In the world of corporate turboprops, 300 knots is something of a holy grail …
April 2010
Turbine Cougar Baron
Turbo Cougar Baron Engine make/model: (2) Pratt & Whitney PT6A-21 TBO (hrs.): 3600 Horsepower on takeoff: 500 (flat-rated …
Uphill/Downhill Landings
What are the best conditions for landing uphill/downwind or downhill/upwind? It may seem dangerous to land into the …
Buyer‘s Guide To Hangars, Doors And More
UV damage, bird proliferation, easy warm ups, cleanliness, weatherproof loading, privacy and securityâthese are on the long list of …
Safety‘s Ideal World
In an ideal world, once the probable cause of an accident is identified, there never will be an accident like …
Helping Haiti
It started with an e-mail sent to my partner, Brian Reiff. Bahamas Habitat was looking for pilots with high …
Buyer‘s Mini-Guide To Four-Seat Singles
Traditional wisdom has it that most light airplane buyers purchase two seats more than they need …
PiperSport: Piper‘s Big Play
This January, Piper Aircraft CEO and President Kevin J. Gould stood before a crowd of pilots and media, smiled broadly …
PiperSport
PiperSport Base price: $119,900 Engine make/model: Rotax 912 Horsepower: 100@SL Baggage capacity (lbs.) 120 Max takeoff weight …
SolidFX FX10
For years, U.S. instrument pilots have had a choice between charts from the FAA’s National Aeronautical Charting Office …
To Korea, With Luck
My buddy Jeff Kopps of the National Weather Service in Monterey, Calif., had predicted headwinds out of Santa Barbara, and …