December 2004-January 2005
Mike Feeney reports from the NZAAA's annual conference.
Aerobatic flight is not only exhilarating, it gives pilots a higher understanding of their aircraft - what it can do, and what it can't, and why. As Canterbury Aero Club CFI Jay Peters writes, flying an aircraft beyond the ""norm"" should be the ""norm"".
The winds of change are blowing in Marlborough - fanned by the single-engined airliners of local operators, Sounds Air. Andy Heap pays a visit and discovers a revitalized and thriving business capitalizing on the company's unique location, a few new zideas, and the abilities of an ideally suitable fleet.
From the archives and memory of Mike Feeney.
Part two of a reflective series by Mike Feeney on Hamilton's Control Towers - 1940s to 2004
Additions, deletions, and changes of ownership on the NZ civil register. By Dave Paull.
Old Stick & Rudder, and Return of the Yak, by Alex Mitchell.