General Aviation Aircraft

Explore the world of general aviation aircraft with our reviews. Written from a pilot's perspective, these reviews provide fantastic insight into what these general aviation planes are really like.

Turbine Cougar Baron

Cougar Baron: Most Happy Baron Rocket engineering offers the world’s most enthusiastic Baron By Bill Cox, Photos By James Lawrence In the world of corporate turboprops, 300 knots is something of a holy grail.

Buyer’s Mini-Guide To Four-Seat Singles Four-place singles always have been the measuring stick of the industry Traditional wisdom has it that most light airplane buyers purchase two seats more than they need.

PiperSport: Piper’s Big Play Race-car gorgeous. Great performance. Available now! Story & Photos By James Lawrence This January, Piper Aircraft CEO and President Kevin J. Gould stood before a crowd of pilots and media, smiled broadly and said, “In what may be the worst-kept secret in aviation, Piper Aircraft is entering what is undeniably one of the most exciting market segments in general aviation.”

PiperSport

Now And Future LSA An overview: Five years in, LSA are hanging in there Remember those grade-school history-book pictures of Conestoga wagons with “California or bust” painted on their sides?

Arion Lightning LS-1

Arion Lightning LS-1: Smokin’ Lightning An all-American speedster that flies as fast as the law allows By Dan Johnson, Photos By James Lawrence The first one I saw was gorgeous, even bare of paint accents. That Arion Lightning prototype looked undeniably smooth and, well, fast as lightning.

FADEC Comes Of Age Simplifying engine management with Teledyne Continental Face it. Computers are taking over the world. Like it or not, more and more of those functions we used to perform manually are being accomplished faster and more efficiently with electronic assistance.

Bear 360: Living The Warbird Dream! A sexy new airplane reminiscent of the WWII Bearcat By Bill Stein, Photos By Jessica Ambats Designed for aspiring warbird pilots who lack the funds for a P-51 Mustang, the Bear 360 has a price tag roughly equivalent to that of a new Cessna 172.

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