Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

A Garmin GPS/COM handles navigation and communication duties, and an updated transponder provides ADS-B Out capability. The most recent annual inspection was completed recently, and over the past few years, a number of significant items have been addressed. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

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Annual Inspection Transponder General Aviation Airplanes 93

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. But remembering every inspection and maintenance rule can be tough. Each letter in AVIATES represents a specific maintenance check or inspection that Federal aviation regulations require in order to keep an aircraft airworthy.

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Annual Inspection VOR Federal Aviation Regulations Altimeter 52

Northstar VFR

AUGUST 25, 2024

1) Line Maintenance Checks Line maintenance checks are the inspections that are performed most routinely. 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.

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Annual Inspection VOR Instrument Flight Rules Altimeter 67

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

How did any given airplane sell? In order to be flown by a sport pilot, the resulting airplane must still meet the current regulations—1,320 pounds maximum gross weight, 120 knots max cruise speed, for example—but how it gets there is up to the builder. But successful? Not at all. Was it profitable for the company?

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Airplanes Knot Pitot Tube Gross Weight 96

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

How did any given airplane sell? In order to be flown by a sport pilot, the resulting airplane must still meet the current regulations—1,320 pounds maximum gross weight, 120 knots max cruise speed, for example—but how it gets there is up to the builder. But successful? Not at all. Was it profitable for the company?

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Airplanes Knot Pitot Tube Gross Weight 92

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.

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Density Altitude Ceiling Runway Weather 98

iPad Pilot News

APRIL 9, 2024

The one side effect from this high level of performance is that it can cause pilots to develop a bit of complacency over time, especially if you don’t periodically inspect your device settings, preferences, app configuration and system updates.

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Airplanes Stability Pilot Annual Inspection 52