If, in your quest to retain your socially-distanced sanity, you've played Monopoly 100 times and done every jigsaw puzzle in the house and are now wondering where to take your mind next, Australian Flying May-June 2020 may be the answer you're looking for. Available straight away, this issue features a retrospective on the venerable Twin Otter, a flight test of the excellent Tecnam P2010 MKII with its 215-hp engine, an insider's view of the LSA sector and an examination of the change from GAAP to Class D effected ten years ago. You think that's all? Look at all this.
Bringing Home the Bear Part II
In the second and final part of this epic adventure, Mike Smith arrives in Darwin exactly 100 years to the minute after the Ross Brothers' Vickers Vimy and hands over the mail. MIssion accomplished.
Bridging the GAAP
Ten years after the GAAP airports were converted to Class D, Tony Self looks back on turbulent times and asks if the change really did make the metro GA airports a lot safer.
Flight Test: Tecnam P2010 MkII
Steve Hitchen compares the new 215-hp Tecnam four-seater with its 180-hp sister and finds an aeroplane that is a cut above the old design.
The Light Sport Effect
Light Sport Aircraft have changed the Australian GA landscape since the were introduced in the mid 2000s. Peter Harlow from Foxbat Australia looks back on how LSAs fit into GA and how the community has adapted to the category.
Lessons from a Logbook
Jim Davis abandons Kimberley to head back to his spiritual home, Placo, where he learns immediately how not to land an aeroplane at night.
Rutan's Magnificent Flying Machines
Burt Rutan's aircraft designs are radical, revolutionary and not necessarily conventional. Angela at Avalon met one of aviation's more enigmatic designers and tried to get behind the mutton chops to find out what drives him.
The Winged Workhorse
De Havilland's faithful Twin Otter has served many a purpose since the 1960s and today updated models are keeping up the tradition. Tony Self profiles an aircraft close to his heart.
Ground-level Skills
Helicopter pilots can enhance their career potential with a low-level rating and associated endorsements. Steve Hitchen paid a visit to Airwork Helicopters in Caboolture to investigate what it means to fly with the skids so close to the sand.
Plus: Editorial, Airmail, News, Down to Business, Rotors, A Spot of Recreation, Safety Matters, What Can We Learn, Kreisha of Habit and Short Final.
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