Back Issues of Pacific Flyer Magazine 2008

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6 Sierra 100 - Aircraft review
12 From Canberra to Cairns In an ELA Gyro - An adventurous trip in a gyro
18 Bever Fever - Great Arctic air adventure
22 Going Around On One - John Laming offers a new approach
24 Safety Wire Where And How To Use It - Using safety wire on ultralights & experimental aircraft
30 A Cheaper Painting Method - Kevin Rutland - tips on painting your aeroplane
34 Introducing the ElectraFlyer-C - New battery-powered aircraft
36 SportCruiser - Japanese pilot crosses the Atlantic
38 The Second Catalina Festival - Fly-in at Lake Macquarie, NSW
40 How Germany came to make the first all-metal aircraft - Hugo Junkers J 1 single-seat low-wing cantilever monoplane -online story
45 Aeroplane Acquisition - Factors to keep in mind when buying a plane

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8 RAF 2000 Gyroplane moves to Upington South Africa - A new home for the RAF 2000 Gyroplane
16 Wings Over Watts - The Watts Annual 'Festival Of Flight' Airshow
20 Flying With Glasses - A must-read article for pilots who wear glasses whilst flying
24 When Instruments Lie - A John Laming article on engine instrument malfunction - online story
28 Three First Solo Flights - Three young men in a hurry to get their license
30 My First And Last Solo - A rather humorous first solo tale
32 The Lancair - Introduction to the Lancair 'Evolution'
36 The Great War In The Air - Exhibition of rare, surviving First World War aircraft
40 Balancing Your Ultralight Aircraft Propeller - Technical article

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5 Volcano Country - Flying holiday in the Philippines
10 Canuck StorkMeister - German design, French built beauty
15 Above Snow - Flying over the Snowy Mountains in a trike
16 The Swamp Ghost of Yaren - Historical story
20 A Tribute to Michel Mineo - The 98 lb Mineo M-5 Glider -online story
24 The Amazing Kruza Gyro - Introducing the all-Australian "Kruza" gyro
27 The World's First Smart Plane - Introducing the Aveo range of Aircraft & Digital Avionics
30 Missing Hudson Found in New Guinea - Historical article
33 The Comfort Zone - Winter Flying - What to wear on those winter flying days
38 Testing Times - There are worse things than failing a flight test
43 The Southern Cloud - Commemoration of 50 years since the wreckage was found
44 Foxbats fly to Hummocks Station - Annual fly-in held in June '08

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5 Wings over Oakey Fly-in - News and photos
8 Taming the Mignet Flying Flea - A tribute to Jean de la Farge and his PULGA aircraft
12 A Local Adventure - Cross-country flying over Far North Queensland - online story
16 Old Planes - Photos
17 Aerodrome Sense - Safety tip - if it doesn't feel right, it probably isn't!
18 The Risk Report for Private Pilots - Tackling common sense causes of accidents
22 Paragliding in Ethiopia - Great photos of the landscape, people and animals!
26 Becoming a Pilot - How to get started
28 Light is better! - Advantages of a light aeroplane
30 Captains of the Clouds - Hollywood and WWII
36 Covering the Framework - Building tips
40 In the Steps of the Black Cat, 2008 - Expedition in a SeaRey Flying boat
42 Lincoln Tales - Part 2 of stories of 10 Squadron RAAF in Townsville

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5 Der Schšne Storch - Comparing the Fieseler Storch to the Westland Lysander
10 Capertee To Gulf - Cross-country up the Top End
16 An Aerial Spectacular - The Classic Fighters Airshow 2009 in New Zealand
20 South African Pilots: Strutting their stuff! - T6 Harvards water-skiing in South Africa
22 Low Flying - 2-seater hovercraft take to the water in NZ
24 Spark Plug Safety Tip - Maintenance
26 How an Idiot Hand Props an Aircraft - What not to do!
30 Lincoln Tales - Stories of 10 Squadron RAAF in Townsville
35 What a Hell of a Way to Spend a Sunday - Monthly fly-in at Bairnsdale
36 More Construction Tips - Building project
40 Youth Flying Scholarship Award for 2008 -Darling Downs Sport Aviation Assn. name recipient
42 Amazing new airport runway - On the Portuguese island of Madeira
44 Why Wasn't I Told That? - Stability & Lateral Damping online story

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4 Baron Manfred Von Richthofen -The Red Baron
6 Down Time - Maintenance season in Canada
10 Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries for Aviation Applications - Technical article
14 ... And Lived On The Wind - Flying experience
18 Planes, trains and automobiles - David Hack Classic Meet in Toowoomba
24 A Successful Helicopter Auto Rotation Could Save Your Life - Safety article for helicopters
26 Building Your Plane with Wood - Part 2 -online story
28 Getting your 912 Rotax light sport or ultralight aircraft Ready for Storage - Aircraft maintenance
30 Welcome to Paradise - Aircraft review
34 One Strike and You're Out - Safety article - helicopter wire strike.
38 Kiwi Air Force Open Day - Airshow in New Zealand
40 Boeings in the Outback - The Qantas Outback Founders Museum, Longreach
42 Sportstar SL - Aircraft update
43 Mitch Boyle - 16-year-old circumnavigating Australia

