Search Results for: Lear 45

The market closes in on an aviator deemed too old.

The firm recently completed the final assembly of its first Midnight aircraft.

The Lycoming O-320 powers a significant fleet of airplanes.

Experience the breathtaking beauty of Grand Teton National Park by flying into Jackson – or other airports close by.

The crewed mission will clear the runway for commercial launch in June.

March 2, 2023, Slaughters, Ky. Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II At 1305 Central time, the airplane was substantially damaged during an off-field landing following loss of engine power. The solo pilot was not injured. Visual conditions prevailed. The pilot purchased the airplane in April 2021; it had not flown for 24 years. After an extensive […]

I learned to fly “the old-fashioned way,” in a Cessna 152 with its roots firmly in the Eisenhower administration. It had seemingly endured approximately one million hours. I had various flight instructors—none of them were any good, of course, in my eyes, because I had 14 hours of flight time and I was in my […]

One of the many avionics advances in recent years is the autopilot. Not that long ago, the typical personal airplane didn’t have a working autopilot—it might have been in the panel, but it was rare for it to work, much less as well as a modern one does. For one thing, altitude hold or preselect […]

I’m a big believer in “chair flying.” The best chair is the pilot’s seat of the aircraft you’re learning, with the engine or engines stopped and external electrical power. As a helicopter student, I spent many happy hours sitting in the hangared Robinson, practicing autorotations, a maneuver I found really difficult. Hold your hand like […]

A full-power turbine experience that sips fuel while it flies fast.