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What I remember about the model 35. Beech built 2 prototypes one with conventual airfoil and one with a laminar airfoil. The latter only added 2 mph to the top end and ruined the landing characteristics. It was latter involved in a fatal crash while testing spins. When it was introduced in 1947...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A man has died after a small plane crashed in a field near a regional airport in southeastern Virginia. Virginia State Police say the single-engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff Tuesday morning from the Chesapeake Regional Airport. The plane caught fire and burned after...

Beechcraft Sport seems to be the most for the money followed by various Cherokees -140, 160, 180 even early model Warriors. Even like Alon Ercoupes - almost bought one once. Then there is a 77 150 on Barnstormers under 20,000. Having owned 6 airplanes through the years I know how impractical...

Have 30,000 plus to spend. Already know about Cherokees Musketeers, C150's, PA38s but have fantasies about PA24-180's or early Bonanzas. Are complex airplanes too expensive to insure? Have about 450 hrs all in infixed gear planes. As far back as 1967 wanted a Comanche 180 - back then they sold...

What's wrong with a Beechcraft Sport. Already know that compared to a Cherokee 140 they are slower, have less useful load, and maybe more difficult to land. Pluses are they are maybe $5000 cheaper, its a Beech, later ones have 2 doors, and built like a tank. Anything else?

The one I remember happened in Alaska and think it was a Cherokee six.

The other PA28 that lost a wing had at one time have a hanger roof collapsed on it

Usually you can get a better price for a plane if the annual is not overdue. If has expired either the owner can't afford a new annual or he knows something about the plane he does not want to disclose.

I am talking about prices on the low end of the price spectrum. Looking at Barnstormers and Trade-A-Plane on a daily basis looks like everything has become overpriced in the last few month. There is also a lot of junk for sale - run out engines, out of annual, and projects. My guess is maybe...

On that same Webinar Mike mentioned corrosion problems with aircraft based in Florida and the Gulf coast. His company does pre buy inspections and they have found corrosion on Cirrus aircraft(metal parts) based in Florida. Most Cessna aircraft built before 1998 came with no corrion protection...

Wonder why the 150/152 was not included with Cessna. The fatal accident rate has been for sometime the best being the 172, followed by the 150 then the 182. Also heard Mike Busch on a EAA Webinar say that minus corrosion problems the high wing Cessna's with struts can last a long time - think...

Yes the Connie had the best looks of the piston airliners(Howard Hughes claimed he help design it) but the DC7 with the same engines(3350's turbo) was faster. Basically just a stretched DC6 with 3350's instead of 2800's. In an every day race between TWA's constellation and AA DC7 from LA to NYC...

I would be careful what you say about this lawyer no matter how truthful. Some readers of AVweb wrote letters to the site ridiculing him and he sued and made them pay up for liable. Come to think of it AVweb has not been as good since then. Apparently the truth is not sufficient defense in this...

Jimmy cooper - don't you know that the truth is not popular these days rather the alternative reality is in these days. Didn't Marine aviation insist on the need for the V-22 and the F35 - two white elephants if there ever was. And in this day and time why is their a need for Marine aviation...

Today saw a V-22 Osprey practicing T/L at KOFP Hanover airport today in Marine One color scheme. This is about the last plane I thought you would see doing touch and goes at a small civilian airport. Is this the latest aircraft to be added to the presidential fleet and if so seems to be an...

Maker of the F104, Lockheed, has a history of ripping off the taxpayer not only in the USA but Germany as well. They had/have effective lobbyist and used bribes to caused aircraft like the C5(Boeing should have got that contract), C130(Newt Gingrich kept it in production way too long), the...

Almost never - that's why I need to get another plane no matter how ratty as long as it is airworthy.

Could the controls still be locked - gust locks?

Hope that ADS-B out cost will put a lot of aircraft on the market in 2020 - about the time I will have saved up enough money to buy one(don't like financing one). Last time I owned an airplane or even flew stayed out of class C airspace. If I need to take someone to an airport to catch a flight...