Air Facts

APRIL 12, 2024

As I approached retiring from the company where I had worked for 25 years, I knew that I was going to buy a plane to use in my new venture and fly a lot more. I helped get planes ready for the dreaded annual inspection, learned how to mount tires, and worked with the A&Ps on a few oil changes.

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Northstar VFR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

If the inspection hasn’t been performed and signed off by the proper maintenance technician within the required timeframe, the airplane isn’t allowed to fly. Before flying, a pilot must verify these inspections have been performed by looking in the maintenance logs. Do they have a back-up plan in place if the flight cannot proceed?

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Pilot Weather Checkride Annual Inspection 72

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Individuals can attend training classes to obtain an LSA repairman certificate that, with the right endorsements, allows them to perform maintenance, including annual inspections, on their LSAs. Vso approach speed is 53 knots. We’ve danced around what seems to have made the RV-12 successful. It actually feels slower.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

About 30 miles out I called Approach Control, told ’em I was VFR and squawking 0600. I figured I’d stay up there and by the time I got to Wichita the bases would be pretty good and if the stuff was still solid I’d get Approach Control and set up an instrument approach. as I remember, which was LAX approach.

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iPad Pilot News

APRIL 9, 2024

A pilot’s worst fear was to look down at an EFB and see the infamous “blue screen of death” on an IFR flight while setting up for an approach. The scenario gets worse as you go to restart the device and see the message “Configuring Windows update 1 of 15…” as you near the final approach fix.

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Airplanes Stability Pilot Annual Inspection 52

Latatuide 33 Aviation

AUGUST 5, 2024

Costs vary widely based on location, aircraft size, and facility amenities, generally starting from $30,000 and going up to over $200,000 annually. For many, alternatives like chartering or fractional ownership provide a more balanced approach to private aviation.

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Jet Annual Inspection Pilot Hangar 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

You may lust after a vintage Beech Staggerwing , but a radial-engine tail-wheel airplane with unique quirks will need to be approached with a careful transition. It’s still just a fixed-gear, strut-braced high-winger, although it needs to be approached as a high-performance category airplane, demanding a little more respect from its pilot.

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Air Facts

DECEMBER 2, 2024

We often cruised back to IAD in the twilight haze, asking for a “practice” ILS approach to get back in. His PA-30, also known as a Twinkie, had just come out of an extensive factory annual inspection. There, we’d practice chandelles, lazy eights, turns-around-a-point, turns-about-a-point, and spiral down to a landing.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Beyond the purchase price, youll need to budget for operating costs and annual inspections. Some sources suggest setting aside $1,500 to $5,500 annually for inspections alone, with total operating costs reaching approximately $30,000 per year for 100 flight hours. Its condition. The avionics installed.

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Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

According to CAA documents, the aircraft was modified with a 300hp engine and a Hamilton-Standard propeller, underwent weight-and-balance checks and an annual inspection. After the war, the aircraft passed through a few more owners, such as North Country Airways of Saranock Lake, NY before being acquired by Jack Baird of Marshall, MI.

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