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Mönchengladbach: Whomever pays is locked out The situation at the Mönchengladbach airport must be currently called headless, being handled without fantasy. Over the years General Aviation (GA) was the basis of the airport. Now GA is being forced to leave. By locking out pilots and forcing ground transport fees on the flying community the airport holding is trying to scare the "small customers" away to make room for the airlines. Perfidiously, according to aerokurier information, part of this fine airline community has up until now not paid anything for using the airfield that is already being titled "Düsseldorf Express Airport". This means that General Aviation is subsidizing the noose that the airport holding is putting around GA’s own neck. In the INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS pages, among other topics, you can read about: The production of the new edition Cessna 172R Skyhawk is picking up. The first series production aircraft left the plant in Independence on November 6, 1996. New plans of Germany’s aviation administration and ministry of transportation are threatening the stationing of US registered private aircraft in Germany. New kits offered by the American company LoPresti Speed Merchants are speeding up Piper Lances and Saratogas. The aerodynamic modifications offer a speed gain of up to 30 km/h. Volker K. Thomalla, aerokurier’s editor in chief, has been elected to the board of the German Aerospace Press Club. On this committee Thomalla will support General Aviation issues. Aviat Husky A1: We put the Husky through an extreme test of a special kind. Off into the mountains was the motto for our 180 hp two-seater which was equipped with skis. Landing on snow fields, at 12500 ft elevation on glaciers, and other high altitude airstrips around Mont Blanc, the high-wing workhorse could prove its capabilities. We think: The Husky A1 is an honest aircraft even in extreme conditions, behaving well in all phases of flight. Hangar space – often only a show-off Whomever relies on information in the AIP VFR concerning available hangar space might easily run into a surprise. Only few airports, at which hangar space is supposedly available, can really offer space to visiting aircraft. A crew from Berlin learned this the hard way when their C-Falke 2000 was perforated by a hail storm within minutes, resulting in a DM 15000 damage. The pilots had vainly tried to find a shelter for their motor glider at airports that had promised hangar space in the AIP. Remark: Following the publication of this article, the Notam Office of the German Air Navigation Services (DFS), being responsible for the AIP VFR, reacted immediately. The aviation authorities of the German states were requested to prompt the airports to reevaluate their information published in the AIP and to correct it if necessary. Also, the Notam Office contacted the airports mentioned in the aerokurier article to get correct information about their hangar space available. First flight of the SW-4 at PZL in Swidnik Poland’s first civil helicopter for General Aviation is flying. The SW-4 took off from the PZL airport in Swidnik at the end of October. The five-seater is powered by an Allison 250 C20R turbine. A later version will supposedly be equipped with a 30% more powerful Pratt & Whitney PW200/9. PZL is also considering a twin-engine variant of the SW-4. Fascinating Eastern Germany Our aerokurier trip around Germany leads you to the Eastern part of Germany bordering to Poland, along the rivers Oder, Spree, and Neiße. We discovered a countryside which offers absolutely unexpected fascination – not only because of the multitude of airstrips. NBAA ’96: The branch is booming The manufacturers of efficient business aircraft are facing a demand like never before. 1996’s NBAA Convention in Las Vegas reflected the dynamics of this current development in Business Aviation. New aircraft, such as the Citation Excel, Global Express and Gulfstream GV are short of their certification. Raytheon puts a lot of hope on the Hawker Horizon which the manufacturer is marketing as a super midsize-jet that is supposed to mark a new scale in its class. Israel Aircraft Industrie, which had founded Galaxy Aerospace together with American partners to push the development and sales of the new Galaxy and Astra SPX, succeeded in its search for fundings. Navigation: Always at the (right) altitude We brush up your knowledge concerning the right choice of altitude and about selecting the right altimeter setting during flight. Pedagogics: Instructor refresher courses – just a compulsory exercise? Liability: A ticket might save a lot of money The liability of pilots during private sightseeing flights is a familiar topic at the regulars’ tables of aero clubs. We tell you how you can cover yourself and how a ticket for your passengers must look like. Accident analysis: Icing is a known factor in crashes. We describe the accident of a Cessna Conquest close to Aichstetten. Capella FW2-C80: An American made in Bavaria The two-seater from the Texas manufacturer, Flightworks Corporation, is a good value and is now available in Germany. We were at the controls for you and found an aircraft with only little to complain about. The Capella is built very rugged and is simple to fly. Does the price hammer hit now? The announced price for the new all-metal UL Pretty Flight can be called sensational. The two-seater, which is powered by a Rotax 912 engine, will supposedly be offered for a total price of DM 65000. The design was developed by Calin Gologan, an engineer working for the German aircraft manufacturer Grob. Pretty Flight will supposedly be produced in the low-wage country Romania. Glider pilot’s meeting in Bamberg: Bamberg was worth the trip for committed glider pilots. The 55th meeting of glider pilots in November of last year held much news. Further topics on the agenda included airspace issues, the future PPL-B licensing for motor glider pilots, as well as, new turn point definitions for GPS and photo documentations during performance flights. The bad news was that the glider pilots will have to tighten their belts since a drastically cut-down budget was passed. Fuentemilanos with a difference The winner of the aerokurier cross country prize ’95, Günter Pomp, writes about his experiences in Fuentemilanos. His conclusion after 14 days of flying in the "thermal paradise Fuente" at the invitation of aerokurier: Although the weather was not always good the participation in the aerokurier cross country prize was worth it for all. Axel Horn and Jens Lange win the aerokurier route prize The winners of the aerokurier cross country prize ’96 are Axel Horn from the Aero Club Wolfsburg and Jens Lange from the LSV Stade. Horn won 14 days of glider flying in Spain while Lange’s prize will take him for one week into the Rocky Mountains. At the Canadian Soaring Center Golden he will learn about a new dimension of glider flying at the expense of aerokurier. Sky writers: The different competition Spatial orientation helps in thermal flying. With the help of GPS loggers this can even be trained in times of no thermal current. Glider pilots from clubs in Bad Nauheim, Riedelbach and Bad Homburg tried it in a competition. Given figures were to be flown; the tracks of the flights were recorded by the logger and presented on a notebook. The winner was selected through an election. This activity may be the motivation for a new fun competition in your club. Sport soldiers on adventure tour The journey of eleven German sport soldiers to the pre-competition for the World Air Games 1997 in Turkey was an adventure tour in the true sense of the word. Nevertheless, they found excellent flying conditions at their destination Inönü which increases the expectations for the competitions in the coming summer. The team of the German Aero Club also used the opportunity to accomplish the first wave flights ever flown in Turkey. 48 extra page MAINTENANCE SPECIAL including a comprehensive market survey: All maintenance shops in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and what they have to offer; also offering a valuable guide to reciprocating engine overhaul, including overhaul information like you have never seen before; along with lots of information concerning maintenance and overhaul. |
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