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, April 6, 2010 X-Air LS: Pilot’s Best FriendSuper affordable, low maintenance, doesn’t bite: Give this doggie a bone! In the world of canines, as in the world of S-LSA, there are so many choices. Greyhound: sleek, beautiful, speedy. Australian sheepdog: smart and agile. |
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 8GCBC Scout: Up In FlamesThe Scout Aims for a Firefight I was standing beside the runway at Fox River Airport in Rochester, Wis., home airport to American Champion Aircraft (www.amerchampionaircraft.com), to see the company’s stalwart 8GCBC Scout do its Elvis impersonation—as in Elvis the famous firefighting S-64 Aircrane water bomber. |
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Top 20 Tips For Buying An AirplanePreparation is the key to getting a great deal in today’s buyer’s market There’s no feeling that matches that of buying an airplane. |
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 Cougar Baron: Most Happy BaronRocket engineering offers the world’s most enthusiastic Baron In the world of corporate turboprops, 300 knots is something of a holy grail. |
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Buyer’s Mini-Guide To Four-Seat SinglesFour-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. |
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 PiperSport: Piper’s Big PlayRace-car gorgeous. Great performance. Available now! 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.” |
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Now And Future LSAAn 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? |
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Arion Lightning LS-1: Smokin’ LightningAn all-American speedster that flies as fast as the law allows The first one I saw was gorgeous, even bare of paint accents. That Arion Lightning prototype looked undeniably smooth and, well, fast as lightning. |
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 FADEC Comes Of AgeSimplifying 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. |
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Bear 360: Living The Warbird Dream!A sexy new airplane reminiscent of the WWII Bearcat 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. |
