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November 2009


Aircraft

  • 170-Knot SUV It’s the top of Cessna’s piston line, and not unlike ground-bound SUVs, the Turbo Stationair can haul (almost) anything you can close the doors on As one of the premier general aviation manufacturers, Cessna has always enjoyed something of a utility image. ...more »
  • 2009 Cessna Turbo Stationair T206 ...more »
  • Backstage With A Rock Star An exclusive look into flight-testing one of the most anticipated light-sport aircraft: the Icon A5 “Rock star.” It’s a phrase you frequently hear when talking to Kirk Hawkins, founder and CEO of Icon Aircraft in Los Angeles, Calif. ...more »

Proficiency

  • Flying The Corridors VFR flight corridors serve a useful purpose in congested and some not-so-congested airspace by Bill Cox V­FR corridors have served an important function in U.S. airspace since the creation of the old TCAs (Terminal Control Areas) and TRSAs (Terminal Radar Service Areas), now less telegraphically renamed Class B and Class C airspace, respectively. ...more »
  • Top Mistakes In Convective Environments How to stay safe in bad weather by Scott C. Dennstaedt Deep, moist convection, better known as thunderstorms, are the nemesis of all aircraft, big or small. Avoidance is mandatory. ...more »

Products

  • November 2009 Readback by The Editors A Mooney Acclaim M20TN took first prize in Category C of the Ultimate Challenge Air Race, held August 15 in South Africa. ...more »
  • PilotPlates & Reader Plates Approach plates meet electronic books by John D. Ruley Ten years ago, I started off on my first really long cross-country trip: a two-week flying vacation from my home base in Modesto, Calif., to Parkersburg, W.V. I literally started out with a suitcase full of charts, including approach plates for the entire route. ...more »
  • The LSA Glass Menagerie Start Christmas shopping now: There are tons of glass to choose from! by James Lawrence Once upon a time, intrepid pilots rapped with their oil-stained, gloved knuckles on balky steam gauges; needles quivered unstuck, and all was right across the skies. ...more »

Pilot Talk

  • From The Editor: The Wild West by Jessica Ambats We’re following the map, but as we pull into Lake Isabella’s South Fork boat ramp, Marc Lee and I aren’t sure we’re in the right place. ...more »
  • Light-Sport Chronicles: Matchmaking...For Pilots The truth shall set you free: How to afford an LSA by James Lawrence Webster should put a picture of a human under its definition of “adaptability.” ...more »
  • Listen Up! Bull sessions can sometimes impart valuable lessons by Budd Davisson All of us will reach a stage in life when we’ve lost or are losing friends (as they slip away physically, mentally or both). ...more »
  • My Secret How teamwork makes for the best job in the sky I have a secret that I’m going to let fly with the aviation community. ...more »
  • Pilots N Paws Here’s a way for pilots to help save the lives of some of our best friends by Bill Cox Like many of you, I’ve owned dogs for as long as I can remember, probably longer. ...more »
  • The Little Runway That Started It All Return to Hidden Lake People often associate memorable flights with a particular aircraft or airport. Others subscribe to the notion that the journey is more important than the destination. ...more »
  • The Steve Fossett Accident The NTSB’s findings on the famed aviator’s fatal crash by Peter Katz The NTSB says the probable cause of the 2007 crash of adventurer Steve Fossett was an inadvertent encounter with downdrafts above mountainous terrain that exceeded the climb capability of the Bellanca Super Decathlon he was flying. Downdrafts, high-density altitude and mountainous terrain were all contributing factors. ...more »

Which of the following military aircraft do you think is the sexiest?

P-51D Mustang
B-2
SR-71 Blackbird
F-16
F-22

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