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Accident Briefs—June 2025

Plane and Pilot

The controller issued a discrete transponder code, and no additional communications were observed, and no services were provided. The pilot contacted air traffic control and requested flight following. A review of ADS-B data indicated that while en route, the airplane climbed to an altitude of 14,100 feet msl.

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Accident Briefs—June 2025

Plane and Pilot

The controller issued a discrete transponder code, and no additional communications were observed, and no services were provided. The pilot contacted air traffic control and requested flight following. A review of ADS-B data indicated that while en route, the airplane climbed to an altitude of 14,100 feet msl.

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Plane and Pilot

In all new F2s, youll be facing a full Garmin G3X Touch EFIS, supported by a two-axis autopilot, G5 backup EFIS, transponder, com radio, audio panel and, in the demo airplane I flew, a Garmin GPS 175 IFR-approved navigator. In most ways, the cockpit is conventional, with twin center sticks and a prominent throttle lever on the center console.