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Article: Top 20 LSA

The sky isn't falling on the LSA phenomenon, though daily reports of global financial megadoom continue apace.

Also labeled: Adventure Flying, Aircraft, Aircraft Ownership, Aviation Resources, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Features, New Aircraft, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

Article: 30 Ways To Make Your Pilot Certificate Sizzle

I’m still amazed when I land. I sometimes sit in the cockpit, as the gyros wind down and the prop clicks to a stop, and wonder at the magic of it all. ...

Also labeled: Air Shows, Aircraft Ownership, Aviation History, Aviation News, Aviation Photography, Backcountry Flying, Features, Floatplanes, People and Places, Photography, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources

Article: Backcountry Odyssey

We're threading our way through the majestic Teton Pass—a flight of four Aviat Husky aircraft and a pristine, Yakovlev Yak-52

Also labeled: Adventure Flying, Aircraft, Backcountry Flying, Bush Flying, Bush Pilots, Bush Planes, Journeys, Learn To Fly, People and Places, Pilot Skills

Article: Launchpad Patrol

There appears to be a bank of sea fog rolling in off the Atlantic as we're cleared for a predawn takeoff on runway 09 at Titusville's Space Coast Executive Airport in Florida.

Also labeled: Adventure Flying, Aviation Careers, Aviation History, Aviation Personalities, Aviation Resources, Careers, Features, Travel

Article: Saddling Up A Colt

It's not the biggest, strongest or fastest stallion in the paddock. But the spirited two-place Piper Colt PA-22-108 serves as a perfect mount for pilots seeking a trusty, uncomplicated steed over a high-strung, pricey thoroughbred.

Also labeled: Aircraft, Aircraft Ownership, Aviation Personalities, Classic Airplanes, Features, Modifications, People and Places

Article: Choose Your Own Adventure

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.

Also labeled: Adventure Flying, Aircraft, Aircraft Ownership, Aviation Resources, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Decision Making, Features, New Aircraft, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

Article: We Fly The Space Shuttle (Simulator, That Is)

I always seem to be in the wrong time warp. I was born too late to fly fighters in WWII and too late for the space program.

Also labeled: Adventure Flying, Aviation Careers, Journeys, Learning Center, Navigation, People and Places, Aviation Personalities, Pilot Skills

Article: ElectriFly 2010

In 2007, a quintessential “garage inventor” named Randall Fishman showed up out of nowhere at Oshkosh AirVenture with an electric-powered ultralight—and quietly turned the aviation world on its ear.

Also labeled: Aircraft, Aviation News, Aviation Resources, Features, Gadgets, Learning Center, New Aircraft, New Airplanes, Pilot Guide, Pilot Resources, Staying Current

Article: Backstage With A Rock Star

“Rock star.” It’s a phrase you frequently hear when talking to Kirk Hawkins, founder and CEO of Icon Aircraft in Los Angeles, Calif. (function(){ var flashvars = {affiliateSiteId:"85996", widgetId:"108329",...

Also labeled: Features, Journeys, LSAs, New Products, People and Places, Seaplanes, Travel, Aircraft, Aviation News, Aviation Personalities, Backcountry Flying, Buyer's Guide, Floatplanes, New Aircraft, New Airplanes, Sport Pilots

Article: King Me!

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Also labeled: Backcountry Flying, Bush Planes, Piston Singles