Flying Magazine

MAY 23, 2025

Owned and cared for by an 80-year-old pilot now stepping away from the yoke, the airplane has been lovingly maintained and hangar stored. Pilots looking for IFR readiness will appreciate the Garmin GMA 340 audio panel, Garmin 430W GPS/nav/com, GTX 327 transponder, and GDL 88 providing full ADS-B In and Out capabilities.

Annual Inspection 72

Annual Inspection VOR Transponder Airplanes 72

Northstar VFR

AUGUST 25, 2024

Some of the things that are inspected during a line maintenance check are: Brakes Tires Hydraulics Oil level 2) A Checks Depending on the operation, A Checks are typically performed between 400-600 flight hours, or every 200-300 flights. These checks take a full working day, so the aircraft is usually parked inside of a hangar.

Annual Inspection 66

Annual Inspection VOR Instrument Flight Rules Altimeter 66

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. A friend reminds you of a couple additional nuggets of due diligence to be reckoned with—a hangar and insurance. Two navigation radios, with #2 being localizer only, round out the avionics.

Density Altitude 98

Density Altitude Ceiling Runway Weather 98