Plane and Pilot
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Some things are mandated for any airplane, like an airspeed indicator, altimeter and compass. If you’re going into Class B airspace, the ADS-B Out has to be working; if staying outside the 30-mile veil, it doesn’texcept for FAR 91.215(c) , which says if your transponder equipment is operable, it has to be on.
Pilot Institute
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
T – Transponder Check Your transponder, which helps air traffic control see your airplane on radar, needs to be inspected every 24 months. S – Static System and Altimeter Check Pilots flying under IFR need their static system and altimeter inspected every 24 months. Why Is AVIATES Important?
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Professional Pilot
APRIL 3, 2025
The Avionics One package for the Kodiak 900 and Kodiak Series III has the following new options in 2025: Garmins all-digital GWX 8000 StormOptix doppler weather radar, with volumetric scanning and automatic threat analysis; the all-digital GRA55 radar altimeter with state-of-the-art digital signal processing technology for increased accuracy; and the (..)
Northstar VFR
AUGUST 25, 2024
A: ALTIMETER/PILOT STATIC INSPECTION (FAR 91.411) If flying under IFR, an aircraft’s static system, altimeter and automatic Mode C altitude-reporting system must be inspected within the preceding 24 calendar months. One major difference is that any A&P technician can endorse the inspection.
Plane and Pilot
MARCH 25, 2025
A steam gauge airspeed indicator, Garmin G3X, autopilot, Garmin G5, transponder, fuel selector, accelerometer, and steam gauge altimeter were centered directly in front of me. Throttle, prop, mixture, recognition lights (the GameBird is day VFR only), and trim were on the left side of the cockpit.
Flying Magazine
MAY 13, 2024
Avoid this situation by sitting down with your CFI and going through the logbooks to verify the aircraft is airworthy, using the acronym AAV1ATE as your guide (ADs complied with, annual inspections, VOR every 30 days, 100-hour, altimeter/pitot static system every 24 calendar months, transponder every 24 calendar months, ELT check).
Pilot Institute
DECEMBER 12, 2024
Key in the code to your transponder so that ATC knows who you are. T Transponder Code: The squawk code assigned for your flight. ATC will let you know the current altimeter setting in their reply. Altimeter 30.02 This reduces the chances of mistakenly tuning the wrong frequency at a critical time. The squawk code.
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