Flying With Speed Brakes
I was flying with a buddy in my Mooney, returning from a Saturday hamburger flight. We’d come home from …
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.
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 …
TKS Ice Protection
Publishing an aviation magazine can be a lot of fun, especially when the assignment is to refurbish an airplane like …
Compress Your Power
Let’s say you live in Wichita, Kan., where the highest terrain is about 1,600 feet. Normal aspiration should …
Straight Talk From Thielert Aircraft Engines
The diesels are coming…the diesels are coming—to general aviation, that is. And the company that’s leading the …
What Makes Airplane Tires So Special?
Airplane tires are a breed unto themselves. A tire on your car has it easy compared to one on an …
Straight Talk From Superior Air Parts
Superior Air Parts, Inc. (www.superiorairparts.com), knows the value of getting the “little things” right because that’s what …
Straight Talk From Lycoming
In a long-awaited move, Lycoming general manager Ian Walsh said that his company will be introducing a new diesel …
Our 10 Favorite Cirrus SR22S
It’s fair to say that Cirrus changed general aviation in a way that hasn’t been seen since the …
