Air Traffic Control Airplanes Transponder 
Pilot Institute
DECEMBER 27, 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has rules to keep air travel safe, and one big part of that is making sure airplanes have the right transponders. Transponders are an important part of an aircraft’s avionics system and help with tracking and safety. Key Takeaways Transponders aid ATC, safety, and tracking.
Pilot Institute
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Lets say youre cruising at 10,000 feet when Air Traffic Control (ATC) instructs you to “squawk 1200.” Pilots and ATCs daily use transponder codes, also known as squawk codes. Lets examine the key transponder codes, what they mean, and how useful they can be when used correctly.
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Aerotime
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Some of these events may be minor, while others can endanger the safety of the airplane and everyone onboard. Notwithstanding whether this is technical in nature or due to some other adverse event occurring during the flight, pilots are well-trained to deal with these types of events, whether they happen in the air or on the ground.
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
As a pilot or aircraft owner, keeping your airplane airworthy is one of the most important things you can do. It’s basically like giving your airplane a yearly check-up. This is similar to the annual check but is required more frequently for airplanes flown with paying passengers. That’s where the AVIATES acronym comes in handy.
Plane and Pilot
JANUARY 5, 2025
Air traffic control, responding to the pilots odd transmission, simplified the clearance, issuing just a heading and an altitude. ATC announced loss of transponder data. It found only a few airplane parts floating on the waves. The King Air had hit the water at high speed. There was a pause on frequency.
Ask the Pilot
JANUARY 31, 2025
As I understand it, the crew of the helicopter told air traffic control it had the regional jet in sight, and was asked to “maintain visual separation,” as we say. When this happens, the onus of avoiding a traffic conflict falls to the pilot, rather than ATC. Not a good way to begin the year.
iPad Pilot News
APRIL 22, 2024
Because Sentry is automatically recording attitude data, pilots don’t have to remember to make a report and air traffic control doesn’t have to remember to send the report through the system. You can see airplanes flying long cross-countries, as they tend to draw straight lines across the map.
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