Plane and Pilot

MAY 3, 2025

The rich can dream of jets and warbirds. So its been upgraded with a pair of Garmin G5 EFIS displays and a GTN 650 mated to a GTX 345 Mode S transponder. Its right here, in the beating heart of middle-land, where high horsepower and scintillating performance are far less appreciated than durability, simplicity, and attainability.

Approach

Plane and Pilot

JANUARY 5, 2025

ATC announced loss of transponder data. The pilot was experienced, with more than 7,000 hours total time and several jet type ratings, as well as being instructor certificated in airplanes and helicopters. There was a pause on frequency. Then the pilot said: Hang on. There was no answer.

Clearance

Aerotime

OCTOBER 29, 2024

As a result, the display screens, radio, and transponder stopped functioning on the first officer’s side and control was moved to the captain’s side. As the source of the odor could not be established, the electrical emergency configuration procedure was initiated. The flight data recorder also lost power as part of the emergency procedure.

Cockpit

WayMan

MAY 25, 2025

While commercial airliners are made up of millions of individual components, the foundation of every airplanewhether a Boeing jet or a training aircraft like a Cessna 172 starts with the same key parts. Ever looked out the window before takeoff and wondered what exactly goes into making that aircraft stay in the air?

Lift

Aerotime

MAY 15, 2025

Tensions in the Baltic Sea escalated on May 13, 2025, after a Russian Su-35 fighter jet violated Estonian airspace in what Tallinn described as a dangerous act of aggression intended to disrupt the interception of a suspected sanctions-busting oil tanker. Russian Su-35 breached Estonian airspace and appeared nearby.

Transponder

Aerotime

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Air taxi operations, executive jets, helicopters, and general aviation activities have been excluded in the interests of concision. Indeed, standing as a significant achievement, 2023 saw no fatal accidents or hull losses for jet aircraft, leading to a record-low fatality risk rate of 0.03 rate per million sectors. No hay heridos.

Runway

Flying Magazine

JUNE 27, 2025

Avionics include a Garmin GTX 327 transponder and a Garmin GDL 82 UAT ADS-B system, supplemented by a Stratus dual-band ADS-B receiver. The aircraft also features hydraulic hand brakes and Matco wheels and brakes with 5.00-by-5 by-5 tires that offer solid ground control. The 2006 interior is inviting and functional for sport flying.

Gross Weight

Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

At a quick glance of a spreadsheet that the torches-and-pitchforks crowd put together, 16 airports have a fee for all operatorsthe rest only assess landing fees via Vector for commercial or jet operators. The PlanePass equipment installed on-field does more than track transponders. It includes cameras.

Pilot

iPad Pilot News

JANUARY 21, 2025

requests detailed information about your airplane’s navigation, communication, surveillance (transponder) and survival equipment. You probably don’t have any of theother equipment options listed in this grouplike ACARS/SATCOM/CPDLC (unless you own an Airbus or a Boeing jet), soskip those options and continue on.

Flight Plan

Flying Magazine

MAY 16, 2024

Cessna’s first Citation jets broke new ground in the early 1970s with their forgiving flight characteristics, easy handling, passenger comfort, and economical operation. Pilots who are interested in a jet with more cabin space and longer range than many light jets should consider this 1984 Cessna 650 Citation III, which is available for $1.2

Transponder

Air Facts

JUNE 17, 2024

Landing lights, pitot heat, transponder, and deice systems require no human intervention. Business jet manufacturers will follow suit (and may even lead the way), not due to the price of labor, but due to the “maturing of technology.” My mind drifted as I sat in the right seat, watching the world from FL270.

Pilot

ABEAM

JULY 5, 2024

We got a little excitement when passing under Frankfurt’s airspace when large jets were vectored 800ft above us : only the formation leader had its transponder on so the big boys could not see us on TCAS but we spotted the easily by the naked eye. We refuelled with fresh Jet A1, and took taxis to a cute hotel.

Transponder

Fear of Landing

MAY 24, 2024

Aircraft have a transponder on board, a piece of equipment that identifies the aircraft and specific details to radar installations. The pilots enter a four-digit code into the transponder, which might be assigned by air traffic control to identify that particular aircraft or might be a general code showing what type of flight it is.

