Plane and Pilot

MARCH 13, 2025

Its not every day you can find an airplane for less than the cost of a base-model Honda Civic. But at $25,000, todays bargain – a 1947 Aeronca 11BC Chief – bucks the trend and leaves some room in the budget for inspections and freshening up. In fact, its becoming increasingly rare to find examples for any less than $30,000.

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Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Most first-time airplane buyers are looking for an airplane to unlock new adventures with minimal complications and no surprises. You can arrange financing of the aircraft through FLYING Finance and quickly calculate your monthly payment using the airplane finance calculator. For more information, email info@flyingfinance.com.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 22, 2024

If you’re looking for a first airplane that’s economical to own, easy to fly, and perfectly suited to bopping around for fun on nice weekends, it’s tough to beat the legendary Cessna 150. This example received a sharp repaint in 2015, an improvement that can easily cost $25,000—or half the asking price of this entire airplane.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Good, honest bankers , brokers , and backers who have been through many airplane acquisitions before will know the ropes and can guide you through the rough spots. Many times, people have fallen in love with a certain airplane type early on and will rush out to buy it, any one of it, as soon as they’re able. Believe me, stuff happens.

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Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 13, 2025

Chief Pilot Rod Moyer, an experienced turbine DC-3 pilot, expressed his deep attachment to Amelia, stating, There is only one airplane Ive flown in my career that has made my heart skip when I walked up to itevery timewithout exception. It has earned the admiration of all who have had the privilege of flying or maintaining it.

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iPad Pilot News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The one side effect from this high level of performance is that it can cause pilots to develop a bit of complacency over time, especially if you don’t periodically inspect your device settings, preferences, app configuration, and system updates.

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Gary's Flight Journal

JUNE 7, 2024

Day 1 Reposition It’s that time of year, annual inspection for our Commander. I think Bill would agree the seat removal is the hardest part of the annual inspection. I took a break from airplane stuff and headed south to visit my sister and her husband in north Wilmington. Sadly they were closed.

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Air Facts

JULY 29, 2024

One selling point was that the plane had a fresh annual, and the logbooks indicated the airplane was mechanically sound and had a good maintenance history. I liked the idea of not needing an annual for the next 12 months after spending several hundred thousand dollars on the airplane.

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Northstar VFR

AUGUST 25, 2024

1) Line Maintenance Checks Line maintenance checks are the inspections that are performed most routinely. Most of these checks can even be done as the airplane is sitting at the gate because they are minimally invasive, require less tools, and take fewer maintenance personnel.

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Air Facts

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In those years, I never missed a trip as a commuter, never scratched the paint on one of our airplanes, never got an FAA violation, never injured a passenger, and never had a less than cordial conversation with the chief pilot. My good friend Steve Schwenk also lives in PGD and owns a CR-22 Cirrus single engine airplane.

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Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

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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Air Facts

APRIL 12, 2024

Then the call came that a 2007 Cirrus SR 22 Gen 3 was on the market (thanks Gary Black of Aerista for the call) and I arranged with Savvy Aviation to manage the pre-buy inspection and later, my airplane maintenance. It was accepted and I owned an airplane! A few minor items needed to be fixed and I made the offer.

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iPad Pilot News

MARCH 25, 2025

Quiz: iPad Annual Maintenance iPad Pilot News Similar to the routine of having your airplane undergo an annual inspection, it’s recommend that you take the time to complete regular steps to keep your iPad, apps and accessories performing at their best. In this quiz, test your knowledge of routine iPad care tips.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

He knows its history better than anyone and is responsible for performing the next annual inspection, thereby determining its fate. The engine was idling, but the propeller is unrepairable, despite being able to propel the airplane back to the hangar. Your first stop needs to be the mechanic who takes care of your bird.

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Photographic Logbook

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

I kept the vacation day scheduled because long range forecasts lead me to believe that I might be in store for a beautiful flying day and the Warrior had just successfully emerged from annual inspection. Coda Sunshine, blue sky, and a well-running airplane made for a wonderful day to go aloft and take pictures.

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Northstar VFR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Not only are we making checks on equipment and systems, but we’re also confirming our proficiency to fly the airplane. Before you start checking for correct operation of the systems, you need to verify that the airplane is airworthy.

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Air Facts

AUGUST 5, 2024

The Warrior has introduced countless people to the joys of light airplanes. It has a mid-time engine (O-320-D3G rated at 160 hp), fairly recent annual inspection and 24 month pitot-ptatic/transponder test. East Coast airplanes don’t belong in Colorado, unless your plans always take you East of I-25. I feel badly for him.

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Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

.” It works on both airplanes. I get the same kick pouring on the coal and taking off in any airplane and feel just as good when I slick one on, or just as unsettled when I klunk one. So they are both airplanes. That’s why so many airline pilots are private pilots too and own airplanes. It’s in freedom.

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Professional Pilot

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Although the acquisition cost warranted scrutiny, it was the lack of attention or concern for the operating costs that made anyone with knowledge of the expenses associated with operating an airplane chuckle and groan. Failure to account for this is what causes a significant percentage operators to sell the airplane rather than repair it.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 17, 2024

If you can afford to buy your own airplane, deciding to own or rent is an important choice for new pilots. This benefits you in two ways: it helps you figure out which type you like best, and it gives you experience on different airplanes! For a single-engine airplane, youll be paying between $120 to $200 per hour in rental fees.

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Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

He knows its history better than anyone and is responsible for performing the next annual inspection, thereby determining its fate. The engine was idling, but the propeller is unrepairable, despite being able to propel the airplane back to the hangar. Your first stop needs to be the mechanic who takes care of your bird.

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iPad Pilot News

APRIL 9, 2024

The one side effect from this high level of performance is that it can cause pilots to develop a bit of complacency over time, especially if you don’t periodically inspect your device settings, preferences, app configuration and system updates.

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Air Facts

DECEMBER 2, 2024

About the same time that I earned my commercial and multiengine ratings from Annabelle, I began to think about purchasing an airplane. His PA-30, also known as a Twinkie, had just come out of an extensive factory annual inspection. And Karant was asking only $30,000 for the airplane. After a while, Max agreed to the sale.

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Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Under its wings, stood Garry and Janne Ackerman of Plano, Texas, the owners of this magnificent machine, who told attendees all about the story of this airplane and the effort they helped start to return a basket case of an airplane back to its former glory. It is not known, however, for how long the aircraft was flown by Baird.

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