Finding the right lender

How can you find the best lender to finance your new airplane?

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The tax man cometh: Can you hide?

What can you do to avoid paying sales tax – legally – on your new airplane?

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10 things you can do to save money on insurance

It’s an expense all airplane owners have to pay, many grudgingly. Just why do we need insurance anyway?

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NASA flying wing model soars in historic wind tunnel

Ask anyone what an airplane looks like and most will tell you a tube with wings. NASA researchers are trying to expand that image, testing a design for a flying wing called a blended wing body.

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Goodyear to launch new airship

A new blimp will take to the skies next Spring.

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Cirrus outsells Cessna — again

Year-to-date shipments released by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) confirm Cirrus Design Corp.’s “dominant position” as the market leader in high-performance, single-engine, four-place airplanes.

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One size does not fit all: Mineta says no to user fees

The FAA’s funding problems won’t be solved by user fees if Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta has any say in the matter.

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Learning from others’ mistakes

Amidst the rubble of a fatal King Air crash, accident investigator Greg Feith found something strange: A Velcro strip on the panel.

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One hit wonders

Although the Hughes HK-1, dubbed the “Spruce Goose” by mainstream media, was designed to haul massive amounts of equipment and personnel, only a handful of people have ever been inside of it when it was in motion. Most of them were crew members.

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Pilots get special invite to Pinehurst

Ever wish you could play on the same golf course as the professionals?

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