July/August 2009
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Aircraft
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2009 Phenom 100
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Maneuvering Room
Head over heels in the Sukhoi Su-29
Thick mist billows in its wake like vaporized oil from a smoke system as the Niagara River tumbles over its namesake escarpment in a breathtaking aqueous Lomcevak.
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Something Like A Phenomenon
Flying Embraer’s first entry-level jet, the Phenom 100
There’s a saying, “A plane usually flies like it looks.” I put that to the test on Embraer’s latest release, the Phenom 100.
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Sukhoi Su-29
Pilot Talk
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Flying The Goodyear Blimp
Join Plane & Pilot on a night sign tour over the Los Angeles Basin.
The airship—named, “Spirit of America,” and based in Carson, Calif.—continues a Goodyear tradition that began in 1925 with the company’s first helium blimp.
Products
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Jul-Aug 2009 On The Radar
by The Editors
 A new program that opens up co-ownership opportunities for the TBM 850 has been launched by Daher-Socata. |
Proficiency
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Lowest To Highest
From below sea level to a Colorado high in a light jet
I spent over a year making the transition from piloting a TBM 700 turboprop to becoming a jet pilot; a process that has taken me through an ATP rating, two type ratings, a lot of simulator time, a jet trip to Paris, a bit of mentoring, one or two scary moments, some frustration and piles of cash
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You Spin Me Round!
Tutima Academy of Aviation Safety takes the unusual out of unusual attitudes
When I was a student pilot and my instructor would send me on solo flights to practice maneuvers, stalls were always last on my list.
Travel
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Transatlantic In A Twin Star
An epic journey, in the footsteps of Alcock and Brown
by Sefton Potter
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic by pioneering aviators Captain John Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown (in 1919).
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¡Chile Lindo!
Tour Aviation Chile guides pilots through a stunning slice of South America
by Jessica Ambats
Take the best nature has to offer: sandy beaches, snowy mountains, deep blue lakes, smoking volcanoes, glaciers, fjords, waterfalls, archipelagos, geysers, salt plains, hot springs—you name it—and mix in delicious seafood, lush vineyards, warm hospitality and 350 airports, and you’ve got Chile.
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