Plane and Pilot

MARCH 23, 2025

I am willing to wager that every pilot has at one time or another asked themselves the big question: Should I own my own airplane? However, to prove that all is not lost for the prospective airplane buyer, lets look at the statistics. The good news: An airplane is not a new car. If they can, maybe you can too.

Airplanes 58

Airplanes Annual Inspection Hangar Pilot 58

Vintage Aviation News

MARCH 31, 2025

Copyright 2012 koepnickphotography.com Growing up, Andy Porter always had some sort of airplane. Here are six airplanes. The airplane had been totally rebuilt from the ground up. The cockpit of the PT-17 is more streamlined, has a better layout, and is overall more comfortable than earlier biplane aircraft.

Airplanes 105

Airplanes Cockpit Pilot Annual Inspection 105

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. I got hired to be the personal pilot on an all glass cockpit $5m, Pilatus PC-12NG.

Clearance 96

Clearance Airplanes Annual Inspection Pilot 96

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! Cockpit instruments and equipment also tend to be configured differently. Its condition.

Airplanes 52

Airplanes Pilot Annual Inspection General Aviation 52

Air Facts

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Beginning almost forty years ago, I spent time in the cockpit with a series of pilots whose influence I have only recently started to appreciate. Beginning almost forty years ago, I spent time in the cockpit with a series of pilots whose influence I have only recently started to appreciate. I’ve been a lucky man, indeed.

General Aviation 52

General Aviation Checkride Pilot Cockpit 52

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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Annual Inspection Airplanes Cockpit Pilot 98