Flying Staff

In the February 1975 issue of Flying, I wrote a story comparing a new Bonanza with a used Baron of about the same value. Either a new Bonanza or a four- or five-year-old Baron rang in at just under $100,000 at that time. (A B55 Baron sold for about 65 percent more than a V35B […]

Do you need the logbook endorsements for Class B, C and D airspace if you have a Commercial Pilot Certificate with instrument rating but are operating as a sport pilot with your driver’s license as your medical? No, holders of higher-level pilot certificates are exempt from the requirement for an airspace endorsement when operating at […]

There are two important measurements of turbine engine power output. The one published in basic specifications, and tossed around when pilots get together to talk, is the takeoff power rating. And that’s important. But a more difficult to define, and equally important, measure of turbine enginepower is how much is available at useful cruise altitude. […]

As I close my eyes and lean back against my towel-covered lounge chair, my toes digging into soft, white sand and my senses calmed by the sound of the waterfall splashing into the lagoon next to me, I have to work hard to convince myself that I am not, in fact, somewhere in Hawaii or […]

The Liberty XL2, a two-place trainer/touring airplane manufactured in Melbourne, Florida, might well be the most eccentric, innovative and downright quirky certified airplane you can buy, and chances are good that even if you have heard of it, you don’t really know just how odd and cool it is. The Liberty embodies several notable contrasts. […]