Practically Amazing 1953 Cessna 170
Donn Hopkins was the pilot of the photo-shoot flight, while friend and student pilot Erin Clancy...
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One of the consistent positive reviews always goes to the Cessna 140. Like so many Cessnas that followed it, the diminutive 140 is almost universally regarded as one of the best airplanes of its type and vintage. The 140 wins rave reviews not because it does any one thing better than any other model but because it does everything well. In short, its among the best at being average or better.
Read MoreBy Ted Davis I started taking flying lessons out of Aurora State Airport (KUAO) 6 years ago when I...
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Cessna’s top-of-the-line high wing cruiser, now out of production since 1986, still merits a second look. My friends, the Cabots, formerly of Princeton, Massachusetts, have had a predilection for 210s since I met them in the...
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Cessna 182RG Specs and Performance Summary Cruise speed (knots)160Fuel (gal)92/552EngineLycoming...
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Okay, okay, I understand. Few pilots would classify a $300,000, twin-engine, business airplane as...
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Pre-war or post-war, the Airmaster refused to be ignored There’s something about round engines. I...
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Living proof that if it looks good, it’ll fly well! There are a few airplanes that are nothing less than beautiful in flight. Never mind the paint job; any airplane can benefit from an artistically designed paint scheme....
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Cessna’s post-war, art deco Businessliner was one of the most comfortable and defining general...
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Yes, your honor, I admit it. I was once and still remain a speed freak—the more the better! When I...
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Cessna makes major upgrades to its Corvalis low-wing, composite single. Back in the ‘80s when I...
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Make Way for the Chancellor! It may be a little hard to believe today, but there was a time when corporate piston twins were all the rage. In the early ‘80s, Piper, Cessna, Beech Commander, and Aerostar were producing a dozen...
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What happens when you transplant 195 hp onto the nose of a Skyhawk? When the world’s largest manufacturer of general aviation airplanes decided to bring out a new model back in 1976, you can bet they’d researched the market and...
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Never mind the realities of aircraft production and a fickle marketplace; wouldn’t it have been nice if Cessna had built some of these? It doesn’t sound that different sitting on the ramp. The engine starts pretty much the same,...
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One of the few Cessnas with a geared engine, the 175 may have been ahead of its time – or maybe not. I almost expected the gauge to jump out of the panel and land in my lap. Too many years of watching tachometers redlined at...
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The Recent infusion of an extra 192 hp converts basic Caravans to Super Caravans When I was a...
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Like many of you, I’ve logged my share of hours in C-182s of one description or another,...
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Cessna 172 Review: 6 decades after its introduction, Cessna has chosen not to change anything on...
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“Why sure, you can spin a 140. Used to do it all the time back in ’46.” The old-timer leaned...
Read MoreA “New” and Improved 206 By Donna Jones – Davis Aviation When the time came for Dave “Doc”...
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