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Game On!

Plane and Pilot

The school also offers spin endorsements, upset recovery, aerobatic training, and hourly instruction if youre just itching to check the GameBird off your airplane bucket list. The Sbach, a notoriously difficult airplane to fly, challenges even the hardest of hard-core aerobatic pilots. The four-blade MT propeller is the only exception.

Knot 111
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Flight Review: Van’s RV-12 LSA—Singular Success

Plane and Pilot

How did any given airplane sell? In order to be flown by a sport pilot, the resulting airplane must still meet the current regulations—1,320 pounds maximum gross weight, 120 knots max cruise speed, for example—but how it gets there is up to the builder. But successful? Not at all. Was it profitable for the company?

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“Stearman Mike” A Midwest Warbird Pilot’s Dedication to Keeping a Famous Trainer Flying

Vintage Aviation News

Copyright 2012 koepnickphotography.com Growing up, Andy Porter always had some sort of airplane. Mike began doing “minor” restorations on Stearmans, such as aileron recovery, wingtip repairs, and ground loop damage remediation. Here are six airplanes. The airplane had been totally rebuilt from the ground up.

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53rd National Stearman Fly-In

Vintage Aviation News

Some pilots come to Galesburg, park their airplane and just enjoy the fellowship for the week. Of the Stearmans you will see here, many are your typical all-yellow “Navy” planes and yellow and blue “Army” airplanes. Tom finished his airplane this spring and flew it to Oshkosh before making his way to Galesburg.

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This 1972 Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six Is a Sturdy, Reliable ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick

Flying Magazine

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. This is a utility airplane that few others can match in terms of all-around capability. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily.

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Flight Review: Van’s RV-12 LSA—Singular Success

Plane and Pilot

How did any given airplane sell? In order to be flown by a sport pilot, the resulting airplane must still meet the current regulations—1,320 pounds maximum gross weight, 120 knots max cruise speed, for example—but how it gets there is up to the builder. But successful? Not at all. Was it profitable for the company?

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White-Knuckle Affair

Plane and Pilot

Hearing no other traffic in the area, Wilkins opted for a relatively straight-in approach to Runway 22, once again dancing on the rudder pedals and wrestling the ailerons as the gusty winds threatened to shove us off the pavement.

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