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Bargain Buys on AircraftForSale: 1963 Cessna 336 Skymaster

Plane and Pilot

Designed around the concept of centerline thrust, Cessna developed the Skymaster to provide a safe alternative to existing twins. A Garmin GNX 375 GPS/transponder has also been added, introducing ADS-B in and out functionality.

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What is a Squawk in Aviation? Breaking Down Codes and the Meanings

Thrust Flight

Squawk is a common term used in air traffic control to describe a specific type of radio signal that comes from the plane’s transponder. Breaking Down Codes and the Meanings appeared first on Thrust Flight. So this funny word is not just for the birds–pilots of […] The post What is a Squawk in Aviation?

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This 1970 Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee Cruiser Is a Period-Perfect ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick

Flying Magazine

This Cherokee 140 has 7,034 hours on the airframe and 1,520 hours on its Lycoming O-320 E2A engine, which has been upgraded with an STC modification that increases the engine’s output to 160 hp from 150 hp, a significant difference in thrust that one can feel when flying the PA-28-140.

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767 Flight Deck Preflight

AeroSavvy

A small button on the transponder control panel activates the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) test function. AeroData provides the crew with runway-specific takeoff thrust setting, speeds, flap setting, and critical engine out performance data. They’re included in the center console flows pictured above.

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Incidents and accidents: AeroTime’s commercial airline safety roundup of 2024  

Aerotime

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). The copilot selected the thrust reversers.

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