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How to set up aircraft equipment codes in aviation apps to file VFR/IFR flight plans

iPad Pilot News

requests detailed information about your airplane’s navigation, communication, surveillance (transponder) and survival equipment. You can also use the “S” code if you have the standard configuration of VOR, VHF radio and ILS receiver.

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CEO Of The Cockpit: The Good Old Days

AV Web

I began working at the airport as a lineboy right when I turned sixteen and was given an Avgas truck, a Jet-a truck, and a random bunch of motor-driven tugs to play with. 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.

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Class B Airspace Explained

Pilot Institute

The fast jets and faster-talking controllers can be intimidating. These simpler classes cannot handle major international airports’ constant high-speed jet traffic. Keeping jet traffic safe alongside slower general aviation aircraft is harder still. However, you will need an operating Mode C transponder and ADS-B Out.