Aileron Annual Inspection Transponder 
Flying Magazine
JUNE 18, 2025
The company says the fiberglass tanks also provide lower stall speed and increased aileron authority. It had speedbrakes, flap and aileron gap seals, and vortex generators, plus a dual control yoke. With an annual inspection due in a month, it was priced at $220,000. Learn more at www.d-shannon-aviation.com.
Flying Magazine
JULY 17, 2025
The aircraft sports a King CDI with glideslope receiver as well as a King KT-76A transponder and uAvionix tail beacon ADS-B transmitter. An annual inspection is underway and pitot-static and transponder inspections are current. A lighted panel cover is also included, though not currently installed.
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Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
Individuals can attend training classes to obtain an LSA repairman certificate that, with the right endorsements, allows them to perform maintenance, including annual inspections, on their LSAs. On the walkaround, you doubtlessly noted the full-span flaperons (flaps plus ailerons as one unit).
Vintage Aviation News
MARCH 31, 2025
Mike began doing “minor” restorations on Stearmans, such as aileron recovery, wingtip repairs, and ground loop damage remediation. Transponders, ADS-B, radios, ELTs, all of these items are necessary to ensure pilot safety. The annual inspection on a Stearman is usually a couple of thousand dollars.
Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
Individuals can attend training classes to obtain an LSA repairman certificate that, with the right endorsements, allows them to perform maintenance, including annual inspections, on their LSAs. On the walkaround, you doubtlessly noted the full-span flaperons (flaps plus ailerons as one unit).
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