Flying Magazine

JUNE 10, 2025

With its blend of speed, fuel efficiency, and clever engineering, the M20C became a standout in general aviation and still holds broad appeal. This particular aircraft, with its distinctive forward-swept tail and clean mid-century lines, carries that legacy into the present.

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Transponder Airplanes General Aviation Tail 93

Simple Flying

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

With a maximum speed of 95 Knots (109 MPH, 176 km/h), the aircraft features an angle of attack indicator and a T-tail to keep the elevator and rudder in the propeller slipstream. It was first flown in 2008, and production began in December 2012. This allows effective steering even with the shark fin water rudder retracted.

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Rudder Knot Tail Pilot 103

Simple Flying

JANUARY 13, 2025

It is a very good design for providing easy and fairly inexpensive access to all sorts of places, with high-mounted wings, lift struts providing them with additional rigidity, a single propeller-driven engine positioned in the front, and many variations of either tricycle or 'tail dragger' landing gear.

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Lift Tail General Aviation 116

Air Facts

JUNE 2, 2025

The aviation community is alive and well Air Facts Journal General aviation can feel old fashioned, but sometimes thats exactly what we need. This is just part of general aviation culture, and its been going on for decades. To most pilots, the scene Ive just described sounds entirely unremarkable.

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Pilot General Aviation Airplanes Hangar 91

Flying Magazine

JUNE 12, 2025

Coming into its own in the golden era of postwar general aviation, the classic two-seater still offers easy, economical flying with a low operating cost and big curb appeal on any airport ramp. Though more than 75 years have passed since it rolled off the assembly line, this Ercoupe embodies a timeless sense of fun.

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Avionics Master Switch Transponder Airplanes Rudder 93

Aerotime

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Air taxi operators and private jet/general aviation companies are not included, nor are companies that have been incorporated but have not yet operated their first commercial service. Note: All data included in this article was sourced from ch-aviation unless otherwise stated, and was current as of December 23, 2024.

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Airlines Airline Cargo Jet 283

Flying Magazine

MAY 12, 2025

Still, there was not a lot of competition for the Bonanza in the mid 1950s when high-wing, rag-and-tube aircraft dominated the ramps at most general aviation airports. The V-tail Bonanza had gained pilots attentionand envyas its performance and price placed it significantly beyond other aircraft available at the time.

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Tail Airplanes Pilot General Aviation 84

Simple Flying

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The tail dragger, or Cessna 170, was a popular light aircraft during the 1950s. It held two yard-wide doors and a baggage compartment. The Cessna 172 Skyhawk, developed from the Cessna 170B, first flown in 1955, is the most built aircraft.

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Tail General Aviation 111

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 19, 2024

That is the story of the Bellanca Aries T-250, an efficient, T-tailed travel machine that rivaled the Beechcraft Bonanza and Piper Comanche in speed, load-carrying capacity, and elegant design. Their first design, the Anderson Greenwood AG-14, was a 90 hp, twin-tailed, two-seat pusher.

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Tail Airplanes Crosswind Knot 98

AV Web

OCTOBER 30, 2024

General Aviation Modifications Inc. GAMI) is celebrating the availability of its Supplemental Type Certificate (STC)-approved G100UL unleaded aviation gasoline at the Reid-Hillview Airport (KRHV) in Santa Clara County, California, with some limited-time financial incentives for aircraft operators.

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Tail General Aviation 52

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 24, 2024

If there’s one common complaint about the ubiquitous Cessna 172 Skyhawk , it’s that the otherwise easy-to-own and simple-to-fly stalwart of general aviation is perhaps lacking in the excitement category. As 172s go, this is one of the more unique examples. Also unique is the shockingly low airframe time.

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Stability Tail Airplanes General Aviation 98

AV Web

MAY 19, 2024

The public sees us as swashbuckling adventurers bent on destruction and mayhem as we sail our carbon-producing chem-tail-spewing airplanes above their heads. Aviation was built on adventure and has only descended into a state of predictability, reliability, and, yes, boredom in the past five or six decades.

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Pilot General Aviation Airplanes Hangar 116

Aviation News

MARCH 10, 2025

Tail sitter drone can be scaled to larger sizes with hybrid-electric propulsion Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company has successfully validated the advanced control laws to.

