August 2011
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Aircraft
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A New Era Dawns: Electric Flight
An update on airplanes in production, competition prizes and R&D
by James Lawrence
Fantasy time: A shadow flashes across you as you walk toward the airport cafe. ...more »
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Diamond DA40 XLS
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Diamond DA40 XLS: Premier Edition
Premier Aircraft of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has created its own ultra version of the Diamond DA40 XLS
By Bill Cox, Photos By James Lawrence
Those of us in the aviation press privileged to review new aircraft are sometimes taken to task for not being appropriately critical. ...more »
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Easy Ownership: The Great LSA
Paradigm shifts happen...and we’re right in the middle of one!
Text And Photos By James Lawrence
Herewith, the Essential Question: What's great about owning and flying an LSA? ...more »
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Grandpa’s Kitfox…Not!
A lively, refined STOL winner 26 years in the making
Text And Photography By James Lawrence
Just a few minutes into my flight with Kitfox's head honcho John McBean, it's obvious the current Kitfox Super Sport (SS) resembles the original kit plane of the 1980s, mostly in name only. ...more »
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It’s The Little Things: Refurbishing On A Dime
A dozen ideas to upgrade your airplane without breaking the bank
by Marc C. Lee
With recent news of declining new-aircraft sales, it's pretty clear that we may be in it for the long haul when it comes to a full economic recovery. ...more »
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Kitfox Super Sport
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Making The Most Of Your Aircraft Asset
Aircraft leasebacks can lower the cost of ownership
by Harry Daniels, CPA, CFP
There's a verse that goes: "To be successful, all you have to do is work half a day, and most of the time, you get to pick which 12 hours per day you want to work." ...more »
Proficiency
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10 Tips For Stepping Up
If you’re considering the leap from piston to turbine, here’s what you need to know
By Cyrus Sigari, Photos By Jessica Ambats
Most aviators have, at some point in their lives, looked at the cloud-like contrails behind high-flying jets, and ultimately yearned to one day be flying in the flight levels. ...more »
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Muscle Memory
When we’re our own worst enemy
By Budd Davisson, Photos By Jessica Ambats
One of the basic clichés in life is that learning anything is quite often a matter of doing it over and over until you get it right. ...more »
Products
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August 2011 Readback
Goodyear is working with German manufacturer ZLT Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik to build three new blimps beginning in 2013. ...more »
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Sennheiser S-1
With the introduction of the new S-1 and its adaptive, four-microphone sampling technology, Sennheiser sets a new headset standard
by Marc C. Lee
It's been a long time since I've been really excited about a headset. ...more »
Pilot Talk
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Accepting A Bad Situation
It’s better to accept a poor outcome than to create a disastrous one
by Peter Katz
While a pilot needs to evaluate the consequences of making any decision, he or she needs to know that revising a decision is likely to make a bad situation even worse. ...more »
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Aerial Recycling
An airliner in the backyard makes sense (almost)
by Budd Davisson
For the last six months or so, every time we'd taxi out, my eyes would drift to one end of the jet ramp, and linger on a Falcon 10 that has been there for quite a while. ...more »
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Excellence In Execution
Learn from your mentors, and be a mentor yourself
By Sean D. Tucker
I've dedicated my entire adult life to the art form of air-show flying. ...more »
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From The Editor: Moving On Up
by Jessica Ambats
As pilots, we're constantly looking to challenge ourselves and learn more about flying. ...more »
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Light-Sport Chronicles: Profiles In Vision, Randall Fishman
This “garage” builder of electric aircraft wants to quietly change the world
by James Lawrence
In 2007, a man no one in aviation had ever heard of walked onto the field at Oshkosh, strapped himself into a motorized hang-glider trike and took off. ...more »
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Lightning!
Lightning may not be a major hazard for aircraft, but it’s the most spectacular manifestation of our archenemy the thunderstorm
by Bill Cox
Perhaps the most active thunderstorm area of the world is Darwin, Australia. ...more »
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Sharing General Aviation
The $418 hamburger that was well worth it
By Tucker E. Axum III
Working for Uncle Sam in Naples, Italy, prevents me from often seeing my family in the U.S. ...more »
Travel
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Launchpad Patrol
A one-of-a-kind perspective on NASA’s shuttle missions
By Clyde Butler
There appears to be a bank of sea fog rolling in off the Atlantic as we're cleared for a predawn takeoff on runway 09 at Titusville's Space Coast Executive Airport in Florida. ...more »
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