By High Performance Aviation Cessna CitationJet (CE-525) Cessna CitationJet CJ CE-525 Market Analysis – Q4 2022 by Randy DeLong If you are in the market for a CitationJet (straight CJ), you have probably noticed the price increase over the last 18 months. I have...
Garmin G1000 VNAV Descent Planning with the GFC 700 Autopilot Learn from a former factory flight instructor, Randy DeLong, as he teaches how to use the Garmin G1000 VNAV descent planning feature coupled with the Garmin GFC 700 Autopilot and Flight Director. Topics...
By High Performance Aviation By Quinton Jordan The Garmin GFC 500 Digital Autopilot The Garmin GFC 500 Digital autopilot is an adaptation of Garmin’s OEM GFC 700 that can be found in several factory aircraft applications including but not limited to the Cessna 172,...
Reflection on an Aviation Career Part 1 By Randy DeLong Randy DeLong Reflection on an Aviation Career Part 1 by Randy DeLong This will be the first of several articles based on my aviation career. Over the course of my career, I have completed flight training and was...
Turbocharging vs Supercharging When it comes to high altitude, i.e., turbo or supercharged engines, there are a lot of misconceptions. The vast majority of general aviation piston engines are normally aspirated, resulting in a good amount of flight instructors,...
Introducing Randy DeLong Aircraft Sales Associate We are pleased to welcome Randy DeLong to High Performance Aviation as our new Aircraft Sales Associate. With an aviation career spanning 42 years, he has seen many changes in airplanes, avionics, and the air traffic...
Garmin G1000 vs. Avidyne Entegra Avionics By Brandon Ray, ATP, Master CFI, CFII, MEI I often get asked about comparisons between the Garmin G1000 and Avidyne Entegra systems. Many Piper, Cirrus, and Columbia aircraft originally debuted with Avidyne glass cockpit...
Why Hire an Aircraft Broker? Most aircraft owners are smart, successful professionals who pride themselves on their ability to make good financial decisions. However, most aircraft owners will only buy or sell an aircraft a few times over the course of a lifetime....
Brandon Ray Designated 6-Time Master Instructor Master Instructors LLC (MI LLC) and its Board of Review take pride in announcing a significant aviation accomplishment on the part of these very special aviation educators. Recently, they were all accredited through...
CubCrafters Unveils New Carbon Cub CubCrafters Unveils New Carbon Cub CubCrafters is introducing two new variants of the company’s hugely successful Carbon Cub model, the Carbon Cub EX-3 and FX-3. The Carbon Cub EX-3 is an experimental amateur built (E-AB) kit, and...
By High Performance Aviation Advance Tickets Available Online for EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2018 Are you thinking of going to Oshkosh next summer? Tickets and camping passes are available online for the 66th annual EAA Airventure Oshkosh fly-in. The week-long event will...
By High Performance Aviation FAA Hypoxia Training in Sugar Land, TX Dec. 7 – 10, 2017 It starts with a warm, fuzzy feeling. You might giggle a little. Colors seem brighter. Next you might feel a little light-headed, dizzy, or nauseous. Your thinking is impaired....
By High Performance Aviation Textron Aviation Unveils the Cessna SkyCourier WICHITA, Kan. (Nov. 28, 2017) – Textron Aviation Inc. today announced its new twin-engine, high-wing, large-utility turboprop – the Cessna SkyCourier 408. FedEx Express, the world’s largest...
By High Performance Aviation 8 Things ATC Wishes Pilots Would Not Do (Or Do Differently) I have a golf buddy (let’s call him Bill) who is a retired air traffic controller. We first met when we were both participating in some future-looking air traffic simulations...
By High Performance Aviation 10 Things to Carry in Your Aircraft That Could Save Your Trip by Paul Volk Every so often, I find it necessary to empty my aircraft of everything in the various seat pockets, baggage areas, and stowage compartments. By the time I finish...
Loss of Control Loss of Control by Scott Kellam The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) defines aircraft Loss of Control as: “Loss of aircraft control while in flight.” Loss of Control (LOC) related accidents are the leading cause of all General and...
