The Daily Life of a Repair Station
A look at these businesses reveals the state of modern aircraft maintenance—from the individual owner to a global scale.
A look at these businesses reveals the state of modern aircraft maintenance—from the individual owner to a global scale.
While it makes an ideal trainer, the two-seat DA20 is also sporty enough for experienced pilots to enjoy.
This vintage personal aircraft from the immediate post-World War II era has three seats and plenty of charm.
Unlike many vintage taildraggers, this Citabria is designed to handle aerobatics.
The two-seat cruiser might be heavy, fast, and priced at a premium—but that’s okay.
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.
It is quite easy for most pilots to name the top brands in the light sport marketplace. Makers like Icon, Bristell, Pipistrel, Sling, and Flight Design are all “top of the mind” when it comes to thinking about the lighter side of recreational flying. But if you dig a layer deeper than the obvious big […]
Return to Buyers Guide The midsize business jet has long been the bread-and-butter choice of the industry as these airplanes serve as ideal corporate transports and for air charter on shorter missions that don’t typically require coast-to-coast range. As a result, the market for medium-sized jets is crowded with several models that fit in the […]
Return to Buyers Guide The market for small jets has been red hot in the last few years, led by the emergence of new products such as the Embraer Phenom family, HondaJet and Cirrus Vision Jet. Small jets are a popular upgrade choice for owners of turboprops who crave the extra speed and range many […]
Return to Buyers Guide For several decades the Beech King Air family has reigned supreme in the twin turboprop segment, and for good reason. Operating economics are superb compared with a jet, as is the carrying capability of these models. While King Airs today don’t sell nearly as well as they once did, a large […]