Plane and Pilot

MARCH 25, 2025

Whether it is a short Cub flight to the north for Coopers Bar-B-Que, a true Texas pit grilling experience, or a quick hop over to a makeshift, 1,000-foot grass runway paralleling the road at the local winery, you are sure to be entertained throughout your training. Ill roll out on the runway and slowly bring the power in, I said.

Knot 111

Knot Airplanes Runway Rudder 111

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. Next you look at NOTAM’s once again and notice that Runways 8R and 26L are closed. And a quick check of the ATIS on your trusty Sporty’s handheld VHF radio reveals that Runways 35 is currently in use.

Density Altitude 98

Density Altitude Ceiling Runway Weather 98

Flying Magazine

MAY 13, 2024

So, for example, if you are asked to provide a scenario when V X is appropriate, be able to answer the when and the why, such as “short field takeoff technique is appropriate when there is an obstacle off the departure end of the runway.” Application, correlation, and understanding are critical when it comes to aircraft systems.

Pilot 116

Pilot Knot Annual Inspection Altimeter 116

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The departure runway and the departure procedure. For example, ATC: Fly runway heading until two miles from Kennedy VOR, then turn right, heading one zero zero. 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

Approach 52

Approach Clearance Pilot Air Traffic Control 52

AeroSavvy

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A small button on the transponder control panel activates the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) test function. A pilot loads the data into the FMC and submits an ACARS takeoff performance data request for the expected runway (in the old days, we used thick binders of airport specific charts).

Flight Deck 52

Flight Deck Clearance Runway Pilot 52

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

Airports such as ATL and JFK have multiple runways and cover around 5,000 acres of land. 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. Why are Class C and D airspace inadequate for such airports?

Clearance 52

Clearance Ceiling Airspace Classes Transponder 52

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. In most cases, the pilot generally has a couple of hours to find a runway. Many ADS-B-compliant transponders and GPS have internal ADHRS that provide attitude information to the iPad/tablet.

Cockpit 101

Cockpit Transponder Pilot Ceiling 101