October 2009
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Aircraft
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2009 Aviat Husky A-1C-200
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Getting Creative: Affordable Flying
With the economy in trouble, pilots are finding innovative ways of keeping themselves in the sky
by Marc C. Lee
Affordable flying is something of an oxymoron. World War II aviator Jimmy Doolittle is credited for uttering the phrase, “How can it be said that there is no money in aviation? That's where I left all of mine!" ...more »
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Gobosh 800XP
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Gobosh 800XP: Flying With Composites
It has been five years since the FAA approved the first LSA. Here’s one of the latest and most innovative entries in the class.
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Gobosh’s Dave Graham had promised me that this was an LSA with a difference. ...more »
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Rocky Mountain High: The Aviat Husky
With a new Garmin G600 panel, Aviat re-creates the Husky backcountry classic with modern comforts and capabilities
4:19 a.m. That’s what the clock read as I stared at it for the fifth time in an hour. I was trying to sleep and it just wasn’t working. ...more »
Products
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21st-Century Technology For Every Cockpit!
A panel-mount buyer’s guide for all pilots
by John D. Ruley
The world of panel-mount avionics has changed almost beyond recognition in the past 10 years, with glass panels and digital displays rapidly taking over from the “steam gauges” of the 20th century. ...more »
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Beyerdynamic HS 600 DANR Headset
Advanced noise reduction from Germany
by John D. Ruley
There still are a few older pilots who fly without headsets—and most have hearing damage as a direct result. ...more »
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Gear Up With BrightLine Bags
Stay organized in and out of the cockpit
by Bill Stein
If you took one look at my airport car, you’d probably conclude that I’m not the most organized person in the world. ...more »
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October 2009 Readback
by The Editors
Diamond Aircraft has received FAA certification for its Austro Engine AE300. The jet-fuel-burning, 170 hp, turbodiesel piston engine offers single-lever thrust control and electronic engine management. ...more »
Pilot Talk
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Blocked Pitot Tubes
When accessible, pitot tubes and static ports should be checked in every preflight
by Peter Katz
The crash of Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330, in the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2009, during a flight from Brazil to Paris focused attention on pitot tubes, although many people had never heard of them before. ...more »
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Cross-Country Cubbing
A visit to the annual Lock Haven fly-in
Some things in life make sense. Others do not. For instance, flying a 65 hp, 75 mph cruise J-3 Cub 650 miles from Wisconsin to Pennsylvania does not, by most definitions, make sense. ...more »
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Ferry Flying As A Career?
It’s not the glamorous life everyone thinks it is
by Bill Cox
I receive more e-mail and snail mail from readers about ferry flying than on all other subjects combined. ...more »
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From The Editor: From Bush To Big City, And Way Beyond
by Jessica Ambats
Any taildragger pilot will tell you that you can take a Husky out of the backcountry, but you can’t take the backcountry out of a Husky. ...more »
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Light-Sport Chronicles: Three From The Heart
Of inspiring flights, parachute saves and electric flight from China
by James Lawrence
Weeks into the New England summer season, which, as of July 4, is more like an extended March, I’m feeling a serious need for some LSA speed. ...more »
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Reflections On Inner & Outer Flight
Reaching beyond self-imposed limitations
Why are we so fascinated by flight? What draws us to it? What makes flight so special? ...more »
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What Recession?
Oshkosh shows that passion trumps depression every time
by Budd Davisson
Is Oshkosh ever really over? It’ll be weeks, maybe months, before my mind catches up with my body. ...more »
Travel
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Days Of Celebration, Days Of Dreams
10 new planes that offer encouragement and new visions for aviation
We may well mark 2009 as a dramatic evocation of past and future, a time when the traditional veneration of past achievements and the bright and amazing promise of future technology both occupied center stage. ...more »
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