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Aerospatiale TB-10 Tobago
The SOCATA Caribbean series, when it was introduced in this country in the mid-1980s, was the embodiment of that unique way of doing things. Markedly different from anything wed ever seen, the French imports had a lot to offer, and they even managed to successfully buck t...
Aerospatiale TB10 Tampico
We don't get to see much French hardware in this country anymore, but those of us who remember such wonders as the Citroen automobiles with their hydraulic suspensions, or the old Renault 16, the interior of which could be stripped out in minutes without tools, will also recall that the French have their own distinctive way of doing things. The French approach to engineering is elegant or odd, depending on your point of view.
The SOCATA Caribbean series, when it was introduced in this country in the mid-1980s, was the embodiment of that unique way of doing things. Markedly different from anything wed ever seen, the French imports had a lot to offer, and they even managed t...
Socata TB-10
Letters: May 2012
Aviat Husky
Airplanes like the Piper Super Cub, Maule and American Champion Scout are all intended to meet this mission. All are relatively old designs that have changed little over the years, but then this is mature technology: it works, so there's no...
Aerospatiale TB-20
Aviat Husky
Used Aircraft Guide: Socata TB-20 Trinidad
Socata TB-20/-21 Trinidad
Flight Sims for the Masses
Although the recent demise of IFT-Pro might suggest otherwise, the market for computer-based IFR training and practice software is alive and well. Hardly a week goes by without a reader phoning or e-mailing for recommendations.
And have you looked at the prices of these things lately? Capabilities that used to cost several hundred dollars are now available for around a C-note.
Last time we looked at these programs, our focus was on the sort of instrument practice programs the average pilot would find useful and affordable, which eliminated all of the bona fide PCATDs. Well do the same this time. Obviously, weve kicked out a slew of self-proclaimed flight simulators which are b...
Cessna 170
Cessna built 5,136 of the airplanes in a nine-year production run that ended over 40 years ago. But time has taken a toll on the population. Today, considerably less than half of the airplanes are still flying; and accident records show that ground loops and hard landings are continuing to thin out the 170 fleet at quite a clip.
Still, there are many who turn a veiled eye on the taildraggers safety record and dismiss the tricycle-gear 172-the 170s successor-as a giant step backward...