The November/December 2010 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.
As has become tradition, this final issue of Australian Flying for the year comes with a free wall calendar that can be pulled out of the centre of the magazine and kept for future reference throughout the New Year. The 2011 calendar boasts superb photography of the following aircraft types: Tecnam P2008 LSA, Bell 429 helicopter, the Piper PA-46 family, the Embraer Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 personal jets, Tecnam P2006 Twin, Cessna Corvalis TT, and the Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350i.
Here’s a brief snapshot of what you can read about in the new issue of Australian Flying.
* RVAC Dawn Patrol 2010: Justin Grey drops into the Royal Victorian Aero Club to participate in the 31st running of their Dawn Patrol in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the famed Battle of Britain.
* Destinations – William Creek: Shelley Ross heads out to William Creek and mixes it with the predominantly female pilots that operate out of this South Australian outback town during the tourist season.
* Flight test – Tecnam P2006T: John Absolon heads up to the 19th annual Queensland Vintage Aeroplane Group’s Festival of Flight at Watts Bridge to take the reigns of Tecnam’s impressive new light twin for a day.
* Reach for the Sky – Training are solo and beyond: Justin Grey has a crack at his training area solo, and then battles under the hood during an introduction to basic instrument flying.
* Tips & Traps – Vne and flutter – be very afraid:Jim Davis offers his insight into flutter, and how it can seriously bite pilots in the rear well before the needle reaches the red line on the ASI.
* Cherokee turns 50: On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the enduring Piper PA28, Steve Hitchen reveals just how the aircraft has earned its current status as a global GA icon.
* Christmas Gift Guide: With the festive season just around the corner, we bring you a quick selection of pilot and aviation goodies that’ll have any pilot tickled pink.
As well as these features, in Medical Matters Dr Olga Ward looks at what effects both microscopic haematuria and depression can have on pilots who are going for their medicals.
Also, there’s a limited number of spots still left to be filled on the new Australian Flying Reader Advisory Board (RAB). The RAB is a group of committed, passionate and reliable readers who provide us with feedback on each issue of the magazine and offer story suggestions for future issues. It is their role to provide us with some reader perspective and constructive critique, and thereby contribute to the magazine.
While no prior publishing experience is required, what is required is enthusiasm for the magazine and its overall success as Australia’s top General Aviation publication. And it doesn’t matter whether you’ve been an avid reader for two decades or two issues. These are volunteer positions, but joining the RAB is your ticket to an active role in the ongoing development of Australian Flying, and for your efforts you’ll receive a free copy of each issue of the magazine for the 12-month duration of the RAB’s tenure. And your name will appear with the rest of the AF team in the publisher’s panel of every issue.
So if you’re up for getting more involved in your magazine email Editor Justin Grey now at justingrey@yaffa.com.au with 150 words covering why you would like to be a member of the RAB, your aviation experience, and details of what you think you could contribute.
READERS PLEASE NOTE: This is the final callout for applications for our new Reader Advisory Board. So if you haven’t applied to be on our new RAB and would like to, please be sure to do so ASAP. The new RAB will be announced in our Jan/Feb2011 issue.
