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Features
(^08) >> Show reports
Pilot reports on what was new,
intresting or simply bizarre
at AERO Friedrichshafen and
Popham's Microlight Trade Fair
(^58) >> Fifty years of Pilot
Highlights and still relevant
lessons from the last five
decades of Pilot magazine
On the cover
(^34) >> Tech log: the powerful
Rotax 915 engine
Pilot contributor Dave Unwin
visits the Rotax factory to get the
latest gen and compare how it
flies in two different aircraft
(^50) >> Just another day in Spain
Cub pilot Garrett Fisher finds
himself in a race with the
elements to get airborne every
single day − until he can't
(^62) >> Slow-build Wot
Nick Bloom embarks on his
second Currie Super Wot but
prefers to take his time with
the build
£4.
The future, at FriedrichshafenElectric AEROMaking an aeroplane the traditional waySlow-build Wot
Britain’s best-selling GA magazine | June 2018 | pilotweb.aero
Pluspick up; DR401 production Pilot Notes doubled; popular Popham!Piper sales to the air every day for Flying Adventure twelve continuous weekstaking Flight loses MoD fundingSun ’n Fun; RN Historic Old Timers a vintage
Flying
higher
... and faster, with Rotax’s new
141 horsepower 915
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