iPad Pilot News

JUNE 10, 2025

A pilot’s worst fear was to look down at an EFB and see the infamous “blue screen of death” on an IFR flight while setting up for an approach. The scenario worsens as you attempt to restart the device and see the message “Configuring Windows update 1 of 15…” as you near the final approach to the fix.

Airplanes

Flying Magazine

JULY 15, 2025

Avionics are centered on a Garmin G1000 integrated flight deck with dual GNS 530W navigation units providing WAAS enabled GPS approaches. Two new RG-25XC batteries were installed in 2024, and annual inspections are current. Tip tanks expand range and useful load.

Gross Weight

Flying Magazine

JULY 17, 2025

It’s a lesson in how any owner should approach upkeep. Other than oil changes, it generally does not require additional maintenance between annual inspections. These inspections average $10,000 to $12,000 per year, with a low of $4,500 and a high of $20,000.”

Knot

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 2, 2025

He said that as he approached the airport, the reported weather indicated the wind was aligned with the runway. During the approach, he noted that the windsock showed a left crosswind, and he adjusted the approach using crosswind control correction for the left crosswind. The pilot reported being high and fast on final approach.

Crosswind

Air Facts

DECEMBER 18, 2024

I had just picked my airplane up from its annual inspection and needed to get my IFR clearance from the non-towered KDMW via cell phone from Potomac Approach Control, as the RCO was out of service. We would shoot some approaches there, then return IFR to PGD.

Clearance

Latatuide 33 Aviation

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Fewer repairs: A proactive approach helps reduce the likelihood of costly repairs, as you can identify potential issues early on. Annual Inspections After every 12 months, an aircraft must go through an annual inspection. This check could last between one to four weeks and include all tasks under an A and B Check.

Jet

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 13, 2024

This hodgepodge approach to maintenance breeds complacency , and over time, it significantly affects the quality and safety of the aircraft. Scribbled logbook entries that just list something like “annual inspection completed” aren’t going to cut it anymore. Probably not.

Hangar

Northstar VFR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

If the inspection hasn’t been performed and signed off by the proper maintenance technician within the required timeframe, the airplane isn’t allowed to fly. Before flying, a pilot must verify these inspections have been performed by looking in the maintenance logs. Do they have a back-up plan in place if the flight cannot proceed?

Pilot

Air Facts

APRIL 12, 2024

As I approached retiring from the company where I had worked for 25 years, I knew that I was going to buy a plane to use in my new venture and fly a lot more. I helped get planes ready for the dreaded annual inspection, learned how to mount tires, and worked with the A&Ps on a few oil changes.

Annual Inspection

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. Vso approach speed is 53 knots. We’ve danced around what seems to have made the RV-12 successful. It actually feels slower.

Airplanes

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

About 30 miles out I called Approach Control, told ’em I was VFR and squawking 0600. I figured I’d stay up there and by the time I got to Wichita the bases would be pretty good and if the stuff was still solid I’d get Approach Control and set up an instrument approach. as I remember, which was LAX approach.

Weather

Latatuide 33 Aviation

AUGUST 5, 2024

Costs vary widely based on location, aircraft size, and facility amenities, generally starting from $30,000 and going up to over $200,000 annually. For many, alternatives like chartering or fractional ownership provide a more balanced approach to private aviation.

Jet

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

You may lust after a vintage Beech Staggerwing , but a radial-engine tail-wheel airplane with unique quirks will need to be approached with a careful transition. It’s still just a fixed-gear, strut-braced high-winger, although it needs to be approached as a high-performance category airplane, demanding a little more respect from its pilot.

Airplanes

Air Facts

DECEMBER 2, 2024

We often cruised back to IAD in the twilight haze, asking for a “practice” ILS approach to get back in. His PA-30, also known as a Twinkie, had just come out of an extensive factory annual inspection. There, we’d practice chandelles, lazy eights, turns-around-a-point, turns-about-a-point, and spiral down to a landing.

General Aviation

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Beyond the purchase price, youll need to budget for operating costs and annual inspections. Some sources suggest setting aside $1,500 to $5,500 annually for inspections alone, with total operating costs reaching approximately $30,000 per year for 100 flight hours. Its condition. The avionics installed.

Airplanes

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

According to CAA documents, the aircraft was modified with a 300hp engine and a Hamilton-Standard propeller, underwent weight-and-balance checks and an annual inspection. After the war, the aircraft passed through a few more owners, such as North Country Airways of Saranock Lake, NY before being acquired by Jack Baird of Marshall, MI.

Firewall

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. Your CFI-I back in SoCal always taught you to look at the approach plate for the departure airport as well as the departure procedure/takeoff minimums/ODPs. My response would be, “what if ?”

Density Altitude

iPad Pilot News

APRIL 9, 2024

A pilot’s worst fear was to look down at an EFB and see the infamous “blue screen of death” on an IFR flight while setting up for an approach. The scenario gets worse as you go to restart the device and see the message “Configuring Windows update 1 of 15…” as you near the final approach fix.

Airplanes