Plane & Pilot

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Plane & Pilot

New (and Old) Beginnings • Yes, there are fresh names on the masthead

CROSSWORD • THE NAME GAME

FEAR OF HEIGHTS • Can you be an acrophobic and a pilot?

RETURN TO FORM • A new manufacturing facility brings the best-selling Flight Design CT F2 back to viability

FLIGHT DESIGN CT F2

BOMBER CAMP •  A true taste of the iconic B-17 Flying Fortress

BACKCOUNTRY FOR ALL • Jim Richmond’s legacy lives on in more ways than his popular tube-and-fabric taildraggers

5 BACKCOUNTRY TIPS FROM IDAHO AVIATION ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT ANDREW GEORGE

A FIRSTHAND VIEW

A TAYLORCRAFT REUNION • Coming home like you never left

IMPORT THAT BIRD • Cheese, wine, vehicles, computers—and airplanes?

A Touristy Timeout for Safety • Don’t sulk in the corner while waiting out weather

MOSAIC on the Horizon • We’re getting close to a ‘real’ update for light sport

Hang On • Mysterious King Air accident traced to mundane roots

TAKING CARE OF THE HUMAN ELEMENT • Personal endurance, decision making, and the GA flyer

ACCIDENT BRIEFS

The Ercoupe • It’s spin-proof, stall-proof, and just plain fun

Carlos Dárdano • TACA 737 captain kept his cool after a weather-induced double flameout