Hi all,
So I went and got checked out in a 172 today at an airport. The CFI asked me what are the required inspections for the airplane. I asked if he meant VFR or IFR. He replied VFR. I said annual inspection, 100-hour inspection, ELT. After I couldn't name any more he spilled the beans and gave me an acronym to remember: A1TAPE.
Annual inspection
100-hour inspection
Transponder
Altimeter
Pitot-Static
ELT
I thought that the transponder, altimeter, and pitot-static system 24 month inspection requirements were for IFR only. Was i wrong and can somebody point to where it says in the regs? Is is even required for a VFR airplane to have a transponder? What am i missing here....?
Thanks
The following terms have been auto-detected the question above and any answers or discussion provided. Click on a term to see its definition from the Dauntless Aviation JargonBuster Glossary.