Turbulence

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Without a transponder, we were hiding in plain sight, all other aircraft oblivious to our presence, a sobering fact that became all too apparent when we noticed the KC-135 passing 3 miles in front of us as we circled counterclockwise around the town. Images By Gary Figgins.

Runway

AV Web

JULY 7, 2024

I began working at the airport as a lineboy right when I turned sixteen and was given an Avgas truck, a Jet-a truck, and a random bunch of motor-driven tugs to play with. I soloed during my sixteenth year with about seven hours of flight time, which is something you probably would not see done today.

Cockpit

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Includes light twin-engine aircraft and some business jets. Commercial airliners, like smaller regional jets. Larger commercial aircraft; larger jets like the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320. This is a button on the transponder (or Garmin) near where you input your squawk code. Category B: 91 knots to less than 121 knots.

Knot

Pilot Institute

APRIL 24, 2024

The fast jets and faster-talking controllers can be intimidating. These simpler classes cannot handle major international airports’ constant high-speed jet traffic. Keeping jet traffic safe alongside slower general aviation aircraft is harder still. However, you will need an operating Mode C transponder and ADS-B Out.

Clearance

Flightworx

MAY 1, 2024

Secondary Radar : This radar is more advanced and it involves sending out a signal that is received by a transponder on the aircraft. The transponder then sends back a signal containing specific information such as the aircraft’s identity and altitude.

Air Traffic Control

Aerotime

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Nearly all aircraft are fitted with a piece of equipment called a transponder. An aircraft’s transponder (short for ‘ transmitter-responder ’) is an electronic device on an aircraft that transmits a four-digit code (commonly referred to as a ‘ squawk code ’) which allows the aircraft to be identified by ATC.

Transponder

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 10, 2024

That attitude, making the most of the systems that remain, is the key to dealing with in-flight emergencies in jet airliners, military jets, and especially our piston-powered ma-chines down here in GA land. Many ADS-B-compliant transponders and GPS have internal ADHRS that provide attitude information to the iPad/tablet.

Cockpit

Ask the Pilot

JANUARY 31, 2025

A week later, a Blackhawk military helicopter collided with a PSA Airlines regional jet maneuvering to land at Reagan National Airport. As I understand it, the crew of the helicopter told air traffic control it had the regional jet in sight, and was asked to “maintain visual separation,” as we say.

Air Traffic Control

Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The F-102 did not stop at a national achievement but became a global sensation by being the world’s first supersonic, all-weather jet interceptor. The “Delta Dagger” not only solidified the USAF with a strong defence but also became the first operational delta-wing fighter operated by the U.S. USAF photo).

Drag

Ask the Pilot

MARCH 19, 2024

We know from electronic satellite “pings” that the jet continued on for some time after its last appearance on radar. Oh sure, radios, transponders, emergency locator transmitters, GPS, real-time position streaming, satellite tracking. If we assume an accident, we must also assume the plane crashed into the ocean.

Transponder

Aerotime

AUGUST 5, 2024

The Russian jets, reportedly engaged in a military exercise with naval ships in the Baltic Sea, had their transponders switched off and ignored radio communications, a Luftwaffe spokesperson told Bild. The post NATO jets intercept unresponsive Russian fighters near Latvia appeared first on AeroTime.

Jet

Flying Magazine

APRIL 29, 2024

The price of the modified jet is in the billions and paid for by U.S. In April 2023, current Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun was quoted by multiple sources saying the aerospace giant should not have signed the contract with the Air Force to produce the jets for $3.9 At first, the jets had an orange nose. President John.

Transponder

Fear of Landing

MARCH 28, 2025

Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets operating from mari Air Base in Estonia launched twice on Tuesday 25th of June to intercept two Russian military transport aircraft and two Russian flanker fighters that were flying close to Estonian airspace. However, the A320neo was still broadcasting its originally assigned transponder code.

Air Traffic Control

Flying Magazine

JUNE 25, 2025

Bedford was noncommittal about other safety provisions, including quarterly in-person visits with manufacturers like Boeing, broader use of ADS-B In transponders, and a review of the arrival rate at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA)—the site of January’s fatal collision between an Army helicopter and passenger jet.

Flight Deck