Plane and Pilot

APRIL 25, 2025

Its safe to say that, at one time or another, every single general aviation pilot has dreamed of owning and flying their own warbird. A uAvionix ADS-B transmitter provides ADS-B out duties and is paired with a Garmin GTX327 transponder.

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Gross Weight Transponder Runway Airplanes 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 8, 2025

The aircraft for sale today sports the T-tail design that Piper adopted during the 1978 model yeara time when T-tails were in vogue throughout general aviation. Subtle changes in the engine compartment boosted performance and kept the Lance from losing any of the high useful load for which the fixed-gear Cherokee Six was renowned.

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Tail Transponder Airplanes Lift 99

Flying Magazine

JUNE 16, 2025

Love for vintage taildraggers seems to be on the rise in the general aviation market. Its VFR panel includes a nav/com radio, a Garmin GTX 335 transponder, and a Sharc-7 ELT. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily. Today’s Top Pick is a 1946 Cessna 120. 1946 Cessna 120.

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Transponder Airplanes Pilot General Aviation 105

Flying Magazine

JULY 2, 2025

Cessna’s general aviation lineup was evolving quickly during the early 1960s as new models and developments of earlier ones made their debuts. Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities.

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Transponder Lift Airplanes General Aviation 92

Flying Magazine

JUNE 2, 2025

There is a long-standing tradition among general aviation pilots of moving up to light twins when their missions evolve to require the performance and redundancy available only in a multiengine aircraft. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Todays Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily. Todays Top Pick is a 1981 Beechcraft Baron B55.

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Transponder Payload Airplanes General Aviation 109

Flight Training Central

JUNE 16, 2025

Special flight rules provide for general aviation operations within the area. Before entering the airspace, you must file and activate a flight plan and contact ATC for a transponder code. It extends from the surface to but not including 18,000′ MSL. VFR pilots must file a D.C. SFRA flight plan.

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Flying Magazine

JUNE 12, 2025

Coming into its own in the golden era of postwar general aviation, the classic two-seater still offers easy, economical flying with a low operating cost and big curb appeal on any airport ramp. Vintage aircraft fans looking for something simple, affordable, and undeniably charming should take a close look at this Ercoupe 415-C.

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Avionics Master Switch Transponder Airplanes Rudder 102

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Air taxi operations, executive jets, helicopters, and general aviation activities have been excluded in the interests of concision. The contents of this article have been limited to commercial aircraft performing public transport flights, whether carrying cargo or passengers (or both). No hay heridos.

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Runway Airline Airlines Horizontal Stabilizer 260

Flying Magazine

JULY 4, 2025

The avionics stack features dual TKM MX-300 nav/comm units, supported by a King KT76A Mode C transponder and King KGX 150T ADS-B Out. Cosmetic hail marks are present on the upper surfaces, but the airplane remains in sound condition throughout.

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Annual Inspection Transponder Airplanes Pilot 52

AOPA

MAY 1, 2025

Dynon Avionics said it has acquired Trig Avionics through a strategic investment aimed at strengthening its existing partnership with the maker of communication radios and transponders for general aviation. Under the deal, Trig joins the Dynon Group of companies.

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Transponder General Aviation 80

Flying Magazine

MAY 13, 2024

Piper’s PA-44 Seminole received its type certificate in 1978, arguably at the height of niche formation in general aviation. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily. Today’s Top Pick is a 1981 Piper PA-44-180T Turbo Seminole.

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Transponder Airplanes General Aviation Pilot 116

Flying Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

Cessna is famous for making a splash in general aviation in the mid-1950s when the company rolled out its 172, a stable, high-wing, all-metal four-seater with tricycle landing gear that eased handling on the ground. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily.

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Transponder Airplanes Thrust General Aviation 111

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 30, 2025

A Stratus transponder with ADS-B out ensures you can access Class Bravo and Charlie airports without concern. For such substantial cost savings, the next owner can chalk it up to patina and pocket the difference as they enjoy one of the most successful general aviation aircraft types ever produced.

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Transponder Airplanes General Aviation Hangar 87

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 28, 2025

With over 32,000 examples built since 1961, the Piper PA-28 Cherokee is one of the most iconic general aviation aircraft of all time. A Garmin GTX330 transponder, GTN650 GPS, and GNC300XL GPS/Com provide some modernization, and a RAM ball provides a convenient mounting point for your tablet.

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Transponder Airplanes General Aviation Pilot 86

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.

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Annual Inspection VOR Instrument Flight Rules Altimeter 72

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Key Takeaways Airports that fall under Class C designation handle general aviation and airline traffic. Aircraft need to have a two-way radio, transponder with Mode C, and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment. Transponder with Mode C to report altitude.

