Panel Replacements: Metal vs. Overlay By Larry Anglisano If you're sinking $30,000 into new avionics, that old, cracked, Royalite panel has got to go. Here's a look at some options. FAA approval may be the tricky part.
Can I Land On That? By Meredith Saini Urban areas present few open areas for emergency landings when we need them. Do mall parking lots and warehouse rooftops offer safe alternatives?
Why Pilots Lose Their Edge By Tom Gilmore It doesn't take many weeks of sitting on the ground for an instrument pilot to get rusty. Foremost, staying current is one big balancing act.
Barefoot Flying By Dave Higdon Sport Air Aviation's Corsario delivers wet and wild fun.
Battery Basics By Kim Santerre Here's how to get the most out of all that money you paid for your last new battery.
The Lost Art of Heading By Doug Rozendaal Even in the modern world of airplane symbols on magenta lines, sharp heading and CDI skills are still golden tools.
A Pilot's History: Chap. 10 -- Aircraft Conversion, Part 1 By Carl Moesly Surplus airplanes were cheap after the war, and everyone had ideas for how to turn them into aviation "gold." Carl Moesly just had to fly them to their new owners.
Ragwing Repair Choices By Mike Gugeler Each system has its pros and cons, but our top pick is Poly Fiber. However, the shop's skills may matter more than the material itself.
Around the World in 70 Days, Weeks 6 & 7: Asia By Mary Grady "We've been gone over 50 days now, and had just one weather-related delay," says Thierry Pouille, organizer of Air Journey's unique round- the-world GA tour, now in Asia. "It's just chance, really!," he admits, noting that several times weather would have been a factor if they had planned to fly just a day before or after. "We've been lucky." Part of the group's luck stems from Pouille's work ethic. Back in Florida now, he is staying up nights and sleeping during the day, to manage the needs of his group of five world-spanning aircraft.
Cruise Dynamics By Joseph E. (Jeb) Burnside We spend most of our time in cruise flight, yet little training time is devoted to the finer points of savvy straight and level.
Learning From Mistakes By Bo Henriksson Our writer cleanses the soul about some of his flying misadventures. He obviously walked away from them, but not before learning some valuable lessons.
Around the World in 70 Days, Weeks 4 & 5: The Middle East By Mary Grady In the last two weeks, Air Journey's group of general-aviation pilots flew up the Nile to Luxor, visited Dubai and Oman, and now prepares to launch for Asia.
Around the World in 70 Days, Week 3: The Mediterranean By Mary Grady The RTW pilots left Paris behind them and took off for Marrakech, in Morrocco, on the northwestern coast of Africa. The distance of about 1,100 nm meant only the PC-12 and the Cessna Conquest could fly nonstop. The TBM 700 and Cessna Mustang crews planned a stop in Gibraltar, near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula.
Annual Inspections By Mike Berry You don't have to get your hands dirty to save money, but it helps.
Around the World in 70 Days, Week 2: On To Paris By Mary Grady Last week, we left our intrepid band of GA pilots in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, where they all had landed safely in VFR conditions, after a few changes of flight plans to accommodate the weather. The group spent the night there and by 5:30 the next morning they were up checking the weather in hopes of launching for Reykjavik, Iceland.
Around the World in 70 Days, Week 1: Pilots Complete First Leg Of Round-the-World Journey By Mary Grady A half-dozen GA aircraft took off from Quebec City last week for the first leg of a 10-week round-the world adventure. The pilots, who are flying on an escorted trip organized by Air Journey, will visit 22 countries on five continents, logging more than 24,000 nautical miles. "This is a dream come true!" said Thierry Pouille, president of Air Journey. "Flying completely around the world has been a lifelong dream for many pilots, myself included, and now it's finally happening!" Pouille has been planning the trip, the first of its kind, for about a year. "We have a very capable group of pilots and aircraft on this first trip around the world," Pouille said. The group includes a TBM 700, a Cessna Mustang VLJ, a Pilatus PC-12, a Beechcraft Duke refitted with PT6 propjet engines, and a similarly modified Cessna Conquest 441. AVweb will be following the pilots with weekly updates and pictures from the road. Click through for more about the first leg of the trip, from Canada to Greenland.
Skip Flight Planning By Emery Stephans In a world of radar vectors and GPS boxes, your route is either simple or predestined. Why sweat it?
Cockpit Smoke Hoods By Cory Emberson Our trials revealed that all three perform well, although Parat-C is our first choice. But you'll need to train and practice to handle them well in a real emergency.
A Pilot's History: Chap. 8 -- Call To Duty By Carl Moesly After a few years with startup airlines, Carl Moesly gets a callback from Uncle Sam. This time he helps paratroopers jump and cargo planes find their way in Greenland.
The Looking Glass By Paul K. Sanchez New technologies have brought us very capable "glass panels," and they're popping up everywhere. But has training progressed at the same rate?
This Isn't Mig Alley, Mr. Bertorelli By Gary Rolf MOAs are for everyone, not just the military, says a retired USAF flight instructor and safety officer.
Circling With Precision By Roger Kontak A circling approach is a visual game made safer with the right mix of math, estimation and skillful instrument flying.
A Pilot's History: Chap. 7 -- Air Races By Carl Moesly Aviation got a big boost from ex-military pilots and aircraft after WWII, especially in air races, as Carl Moesly recounts in this history.
Post-Crash Care By Carole Jewett You've just crashed in a remote area. You and your passengers are injured. Will you have the equipment and knowledge to survive until you're rescued?
Oil Myths Debunked By Edward Kollin Lubrication myths, legends and misconceptions still abound in the aviation world.
LightSPEED Zulu Headset Review By Jack Cowell Is LightSPEED's new ANR headset good enough -- quiet, cool, comfortable -- to unseat Bose from the top of the class?
The Guys Back in Columbus By Denny Cunningham If you hear this hangar story, don't roll your eyes. It's true. The pilot was forced to do a touch-and-go at O'Hare in a Cherokee.
A Pilot's History: Chap. 6 -- Peace and Civil Aviation By Carl Moesly Post-WWII America seemed like a great place and time to be an ex-military pilot: Just join one of dozens of new startup airlines. When that one goes bankrupt, join another ... and another ...
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