We Fly: CubCrafters Carbon Cub EX-3 & FX-3 Made for Backcountry
The backcountry specialist forges new ground—and positions for growth.
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The backcountry specialist forges new ground—and positions for growth.
In less than a decade, this multi-mission airplane has scored great success.
The TBM turboprop makes quick and comfortable work of the North Atlantic track.
Daher evolves its flagship TBM series with an eye towards a greener tomorrow.
After a hiatus, a “rusty pilot” tries out a state-of-the-art SLSA.
Certificated in 2019, this business jet has the longest range in the midsize segment and boasts proprietary fly-by-wire flight control systems that follow (and adjust) to your every move.
A combination of speed and gorgeous liveries propels this piston single.
No other airplane I’ve flown can do what the SuperSTOL can. STOL, as you know, stands for “short takeoff and landing.” SuperSTOL, then, implies really short takeoffs and landings, made possible by the airplane’s huge 45-degree fowler flaps and self-deploying leading-edge slats, designs borrowed from the Helio Courier bush plane and scaled to fit this diminutive two-seat experimental amateur-built kitplane.
My first close-up experience with the effectiveness of aerial firefighting happened during the devastating Woolsey Fire in Southern California in 2018. About 1,500 homes and other structures in my neighborhood and the surrounding area were destroyed by flames in a few days. The fire started on a Thursday afternoon, and by the time the sun […]