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Buyers Guide
The Piston Ceiling: The Operator’s Strategic Roadmap to Turbine Power in 2026
A Cirrus SR22 is an amazing aircraft, but what do you do when your mission hits the piston ceiling?
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Pistons
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2026 Cirrus SR22 Buyers Guide
Year to bring evolution, automation, and acquisition for the manufacturer.
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Aircraft For Sale Top Picks
This 2021 Epic E1000 Is a Thrillingly Fast, Comfortable ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick
![The infamous shine of the Globe Swift GC-1A remains a hallmark of the aircraft to this day. [Credit: WikiMedia Commons]](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/640px-Globe_Swift_GC-1A_NC80731-220x150.jpg)
Turboprops
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FLYING Magazine
Save the Checks: Turboprop Hauling Flight Faces Harrowing Double-Engine Failure
After not being able to get in a word edgewise with ATC, without warning, the right engine quit.
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We Fly: Pilatus PC-12 Pro
Aircraft
We Fly: Epic E1000 AX
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Aircraft For Sale Top Picks
This 2019 Jabiru J230-D Is a Practical, Economical ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick
Australian manufacturer of light sport and experimental aircraft and kits is known for utilitarian, easy-to-fly machines
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![The ScaleWings SW-51 by TacAero is a 72 percent P-51 replica. [Credit: Glenn Watson]](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/FLY0226_2.0-We-Fly-780x470.jpeg)
![A ramp view of the Bristell B23 Energic. [Courtesy: Christopher Michel]](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/FLY0925_2.3-H55-Electric-Aircraft-1-780x470.jpeg)
![A nosewheel bushplane like the ClubCrafters NXCub safely opens the door to backcountry flying for more pilots. [Credit: Jon Bliss]](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/06/FLY0625_FEA1_We-Fly-1-780x470.jpeg)
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Tune in for the rest of the story—with exclusive interviews with pilots who have shared their emergencies, crises, and mistakes over 950-plus installments of Flying’s iconic series, “I Learned About Flying From That.”
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![Pay attention in the cockpit and treat aviation with respect, for inattention and complacency can kill you, especially when you operate in the instrument environment. [Credit: Adobe Stock]](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/FLY0326_1-780x470.jpeg)
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