Tecnam’s new P2012 STOL
Generally, short takeoff and landing (STOL) and piston twin are not phrases that usually go together. The P2012 STOL with longer wings, new engines, 50% less landing and takeoff distance,
October 25, 2022
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Consours sur Mesure Festival – fly-in
As part of the weekend-long Consours sur Mesure festival, St Francis Airpark is hosting an open day and Fly-In on Saturday 29 October. Held every year in Cape St Francis
October 25, 2022
Reducing flights to save the environment
Environmentalists see aircraft as one the biggest contributors to carbon emissions. So could drastic measures like banning non-essential flights be the answer? Would the flying public and airlines be willing
October 21, 2022
Avanti – The turboprop ahead of its time
Designed to appeal to wealthy Fortune 500-listers, the Piaggio P.180 Avanti, nicknamed the Ferrari of the skies, is a twin-turboprop executive transport aircraft and is considered one of the safest and
October 20, 2022
The forgotten Cessnas
Did you know that the first swept-wing Cessna was a single engine piston aircraft? Cessna also built a four-engine aircraft and even Cessna helicopters. Cessna XMC Believe it or not,
October 19, 2022