May 2011
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Aircraft
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Allegro LSA
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Allegro LSA: Fly, She Said
All dressed up or ready to work, Allegro makes you honest
by James Lawrence
Although using feminine pronouns to talk about objects has been politically incorrect for decades, the Allegro LSA can, and will, act every bit the classic scorned woman if you don't treat her—I mean it—right. ...more »
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American Champion Super Decathlon
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Caring For Your Aircraft
Part II: All About Engine Monitors
by John D. Ruley
Odds are, the only engine instruments available in your first primary trainer were a tachometer, fuel level, oil temperature and possibly a cylinder head gauge (CHT). ...more »
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Dreams Of Ownership Fullfilled!
An exhilarating morning flight with a first-time owner in a factory-new airplane
By Marc C. Lee, Photos By Jessica Ambats
Even nature reserves orange for only the most special of offerings: sunsets, habanero peppers, clown fish and Cheetos. An orange airplane, then, is really something. ...more »
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Robinson In The New Era
A new president and a new bird
by Bill Cox
In American Indian lore, the coyote is a mythic totem, known variously as the prairie wolf, God’s dog and the trickster. ...more »
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Robinson R44, R66 & Bell 206
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Proficiency
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Greasing It On: 20 Tips To Get ’Er Done
It’s all in the details. And in the pilot’s attitude.
by Budd Davisson
We all know "those" kinds of pilots: They never bounce, are always down in the first few hundred feet, and put it on slicker’n a squashed gopher (I dare you). ...more »
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Outside The Cockpit
A look at 10 nonflying careers
by John D. Ruley
Pilots aren't the only people who make a career in aviation and space. Airplanes and spacecraft are designed by engineers, built by factory workers, serviced by mechanics and technicians, and overseen by air traffic (or spacecraft) controllers. ...more »
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Pilot Outlook 2010-2029: A Shortage Looms
Latest industry statistics point to a pilot shortage that will dwarf those that came before
by Marc C. Lee
Like the pendulum on a giant grandfather clock, the availability of aviation jobs goes back and forth in giant, lazy swings. ...more »
Products
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May 2011 Readback
Cirrus Acquired By Chinese Company
In a milestone development, Cirrus announced that Cirrus Aircraft will be sold to China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co. (CAIGA). ...more »
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The Best Of Books And Training Kits
New editions of aviation classics, high-tech study kits and aviation technology books to fill out your aviation library
by Marc C. Lee
Once upon a time in aviation, studying for the written and practical exams was anything but easy or convenient. Most likely, you'd sign up for ground school ...more »
Pilot Talk
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Adding Air Bags And Harnesses In The Air
We take air bags and shoulder harnesses for granted on the ground
by Peter Katz
Prominent on its list of Most Wanted Safety Improvements for 2011 is an assessment by the NTSB that the FAA needs to speed up improvements to procedures and equipment in order to help eliminate runway incursions. ...more »
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Always A Student
Reflections of a first solo flight, thousands of hours later
By Norman Sidley
Would today be the day? I had been taking lessons for several weeks, and I knew that one day soon, my instructor Andy would get out of the airplane, and let me fly solo. I had even worn a special T-shirt for the last three lessons, with the hope that each time, I would get to solo. ...more »
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From Spitfires To Mosquitoes
Flying for the Air Transport Auxiliary during World War II
By Nancy Miller Livingston Stratford, WWII Ferry Pilot
During World War II, I was a ferry pilot, flying military aircraft for the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA). ...more »
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From The Editor: Super Owner
by Jessica Ambats
Michelle Kole wasn’t sure what kind of airplane she wanted to own. ...more »
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I Do It Because...
Explaining why we fly isn't simple
by Budd Davisson
"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things."
—Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ...more »
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Light-Sport Chronicles: The Great LSA Tour, V. 1.0
When the mountain won't come to you, fly to the mountain
by James Lawrence
"If the mountain won’t come to Muhammad,” goes the ancient saying, “then Muhammad must go to the mountain.” ...more »
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There’s No Such Thing As Tailwinds
Why is it that we always only remember headwinds?
by Bill Cox
I know what some of you may be thinking. Bill Cox has finally gone off his rocker. ...more »
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