Recently added articles from Plane and Pilot:
From Dream To Reality
Mar 01, 2009; ... There was a time when aviation seemed to be a distant world, out of my reach. I didn't know any pilots, and as far as I knew, you had to be in the military or have millions of dollars to become one. While my classmates forged ahead on paths to become doctors and lawyers, 1 stumbled around, ...
Letters
Mar 01, 2009; ... Of Bachs & Ganns & Fabulous Words Over the years, I've followed and enjoyed Budd Davisson's articles but have never been compelled to write and say, "Fine job!" until now. As a pilot, both privately and professionally, I've enjoyed the writings of all the people mentioned in ...
A Diamond In The Rough
Mar 01, 2009; ... TOP stories In spite of the difficult economy, Diamond Aircraft has announced large new orders. Saint Louis University's Parks College of Engineering, Aviation & Technology has added nine new Diamond DA20-C1 aircraft to its flight-training department. Parks College, founded in 1927, ...
In Memoriam: Dave Gwinn
Mar 01, 2009; ... Dave Gwinn died at his home in Kearney, Mo., this past December. He was 70. A distinguished aviation educator, author, humorist and speaker and retired TWA captain and former Plane & Pilot columnist, Captain Gwinn was a veteran of the Vietnam War and afterward served in the U.S. Army ...
Product previews
Mar 01, 2009; ... ANR Technology For Helicopter Pilots With the Stratus HeIi-XT, Telex has created a headset that specifically addresses the needs of helicopter pilots and passengers. Key features include ANR technology, Telex's patented ComfortCam system, an advanced FlexPower management system and ...
In Print & On DVD
Mar 01, 2009; ... 1 Caravan: Cessna's Swiss Army Knife with Wings by J.D. Lewis and LeRoy Cook (ASA, 2008, ISBN: 9781560276821). The Caravan does it all: bush flying, geophysical exploration and mapping, patrol, air ambulance, military, sightseeing, corporate, commuter airline, skydiving, cargo and missionary and ...
Gaining Your Pilot's License
Mar 01, 2009; ... An opportunity to see the world from a different perspective Leonardo da Vinci once said, "For once you have tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return." There are more than 600,000 registered pilots in ...
Ask P&P
Mar 01, 2009; ... AVIATION'S LEADING EXPERTS ANSWER YOUR OUESTIONS 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 EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University. Q What ...
Questions! So Many Questions!
Mar 01, 2009; ... The sport pilot rule is clear and easy to understand ...except when it isn't. Let's dig a little deeper. The sport pilot rule under which LSA pilots fly was intended to cover a broad array of recreational vehicles and conditions, gently wrapped within a beneficent, safety-minded envelope ...
Always The Weather
Mar 01, 2009; ... Fall, not winter, is the tough time in some parts of the world If there's one absolute truth about flying the North Atlantic in normally aspirated piston aircraft, it's ice. Those pilots who've been flying the ocean at low level for a few years recognize airframe icing as perhaps the ...
Liberty XL2 Vanguard: The Soul Of A Tiger
Mar 01, 2009; ... THE FADEC-EQUIPPED TWO-SEATER MAKES TRAINING AND CRUISING FUN AGAIN The mission was an intriguing one: I would fly the brand-new Liberty Aerospace XL2 Vanguard Edition for a pilot report along California's Malibu coast. The demo pilot and I would head back to Santa Monica Airport and ...
LEARN TO FLY: FUN THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR CERTIFICATE
Mar 01, 2009; ... FLYING AN AIRPLANE IS AN UNMATCHED EXPERIENCE, AND YOU CAN DO SOME AMAZING THINGS ONCE YOU EARN YOUR CERTIFICATE Ah, if only you knew how to fly! You could escape the shackles of your humdrum life and soar above its stresses. You could wake up in Nebraska, eat a cheeseburger for lunch in ...
Tips FROM 100 INSTRUCTORS
Mar 01, 2009; ... EXPERIENCED INSTRUCTORS SHARE FROM THEIR YEARS OF WATCHING PILOTS MAKE MISTAKES BY BILL COX I fly with instructors a lot. Virtually every new pirep demands a checkout, whether it's a loan of a new model for a week or merely a hallday evaluation in the local area. Testing new and used ...
Aviation Tips From The Dream Team
Mar 01, 2009; ... Wouldn't it be great if you could get a bunch of experienced pilots under one roof to give you personalized aviation advice? Imagine how much you'd learn. Plane & Pilot asked several expert pilots in different areas of aviation for their best flying tips. Think of this as your own personal ...
Going The Distance: TIPS FOR PLANNING A LONG CROSS-COUNTRY
Mar 01, 2009; ... As pilots, we're used to flight planning. Flights are usually straightforward and easy to plan, but occasionally, they involve multiple legs and traversing congested or complicated airspace. Longer flights require more-than-normal flight planning. 1 recently completed a 1,600-mile flight in my ...
UP-AND-COMER
Mar 01, 2009; ... THE NEW REMOS GX RISES TO SATISFY SPORT PILOTS An LSA that was 10 years in the making may aptly be called a "mature design" within this nascent sector of piston aircraft. A few others share a similarly "ripe, old" heritage, but most are far newer than the trusty GA models in which many ...
Pleasure, Pain & Southern Hospitality
Mar 01, 2009; ... An unforgettable weekend Skylane 250CW, cleared to land, runway two seven." Those words marked the start of my anniversary weekend in historic Savannah, Ga. The VFR flight to Savannah from Lawrenceville, Ga., on the morning of August 1, 2008, was smooth and uneventful, as was my ...
Fly-In Dining GROWS UP
Mar 01, 2009; ... AIRPORT RESTAURANTS OFFER PILOTS A SOPHISTICATED DINING EXPERIENCE BY MARC C. LEE Few things go better with aviating than eating. There's something supremely magical about liberating yourself from the bonds of terra firma to land at a destination where a hot meal and good conversation ...
JH Audio Aerous VX-Series Headsets
Mar 01, 2009; ... In-the-ear sound for audiophile aviators For most pilots, aviation headsets are a necessary evil. They protect your hearing from long-term damage due to engine noise and make it easier to hear passengers, other pilots and ATC on the radio. But most do so by clamping down hard over your ...
Garmin 696: A GIANT LEAP AHEAD
Mar 01, 2009; ... IN A REMARKABLE PARADIGM SHIFT FROM PAST PORTABLE GPS DEVICES, GARMIN PRODUCES A LARGER KNEE-PAD VERSION WITH NEW TALENTS BY BILL COX If you hadn't noticed, the Garmin 696 is bigger. Anyone who has seen the advertising for Garmin's new worldbeater 696 GPS navigation unit knows it's a ...