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Cessna SkyCourier twin makes its maiden flight

Yesterday, 11:41

The SkyCourier is seen here on its maiden flight

Cessna’s new twin utility turboprop, the SkyCourier made its maiden flight from the company’s east campus Beech Field Airport on 17 May

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Supermarine S5 replica project gets under way

Friday, July 24, 2020

Commercial pilot Will Hosie has got under way his project to celebrate the Supermarine S5 seaplane and mark the 100th anniversary of its Schneider Trophy win in 1927

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APPG calls for ‘national secretariat’ to protect historic aircraft

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Gloster Gladiator Mk.I (c) Roland Turner, Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on General Aviation have written to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport calling for the creation of a dedicated organisation to support owners of historically important aircraft to ensure they are protected for future generations

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Garmin G3X Touch display receives EASA certification for single-engine aircraft

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Garmin has announced it has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification of the G3X Touch™ flight display for hundreds of single-engine certificated aircraft

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Piper completes Archer delivery and renew 100-aircraft order with ATP Flight School

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

ATP Flight School accepted delivery of six new Piper Archer TXs and renewed a 100-aircraft order with Piper Aircraft, Inc. ATP operates the largest fleet of 402 flight training aircraft, the majority of which are Pipers

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Angle of Attack (AOA) videos

Monday, July 20, 2020

Angle Of Attack (AOA) Indicators (c) Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, FAA

The Star letter in our August issue was awarded to Robert Jago for an interesting discussion of stalls, airspeed indicators and angle of attack (AOA) indicators. Here is a selection of videos that examine this vital topic

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VIDEO: Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible helicopter stunts

Monday, July 20, 2020

Mission Impossible Tom Cruise Blackfriars station

In this ‘behind the scenes’ video, Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise shows that he really is a Top Gun pilot

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Classifieds

2007 Cirrus SR22GTS G3 for sale | Price reduced to £220,000

30 minutes ago

The aircraft has only had one owner from new and has always been hangared

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Grumman Traveller for sale | £25,000

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

The aircraft has had the same owner for 20 years and has been kept in a heated hangar

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1948 Percival Proctor 5 for sale | £110,000

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

A classic British aircraft, fully and meticulously restored over 10 years for former owner Air Atlantique on a ‘no-expense-spared’ basis

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Prospective shareholders invited to Catalina flying boat open day on October 11

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

The open day will be hosted at Duxford and will feature a tour, lunch and a display flight

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Stapleford PA32-300 Cherokee Six share available | 1/5 for £28,000

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

The aircraft has always been hangared and is part of a longstanding, well-managed group

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Events

Pooley’s Dawn to Dusk Challenge defies Coronavirus and opens for applications

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

The 2020 Pooley’s Dawn to Dusk Challenge is open for applications, with the deadline for entries set for 31 August

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Army Flying Museum reopens with new social distancing measures

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Army Flying Museum (c) Anguskirk, Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

The Army Flying Museum has invited customers back in after a three-and-a-half month closure, on Monday 13 July, following extensive preparations to ensure the best practices are in operation for social distancing and cleanliness

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It has been 10 years since Andre Borschberg reached 9235m in Solar Impulse

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Ten years ago on 8 July 2010, Swiss pilot André Borschberg established an extraordinary FAI world record, which remains unbeaten, by reaching the altitude of 9235m with an aircraft powered by the energy of the sun

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2020 STIHL National Championship Air Races in Reno have been cancelled

Friday, June 26, 2020

Reno Air Races (c) Timelapsed, Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

The Reno Air Racing Association has announced the cancellation of the 2020 STIHL National Championship Air Races originally scheduled for September 16–20

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