Transponder check-How much?

"Robert Moore" wrote in message . 6...
"Ron Natalie" wrote

Did that include the IFR static/altimeter test as well. The
combo runs about $200 from the reputable shops around here.

Because the transponder check involves 2-3 regulations in various
parts of the FAR, the avionics shops have discovered a loophole
that "they say" allows them to do the transponder check without
including a static/encoder check.

Loophole? If you fly VFR only you only need the transponder itself
inspected. The standard question here is whether you need it cert'd
for IFR.

Nope. This is a strictly VFR plane. I don't even have an AI. No VOR
receivers either.

mike regish

"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
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"mike regish" wrote in message
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I just got a bill for $185 from the guy on my field. Seems kind of
steep.

Did that include the IFR static/altimeter test as well. The combo runs
about $200
from the reputable shops around here. Much more at Capitol Avionics.

It costs $200 here in Wisconsin, and was about the same in Indiana (Fort
Wayne). This was a transponder and pitot static check.

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 19:38:50 -0600, Matt Ketcham wrote:

Just paid 200 for a IFR. Our shop doesn't differentiate between IFR and VFR
checks.

The shop I use charges $60 for a VFR check, and $180 for an IFR check.
There is more work to the IFR check as I understand it.

"Matthew P. Cummings" wrote in message gray.net...
On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 19:38:50 -0600, Matt Ketcham wrote:

Just paid 200 for a IFR. Our shop doesn't differentiate between IFR and VFR
checks.

The shop I use charges $60 for a VFR check, and $180 for an IFR check.
There is more work to the IFR check as I understand it.

You don't need any pitot-static check for VFR. However, even in the
Aeronca (no electrical) we used to have it checked. Good to know if
you're really at 1000 feet.

"Matthew P. Cummings" wrote in message gray.net...
On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 19:38:50 -0600, Matt Ketcham wrote:

Just paid 200 for a IFR. Our shop doesn't differentiate between IFR and VFR
checks.

The shop I use charges $60 for a VFR check, and $180 for an IFR check.
There is more work to the IFR check as I understand it.

BTW: I was scheduling a checkride for a student this summer and asked
her to ensure her transponder check was current (she only flys VFR).
We found the last one was more than 5 years ago and her checkride was
the next day. She got really lucky to find a shop to do it. The reason
I thought to double check was because the examiner called me up to
tell me of this last minute opening because some "fool" showed up for
his private checkride without a current transponder inspection. !!
Probably the most overlooked inspection for the VFR pilot. Since the
ELT usually gets done by the IA during annual, people assume the
transponder is too. The problem is that the average IA isn't licensed
to do the transponder check.
-Robert, CFI