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Best Of The Breed '09: Final -- GA S/E Piston -- Cirrus G3 Turbo (FIKI)

Cirrus Aircraft SR22 G3 Turbo FIKI As tough as the GA market has become, one aircraft (in particular) continues to confound the market with its slowly increasing market share and the potential to lead the GA industry to a much-hoped-for recovery. As good as everything else is, these days, no other airframe has seen so much improvement, of such a substantial nature, as has the Cirrus series... especially the SR22.

Best Of The Breed '09: Final -- GA M/E Piston Diamond DA42-L360

Diamond DA42-L360 While the piston single market has gotten a lot right in the last decade, the piston twin market has been a thin one... and not without its share of controversies and difficulties. Diamond's Lycoming-motivated revamp of the lean and curvy DA42 gets everything JUST right and produces an airplane that makes for both an outstanding cross-country machine as well as a spectacular twin trainer.

Best Of The Breed '09: Final -- GA Turbine-Single -- Piper Meridian

Piper Meridian PA-46-500TP (G1000 Equipped) This is about as slick a package as there is these days... though not exactly what you'd call "inexpensive," Piper eases the pain of turbo-prop ownership by building a lovely aircraft that is about as polished as it gets... and the G1000 integration, in particular, is truly inspired.

CT Man Works To Bring Warbirds Back To Native Skies

Project Links Connecticut History With Corsair

After spending 20 years assembling the parts and expertise needed to re-build a Corsair, Craig McBurney is closing in on his goal of flying Connecticut's Official State Aircraft.

Aero-TV: The Tecnam P2006T -- Energizing The Flight Training Market

Rotax Powered Twin Proves Multi-Engine A/C CAN BE Cost-Effective

Mostly known for their efforts in the LSA aircraft game, Tecnam (which has been building planes since 1948, by the way), has been building serious buzz for a new program for a few years -- a light twin that could shake up the business a fair amount. Built around the highly-regarded Rotax 912S, the P2006T is destined to do something that few twins have been able to do over the years... entice owners looking for a cost-effective flyer.

NTSB Prelim: LSA Checkout/Stall Series Turns Into Spin

This Could Have Gone A LOT Worse

An LSA CFI earned her hourly rate the hard way last month when an aircraft checkout and stall series turned into an impromptu lesson in spin recovery... and was terminated by an off-field landing with injuries and damage to the airframe.