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The resiliency of the turbine-powered business and owner-flown aviation markets has defied the pains of a global pandemic.

Precise planning and coordination make for an impressive aerial ballet.

Here are three upgrade options that can improve a turboprop’s safety, performance, and ease of operation.

Cessna’s predecessor to the Fanjet 500, the Cessna 620, never made it to market, but it proved a point.

After more than 38 years of flying into and out of Tampa International Airport (KTPA), we have been eased out of the hangar that housed and protected our airplanes.

Owning an aircraft is an empowering experience. Winged assets in your hip pocket can open up all kinds of opportunities and adventures free of many concerns associated with traditional clubs and aircraft rental operations. It’s also an awesome responsibility, often isn’t kind to your wallet and can bring many new and unanticipated challenges. For one […]

Stratolaunch test flies the world’s largest airplane—by many metrics—with a view towards air-to-launch operations.

One day when flying from Iqaluit, Canada (CYFB) to Sault Ste. Marie in Michigan (KANJ) at Flight Level 360 we heard the following exchange on Guard, 121.5: “Bonjour Montreal, C1243, Flight Level 290.” Someone came back and said, “You’re on guard.” Quickly, the other pilot said, “Well, you are on Guard.” And the other pilot […]

An airline captain weighs in on whether you should consider the change.

A leader in Sonoma’s hospitality industry makes a business case for the Cessna Citation M2 and Gulfstream GIVSP—and a grass-strip companion.