Flyer Magazine, December 2016 Issue

his month in FLYER, we find out more about the Game Composites GB1 GameBird, a design from the mind of German aerobatic design genius Philipp Steinbach, that's the first fixed-wing, independently-designed and -built light aircraft to be certified in the UK for 30 years, and intended for everything from simple fun flying to eliminating your fellow competitors at Unlimited contest aerobatics.Did you realise the Beechcraft Bonanza is 70 years old? Favoured by Earthrounders, to many owners, they are very special indeed.We meet one superb example of this V-tailed machine.If youa€ ve got an aircraft, youa€ ll need to make sure ita€ s fitted with a radio with 8.33kHz channel spacing by the end of next year.Find out more in our 8.33kHZ special with Dave Calderwood.Plus, as he bows out of the Red Bull Air Races, we talk to Breitling racer, Nigel Lamb, in our First Solo feature.

How many times have you had to take avoiding action? In Accident Analysis, Joe Fournier reminds us that although ita€ s a big sky, mid-air collisions still deserve our attention.Flying Adventure, heads to bonnie Scotland - wild, remote, stunning, and, as Billy Connolly famously noted, it has only two seasons - 06_and winter.Paul Kiddell explores.In Top Gear we try out the Factem IF7-IA, a new contender to the ANR headset market, plus we've got some great gift suggestions for pilots this Xmas_.With all this, plus the chance to save Ã