Summer issue of FLYER - on sale NOW!

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The Summer issue is now on sale, offering the very best selection of must-read features, superb flight tests, top news pages, the chance to win a £1,000 GPS and a fantastic £41 saving in landing fees.



EcoFlyer flight test - Ian Seager finds the EcoFlyer, with the classic DR400 cranked wing, plus Thielert's 155hp jet-fueled Centurion 20.s, a versatile and economic tourer



Hot Weather Flying - It's been a while, but at last the Summer sun is back. We ask three experts – an engineer, meteorologist and doctor - to explain the effects that hot weather can have on the aircraft, the weather and the pilot



Win and Airbox GPS worth £1,013 - Complete with UK and European charts, all you have to do to have a chance at winning this superb GPS is answer a VERY simple question




Escapade flight test - What do you get when you combine a gorgeous homebuilt microlight with a FADEC controlling a UL260i engine? Justin Cox is very satisfied with the results



Flying the blackbird - This has got to be one of the most impressive, evocative and simply WOW aircraft ever built. Mark 'Forger' Stucky had a chance to fly the SR-71 and here he tells us what it's like to fly at Mach 3.27 and 80,000ft



Landing on sand - Don Bowtell's last attempt at a round Britain flight ended in the soft sand of the Kyle of Tongue, broken propeller and all. This time, he was determined not to repeat the mistake



Top Gear Special - Moving Terrain's navigation and flight planning system makes light work of IFR routing and enables the pilot to file from the cockpit. We take it for a flight



SIX Landing Fees - Six - that's six - free landing fees this month, allowing you to land for free at Silverstone, Panshanger, Bodmin, Sutton Park, Fishburn and Strathaven. Visit them all and you could save a whopping £41



PLUS

That Worst Day - The latest is our new look version of this FLYER favourite - giving you the chance to discuss the story with other FLYER forumites

News - Biofuel for GA, Coventry's air service contract, Red Arrows display dates, Centurion AD and much more

Flight Training Update - News from Flybe, Airbus, Bond Offshore Helicopters and Calendonian Advanced Pilot Training

Viewpoint - Jonathan Smith, NATS infringements Lead, reports on the initial success of a joint GA, NATS, CAA and MoD campaign to reduce airspace infringements

Opening Shot - The Brietling Wingwalking team



Events - The best GA listing in the UK

Peter Garrison - A Learjet pilot's error

Letters - Scaring a student pilot, a love of flying, hangars at Rougham and a a response to last month's SSDR feature