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Airplanes Tail General Aviation 62

Vintage Aviation News

AUGUST 15, 2024

Gerry had taken flying lessons on his own time, but the 20-ton, twin-engine fighter was in a far different class than the general aviation bug-smashers he’d flown. Cables stretched across each end of the runway, suspended several inches off the tarmac by rubber standoffs, could be snagged by a fighter’s extended tail hook.

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Cockpit Tail Approach Pilot 98

Aerotime

JUNE 11, 2025

Bringing up the tail of the line-up of regional and specialist commercial airplanes is Cessna, part of the Textron Aviation group of companies, which will present its hardworking C208 Grand Caravan multi-role utility aircraft to the public. Used by numerous air forces, it is recognizable by its V-tail and high maneuverability.

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Jet Runway Cargo Tail 282

Airspeed Junkie

AUGUST 2, 2024

Notable design changes included the introduction of a swept tail design in 1960 and a new cowl design in 1961, which improved aerodynamics and performance. However, the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994 paved the way for its return, and production resumed in 1996.

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Knot Cockpit Pilot Gross Weight 98

Flight Training Central

MAY 6, 2024

Some of the most successful General Aviation aircraft have been high wing models. This design, even in the wood and fabric world of early aircraft, carried such aviation icons as the Piper Cub and Aeronca Champ. After WWII, Cessna aircraft started to construct all metal high wing airplanes like the 170, 180 and 195.

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Lift Drag Airplanes Ground Effect 97

Vintage Aviation News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

In order to shorten development time and save costs, the aircraft featured components of two closely related aircraft of the Beech Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas: the wings, ailerons, and landing gear of aBeech Bonanza general aviation aircraft and the tail assemblyof a Beech T-34 Mentor military trainer.

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Thrust Center of Gravity Descent Aileron 94

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Mark is the current owner of the 1999 American Champion Citabria in which I had my first general aviation airplane flight from Dowagiac, MI (C91) in the fall of 2000 with my mentor Dave. From bush wheeled tail draggers to nose dragger Cessnas and Pipers, many walks of aviation life came together around Benton's grass runway.

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Runway Airplanes General Aviation Pilot 84

Ask a Flight Instructor

MARCH 29, 2024

Earlier straight tail (taller landing gear) vs later swept tail (lower landing gear) 172’s. Aside from the preceding categories, is it reasonable to require separate check outs for: C-172’s equipped with O-320 vs O-360 vs O-300 engines. C-172’s with electric vs pre 1964 Johnson Bar Flap Controls.

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Tail General Aviation Pilot 52

Plane and Pilot

JULY 3, 2024

An icon of general aviation, the legendary Beechcraft Bonanza was introduced in 1947 – the very same year this particular example was manufactured. But this classic 1947 Beechcraft Bonanza bucks the trend by providing award-winning aesthetics and fastidiously maintained systems for $99,500 on AircraftForSale.

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Transponder Tail Airplanes General Aviation 40

Universal Weather

MAY 9, 2023

With the opening of Costa Rica’s first-ever general aviation terminal in December 2019, the experience and security for business aviation operators is now significantly enhanced. Once the PPR is approved, you will receive a confirmation ID, which will be your tail number and date of operation. NXXXdatemonth).

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General Aviation NOTAMs Tail Weather 52

Jetwhine

DECEMBER 25, 2023

When I raised the tail, the prop twisted my wrist to the left. After another spin, the prop forced my fuselage to the right when I lowered the tail to a three-point attitude. Before spinning the wheel, Paul asked me to hold my “fuselage” (arm) in a nose-high, three-point attitude.

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Rudder Airplanes Tail Pilot in Command 52

Pilot Institute

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Key Takeaways Airports that fall under Class C designation handle general aviation and airline traffic. Class C airspace is essential for controlling general aviation and airline traffic for medium-sized airports. Before entering Class C airspace, pilots must receive clearance from Air Traffic Control (ATC).

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Clearance Transponder Knot Indicated Airspeed 52

Fear of Landing

MAY 30, 2025

That morning at about eleven, the pilot arrived at Melbourne Airport to prepare the aircraft for a general aviation flight. The oxygen is stored in a 76 cubic foot bottle in a compartment in the tail. The accident pilot was a “long-time friend of the family” and had managed their aircraft over the years.

