Best Buys on General Aviation Aircraft

There are tons of light-sport aircraft for sale on the market.  Read about the best buys in general aviation planes as well as the most undervalued aircraft.

May 23, 2017

Used Cessna 182 Skylanes
Still in production 60 years after its introduction, the Cessna Skylane remains one of the most popular used airplanes. Here's what to look for in a vintage 182, from 1956 to 2016.

It seems like the Skylane is everyone’s friend. It’s certainly one of mine. The Cessna 182 was the first honest four-seater I flew after earning my license, and I loved it. If you’re like me, you’re probably among the thousands of Skylane enthusiasts. That’s not surprising, as the Skylane exemplifies the primary qualities that have more »
February 8, 2017

Plane & Pilot 2017 Buyer’s Guide: Light Sport Aircraft
From amphibians to trainers, there's an LSA for everyone.

Since the debut of the Light Sport category more than a decade ago, the segment has grown into one that has proven its promise of opening up manufacturing to many, many more companies by the common-sense easing of certification standards for light and modest-performing models. The real surprise to many has been the incredible variety more »
January 31, 2017

Plane & Pilot 2017 Buyer’s Guide: Single-Engine Piston Planes
Newcomers, upgrades, and old favorites: 20 piston singles for 2017.

New to this year’s Plane & Pilot Buyer’s Guide are a couple of airplanes that are major updates of existing singles, as well as an all-new, newly Part 23-certificated model by CubCrafters. The product that continues to dominate the market is the Cirrus SR22 G6, which this year boasts its best panel yet, the updated more »
January 20, 2017

Plane & Pilot 2017 Buyer’s Guide: Piston Twins
Looking for a piston multi? You've come to the right place.

The market for multi-engine piston planes isn’t a big one, and the number of options for pilots looking to fly with two mills instead of just one is somewhat limited in number, though not in variety. The selection ranges from the four-seat Piper Seminole twin, which is almost exclusively sold as a training solution with more »
January 17, 2017

8 Great Used Planes
Plane & Pilot’s lineup of best buys to fit every budget, from $20,000 to $1 million

The search for the perfect plane is as old as personal flying itself. The difference between today and 1930, to use a random year as an example, is that instead of being limited to a handful of models, there are choices galore for pilots looking to get into a good pair of wings. A surge more »
August 16, 2016

Top 20 Tips For Buying An Airplane
Preparation is the key to getting a great deal in today’s buyer’s market

There’s no feeling that matches that of buying an airplane.
August 15, 2016

10 Cheapest Planes In The Sky
When hunting for great value in a used plane, look for those that are under-appreciated

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. Despite what you may think, there are ways to fly without busting the family budget. True, you won’t be aviating at 170 knots in a shiny new A36 Bonanza or Columbia 400, but you can stay in the air for considerably less than the national debt of Peru.
August 15, 2016

Choosing A Six-Seat Single
Efficiency, comfort, modern technology and so much more
In our current era of financial belt-tightening, efficiency counts for a lot. Vero Beach and Wichita are really getting it right with their newest batch of six-seat singles. Why? Because today’s six-seat singles offer a great combination of comfort, baggage capacity, speed, ease of flying and modern technology for people who need to cover a typical 250-mile stage length with four to six passengers and a lot of luggage.

January 14, 2016

2016 Piston Twins
Innovation and tradition coexisit

Multi-engine, piston aircraft were very much in style back in the 1970s and 1980s.
December 29, 2015

2016 Piston Singles
We feature the best players in piston singles for the new year

For 2015, the aircraft diesel revolution has lost some of its momentum, at least temporarily, but most of the airplanes we grew up with are still with us.
July 7, 2015

Warbirds On A Budget (Sort Of)
There are warbirds, and then there are warbirds

The single-engine warbird inventory that’s available to us civilians is so deep that it’s hard to cover it all.
July 7, 2015

The ICON A5 Has Arrived
An update on the most anticipated LSA

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.
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 »
December 16, 2014

Aircraft For The Adventurist
These airplanes have adventure written all over them

Our category of adventure aircraft consists primarily of models not always confined to flights from Denver to Dallas or Atlanta to Wichita.

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