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4 Kit Aircraft For The Complete Newbie - Advise on choosing an aircraft to build
12 No Better Day To Fly - Flying a gyrocopter
16 Who needs a GPS when you can navigate like an RAAF pilot - New navigation course
19 Building an Aeroplane with Wood - Building project - Part 1
22 Dova Skylark - Aircraft review
25 You Don't Know Jack - Historical article
28 Tips for Keeping Your Plane in Flight Worthy Condition - Engine oil advise - maintain those engines
30 A Macchi has gone in - Historical story
38 A New Aircraft - Peter McLean's new Airborne XT-912
40 In the hot seat - Agricultural flying
42 Why Wasn't I Told That? - Parallax-visual illusions
46 "Part of the prevention, not just the cure" - Overdownunder flight around Australia in an Aerochute to raise awareness and inspire those suffering from depression.

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4 Natfly '08 - Fly-in news and photos
8 Clifton Does It Again - Annual fly-in at Bange airfield
12 Into The Storm - Flying the Arctic skies
16 Wingfoot Air Express - The first airship disaster
18 That Sinking Feeling - Safety article
22 Converting to Type - Safety story
24 How Does A Spark Plug Work? - Technical article
28 Arthur Butler Memorial Fly-In 2008 - Upcoming event
30 Disaster-Capture-Imprisonment - Historical story -online story
32 The Great Ocean Road... From Above - Cross-country adventure
36 Blade Failures - Metal Propellers - Maintenance article
38 Why Wasn't I Told That? - Part 2 - The drag bucket & safe speed near the ground
44 Speed & Distance are concepts - The Bundy Run - Part 2

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4 The Dragonflies Farewell - The 'Murphy Renegade' finds a new home
8 Two Strokes - Or Four Strokes - Mechanical engine differences
16 Building In Wood - Advice for building your aeroplane in wood
20 The Prop Stops Here - Propeller safety article
24 Catalina Festival - More on the Catalina Fly-In
28 Random RAAF Memories - WW11 Nostalgia -online story
30 Speed & Distance are concepts - The Bundy Run
35 From the Cockpit - Beech 18
38 Payroll plane may not be missing - RAAF Douglas C-47 disappearance
44 Introduction to emergencies - Part 3

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4 The Kingdom on the Horizon - Flying over the Rockies, Canada
8 Kiwis, Canucks and the Kittyhawk- Pioneer facility in New Zealand
16 Cummins Spinners Fly-In - News and photos
20 How To Test Your Aircraft Wings Fabric - Technical article
24 A Lose/Lose Situation (Online Story)
26 Your Fuel Tank - Technical article
28 A Victa Weekend - Fly-in news and photos
30 Aerochute Across The Simpson Desert - Outback adventure
35 Jim Bede - American aircraft pioneer
36 The Gyroplane - Your questions answered
42 Introduction to Emergencies - Part 2
46 Airsportslive - New Zealand Air Games

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4 Bright Fly-In 2007 - News and photos
8 Building a Foxcon Terrier - Project in the making
12 Sheer Metal Magic - Model aircraft craftsman (Online Story)
16 Using Choke in Carburettor Tuning - Technical article
22 Ultralight Float Flying - Floatplanes
26 Dangers of Thunderstorms for Paragliders - Climatic conditions to be aware of
30 Bad Vibrations - Safety article
34 What Are You Doing? - Flight instruction tips
36 How to drill a round hole from the workbench - Technical article
37 Cross-Country Trip In a Microlight - Part 2 of our Australian adventure of the top-end
40 Omaka Museum - In Christchurch, NZ
42 Introduction to Emergencies - Part 1
46 This really is Low Flying - Flying a hovercraft
49 What Does A Bounce Tell You? - Safety article

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6 Catalina Flying Memorial - History of VH-CAT
8 Water Drains in Aircraft Fuel Systems - Aircraft Maintenance
10 Wings over Warwick Fly-in news and photos
16 Landing Memorable - for other than the pilot - Flight experience
18 Propeller RPM - Technical article
20 Ballistic Parachutes and Safety - Paragliding
23 Red Bull Air Race - The final leg - Perth, WA
26 Cross-country Trip in a microlight - Adventure over NSW, Qld and SA
30 My Homebuilt AW95 Helicopter - Part 2
32 Pipistrel takes GOLD at the CAFE Challenge - Aircraft award
34 A Tail to Tell... Flying A Tailwheel Aircraft (Online Story)
38 Progress in the Ducted Fan Development - Product update
42 R130 "Eaglet" - Helicopter review
44 Why Wasn't I Told That? - Carburettor Heat

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