Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 31, 2025

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. Insurance rates can be in the hundreds or up to the thousands annually, depending on the pilot and location.

Airplanes

Pilot Institute

JULY 9, 2025

Maintenance and Inspection Requirements To make sure every aircraft in the air is in shape to fly, they need to be regularly inspected and pass those inspections. Every aircraft must undergo a full annual inspection no later than 12 calendar months after the last one. Who should do this inspection?

Operating Limitations

Flying Magazine

JULY 4, 2025

The avionics stack features dual TKM MX-300 nav/comm units, supported by a King KT76A Mode C transponder and King KGX 150T ADS-B Out. ELT and annual inspections are current through August 2025. Cosmetic hail marks are present on the upper surfaces, but the airplane remains in sound condition throughout.

Annual Inspection

Flying Magazine

JULY 15, 2025

Two new RG-25XC batteries were installed in 2024, and annual inspections are current. Pitot static and transponder checks are valid through this month and the aircraft holds a clean damage history. Tip tanks expand range and useful load. A factory anniversary livery applied in 2007 remains vibrant with minimal wear.

Gross Weight

iPad Pilot News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The one side effect from this high level of performance is that it can cause pilots to develop a bit of complacency over time, especially if you don’t periodically inspect your device settings, preferences, app configuration, and system updates.

Pilot

iPad Pilot News

JUNE 10, 2025

The one side effect from this high level of performance is that it can cause pilots to develop a bit of complacency over time, especially if you don’t periodically inspect your device settings, preferences, app configuration and system updates.

Airplanes

Northstar VFR

AUGUST 25, 2024

These required inspections are vitally important to the safe operation of general aviation aircraft, so even student pilots are required to know the basics to pass a Private Pilot checkride. The inspection must be endorsed by a mechanic who holds an additional certification called an Inspection Authorization (IA).

Annual Inspection

Flying Magazine

MAY 13, 2024

Avoid this situation by sitting down with your CFI and going through the logbooks to verify the aircraft is airworthy, using the acronym AAV1ATE as your guide (ADs complied with, annual inspections, VOR every 30 days, 100-hour, altimeter/pitot static system every 24 calendar months, transponder every 24 calendar months, ELT check).

Pilot

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.

Airplanes

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. The aircraft is a late 70s model Warrior II, and it’s located in the southeastern part of the country. It’s equipped with ADS-B Out (GTX335), a WAAS enabled GNS 430, along with a KX-155.

Density Altitude

iPad Pilot News

APRIL 9, 2024

The one side effect from this high level of performance is that it can cause pilots to develop a bit of complacency over time, especially if you don’t periodically inspect your device settings, preferences, app configuration and system updates.

Airplanes