February 2010

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News

Historic News

G-News
All the latest news from the CAA Register.

Flight Test Aeroelvira Optica
Philip Whiteman flies this intriguing ‘eye in the sky’.

The Flying Show
Dave Unwin reports from the NEC on the show formerly known as ‘SPLASH’.

Six FREE Landings
This month’s featured airfields are Cromer, Eaglescott, Longside, Netherthorpe, Panshanger and Sandtoft.

Cherokee at 50
Piper’s venerable PA-28 is 50 this year. Mike Jerram reviews this remarkable aircraft.

Seaplane Spectaculars
Jochen Ewald reports from the First German Seaplane Day on the River Mosel and Philip Lockwood visits Moosehead Lake for the 2009 Greenville International Seaplane Fly-in.

Crossword and caption competition.

Going Places – Friedrichshafen
This month our roving European reporter Bill Vidal visits Lake Constance.

Burt Rutan
Father of the composite homebuilt aircraft and designer of the world’s first private manned space vehicle, Burt Rutan’s story is one of innovation and genius. Howard Levy examines his astonishing career.

Clear Prop

Letters & Diary Dates

B.O.T SC07 Speed Cruiser
Jochen Ewald gets an early look at a promising ultralight and ‘Euro-Light Sport Aircraft’ built in Poland and assembled in Germany.

Reviews

Flight Safety
Accidents from this month’s AAIB bulletin and incident reports from CHIRP.

Ask The Experts

Flight Test Brantly B2B
Newby O Brantly’s star shone brightly in the early 1960s when his B-2B was the best-selling light helicopter, even appearing in a Bond movie. Thomas Skamljic flies a rare survivor

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