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Small and feisty companies like 3Xtrim challenge conventional market wisdom

Aviation’s posterior-measuring system

Now in the fixed-wing market, FLYIT simulators are impressively realistic and take flight training to another level

Nonprecision suggests a casual approach to IFR procedures, but you’d best fly them with precision

If you’re ready for intensive training, AFIT will get you an instrument rating in 10 days

The pioneering aircraft maker to be acquired by a Chinese company

To the answer “Progressive Aerodyne!” comes the Jeopardy question, “What LSA company thumbs its nose at the bad economy?” *** Certainly one of the most-fun LSA flights I’ve had in some time came at the controls of that company’s SeaRey amphibian.My LSA pal Dan Johnson recently wrote up a piece on the amphib which spurred […]

Expedition Aircraft introduces a tailwheel version of its bush-country workhorse

Found Expedition Bigfoot Engine make/model: Lycoming IO-580 Horsepower 315 @ 2700 rpm Propeller Hartzell 82-in. Wingspan: 38 ft. 2 in. Overall length: 26 ft. 7 in. Overall height: 10 ft. 4 in. Wing area (sq. ft.): 185 Wing loading (lbs./sq. ft.): 20.5 Power loading (lbs./sq. ft.): 12.1 Seating capacity: 5 Fuel capacity (gals.): 100 Empty […]

The planes and people came…and light-sport keeps on truckin’