General Aviation Aircraft

Explore the world of general aviation aircraft with our reviews. Written from a pilot’s perspective, these reviews provide fantastic insight into what these general aviation planes are really like.

May 12, 2015

Flight Design: A Story Of Firsts
Flight Design USA President, Tom Peghiny, talks about one of the most successful LSAs ever created

As the U.S. distributor of the mega-selling and insanely popular CT series of German-manufactured, all-composite light-sport aircraft, Peghiny has watched an industry he helped create transform itself into the brightest spot in GA.
May 12, 2015

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 in. Height: 8 ft. 6 in. Wingspan: 31 ft. 2 in. Wing Area (sq. ft.): 121.6 Aspect Ratio: 7.29:1 Cabin Width (in.): 49 Empty Weight (lbs.): 795 Gross Weight (lbs.): more »
April 28, 2015

Citation CJ3+

Citation CJ3+ SPECIFICATIONS Base price: $7.995 million Typically Equipped Priced: $8.2-$8.4 million Overall Length (ft.): 51.1 Height (ft.): 15.1 Wingspan (ft.): 53.3 Wing Area (ft.): 294.1 Max Wing Loading (lbs./sq. ft.): 47.2 Cabin Length (ft.): 20.6 Seating Capacity As Tested: 8+2 Cabin Width (in.): 58 Cabin Height (in.): 57 Baggage Capacity (lbs.): 1000 Baggage Volume more »
April 28, 2015

Touch-Screen Baron
BE-58 owner chooses Avidyne’s plug-and-play GPS upgrade

David Shaw is a bit of a perfectionist. His hangar has a wide collection of tools and parts, and all are neatly arranged.
April 28, 2015

The New Citation CJ3+
A big plus for a proven performer

I’m going to admit it right up front: I’ve always admired the Cessna CJ3 from afar but frankly, it’s a bit, (okay, a lot) out of my price range, so it’s a plane that I’ve only dreamed about. But dreams are good, and wow, what an airplane!
April 7, 2015

It’s Fast, Flashy & Flexible
Tecnam’s new two-place has quick moves and can play rough

Manufacturers’ displays of new aircraft models are hardly novel at Sebring’s U.S. Sport Aviation Expo, but showcasing a new aircraft facility as Tecnam did this year, hosting an open house at its new U.S. headquarters at the airport, is a first.
April 7, 2015

Tecnam Astore

Tecnam Astore SPECIFICATIONS Price: Standard, $147,000 with carbureted 912ULS, to $176,000 with optional avionics packages. Turbocharged Rotax 914UL2, as flown, $24,900. Engine: 115 hp Rotax 914UL2 Propeller: Three-blade Sensenich, 5.67-ft. diameter Length (ft.): 23.0 Height (ft.): 7.54 Wingspan (ft.): 28.4 Wing area (sq. ft.): 131 Standard empty weight (lbs.): 809 Max. takeoff weight (lbs.): 1320 more »
March 24, 2015

Adding Oomph To A Modest Amphib
Wipaire makes floats, and now also remakes airplanes

With the use of seaplanes climbing worldwide and the supply of available stalwarts like the Cessna 206 and the de Havilland Twin Otter shrinking, the marketplace has begun to respond to consumer demand.
March 24, 2015

Wipaire Boss C 182

Wipaire Boss C 182 SPECIFICATIONS Engine: 315 hp Lycoming IO-580 Propeller: Hartzell three-blade carbon-composite Trailblazer Length: 29 ft. 6 in. Wingspan (ft.): 36 Height, wheels down (ft.): 13 Height to wingtip, wheels down: 10 ft. 9 in. Length, amphib float: 20 ft. 8 in. Hull height: 2 ft. 5 in. Hull width: 2 ft. 8 more »
March 10, 2015

Light-Sport Aircraft—A New Way To Adventure
For fun flying, nothing beats LSA

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.
March 10, 2015

Bristell TDO

Bristell TDO SPECIFICATIONS Powerplant: 100 hp Rotax 912 ULS/iS Wingspan (ft.): 27 Wing Area: 113 sq. ft. Wing Loading: 10 lbs./sq. ft. Length: 21 ft. 2 in. Height: 7 ft. 6 in. Cabin Width: 51 in. Gross Weight (lbs.): 1320 Empty Weight (lbs.): 675 Useful Load (lbs.): 645 Fuel Quantity: 31.6 gals. usable Endurance (hrs.): more »
March 10, 2015

A Taildragging Hot Rod For The LSA Crowd
Milan Bristela scores with his latest sport-aircraft design

If you wonder why it took Mancuso so long to find the Bristell, the manufacturer, BRM Aero of the Czech Republic, wasn’t established until late in 2009.
February 24, 2015

Swiss Heavy Hauler
Largest of the single-engine jetprops, the King Air-sized Pilatus PC-12 also offers off-airport versatility

Sixty years ago when Piper introduced the first everyman’s business twin, the PA-23 Apache, everyone automatically accepted the premise that twins were naturally safer than singles.
February 24, 2015

2015 Sport Expo Roundup
Annual gathering refocuses on affordable flying

Official attendance figures aside, the 134 vendors occupying 158 booth spaces set a new record, Filip said, and included 40 first-time exhibitors.
February 24, 2015

Pilatus PC-12

Pilatus PC12/47E/NG SPECIFICATIONS Avg. Eqpd. Prc-201(US$): $4.556M Engine—make: P&W Engine—model: PT6A-67P Shaft HP—TO: 1200 Shaft HP—Max: 1200 Fuel Type: Jet Landing Gear Type: Tri/Retr Max TO Weight (lbs.): 10,450 Empty Weight (lbs.): 6582 Useful Load (lbs.): 3868 Usable Fuel (gals./lbs.): 402/2693 Payload—Full Fuel (lbs.): 1175 Wing Aspect Ratio: 10.3 Wingspan: 53 ft. 5 in. Overall more »
February 10, 2015

Sling

Sling SPECIFICATIONS Engine: Rotax 912 ULS or Rotax 912 iS Power: 100 hp Fuel: Min. 91 OCT auto fuel or 100LL avgas Propeller: Whirlwind 70-inch 3-blade composite PERFORMANCE Cruise Speed (kts.): 115 Fuel Burn: 912 ULS = 5 gph, 912 iS = 3.9 gph Rate Of Climb (fpm): 900 Max Range (nm): 800+ Fuel Capacity more »
February 10, 2015

A Fighter For The Masses
This South African LSA offers big-plane performance in a nimble, economical package

What can you do with a Sling? In today’s world, an aircraft needs to be fun, stable, efficient and—most of all—useful.

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