Northstar VFR

AUGUST 25, 2024

These required inspections are vitally important to the safe operation of general aviation aircraft, so even student pilots are required to know the basics to pass a Private Pilot checkride. The “100 hour inspection” is very similar to the annual inspection of the airframe, powerplant, and propeller.

Annual Inspection 60

Annual Inspection VOR Instrument Flight Rules Altimeter 60

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

We studied all of our options going into New York via general aviation. His was to watch for traffic, take pictures, and monitor that my altimeter stayed at 1,300 feet msl. With a lot of enthusiasm and the reassuring help of ForeFlight, we discovered that it wasn’t only doable but looked like a lot of fun.

Clearance 52

Clearance Approach Knot Altimeter 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

We studied all of our options going into New York via general aviation. His was to watch for traffic, take pictures, and monitor that my altimeter stayed at 1,300 feet msl. With a lot of enthusiasm and the reassuring help of ForeFlight, we discovered that it wasn’t only doable but looked like a lot of fun.

Clearance 52

Clearance Approach Knot Altimeter 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

Keeping jet traffic safe alongside slower general aviation aircraft is harder still. That’s a considerable detour for small general aviation aircraft. You don’t want an incorrect altimeter setting to cause an airspace incursion. Managing so many aircraft is challenging. Here’s how to bypass the Bravo.

Clearance 52

Clearance Ceiling Airspace Classes Transponder 52

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

However, the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994 paved the way for its return, and production resumed in 1996. This legislation helped rejuvenate the general aviation market, and the Cessna 172 once again became a staple in flight schools and private ownership.

Knot 52

Knot Cockpit Pilot Gross Weight 52

AeroSavvy

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Airspeed indicators need air from a pitot tube and static air from a static port Small general aviation aircraft have airspeed indicators with air hoses connected directly to the pitot and static sources. Ram air from a pitot tube and static (undisturbed) outside air from a static port, usually a hole on the side of the fuselage.

Pitot Tube 52

Pitot Tube Indicated Airspeed Knot Altimeter 52

Photographic Logbook

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Cherokee Four Eight One, Allentown Approach, altimeter 30.48, remain at or above 3,500 feet." A multilayered example of cluelessness, the episode was not a shining moment for general aviation. Where's Waldo Slatington? Was the airport before or after that ridge?

Runway 52

Runway Approach Airplanes Pilot 52