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COVER FEATURE:
The Boeing Stearman - Georgina'Hunter-Jones takes this popular biplane for a spin, and discovers why it's known as 'The Texan Tiger Moth'. Pure open cockpit biplane fun in deepest, summery Dorset
FEATURES:
GPS round up - As GPS technology becomes more advanced and more widely used Paul Lavin compares six handheld units and discusses which is the best for the private pilot. He also looks at what's behind the GPS, and what the future may hold
Mooney TLS - Geoffrey Boot takes the Mooney TLS for a long, hard IFR flight to France to test its manufacturers' claims that it is the ideal long distance tourer. He endures ice, turbulence and oxygen masks - but how does the aircraft shape up?
Circuits in a 757 - Richard Boswell takes his first circuit in a 757 and reports on how different it is to flying a light aircraft. He also gives an insight into some of the skills involved - and how to get onto the flightdeck in the first place
FLYER LIVE - A report on the FLYER event at White Waltham, and on the FLTER Fly-out to La Rochelle
50 Hour Checks - Miles McCallum explains the 50 hour check, and how you can carry it out and save money!
Spitfire - a FLYER Classic 5 - Geoffrey Boot samples the joys of the best known aircraft of them all - in its two-seat version Vagabond 5
Yes - we've got two FLYER classics this month!
Miles McCallum explains what makes the Vagabond
so special to so many pilots
DEPARTMENTS:
FLYER News - Including some new airspace rules, some more training tax back incentives (see page 13), and the announcement of the British Acrobatic team.
FLYER Product News - Books and charts for the pilot
FLYER Diary - What's happening in aviation - and when
Microlight Notebook - Ronnie Faux flies the Mainair Blade 912, the most recent flexwing to receive the four cylinder Rotax 912 engine. What difference does the extra power make to this established airframe?
Incident Reports - The latest crop of incident reports - and what can be learned from them
Letters - Air to Ground - Your letters to FLYER
That Worst Day - Spot where Pilot X went wrong and win a year's subscription to FLYER
SPECIALS:
Landing Fees - Free landing fees at four airfields, valid throughout the month of July Benhecula, Dunkeswell. Hucknall and Thruxton are the fields on offer this month
Plus - the FLYER airfield survey on page 44. ttie Touring Club on page 36 and how to subscribe to the magazine on page 38. Don't miss any of them!
