Rare Rearwin: Discovering the joys of a technically advanced 1940s original, restored to perfection today

Pilot Profile – Ellie Carter Despite having no family history in aviation, Ellie became a U2 expert by age nine, and got her PPL at seventeen. Her story is full of tips on how aviation can attract the young generations.

First Look – ‘made in Germany’ NF-aircraft Explorer
When a professional pilot couldn’t find an aircraft that met his STOL & speed requirements, he designed one that would!

Pilot Profile – Ivan Shaw
Ivan’s retirement project justifies a further profile of the prolific homebuilder and aircraft designer of Europa and Liberty XL2 fame..

Swift made Super
We flight-test the up-engined, upgraded and unofficial 'Super' Swift and find it's not just a real hot rod, but easy to handle.

Pilot Profile: Marc Wolff
The star you never see on screen, Marc has flown the stunts and shot the scenes of the world's leading action movies.

Airfields & Flight Training
Windrushers GC ousted from Bicester, Chiltern Park under threat, flight training resumed..

Flight Test: NA-64 Yale
Ordered by the French and captured and operated in large numbers by the Germans, the T-6/Harvard's older brother.

Single engine over London
With SVFR clearance it is possible – and the low volume of jet traffic during lock-down has made it all the easier.

A day to remember
A logistical problem with a fantastic solution: a ride home on a P-51 Mustang with a Spitfire escort..

Lysander Cockpit Report
ARCo boss John Romain gives a remarkably candid account of testing a curiously handling aeroplane that rather spooked him on his first flight.

Pilot Profile: Laureano Ruiz Liaño – the world’s oldest active aviator
A pioneer of Spanish light aircraft manufacture now aged 96, Laureano has no plans to stop..

Sukhoi SU-29 Flight Test
An aggressive-looking sky dancer, this aircraft is a legend in the aerobatics world.

California Dreamin'
A Flying Adventure amid beautiful scenery, with some interesting flying, enjoying real freedom in the air.

Airfields & Flight Training
New DA40 Alsim simulator, and bursaries for APS MCC courses..

Chippie ’duster
Flying the sole single-seat Chipmunk Mk23 still airworthy.

Pipistrel SW121
The Virus arrives in the UK – and it's such a fine aircraft you'll find our enthusiasm infectious.

Dead Sea Flying Adventure 
Flying in Israel means going below Mean Sea Level.

Tech Log: RF47 recovery (2)
Importing and restoring the damaged prototype is a daunting task – and the real work is only just starting.

T-6 Harvard
Noisy, demanding and fun to fly - but does it still make sense as the go-to warbird trainer?.

Le Bourget's Grande Galerie
Treasures of the French national aerospace museums newly restored Art Deco exhibition space..

SAAB Safir
Putting a smile on your face, the Swedish Sapphire really is a jewel of an aeroplane.

Cirrus Moth GA touchstone: the aeroplane that started it all

Flight test: Extra 330LX
It may not be the latest plastic fantastic Extra (we're testing that soon), but its performance is still mind-blowing and addictive!

Flight Training
FO cadets for Flybe, integrated CPL(H) with Helicentre, CRM at Ultimate High..

Flight Training Cirrus launches the TRAC for
FTOs, plus scholarship successes, The Malone Column Fixed-wing aerobatics leave Pat stirred but not shaken, Old Timers Blockbusting season finales at Duxford, Jersey, Southport and
Hahnweide, plus other OT news...

PTT, Dave Unwin To fly or not to fly... making the
right decision, Books & Gear Flight 232 book, World Directory of Light Aviation, Yaesu FTA-750L, Safety Matters AAIB special bulletin on the Sala Malibu accident...

Open Cockpit Hurricane heaven−the magnificent seven on show, Books & Gear Bolton Paul Defiant, Jet Provost & WWI books, pre-war FROG models, PTT, Dave Unwin Boldly going from the past to the future and beyond...

Britten-Norman profile Pilot visits the UK's sole surviving independent commercial
aircraft manufacturer, Books & Gear Apollo 11 films and ephemera, Icom IC-A16E transceiver,Safety Matters Jail for illegal pilot, engine-out IMC challenge, airprox reports...

Open Cockpit: The CAA wants model flyers to pay for LGW's drone protection, Books & Gear : Armstrong film review, SEHT 40-
60 ANR headset, Garmin D2 Delta PX GPS watch & Bulldog book...

Flight Test: Sherwood Scout Available ready-made or as a kit, the Scout boasts folding wings, tricycle or tailwheel, and engine options, crisp controls and sprightly performance, Fournier Resurrection: Part 4 In covering the wing, Bob finds he
should have started simple and
progressed to the tricky bits...

Flight Test: Piper Archer LX While the new 180hp fuelinjected
Archer doesn't look that different, it's the all-digital panel
with G1000NXi that makes this version a better trainer, and so
much easier and safer to fly, Old Timers Sun 'n Fun news, Ju-Air to return, Army Flying Museum re-opens, BA's retro colour schemes...

Big Build: Pitts Model 12 The last Pitts variant designed and test-flown by Curtis Pitts, the big radial-engined Model 12 proves a challenge both to build and to fly... but oh so worth it, Flight Test: Robin DR401 Comparing the performance
and handling of the 155hp Continental diesel-engined 401 with the 160hp Lycomingengined
avgas version...

Flight Test: Questair Venture Gee Bee-style US kitplane that looks like an egg but flies like a thoroughbred! it's also surprisingly roomy and comfortable

Flight test: PA-31 Navajo Chieftain This older piston twin can be
bought cheaply, carry eleven in comfort, and even operate at
155kt on 33USG/hour, Fournier Resurrection Part 2 With everything accounted for, it was time for Bob to start learning new woodworking skills, Books & Gear New ANR headset from SEHT, low-cost strobes and book on the ATA’s ‘Hurricane Girls’...

Flight test: Slingsby T31 This glider, aka Cadet TX Mk.3 or Tandem Tutor, has arguably introduced more Britons to flight than any other

Flight Training Part-FCL licences post-Brexit and Helicentre's scholarships, Rotorheads Three pages of news including 'pilot optional' flight trials

Homebuilt flight simulators
What inspires someone to build
their own airliner simulator in
their living room? We meet three
who have done just that, PTT, Dave Unwin Does anyone else hate it that the hour changes twice a year?...

Flight Training Biggin Hill and Air BP scholarships, simulating ‘upsets’ in a Sabreliner, Airfields news Project Propeller goes to Coventry, APPG launches its airspace inquiry.

Flight test: Staaken Z-21A Flitzer After ten years Lynn Williams' WWI/1920s style plans-built biplane is finally cleared in the UK for its métier; aerobatics

EAA AirVenture photo report Selected highlights of the show: more to come next month

Tech Log: Electronic Conspicuity Part2: I can see you, but can you see me? EC systems compared,  Flight test: Jodel DR400-180 : This outstanding wood and fabric type will happily carry four people and luggage with full tanks - or two gliders...

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