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Row of hangars at a grass airfield
Find your airplane

Every category, honestly described

What each class of airplane is genuinely good at, what it costs to keep, and where it quietly disappoints.

Profiles

Built so far

High-wing single-engine Cessna in cruise above a turquoise coastline
Single-Engine Piston

Cessna 182 Skylane

$185k – $420k
Categories

Start with the class of airplane

Single-engine Cessna on a ramp at sunset

Single-Engine Piston

4 seats · 110–180 kt · $55k–$650k
Twin-engine piston airplane on a ramp

Twin-Engine Piston

6 seats · 160–210 kt · $90k–$900k
Turboprop airplane on a ramp

Single-Engine Turboprop

6 seats · 250–330 kt · $700k–$5.5M
High-wing airplane flying over water

Seaplanes & Amphibians

2–4 seats · 85–130 kt · $60k–$1.2M
Light two-seat airplane taxiing

Light Sport (LSA)

2 seats · 90–120 kt · $35k–$250k
Airplane parked on an unimproved strip

Backcountry & Taildraggers

2–4 seats · 90–140 kt · $45k–$400k
Experimental airplane parked on grass

Experimental / Amateur-Built

2–4 seats · 130–220 kt · $40k–$350k