Plane and Pilot
MARCH 25, 2025
She walked me through the foyer to the spotless, freshly painted hangar. The GameBird is right at home on the grass, pavement, or TacAeros clean hangar. Max Gross Weight: 2,200 lbs. Empty Weight, Standard: 1,300 lbs. Positioned perfectly underneath a large, TacAero sign, sat the GameBird in all its glory.
Plane and Pilot
JUNE 26, 2025
A week later, I met Hunton and his wife at the Hangar Hotel at Gillespie County Airport (T82) in Fredericksburg to try the Jabiru 230-D on for size. Featuring a Jabiru 3300 120 hp, 6-cylinder, air-cooled engine, the aircraft was built to accommodate a 1,675 pound gross weight. Twist my arm,” I thought.
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Plane and Pilot
APRIL 25, 2025
The seller reports that it has always been hangared with no damage and has been well maintained and flown regularly. With an empty weight of only 761 pounds and a gross weight of 1213 pounds, the useful load is roughly that of a typical Cessna 140. The panel is small but functional.
AV Web
JULY 1, 2025
Lockwood Aviation’s maintenance hangar probably sees more Rotax-powered aircraft than many other shops in the country. Before anything else, these are single-engine, unpressurized two-seat lightweights with a max gross weight of 1320 pounds. Poke around the typical LSA maintenance hangar and you’ll see broken pieces.
Plane and Pilot
MAY 3, 2025
The owner I joined in partnership was the second owner of the Cherokee, and it was based right here, Widell says, gesturing to his spotless hangar at Twin Oaks. There were only five stall-related accidents, most on high density altitude takeoffs at or near gross weight. One of those followed an intersection takeoff.
Vintage Aviation News
JUNE 18, 2025
Once Hughes saw the tests for himself, he rented space in a hangar from aircraft broker Charles Babb at the Grand Central Air Terminal in nearby Glendale. Remarkably, the team led by Glenn Odekirk and Dick Palmer managed to incorporate all these upgrades at just 700 pounds above the original gross weight. Udvar-Hazy Center.
Flying Magazine
JUNE 27, 2025
This Sonex TD is based in Wetumpka, Alabama, where it has been hangared and cared for meticulously. The airframe weighs in at 623 pounds empty with a gross weight of 1,150 pounds, offering a useful load of 527 pounds—plenty of room for pilot, passenger, and fuel.
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