Just in time for the Avalon Airshow, the March/April 2011 issue of Australian Flying is hot off
the printing press and packed with all our usual flying tips,
destinations features, entertaining and informative stories and much,
much more for Australia’s active General Aviation and Recreational
Aviation pilot community.
Here’s a brief snapshot of what you can read about in our latest issue.
* 2011 Avalon Airshow Guide: Steve Hitchen brings you all you need to know if you're heading to the 2011 Australian Internationl Airshow at Avalon in early March.
* Decoding ADS-B: Brian Hannan explains just what Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast, or ADS-B, is all about and examines what the future introduction of this technology will mean for General Aviation in Australia.
* Destinations: Queensland’s Crystal Coastline: In the first instalment of a two-part Destinations series focusing on Queensland’s coastline, Darren Friend provides you with all you need to know to plan your own Queensland coastal air safari, starting out in the state’s vibrant southeast corner.
Flight Test: TBM 850: John Absolon is all smiles as he takes the fastest single engine turboprop on the planet, the TBM 850 from Daher SOCATA, for a run over Ballarat.
Flight Test: Piper Arrow V: Steve Hitchen takes the controls of the Arrow V, the latest incarnation of Piper’s perennial CPL trainer.
Tips & Traps: Twin flying Part II: In the second and final instalment of our special Tips & Traps series on multi-engine flying, Jim Davis takes you into the cockpit for some practical flying to help you gauge whether you’ve got what it takes to fly a twin.
Helicopters: If you’ve got a burning desire to fly helicopters, commercial helicopter pilot Nathan McClymont offers all you need to know to get started in the rotary wing world and uses personal accounts to illustrate just what it takes to gain your helicopter ticket.
YOU'LL FIND ALL THIS AND MUCH, MUCH MORE IN THE MARCH/APRIL ISSUE OF AUSTRALIAN FLYING.