Firewall Gross Weight Pilot 
Vintage Aviation News
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Thousands of L-4s remained in the US for the duration of WWII, training pilots and serving liaison duties for Army units in training. The surviving examples did find use in the post-war era, training thousands of pilots in the former European and Pacific theaters. 1,801 of that number were L-4H variants.
Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
Sometimes it’s emotional—the Beech Starship, what few of them are still in the wild, inevitably wow viewers of both the pilot and nonpilot persuasion. The large canopy pivots at the firewall, so it’s up and out of the way as you settle in. For pilots coming from the certified side, its all-metal construction is comforting.
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Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
Sometimes it’s emotional—the Beech Starship, what few of them are still in the wild, inevitably wow viewers of both the pilot and nonpilot persuasion. The large canopy pivots at the firewall, so it’s up and out of the way as you settle in. For pilots coming from the certified side, its all-metal construction is comforting.
Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 3, 2024
When spelled geoduck it represents a grotesque, oversized mollusk, or clam to we pilot simpletons. Much depends on the aircraft’s weight, pilot skill and, surprisingly, “how much abuse you want to experience. Checking the oil is the main attraction to the pilot. The airplane will handle more than you want to.”
Plane and Pilot
DECEMBER 16, 2024
The landing gear box had to be substantially stronger with the two-piece gear, so we were able to see a weight savings with the one-piece gear. Twin high-backed seats adjust on steeply raked rails to tailor headroom and legroom for a wide range of pilots. Max Gross Weight: 1,320 lbs. Empty Weight: 840 lbs.
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