That Garmin 430W Adds $5K to Your Cherokee. It Adds Nothing to Your Skylane. We've got the receipts that disprove a long-held industry superstition.

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A new analysis of 37,000 aircraft sales found that after the first accident, the market… just stops caring. That’s right, a second or third incident barely moves the needle once you account for aircraft type and age.

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