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ON THE COVER: Cessna's luxury short-field hauler, the Turbo Stationair The Samburo motorglider, a classic brought up to date Why 'Austerity' is so great Grimstead samples the Super Decathlon acrobatic trainer A first look at the new, value for money portable moving map Why the Tiger Club is heaven for aviators Win a PLB competition FEATURES & REGULARS: Editorial - Getting away from it all Pilot Notes - News Product test - Airbox Foresight moving map New Registrations - UK fleet changes News from AOPA Win a PLB FLIGHT TEST: Cessna Turbo Stationair Air Mail - Readers' letters and e-mails. The Way We Were - 25 years ago What's involved in... The Tiger Club - If you like old aeroplanes and/or aerobatics, you should join FLIGHT TEST: Samburo motorglider Practical Aviation: biplanes - The joys of flying with two pairs of wings Adventure flying: flying to Morocco in an RV-7 Product reviews BUYER'S GUIDE: Auster J1N Old-Timers - Duxford, Abingdon, GVFWE, Roe centenary, Vimy, Victor and other news and reports from Peter R March and his team Nuts & bolts: control cables - Andy Mcluskie argues that you at least should know their routing in your aeroplane FLIGHT TEST: Super Decathlon Airfield profile: Breighton - Home to a collection of rare classics Safety Matters - incident reports Calendar - upcoming events Six free landing vouchers Quiz - Test your knowledge Flight test index - Order from our archive I learned about flying from that - Heed the warnings your aeroplane gives you FEATURED AIRCRAFT: Flies like a big C172 - Cessna Turbo Stationair - Best of both worlds: relax in sumptuous comfort and let the autopilot do the work, or wrestle your way in and out of short airstrips Handles like a Forties twin - Samburo motorglider - loads to keep you interested in this unusual aeroplane. Once you're used to the controls, it will do just about anything very economically Makes you feel you're flying - Auster J1N - Cramped, noisy, vulnerable in crosswinds, controls poorly harmonised, yet fast for the power, a good short field aircraft and quite delightful Aerobatics with a difference - Super Decathlon - This formula has been around for a while and it still works: high wing, high power, taildragger, tandem seats. The controls could be lighter......... a€Ã
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