Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

That said, we all know stuff breaks, and whether or not the airplane is technically (and legally) airworthy with something non-functional depends a lot on what’s inoperative, and what kind of plane we’re flying. For instance, we can all agree that a propeller is a necessary item on a prop-driven airplane.

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Transponder Airplanes VOR Altimeter 78

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.

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Annual Inspection VOR Federal Aviation Regulations Altimeter 52

Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

The school also offers spin endorsements, upset recovery, aerobatic training, and hourly instruction if youre just itching to check the GameBird off your airplane bucket list. The Sbach, a notoriously difficult airplane to fly, challenges even the hardest of hard-core aerobatic pilots. The four-blade MT propeller is the only exception.

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Knot Airplanes Runway Rudder 111

Professional Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

PRESS RELEASE D aher Aircraft today announced a range of avionics and systems enhancements for its Kodiak 900 and Kodiak Series III airplanes in 2025, further improving their operability, maintainability and flight safety along with increasing the commonality between these two versions and the companys TBM 960 aircraft.

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Altimeter Transponder Weather Payload 40

Northstar VFR

AUGUST 25, 2024

Most of these checks can even be done as the airplane is sitting at the gate because they are minimally invasive, require less tools, and take fewer maintenance personnel. Depending on the maintenance specifications required by the FAA for that airplane, these checks commonly happen after 24-60 hours of flight time.

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Annual Inspection VOR Instrument Flight Rules Altimeter 65

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Key in the code to your transponder so that ATC knows who you are. T Transponder Code: The squawk code assigned for your flight. ATC will let you know the current altimeter setting in their reply. Altimeter 30.02 This reduces the chances of mistakenly tuning the wrong frequency at a critical time. The squawk code.

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Approach Clearance Pilot Air Traffic Control 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

All aircraft inside the veil must have an operating Mode C transponder and ADS-B Out. A Mode-C transponder (automatic altitude reporting capability) inside the Mode C Veil. However, you will need an operating Mode C transponder and ADS-B Out. You don’t want an incorrect altimeter setting to cause an airspace incursion.

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Clearance Ceiling Airspace Classes Transponder 52