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ABEAM

JULY 5, 2024

We got a little excitement when passing under Frankfurt’s airspace when large jets were vectored 800ft above us : only the formation leader had its transponder on so the big boys could not see us on TCAS but we spotted the easily by the naked eye. And so the fields and citied of Belgium, Germany, Austria and Hungary passed under our wings.

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Transponder Knot Clearance General Aviation 52

Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

If you maintain constant situational awareness and utilize all available resources, that’s conducive to safe general aviation operations. With ADS-B and transponder service over much of the airspace, it is a good practice to fly with a second layer of protection, helping you enhance awareness of potential risks.

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Weather Pilot Approach Air Traffic Control 93

Plane and Pilot

JULY 16, 2024

A staple of the general aviation fleet, the Piper PA-28 series is among the easiest types to own. A GNX 375 provides GPS and transponder duties, as well as ADS-B in and out. Such is the case with this clean 1966 Piper Cherokee 180, available for $95,000 on AircraftForSale.

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Airplanes Transponder General Aviation Pilot 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Among General Aviation pilots, there was great fear that private aircraft would be permanently barred from controlled airspace, particularly around the epicenters of those attacks in New York City and Washington DC. Although 9/11 marked the weaponization of commercial aircraft, the aftereffects are felt most keenly by General Aviation.

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Transponder Clearance Approach General Aviation 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. Aerodynamic enhancements are another area of focus.

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AV Web

JULY 7, 2024

I was trained and prepared to solo but did not have to take a written quiz, talk on the radio, know what a transponder was, or deal with a lot of aircraft systems knowledge. I soloed during my sixteenth year with about seven hours of flight time, which is something you probably would not see done today.

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Cockpit Airplanes VOR Transponder 75

Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

An icon of general aviation, the legendary Beechcraft Bonanza was introduced in 1947 – the very same year this particular example was manufactured. The GPS, radios, and transponder are positioned up high on the panel, making them easy to read and reach.

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Transponder Tail Airplanes General Aviation 40

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

Keeping jet traffic safe alongside slower general aviation aircraft is harder still. 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. That’s a considerable detour for small general aviation aircraft.

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Clearance Ceiling Airspace Classes Transponder 52

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Usually, this is small, light aircraft used in general aviation(single-engine airplanes). This is a button on the transponder (or Garmin) near where you input your squawk code. If anything confused you, read more about identing in our article Transponder Modes Explained. Category B: 91 knots to less than 121 knots.

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Knot Approach Distance Measuring Equipment Runway 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Haas We All Fly exhibit aimed at highlighting and celebrating General Aviation. I am genuinely pleased by the idea of this exhibit because the general public seems generally oblivious to the existence and role of General Aviation. We All Fly A new gallery for the NASM is the Thomas W. Cockpit of a DC-7.

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Airplanes General Aviation Cockpit Transponder 52

Universal Weather

JANUARY 16, 2024

There are many popular Greek destinations, for operators planning general aviation movements, to consider for Greece. Other than at LGAV, where you’ll clear customs, immigration, quarantine (CIQ) quickly within the general aviation terminal (GAT), expect to clear CIQ in the main terminal along with scheduled commercial passengers.

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Clearance Flight Plan General Aviation Visual Flight Rules 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 10, 2024

Most of the emergency procedures training we do in general aviation airplanes center around just two simple words: “What if?” The average age of the current general aviation fleet is somewhere between 35 and 50 years. As I considered this conundrum one evening, the movie Apollo 13 appeared on the screen.

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Cockpit Transponder Pilot General Aviation 101

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

The Legacy General Aviation Fleet The beauty of so many legacy single-engine GA aircraft is that, when cared for properly, their aluminum airframes are quite resilient and resistant to fatigue. Maybe this is due to the slide rule and drafting table generation that designed them.

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Cockpit Instrument Landing System Approach Pilot 99

Flight Training Central

APRIL 29, 2024

Special flight rules provide for general aviation operations within the area. Before entering the airspace, you must file and activate a flight plan and contact ATC for a transponder code. It extends from the surface to but not including 18,000′ MSL. VFR pilots must file a D.C. SFRA flight plan.

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Clearance AGL NOTAMs Pilot 111

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

General aviation is driven by myriad forces. In all new F2s, youll be facing a full Garmin G3X Touch EFIS, supported by a two-axis autopilot, G5 backup EFIS, transponder, com radio, audio panel and, in the demo airplane I flew, a Garmin GPS 175 IFR-approved navigator. Then theres the sales and marketing footprint.

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Rudder Airplanes Aileron Crosswind 98

Photographic Logbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

With me in Warrior 481 were my friend Mark, who joined me for the last excursion to ORA and also sought closure from the aborted airshow, and Noah, a new student pilot with the Williamson Flying Club making his first cross country trip by general aviation aircraft. He was joined by two friends.

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