May 2010
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Aircraft
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X-Air LS: Pilot’s Best Friend
Super affordable, low maintenance, doesn’t bite: Give this doggie a bone!
by James Lawrence
In the world of canines, as in the world of S-LSA, there are so many choices. Greyhound: sleek, beautiful, speedy. Australian sheepdog: smart and agile. ...more »
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8GCBC Scout
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8GCBC Scout: Up In Flames
The Scout Aims for a Firefight
I was standing beside the runway at Fox River Airport in Rochester, Wis., home airport to American Champion Aircraft (www.amerchampionaircraft.com), to see the company’s stalwart 8GCBC Scout do its Elvis impersonation—as in Elvis the famous firefighting S-64 Aircrane water bomber. ...more »
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Top 20 Tips For Buying An Airplane
Preparation is the key to getting a great deal in today’s buyer’s market
by Marc C. Lee
There’s no feeling that matches that of buying an airplane. ...more »
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X-Air LS
by Staff
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Proficiency
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Dream Makers: Everyday Pilots Reaching For The Sky
When passion and determination combine, anything is possible
by Marc C. Lee
Dreams of flight are special. They beckon you from your earliest memories, and they’re insistent—always calling you to look up at the sky when an airplane passes overhead, or crane your neck at the nearest airport. ...more »
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Nonflying Aerospace Careers
10 dynamic career fields worth considering
by John D. Ruley
In past years, we’ve called this section “Nonflying Aviation Careers,” recognizing that not everyone interested in aviation wants to be a pilot. ...more »
Products
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Garmin Aera
Touch screen comes to GPS
by Bill Cox
Pilots tend to be a fairly ethnocentric bunch. We think the world revolves around (under) us, and if it doesn’t, we all know it should. ...more »
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May 2010 Readback
by The Editors
On January 29, the Lindbergh Foundation held a ceremony to formally donate a factory-new 180 hp A-1C Husky to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) at the KWS Wilson Hangar in Nairobi, Kenya. ...more »
Pilot Talk
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An Aviator’s Best Friend
Fifty years later, the next journey to the edge of space
Fifty years ago, I stood at the edge of space and jumped. This year, Felix Baumgartner of Austria plans to make a jump from the edge of space, but from a height that’s 20,000 feet higher—an altitude from which no human has ever successfully completed a free fall. The mission is known as Red Bull Stratos. ...more »
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Favorite Aviation Moments
The air up there
by Budd Davisson
The other day, I made one of those “out in the morning/back in the afternoon drives” to Los Angeles for lunch with my daughter. ...more »
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From The Editor: Just Because
by Jessica Ambats
"Why would anyone want to go there?” is what a few pilots on the ramp asked when we told them where we were off to. ...more »
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Light-Sport Chronicles: The Long View
Taking a broad look at LSA with one of its major players
by James Lawrence
"This is a very dynamic time for the industry, and for Remos,” Ken Weaver, VP of marketing for Remos Aircraft, told me the other day. ...more »
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Recognizing You’re In Trouble
Fatigue can cause pilots to fall behind
by Peter Katz
One of the most important skills for pilots to possess is the ability to recognize when they’re falling behind in an unfolding scenario. Frequently, pilots who fall too far behind experience accidents and are immortalized in NTSB accident reports. ...more »
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Thar She Blows!
Spotting whales in the Saint Lawrence
Nonpilots often ask me why I spend a good portion of my hard-earned income on flying. ...more »
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What’s Up With WAAS?
WAAS is the third generation of GPS, and it makes all the difference
by Bill Cox
I was fortunate to discover GPS early on. I was on my way to the 1991 Paris Air Show in the one and only prototype Swearingen SJ30 business jet, and had stopped for fuel in Greenland. ...more »
Travel
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24 Hours: Death Valley
From one world to another
Humans need adventure, stories and new experiences. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard friends talk about the millionth approach to the same old runway, but I still listen because I love to fly. ...more »
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