One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 23, 2024

The best airplanes to fly on (in my opinion) In this post I wanted to share my six favorite types of commercial aircraft. I also prefer the A350 to the 787 because the plane is simply more capable in terms of payload and range. What are your airplane preferences? while other times we just like the way a plane looks or sounds.

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Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

From 150s to Cherokee 140s to two-place Grumman AA-1s , good airplanes abound, but most are quite commonplace and few really stand out as classic or unique. Unlike some other four-place aircraft, Tri-Pacers tend to have the payload necessary to carry three people and some bags, making cross-country trips with friends easier to manage.

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Simple Flying

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

When considering the purchase of a short-haul light turboprop aircraft, several important factors include performance, payload capabilities, and passenger capacities. None, however, could be more important than range, as the ability to fly further in a lighter, more affordable, and easy-to-fly airplane cannot be understated.

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Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Airplane performance can be defined as the capability of an airplane to operate effectively while serving a specific purpose. Among the performance elements are takeoff and landing distances, rate of climb, ceiling, speed, payload, and fuel economy. Determine the approximate landing ground roll distance. 356 feet.

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Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 1, 2024

These look more like small airplanes, they are able to use their wings to generate lift as long as they’re moving at a certain speed. Limited Payload Capability There is a lot of hardware that goes into a VTOL drone, which tends to make them bulky and heavy. Now, think of a fixed-wing drone. Carrying a VTOL drone also won’t be easy!

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AV Web

OCTOBER 14, 2024

New Zealand has certified the Aurora as an airplane rather than as a rocket and that means it doesn’t require airspace closures to operate. Dawn has already lined up customers to take payloads to the edge of space. in altitude twice a day. The flight tests are being done at Glentanner Aerodrome on the South Island.

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AV Web

JANUARY 8, 2025

It wasnt until I started flying professionally that I needed to balance realistic fuel planning with payload and just a dash of bargain hunting. Obviously, the number one priority when preflight planning is a safe fuel load, but being able to extract a useful payload out of the aircraft is part of why we play the game.

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AV Web

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Crafted from lightweight carbon fiber, the GB2 promises to deliver outstanding strength, speed, and payload capacity. The GB2 was designed by Philipp Steinbach, creator of the GB1 Gamebird, which the company touts as the “only FAA-certified two seat airplane manufactured in the U.S. capable of unlimited aerobatics.”

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AV Web

JANUARY 6, 2025

The test aircraft has a payload of 800 pounds and is made from carbon fibre. The company says it’s getting ready to commercialize the drones and envisions 30-to-90-day missions looking for drug smugglers, pirates and doing military surveillance. Its development was inspired by the solar-powered circumnavigation of Solar Impulse in 2016.

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iPad Pilot News

APRIL 3, 2025

This is where you’ll list each piece of equipment on board your airplane for ICAO flight plan requirements ( learn more about ICAO equipment codes here ). In the Payload section, the only field that really matters for flight plan purposes is the Person count. For the route itself, ForeFlight will default to using a Direct route.

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Aerotime

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Physics of mobility 101 Every movement, every transportation, regardless of whether it takes place in a car, by train, on a bicycle, in an airplane or simply by walking, requires energy. Let us now look at the mass that has to be moved for each passenger depending on the transport system. But our considerations are not over yet.

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World Airline News

JULY 22, 2024

Currently the longest-range twin-engine freighter with unrivaled payload capacity, the 777 Freighter will help maximize the airline’s commercial cargo service and boost market share across its global operations.

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AV Web

OCTOBER 3, 2024

In my mind, I knew that other airplanes had more capacity – my friend Kim and her husband Nick had just flown a few missions in their DeHavilland Beaver, and a trio of C-47s had made runs to some of the communities in need. As the volunteers emptied my airplane, my hopes of sticking around for a few days of missions faded.

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Professional Pilot

APRIL 3, 2025

PRESS RELEASE D aher Aircraft today announced a range of avionics and systems enhancements for its Kodiak 900 and Kodiak Series III airplanes in 2025, further improving their operability, maintainability and flight safety along with increasing the commonality between these two versions and the companys TBM 960 aircraft.

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Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

When it comes to affordable airplane ownership, few certified options can top the venerable Cessna 150. Add docile handling and familiarity among just about every maintenance shop in the country, and the 150 is a tough first airplane to beat. With 3,200 hours on the airframe, this 150 has seen far less use than most on the market.

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Plane and Pilot

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Ask most aircraft owners what type provides the best balance of payload, short/soft field capability, and ease of ownership, and one of the most popular recommendations would be the Cessna 182 Skylane. This engine and propeller combination completely transforms the airplane, providing far more power and thrust than a stock Skyhawk.

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AV Web

MAY 1, 2024

It will carry a payload of 800 pounds up to 170 miles at 135 knots and is intended to take advantage of the low cost and convenience of coastal city harbors to deliver passengers downtown to downtown. The E Lake will go 110 miles and carry a payload of 550 pounds.

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iPad Pilot News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This latest update includes a dynamic, graphical weight and balance (W&B) feature that provides a visual representation of your aircraft’s cabin layout right at your fingertips, making the input of passenger and payload details easier and more intuitive. Keep in mind, this feature is available with ForeFlight Performance plans and above.

