Cover Story
June 2005 Issue
A New Twist
The Silence Twister has arrived. And it wants to play.
Can we just come out and admit something? Flying is--should be, must be, just has to be--about having fun. If you're not enjoying it, there's something wrong. Are we all agreed? Good, moving on. Why is it, then, that we spend so much time and effort justifying our purchase decisions? So many pilots look at Experimental designs and ask: Can I travel in it? Will the significant other fly with me? Can I haul the family?
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