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The count of Special Light Sport Aircraft rose another notch, to 18 certified models, with the addition on November 4th of the Italian Sky Arrow design built by Iniziative Industriali Italiane, or simply 3I. Hansen Air Group boss, Jon Hansen — well known for his promotion of the also-Italian Tecnam aircraft — reported the news […]

Flight schools are oohing and aahing over Diamond’s sleek two-seaters

Given the way that prices on just about everything keep going up, it’s hard to believe there really is such a thing as an “undervalued” airplane. But such a thing does exist, especially when you look back at the older classics.

 

 

 

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1977 Cessna Cardinal RG Used price (Fall 2006): $63,000 Engine make/model: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D TBO (hrs.): 2000 Horesepower@altitude: 200@SL Horsepower on takeoff: 200 Fuel type: 100/100LL Propeller type: CS/two-blade Landing gear type: Tri./Retr. Max ramp weight (lbs.): 2800 Gross weight (lbs.): 2800 Landing weight (lbs.): 2800 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 1768 Useful load (lbs.): 1032 Useful […]

2006 Diamond DA20-C1 Eclipse New price: $153,990 Engine make/model: Continental IQ-240B3B Horsepower on takeoff: 125 TBO hrs.: 2000 Fuel type: 100/100LL Propeller: Sensenich FP Landing gear type: Tri/Fixed Max ramp weight (lbs.) 1764 Gross weight (lbs.): 1764 Landing weight (lbs.): 1764 Empty weight, std. (lbs.): 1164 Useful load, std. (lbs.): 600 Useful fuel, std. (gals.): […]

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