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![The JMB VL3 has a bubble- style canopy and a swept-back tail. [Credit: JMB Aircraft]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FLY0826_2.0-FEAT1-We-Fly-MAIN.jpeg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
![Daher Aircraft TBM 980 [Credit: Airborne Films]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/FLY0726_2.0_We-Fly-Main.jpeg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
![Cirrus SF50 G3 Vision Jet [Credit: Cirrus]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Cirrus-main.jpeg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
![The ScaleWings SW-51 by TacAero is a 72 percent P-51 replica. [Credit: Glenn Watson]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/FLY0226_2.0-We-Fly.jpeg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
Top Picks
![1977 Cessna 152 [Credit: Seitz Aviation]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/cessna1-1-e1794411516876.jpg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
This 1977 Cessna 152 Is a Souped-Up, Versatile ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick
![2002 Cirrus SR22 G1 [Credit: Aerista]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261109_143734.jpg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
![1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser [Credit: Hiller Aviation]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/piper1.jpg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
This 1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser Is a Modernized ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick
![2019 Cirrus SF50 G2+ Vision Jet [Credit: Lone Mountain Aircraft]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/cirrus1-1.jpg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
This 2019 Cirrus SF50 G2+ Vision Jet Is a Quiet, Quick ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick
![The sight of a Skyhawk on the ramp has marked the start of many pilots' careers. [Credit: Glenn Watson]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/FLY0826_3.0_Hangar-files-1.jpeg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
![Cirrus Aircraft has launched the TRAC10, a three-place trainer designed specifically for flight schools. [Credit: Cirrus Aircraft]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-06-at-5.04.14-PM.jpeg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
![Piper Archer LX [Credit: Piper Aircraft]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Piper-Archer.jpg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
![A Cirrus SR22 in flight [Credit: Cirrus Aircraft]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Cirrus2026Guide1.png?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
![TBM 700 in flight [Credit: Jessica Ambats]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/FLY0626_2-main-1-e1785511520986.jpeg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
![The much- anticipated CarbonCub ULT will be making its public debut at Oshkosh in late July. [Credit: CubCrafters]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/DSC05271.jpg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
![Cessna Citation M2 [Credit: Textron Aviation]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Cessna.jpeg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
![[Illustration credit: Joel Kimmel]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FLY1225_1.5-ILAFFT-xxx.jpeg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
![Cessna 550 jet [Credit: Shutterstock]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/shutterstock_2271408455.jpg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
![From search and rescue to aerial photography, the possibilities for helicopter pilots are endless. [Credit: Shutterstock]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/shutterstock_11168571891.jpg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
![Starting your career as a helicopter pilot begins with becoming a pilot in the first place. [Credit: Shutterstock]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/shutterstock_11168571891.jpg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
![Helinet provides ENG services for KABC-TV in Los Angeles. This Airbus H125 (formerly formerly known as the Eurocopter AS350) is the main helicopter for KABC-TV. [Credit: Matt Leighton]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_0127-1-scaled.jpeg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
![A Naval jet leaves the deck of an aircraft carrier. [Credit: Shutterstock]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/shutterstock_1708682812-scaled-1.jpg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
![Authorities at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego are investigating the possible crash of a F-35 assigned to the 3rd Marine Air Wing, Marine Air Group 11. [Credit: U.S. Marine Corps]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/marine1-1.jpg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
![F/A-18 Hornet [Credit: U.S. Marine Corps/Cpl. Ryan Ulibarri]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/230927-M-RB154-1115-scaled-e1697488804395-1.jpg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
History's Unique Aircraft
![The mantra for a good tool control program is a place for every tool, every tool in its place.[Credit: Georgia Northwestern Technical College]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/a-place-for-every-tool-every-tool-in-its-place-credit-Georgia-Northwestern-Technical-College.jpg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
![Tom’s Oil Filter Cutting Tool [Credit: Jonathan Welsh]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_20260318_145437177_HDR-scaled.jpg?w=780&h=470&crop=1)
