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Motor Head #4: Bad Reputations
In the tight-knit world of aviation, reputations can be made or broken with just a few comments about reliability or difficulty. Certain planes — and engines — have developed reputations that AVweb’s Marc Cook says are undeserved.

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2004 Year In Review
Aviation’s second hundred years began in 2004, and it was an interesting start, launching at least two vastly different new ventures that could change GA’s future. The boosters of the Sport Pilot rule hope that it will open up sport flying to new generations, with a return to aviation’s roots — easy-to-fly and inexpensive — while making the most of new materials and technology. On the far side of the flight spectrum, SpaceShipOne opened a new frontier of privately funded space travel for the (relatively well-heeled) masses. Plenty of other people and events affected the GA life in 2004; AVweb presents our year-end look at some of the highlights.