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Across 1 ____ AN-225 Mriya, by wingspan and length the biggest plane in the world 5 Communications with the tower 8 Earlier 9 Designer of the first Cub 13 Along with 35 Across, maker of Trojans and Sabres and Valkyries 14 Runways have two 15 The “L” in SEL 17 Nickname for the Douglas DC-3; […]

In the earliest Light-Sport Aircraft days, nearly 70% of available models came from Europe. Slowly but steadily, U.S. producers emerged as did importers for aircraft from other countries. That continues but a parallel development occurred. International manufacturers established American operations that often lead to some level of manufacturing. Joining the movement, Seamax Aircraft announced the […]

Politics is dominating the national conversation right now. How has it affected your flying?

Across     1  Oxymoronic J-3? Two words.     8  Engine covering Batman would approve of     9  Baumgartner, who famously set a record high-altitude skydive   10  Where Detroit is in relationship to Chicago, for instance   13  What you do with a clearance   15  Johnson, who famously performed a roll in a Boeing […]

Across 1 ____ M600 SLS, the first production plane to land itself 4 Makers of the autonomi system 7 What one might do with a flight plan 8 Rules governing flight in the U.S., abbr. 11 Defining feature of the PA-38, 2 words 13 Land too long, goes with 9 down 14 To do this […]

Across 1 Substance used as a drying agent when storing planes 6 Sudden severe turbulence occurring in cloudless regions causing violent buffeting of the aircraft, abbr. 8 Prop sound 9 Gauge datum 10 Dornier letters 11 Religious denomination, for short 13 Venturi _____ (plural) 16 _____ yaw: yaw generated when the ailerons are used 18 […]

Across 1 Proteus creator 4 Least risky 8 Morbid-sounding emergency procedure 9 Sweet potato 10 Often said by pilots to be “least” 12 Request 13 Build 14 ___cord 17 Air deflected downward by the aircraft wing 18 Billions of years 20 Silent form of “affirm” 21 Don’t turn base from one of these 24 How […]

Most ultralight aircraft (officially: “ultralight vehicles”) are rather simple constructions. They must be to stay within the tight constraints of a 254-pound maximum empty weight.* That’s not a negative comment about them. Actually, it’s the opposite. To build a flying airplane that weighs less than the engine alone on a Light-Sport Aircraft, a designer has […]

Our fastest-with-the-mostest partner tracks the health and performance of the light aircraft industry and is once again punctual. Datastician Steve Beste has proven his capabilities to collect the registration data quickly, accurately, and with an insider’s viewpoint. Steve is a trike pilot, so he is “one of us.” In his former life he was a […]

What on Earth is the world coming to…?! A Cub with a nose wheel? Has the aviation world gone mad? No, of course not. Admittedly, though, a nosedragger is certainly not what most pilots think when they envision a Cub. Leading manufacturer CubCrafters has explored many corners of the Cub world, filling niche after niche […]