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, September 6, 2011 The Best Of All Possible Worlds Four if by land, two if by sea: making a great plane greater Text And Photography By James Lawrence Imagine this: You make a two-point landing...or a four-point!

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 Caring For Your Aircraft Part V: Understanding your aircraft’s battery is simple, useful and important The aircraft battery is a seldom-noticed and somewhat-ignored component of the machine’s life-giving systems.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 An Extra For The High Road A pressurized, turbine, high-speed cruiser from Extra Aircraft By Bill Cox , Photos By James Lawrence Single-engine turboprops are a relatively recent development in general aviation.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Something Xtra Special Upgrading Legacy Bonanzas the factory way By James Wynbrandt, Photos By James Lawrence For years, GA manufacturers have left the upgrade aftermarket to STC (supplemental type certificate) holders and mod shops—the entities that developed or acquired an approved process of altering a certificated aircraft, and aircraft repair stations that specialize in installing STC upgrades, respectively.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 FK9 ELA Executive

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 High-Wing Sleeper Meet a top-quality, good-cruisin’, fun-flyin’ German composite Text And Photography By James Lawrence As my aerial host Mike Hansen climbs us through 2,500 feet to top the afternoon bumps, I'm already feeling settled in with my guest chariot, the FK9 ELA Executive.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 Caring For Your Aircraft Part IV: From selecting the correct grade to changing it at correct intervals, knowing your oil is important Oil is to an aviation piston engine what blood is to the human body: a crucial element in keeping it alive.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011 Masters Of Glass: LSA Avionics Roundup High-tech, affordable glass panels continue to impress with amazing innovation The economy hasn't dampened the resolve or enthusiasm of the avionics industry, which continues its feverish develop-ment of ever-more-spectacular instrumentation to help us fly with greater awareness, safety and simplicity.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011 Skylane For The Flight Levels A turbo benefits far more than high-altitude cruise By Bill Cox, Photography By Marc Roth Back in 1979, I purchased one of the very first Mooney 231s, my first-ever new airplane.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011 2011 Cessna 182

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