 |
Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
On the Cover: The military trainer developed from the Bonanza The UK's youngest team member writes about his Edge 540 How - and why - to sideslip Why Grumman's AA-5s are a great secondhand buy A great-flying new LSA, the Flight Synthesis Texan Free flying on just a PPL through glider tugging Zambia by hired Cessna Regulars & Features: Editorial - the dreams unique to pilots Pilot Notes - News New Registrations - UK fleet changes FLIGHT TEST: Beech T-34A Air Mail Readers' letters and e-mails The Way We Were What's involved in...glider tugging - You only need a PPL and you fly for free, but it's hard work and there are hazards FLIGHT TEST: Flight Synthesis Texan N105AM into G-HKSD - How a motorglider was imported from Arizona Practical Aviation: sideslipping - An essential skill for steepening any aircraft's descent without adding airspeed - and it has many other uses, too Adventure flying: touring Zambia in a hired Cessna 182 Product reviews BUYER'S GUIDE: Grumman AA5 News - from AOPA EC policy seems to have turned a corner, but EASA is still getting things wrong in a big way Old-Timers - Naval aviation's centenary, Ron Soucn's latest restoration, a new Bearcat and other news from Peter R March Nuts & bolts: log books - Best take an interest and not just leave entries to your maintenance organisation FLIGHT TEST: Edge 540 Safety Matters - incident reports Airfield profile: North Weald - The airport with a Battle of Britain atmosphere Calendar - upcoming events Six free landing vouchers Quiz - Test your Knowledge I learned about flying from that - Thinking ahead can avoid embarrassment FEATURED AIRCRAFT: Sweet-natured giant - Beech T-34A Mentor - Despite its size - the cockpit is enormous - this military trainer is too docile to teach properly, though it makes a great tourer A joy to handle - Fly Synthesis Texan - Most LSAs are nice to fly, but light, powerful, well-harmonised controls and great cockpit visibility make the Texan something special Tourer with sporty handling - Grumman AA-5 Cheetah - They may be glued together and have a weak noseleg, but Grumman's tourers were ahead of their time in handling and performance No pain, no gain aeroplane - Edge 540 - Tricky to land, flick rolls at the merest hint of inattention and it hurts if you're flying it properly, could be this year's Unlimited aeros winner
Article Snippets
Awaiting Entry
