WayMan

JUNE 16, 2025

Surveillance Systems: Like Transponders and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B), which provide greater situational awareness and air traffic management. Flight Management Systems (FMS): Sophisticated computer systems with integration of navigation, flight planning, performance management, and systems monitoring.

Omni-Directional Range

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 18, 2025

For missions that would entail a tedious drive of several hours via automobile but are too short to be reasonably served by the airlines, a complex, high-performance airplane is virtually unbeatable when it comes to door-to-door travel times. When it comes time to upgrade the avionics, the clean layout should ease the installation.

Transponder

Air

JULY 24, 2025

The watchman in the sky Imagine you are flying an airliner at 35,000 feet. Transponder information was then used to investigate incidents, and later, in 1981, the FAA announced the development of an specific collision avoidance system. What is TCAS in aviation? Welcome to the world, TCAS! So, how does TCAS work?

Transponder

Aerotime

MARCH 14, 2025

On March 11, 2025, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published its preliminary report into the crash, in which it confirmed that the accident helicopter was equipped with a transponder capable of transmitting ADS-B out. Military flight crews are not compelled to have an aircrafts ADS-B switched on in all circumstances.

Air Traffic Control

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 31, 2025

Mike had built up a considerable amount of flight hours, and had his sights set on a job flying for the airlines. The airlines eventually did come calling for Mike, but he found that the maintenance business was supporting him, and he could be his own boss. .” He began giving Stearman rides, just like his father had.

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AV Web

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Some of them seem funny to us now, like the fact that most of our airplanes had no radios or, God forbid, transponders and ELTs, while other facets of the 1970s are tragic. When I became an airline pilot at the beginning of 1979, the training classes and flight decks were male only clubs.

Flight Deck

AV Web

APRIL 27, 2025

The reason the ADS-B Out transponder was not emitting a signal that night had not been disclosed by investigators. The Times story is an investigative dive into the events leading up to the catastrophe, which was the first major airliner crash in the U.S. in 16 years.

Transponder

Aerotime

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Frontier Airlines crew members reported a chemical smell that became increasingly pungent before an emergency landing at Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas that resulted in a dramatic brake fire. As the source of the odor could not be established, the electrical emergency configuration procedure was initiated.

Cockpit

WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

While commercial airliners are made up of millions of individual components, the foundation of every airplanewhether a Boeing jet or a training aircraft like a Cessna 172 starts with the same key parts. Ever looked out the window before takeoff and wondered what exactly goes into making that aircraft stay in the air?

Lift

One Mile at a Time

JULY 24, 2025

For years, Iran has faced sanctions from the West, so airlines in the country are unable to buy aircraft directly from Airbus and Boeing. Mahan Air picks up former Singapore Airlines Boeing 777s Within the past couple of weeks, Iranian airline Mahan Air has taken delivery of a handful of former Singapore Airlines aircraft.

Transponder

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, there can be little doubt that, over the course of the year, airline safety has continued to reach new levels, with fewer accidents, fewer aircraft being written off, and fewer fatalities. This list is not exhaustive, however.

Runway

Plane and Pilot

JULY 16, 2025

You’d be surprised at how many people in an airline hold neither a deep knowledge of obscure aircraft types nor a sense of humor. We were airline pilots with screwdrivers, just hoping to be more help than hindrance. The avionics all came to life, except for the transponder. Oh, and it’s in Nevada. No smoke, no sparks.

Firewall

Aerotime

JUNE 23, 2024

After reaching Iranian airspace the two aircraft switched their transponders off and landed at two separate airports in the Middle Eastern country: Tehran’s Mehrabad (THR) and Chabahar Konarak Airport (ZBR). The two A340s are believed to be currently in service with Iranian airline Mahan Air, which is under US sanctions.

Transponder

Aerotime

JULY 9, 2024

Having completed the oceanic crossing part of the journey, and as the flight crossed the English Channel at 20:55, the crew of DL266 reported a loss of cabin pressure and set the 7700 internationally recognized emergency code on the transponder. Should AeroTime receive an update from the airline, this article will be updated accordingly.

Descent

AV Web

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Malaysia has announced it will resume the search for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 which disappeared on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014. The transponder signal ended just before the plane deviated from its flight path and was last tracked flying west over the Andaman Sea.

Transponder

Fear of Landing

MAY 24, 2024

A few days ago (21st of May 2024), Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 encountered heavy turbulence on a passenger flight from London-Heathrow to Singapore. Aircraft have a transponder on board, a piece of equipment that identifies the aircraft and specific details to radar installations. We already know it’s having an impact,” he says.

Turbulence

Air Facts

JUNE 17, 2024

Landing lights, pitot heat, transponder, and deice systems require no human intervention. With the cost of pilot-labor skyrocketing, it’s only a matter of time before an airline (with shockingly high leverage over an aircraft manufacturer) requests a single-pilot, narrow-body design.

Pilot

Northstar VFR

AUGUST 25, 2024

Every airline/operator must establish a Continuous Airworthiness Maintenance Program (CAMP). T: TRANSPONDER INSPECTION (FAR 91.413) The transponder also must be inspected every 24 calendar months, even for flight under VFR (visual flight rules).

Annual Inspection

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Key Takeaways Airports that fall under Class C designation handle general aviation and airline traffic. Aircraft need to have a two-way radio, transponder with Mode C, and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment. Transponder with Mode C to report altitude.

