Vintage Aviation News
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Flown regularly, the Wildcat remains in annual inspection and is in excellent flying condition. At some point, modifications were made to add a cabin behind the cockpit, installing four windows for passenger seating. Carlisle in Alabama with the registration N55558, followed by Alfred T. Whiteside in Jacksonville, FL, as N777A.
Vintage Aviation News
MARCH 31, 2025
The cockpit of the PT-17 is more streamlined, has a better layout, and is overall more comfortable than earlier biplane aircraft. This cockpit familiarity proved to be vital once the Stearman began being used as a Primary Trainer in WWII. This PT-17 has also opened many doors, or cockpits, for Mike.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Plane and Pilot
MARCH 23, 2025
Add in the cost of an annual inspection and it is prudent to develop a realistic budget for the first-year surprises that inevitably arise. Get the Pre-Buy Before you start looking for your airplane, find a trusted mechanic to do a thorough pre-buy inspection. You get the picture. Round dials are generally cheaper than glass.
Air Facts
JULY 29, 2024
Confidently, I assure the A&P that this was a good plane and would ace the annual. As the inspection progressed, more serious problems were identified and it was clear that the 2022 annual inspection was very insubstantial—pencil whipped in lowly aviator language. Almost immediately, however, problems were found.
Air Facts
DECEMBER 18, 2024
In 2017, I got hired to be the personal pilot for a family in Pennsylvania flying their high-tech, all glass cockpit $5m, Pilatus PC-12NG single engine turboprop. I got hired to be the personal pilot on an all glass cockpit $5m, Pilatus PC-12NG. In fact, I have been their Chief Pilot for nearly eight years.
Learn to Fly
AUGUST 15, 2024
Check for any overdue inspections, outstanding Airworthiness Directives (ADs), and the resolution of any previously noted discrepancies. Confirm the last date of the annual inspection and any applicable 100-hour inspections if the helicopter is used for instruction or hire.
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.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
119 
Let's personalize your content