Learn To Fly: March 2008
Becoming a pilot is a dream for many. Here we present the basics to help you make that dream a reality.
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March 2008 Readback
 With an auction bid of $26.4 million on November 28, 2007, Cessna Aircraft finalized its purchase of select assets of Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing Company, which had declared bankruptcy. The Bend, Ore., factory will now carry the Cessna name and the Columbia low-wing, high-performance, all-composite, single-engine aircraft will be branded as the Cessna 350 and the Cessna 400. Cessna Parts Distribution and the company’s network of authorized dealers and service centers have already begun plans to integrate sales and support of the new Cessna 350 and Cessna 400 aircraft. |
Mar-Apr 2008 On The Radar
 In late November 2007, Cessna’s bid for Bend, Oregonâbased Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing Company was accepted, bringing the speedy Columbia 350 and 400 under the Cessna banner. As with all current Cessna products, Cessna Parts Distribution and the Cessna network of authorized dealers and service centers will take care of sales and support of the rebadged Cessna 350 and Cessna 400 aircraft. |
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2008 Cessna Skyhawk 172R
2008 Cessna Skyhawk 172R New price: $219,500 Engine make/model: Lycoming IO-360-L2A Horsepower@altitude: 160@SL TBO hrs.: 2000 Fuel type: 100/100LL Propeller type: 75-inch, 2-blade FP Landing gear type: Tri./Fixed Max ramp weight (lbs.): 2457 Gross weight (lbs.): 2450 Landing weight (lbs.): 2450 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 1699 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 751 Payload, full std. fuel […]
March 2008
Flying The Light Retractables: A Guided Tour Through The Most Popular Complex Single-Engine Airplanes by LeRoy Cook (ASA, 2007, 9781560276074). As the author states in his introduction, “It is for the prospective buyer!that this book was written.” The small 180/200 hp four-seat light retractables are the most popular class of GA airplane, and Cook offers […]
