Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Typically, 1940s-era aircraft and vintage warbirds require the owner to adopt maintenance as a second hobby, diligently replacing aging parts and regularly sourcing new ones as their machine approaches eighty years of service. Also, unlike many J-3-based Cubs, this one has both left- and right-side cockpit doors.

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True Airspeed Transponder Airplanes Cockpit 97

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Currently, the SLSA version of the RV-12 in Standard Trainer trim costs $189,500, which includes a single-screen EFIS (Dynon HDX or Garmin G3X), Garmin GTR 200 comm radio and remote transponder. The view over the tapered cowling takes a bit of adjustment if you’re used to seeing a lot more of the airplane, as does the low approach speed.

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Airplanes Knot Pitot Tube Gross Weight 98

iPad Pilot News

JUNE 7, 2024

The companion datalink traffic feature took a little longer to reach maturity, requiring your airplane to be equipped with an ADS-B Out transponder to get the full traffic picture. The visual depiction of the wake provides an aid to situational awareness when approaching wake turbulence.

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Turbulence Runway AGL Airplanes 98

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 31, 2025

When working on historical aircraft restoration, Mike Porter takes a balanced approach by blending authenticity with user-friendliness. Transponders, ADS-B, radios, ELTs, all of these items are necessary to ensure pilot safety.

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Airplanes Cockpit Pilot Annual Inspection 105

Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Setting up for an approach, taxiing at a busy airfield with complicated diagrams, during the actual takeoff and landing, or receiving an updated weather briefing in flight are a few examples of this. You may fly a few miles to the side of the airport to delay your approach instead of having two aircraft enter the downwind at the same time.

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Pilot Weather Approach Air Traffic Control 94

Air Facts

JUNE 17, 2024

Landing lights, pitot heat, transponder, and deice systems require no human intervention. There will be no more $100 hamburgers or practice approaches, and radio traffic will be relegated to a passing “hello.” The Last Pilot Air Facts Journal I took my first ride in a HondaJet and I have to say, I’m intrigued.

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Pilot Cockpit Transponder Jet 98

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The ILS approach has revolutionized aviation and the types of weather we can fly in. Including how it became the most reliable approach for pilots in aviation history. The ILS is a type of approach pilots use to land. It is a precision approach aid based on two radio beams. This is most likely thanks to the ILS.

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Approach Knot Runway Distance Measuring Equipment 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Hearing no other traffic in the area, Wilkins opted for a relatively straight-in approach to Runway 22, once again dancing on the rudder pedals and wrestling the ailerons as the gusty winds threatened to shove us off the pavement.

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Runway Crosswind Rudder Pilot 98

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 6, 2024

T: Transponder Code The transponder code , or squawk code, is a four-digit identifier that makes your aircraft visible to ATC on radar. For example, if youre assigned a code like 4702, enter it on your transponder. Wherever youre flying from, this step-by-step approach helps you catch every detail and stay on track.

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Clearance Pilot Transponder Flight Plan 52

Fear of Landing

MARCH 15, 2024

To accumulate enough hours and create a dataset to make our algorithms failproof for these intruders, we have to be creative and invent new approaches. Regulations do not mandate gliders carry transponders, such as FLARM or ADS-B, and many do not. Gliders’ sleek silhouette can virtually disappear against the background of the sky.

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Transponder Pilot Approach Airplanes 52

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Aircraft need to have a two-way radio, transponder with Mode C, and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment. When approaching Class C airspace: Tune in to the appropriate frequency for the Class C airspace region, found in the Airport/Facility Directory or on sectional charts. Here’s what you need to know.

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Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

When both plans were filed, he asked me to stand-by while he verified that the flight plan was properly pushed to Cleveland Center where Rochester Approach would be able to retrieve it. When I contacted Rochester Approach, the controller came back with, "Are you looking for your clearance to College Park?"

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Flight Training Central

JUNE 17, 2024

Because the service is provided on a workload permitting basis, and involves multiple layers of service, there’s not exactly uniform delivery among Center or Approach control facilities. Nashville Approach, Cessna 12345, VFR request.” So what is flight following? Consult your VFR chart for appropriate frequencies.

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Pilot Air Traffic Control Approach Weather 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

When you fly a Mooney, you can feel the difference a truly efficient design makes, especially during the approach and landing phases of flight. The panel includes a Garmin GMA 35c audio panel, GTN 750 GPS/Nav/Comm, G500 flight display, G5, GTX 345R transponder, and AutoCruze 230 autopilot.

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Transponder Airplanes Pilot Approach 52

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Aircraft must have a radio and transponder to receive flight following. Required Equipment To use flight following, aircraft must have a radio and transponder. Depending on airspace, a Mode C transponder and ADS-B Out may be required. Radar used by ATC cannot display altitude information without Mode C transponders.

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Transponder Weather Pilot Clearance 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.

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Clearance Ceiling Airspace Classes Transponder 52

Aviation Bussiness News

MARCH 18, 2025

Pilots will be able to optimise display configurations by using the viewing area for comprehensive map data or dividing it into two 40% windows for simultaneous navigation and approach chart visualisation.

