Australian Flying July-August 2015 contains an array of interesting, fun and informative feature articles and column that cover the gamut of general aviation topics ... and then a few more. Our cover this issue is a dynamic study of the pointy end of a TBM 900 single-engine turbo-prop, from the camera and creative mind of John Absolon.
In Destinations, Shelley Ross hops her way from Sydney to Launceston, with a couple of distractions at Brown Brothers winery and the idyllic Flinders Island .
Ex-pat Kiwi Paul Southwick lays out the best of Pauanui, an aviation hide-away on the North Island that is too often overlooked by Aussie aviators on tour.
The boom of the Light Sport Aircraft category has revolutionised private aviation in Australia since it was introduced in 2006. With so many pilots migrating to the category and so many aircraft available, choosing the right one can be a challenge. Phil Smart presents the good oil.
John Absolon was privileged to fly the DAHER-SOCATA TBM 900 in the days after Avalon. His expert eye found an airframe that has had subtle modifications to make significant performance improvements.
Mitchell Water, importers of Australia's first Cessna M2, gave Paul Southwick a ride from Essendon to Avalon, giving him the chance to look over the latest addition to the Citation range.
In the first of a three-part series on military flying careers, Steve Hitchen investigates the RAAF path and what it takes for a candidate to make it good as an air force pilot.
Jim Davis returns with Masterclass, taking a good look at low-flying, what you have to do to be legal and how to do it safely.
Call them drones, call them UAVs or UASs, the point is that aircraft without pilots are becoming more common in the sky. So what is driving this burgeoning sector? Phil Smart gets inside the remotely-piloted aircraft game.
Plus Products and Innovation, What Can We Learn, The Kernels of Wheatie, Short Final, Airmail, Good Sports, Soaring Heights and more aviation news and views to keep you in the loop.
