Avoiding Midair Collisions
Here’s what you can do to ’see and be seen’ when flying into high-traffic airspace
Here’s what you can do to ’see and be seen’ when flying into high-traffic airspace
2005 Diamond DA42 Twin Star Base price: $452,170* Engine make/model: Thielert Centurion 1.7 Horsepower@rpm@altitude: 180@2700@SL TBO (hrs.): 1000** Horsepower (hp) @ altitude (ft.): 270@5,500 Horsepower on takeoff (hp): 270 Fuel Type: Diesel/Jet Propeller type/diameter (in.): MT, constant speed/74 Landing gear type: Tri./Retr. Max ramp weight (lbs.): 3748 Gross weight (lbs.): 3748 Landing weight (lbs.): 3560 […]
1978 Grumman-American Tiger AA5B Used price: $55,000 Engine make/model: Lycoming O-360-A4K Horsepower@altitude: 180@SL Horsepower for takeoff: 180 TBO hrs.: 2000 Fuel type: 100/100LL Propeller type/diameter: McCauley FP 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 Payload, […]
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