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Cockpit Transponder Approach Pilot 40

Flight Training Central

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The shape of the surface area and layers are tailored to the individual airport and the instrument approach corridors to its runways. A transponder with altitude reporting and an approved ADS-B out transmitter are also required for all operations. The top of the Class B will generally be the same height for the entire area.

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Indicated Airspeed Airspace Classes Clearance Pilot in Command 52

Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Whether the panel is antiquated with barely functional radios, the engine approaching the recommended time before overhaul (TBO), or the paint and interior ragged, there are almost always several items on the “to-do” list. The GPS, radios, and transponder are positioned up high on the panel, making them easy to read and reach.

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iPad Pilot News

APRIL 22, 2024

Two major improvements Graphical turbulence forecasts and pilot reports (PIREPs) are essential products for preflight planning, but ForeFlight’s novel approach offers two key benefits over traditional turbulence products. There are a lot more reports. ForeFlight version 16.4

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Turbulence Airplanes Weather Pilot 81

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Currently, the SLSA version of the RV-12 in Standard Trainer trim costs $189,500, which includes a single-screen EFIS (Dynon HDX or Garmin G3X), Garmin GTR 200 comm radio and remote transponder. The view over the tapered cowling takes a bit of adjustment if you’re used to seeing a lot more of the airplane, as does the low approach speed.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Call for your IFR clearance, including route, altitude, and transponder code. No matter what you call it, the procedure is the same: tune up the frequency published in the chart supplement, approach plate or app, and press the push-to-talk button. Once again, you’ll be talking directly to a controller at a nearby ATC facility.

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Clearance Air Traffic Control Airplanes 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. One of the standout features of the Cessna 172’s cockpit is its digital autopilot system. Aerodynamic enhancements are another area of focus.

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Knot Cockpit Pilot Gross Weight 98

Aerotime

OCTOBER 29, 2024

As a result, the display screens, radio, and transponder stopped functioning on the first officer’s side and control was moved to the captain’s side. The flight data recorder also lost power as part of the emergency procedure.

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Cockpit Transponder Cabin Crew Descent 284

Inflight Pilot Training

APRIL 9, 2024

Your plane is required to be equipped with a 1090 MHz ES transponder. Pilots should also make sure that they have all the necessary information for their end destination in Mexico, including the location of the nearest airport, available services and any procedures they need to follow upon landing.

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Pilot Weather Flight Plan Visual Flight Rules 52

Pilot Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Your alternate airport must have a working instrument approach procedure available. At least 1 instrument approach procedure. A minimum ceiling of 600 (precision approach) or 800 feet (for a non-precision approach). Within the Past 6 Months, You Must Log: 6 instrument approaches. When approaching the destination.

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Flight Plan Pilot Weather Approach 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. Many ADS-B-compliant transponders and GPS have internal ADHRS that provide attitude information to the iPad/tablet. One common remedy is the ubiquitous iPad/tablet.

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Cockpit Transponder Pilot Ceiling 101

iPad Pilot News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

A pilot’s worst fearwas 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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Pilot Stability Annual Inspection Airplanes 59

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

GPS is everywhere, from our wristwatches and cell phones to the complete selection of RNAV departures, approaches and T routes that comprise the majority of the under-12,500-foot airspace system. The Instrument Landing System (ILS) seems safe for now, but LPV approaches are cheap, accurate, and are everywhere. So, What Did I Decide?

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Cockpit Instrument Landing System Approach Pilot 100

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.

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Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 65

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

There are some reports of errors as well, for planes being charged for overflying an airport, a go-around, or a practice approach. The PlanePass equipment installed on-field does more than track transponders. So, yeah, the transparency with these fees could be a lot better. It includes cameras.

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Pilot Transponder NOTAMs Threshold 55

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 ?”

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Ask the Pilot

JANUARY 31, 2025

For the system to work optimally, both aircraft need to be wired in, so to speak, with their transponders exchanging speed and altitude data. There are twisty approach and departure patterns, and military copters are often transiting the airspace. DCA is a busy and challenging airport.

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Air Traffic Control Transponder Pilot Jet 93

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.

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Aeronautical Information Manual Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 52

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

Air Facts

APRIL 11, 2025

Lastly, I have seen certain panels not push ADS-B data to an EFB due to the way the avionics and/or transponder was configured or due to some conflict with a portable ADS-B device like a Stratus or GDL substance. So how do you modify your flight plan or brief an approach? Same goes with traffic and terrain.

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Cockpit Flight Plan Pilot Transponder 52

Flight Training Central

APRIL 29, 2024

They are not charted because activities are suspended immediately when spotter aircraft, radar, or ground lookout positions indicate an aircraft might be approaching the area. Before entering the airspace, you must file and activate a flight plan and contact ATC for a transponder code. VFR pilots must file a D.C. SFRA flight plan.

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Clearance AGL NOTAMs Pilot 111