Saddling Up A Colt
It’s not the biggest, strongest or fastest stallion in the paddock. But the spirited two-place Piper Colt PA …
Modifications
Sometimes we have to fix our planes and sometimes we get to fix them up. Some great ways to get more performance, safety and reliability out of your plane.
FADEC Comes Of Age
Face it. Computers are taking over the world. Like it or not, more and more of those functions we used …
Upgrade Your Plane! Part II
While having a modern, state-of-the-art panel may be a dream, this is no dream article. Given today …
Upgrade Your Plane! Part I
From time to time, Plane & Pilot embarks on a proverbial aircraft-upgrade project and chronicles the progress for the enjoyment …
Power Trip
With heavy in- and outbound Philadelphia and New York traffic passing overhead, it’s a challenge getting cleared to climb …
Project 182, Part III
Renovation on N9771H is complete! In “Project 182, Part I” [April 2008], we covered the modernization of the aircraft’s …
Redressing A Skylane: Project 182, Part II
Someone in the aircraft refurbishment business once said (or should have said), “The paint may be what you see, but …
Flying With Speed Brakes
I was flying with a buddy in my Mooney, returning from a Saturday hamburger flight. We’d come home from …
Project 182, Part I
Here at Plane & Pilot, we seem to enjoy lavishing full rebuilds on old Skylanes. Back in the late ’70s, I …
Accelerating A Mooney
Okay, I admit it. I was a hot-rodder as a kid. Shortly after I was old enough to drive …
