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 airplane on a ramp at sunset

Single-Engine Piston

2–6 seats · 105–200 kt · $40k–$900k

Twin-engine piston airplane on a ramp

Twin-Engine Piston

4–7 seats · 160–210 kt · $90k–$1.6M

Turboprop airplane on a ramp

Single-Engine Turboprop

6–10 seats · 174–330 kt · $1.6M–$6.5M

Twin turboprop wing over canyon country

Twin Turboprop

6–13 seats · 250–330 kt · $1M–$8M

Light two-seat aircraft taxiing

Light Sport (LSA)

2 seats · 90–120 kt · $35k–$250k

High-wing airplane flying low over water

Seaplanes & Amphibians

2–4 seats · 85–130 kt · $60k–$1.2M

Taildragger parked on an unimproved strip

Backcountry & Taildraggers

2–4 seats · 90–140 kt · $45k–$400k

Amateur-built airplane parked on grass

Experimental / Amateur-Built

2–4 seats · 130–220 kt · $40k–$350k