Airplanes General Aviation Transponder 
Flying Magazine
MAY 7, 2025
Occasionally, I enjoy looking through old back issues of FLYING to get a feel for what it would have been like to own an airplane in the 1960s and 70s. Have engines, avionics, and other parts outpaced inflation to the same degree as full airplanes? Then, theyd actually lose consciousness upon seeing airplane prices.
Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Among the most popular general aviation types ever produced, Piper’s venerable PA-28 series is widely regarded as one of the easiest to own, maintain, and fly. A Garmin GPS/COM handles navigation and communication duties, and an updated transponder provides ADS-B Out capability.
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Pilot Institute
JULY 4, 2025
Key Takeaways TCAS involves aircraft transponders interrogating each other to predict a collision course. By the 1970s, attention turned to using the signals from transponders to create a collision avoidance system. Transponders were devices that had become common on many aircraft to make them appear on ATC radar.
Flying Magazine
JUNE 10, 2025
Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. Often called the “Ranger,” the Mooney M20C Mark 21 helped redefine what pilots could expect from a four-seat, single-engine airplane.
Flying Magazine
MAY 16, 2025
Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. As the companys fixed-gear PA-28 Cherokee gained popularity, Piper experimented with retracting the airplanes wheels.
Flying Magazine
MAY 23, 2025
Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale selects an airplane that captures our attention for its value, uniqueness, or presentation. For many general aviation pilots, the Piper Arrow occupies an important spot in aircraft evolutioncomplex enough to challenge and reward but accessible enough to own and operate without a second mortgage.
AV Web
JULY 28, 2025
Meanwhile, with a more compact design, German-based Air Avionics got attention for its line of cockpit control heads that work for displaying traffic, VHF comm, and transponder functions. What remains the same, however, is what makes the airplanes fly, which we all know for what it really is…magic.
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