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Sporty’s and Cirrus auctioned off an SF50 Vision Jet during the week of AirVenture

The emotional appeal of the flying car is something I don’t understand. Airplanes have been around for a long time, and they’re really good at doing what they do. Cars have been around even longer, and they’re even better at doing what they do, better, to explain, in that cars are supposed to stay firmly […]

Fascinating facts about aviation fuel

The crash of a Lake amphibian is being investigated by the FAA and the NTSB

Tecnam’s P2012 twin-engine Traveller is on track for certification next year

Is the future of flight training electric?

I’ve been to a lot of EAA airshows in Oshkosh, but this one was special for me for me in one big way. For the past couple of decades and change, I’ve been happily trekking to Oshkosh in late July come rain or come shine—it’s been a lot more shine than rain, luckily. Lord knows […]

Cessna Cardinal One of the most beloved singles in the company’s long history, the Cessna model 177 Cardinal is proof that beauty isn’t necessarily synonymous with utility. Cessna introduced the Cardinal as a replacement for the somewhat ungainly-looking 172 Skyhawk, but it never came close to that, in part because the Skyhawk is a remarkable […]

Their elegant solution to in-flight loss of control got everyone’s attention

The 195-hp engine outperforms the 180-hp model by a lot.