Aviation Articles

Flying by the numbers

From light trainers to complex multi-engine types, knowing your V-speeds is crucial for operating an aircraft within its optimum performance envelope and structural limits. Here, we focus on the important ones you should know when flying general aviation aircraft.

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Flight Planning for Airliners

In this tutorial, we take a look at one of the more important aspects of airliner operations, flight planning. We will also learn how to interpret a typical route and list some useful utilities for creating a realistic flight plan.

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A beginner’s guide to the FMS

In this tutorial, we walk you through the process of programming the Flight Management Computer on one of the more popular flight simulation airliners, the PMDG 737. A video is available at the end of the article highlighting each step.

ICAO Codes explained

An ICAO code is a four-character alphanumeric sequence used to identify airports around the world and is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organisation...

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PC Pilot Issue 124 Flight Sim Q&A

You’ve got the questions? We’ve got the answers! Here's a round up of what PC Pilot has been asked lately!

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PC Upgrades

A hints and tips guide

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X-Plane: Configuring Controls - Part 2

Following the previous tutorial, we now take a look at how to create custom joystick profiles, starting with single-engine aircraft before moving to turboprops and finally airliners.

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X-Plane: Configuring Controls - Part 1

Following on from our previous tutorial on how to install third-party add-ons, this issue we are going to take a look at setting up joystick controllers.