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. Then the pilot said: Hang on. ATC announced loss of transponder data. That pilot circled the approximate area but reported seeing nothing but water. But why did the pilot lose control ?

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AV Web

JANUARY 19, 2025

My mission was to bring a box of hot coffee from a popular donut joint and another pilot friend, Henry, to help Tom change the oil on his 7ac Champ. This hangar has more wintertime pilot bull sessions per square inch than any other in the tri-state area. Tom is one of the lucky few around here who has an insulated and heated hangar.

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Rudder Transponder Hangar Pilot 98

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. Why Is AVIATES Important?

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 22, 2025

A Garmin radio and transponder complete the modernization. You can arrange financing of the aircraft through FLYING Finance and quickly calculate your monthly payment using the airplane finance calculator. The post Bargain Buys on AircraftForSale: 1948 Cessna 170 appeared first on Plane & Pilot Magazine.

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Transponder Stability Airplanes Pilot 98

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 31, 2025

Despite how many licensed pilots, mechanics, dispatchers, and other countless ground support staff there are, everyone seems to be somehow connected. In the case of warbird restorer and pilot Mike Porter, a lifetime in aviation seems predetermined upon his birth. Here are six airplanes. Here’s what I can pay you a week.

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Airplanes Cockpit Pilot Annual Inspection 98

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Sometimes it’s emotional—the Beech Starship, what few of them are still in the wild, inevitably wow viewers of both the pilot and nonpilot persuasion. How did any given airplane sell? However, the airplane must be completed in a way that it conforms exactly to the SLSA example, of which there must be one for an ELSA to exist.

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Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 20, 2025

The radio and transponder are compact Becker units that fall easily to the left hand without taking up much panel space. You can arrange financing of the aircraft through FLYING Finance and quickly calculate your monthly payment using the airplane finance calculator. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

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iPad Pilot News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Keep Your iPad Airworthy: Annual Care Tips Every Pilot Should Know iPad Pilot News No, there isn’t a blue screen of death on the iPad, but it can quit. A pilot’s worst fearwas to look down at an EFB and see the infamous “blue screen of death” on an IFR flight while setting up for an approach.

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Pilot Stability Annual Inspection Airplanes 59

AV Web

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Some of them seem funny to us now, like the fact that most of our airplanes had no radios or, God forbid, transponders and ELTs, while other facets of the 1970s are tragic. None of the pilots or flying students were female or sported a skin color other than beige. I began my flying life in the early 1970s.

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Flight Deck Transponder Cockpit Checkride 95

iPad Pilot News

JANUARY 21, 2025

How to set up aircraft equipment codes in aviation apps to file VFR/IFR flight plans iPad Pilot News All VFR and IFR flight plans must be filed using the ICAO form. requests detailed information about your airplane’s navigation, communication, surveillance (transponder) and survival equipment.

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Flight Plan Transponder VOR Airplanes 105

Air Facts

JUNE 17, 2024

The Last Pilot Air Facts Journal I took my first ride in a HondaJet and I have to say, I’m intrigued. It is one of the first airplanes designed around the concept of a single pilot in the cockpit, and the level of automation was impressive. Pilots will become more “hands-off” and require fewer flying skills.

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Pilot Cockpit Transponder Jet 98

iPad Pilot News

MAY 3, 2024

Pilot’s guide to the iPad connected panel iPad Pilot News The “connected panel” concept was first introduced around 2011, about a year after the original iPad hit the market, as a technology platform that would allow pilots to set up a wireless 2-way connection between an iPad app and the certified avionics in the panel.

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Transponder Weather Flight Plan Pilot 98

Flying Magazine

MAY 13, 2024

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily. Today’s Top Pick is a 1981 Piper PA-44-180T Turbo Seminole.

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Transponder Airplanes General Aviation Pilot 115

Flying Magazine

MAY 7, 2024

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. His line of two- and four-seat airplanes stretches to the 1970s, while the Zenith CH series of high-wing models has been on the market for more than 30 years.

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Transponder Airplanes Pilot 97

Flying Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. Still, the aircraft has sold well with pilots who want an LSA with strong performance for the category and the ability to travel cross-country with reasonable comfort and speed.

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Transponder Tail Airplanes Pilot 107

Flying Magazine

MAY 1, 2024

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily. Today’s Top Pick is a 1962 Beechcraft B33 Debonair. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

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Tail Transponder Airplanes Pilot 105

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Army L-4 Grasshopper colors, this unique airplane was factory-built in 2007 as a light sport aircraft (LSA). This means it can be flown by sport pilots without an FAA medical certificate. This particular example is a two-owner airplane, hangared since new and looks the part. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 10, 2024

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily. Today’s Top Pick is a 2023 Great Lakes 2T-1A-2. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. It remains attractive to resourceful owners willing to adjust their techniche to the airplane’s unusual operating regime. Today’s Top Pick is a 1958 Cessna 175 Skylark.

