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Shopping For A Family Airplane? Prepare To Compromise

Shopping for airplanes is fun until it gets serious. As with many endeavors that eventually lead to major decisions, digging into the details can leave us disappointed, frustrated, and even frightened. Aircraft prices, after all, are scary these days. I have been looking for an airplane that can haul my family of four at a […]

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BendixKing to Offer Autopilot for Mooney M20-series Airplanes

BendixKing announced that it is working on a supplemental type certificate for its AeroCruze 100 autopilot system for Mooney’s M20 series. The system was developed by TruTrak, which was acquired by Honeywell, BendixKing’s parent company, two years ago. BendixKing already has STCs for this autopilot system for Cessna 172, 175, 177, 180, 182 and 185 […]

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Inside Manny the Mooney’s Much-Needed Paint Job

The first thing you see when you look at an airplane is its exterior. The design and condition of the paint can say a lot about how much an aircraft owner cares about his or her airplane. Yet, because of the cost, many owners wait as long as possible to address the exterior of their […]

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Detonation Grounds a Mooney

I’ve been flying for 30 years and never experienced a hiccup from an airplane engine while airborne. That changed a few minutes into a recent flight. This story can’t rival a sudden engine stoppage and forced landing—it’s a story of an engine that seemed on its way to quitting—but I hope it provides some useful […]

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