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Our report on the best of the light-sport world for the coming year

Thanks to powerful Cubalike airplanes — those vintage yellow taildraggers types with huge engines up front to make them perform more energetically — 2014 saw increased attention to the Savage Cub S. The Czech company offered their 180-horsepower version of the Cubalike phenomenon albeit at a more affordable price. The leading brand of Cub-like airplanes […]

Taildraggers may be among the least understood and most feared aircraft available in the LSA space … or for that matter throughout general aviation. While we have many good choices that I’ll list below, I have nonetheless heard from many readers or airshow visitors that they are uncertain about their operation of an aircraft that […]

Premier 172 SPECIFICATIONS Engine: Continental CD-135 turbodiesel Horsepower: 135 Propeller: MT composite, three blade, constant speed Cruise Speed (kts.): 129 (10,000 feet) Takeoff Ground Roll (ft.): 869 Takeoff Over 50-Foot Obstacle (ft.): 1794 Rate Of Climb, Sea Level (fpm): 690 Fuel Burn (gph, 85% power): 6.2 Range (standard tanks): 44 gallons usable Jet A 55% […]

While it may seem like Déjà vu all over again, Premier’s ’€œhave it your way’€ approach to converting 172s to Jet A may finally get the shift to diesel power off the ground.

Cessna hopes the new TTx will make a reasonable transition airplane for pilots stepping up to the Mustang

Cessna TTx SPECIFICATIONS Engine: Continental TSIO-550C Horsepower: 310 TBO (hrs.): 2000 Fuel Type: 100LL Landing Gear Type: Tri/Fxd Max T/O Weight (lbs.): 3600 Max Zero Fuel Weight (lbs.): 3300 Max Landing Weight (lbs.): 3420 Empty Weight (lbs.): 2600 Useful Load—Std. (lbs.): 1000 Usable Fuel—Std. (gals./lbs.): 102/612 Payload—Full Std. Fuel (lbs.): 388 Overall Length: 25 ft. […]

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