Aircraft Bargains
Article: Now And Future LSA
Remember those grade-school history-book pictures of Conestoga wagons with “California or bust” painted on their sides? R...
Article: Light Sport Chronicles: Befriending The Enemy
“Minute Man traffic, light-sport one three four X-ray entering downwind for runway three, Minute Man.” “Minute Man traff...
Article: Buyer’s Mini-Guide To Four-Seat Singles
Traditional wisdom has it that most light airplane buyers purchase two seats more than they need.
Article: Profiles In Vision: Larry Burke
Ever had a neighbor who watered your roses if you forgot to? Or loaned you his tools, though you didn’t know him very well?
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: School Daze
Recently, I fired up the Skype to glean some insight into LSA flight training in America. Recently, I fired up the Skype to glean some insight...
Article: Buying & Selling Strategies For 2010
Today’s GA marketplace is best described as difficult but not impossible. Today’s GA marketplace is best described as difficult but not...
Article: LSA Ownership—Condo Style!
I love this concept of sharing ownership in an aircraft, new or used. Last month, I delved into David Kruger’s Aircraft Partnership Association (www.theapa.com), a type of online matchmaking service t...
Article: Light-Sport Chronicles: Matchmaking...For Pilots
Webster should put a picture of a human under its definition of “adaptability.” Webster should put a picture of a human under its definition of...
Article: Getting Creative: Affordable Flying
Affordable flying is something of an oxymoron. World War II aviator Jimmy Doolittle is credited for uttering the phrase, “How can it be said that there is no money in aviation? That's where I left all of mine!"
Article: Ownership Made Easy
This...
Article: The Hottest Four Seaters
If you’re looking to purchase a four-seat single, then you’ve got no shortage of models to select from. Aside from price range, the models encompass a wide variety of performance capabilities and equipment.
Article: LSA Buyer’s Guide
As a prospective LSA owner, you might justifiably conclude that once you’ve made the crucial decision to buy an aircraft, the most difficult decision is behind you, yes? To quote Comrade Putin: Nyet!
Article: Choosing A Six-Seat Single
Article: Co-Ownership: Navigating Airplane Partnerships
It’s a...
Article: We're Headed For The Future
To borrow a line from my favorite songwriter and...
Article: $1,000 Per Month Airplane
Because response to Plane & Pilot’s “$500 Per Month?” article [October 2007] was so overwhelming, we decided to take the idea to the next level.
Article: $500 Per Month?
I’ve always believed that everyone can own an airplane. Indeed, I’ve noticed that many of the people who are now jetting around in Gulfstreams or Challengers got started in Champs, Cubs, Stinsons, Cessna 150s, Cherokee 140s or similar entry-level...
Article: 10 Affordable Classics
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...
Article: 10 Sexiest Airplanes
Okay, we freely admit it: What...
Article: Top 10 Faux Fighters
Maverick, Goose, Iceman, Tomcat, Sabre, Mustang, hero, testosterone, girls, speed, aerobatics, G-force. What do all these words have in common?...
Article: Secrets For Buying Undervalued Aircraft
Whether the stories are real or just urban legends, sooner or later, every...
Article: 10 Cheapest Birds In The Sky
As much as those of us in the industry might wish it otherwise, flying is definitely one of the more expensive pastimes. Unfortunately, some pilots simply accept the realities of expensive flying costs without investigating the alternatives....
Article: Buy Your 1st Bird
“I’ve sold airplanes to student pilots with two or three...
Article: New vs. Used
There’s no denying the fact that all pilots love airplanes and, if given the chance, they would all...
Article: Flying for Peanuts
I have a good friend in the music business who has always shown an interest in flying. He seems to have plenty...
Article: 10 Most Undervalued Airplanes
Many of them are airplanes you don’t see on every ramp, but pilots in the know a...
Article: 25 Bargain Birds For 2005
Compiling any list of the 25 best bargain buys in general aviation is almost guaranteed to ruffle some...
Article: 10 New Planes Under $100K
Until recently, buying a new aircraft...
Article: 10 Undervalued Classics
Given the way that prices on just about...
