AZ Airplane Expo

Marana Regional Airport hosted an Expo with several airplanes, hoping to sell one or more. I didn't buy anything, resisting the sales pitches manfully!

Cessna had several. All 3 are fixed gear.

Cessna Skylane
159 knots, 20,000 ceiling, 1,000 load
Pilot and 1 passenger

Cessna Corvalis
179 knots, 25,000 ceiling, 1,100 load
Pilot and 1 passenger

Cessna Skycatcher
Pilot and 1 passenger

Beech King Air
300 knots, 35,000 ceiling, 3,800 load
Pilot and 6 passengers (?)

Beech Baron
200 knots, 20,000 ceiling, 1,600 load
Pilot and 5 passengers

Piper Matrix
200 knots, 25,000 ceiling, 1,400 load
Pilot and 3 passengers










The panels on each are about the same - all digital.

Mooney and Cirrus were no-shows. Mooney stopped production and Cirrus is under way to be purchased by a Chinese firm.

I didn't get any prices, but I'd have to win the lottery to buy one, I'm sure!

I asked about hangars. A small one costs $425 per month! Not a cheap hobby! Only feasible if it's used in business and best of all if someone else is paying the bills.