Ownership

Article: Now And Future LSA

Remember those grade-school history-book pictures of Conestoga wagons with “California or bust” painted on their sides? R...

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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...

Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Aircraft Partnership, Columns, Features, Fractional Ownership, Journeys, LSAs, Partnership, People and Places, Pilot Talk, Shared Ownership

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.

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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?

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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!"

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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.

Also labeled: Aircraft Bargains, Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, Features, Piston Singles

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!

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Article: Choosing A Six-Seat Single

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Article: Co-Ownership: Navigating Airplane Partnerships

It’s a...

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Article: LSA Lineup

What exactly is a light-sport aircraft (LSA)? To qualify as an LSA, an airplane...

Also labeled: Best Buys, Buyer's Guide, Buying A Plane, LSAs

Article: The Day Of The Personal Jet

It’s a new world. VLJs and p...

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Article: We're Headed For The Future

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

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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.

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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, Finance, Learning Center

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...

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