Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
News
Today's Pilot at EBACE
Louise Walker reports from the sixth annual European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) at Geneva, Switzerland.
G-News
All the latest movements on and off the CAA Register.
Cover Story
Flight Test - Alpi Pioneer 200
Dave Unwin tests this eminently affordable Italian aircraft.
Weather School
How did they predict that - Thunderstorms and showers
Simon Keeling lifts the lid on more of the weather forecaster's 'tricks of the trade'.
Free Landings
Cover Story
From Lincolns to Light Twins - some casual thoughts on multi-engine training.
John Laming has instructed on everything from four-engine bombers and jet airliners to light twins. He offers some practical advice for both students and instructors.
Reviews
Cover Story
Heli-logging in New Zealand
New Zealand's wild, inaccessible terrain and vast tracts of dense woodland meant it was just a matter of time before the country's logging industry turned to helicopters as an efficient means of getting the job done. Martin Bass visited one of the prime aerial logging operations.
There I was
Nearly Dead on a Demo!
Norman Crane recalls a demonstration flight that went dramatically wrong.
Cover Story
People and Their Planes
Harry Wooldridge's scale Curtiss P-6E replica.
The Curtiss P-6E Hawk is one of the classic interwar American 'pursuit' aircraft. Howard Levy examines a beautiful scale replica of this famous fighter.
Diary Dates
Flight Safety
The latest reports from the AAIB.
Ask The Experts
Cover Story
Today's Pilot at G-VFWE
The popular Great Vintage Flying Weekend celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2006, and Today's Pilot was among the event sponsors.
Today's Pilot Survey - Light Sport Aircraft Part II
Our survey of production Light Sport Aircraft concludes with aircraft ranging from the Italian Sky Arrow to the Czech Zlin Savage.
Letters
Owning & Operating a Sequoia Falco F8L
Designed like an Italian supercar, this aircraft has often been called the Ferrari of the skies. And with only six or seven examples currently in the UK, the Sequoia F8L Falco is probably even more exclusive than its automotive equivalent. That said, operating and maintaining a Falco need not cost the earth. Steve Beebee meets Ivan Court and Bill Jones, owners of prize-winning Falco G-OCAD.
Today's Pilot at Popham
Blessed with ideal weather conditions and plenty of new aircraft designs, the 2006 Microlight Trade Fair at Popham was the best in recent memory.
Wacky Economics - PPL Style
Every month Today's Pilot contains four vouchers for Free Landings at aerodromes all over Britain and Ireland. Paul Tolhurst describes how he managed to use all four in one day!
Cover Story
Flight Test - Embraer 170
Gideon Ewers tests the 'baby' of Embraer's 170/190 family from the company's So Jos dos Campos facility in Brazil.
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Today's Pilot at EBACE
Louise Walker reports from the sixth annual European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) at Geneva, Switzerland.
G-News
All the latest movements on and off the CAA Register.
Cover Story
Flight Test - Alpi Pioneer 200
Dave Unwin tests this eminently affordable Italian aircraft.
Weather School
How did they predict that - Thunderstorms and showers
Simon Keeling lifts the lid on more of the weather forecaster's 'tricks of the trade'.
Free Landings
Cover Story
From Lincolns to Light Twins - some casual thoughts on multi-engine training.
John Laming has instructed on everything from four-engine bombers and jet airliners to light twins. He offers some practical advice for both students and instructors.
Reviews
Cover Story
Heli-logging in New Zealand
New Zealand's wild, inaccessible terrain and vast tracts of dense woodland meant it was just a matter of time before the country's logging industry turned to helicopters as an efficient means of getting the job done. Martin Bass visited one of the prime aerial logging operations.
There I was
Nearly Dead on a Demo!
Norman Crane recalls a demonstration flight that went dramatically wrong.
Cover Story
People and Their Planes
Harry Wooldridge's scale Curtiss P-6E replica.
The Curtiss P-6E Hawk is one of the classic interwar American 'pursuit' aircraft. Howard Levy examines a beautiful scale replica of this famous fighter.
Diary Dates
Flight Safety
The latest reports from the AAIB.
Ask The Experts
Cover Story
Today's Pilot at G-VFWE
The popular Great Vintage Flying Weekend celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2006, and Today's Pilot was among the event sponsors.
Today's Pilot Survey - Light Sport Aircraft Part II
Our survey of production Light Sport Aircraft concludes with aircraft ranging from the Italian Sky Arrow to the Czech Zlin Savage.
Letters
Owning & Operating a Sequoia Falco F8L
Designed like an Italian supercar, this aircraft has often been called the Ferrari of the skies. And with only six or seven examples currently in the UK, the Sequoia F8L Falco is probably even more exclusive than its automotive equivalent. That said, operating and maintaining a Falco need not cost the earth. Steve Beebee meets Ivan Court and Bill Jones, owners of prize-winning Falco G-OCAD.
Today's Pilot at Popham
Blessed with ideal weather conditions and plenty of new aircraft designs, the 2006 Microlight Trade Fair at Popham was the best in recent memory.
Wacky Economics - PPL Style
Every month Today's Pilot contains four vouchers for Free Landings at aerodromes all over Britain and Ireland. Paul Tolhurst describes how he managed to use all four in one day!
Cover Story
Flight Test - Embraer 170
Gideon Ewers tests the 'baby' of Embraer's 170/190 family from the company's So Jos dos Campos facility in Brazil.
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