The Pilot's Guide to the Airline Cockpit

The fundamentals of the automated airline cockpit are introduced to commercial multi-engine instrument pilots who aspire to fly for an airline company in this handy book. Whether it is a turboprop, a regional jet, a Boeing, or an Airbus, nearly every airliner in operation today contains a flight-man [...]
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The fundamentals of the automated airline cockpit are introduced to commercial multi-engine instrument pilots who aspire to fly for an airline company in this handy book. Whether it is a turboprop, a regional jet, a Boeing, or an Airbus, nearly every airliner in operation today contains a flight-management system, autopilot, and other glass-cockpit systems, which represent a gap between the skills learned during general aviation training and experience and the skills pilots are expected to have when they begin their airline flying career, and this book gives a head start on bridging that gap and acquiring those necessary skills. Unlike the typical theory-oriented systems manuals, this guide places readers in the left seat and takes them step-by-step through a challenging line flight, providing for real-world application. It teaches how to use the flight-management system and autopilot to plan and follow an assigned route and how to deal with realistic en route scenarios, including vectors, intercepts, holds, diversions, late descents, and many others.Along the way, readers learn how to decide which automation features to use and when, the limits of the automation's capabilities, how to monitor the progress of a flight, and how to remain in the loop while the automation performs its work. Updated to catch up to newer practices, this revised second edition is essential reading for those who desire to fly for an airline, and it is the ideal companion for transitioning from general aviation to regional jets and larger transport-category airplanes.