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Sep 01, 2008; Ambats, Jessica ... The Call Of Technology The market for new general aviation airplanes seems to be changing. Today's new airplane buyer has different needs, goals and experience. To pinpoint this psychographic, Marc C. Lee spoke with sales representatives from various aircraft manufacturers, and it's ...
Letters
Sep 01, 2008; Anonymous ... Money & Motivation I spent 50 years of my life being paid to fly, and I loved every minute of it. Reading Marc C. Lee's article ["Pilot Career: From Dream To Reality," July 2008], however, reminds me of the old adage relating to money and motivation. I agree that there are plenty of ...
Product previews
Sep 01, 2008; Anonymous ... A Cleaner, New Look For Your Airplane Sporty's Composite Hubcaps improve an airplane's appearance while smoothing the flow of air around its landing gear. These new hubcaps cover hard-to-clean rims and provide easy valve-stem access. A large access door makes it unnecessary to remove the ...
Ask P&P
Sep 01, 2008; Brown, Tom; Thomas, Barron ... AVIATION'S LEADING EXPERTS ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS SEND AN E-MAIL DIRECTLY TO OUR EXPERTS Tom Brown A&P, principal staff member at Universal Technology Corporation and associate professor of aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Q I'm a ...
NOTAMS
Sep 01, 2008; Anonymous ... PLANE & PILOT'S GUIDE TO AVIATION'S MOST CURRENT PROMOTIONAL DEALS From free training to discounts and rebates, this is the place to find great promotional deals from the aviation industry's leading companies. Be sure to check this page every month for the latest offers. Free ...
In Print & On DVD
Sep 01, 2008; Anonymous ... 1 Instrument Procedures Tutorial by David Howarth (ASA, 2008, ISBN: 9781560277132). This interactive software tool graphically illustrates the practical application of instrument concepts. A complete how-to system on instrument flight, navigation, procedures, emergencies and more, the-program ...
Back To The Future!
Sep 01, 2008; Walsh, Ian ... Indeed, the future is incredible I love movies! I especially enjoy it when writers use their imaginations to create futuristic technology. For example, do you remember 1985's Back to the Future with Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly? He finds himself traveling back in time with the help of a ...
Secrets Of Johnston Island
Sep 01, 2008; Cox, Bill ... An emergency landing on a top-secret base Majuro in the Marshall Islands has to be one of the world's more remote locations. It's smack in the middle of the Pacific, 1,600 miles east of Guam and 2,000 miles southwest of Hawaii. Until a few years ago, when Mobil stopped refining ...
ICON Is Here
Sep 01, 2008; Anonymous ... TOP stories When Vern Raburn talks, people listen. Recently, the visionary behind the Eclipse VLJ was talking about a new light-sport amphibian, the ICON A5. Raburn is an adviser for startup ICON Aircraft, which aspires to create a sport aircraft that will "do for recreational flying ...
Staying Safe On 50 Hrs. A Year
Sep 01, 2008; Ison, David ... EQUAL PARTS SERIOUS TRAINING AND FUN FLYING Lack of currency or proficiency has been cited as a causal factor in numerous accident and incident reports. With all the attention that's paid to such deficiencies, it's odd that the regulations yield little information about how much flight ...
In This Together
Sep 01, 2008; Lawrence, James ... High fuel? Plunging dollar? We say, "bah!" This could be the greatest thing to happen to general aviation since the 1940s," says Mike Zidziunas. "This" refers to the rise of light-sport aircraft (LSA). Industry "pundits" set the number of LSA sold so far in the United States at nearly ...
Robinson R44 Raven II Helicopter: Piston Chopper For A Quartet
Sep 01, 2008; Cox, Bill ... WITH FOUR SEATS, A 112-KNOT CRUISE AND THE LOWEST PRICE IN THE CLASS, ROBINSON'S R44 IS PERHAPS THE ULTIMATE MULTITASKER In case all you fixed-wing pilots hadn't noticed, Frank Robinson's success in the light helicopter market has been nothing short of spectacular. Robinson Helicopter ...
For TOWN & COUNTRY
Sep 01, 2008; Wynbrandt, James ... A HYBRID LANDS IN THE BUSH We're on an Expedition. Two of them, actually. Four of us are aboard the Expedition E350, the new tricycle-gear bush plane from Found Aircraft (www.expedition aircraft.com). The others in our patty are aboard the Expedition E350XC, the conventional-gear ...
With Six, You Get Aileron Roll
Sep 01, 2008; Lawrence, James ... JOIN THIS SIX-PACK OF CUBBIES ON A LOW-AND-SLOW CROSS-COUNTRY JAUNT, AND HONE UP ON YOUR TAILDRAGGER SKILLS ALONG THE WAY Uhoh," crackles Rand Siegfried's voice over the intercom. "There goes A.D.D. again." He chuckles, "I think we'll have to do something about that." And just like that, ...
Exterior Makeover!
Sep 01, 2008; Cox, Bill ... PAINTING AN AIRCRAFT IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST APPEARANCES Renovation on N9771H is complete! In "Project 182, Part I" [April 2008], we covered the modernization of the aircraft's avionics panel. We took care of the interior in "Project 182, Part II: Redressing A Skylane" [June 2008], and ...
THE NEW LOOK OF GA
Sep 01, 2008; Lee, Marc C ... HOW NEW AIRCRAFT BUYERS ARE CHANGING THE FACE OF GENERAL AVIATION Just over a decade ago, buying a brand-new aircraft wasn't an option. While you might have been able to special-order something esoteric, most legacy manufacturers had altogether stopped building new airplanes. When you ...
CROSSWIND SURVIVAL
Sep 01, 2008; Durden, Rick ... DOES YOUR ADRENALINE LEVEL SKYROCKET ON GUSTY DAYS? We can all admit that, at some point, we've scared ourselves in a crosswind. Sure enough, most Hying accidents occur during landing, and most of those are in erosswinds. Almost all crosswind-related accidents happen due to loss of ...
Hello, HALO!
Sep 01, 2008; Reiheld, Amelia T ... ANGEL FLIGHT PROVIDES A GOOD EXCUSE TO GO FLYING AND HELP OTHERS It's an unavoidable fact: The cost of flying just keeps on climbing. Avgas? Nowhere but up. Insurance? Stratospheric. Up-to-date avionics? Ouch. How can you rationalize all this costly fun you've been having in the air? ...
X-Plane 9.0 Flight Simulator
Sep 01, 2008; Bodeen, Chuck ... Better airplanes and scenery for your home computer You may view a home flight simulator as akin to a game. True, simulators can be fun to play with, but X-Plane is much more than a game. Twelve years ago, I bought X-Plane 1.0, the work of one pilot, aeronautical engineer and programmer, ...
Jet University
Sep 01, 2008; Goyer, Norm ... Fly with the airlines in just 10 months It's an exciting time if you're looking for a career as a professional pilot. The acceptance of the VLJ category and the rise of several regional airlines have opened pilot and copilot positions to aircraft operators who will need professionals to ...