Increase Your Power
There are many things in aviation that we’d all like more of: more runway in front of us, more …
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.
The Way Of Active Winglets
Fortunately, airplanes don’t deal much in real mousetraps, but every once in a while, someone comes along and invents …
Getting A Lot For A Little
As much as we’d all like to purchase a newer, bigger or faster airplane, the reality for most of …
Choice Aftermarket Stops for Turboprops
American Aviation Inc. American Aviation at Coeur d’Alene Airport in Idaho offers modifications for Beechcraft King Airs, Piper Cheyennes …
Something Xtra Special
For years, GA manufacturers have left the upgrade aftermarket to STC (supplemental type certificate) holders and mod shops—the entities …
Saddling Up A Colt
It’s not the biggest, strongest or fastest stallion in the paddock. But the spirited two-place Piper Colt PA …
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 …
