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

These checks take a full working day, so the aircraft is usually parked inside of a hangar. These checks require many more man hours, tools, hangar space, and aircraft downtime. There are several ways the VOR can be tested for accuracy of operation, and the results can be performed and logged in an aircraft log by the pilot.

Annual Inspection 66

Annual Inspection VOR Instrument Flight Rules Altimeter 66

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Just north of the Selinsgrove VOR, Harrisburg called with the first change in routing. Flying within the SFRA, whether it is within the FRZ or not, requires all aircraft to broadcast an assigned transponder code. change the transponder to 1200) after terminating flight following or cancelling IFR. That cannot happen in the FRZ.

Transponder 52

Transponder Clearance Approach General Aviation 52

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Some bucks spent on a hangar, updated paint and exterior, and a little TLC under the cowling, and your 30-year-old Cessna 172 will keep up with a brand-new one, for a lot less dollars. ADFs, marker beacons, and VOR receivers, each relying on a constantly shrinking population of land-based navaids, fill these dated flight decks.

Cockpit 105

Cockpit Instrument Landing System Approach Pilot 105