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Joining the farm team for tailwheel training

Cessna’s Caravan goes plush, with all the accoutrements of a jet (except the speed)

2009 CIRRUS SR22 X EDITION Price as equipped: $$663,175 Engine make/model: Continental IO-550-N Turbonormalizing system: Tornado Alley Horsepower 310@SL Gross weight (lbs.): 3400 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 2517 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 883 Usable fuel, std. (gals./lbs.): 92/552 Wingspan: 38 ft. 4 in. Overall length: 26 ft. Overall length: 8 ft. 11 in. Cabin width […]

2008 Cessna Grand Caravan 208B Standard Price: $1,990,000 Base Price: $1,816,975 Typically Equipped Price: $2,017,225 N208MT Price: $2,300,000 Engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-114A Shaft Horsepower: 675 Gross Weight (lbs.): 8750 Empty Weight (lbs.): 5013 Useful Load (lbs.): 3772 Fuel Capacity (gals./lbs.): 335/2245 Payload, Full Standard Fuel (lbs.): 1548 PERFORMANCE Rate Of Climb, SL (fpm): 975 Max […]

The Light-Sport Aircraft industry is moving closer to Special Light-Sport Aircraft approval Number 100. On March 29th, 2009, the Century became SLSA model number 95. We still sit at 68 companies since Italian-based Storm Aircraft previously earned SLSA approval for their Rally. Both models are represented in the USA by Air Elite Aviation. The Italian […]

Here’s what it’s like to fly the world’s most sophisticated fighter ’€“ sort of.

Seaplane enthusiasts comprise a niche of American aviation but are some of the most passionate of all powered aircraft pilots. Among these, owners of almost 500 SeaRey aircraft belong to one of the tightest knit communities I’ve seen. Kerry and Wayne Richter, the son and father team that gave birth to the SeaRey (and several […]

Avidyne’s new Entegra makes glass perfectly clear

Glass cockpits ease workload, but pilots shouldn’t forget to maintain their flying proficiency

Training the Kenya Wildlife Service Airwing