Airplanes Altimeter Transponder 
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.
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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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.
Air Facts
AUGUST 5, 2024
The Warrior has introduced countless people to the joys of light airplanes. It has a mid-time engine (O-320-D3G rated at 160 hp), fairly recent annual inspection and 24 month pitot-ptatic/transponder test. East Coast airplanes don’t belong in Colorado, unless your plans always take you East of I-25. I feel badly for him.
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.
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.
Plane and Pilot
AUGUST 10, 2024
Most of the emergency procedures training we do in general aviation airplanes center around just two simple words: “What if?” Added to the mix are a variety of aftermarket GPS, ADS-B-compliant transponders, flat-screen navigators, iPads, and new or legacy autopilots. So, what is a thinking pilot of an older, upgraded airplane to do?
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