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Cessna 182 SMA Diesel Skylane
Cessna 182 SMA Diesel Skylane Base/used Price: $85,000 Engine make/model: SMA SR305-230 Horsepower@altitude: 230@SL Horsepower for takeoff: 230 TBO hrs.: 2000 Fuel type: Jet A Propeller type/diameter: MT/CS Landing gear type: Tri./Fixed Gross weight (lbs.): 2950 Landing weight (lbs.): 2950 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 1843 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 1007 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): […]
Commitment To A Cessna 172B
Dream hot, work hard and make sure there’s money in the pot: The chronicle of a 40-year path to the perfect C-172B
2005 NEW Piper Arrow IV
2005 NEW Piper Arrow IV Base price: $292,400 Engine make/model: Lycoming IO-360-C1C6 TBO (hrs.): 2000 Horsepower@altitude (ft.): 200@SL Horsepower on takeoff: 200 Fuel type: 100/100LL Propeller type: McCauley CS Landing gear type: Tri./Retr. Max ramp weight (lbs.): 2758 Gross weight (lbs.): 2750 Landing weight (lbs.): 2750 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 1787 Useful load, std. (lbs.): […]
Cessna 172B
Cessna 172B Base price: $28,000 TBO hrs.: 1800 Horsepower on takeoff: 145 Fuel type: 100LL Propeller type: Fixed Landing gear type: Tri./Fixed Gross weight (lbs.): 2200 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 1325 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 875 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): 623 Useful fuel, std. (gals.): 42 Oil capacity (qts.): 6 Wingspan: 33 ft. 2 […]
The Complete Corkscrew Pilot
Here’s the drill: Drill hundreds of students to fly a Pitts, drill on teeth for a living, then drill holes in the sky for the weekend…in a Pitts S2C!
1968 Beech E33A Bonanza N611VS
1968 Beech E33A Bonanza N611VS Used price: $104,00 Engine make/model: Continental IO-520-B/-BA TBO (hrs.): 1700 Horsepower@altitude (hp@ft.): 285@SL Horsepower on takeoff (hp): 285 Fuel type: 100/100LL Propeller type: Hartzell /CS Landing gear type: Tri./Retr. Max ramp weight (lbs): 3300 Gross weight (lbs.): 3300 Landing weight (lbs.) 3300 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 1915 Useful load, std. […]
Aviat Pitts S2C
Aviat Pitts S2C Engine make/model: Lycoming AEIO-540-D4A Horsepower@rpm@altitude: 260@2700@SL Horsepower for takeoff: 260 TBO hrs.: 1200 Fuel type: 100LL Propeller type/diameter: Hartzell Constant Speed Landing gear type: Fixed Bungee Max ramp weight (lbs.): 1700 Gross weight (lbs.): 1700 Landing weight (lbs.): 1700 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 1155 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 545 Payload, full std. […]
