The Super Seawind Aircraft is Literally One of a Kind Massachusetts pilot/aircraft builder Steve Wightman’s personal aircraft is unique—literally. Wightman flies the only turbine-powered Seawind in...
The Robinson R66 Helicopter’s Turbine Engine Brings the Power If there’s one major performance characteristic that the Robinson R44 could improve on, it’s operating at high altitude on hot days...
Bell 206 JetRanger: The Most Successful Commercial Helicopter Ever Produced It’s probably the most recognizable helicopter in the world. You’re familiar with it – you’ve seen it flying for news...
Monterey Bay Offers a Perfect Vacation Spot For Pilots The Monterey Bay Aquarium, the world’s sixth largest, is perfectly positioned to lead worldwide research into nearshore habitats and deep...
The Cessna 340: One Of General Aviation’s Most Popular Pressurized Twins Featured Image: Courtesy of Jessica Ambats Cessna had a great thirty-year run with the Cessna 310 twin. And less than...
The Call of the A-10 Warthog The A-10 Warthog. Combat ground troops love it and Air Force leaders hate it, favoring the new F-35. What does that say about the current state of military affairs? But...
The Robinson R44 Helicopter: The Top Piston Helicopter Available The Robinson R44 helicopter is a four-seat follow-up to the highly successful R22 two-seat helicopter trainer, taking to the skies 15...
A Bird’s Eye View of the Cessna 152 The relentless sun rose in the summer sky, reflecting off the tarmac as Chase trotted toward the Cessna 152 flight trainer. The little workhorse aircraft wore...
The Boeing 727: Magnificent Memories After 48,060 landings, 64,495 hours and 3 million passengers, the first Boeing 727 (-100) to ever fly, recently flew its last trip to Seattle’s Museum of Flight...