Cessna

There were no firetrucks spewing plumes of water arching over the airplane as I taxied in after our final flight together. It wasn’t my retirement flight, but the delivery flight to turn over the Cardinal RG I’d flown for almost 24 years to its new owner. The Cardinal that I’d originally bought with a partner […]

“Soft orders” have led to a workforce reduction on Cessna’s Citation Mustang production line. The company now expects to deliver roughly 70 of the entry-level jets this year, after a major order from a European air-taxi operator was cancelled. About 75 workers received notice last week. The Mustang is built at Cessna’s Independence, Kansas, plant.

I remember, back when I lived in Kentucky, watching news coverage one evening of a midair collision that had occurred that day. The TV news reporter was giving his report on the accident while standing in front of a tied-down Piper Archer at the local airport. The Archer had foam-backed, silver, reflective sunshades in all […]

The FAA has granted a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to Kelly Aerospace Thermal Systems to install a dual 95-amp alternator kit in Lycoming-powered Cessna 182 and Turbo 182 singles. The system provides redundant electrical power for a weight increase of only 23 pounds. For more info, go to www.kellyaerospace.com.

Sierra’s update of the seminal Cessna retractable proves there’s lots of life left in these old birds.

We leveled off at 5,500 feet, I set the power, and we watched the Texas Hill Country slide by below us. The three of us, Tom Canavera and Gary Buchanan from Sierra Industries and I, were heading over to Gillespie County Airport in Fredericksburg to grab a bite to eat at the regionally famous and […]

If you’re the owner of a classic Cessna Citation model in need of some dressing up, you have one reason to look kindly on these tough economic times. Cessna announced on Monday a new program streamlining the process of refurbishing Citation interiors. Named the RightNow Interiors program, Cessna’s initiative is aimed to reduce lead time […]

In honor of the event, Cessna Aircraft Company has partnered with its global Cessna Pilot Center (CPC) network to celebrate the Experimental Aircraft Association’s inaugural International Learn to Fly Day on May 15. Anyone who visits and registers with a domestic CPC on May 15 will be eligible for two drawings. First prize is a […]

Tom, I’ve got bad news for you,” Brian says when I answer the phone. The phone call isn’t a surprise. I’ve expected the call every time my airplane was in the hands of a mechanic during the last year or so, but it isn’t welcome. The Lycoming IO-360 in my 1976 Cardinal RG was overhauled […]

Engine swaps for turbine airplanes are, as Lane Wallace pointed out in her overview of the turbine re-engining marketplace, a popular way for airplane owners to get more value out of an existing airplane. For those owners who are looking to get more hauling power or improved performance without trading up, an engine swap is […]