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Meyers 200A Used price (1959): $69,000 Engine make/model: Continental IO-520-A TBO (hrs.): 1700 Horsepower@altitude: 285@SL Fuel type: 100/100LL Propeller type: CS/2-blade Landing gear type: Tri./Retr. Max ramp weight (lbs.): 3000 Gross weight (lbs.): 3000 Landing weight (lbs.): 3000 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 1940 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 1060 Useful fuel, std. (gals.): 76 Payload, full […]

2007 Cessna T206H Stationair Used Price: $514,500 Engine make/model: Lycoming TIO-540-AJ1A Horsepower@altitude: 310@SL TBO hrs.: 2000 Fuel Type: 100/100LL Propeller type: CS/3-blade McCauley Landing Gear type: Tri./Fixed Max ramp weight (lbs.): 3617 Gross weight (lbs.): 3600 Landing weight (lbs.): 3600 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 2362 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 1255 Useful fuel, std. (gals.): 87 […]

At Sun ‘n Fun 2007 and Aero 2007, LAMA announced its voluntary ASTM compliance audit program. For consumers this will be known through the LAMA decal applied to all Special Light-Sport Aircraft after a manufacturer successfully completes an audit. Admittedly a dry subject, LAMA audits give consumers additional assurance that a manufacturer actually meets the […]

Diamond Aircraft, the world’s third-largest manufacturer of GA, fixed-wing aircraft, is betting that the diesel-powered Twin Star will be the multi trainer of the future

User fees have the potential to significantly change the way we fly

How to stay safe at high altitudes

A Mighty Fortress by Chuck Alling (Casemate, 2006, ISBN: 1932033599). This is a personal account of the captain and crew of a lead bomber in the enormous formation raids made by the 8th Airforce during the last 10 months of World War II. The narrative demonstrates the courage and bravery of the crew of one […]

1979 Grumman American AA5b Tiger Base/used price: $61,000 (1979) Engine make/model: Lycoming O-360-A4K TBO (hrs.): 2000 Horsepower@altitude: 180@SL Fuel type: 100/100LL Propeller type: FP/2-blade Landing gear type: Tri./Fixed Max ramp weight (lbs.): 2400 Gross weight (lbs.): 2400 Landing weight (lbs.): 2400 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 1360 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 1040 Useful fuel, std. (gals.): […]

2007 Diamond DA42 Twin Star Approx. used price: $527,313 Engine make/model: Thielert TAE Centurion 1.7 TBO hrs.: 1000/2400 Horsepower@altitude: 135@SL to 10,000 feet Fuel type: Diesel/Jet A1 Propeller type: MT 3-blade Landing gear type: Tri./Retr. Max ramp weight (lbs.): 3935 Gross weight (lbs.): 3935 Landing weight (lbs.): 3935 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 2761 Useful load, […]

I admit to being somewhat surprised at the success of the LSA Cubs. We have no less than three brands with SLSA approval: American Legend, Zlin Savage, and CubCrafters. Two of these (Legend and CubCrafters) are in the top ten of Light-Sport registrations and account for an astounding one in six LSA in the USA […]