October 2012 Issue of LIGHT AVIATION

Oct front cover
  • Editor’s Desk – Brian Hope introduces this month’s magazine.
  • CEO’s Chat –  A round up of recent events and significant happenings.
  • News – EASA and CAA regulatory reviews offer hope for the future of GA.
  • Project News – RV7A commences test flying, Stamps G-OODE comes onto permit scheme
  • LAA Rally report 1 – Just like the old days, such was the view of many of the visitors who attended our annual Rally;
  • A winner’s tale – Bob Ellis lets us in on what he learned while building his award-winning Van’s RV8.
  • Over the Hedge – Reminiscences of a FRED and VP1 trips
  • Oshkosh the long way – Graham Newby relates the tale of flying to Oshkosh in a C182
  • Air Test – Clive Davidson describes the merits of the small, simple, single-seat aeroplane, in this instance his own Jabiru engine Taylor Monoplane.
  • Mower power! – Kevin Armstrong describes his conversion of the Briggs and Stratton Vanguard agricultural/industrial V-twin
  • Scout Camp – Harry Hopkins reports on another successful Gloucestershire Scouts’ Camp.
  • Tipsy engine failure – Some helpful guidance on what happens when the engine really does stop, by Vintage Aircraft Club chairman Steve Slater
  • Safety Spot – SportCruiser nose gear problems; a tri-gear Europa leg failure before it has even turned a wheel, and Europa stabiliser torque tube clamp failure leads to an improved design.