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. That limitation is now in the past since nearly every airplane flying in busy and high-altitude airspace is ADS-B out equipped.

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Flexair

JULY 3, 2024

Practical Applications in Aviation Using the Phonetic Alphabet in Flight Operations The phonetic alphabet is used in various flight operations, including communicating tail numbers, flight plans, and coordinates. Transponder codes, critical for identifying aircraft on radar, are also communicated using the phonetic alphabet.

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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. Give ATC a brief but informative transmission with the following information: The kind and tail number of the aircraft. Transponder with Mode C to report altitude. Altitude and intentions (e.g.,

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Flight Training Central

JUNE 17, 2024

The controller will want to know your present position, aircraft type/tail number, altitude, and your destination. The controller will want to know your present position, aircraft type/tail number, altitude, and your destination. Don’t make the controller’s job more difficult by missing your tail number on frequency.

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Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

Sporting a gleaming polished aluminum and bright red exterior that will turn heads everywhere it goes and the early Bonanza’s trademark V-tail, the classic aesthetics are unmistakable and legendary. The GPS, radios, and transponder are positioned up high on the panel, making them easy to read and reach.

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Notable design changes included the introduction of a swept tail design in 1960 and a new cowl design in 1961, which improved aerodynamics and performance. ADS-B Out options include installing a Mode S/ES transponder with WAAS GPS, while ADS-B In capabilities can be achieved through permanent UAT installations or portable receivers.

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Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 2, 2024

It was likely chosen as the lead for its Rebecca airborne transceiver, which connected to the Eureka ground transponder carried by the pathfinders. They were counted as they loaded up and sat between each other’s legs, facing the tail. That evening, the pilots prepared to launch. Eisenhower on field,” the journal continues.

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Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Call for your IFR clearance, including route, altitude, and transponder code. Tell them your tail number, where you are, and the IFR flight plan you’d like to open. To review, flying an IFR trip involves four main steps: File a flight plan (either with Flight Service or in an aviation app).

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Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Flying within the SFRA, whether it is within the FRZ or not, requires all aircraft to broadcast an assigned transponder code. change the transponder to 1200) after terminating flight following or cancelling IFR. change the transponder to 1200) after terminating flight following or cancelling IFR. That cannot happen in the FRZ.

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Pilot Institute

JANUARY 24, 2025

The transponder is a piece of equipment that you use every time you fly. But on the other hand, if you turn off your transponder, see how far you can fly without getting into trouble. In this article, well demystify the world of transponder modes. Key Takeaways A transponder sends flight data to ATC and aircraft.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

pic.twitter.com/eI2MjTSlO7 — Transponder 1200 (@Transponder1200) March 31, 2024 April Representing the only event to meet our criteria in April 2024, on April 13, 2024, a WestJet Encore De Havilland DHC-8-Q400 suffered a tailstrike on landing at Calgary International Airport (YYC). No hay heridos. degrees, the vertical load 2.47g.

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Photographic Logbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

I was pleased to see this Detroiter outfitted with the same Garmin transponder that I installed in Warrior 481, though it is discretely mounted beneath the instrument panel where it intrudes less on the vintage panel aesthetic. He's at full takeoff power and he's got the tail up! 1927 Stinson SM-1 "Detroiter" (original).

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Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Planespotters note the F2’s separate ailerons and flaps, conventional tail. Out back, theres an entirely new tail. Theres an unusual duck tail between the two elevator halves that provides a measure of anti-stall behavior. (All data comes from a review of FAA registration figures compiled at the ByDanJohnson.com website.)

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Fear of Landing

MARCH 28, 2025

One shows a Sukhoi Su-27 number 93, with Cyrillic text on the side and a red star on the tail, identifying it undeniably as a Russian Air Force aircraft. There are specific transponder codes that flight crew use for emergencies: 7500 for hijackings, 7600 for radio failure and 7700 as a general distress call.

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