Aircraft Airworthiness High Performance Aviation What Makes an Aircraft Airworthy? This is a question all pilots, owners, and operators ask a lot. The CFAR’s state in § 91.7 Civil aircraft airworthiness: (a) No person may operate a civil aircraft unless it is in an...
Initial Impressions on the Embraer Phenom 300 High Performance Aviation Initial Impressions on the Embraer Phenom 300 by Quinton Jordan 01/25/2022 After working on Phenom 300’s, 100’s and the ERJ135/145 aka Legacy 600 for several years as an aircraft mechanic, I was...
Reflection on an Aviation Career Part II by Randy DeLong High Performance Aviation Part II So, we left off previously with my first solo on February 8, 1978. I don’t remember if it was the weather or some other obstacle, but the next time I soloed was February 24,...
Reflection on an Aviation Career Part I By Randy DeLong High Performance Aviation Reflection on an Aviation Career Part I 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...
Piston Aircraft Market High Performance Aviation Piston Engine Aircraft Market Changes in the piston engine aircraft market are often reflected in the ceaseless amount of purchasing agreements between large flight training providers and aircraft manufacturers across...
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...
What is the Difference Between an Aircraft Dealer and a Broker? What is an Aircraft Dealer? Aircraft dealers are typically businesses that take in airplanes in trade, or proactively buy inventory for the purpose of resale. Dealers are granted Dealer Registration...
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...
Bose ProFlight Aviation Headset: A Pilot’s Perspective High Performance Aviation Bose ProFlight Headset: A Detailed Review Bose has unveiled what they claim to be their smallest, lightest, and most comfortable noise-cancelling aviation headset ever—the ProFlight. This...
CubCrafters Unveils New Carbon Cub High Performance Aviation 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...
Advance Tickets Available Online for EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2018 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...
FAA Hypoxia Training in Sugar Land, TX Dec. 7 – 10, 2017 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...
Textron Aviation Unveils the Cessna SkyCourier 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...
