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Transponder Codes Made Easy: A Pilot’s Survival List

Pilot Institute

If you plan to fly in: Group I Terminal Control Area (TCA). Above 10,000 feet MSL , excluding areas at and below 2,500 feet AGL. A code is reserved for use in the Mode S radar/ADS-B environment, where the air vehicle identification is used to correlate the flight plan instead of the Mode A code. 1000 Non-discrete mode.

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Instrument Flying (IFR) FAQs – top questions this week

Flight Training Central

Additionally, a pilot should report any of the following events:: When vacating any previously assigned altitude or flight level for a newly assigned altitude or flight level ( AIM 5-3-3 ) When an altitude change will be made if operating on a clearance specifying VFR-on-top. ( AIM 5-3-3 ) When an approach has been missed. (

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ADS-B UPDATE 2025

Universal Weather

Requirements apply only to instrument flight rule (IFR) flights and only for aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 5700 kg (12,566 lbs.) or greater and/or max cruising true airspeed (TAS) greater than 250 knots (kts). Exemptions An aircraft will be exempt from the mandate if they meet one of these criteria.

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ADS-B UPDATE 2024– WHERE ARE WE NOW?

Universal Weather

Requirements apply only to instrument flight rule (IFR) flights and only for aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 5700 kg (12,566 lbs.) or greater and/or max cruising true airspeed (TAS) greater than 250 knots (kts). Exemptions An aircraft will be exempt from the mandate if they meet one of these criteria.