August 07

Page 2: Contents Page 4: Chairman's message Page 5-10: Where have all the pilots gone? - Only 30 percent renew their PPL after 5 years Medical Alert Southhampton shakedown - Landing fees in casec of diversion Cheif executive's diary Do you have a license? - Licenses disappeared in CAA systems The good news: CAA policy on ICAO language requirements Ausweis bitte! Ramp inspections in Germany AOPA Annual General Meeting Page 11-12: AERO Expo packs them in AOPA salutes the high achievers Page 13: Transair add Page 14-15: 38 Minutes to meltdown How to turn a loss into a profit for a typical flying club Page 16-18: More by lack than judgement - airspace infringements Letters to the Editor Page 19-21: Briefings Cirrus unveiils "The Jet" Women in aviation conference PC-12 gathering Page 22-25: The Slum Child and the Spaceman Page 26-29: My Personal Airliner The Mooney Ovation 2GX Page 30-33: The Professional Approach Flight Simulator Traing Page 34-37: The first century at Brooklands Page 38-41: The Percival Provost Page 42-44 : Transair comes of age Page 45 : Classifieds