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Cessna’s hit airplane keeps getting better with age

Cessna Skyhawk Base Price: $307,500 Engine make/model: 180 HP Lycoming IO-360-L2A Propeller: McCauley fixed-pitch two-blade Gross weight (lbs.): 2550 Max landing weight (lbs.): 2550 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 1663 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 895 Useable fuel, std. (gals.): 53 Payload, full std. fuel (lbs.): 559 Wingspan: 36 ft. 1 in. Overall length: 27 ft. 2 […]

A look at some of the deterrents to flying and what can be done to reverse them

It may seem counterintuitive for macho pilots, but an autopilot will nearly always do a better job than you will

I first heard about Amelia Earhart three years ago on Facebook. The new Amelia Earhart, that is.

Innovation continues to change flight training, but it’s still about the fun

The Khaki Flight Timer, Hamilton’s new pilot watch designed with Swiss helicopter rescue and transport service Air Zermatt, was officially launched in the ski village of Zermatt, Switzerland, in December 2011.

Seventy-five years on, a modern-day Earhart retraces the footsteps of a legend

An overview of residential airparks and fly-in communities

Today, Microsoft announced the return of Flight Simulator, once one of the best-selling games on computers. Well, in truth, it’s no longer called Flight Simulator, rather simply “Flight.” *** In 2009 Microsoft abruptly dropped Flight Sim, leaving only the techy X-Plane for digital joystick jockeys. It’s way above my pay grade to understand while the […]