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2016 Adventure Aircraft: Seeking A Different Kind Of Aviation

For the three-dimensional adventure seeker in need of a shiny new machine to take him where he has never gone, there are plenty of options available.

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By Budd Davisson

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2016 Piston Twins

Multi-engine, piston aircraft were very much in style back in the 1970s and 1980s …

By Bill Cox

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2016 Piston Singles

For 2015, the aircraft diesel revolution has lost some of its momentum, at least temporarily, but most of the airplanes …

By Bill Cox

Tecnam

The Tecnam P2010: Where Aircraft Performance And Passenger Comfort Meet

Tecnam has seen the future of general aviation, and it's the automobile.

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By James Wynbrandt, Scott Slocum

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Warbirds On A Budget (Sort Of)

The single-engine warbird inventory that's available to us civilians is so deep that it's hard to cover it all.

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By James Wynbrandt, Photography by David Carlson

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Proving that good things come to those who wait, ICON Aircraft just announced that they've completed their first production aircraft for a customer, with regular aircraft deliveries starting this summer after FAA acceptance.

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By Marc C. Lee, Photography by Icon

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Flight Design

Flight Design SPECIFICATIONS Base price: $156,000 (CTLS) $167,700 (CTLSi) Engine: Rotax 912 ULS (carbureted) or 912 iS (fuel-injected) Power: 100 hp Length: 21 ft. 5 … Read More

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Light-Sport Aircraft—A New Way To Adventure

Since the introduction of the sport-pilot certificate in 2005, light-sport aircraft (LSA) have been eyed with a mixture of hopeful optimism and cautious indifference.

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By Marc C. Lee

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