Piper

This $99,500 Cherokee Six is ready for adventure.

It’s tough to beat a 180 hp Piper Cherokee for an all-around, do-it-all airplane.

Plane trades power for economy and comes at a correspondingly lower price.

Series’ popularity and relatively docile flying characteristics make it one of the least expensive four-place aircraft to insure.

The Piper J-3 Cub is flyable with the door and window wide open and possesses some of the most docile handling of any taildragger.

Derived from the PA-20 Pacer taildragger, the PA-22 Tri-Pacer first flew in 1950 and is simply a tricycle-gear version of its tailwheel relative.

Oftentimes, the perfect airplane isn’t perfect for any one particular reason but rather because it offers a compelling balance of qualities that makes it enjoyable to own and fly. Such an airplane might not have the most powerful engine or a perfect, modern instrument panel, but it might provide a clean, low-time airframe and a […]

At some point, anyone who has dreamed of aircraft ownership has also dreamed of piloting their own Piper Cub with the door wide open as they lazily meander over fragrant hayfields in the waning golden light of a perfect summer evening. Today’s bargain, available for $47,500 on AircraftForSale, can deliver precisely that. The Piper J-3 […]

It’s not every day you encounter a freshly restored vintage aircraft with a newly overhauled engine for under $100,000, but today’s bargain – a 1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser – provides just that ​​for $89,000 on AircraftForSale. First flown in 1946, some 3,700 Super Cruisers were manufactured between 1946 and 1948. It resembles a slightly […]

Ray Andrews, my flight instructor, turned to me and asked, “So, you think you’re ready to solo in front of your friends?” After my half-hour flight lesson of three takeoffs and landings, with my childhood friends Larry Leonard and Michael Rafferty watching from alongside the grassy airstrip, I was surprised by his question. I had […]