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Cessna 170A: Rebuild Of A Lifetime, Literally
Jacobson passed his checkride in this cessna 170A in 1962, and look at it now
LSA Buyer’s Guide
Time for young (and old) pilots’ fancies to turn skyward with 30+ sport planes
Cessna 170A
Cessna 170B Cessna 172 Cruise speed (kts.) 104 107 Vso (kts.) 45 45 Best rate of climb, SL (fpm) 690 660 Service ceiling (ft.) 15,500 13,300 Max takeoff weight (lbs.) 2200 2200 Empty weight, std. (lbs.) 1205 1260 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 995 940 Takeoff over 50 ft. (ft.) 1820 1650
From The Editor: Light Sport To Cabin Class
There exist very few things that I would wake up at 4 a.m. for. An airplane in the lens of my camera happens to be one of them.
The Evolution Of Navigation
Flying from A to Z is no longer as simple as it used to be. It’s simpler.
Beware The Downburst
An insidious risk that can undercut airspeed and drive you into the ground
I Rise, Cried the Phoenix
Looking out the window at falling snow (and it’s only November 8th… Bah!), back from a two week vacation to Europe and Turkey, and mired in writing a big LSA buyer’s guide for Plane & Pilot mag, I’ve only got a few minutes to splash up some photos of what to me is a big […]