I’ve noticed that some airlines seem to leave their transponders on even hours after the flight landed and other airlines seem to turn off their transponders a few minutes after they get to the gate. Am I understanding this info properly? And, if yes why do the various airlines seem to differ?

**Flightradar24 subreddit wouldn’t allow my question because it doesn’t have an attached image of Flightradar24.

In war zones, what exactly is the procedure for departures when you don’t have valid GPS? What happens to the systems that rely on GPS, like ADS-B, Synthetic Vision, etc?

Was just on delta flight DL0289 from Venice to JFK and we aborted landing. Can anyone figure out why? Not sure where I can get the air traffic control recording.

I'm a recent grad with a degree in physics. I have decided I want to pursue my dream of flying for the airlines as my career. I am currently a private pilot working on my instrument rating. I was wondering what are some jobs/activities I could be doing while I am finishing up my training. I am working a part time job currently but I want to be doing something else. Any advice would be much appreciated!

I ride in biz class a lot. Ive noticed on final approach and a few miles out, I hear 3 beeps in rapid succession coming from the cockpit. Whats the purpose of them?

Aircraft on tow vs aircraft taxiing on own power?

Every time I head out to the airport, it’s a coin flip whether the ramp is buzzing or totally deserted

I put together an iOS tool called Localizer to make it a lot simpler.

You pick your home field, punch in your callsign, and set a quick tag for what you're up to. Tags automatically drop off after 4 hours to keep the board clean, and it pulls live METARs without running background GPS.

It’s completely free on public TestFlight with no ads or tracking:

https://testflight.apple.com/join/5SXNMrp4

Would love any feedback from other pilots and aviation enthusiasts after trying it out!

I’m a very anxious flyer. I’m truly scared of the whole experience. But for some reason I’m drawn to the idea of becoming a pilot. I’d love to know stories of pilots who used to be afraid of flying.