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.

Transponder 115

Transponder Airplanes General Aviation Pilot 115

ABEAM

JULY 5, 2024

We had a team briefing and took off with nice weather from runway 24 in Kortrijk. 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.

Transponder 52

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. Vigilance, monitoring traffic, and staying attuned to changing weather conditions contribute significantly to safety.

Pilot 91

Pilot Approach Weather Air Traffic Control 91

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

From entry and weather requirements to interacting with ATC, we have you covered. 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. This article makes Class B airspace easy to understand. Airport, CA.

Clearance 52

Clearance Ceiling Airspace Classes Transponder 52

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.

Cockpit 98

Cockpit Airplanes VOR Transponder 98

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.

Transponder 52

Transponder Approach Clearance General Aviation 52

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Several incidents involving the Cessna 172 have been documented, typically attributed to pilot error, adverse weather conditions, or mechanical issues. However, the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994 paved the way for its return, and production resumed in 1996. With a fatal accident rate of only 0.56

Knot 52

Knot Cockpit Pilot Gross Weight 52