From the original $150,000 acquisition price to avionics, hangars, insurance, fuel, oil, and more, this aircraft owner breaks down what it really costs to fly his Bonanza.
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Glamping at the airport
Glamorous camping, known as “glamping,” is now available at Hinton-Alderson Airport (WV77) in West Virginia. You can pull your plane right next to the campsite, which includes a queen-sized bed, picnic tables, a fire pit, and more.
Turner takes top flight instructor honor
Tom Turner, who specializes in flight training in Beech Bonanzas and Barons, has been awarded the National Association of Flight Instructors’ top honor, the Jack J. Eggspuehler Service Award.
New app aims to connect aviators
The free app is designed to help pilots connect with one another, find fly-ins, and more, including aircraft co-ownership opportunities.
Garmin Pilot app adds new terminal environment NOTAM alerts and graphical runway closures
Runway closure NOTAMs are now color-coded, with other features added as well.
5 tips for making better landings
Landing is one of the most fun and rewarding parts of flying, since all of your skills come together in a few important seconds and you get to grade the outcome based on tangible factors like landing smoothness, touchdown accuracy, and overall landing distance. This video offers some practical and effective tips from Charlie Gasmire of the Airplane Academy.
Questions from the Cockpit: Bright city lights (not)
Do the yellow shapes surrounding cities on the VFR Sectional Chart show the appearance of the various cities’ lights at night? Our intrepid columnist investigates this colorful query.
Airfield guide tops 300 backcountry airfields
The guide lists backcountry airstrips in all 50 states.
Confused about military airspace?
You can ask questions during the virtual workshop, which is designed to let pilots know how the FAA and the Department of Defense are working together to give pilots real-time status updates about military airspace.