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.
Sunday, February 1, 2004 The NEW Cirrus SRV
The people who put certified composites on the map now offer an entry-level airplane with an all-glass panelDouglas Colby, Photography by James Lawrence
 Downscaling an existing model isn’t a new trick. Piper has done it a number of times with the Cherokee 140 and Warrior. Maule offered a less powerful, nosewheel trainer version of its M7 bush bird taildragger. SOCATA continues to produce an entry-level model in the Tampico, essentially the same airplane as the Trinidad sans retractable gear and constant-speed prop, and with 90 less hp. |
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Sunday, February 1, 2004 An Unusual Seneca II
Piper’s trusty twin was just a starting point for this revitalized PA-34 modificationBill Cox, Photography by James Lawrence
 Kim Bass is an unusual pilot with an unusual airplane. Bass is a Hollywood screenwriter who manages to survive in one of the world’s most cutthroat businesses. Bass has been writing TV and motion-picture screenplays for 13 years, taking scripts from concept to treatment to pilot and sometimes all the way to production. Amazingly, he has yet to file bankruptcy even once. |
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Thursday, January 1, 2004 10 Affordable Classics
Great news for pilots! Look at the airplanes you can buy for $30,000 or less!
 Affordable classics might seem an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms, but in fact, there are more of them available than you might imagine. Before we could home in on the top 10, however, we had to define exactly what we meant by “affordable” and “classic.” |
Thursday, January 1, 2004 A Really New Skylane
A Garmin glass panel brings a fresh view for CessnaLyn Freeman, Photography by James Lawrence
 Cessna naysayers would complain that the company’s line of high-wing singles has changed little since its inception, save a continuing, but sometimes diminutive, evolution of enhancement and refinement. But at a recent gathering the company put on for its network of dealers, a sneak preview of the 2004 Skylane turned so many heads that more than 300 of the new C-182s, as well as Skyhawks and Stationairs, were sold—in a single day. Beginning in the second quarter of this year, Cessna will begin shipping its 230-hp four-seat singles with Garmin G1000 glass panels. From a distance, the 2004 Skylane isn’t particularly novel. |
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Thursday, January 1, 2004 Beech Travel Air
How an accidental friendship led to an Oshkosh championScott Perdue, Photography by James Lawrence
 The grass around the 1958 Beech Travel Air was beaten down, trampled by thousands of feet, wearing a path around the wings and tail of N100BH. When you see this kind of wear and tear on the ground at Oshkosh, where more than 2,000 show planes sit proudly in the sun, it’s a sure sign that something special has arrived. |
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Monday, September 1, 2003 Project Bonanza Part II
The easy part was done. We had bought an airplane. Now we had to get busy with new avionics, paint and interior to create our vision of the perfect flying machine.By Lee Davies, Photography By James Lawrence
 Our plan was simple: Choose a relatively economical, high-performance airplane for business and personal trips. |
Friday, August 1, 2003 Project Bonanza Part I
By buying a used airplane and weighing its pros and cons, you can settle on a plan to make an “almost” airplane into one that’s “just right”
 Here at Plane & Pilot, we wanted an airplane that had performance for weekday business missions and economy for fun on the weekends. |
Wednesday, November 30, -0001 Top 10 Faux Fighters
Whether you’re a G-junkie or a wannabe Top Gun, there’s a bird out there for you
 Maverick, Goose, Iceman, Tomcat, Sabre, Mustang, hero, testosterone, girls, speed, aerobatics, G-force. What do all these words have in common? Actually, they have two things in common: fighters and daydreams, although they could probably all be bundled into the “daydream” category because there are very few pilots who aren’t, to one degree or another, frustrated fighter pilots. |
Wednesday, November 30, -0001 Wings For A Wheelchair: Paradise P1
It’s strong, friendly, roomy and rigged for hands-only flight!
 In 1999, an up-and-coming drummer man named Dylan Redd had a terrible car accident that broke his back. Several major surgeries and two years of constant, sleep-depriving pain drove him to the brink of utter despair. Sheer will to live pulled him through.
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Wednesday, November 30, -0001 iCub Love
Classic, frisky, friendly, this Cub clone is so 21st CenturyText & Photography By James Lawrence
 When I think of my recent flights in Sportair USA’s Bush iCub, they’re soaked in rich, golden yellow—Cub Yellow to be precise |
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