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Article: Ownership Made Easy

This...

Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Features, Journeys, Learning Center, LSAs, People and Places, Sport Pilots

Article: Co-Ownership: Navigating Airplane Partnerships

It’s a...

Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Learning Center, Ownership

Article: We're Headed For The Future

To borrow a line from my favorite songwriter and...

Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Ownership

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.

Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Ownership

Article: Partnership Aircraft

Would an aircraft partnership save you money or allow you to fly a bigger and better airplane for less than...

Also labeled: Buying A Plane, Learning Center, Ownership

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...

Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Best Buys, Buying A Plane, Learning Center, Ownership

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...

Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Top 10s

Article: Got Insurance? Are You Sure?

A pilot rents an airplane...

Also labeled: Insurance, Learning Center

Article: An Advanced Course In Engine Management

Today, bookstores have shelves of self-help and how-to books targeted at people just like me. You know, books like Brain Surgery For Dummies, Taxes For Dummies or The...

Also labeled: Maintenance

Article: Secrets For Buying Undervalued Aircraft

Whether the stories are real or just urban legends, sooner or later, every...

Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane

Article: Buy Your 1st Bird

“I’ve sold airplanes to student pilots with two or three...

Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane

Article: No Worries With iFly

I was introduced to a new kind of flying at an open house in Long Beach, Calif. Erik Lindbergh, grandson...

Also labeled: Buying A Plane, Fractional Ownership, Shared Ownership, Ownership

Article: Money-Saving Maintenance

Those pilots who have ever...

Also labeled: Buyer's Guide, Maintenance

Article: New vs. Used

There’s no denying the fact that all pilots love airplanes and, if given the chance, they would all...

Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane

Article: Take A Second Look

It was so long ago that I’ve forgotten exactly who said it to me. I’ll never forget what he ...

Also labeled: Insurance, Learning Center

Article: Buying Your First Plane

In most cases, the first question a pilot must answer is the obvious one: How much money...

Also labeled: Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane

Article: Saving Money On Fuel

I was told when I bought my first single-engine airplane back in the last century that I...

Also labeled: Budget Flying

Article: The Need For Speed!

Go ahead, admit it. When you read all of those pilot reports, you skim them, looking for the...

Also labeled: Cruise Speeds, Engine Modifications, Safety, Turbocharging, Turbos, User Guide

Article: Avgas Alternatives

I did something incredibly stupid the other day. My fuel is on an open account, and the price is always buried in a seldom-seen monthly statement. So, I asked the price. The nice...

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