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AV Web

MAY 1, 2024

It will carry a payload of 800 pounds up to 170 miles at 135 knots and is intended to take advantage of the low cost and convenience of coastal city harbors to deliver passengers downtown to downtown. The E Lake will go 110 miles and carry a payload of 550 pounds. It will have a 285 horsepower motor.

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Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

With civilian and military customers seeking more payload capacity, the fuselage was widened to 144 inches for five-abreast seating, but Boeing’s main rival in the airline industry, Douglas Aircraft, promised six-abreast seating for their upcoming DC-8 jetliner which was to have a fuselage width of 147 in.

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Vintage Aviation News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Added to this was the fact that larger carrier-borne aircraft with bigger payloads were expected to fill the decks of the upcoming Midway-class carriers. The AF Guardian entered fleet service on September 27, 1950, and was the largest single-engine airplane in the world when introduced.

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Vintage Aviation News

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Lockheed continued to refine and enhance the L-1409 series, producing variants like L-1409C and L-1409E with improved payload capacity and speed. The airplane is currently disassembled and for sale. Future models like the L-1409G and H featured even more advanced technology, including the TC-18EA series engines.

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Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Therefore, your chemical payload will be anywhere from 3,000 to 8,000 pounds.) The brute power needed to defy gravity and cruise at up to 191 mph with that payload type is unmatched. (For those counting pounds, as pilots do, pesticides weigh around 10 pounds per gallon.

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All Plane

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Could, one day, flying airplanes become something akin to driving a car? This one is for cargo only (with a payload of 40kg), the next one should be for passengers as well, particularly for emergency missions. There’s a new episode of the Podcast! LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE TO FIND OUT!

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Photographic Logbook

AUGUST 4, 2024

We readied our airplanes for flight and launched from runway 36. Now it rots off the southern tip of South Manitou Island, still packed with a payload that delightfully includes baled human hair. Still No Moomers! When it ran aground, it was racing to reach the Atlantic Ocean before the St Lawrence Seaway closed on December 3.

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Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 9, 2024

Overview of Boeing 777 The Boeing 777, often referred to as the ‘Triple Seven,’ is a testament to the ingenuity and innovation of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. With a maximum gross weight of approximately 766,000 pounds, the Boeing 777 is capable of carrying substantial payloads, whether in passenger or cargo configurations.

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NYC Aviation

JANUARY 19, 2022

Their first airplane is registered N627NP. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated American Airlines’ plans to retire the Boeing 757-200, so when aircraft sales and leasing company Aersale grabbed up several of them, it gave the opportunity for Northern Pacific to obtain what is still a very capable airplane.

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Professional Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

From that one helicopter, aircraft use in public safety has grown to multi-platform aviation units, which today include helicopters, airplanes, and unmanned aerial systems. Airplanes, on the other hand, cost less per hour and are quieter, so the suspect may be unaware of the presence of fixed-wing surveillance teams.

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iPad Pilot News

JUNE 19, 2024

But for experienced pilots, especially those who file IFR or fly high-performance airplanes, the Flights tab offers a wealth of powerful features. Maximum fuel is a great option: it will show the most fuel you can take without going over max gross weight, given the people and cargo you entered in the Payload section.

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AeroSavvy

AUGUST 20, 2021

A few years ago, I got the bug to fly small airplanes again. We fly our new-to-us Piper to Florida often (the airplane could probably find Orlando on its own), and we agreed it was time for something more adventurous. Our Aircraft Our family’s airplane is a 1976 Piper PA-32 Cherokee Six.

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Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Once the route and cruising altitude have been decided, the dispatcher will focus on the aircraft’s payload, including the passengers’ weight, luggage, and cargo. So, taking information from multiple sources, such as NOTAMs and SIGMETs, is important. You will then focus on fuel requirements.

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Pilot's Life Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Reliability and Safety Record Cessna airplanes are renowned for their reliability and robust safety records. This combination ensures that our students experience top-tier training in industry-leading aircraft, laying a solid foundation for their aviation journey. Why Choose Cessna for Flight Training?

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Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

It is at this point that the Cavorite X7 assumes the configuration of a regular airplane, with the engine and propeller providing forward thrust and the wings providing the necessary lift. According to the company itself, this significant increase in passenger payload makes the economics of the Cavorite X7 favorable over its competitors.

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Aerotime

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The aircraft offers a maximum payload of five tonnes (11,023 lbs) and a maximum take-off weight of 10.8 RELATED Meet WindRunner: The airplane set to become the largest aircraft ever built The post China rolls out W5000 prototype – the world’s largest cargo-carrying drone appeared first on AeroTime. tonnes (23,809 lbs).

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Aerotime

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

With a steady torrent of new airplanes entering commercial passenger service with each month that passes, there are now more aircraft carrying fare-paying passengers than ever before. Despite this, though, the supply of new planes is being frustrated by a range of issues.

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Airspeed Junkie

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Known for its long range and massive payload, the B-52 remains a key player in modern warfare. The aircraft is distinguished by its extensive capabilities, including the ability to deliver both nuclear and conventional payloads, execute diverse missions, and utilize advanced targeting and electronic warfare systems.

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Aerotime

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The crew later reported control difficulties with the autopilot engaged and they took manual control of the airplane and landed around 20 minutes after take-off. Precisions 757-200CF is the market leader with the lowest operating empty weight and the highest available payload of any 757 conversions in production today.

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