Australian Flying March-April 2018 is now out and about! Covered with a very neat shot of a Piper Tomahawk (just to remind many of us what we started in) taken by Phil Hosking, this issue contains a flight test of the Blackshape Prime, a guide to noise-canceling headsets, a new look at the drone "threat", an examination of what they cloud types mean to us and a brief on the new Basic Class 2 medical ... plus a heap more. Here's what the Contents page reveals:
Destinations: One Tower at a Time
Shelley Ross takes a group of tower-shy students and pilots on a tour of controlled airspace from Bathurst to Brisbane, breaking down myths and furphies along the way.
Heads above the Rest
The march of technology is not easy to keep up with when it comes to noise-canceling headsets. Our guide to the best of the best will help you make better buying decisions.
The Real McCall
Lucianne van Gelder meets the inspiring Marion McCall, an aviation legend in South Australia and a three-time winner of the prestigious Dawn-to-Dusk international flying competition.
The Prime of Your Life
Blackshape's BK100 Prime is a recreational aircraft with serious attitude, and looks the goods for those pilots wanting a two-seater with energy and spark. Steve Hitchen reports.
Reading the Sky
Aviation forecasts are great info, but by reading the sky you get a picture of what's really happening. Philip Smart presents this refresher on clouds and what they mean for pilots.
Lessons from a Logbook
Are you too done to be scared? Jim Davis recounts moments when simple ignorance masked the fact that he was about to die in an aeroplane.
Gainful Deployment
The proliferation of remotely-piloted aerial systems is starting to perform operations the were once the bread and butter of traditional GA aircraft. Philip Smart reports on the latest incursion on GA's home ground.
Modifying the Medical Regime
CASA has announced the Basic Class 2 medical, but what does it mean? Steve Hitchen lay out the cans and can'ts of the new system and compares it to the existing medical standards.
And there's Editorial, Airmail, News, Down to Business, Rotors, A Spot of Recreation, Good Sports, Safety Matters, What Can We Learn and Short Final.
If you haven't got one yet, head down to the local newsagent before there's nothing but space where they used to be.
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