Floating the Dream Some of the absolute best flying in my history has been in a floatplane, and chances are that's true for some of you. After flying the Dream Aircraft Tundra several years ago, [See Flight Review, KITPLANES March 2004], I was salivating at the prospect of going back to splash around on floats. Time passed, and in the fall of 2007, I planned to do just that. But Dream Aircraft's Sales Manager Luc Premont said I'd better hurry, as the weather was getting colder, and it was time to put the Tundra back on wheels. Click Here for the full Table of Contents for the June 2008 Issue
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No Comp Air (ison) "Wind? We don't worry about the wind," Ron Lueck says. " Not unless it's been given a name." The mid-Florida coastline still showed the ravages of several major hurricanes . . . Vertical Power This brand new power management system harnesses CPU power to eliminate the need for much of an aircraft’s wiring by consolidating major electrical functions into a single box. Flying the Baby Belle Looking for a rugged, nostalgic helicopter that uses a certified aircraft engine? The Baby Belle from Canadian Home Rotors, Inc. (CHRI) is a proven kit helicopter . . .. Pilots see the Baby Belle as a viable commercial helicopter for insecticide spraying, farm fertilizing, cattle and sheep mustering, commuting, surveying real estate or construction sites and flight training (in China).
