The Lancair Mako is a kit aircraft, and it was introduced at EAA AirVenture in 2017. It was a four-seat aircraft built from composite materials, with low wings and tricycle landing gear. It was primarily intended to provide an alternative to the popular Cirrus SR22 and Cessna TTx but at a much lower cost. Lancair …
Tucson Airport is located in Southern Arizona, eight miles from the city of Tucson. It is the second largest airport in Arizona, the largest one being Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, which serves the state’s capital city. Tucson International Airport is owned by the city of Tucson, and it functions in both a civil and …
The Cirrus SR20 is a four or five-seat monoplane, built in 1999 by Duluth Aircraft of Minnesota. It is best known for being the first general aviation aircraft to be equipped with a parachute, which was designed to lower the aircraft and occupants safely to the ground in the event of an accident or structural …
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“RDU Airport? Where on earth is that?” This is something that a number of people ask, if they are not from the area of the airport. But the answer is really not complicated. Raleigh-Durham International Airport is a major airport that serves Raleigh, Durham, and the surrounding Research Triangle area of North Carolina. The Research …
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“Cedar Rapids Airport, where’s that?” Many people may ask this question, though the airport is sometimes still referred to by that name. Still, perhaps you know it better as the Eastern Iowa Airport, which it became officially after a name change in 1997, primarily to reflect its status as a regional airport. Before this time, …
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Santa Barbara is a small city on the Californian coast, overlooked by the Santa Ynez Mountains. Santa Barbara Airport is a few miles north of downtown, occupying a scenic location close to the famous beaches of the area. Although not a large airport compared, for example, to Los Angeles International (LAX), a fair number of …
So you’ve decided to learn to fly, and you want to train for a Private Pilot’s License (PPL). Perhaps it’s something you’ve always wanted to do, either as an exciting new hobby, or as a first step to a new career as a professional pilot. Whichever it is, you’ve made a good decision. You are …
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As a new student pilot, you might wonder why you need a specialist pilot flight bag at all? After all, you may reason, how much stuff do you have to take on a flight, particularly if you rarely go flying for more than an hour or so. And you can’t imagine being airborne for longer …
I decided to learn to fly pretty much on impulse. I happened to be driving past a local flying school, and I screeched to a halt and booked an introductory lesson, just like that. I knew little about flying light aircraft, and nothing whatsoever about the flying school. I enjoyed my flight, so I then …
As a pilot, do you really need to wear sunglasses? Many people think that you don’t and that pilots merely wear them to look cool. Indeed, as a new pilot many years ago, that was how I felt. I didn’t wear spectacles, I didn’t wear sunglasses for driving, and I saw no good reason …