Clearance

Fear of Landing

MARCH 15, 2024

Regulations do not mandate gliders carry transponders, such as FLARM or ADS-B, and many do not. An additional problem for collecting data on gliders stems from their lack of transponders. EASA’s annual safety reports show that they have accounted for about 25-30% of aviation midair collisions over the last 10 years.

Transponder

Flying Magazine

JUNE 5, 2025

Built with pressurization, turbocharged Lycoming engines, and an unmistakable ramp presence, the Duke was designed for the owner-pilot looking for airline comfort in a personal aircraft. With its distinctive nose profile and sleek lines, the Beechcraft B60 Duke turns heads on any ramp. 1979 Beechcraft B60 Duke [EID Enterprises Inc.]

Transponder

Flight Training Central

MARCH 18, 2024

The level of control goes from zero in some areas to considerable control around congested, big city, airports that serve considerable airline traffic. Class B Airspace typically takes on the shape of an upside down wedding cake and extends to 10,000′ Class B airports typically accommodate a high volume of airline traffic.

AGL

AV Web

JULY 7, 2024

If you discount the fact that it is missing a flight director, autopilot, and autothrottles, my airplane is better equipped than most airliners I have flown. 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.

Cockpit

Flightworx

MAY 1, 2024

Secondary Radar : This radar is more advanced and it involves sending out a signal that is received by a transponder on the aircraft. The transponder then sends back a signal containing specific information such as the aircraft’s identity and altitude.

Air Traffic Control

iPad Pilot News

APRIL 22, 2024

In particular, it’s great for GA pilots flying unpressurized airplanes, since the majority of PIREPs usually come from airline pilots in the flight levels. Also note that you must be flying with an active ADS-B Out transponder on your airplane, but this new feature does not require a Sentry firmware update. ForeFlight version 16.4

Turbulence

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.

Transponder

AeroSavvy

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

A flight crew prepares a Boeing 767 for flight Every airline develops its own preflight procedures. Captain, first officer, and international relief officer preflight task assignments are different at every airline. Airlines are moving toward electronic maintenance logbooks. Every airline develops its own preflight flows.

Flight Deck

Flight Training Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Flying a light airplane offers access to thousands more airports than the airlines serve, which means you can land closer to your destination, avoid long taxi routes, and save time. Call for your IFR clearance, including route, altitude, and transponder code. First is “enter controlled airspace on heading XXX.”

Clearance

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

You’ll always find a steady stream of airliners queued up for departure and arrival. All aircraft inside the veil must have an operating Mode C transponder and ADS-B Out. Due to its high elevation, Denver’s Class B airspace extends up to 12,000 feet MSL to give airliners room to descend. Just fly under a shelf!

Clearance

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Commercial airliners, like smaller regional jets. This is a button on the transponder (or Garmin) near where you input your squawk code. If anything confused you, read more about identing in our article Transponder Modes Explained. Usually, this is small, light aircraft used in general aviation(single-engine airplanes).

Knot

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Even when dealing with new procedures, I do better than the airlines! America by Air Occupying the western atrium of the NASM, the America by Air exhibit celebrates commercial air travel and features this beautiful, gleaming Eastern Airlines DC-3. My timing for the entire morning was driven by that entry time. Cockpit of a DC-7.

Airplanes

Universal Weather

APRIL 22, 2024

Only aircraft equipped with the following equipment can be listed on the blanket permit: ELT, CVR, FDR, TCAS II, TAWS/GPWS, & Transponder. If passengers fly to Mexico by commercial airline, it’s not permissible for them to leave the country aboard a non-Mexican charter aircraft unless approved by AFAC.

Transponder

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 10, 2024

That attitude, making the most of the systems that remain, is the key to dealing with in-flight emergencies in jet airliners, military jets, and especially our piston-powered ma-chines down here in GA land. Just like the airline glass cockpits, this is called systems integration. One common remedy is the ubiquitous iPad/tablet.

Cockpit

Ask the Pilot

JANUARY 31, 2025

A week later, a Blackhawk military helicopter collided with a PSA Airlines regional jet maneuvering to land at Reagan National Airport. For the system to work optimally, both aircraft need to be wired in, so to speak, with their transponders exchanging speed and altitude data. Not a good way to begin the year.

Air Traffic Control

Air Facts

AUGUST 5, 2024

It has a mid-time engine (O-320-D3G rated at 160 hp), fairly recent annual inspection and 24 month pitot-ptatic/transponder test. That big day finally arrives, and not being able to contain yourself for much longer, you decide to bite the bullet and fly down via the airlines.

Density Altitude

Ask the Pilot

MARCH 19, 2024

March 19, 2024 TEN YEARS AGO this month, Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappeared during a routine flight between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing. Oh sure, radios, transponders, emergency locator transmitters, GPS, real-time position streaming, satellite tracking. The wreckage was never found. But all of that is fallible, one way or another.

Transponder

Plane and Pilot

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In the C-53 Spirit of Douglas, the crew was riding in style with the recently renovated cabin that evokes the luxury of early airliners. The crew of Western Airlines had a starkly different transatlantic journey. There was another father-son duo on the tour, Tim and Job Savage of Western Airlines. Boys all appear calm and ready.

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