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Cockpit Pilot Clearance Air Traffic Control 76

Plane and Pilot

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

But a reputation for dishonest dealing spreads quickly in the relatively small world of general aviation. You may lust after a vintage Beech Staggerwing , but a radial-engine tail-wheel airplane with unique quirks will need to be approached with a careful transition. Ask around before handing money to a seller you don’t know.

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Airplanes Knot Annual Inspection Tail 52

Universal Weather

MAY 22, 2023

General aviation (GA) operators planning flights to this event should expect limited overnight aircraft parking availability, limited hotels, and other congestion issues during June 14-19. This year’s show in Basel, Switzerland will be held June 15-18, 2023.

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Clearance Fixed Base Operator Tail General Aviation 52

Fear of Landing

MARCH 22, 2024

Gradually used to replace metals on parts of aircraft tails, wings, engines, cowlings, and parts of the fuselage, composites reduce overall aircraft weight and improve operational efficiency. Glass cockpits are in use on commercial, military, and general aviation aircraft, and on NASA’s space shuttle fleet.

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Wind Shear Airfoil Drag Airline 52

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

That’s exactly what the legendary Bob Buck did 55 years ago in his Cessna 182 Skylane as he enjoyed the sights and sounds of low altitude flying and the freedom that only general aviation affords—a relatable sentiment to the Air Facts community. I lucked out to El Paso with a slight tail wind that got me down there in nice style.

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Weather Airplanes Lift Pilot 75

Air Facts

JANUARY 29, 2025

Without any squadron aircraft available yet, the challenge was revised to renting an aircraft at the local general aviation airporta Piper Cub! As the aircraft began to slow and the tail wheel contacted the runway and the aircraft began to drift slightly to the right. The approach and touch down were normal.

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Runway Airplanes Pilot Pilot in Command 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

We studied all of our options going into New York via general aviation. Mine was to keep us at 1,300 feet, hugging the right side of the Hudson River, and listen for our tail number. With a lot of enthusiasm and the reassuring help of ForeFlight, we discovered that it wasn’t only doable but looked like a lot of fun.

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Clearance Approach Knot Altimeter 52

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 8, 2024

We studied all of our options going into New York via general aviation. Mine was to keep us at 1,300 feet, hugging the right side of the Hudson River, and listen for our tail number. With a lot of enthusiasm and the reassuring help of ForeFlight, we discovered that it wasn’t only doable but looked like a lot of fun.

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Clearance Approach Knot Altimeter 52

Photographic Logbook

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Among General Aviation pilots, there was great fear that private aircraft would be permanently barred from controlled airspace, particularly around the epicenters of those attacks in New York City and Washington DC. Although 9/11 marked the weaponization of commercial aircraft, the aftereffects are felt most keenly by General Aviation.

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Transponder Clearance Approach General Aviation 52

Universal Weather

MARCH 29, 2024

At some UK airbases – such as RAF Leuchars (EGQL) – PPRs are only issued to General Aviation (GA) during significant golfing events. Tech Stops For tech stops, a general aviation report is submitted to Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine (CIQ) authorities, who will process the information and determine if a clearance is required.

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Flight Plan Weather General Aviation Clearance 52

Photographic Logbook

JULY 14, 2024

We reached the island shortly after numerous other arrivals, our five airplanes creating a small arrival push at the uncontrolled general aviation airport. At one point, I suggested that the cloud in front of us looked like some kind of sleek, twin tailed fighter jet. "I Maneuvering for the traffic pattern south of Block Island.

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Runway Weather Airplanes Approach 95

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

In recent times, composite materials have been introduced for flight controls even in small general aviation aircraft. Fly-by-wire is expensive, so you wont find it on most small general aviation aircraft. Most of the ailerons mass lies behind the hinge, making it tail-heavy. What Materials Are Used in Ailerons?

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Aileron Weight-Shift-Control Rudder Longitudinal Axis 90

Universal Weather

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Airport options With the closing of Torrejon (LETO) airport in 2013 to general aviation (GA) traffic, the sole airport in Madrid serving business aviation operators is Adolfo Suarez Madrid–Barajas Airport (LEMD). Here’s what you need to know.

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Clearance Weather General Aviation Flight Plan 52