lilienthal had an immense influence on aviation.
Yankee: Any pilot that asks Houston tower to "Say again."
Zero: Style and artistry points earned for a gear-up landing.
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YANKEE - Any pilot who has to ask New Orleans tower to "Say again".
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LEFT SEAT: Pilot a.k.a. Captain
LEISURE RENTAL: When a traveler pays non-corporate rates for a car rental, and thereby earns a different amount of miles than a corporate rate would earn.
LH: Lufthansa ...
Truly superior pilots are those who use their superior judgment to avoid those situations where they might have to use their superior skills. Rule one: No matter what else happens, fly the airplane.
PPL: Private Pilot License - usually implying no instrument rating.
Instructor Pilot (IP)
An aviator who conducts training and evaluation of pilots and other crew members in designated aircraft and promotes safety among aviators.
CREW - Both the pilots and flight attendants in the flight
CREW SCHEDULING - The department in charge of assigning flights for the crew, both the pilots and flight attendants ...
Ace: Pilot destroying 5 or more Enemy Aircraft in the air.
Ace in a Day: Term for downing 5 or more E/A in one sortie.
Ace Maker: Slang for K-14 lead-computing gunsight
Ace Race: Term for the unofficial chase toward Capt.
Ballistic Recovery System - A parachute attached to the airframe that, once deployed by the pilot, can lower the entire airframe to the ground.
AFDS - Autopilot flight director system.
AFIS - Automated flight information system (AlliedSignal)
AHRS - Attitude-heading reference system.
AI - Altitude indicator ...
Deduct 25% when listening to a Navy pilot.
Angle of Attack - Pick-up lines that pilots use.
Arresting Gear - A Policeman's equipment.
Bank - The folks who hold the lien on most pilots' cars.
Aircraft controls where the pilot's commands (bank, yaw.) are transmitted to control surfaces electronically or via fiber optics, instead of mechanical linkage. Also called FBL (Fly-By-Light).
FDR: Flight Data Recorder.
Antitorque pedals enable the pilot to compensate for torque variance. A significant part of the engine power is required to drive the tail rotor, especially during operations when maximum power is used.
Briefly, these requirements are: single pilot, used for recreation only, weighing less than 254 pounds empty weight, fuel capacity not to exceed 5 U.S.
Red-out - In a negative gravity maneuver, a pilots blood is pulled into his upper body. This may result in his/her vision being distorted due to blood vessels in the eye expanding ...
 See also: Aircraft, Flight, Aviation, Plane, Speed
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