September 2011
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Aircraft
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2011 Cessna 182
by Staff
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Caring For Your Aircraft
Part IV: From selecting the correct grade to changing it at correct intervals, knowing your oil is important
by Marc C. Lee
Oil is to an aviation piston engine what blood is to the human body: a crucial element in keeping it alive. ...more »
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FK9 ELA Executive
by Staff
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High-Wing Sleeper
Meet a top-quality, good-cruisin’, fun-flyin’ German composite
Text And Photography By James Lawrence
As my aerial host Mike Hansen climbs us through 2,500 feet to top the afternoon bumps, I'm already feeling settled in with my guest chariot, the FK9 ELA Executive. ...more »
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Masters Of Glass: LSA Avionics Roundup
High-tech, affordable glass panels continue to impress with amazing innovation
by James Lawrence
The economy hasn't dampened the resolve or enthusiasm of the avionics industry, which continues its feverish develop-ment of ever-more-spectacular instrumentation to help us fly with greater awareness, safety and simplicity. ...more »
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Skylane For The Flight Levels
A turbo benefits far more than high-altitude cruise
By Bill Cox, Photography By Marc Roth
Back in 1979, I purchased one of the very first Mooney 231s, my first-ever new airplane. ...more »
Proficiency
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Fear Of Dunking
The airplane doesn’t know if it’s flying over water or land. The pilot does.
by Bill Cox
From two miles up, big water looks pretty much the same all over the world. ...more »
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Making Sense Of The Back-Course Approach
They’re the words every instrument pilot dreads: “Cleared for the back-course approach”
by Bill Cox
Yes, I know. There aren't many of those procedures in use, and even when they're available, controllers are more likely to issue a circle-to-land clearance on the standard localizer/ILS. ...more »
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Pilot Training: Finish What You Started
What can be done to help student pilots complete their training?
by Marc C. Lee
More people give up on their flight training than complete it. ...more »
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Save On Avgas
American avgas is becoming almost as expensive as European petrol. Here’s how to use less of it.
by Bill Cox
It barely matters what you fly these days— avgas is starting to comprise a greater percentage of an airplane's total operating cost. ...more »
Products
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ForeFlight Mobile Version 4.0
Turning your iPad into an EFB
by John D. Ruley
In the brief time since its introduction, the iPad has become a runaway hit among pilots. ...more »
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September 2011 Readback
The Cirrus SR20 has been selected as the aircraft of choice for the U.S. Air Force Academy's Powered Flight Program. ...more »
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The Next Step In Glass Panels
Garmin’s new G2000 flat-panel display introduces total touch screen—almost
by Bill Cox
Pilots who attended the 2011 Sun 'n Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla., were introduced to the newest generation of Garmin avionics installed in the Cessna Corvalis 400TTX. ...more »
Pilot Talk
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Battle Over Frigid Seas
In the Sea Shepherd’s mission to find and stop whaling ships, the helicopter is key
By Chris Aultman Aviation Director, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Aviation has always been a part of my life, but only recently has it become my profession. ...more »
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Broken Brakes
There are times when the risk of not stopping should stop you from going
by Peter Katz
Not too long ago, I was looking forward to an hour or so of poking holes in the sky in a Piper Cherokee 180. ...more »
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Critter Delays
No matter what man thinks, Ma Nature still calls the shots
by Budd Davisson
Gulfstream Eight Charlie Charlie, go around. The airport is temporarily closed. ...more »
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From The Editor: Over Water
by Jessica Ambats
It never seems to matter what headset I'm wearing—when I'm flying over a large stretch of water, I can hear every single sound that the engine makes. ...more »
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Light-Sport Chronicles: Gag Reel
Real-world kudos from the folks who fly LSA day in, day out
by James Lawrence
To help with my recent write-up on what's great about owning and flying LSA, I had the pleasure to jaw with several owners, from teachers to pleasure flyers. ...more »
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Pressure’s On...Or Is It?
Diving into the aerobatic box for the first time
By Matt Liknaitzky
It's 95 degrees, and sweat is dripping down my face. The box suddenly seems impossibly small. ...more »
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Should We Rely On GPS?
Is GPS too good to be true?
by Bill Cox
Ido some post-maintenance test flying for a Cessna 300/400 shop in Long Beach, and a month or so back, I got a call to fly a 421 just coming out of an annual inspection. ...more »
Travel
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Backcountry Odyssey
A group of Husky Aircraft takes on the rugged Teton Mountains
Story And Photos By Marc C. Lee
We're threading our way through the majestic Teton Pass—a flight of four Aviat Husky aircraft and a pristine, Yakovlev Yak-52 ...more »
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Piper Cub Heaven
Sentimental Journey 2011 at Lock Haven, Pa., where it all began
Text And Photos By James Lawrence
On an overcast, humid June day, I top a high dike built to prevent the Susquehanna River from flooding William T. Piper Memorial airport. ...more »
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