April 2010
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Aircraft
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Buyer’s Mini-Guide To Four-Seat Singles
Four-place singles always have been the measuring stick of the industry
by Bill Cox
Traditional wisdom has it that most light airplane buyers purchase two seats more than they need. ...more »
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Cougar Baron: Most Happy Baron
Rocket engineering offers the world’s most enthusiastic Baron
In the world of corporate turboprops, 300 knots is something of a holy grail. ...more »
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Now And Future LSA
An overview: Five years in, LSA are hanging in there
by James Lawrence
Remember those grade-school history-book pictures of Conestoga wagons with “California or bust” painted on their sides? ...more »
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PiperSport
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PiperSport: Piper’s Big Play
Race-car gorgeous. Great performance. Available now!
This January, Piper Aircraft CEO and President Kevin J. Gould stood before a crowd of pilots and media, smiled broadly and said, “In what may be the worst-kept secret in aviation, Piper Aircraft is entering what is undeniably one of the most exciting market segments in general aviation.” ...more »
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Turbine Cougar Baron
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Proficiency
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Uphill/Downhill Landings
Making sense of tricky landings
by Budd Davisson
What are the best conditions for landing uphill/downwind or downhill/upwind? It may seem dangerous to land into the wind but downslope on a snowy runway; yet landing upslope with a tailwind seems equally precarious. ...more »
Products
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April 2010 Readback
by The Editors
Pilot Felix Baumgartner will attempt to become the first person to break the speed of sound with his own body. ...more »
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Buyer’s Guide To Hangars, Doors And More
Time to bring your pride
by Tim Kern
UV damage, bird proliferation, easy warm ups, cleanliness, weatherproof loading, privacy and security—these are on the long list of reasons why you might decide to store your airplane indoors and out of the weather. ...more »
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SolidFX FX10
Portable aviation information manager
by John D. Ruley
For years, U.S. instrument pilots have had a choice between charts from the FAA’s National Aeronautical Charting Office (NACO) and from Jeppesen, the overwhelming choice among commercial pilots. ...more »
Pilot Talk
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Fear & Preparedness
Being concerned is only logical, but we can’t let that rule our lives
by Budd Davisson
As he sat in my office and we prepared to leave for the airport after three hours of ground school, he hesitated for a moment, locked eyes with me and said, “Look, I have to tell you something.” ...more »
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From The Editor: Where GA Shines
by Jessica Ambats
Since the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti in January, general aviation pilots have been making an increasingly positive impact in the troubled country; in some regions, GA relief flights are the only way aid is getting through. ...more »
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Helping Haiti
Flying relief supplies to those in need
It started with an e-mail sent to my partner, Brian Reiff. Bahamas Habitat was looking for pilots with high-performance singles or twins to fly earthquake relief supplies to rural Haiti. ...more »
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Light-Sport Chronicles: Befriending The Enemy
We have met the enemy...and he is us
by James Lawrence
“Minute Man traffic, light-sport one three four X-ray entering downwind for runway three, Minute Man.” ...more »
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Safety’s Ideal World
Unfortunately, we don’t always learn from example
by Peter Katz
In an ideal world, once the probable cause of an accident is identified, there never will be an accident like it again. ...more »
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To Korea, With Luck
Four legs, 52 flight hours in one of the world’s most comfortable—and slowest—turboprops
My buddy Jeff Kopps of the National Weather Service in Monterey, Calif., had predicted headwinds out of Santa Barbara, and as usual, he was right. ...more »
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