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Tax benefits, partnerships and leasebacks are a few ways to trim aircraft ownership costs, but flying it right can save big on repairs and fuel burn.

You fly from Point A to Point B in one airplane. Then you get in another one and fly aerobatics. Why not have one that will do both?

Of course buyers shopping the used high-performance, fixed-gear composite piston-single market will look hard at the Cirrus SR22. But also worth a look are the 300- and 400-series singles.  While these niche aircraft have timeless modern styling and good cockpit ergonomics, even the latest model in the line, the Cessna TTx (there were four name […]

DIAMOND DA50 RG COUNTERPOINT After reading Gary Bond’s DA50 RG flight trial in the September 2023 Aviation Consumer, I don’t get it. It has some really neat features and the latest ultra-modern tech, but for $1.15 million it doesn’t make cents for me. It’s relatively slow, heavy (at 4400 pounds) and it has limited range […]

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We’ve always put the Beech Musketeer, Sundowner and Sport in the affordable flyer category because, when cared for properly, they’re easy to own and easy to like. They have signature Beechcraft build quality, which is sturdy on the ground and in the air, plus they have fairly roomy passenger-friendly cabins. Unlike the Beech B24R Sierra […]

It’s simple.  It’s about power.  It’s always about power.  Check out a pilot in a new airplane and after 10 hours the first thing she’ll say is that it’s a good airplane but it needs more power.  Aviation entrepreneurs have long recognized our hunger for a bigger rush when pushing the throttle from quiet to […]

Owning an aircraft with others has a the strong upside of spreading the cost of ownership over a number of people. The downside is that sometimes one of those other people won’t live up the responsibilities she or he agreed to when signing on. At best that’s unpleasant, at worst it can lead to litigation. […]

For the majority of us, the most seriously frustrating part of general aviation flying is that we can’t do enough of it because of the cost. Despite periodic, breathless advertising claims of airplanes that can be flown for pennies a mile, the cold, hard fact about rising above the planet and moving under control is […]

It’s easy to see why Meyers owners are so enthusiastic about their four-place singles. If speed is the goal, a Meyers brings it—well north of 180 knots for later models. Even better, occupants are we’ll protected thanks to a race car-like tubular roll cage. And for those looking for a classic, the Meyers 200 is […]

With piston-engine Cirrus owners successfully moving up into Vision Jets over the last seven years and turbine aircraft prices slowing what had been meteoric rises, is now the time for you to make that move into turbine power you’ve been considering? Turbine power is about performance and capability—and we’ve watched and spoken with numerous piston […]

For those stepping into the world of multi-engine airplanes, the Piper Seneca remains a popular twin for a few reasons. Flight schools tend to like  Seneca I models because they are relatively inexpensive to maintain thanks to simple systems and reliable Lycoming IO-360 powerplants. Plus for students coming out of PA-28 models (especially the Arrow), […]