October 2011
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Aircraft
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An Extra For The High Road
A pressurized, turbine, high-speed cruiser from Extra Aircraft
By Bill Cox , Photos By James Lawrence
Single-engine turboprops are a relatively recent development in general aviation. ...more »
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Caring For Your Aircraft
Part V: Understanding your aircraft’s battery is simple, useful and important
by Marc C. Lee
The aircraft battery is a seldom-noticed and somewhat-ignored component of the machine’s life-giving systems. ...more »
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Extra EA-500
by Staff
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Legend AmpibCub
by Staff
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Something Xtra Special
Upgrading Legacy Bonanzas the factory way
By James Wynbrandt, Photos By James Lawrence
For years, GA manufacturers have left the upgrade aftermarket to STC (supplemental type certificate) holders and mod shops—the entities that developed or acquired an approved process of altering a certificated aircraft, and aircraft repair stations that specialize in installing STC upgrades, respectively. ...more »
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The Best Of All Possible Worlds
Four if by land, two if by sea: making a great plane greater
Text And Photography By James Lawrence
Imagine this: You make a two-point landing...or a four-point! ...more »
Proficiency
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IFR Communications: Serious Business
What you say and what you hear on the radio are more than mere words
By Bill Cox, Photos By James Lawrence
I listened carefully to the clearance on the first go-around, shook my head in exasperation, and wondered if the controller had been a trumpet player in a previous life. ...more »
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When Airplanes Collide: Avoiding The Unexpected
With midair collisions showing no sign of decreasing, “See and Avoid” is more important than ever
by Marc C. Lee
It’s ironic that most general aviation pilots consider a possible engine failure as their greatest fear. ...more »
Products
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Aspen Has Connections
Aspen’s latest product emphasizes connectivity
by Bill Cox
It’s becoming an interactive world. Like many of you, I own an airplane that’s a legitimate antique but that will probably outlive me. ...more »
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October 2011 Readback
This year, Rotax Aircraft is celebrating 40,000 912/914 four-stroke engines and the 15th anniversary of the 914 line. ...more »
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Oshkosh 2011
Inventive ingenuity triumphs again
Text By James Lawrence
Economies rise and fall like ocean waves. Headlines blare about this debt crisis and that stock market selloff, and through it all we keep on keeping on: That’s what humans do. ...more »
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Rugged Radios RA950
This street-tough ANR headset can take anything you throw at it and save you money in the process
Text And Photography By Marc C. Lee
One market segment generally ignored in aviation-headset makers is the rough-and-tumble world of flight schools and industrial operations. ...more »
Pilot Talk
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A Whole New Flying World
Even though ski flying doesn’t require an endorsement, it’s critical to get instruction first
By Damian DelGaizo
A fellow pilot once asked, "How long does it take to check out on skis?" ...more »
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From The Editor: A Pilot’s Pilot
by Jessica Ambats
More than 500,000 people and 10,000 airplanes took part in the annual aviation mecca that is EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. ...more »
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Light-Sport Chronicles: Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Here’s a flight school/club where fun flying is #1
by James Lawrence
The success of the long-running Cheers TV show, I’m convinced, came in no small part from the seductive lines in that great theme song that so well captured the spirit of the show. ...more »
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Oshkosh By Any Other Name
Of damp dogs, wet aviators and rained-on cowboy hats
by Budd Davisson
Yeah, I know: It’s officially AirVenture. But to a lot of folks, the name just hasn’t clicked. ...more »
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The Ted Stevens Accident
It looks as if we’ll never know exactly what happened
by Peter Katz
The NTSB says cockpit recorders might have helped shed better light on exactly what happened in the accident in which former U.S. ...more »
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The Value Of Corporate Time
It has to do with misinformation, not politics
by Bill Cox
Back in November 2008, when the CEOs of Chrysler, Ford and General Motors flew to Washington to ask for a government bailout, congressmen made much of the fact that the executives had all used corporate jets for the trip. ...more »
Travel
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30 Ways To Make Your Pilot Certificate Sizzle
Stretch your wings with these ideas to put excitement and challenge into your flying
by Marc C. Lee
I’m still amazed when I land. I sometimes sit in the cockpit, as the gyros wind down and the prop clicks to a stop, and wonder at the magic of it all. ...more »
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