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G-NEWS
All the latest movements on and off the CAA register.

Launch The Thorpedos! Cover Story
The prototype Thorp Sky Skooter made its maiden flight over 60 years ago. Dave Unwin tests the latest version of this enduring aircraft - the IndUS Thorpedo.

The 'Good Old Days'? Cover Story
Malcolm Payne recalls the instructing scene between 1946 and 1960.

Low-Level Helicopter Manoeuvring
Helen Krasner looks at the special skills needed to operate helicopters at low level.

An Emerald Isle Adventure Cover Story
Colm Farrell flies across Ireland from Dublin to Donegal, and catches up with the Red Arrows along the way.

Reviews

Flight Safety
The latest reports from the AAIB and CHIRP

Crossword

Letters

Going Places - Conington Cover Story
Simon Hazeldine drops into Conington airfield and discovers the delights that this rural Cambridgeshire airfield has to offer.

DHC-3 Otter 'Stone Boat' Cover Story
Robert Grant logged over a thousand hours as a 'Stone Boat' pilot in the Canadian bush. Bodies, bikinis and (water) bombing were all in a day's work.

Ask The Experts

Danger Zones
Simon Hazeldine looks at gliding and parachute operations, and the danger a light aircraft can cause if it gets too close.

Diary Dates

Weather School
METARs, TAFs and More
Weather guru Simon Keeling explains how to decipher those coded meteorological messages.

The World's Smallest Twin Cover Story
Howard Levy examines the remarkable CriCri, a light aircraft with two engines - but only one seat!

Flight Test Index

Cirrus SR22 Turbo Cover Story
How do you make the world's best-selling light aircraft even better? Add dual turbochargers, of course! Dave Unwin gets 'blown away' by the latest offering from Cirrus Design.

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