Flyer Magazine, August 2016 Issue

his month, in your new look edition of FLYER, Paul Bertorelli flies fast in the new CubCrafters XCub.Fast? No, that's not a mistake, the developed-in-secret XCub has lots of speed tricks up its sleeve, and it arrives on the GA scene, certified and ready to buy and fly now.Combining a Rotax 912 iS Sport and a Robin DR400 sounds like an interesting idea, but is it better than the Lycoming-powered original? Christian Briand flies Nogaro Aviation's conversion that's heading for EASA STC approval.Talking of EASA, Part NCO comes into force in 08_this year, and Dave Calderwood takes a look at what it will mean for UK pilots.In our First Solo feature, we talk to Clare Tector who's the first female pilot at the Shuttleworth Collection, where she gets to fly all sorts of rare and interesting machines.

In Accident Analysis, Joe Fournier reminds us that the best handling skills in the world aren't going to help if you misinterpret visual cues during or preparing for take-off or landing.Flying Adventure see's FLYER reader Paul Kiddell trying to use all the free landings from one in one day's flying, while in Top Gear we get polishing with some new cleaning products.With all this, plus the chance to save Ã