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aerokurier 1/2001 A European civil aviation authority on its way The European Commission passed a resolution in October to create a European agency for
air safety, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). EASA is initially intended to be
confined to commercial aviation. However, it is likely that, given time and the political
will, its powers will be extended to other areas of aviation as well. Fantrainer: fan-tastic to fly It all began with news of an auction. Two enthusiastic pilots wanted an unusual aircraft, the Fantrainer. In fact they got three. What is special about these aircraft is their propulsion system, which features an Allison turbine and integrated enclosed propeller. Fantrainers therefore offer their pilots the characteristics of a jet, but at an economical price. Join us in the January edition of aerokurier in discovering the fascination of these aircraft, which are now based in Trier, for pilots and passengers. The new Aquila A 210 The well proportioned Aquila A 210 is on the final approach heading for JAR/VLA type
certification. The prototype completed its maiden flight on 5 March 2000. Since then it
has clocked up 200 flying hours. Flight safety: cutbacks in accident investigation Under the new law, the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation is only required to investigate crashes and accidents involving aircraft of less than two tonnes take-off weight in certain cases. Professor Elmar Giemulla, an aviation law expert from Berlin, is highly critical of this stipulation. Off-field helicopter landings: landing restrictions When it comes to restrictions on aviation, Germany is definitely out in the lead. Even helicopters, which precisely because they are so flexible can take off and land in a tiny area, are obliged to operate out of an airfield. There are exceptions for commercial operations, but generally only when approved by the authorities. And if the applicant is a private pilot you can more or less forget about even trying. In other countries the regulations are a lot more relaxed. Thus, for example, in England or Ireland all you need in order to be allowed to land outside of an airfield is the consent of the property owner. New DFS service over new media Next year Deutsche Flugsicherungs GmbH’s Aeronautical Information Service (AIS) will only be available centrally from the AIS Centre. For General Aviation (GA) perhaps the most interesting development is the way Aviation Data Management, of which the AIS is also a part, will be organised in future. We asked Frank Brenner, the new spokesman for the Aviation Data Management business unit, about the background as to why DFS, the company which runs air traffic control services in Germany, is giving up its local representation, whose competence is undisputed, and plans to concentrate all its aeronautical information clerks in an AIS Centre in Frankfurt-Rödelheim. Clemens Bollinger was asking the questions. New on the market: Super Chipmunk now available as a kit The de Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk is back again. This tandem seat military trainer had a
production run of 1500 and was in service with many air forces around the world. On 2
September 1999 a Chipmunk once again completed its maiden flight, this time near Montreal
and built by Gilles Leger. The Canadian is offering this nostalgic low-wing aircraft in
kit form. Leger’s version is called the Super Chipmunk because the engine is more
powerful, the cockpit is more spacious and the airframe is designed to be more stable. It
is powered by a 210hp Conti IO-360. Excursion to Sardinia Dr. Ulrich Werner was acquainted with the island of Sardinia from his days as a flight surgeon with the Luftwaffe. So why not fly there alone in a powered glider? On a summer day and with a good weather forecast he took off from Wittmund in a SF 25 for the Alpine crossing on his 1800km trip to the south. The flying eyes of São Paulo In São Paulo, one of the biggest metropolises in the world with a population of over 18 million, criminal elements are everywhere at work. To protect bank branches and local supermarkets, R-44 helicopters patrol above the city 24 hours a day. Their effectiveness as a deterrent is borne out by the statistics: the number of bank raids has dropped by around a half. Know-how: excursion to Samedan Off to the highest airport in Europe. Samedan in Oberengadin is the destination on our VFR trip abroad this time. Elevation: 5,600ft (1,707m). The surroundings are truly picturesque. We present our tips on flying to Oberengadin. From fright to impotence Anxiety in the cockpit – is this a problem that afflicts only student pilots? Or are even pilots with many years of experience for ever revisited by earlier anxiety episodes? Experience indicates that the nature of the anxiety is not necessarily causally related to the acute situation. Accident analysis: a fatal mix of loading and altitude The young pilot had only had his pilot’s licence for six days when he set off with his wife on board a PA-28 for a trip to the high mountains in Colorado, USA. He took his father and sister along with him on a local sightseeing flight. At an altitude of more than 8,500ft the aircraft collided with a fir tree and was smashed into pieces. The accident investigators attributed the crash to incorrect loading, lack of flying experience and the Piper’s insufficient climb performance at altitude. Silence single seater: soloist with new ideas It is not every day that a single seater is developed for the ultralight class. Not
only that, but the Silence incorporates some novel design ideas and solutions which depart
from the previous way of thinking. The Antares electrically-powered glider When the first Antares flies in the summer of 2001, its engine performance will quite
eclipse the LF-20E testbed, with which the high-tech electric drive has successfully been
in service for over two years. A lot of the design work for the Antares has gone into
development of a new generation of lithium ion batteries which will mean a maximum
take-off altitude of no longer 1,700m but a good 3,000m. DG-1000S: the challenger At long last there is now some competition in the two-seater class.
DG-Flugzeugbau’s new 20m two-seater is an attractive alternative for this world
competition class. The 18m version of the DG-1000S is suitable for aerobatics and
training. In the lee of the Brocken at Diamond Altitude There is no need to seek out far-off places in order to go wave gliding: you can achieve Diamond Altitude from the lowlands of north-east Germany as well. Bernd Goretzki, meteorologist and glider pilot, describes setting off from Lüsse. 59th German Glider Pilots’ Convention in Leipzig In the middle of November Leipzig was host to the German gliding community. The
location of the 59th German Glider Pilots’ Convention revived once again memories of
the awakening of democracy 10 years ago while at the same time testifying to the rapid
merging that has taken place in the sport. It was thanks to Siggi Kabbe, today the
honorary chairman of the Deutscher Aero Club gliding special interest group, that gliding
was one of the first sports to achieve integration. On the other hand, the catchphrase of
the 59th Glider Pilots’ Convention, "Gliding in the new millennium", was
clearly directed at the future. The DAeC club class team at the world championships in South Australia On 14 January the first club class world championships are starting in Gawler, South
Australia. Five German pilots will be taking part.
Without it, nothing can fly: the profession of the flight engineer offers a lot of variety, but it is also demanding. Paintwork: a means of displaying your corporate identity and also a protective shield We introduce the technology and work routines found in aircraft paintshops. From dirty mark to fracture The first signs are usually inconspicuous, but once corrosion has afflicted your expensive flying vehicle, you should take action immediately. |
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