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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
REGULARS:
NEWS - Sea Vixen flies - Record Caravan sales for Cessna; 75% scale kit Spitfires for sale; New IAOPA European Vice President; Bede 8D17 Nugget Maiden Flight CAA Flight Crew and Engineer licensing to merge; Today's Pilot in India, report from Bangalore show
FLIGHT TEST: With more than 250 aircraft sold. art and mtttary (lying schools all over the world operate Slingsby's T67 Firefly. Dave Unwm flies this trainer with the Joint Flying Training School at RAF Barkston Heath.
ON THE SHELF:
It's all a Question of Attitude! - Pilot medical fittness - the way forward The real value of the flight medical has always been highly contentious. Dr Peter Saundby describes a better way.
EQUIPMENT - VFR Flight Guides - Want to find out what runways and facilities are available at various airfields, or when - and even if - you can land there You need a VFR Flight Guide. Melanie Prescott looks at three currently available guides.
GOING PLACES - Northampton (Sywell) is a lively grass airfield which is home to some busy flying schools and a number of interesting aircraft.
LETTERS
FEATURES:
Met On The Net! - Timely and accurate met briefings are a vital part of aviating, and the Internet provides a ready source of these. Today's Pilot looks at what's available.
Quebec's flying fire-fighters - Each year, Quebec's extensive forests face a terrible threat -sprawling fires which have devastating effects, simultaneously endangering humans, wildlife, and property. Henri-Pierre Grolleau reports from Canada on Quebec's flying fire-fighters.
De Havllland Moth Club - The first DH60 Moth flew in February 1925. but an 'owners' type club was not founded until 50 years later, as the result of the acquisition of a run-down Tiger Moth. Stuart McKay recalls how it all began.
Tipsy Nipper - The Tipsy Nipper is a very cheap aircraft to fly, as well as being a lot of fun. Keith Wingate owns one.
Map Decode - The second part of our map decode for UK airfields.
Timing and Radios - Continuing the navigation theme, Ken Delve takes a look at timing and, by reader request, R/T
In Production - Helicopter Survey - Continuing our popular run of aircraft surveys, this month Melanie Prescott turns her attention to the rotary industry, and looks at some of the many helicopters available today for the bargain price of less than $1,000,000!
NEWS - Sea Vixen flies - Record Caravan sales for Cessna; 75% scale kit Spitfires for sale; New IAOPA European Vice President; Bede 8D17 Nugget Maiden Flight CAA Flight Crew and Engineer licensing to merge; Today's Pilot in India, report from Bangalore show
FLIGHT TEST: With more than 250 aircraft sold. art and mtttary (lying schools all over the world operate Slingsby's T67 Firefly. Dave Unwm flies this trainer with the Joint Flying Training School at RAF Barkston Heath.
ON THE SHELF:
It's all a Question of Attitude! - Pilot medical fittness - the way forward The real value of the flight medical has always been highly contentious. Dr Peter Saundby describes a better way.
EQUIPMENT - VFR Flight Guides - Want to find out what runways and facilities are available at various airfields, or when - and even if - you can land there You need a VFR Flight Guide. Melanie Prescott looks at three currently available guides.
GOING PLACES - Northampton (Sywell) is a lively grass airfield which is home to some busy flying schools and a number of interesting aircraft.
LETTERS
FEATURES:
Met On The Net! - Timely and accurate met briefings are a vital part of aviating, and the Internet provides a ready source of these. Today's Pilot looks at what's available.
Quebec's flying fire-fighters - Each year, Quebec's extensive forests face a terrible threat -sprawling fires which have devastating effects, simultaneously endangering humans, wildlife, and property. Henri-Pierre Grolleau reports from Canada on Quebec's flying fire-fighters.
De Havllland Moth Club - The first DH60 Moth flew in February 1925. but an 'owners' type club was not founded until 50 years later, as the result of the acquisition of a run-down Tiger Moth. Stuart McKay recalls how it all began.
Tipsy Nipper - The Tipsy Nipper is a very cheap aircraft to fly, as well as being a lot of fun. Keith Wingate owns one.
Map Decode - The second part of our map decode for UK airfields.
Timing and Radios - Continuing the navigation theme, Ken Delve takes a look at timing and, by reader request, R/T
In Production - Helicopter Survey - Continuing our popular run of aircraft surveys, this month Melanie Prescott turns her attention to the rotary industry, and looks at some of the many helicopters available today for the bargain price of less than $1,000,000!
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