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.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Buy To FlyRent versus own: What’s best for you? Hello, can I schedule a lesson for Friday afternoon? No? You don’t have an airplane available? |
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 World's Best TrainerDiamond Aircraft’s entry-level trainer hopes to lure new pilots to the company’s innovative line of aircraft The lady in my life, Pilot Peggy, is in the process of learning to fly. |
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 Diamond DA20-C1 |
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Choosing A Six-SeaterAll-inclusive guide to fixed, retractable, single and twin six-seaters If it’s really true that buyers of four-seat airplanes often buy two seats more than they need, the same may not be true of purchasers in the six-place class. |
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 Choose Your Own AdventureA look at the best aircraft for backcountry exploration So, you just hit the lottery for a half-million bucks (after tax). This sounds like a big deal, except that it’s redundant because your spouse hit it last week for 10 million. |
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Cessna 170A: Rebuild Of A Lifetime, LiterallyJacobson passed his checkride in this cessna 170A in 1962, and look at it now One of the benefits of writing about airplanes for a living is that I’m often entrusted to fly some truly wonderful machines. |
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Cessna 170A |
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Four-Seater Buyer's Guide20 new aircraft to choose from Four-seat airplanes have always been the most popular configuration in general aviation. |
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 LSA Buyer's GuideTime for young (and old) pilots’ fancies to turn skyward with 30+ sport planes What a great time to be a pilot! The economy gains traction, Big Tin (Cessna and Piper) flexes its muscles as more Skycatchers and PiperSports find homes across America, and new S-LSA—111 models as we go to press—continue to come on line. |
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Evektor Sportstar Max: An LSA For All SeasonsMature, stable, fun, comfortable: Evektor’s superb Sportstar max offers the whole package I stand by the Evektor SportStar Max at the 2nd Annual Midwest LSA Expo in Mount Vernon, Ill., talking with a gentleman (let’s call him Gary), who epitomizes the typical “hot prospect” to buy a high-end S-LSA. |
