Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

For example: Pilot: Seattle Approach, Cessna November Four Five One Romeo, Two Zero miles west of Seattle VOR, at 8,000, with Sierra, to land. Key in the code to your transponder so that ATC knows who you are. T Transponder Code: The squawk code assigned for your flight. Altimeter 30.02 Cleared ILS runway six approach.

Approach 52

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. Two-way radio contact with the approach controller is not enough. A Mode-C transponder (automatic altitude reporting capability) inside the Mode C Veil. Learn the typical approaches and altitudes. Bravo airspace is almost always busy.

Clearance 52

Clearance Ceiling Airspace Classes Transponder 52

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

This system includes modes for: roll pitch heading vertical speed altitude hold approach These modes allow for a steady rate of descent, ascent, and consistent speed and altitude ranges. The classic six-pack of flight instruments that pilots have relied on for decades remains a staple in the Cessna 172.

Knot 98

Knot Cockpit Pilot Gross Weight 98

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 10, 2024

Added to the mix are a variety of aftermarket GPS, ADS-B-compliant transponders, flat-screen navigators, iPads, and new or legacy autopilots. However, many older legacy autopilots take their roll commands from various instruments located within the six-pack, most often the turn coordinator, DG, and the altimeter.

Cockpit 105

Cockpit Transponder Pilot Ceiling 105

Air Facts

AUGUST 5, 2024

It has a mid-time engine (O-320-D3G rated at 160 hp), fairly recent annual inspection and 24 month pitot-ptatic/transponder test. Your CFI-I back in SoCal always taught you to look at the approach plate for the departure airport as well as the departure procedure/takeoff minimums/ODPs. My response would be, “what if ?”

Density Altitude 98

Density Altitude Ceiling Runway Weather 98

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Say you are approaching the Grand Prairie Municipal Airport from the south in a Cessna 12345 and want to make a full stop landing. You check the weather, get information Charlie, and then tune up tower frequency. Closed traffic Aircraft does not plan to leave traffic pattern Go ahead Proceed with your message – does not refer to any movement.

Aeronautical Information Manual 68

Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 68

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

Say you are approaching the Grand Prairie Municipal Airport from the south in a Cessna 12345 and want to make a full stop landing. You check the weather, get information Charlie, and then tune up tower frequency. Closed traffic Aircraft does not plan to leave traffic pattern Go ahead Proceed with your message – does not refer to any movement.

Aeronautical Information Manual 52

Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 52