This book helps narrow down the field as you consider buying or owning an airplane. Gives details about cost and offers real world examples of operating expenses (aircraft specification tables were particulary helpful). Covers what to look for, pre-purchase inspections, and paperwork needed to buy and register aircraft. Well wo...

Buying an airplane isn’t an easy task, but it doesn’t have to be difficult either — if you read Buying and Owning Your Own Airplane. Jim Ellis's book is a handy, comprehensive guide that covers the particulars and special considerations for buying and owning your own airplane. Even more, this book provides infor...

Now that it's built, how well will it fly? Flight Testing Homebuilt Aircraft tells how to test such aircraft systematically and safely, with professional results. It defines flight testing as a four-phase step-by-step process of learning the limitations of an aircraft; defining and eliminating aircraft problems; and determinin...