Spend enough time browsing used aircraft offerings priced below $100,000 and one thing becomes clear – virtually every available example was built prior to the 1980s. From 1940s-era Ercoupes to 1970s-era Cherokee 140s, such search results begin to resemble an aircraft...
One of the first questions I toss out to a prospective flight student is, “Why do you want to learn to fly?” These getting-acquainted sessions are simply back-and-forth information swaps, providing the potential learner a chance to size me up, as well as an...
Most likely, the average pilot thinks of the Federal Aviation Administration when discussing the subject of regulating flight activity, airmen certification and proficiency requirements. The Federal Aviation Regulations, after all, are what we studied in ground school...
Garmin is adding a new layer to aviation safety through the certification of new software that alerts pilots to possible runway incursions, it announced Wednesday. Runway Occupancy Awareness (ROA) is a software solution that uses Surface Indications and Alert...
These days, it’s difficult to find a decent Cessna 172 for under $60,000. It’s even more difficult to find one that has been owned by the same person for nearly 40 years and flown regularly with updated avionics. But this example checks all of those boxes, and is...
