Down & Dirty
The Cirrus SR22 tries out the Idaho backcountry and redefines airplane camping
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Cirrus SR22
Cirrus SR22 Basic Price: $569,900 Basic Price (GTS): $694,900 Engine Make/Model: Continental TSIO-550-K Horsepower: 315 Base Weight (lbs./kg.): 2432/1062 Useful Load (lbs./kg.): 1258/571 Wingspan: 38 ft. 4 in. Length: 26 ft. Weight: 8 ft.11 in. Cabin Width (in.): 49 Cabin Height (in.): 50 Warranty (yrs.): 2 (standard, up to 5 yrs. avail.) PERFORMANCE Max Operating […]
Bending the Air in the Dynamic SuperSTOL
By all accounts — and none to the contrary (that I personally heard) — the “new and improved” Paradise City was an out-of-the-ballpark home run hit. On the final day of Sun ‘n Fun 2013, John “Lites” Leenhouts gave his closing review. He noted attendance was up somewhat on Tuesday through Thursday and down a […]
The Taildragger Reborn
All-metal airframe, side-by-side seating, 65-year-old GA company: classic!
Tecnam P92-TD
Tecnam P92-TD Basic Price: $138,900 (Lycoming); $119,900 (Rotax 912 ULS) Price As Flown: approx. $155,500 Engine: Lycoming YO-233-B2A, 115 hp Engine TBO (hrs.): 2,400 Wingspan (ft.): 28.5 Propeller: fixed-pitch, wood, two-blade Basic Empty Weight (lbs.): 850/760 (Lycoming/Rotax 912) Useful Load (lbs.): 470/560 (Lycoming/Rotax 912) Baggage Allowance (lbs.): 44 Fuel Capacity (gals): 22.4 (two wing tanks) […]
Skylane JT-A
2013 Cessna Skylane JT-A 2012 Cessna Turbo Skylane Engine(s) make/model: SMA SR-305-230E-C1 Lyc TIO-540-AK1A Horsepower: 230 235 TBO (hrs.) : 2400 2000 Fuel Type: Jet A 100LL Max Takeoff Weight (lbs.) : 3100 3100 Empty Weight (lbs.): 2100 (est) 2095 Useful Load, Std. (lbs.): 1000 1005 Usable Fuel, Std. (gals./lbs.): 87/592 (@6.8 lbs./gal.) 87/522 Payload, […]
10 Perfect Airplanes For Special Missions
Okay, nothing’s perfect, but these airplanes come about as close to perfection as possible for specific missions
March 2013 LSA News Wrap
Several news items in our March 2013 LSA News Wrap and we’ll get to it … right after this: We’re thrilled to tell you that — for the second month in a row — ByDanJohnson.com achieved another record. Despite fewer days, February substantially exceeded January’s Unique Visitors, reaching another all-time traffic mark. Last year was […]
