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Cessna 206 Stationair

Flexibility: a Hallmark of the Cessna 206 Stationair By Larry Taylor with Crista Worthy Remember the station wagon? Much prized by growing families, station wagons filled American roads in the 1960s...

B Bar C Ranch: Middle Fork Outfitters’ Remote Getaway

Middle Fork Outfitters’ B Bar C Ranch: Year-round Remote Fly-in Ranch Are you looking to really get away from it all? Take your friends to a remote, off-the-grid ranch most people have never...

Piper PA-18 Super Cub

Piper PA-18 Super Cub: The Shortfield Takeoff and Landing Champion By R.K. Dick Williams with Crista Worthy Mention the words “bush plane” and the image that pops into most pilot’s minds is the...

The Piper Apache and Piper Aztec: Birds of a Feather

What is the Difference Between the Piper Apache and Piper Aztec? Is it a Piper Apache PA-23? Or a Piper Aztec PA-27? Or PA-23 Aztec? I guess technically all three designations are correct with the...

Piper PA-34 Seneca: One of the Last of It’s Kind

Piper PA-34 Seneca: One of the Last of It’s Kind The Piper PA-34 Seneca has a fairly interesting development history, starting out as a tri-motor and now serving as a popular light twin-engine...

Cessna 182 Skylane

The Cessna 182 Skylane: Jack of All Trades By Galen L. Hanselman with Crista Worthy They say every airplane is a compromise, and perhaps no airplane makes more compromises—while also delivering more...

The Robinson R22 Helicopter: All About Economy of Operation

The Birth of the Robinson R22 Helicopter In the early 1970s, Frank Robinson had a vision of business executives commuting between their homes and workplaces in small, light, affordable helicopters...

The B-17 All American: The Truth Behind the Tall Tale

The B-17 All American The Truth Behind the Tall Tale Wings ablaze with gunfire, the Messerschmitts pilot aimed his fighter directly at the nose of the All American. The crew aboard the B-17 Flying...

The Boeing Factory Tour: Watch Massive Jetliners Get Built

Paine Field: The Boeing Factory Tour, Warbirds, and More! Recently, we covered Tacoma and its fabulous auto museum, just south of Seattle. Seattle itself is one of America’s most dynamic cities, and...