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Far from menacing monsters, mountains can be your best friends

Northern Idaho is an adventure pilot’s dreamland, with dozens of backcountry strips, stunning mountain flying and sizeable lakes perfect for seaplanes.

Cirrus Aircraft’s new 2013 SR22 and SR22T feature an increased certified gross weight to 3,600 pounds, which allows an extra person, extra baggage or cargo while carrying more fuel.

If flying yourself in an exotic, far-off land seems unaffordable, perhaps an airplane exchange could make that dream happen.

Is this the best-kept half-hour getaway flight secret in the U.S.?

I think Phoenix is one the loveliest aircraft in the LSA fleet. Of course, I have a rather large bias as I’m a soaring enthusiast and this is one fine soaring machine in the SLSA fleet, able to compete fairly with a pure glider. I’m also a fan of importer Jim Lee, a modest, soft […]

Our annual review of LSA Market Share brings our updated fleet chart and a second chart showing prior-year registrations. While sales of new SLSA remains below par, the market appears to be experiencing spotty but regular recovery from earlier low points. The first half the year foretold a better recovery but the last half of […]

Flight Design CTLSi Price as flown: $171,000 Wingspan (ft.): 28.2 Length (ft.): 21.8 Height (ft.): 7.7 Cabin Width (in.): 49 Empty Weight (lbs.): 810 Gross Weight (lbs.): 1,320 Fuel Capacity (gals.): 35 Fuel Economy (gph): 4.3 Power Plant: 100 hp Rotax 912iS Range (nm): 1055 PERFORMANCE Cruise Speed (kts., 75% power): 115 Vso (kts.): 39 […]

Fuel injection, constant refinements: why the CT line remains number one

It’s not cheap, but it adds performance and safety to a variety of airplanes