Monthly Archives: October 2010

Target Drones over the Years

By:      Norm Goyer Thanks to Wikipedia for the facts and photos of early target drones. NG For me it is hard to believe that unmanned target drones controlled by gyroscopes were ready to be used in 1918 during the final … Continue reading

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Aircraft of the Week – October 15, 2010

Jets 2002 BEECHJET 400 2008 CITATION CJ3 2006 CITATION CJ3N 1984 CITATION III 1995 FALCON 2000 2007 ECLIPSE 500 1985 FALCON 2000 1996 FALCON 900 1979 LEARJET 35A 2003 GULFSTREAM G550 2002 LEARJET 45 1999 LEARJET 45 1993 LEARJET 60 … Continue reading

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The No Risk Method of Learning to Fly

By:                  Norm Goyer Getting off on the right foot in your quest to become a licensed pilot can be confusing. Here are some tried and true suggestions to save you time, money, stress and aggravation. Obtaining your Private Certificate is … Continue reading

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Cherokee Cruiser 140, Good Airplane, Cheap Price

By:                  Norm Goyer At one time our four flying schools depended on the Piper Cherokee Cruiser. I bought a small fleet of them for the rapidly expanding number of student pilots. At that time many veterans were coming back from … Continue reading

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Cessna C-34, Grandfather of the Cessna 195

By:      Norm Goyer Cessna has built some outstanding private aircraft, often far ahead of their times. For instance, one of their very first aircraft was a cantilever wing Phantom, which was the prototype of their popular Cessna Model “A”. To … Continue reading

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