April 2013 Issue of LIGHT AVIATION

  • Editor’s Desk – Brian Hope introduces this month’s magazine.
  • Chairman’s Chat – Roger Hopkinson, like us all, yearns for some decent flying weather.
  • News – eGO to debut at Expo, Rally slot booking open, SkyDemon Android success.
  • Letters – More ditching ideas, ethanol issues, share those flying costs.
  • Project News – The ex-FLYER magazine taildragger Europa takes to the air.
  • Project News Special – Trailblazing! Progress on a Sauer-engined Groppo Trail build.
  • Aerobatics – Alan Cassidy on getting started in aerobatic competition.
  • Over the Hedge – Douglas World Cruiser Liberty V12 fires up. Watch those fast climbers!
  • Infringements – More than just a Controlled Airspace problem says Mike Barnard.
  • Polikarpov Po2 – FD flies a Russian pre-WW11 biplane restored by Shuttleworth.
  • Airspace News – Your chance to influence the Future Airspace Strategy.
  • Pieces of eight – Richard Mole reviews eight single-seat aircraft.
  • Breaking the Chain – over reliance on GPS almost causes a tragedy.
  • Safety Spot SportCruiser nose leg update; steel tube fuselage corrosion.
  • LAA VISA – The re-launch of an Association credit card.
  • Engineering – Some thoughts on the crashworthiness of aircraft seating.
  • Meet the Members – A short interview with Graham Newby.
  • Classifieds Bargains galore from aircraft to engines to aircraft parts.