January 2013 Issue of LIGHT AVIATION

Sep front cover
  • Editor’s Desk – New year, new opportunities. Go for it!
  • Chairman’s Chat – Inspiring the next generation of pilots and enthusiasts.
  • News – RRRs Race School weekend, future plans for Rochester and Sheffield.
  • Laurie Shaw – We remember the tremendous contribution made to the Association by Laurie Shaw, who sadly died in December.
  • Letters – Murphy Rebel recollections, tapping Gipsy magnetos, and more
  • Over the Hedge – Mona Aero Club gets a new home; Menestrel gets new wing fillets.
  • Jabiru Joy – Tim White joined a Jab group and hasn’t looked back. 
  • Project News – First flights: An RV12, a Bowers Fly Baby and a Rotec Radial powered Flitzer
  • Ditching – David Joyce summarizes the risks in part one of this two part feature.  
    The Flying Show – Steady as she goes this year but the show really needs to step up a gear or two if it is to survive into the future.
  • Titan T51 Mustang – Test flying of Suzuki V6 powered Mustang replica.
  • Jurca TempeteRoy Targonski saves a homebuilt classic from the scrap heap.
  • Quiet Please! – Advise on how we might mitigate the noise nuisance.
  • Engineering News – RAeS Design Conference, Pioneer P400, new ultralight single seat design, the CA230 from member Chris Atrobus.
  • The 2012 EFLEVA Conference – successful 2012 event from Old Warden.
  • Safety Spot Exhaust failure on a T51Mustang and more
  • LAA Shop Classifieds