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Get Safe, Get Briefed - GETMET 2006 Booklet
Airplan Flight Equipment Winter 2005/6 Catalogue
NEWS
Major Investment at WAM, GAAC Moves HQ & Issues 'Wake-up' Call, First Flight - Quik GT450 Airborne answers back. Kitfox Supplier SkyStar Files for Bankruptcy, CAA Launches Online De-icing Course, UK Airprox Board Launches New Website, Lembit Welcomes Dialogue on GA, UK Cirrus Training Centre Launched, Adam Delivers First Customer A500 & Rolls-Out Second A700. First X-Country Get a Free Bacon Sandwich at Old Sarum.
It's Official: Cessna is Developing New Singles, Swearingen SJ30-2 Certified at Last, FAA Safety Alert on Sukhoi Su-29s, ADS-B First in China, Cirrus Jet in Prospect Third Quarter GA Deliveries Fuel Optimism, Six New Columbia Models for 2006, Schweizer Delivers a 'Grand' Helicopter, Sierra Industries Value Light Jet, GPS Side Console and Moving Map Available for R44s , Symphony Goes Doorless, First Flight - Sikorsky X2 Test-bed, US Classics Up For Grabs, New Scheme for Canadian Sea Fury, B-17 For Sale.
G-NEWS
Flight Test Bell B206L1 LongRanger II
How can you make a great helicopter even better Make it bigger! Helen Krasner tests the Bell LongRanger.
Legend Cub - Rebirth of a Legend
Is it possible to improve on one of General Aviation's classics The American Legend Aircraft Company thinks so, and its President explains to Steve Bridgewater how the Legend Cub came into being.
Out & About and Diary Dates
Today's Pilot at AOPA Expo
The 2005 AOPA Expo was held in Tampa, Florida. Dave Unwin and Duncan Cubitt report on another great show.
Owning & Operating a Wittman W10 Tailwind
Launched in the early 1950s, the Wittman Tailwind is regarded as one of the most important American homebuilt aircraft to date. It certainly broke new ground at the time, and can still be habit-forming today, as W10 Tailwind owner John Bakewell explains to Steve Beebee.
Free Landings
Flying different aircraft types
Helen Krasner provides some food for thought on moving from one type to another.
Going Places - Fairoaks
Fairoaks markets itself as 'The Friendly, Flexible Airport'. Steve Bridgewater goes to Surrey to find out if the airfield lives up to its claim.
Weather School - Winter Mist and Fog
Back after a short break to gain his MSc, our regular weather correspondent Simon Keeling takes a timely look at winter mist and fog.
Are You Urgent
Tony Cowan MBE recalls flying the BN Islander with the Scottish Ambulance Service.
Christmas Reviews
We present another selection of festive gift ideas
Pilot Portrait - Hannah Sanders
At 17, Hannah Sanders is the youngest female helicopter pilot in Europe. Steve Beebee speaks to Hannah and hopes her achievement will inspire other young people to heed the call of the skies.
Ask The Experts
People & Their Planes - Bob Simon's Super Stearman
Steve Bridgewater tells of one man's 14-year quest to create his ideal aeroplane.
Letters
Flight Test - Republic Seabee Robinson Special
Robert S Grant samples Republic's classic amphibian, which has been greatly improved by swapping its original Franklin engine for a V-8.
Classified Ads
Get Safe, Get Briefed - GETMET 2006 Booklet
Airplan Flight Equipment Winter 2005/6 Catalogue
NEWS
Major Investment at WAM, GAAC Moves HQ & Issues 'Wake-up' Call, First Flight - Quik GT450 Airborne answers back. Kitfox Supplier SkyStar Files for Bankruptcy, CAA Launches Online De-icing Course, UK Airprox Board Launches New Website, Lembit Welcomes Dialogue on GA, UK Cirrus Training Centre Launched, Adam Delivers First Customer A500 & Rolls-Out Second A700. First X-Country Get a Free Bacon Sandwich at Old Sarum.
It's Official: Cessna is Developing New Singles, Swearingen SJ30-2 Certified at Last, FAA Safety Alert on Sukhoi Su-29s, ADS-B First in China, Cirrus Jet in Prospect Third Quarter GA Deliveries Fuel Optimism, Six New Columbia Models for 2006, Schweizer Delivers a 'Grand' Helicopter, Sierra Industries Value Light Jet, GPS Side Console and Moving Map Available for R44s , Symphony Goes Doorless, First Flight - Sikorsky X2 Test-bed, US Classics Up For Grabs, New Scheme for Canadian Sea Fury, B-17 For Sale.
G-NEWS
Flight Test Bell B206L1 LongRanger II
How can you make a great helicopter even better Make it bigger! Helen Krasner tests the Bell LongRanger.
Legend Cub - Rebirth of a Legend
Is it possible to improve on one of General Aviation's classics The American Legend Aircraft Company thinks so, and its President explains to Steve Bridgewater how the Legend Cub came into being.
Out & About and Diary Dates
Today's Pilot at AOPA Expo
The 2005 AOPA Expo was held in Tampa, Florida. Dave Unwin and Duncan Cubitt report on another great show.
Owning & Operating a Wittman W10 Tailwind
Launched in the early 1950s, the Wittman Tailwind is regarded as one of the most important American homebuilt aircraft to date. It certainly broke new ground at the time, and can still be habit-forming today, as W10 Tailwind owner John Bakewell explains to Steve Beebee.
Free Landings
Flying different aircraft types
Helen Krasner provides some food for thought on moving from one type to another.
Going Places - Fairoaks
Fairoaks markets itself as 'The Friendly, Flexible Airport'. Steve Bridgewater goes to Surrey to find out if the airfield lives up to its claim.
Weather School - Winter Mist and Fog
Back after a short break to gain his MSc, our regular weather correspondent Simon Keeling takes a timely look at winter mist and fog.
Are You Urgent
Tony Cowan MBE recalls flying the BN Islander with the Scottish Ambulance Service.
Christmas Reviews
We present another selection of festive gift ideas
Pilot Portrait - Hannah Sanders
At 17, Hannah Sanders is the youngest female helicopter pilot in Europe. Steve Beebee speaks to Hannah and hopes her achievement will inspire other young people to heed the call of the skies.
Ask The Experts
People & Their Planes - Bob Simon's Super Stearman
Steve Bridgewater tells of one man's 14-year quest to create his ideal aeroplane.
Letters
Flight Test - Republic Seabee Robinson Special
Robert S Grant samples Republic's classic amphibian, which has been greatly improved by swapping its original Franklin engine for a V-8.
Classified Ads
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