When Isabel Goyer of Plane & Pilot asked me if I could write a “Patey Twins” flight review of a new NX Cub from CubCrafters …
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CubCrafters NX Cub: Revolutionary…& Polarizing
Any way you look at it, CubCrafters is one of the success stories of American aviation in the 2000s. With …
Why The Piper M600 SLS Is Remarkable
The big news in the introduction of the Piper M600 SLS is that it’s the first production plane ever …
Piper M600 SLS: The First Production Plane That Lands Itself
It was a hot but pretty day in Kansas as we strapped in and got the big Pratt fired up …
Mooney Ceasing Production
The Kerrville Daily Times is reporting that Mooney International has ceased manufacturing operations at its Kerrville Airport factory at …
FAA Approves Epic E1000 Turboprop
The FAA type certification of the Epic E1000 has been a long time in coming, coming, seven years and 23 …
2019 Planes Of The Year: Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet G2 And Piper 100
In some ways, the year 2019 was a remarkable one in aviation, but when it came to new plane introductions …
Diamond DA50 Retract Flies!
Diamond Aircraft announced yesterday the first flight of its DA50 with a gear retraction. The flight presumably took place …
NBAA 2019: Textron/Cessna And GE Update Denali Program
At NBAA 2019, both Textron Aviation and GE gave program updates on the Cessna Denali, Textron on the program as …
NBAA 2019: Pilatus Unveils New PC-12
At NBAA, Pilatus unveiled the latest version of its PC-12 NGX, an update of the seminal rugged pressurized turboprop …
This Incredible Plane: Cessna 140
When do planes that are developed from an earlier model stop being derivatives of that original design? Is the Gulfstream …