Aviation Articles

Tools for Getting Hired - FlightPod TV

Short video by FlightPod TV to help you get hired on as a pilot.

Deadhead Pay Survey

What is your company's deadhead pay policy?

Airline Pilot Apps

Apple's iPhone as been in the news lately with the announcement of the mobile device's 3rd OS upgrade.

Google Voice for Pilots

At its most basic level, Google Voice works like this: when you sign up you get a new phone number and then can link up to six existing phone numbers to the new GV number.

EMB 145 Fuel Savings

Here are all the aspects and phases off light in which proper planning can save fuel in the EMB-145 family of aircraft. Using all of them can typically result in a fuel savings of about 10%.

In Memoriam - FedEx Flight 80

Airline Pilot Central's message to those effected by the FedEx Flight Tragedy.

Surviving the Simulator

Keeping a good attitude and remembering a few key elements in this stage of your training will hopefully lead to an uneventful and successful check ride.

In Memoriam - Colgan Air Flight 3407

Airline Pilot Central's message to those effected by the Colgan Airlines Tragedy.

Electronic Flight Bags from Ultramain

For many pilots, the idea of an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) is the stuff that dreams are made of (dreams geared towards reducing job-related paperwork that is). As much as we all love flying we hate the paperwork. Unfortunately paperwork is a necessary part of our job.The good news is that with the advances in technology and newly certified products, some visionary airlines have realized the vision of a paperless cockpit and are saving money in the process.

A Pilot's Poem

To all my comrades, uniformed in black and blue, this holiday message goes out to you. Whether in a hotel or on a red-eye all night, Merry Christmas to all, and to all, a good flight!

AIRLINE PILOT CENTRAL