June 2010
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Aircraft
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2010 Piper Matrix
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Flight Design MC
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Flight Design MC: Full Metal Concept
A born trainer, this spacious, docile workhorse flies like Wichita tin
You want to fly the MC?,” asks Flight Design’s amiable national sales manager, John Gilmore. ...more »
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Piper Matrix: The Second-Year Test
A year after Piper shut down the Saratoga HP, the Matrix helps pick up the slack
When Cessna introduced the P210 back in 1978, I was one of those idiots who predicted they’d have a hard time selling “any single-engine piston airplane with a base price over $100,000.” ...more »
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Putting The Adventure Back In Aviation
Top airplanes, gear and schools for a different kind of flying
by Budd Davisson
“Adventure”—now there’s a word that’s open to interpretation. In fact, the phrase “adventure aviation” may seem redundant to most people because aviation itself usually is seen as an adventure. ...more »
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The Most Affordable Singles
We examine some of the best buys In general aviation
by Bill Cox
While our last buyer’s guide [“Buyer’s Mini-Guide To Four-Seat Singles,” P&P April 2010] included a smorgasbord of new airplanes, this one deals with used aircraft and draws from an even wider field. ...more »
Products
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June 2010 Readback
by The Editors
Evektor-Aerotechnik Company of the Czech Republic is celebrating its 40th anniversary. More than 1,000 Evektor aircraft fly in over 40 countries worldwide. ...more »
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Top 12 Tech
With aviation and technology merged forever, we take a look at what’s coming to a cockpit near you
by Marc C. Lee
So much has changed in aviation in the last 15 years. Never mind the fact that LSA and the sport pilot category have instigated innovation rivaled only by the “golden age” of aviation in the ’40s. ...more »
Pilot Talk
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Analyzing Pilot Performance
The NTSB’s findings on the Colgan Air crash
by Peter Katz
NTSB investigators were able to assemble plenty of data to reconstruct what happened on board the Colgan Air Bombardier DHC-8-400 that crashed at Clarence Center, N.Y., on February 12, 2009. ...more »
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From The Editor: Choose Your Own Adventure
by Jessica Ambats
I loved Choose Your Own Adventure “gamebooks” when I was young. ...more »
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Light-Sport Chronicles: Reading The Tea Leaves
Some things to watch for...and watch out for
by James Lawrence
Partway through the year, as the economy continues to show signs of recovery, I wanted to look down the road and ask someone who keeps a keen eye on the LSA industry if there were significant trends to track for the rest of 2010. ...more »
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Plastic Pilot License
They may be more practical, but some of us miss the paper ones
by Budd Davisson
My new plastic pilot license showed up in the mail the other day, and this is what I think: I don’t like it. ...more »
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Stamp Out CFIT
Truth is, not everybody learns from their mistakes
by Bill Cox
It was mid-1977, and I had been assigned a story on the first production model of a new twin. ...more »
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The Chicago Air & Water Show
Inbound to the staging airport while the air show is active
As a lifelong Chicago-area resident, I’ve had the pleasure of attending the Chicago Air & Water Show several times. ...more »
Travel
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Cowboys & Angels
In Haiti, general aviation pilots are making a measurable difference
As we approach from the north, over the deep lapis Caribbean Sea that surrounds a crescent shore, Haiti suddenly appears. At 4:53 p.m. ...more »
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