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Diamond Twins Reborn
Diamond Air innovation gives birth to a pair of modified DA42 twin engines: the Lycoming-powered L360 and the Austro diesel-powered NG2.
Why I Fly A CJ-3
Two years ago, Jim Pugh, chairman of Epoch Properties Inc., took three pilot friends on a round-the-world tour in his Cessna CJ-3. Over the course of 19 stops and 40 days, the group saw the Sphinx and Pyramids in Egypt, the Parthenon in Athens, the Taj Mahal in India, and a plethora of other architectural […]
Piston Engine Essentials
The good, and sometimes bad, news is that the operation and maintenance of aircraft piston engines is very lightly regulated. Unlike for turbine engines, which have extremely detailed operation, maintenance and overhaul procedures as part of their certification, the FAA leaves much of the operation and maintenance details of piston engines to pilots and certified […]