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Transponder Airplanes Pilot 97

iPad Pilot News

JUNE 7, 2024

ForeFlight adds wake turbulence alerts iPad Pilot News Datalink weather stole the show when portable ADS-B technology debuted over a decade ago, providing pilots with free in-flight weather imagery in mobile apps like ForeFlight. The post ForeFlight adds wake turbulence alerts first appeared on iPad Pilot News.

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Turbulence Runway Airplanes AGL 98

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Rare is the pilot who has never dreamt of owning and flying their very own warbird. You can arrange financing of the aircraft through FLYING Finance and quickly calculate your monthly payment using the airplane finance calculator. But today’s bargain, a rare Varga Kachina , provides a bit of the warbird experience at only $79,500.

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Transponder Cockpit Airplanes Pilot 96

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 28, 2025

Ask experienced aircraft owners for advice on a great first airplane, and overwhelmingly, youll hear some common pieces of advice. Chief among them is to buy an airplane that fits the majority of your expected missions and buy a sorted example that has been well cared for. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

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Transponder Airplanes General Aviation Pilot 88

Flying Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily. Today’s Top Pick is a 2019 Cessna T206H. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Cessna 172s, Piper Cherokees, and Beechcraft Bonanzas are among the most ubiquitous – good airplanes all, but for the pilot looking for some variety, they leave much to be desired. With a low 1,776 total hours on the airframe, the airplane likely has many years of life remaining.

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Transponder Airplanes Pilot 87

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 2, 2025

While a retractable-gear airplane inherently entails higher maintenance and insurance costs, its tough to argue with a savings of $30,000-$80,000. Inside, the IFR panel is cleanly laid out, with a Stratus ADS-B transponder, digital tachometer, and EDM 700 engine monitor. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

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Transponder Airplanes Pilot 97

Flying Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. PA-28s evolved to use larger engines with as much as 235 hp, which gave the airplane a lot more speed and load-carrying capacity.

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Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 5, 2024

The panel includes some niceties, such as a Garmin GTX-355 ADS-B out transponder, ensuring all airspace is fully accessible. You can arrange financing of the aircraft through FLYING Finance and quickly calculate your monthly payment using the airplane finance calculator. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

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Transponder Airplanes Hangar Pilot 97

Flying Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. The Cessna 180’s conventional landing gear and squared-off “straight” vertical fin and rudder give it a distinctive vintage silhouette that many pilots find attractive.

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Lift Transponder Rudder Pilot 105

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 30, 2025

When shopping for a new airplane, particularly ones first airplane, its important to find a mechanically sound example for safety. With so many examples produced over several decades, docile handling characteristics, minimal fuel burn, and ample parts availability, certificated airplanes dont get much easier to own than the Cessna 150.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 17, 2024

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. Today pilots find the airplane ideal for transporting family members, friends, and business associates comfortably on long trips traversing multiple states.

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Transponder Airplanes Pilot Weather 85

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 10, 2024

A Garmin 250XL handles radio and GPS duties, and a TT22 transponder provides ADS-B Out capability. You can arrange financing of the aircraft through FLYING Finance and quickly calculate your monthly payment using the airplane finance calculator. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

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Transponder Airplanes Hangar Pilot 98

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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iPad Pilot News

JULY 9, 2024

Three quick Garmin Pilot tips iPad Pilot News Garmin Pilot makes it easy to do the basics: view aviation charts, plan a flight, and navigate direct to airports. First, make sure you have TargetTrend selected on the traffic page—this will show where the other airplane is headed, relative to your flight path.

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Pilot Airplanes Transponder Weather 52

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

In a Facebook group of Mooney pilots, he wrote: There was a football game going on that I had zero interest in, but the FBO charged me a $100 event fee , which I begrudgingly paid. Several pilots advocated shredding the bills mailed out by Vector, but thats no good for the Florida crowd. gives teeth to the airport fees. 775.082 or s.

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Flying Magazine

MAY 16, 2024

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. With the 650 Cessna focused its efforts on integrating high-end features that could give the new Citation the feel of bigger and more expensive airplanes.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 6, 2024

CRAFT is a simple way pilots remember their IFR clearance. How do pilots avoid chaos? T: Transponder Code The transponder code , or squawk code, is a four-digit identifier that makes your aircraft visible to ATC on radar. For example, if youre assigned a code like 4702, enter it on your transponder. Here, its 120.5

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Clearance Pilot Transponder Flight Plan 52

iPad Pilot News

APRIL 22, 2024

ForeFlight introduces crowdsourced turbulence reports iPad Pilot News Sentry and Sentry Plus models include an AHRS that can be used to record turbulence. Electronic flight bag apps like ForeFlight, when paired with portable weather receivers like Sentry , make it much easier for pilots to avoid in-flight weather hazards. Version 16.4

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