April 2015

Australia to New Zealand The plan was to establish a new dealer for New Zealand and to fly his aircraft from Australia to New Zealand as part of the delivery process. This sounds very easy when you say it quickly, but in reality this is quite an adventure with nearly 2500 km or 1350 nautical miles of open ocean toRead more

Students of Pipistrel Academy can now simulate flights using ALPHA Trainer on one of the best flight simulators available, the X-Plane 10. The accuracy of the flight model achieved is about 95% of the real ALPHA, providing a useful training tool, of course if used correctly. The simulator has been tested and verified by experimental and production test pilots of Pipistrel and instructorsRead more

Lots to talk about in our April newsletter, please enjoy. Airshows Everywhere AERO 2015 Aero Friedrichshafen in Germany is rapidly approaching with the event now just over one week away starting April 15 and running through until April 18. Aero is often called the European version of Oshkosh but it has the benefit of being mostly indoors in a hugeRead more