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Cessna SkyLane
 Cessna likens the Skylane to an SUV, and for cross-country travel with business associates or your family, this airplane easily fills those shoes.
The Skylane comes in two versions, regular or turbo-charged. The 230-HP, fuel-injected version weighs 120 pounds less than the costlier, 235-HP, turbo-charged model, which means you can fit more stuff into the non-turbo-charged airplane.
 The turbo-charger allows you to climb faster to higher altitudes, and its important to note that the Turbo Skylane comes with a four-place oxygen system for flights at higher altitudes. The turbo-charged version gets its best mileage up high, meaning that at lower altitudes—below 12,000 feet—you’ll need to make more frequent fuel stops than with the 230-HP Skylane. The non-turbo airplane can go six hours in normal cruise at 6,000 feet, so you’ll want to stop and stretch long before you need to land for fuel.
What makes the Skylane a family-friendly ride is that it’s accessible. The high wing and two wide side doors make it easy for pilot and passengers, even older, less mobile passengers, to get in and out of the plane. The high wing also means better ground visibility for sight-seeing while in flight, and the rear-window gives everyone a 360-degree view of the world.
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Leather seats make it easy to keep this airplane clean, and optional air conditioning is a nice treat for anyone who has ever had to spend an hour sitting in the run-up area waiting for release. It’s not a retractable-gear airplane, which means you sacrifice some speed but will have lower insurance premiums.
 Both Skylanes exhibit Cessna’s quick capabilities, needing minimum of around 800 feet of runway and 1,500 feet to clear a 50-foot obstacle. This means that you’ll be able to land and take-off from fields with shorter runways than many other airplanes, increasing the number of options available to you at your destination.
Priced between $250,000 and $300,000, depending on options, the Skylane can easily carry two couples or a family of four with luggage on a cross-country expedition. Reduce the amount of fuel on-board, and you can still carry four grown men and golf clubs on a day-trip. 
For more information on the Skylane, visit: http://escape.cessna.com.
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