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Aircraft

What Burt Rutan Did

On April 3 there was a short e-mail from Dick Rutan to “All.” It said: Just a note … had a going away lunch at the Voyager Cafe Mojave with Burt and Tonya; after lunch they got in the car and are driving to the new home in Idaho as I write. So they are […]

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Pilot Proficiency

Jumpseat: Airliner Aficionados

(August 2011) As I rolled through the security gate at the GA side of the Key West Airport, I glanced toward the ramp area reserved for corporate jets and larger equipment. I caught a glimpse of the tail and upper fuselage of a hulking airplane as it taxied to a parking spot. Even with my […]

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News

Beisswenger Wins 2011 Bax Seat Trophy

Roy Beisswenger has been awarded Flying magazine’s 2011 Bax Seat Trophy. The trophy is awarded annually to an EAA member in honor of Flying magazine’s long-time columnist Gordon Baxter. Beisswenger was selected for his extensive grassroots aviation coverage, particularly in his weekly Powered Sport Flying Radio Show – a two-hour long show in which he […]

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Aerobatic Snap LSA Unveiled at AirVenture

Aircraft distributor SportairUSA is bringing a new LSA option to the American market, and an aerobatic one at that. On Tuesday at EAA AirVenture the company unveiled a prototype of the aircraft, which is a single-seat, 130 horsepower aerobatic LSA known as the Snap. The Snap is a low-wing taildragger manufactured in Italy by Dallair […]

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Avionics and Gear

Aspen’s Connected Panel Links EFBs with Avionics

Wouldn’t it be great if you could create a flight plan using your iPad and then automatically load it into the avionics in your airplane? Aspen Avionics has created a Wi-Fi-based technology called Connected Panel that will let pilots do just that — and a whole lot more. The first software app designed for the […]

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Pilot Proficiency

Simulating Reality

My goodness, it’s black out there. “Better tighten your turn,” my copilot says. “Those mountains are close.” Yeah, but how close? I wonder. Checking the Cessna Citation Mustang’s terrain awareness and warning system provides cold comfort: The entire display is awash in red. The synthetic-vision system software update for this airplane, unfortunately, hasn’t yet been […]

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News

Most Wanted: NTSB Targets GA Safety

The NTSB’s top 10 list of wanted improvements this year prominently includes the poor safety record of general aviation. ** ** “The United States has not had a fatal large commercial aviation accident since February 2009,” said the NTSB in a release highlighting its concerns over GA safety. “Each year,” the release stated, “hundreds of […]

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Training and Proficiency

Five Ways to Learn to Fly

__You may be one of many people with a passion for flying who think that learning to fly is unachievable. But before you hang up your dream, you need to explore all your options. The number of ways to learn is limited, and for most people, it requires some financial resources. But there are other […]

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