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Redbird Full Motion Flight Simulation Garmin Aera Portable GPS Review KiwiFlyerTM The New Zealand Aviators’ Marketplace Issue 9 February / March 2010 Warbirds Over Wanaka Easter 2010 Tickets Giveaway Details Inside $ 4.90 inc GST ISSN 1170-8018 Redbird Full Motion Flight Simulation Garmin Aera Portable GPS Review Includes Lift-out Guide to Pilot Expo Products, Services, Accessories, News, Events, Training and more. KiwiFlyer The New Zealand Aviators’ Marketplace Comment and Contents From the Editor In this issue Welcome to KiwiFlyer Magazine number nine. This issue has an 4. Garmin’s New aera Touch Screen GPS events focus. We have reports on several recent aviation gatherings, We review the new Garmin aera 550 thanks including SportAvex and the Tauranga City Airshow as well as to South Pacific Avionics at Ardmore. a couple of profiles of future events, one being the Whitianga Festival of Speed and the other Oshkosh. More significantly 9. Piper Aircraft enter the LSA Market though, this issue includes a lift-out guide to PilotExpo 2010 at The PiperSport is the latest LSA on the Ardmore. This year, PilotExpo is on the 12th and 13th of March, market after Piper put their name behind a weekend chosen to deliberately coincide with the Auckland Boat the Czech Sport Aircraft SportCruiser. Show. So there’s two great reasons to come to Auckland for the 14. The 75th Anniversary of our First Airline weekend, three if you count meeting lots of Aucklanders while Lloyd Heslop flew to Haast for a historic you’re here. occasion and reports on the event as well as his interesting trip getting there. On the subject of PilotExpo: This event, now in its third year, has been very well supported by the aviation business community. More 17. Aeromotive Power Delivery than 50 exhibitors will be present with a fine array of products and We profile Aeromotive’s Engine Shop, services, from the smallest pilot accessories, through to microlights, capable of overhauling in excess of 60 LSA aircraft, GA aeroplanes and helicopters. This year, there is engines per annum. a dedicated “Learn to Fly” section of PilotExpo including a full day of related seminars and the attendance of several aero clubs 18. SportAvex and the Tauranga Airshow and training organisations. If you are (or know of) someone who Gordon Gibson reports on an informative is contemplating taking up aviation and is wondering where to and enjoyable weekend at Tauranga. start, then don’t miss this opportunity to get all the answers in one 20. NZ Warbirds Syndicates place. There is also a full general aviation seminar programme with Frank Parker explains various syndication enough variety to keep most aviation enthusiasts enthralled for a options in the NZ Warbirds Association. good many hours. Peruse the guide included with KiwiFlyer, then come and see the event. I encourage you to take advantage of this 21. Guide to NZ PilotExpo 2010 unique opportunity where so much of the NZ aviation community Our 16 page comprehensive guide to the is gathered in one place. KiwiFlyer will of course be there and we NZ Pilot Expo at Ardmore. Don’t miss it. look forward to meeting you. 27. Full Motion Flight Simulation in NZ Warbirds Over Wanaka is little more than a month away now and A full motion Redbird Simulator that has looks set to be another ‘must see’ event. We have several one day been CAA approved for instrument training passes to give away to KiwiFlyer readers. All you have to do is write is now available for hire at Ardmore. to, or email us with your name and phone number – and answer 40. FK Lightplanes available in NZ the question: What would you most like to see in future issues of Two very attractive aircraft from Germany KiwiFlyer Magazine? We value your feedback and will consider all are available for demonstration at Tauranga. suggestions for improving the magazine in the future. 4 2 . Gliding 2499km in 14 hours Enjoy your reading. See you at PilotExpo ! NZ Champion Glider Pilot, Terry Delore set a new record in December. Jill McCaw explains how he did it. Michael Norton Editor, KiwiFlyer Magazine 44. Autogyro Fly-in at Dannevirke Gordon Gibson reports on the annual NZ Autogyro Association gathering. Free tickets to Warbirds Over Wanaka 46. The Waharoa Rumble Our own International Aero Model Flying KiwiFlyer has several free Competition held at Waharoa in January. one day passes to Warbirds Over Wanaka to give to 7. Industry News Briefs lucky readers. To enter the 10. Accidents and Incidents draw, simply write to or 13. KiwiFlyer Event Guide email us and answer the 15. KiwiFlyer Event Briefs question: What would you 48. ZK Review most like to see in future 51. KiwiFlyer Guest Comment issues of KiwiFlyer? 54. Classified Advertising P92 Echo Classic Email: [email protected] or write to us at PO Box 72841, Papakura 2244. Front Cover: Ron Donaldson flying his FK-14 Polaris up the coast Winners will be drawn on 19th March. at Matakana Island, Tauranga. Michael Norton photograph. 2 KiwiFlyer Issue 9 February / March 2010 www.kiwiflyer.co.nz KiwiFlyer is focused on the New Zealand aviation marketplace. Call us to discuss how we can help your business. 3 KiwiFlyer KiwiFlyer Product Evaluation KiwiFlyer Product Evaluation waterproof to IPX-7 standard (immersible normal way. Garmin aera: Portable Touch Screen GPS in 1m of water under defined conditions). Utilities include flight and track logs, For NZ customers, the 550 model offers as well as E6B and weight and balance Thanks to South Pacific Avionics at (because I wanted the features that three advantages over the 500. The first is calculators. A simulator mode is also Ardmore, KiwiFlyer recently sampled came with it rather than the touch high resolution terrain and obstacle data (9 available for practicing at home. one of Garmin’s new aera 550 portable screen itself), I hadn’t especially arc-second versus 30) providing 11 times GPS units for the air and road. been a touch screen enthusiast. It the display resolution in terrain mode. Functions for the road THINK YOU CAN’T AFFORD A wasn’t long before I became one In vehicle mode, the 550 has enhanced Switching to automotive mode is a GLASS SCREEN UPGRADE? PORTABLE GPS devices for however. Icon driven menus and features such as lane assist, junction view simple selection from the home page. The TALK TO US AND THINK AGAIN ! cars are virtually all driven by a larger screen offer much more and speed limit notification. same ‘where to’ and ‘view touch screens, as are an increasing opportunity for intuitive use than And lastly, the 550 also comes For Garmin aera map’ interface found on the GDU375 number of mobile phones. The a limited number of small buttons with 12 months of free and all avionics Garmin nuvi range will appear. advantages are many, including with tiny labels. aviation database updates. The unit is operated in the 7” diagonal display enquiries, contact SD card slot graphically driven menu systems, The thing to get used to with These are all “nice to haves” South Pacific Avionics now standard manner for 5Hz screen updates press and drag map movement any touch screen is the ‘feel’ of but budget conscious pilots at Ardmore automotive GPS with turn ADAHRS and Engine and (once familiarity is established) how much pressure and duration are likely to be quite happy by turn voice directions and Monitor Add-On due speed and ease of use. Comparable of touch is required to activate the with the capabilities of the 500 (09) 298 1373 recalculations when required. to be available Typical track and route display, in this case with [email protected] later this year touch screen technology for the cockpit terrain background shading. Points of interest can be option being chosen. There can indeed be model. Points of interest are plentiful seems overdue by comparison. selected by touching them on the screen. some frustration until the particular ‘touch’ www.avionics.co.nz and lane assist is provided on Garmin have recently addressed this required is mastered, but once achieved the Functions for the air the aera 550 model. opportunity by releasing the aera range of unit is very easy to use. Garmin have opted A home screen full of touch screen portable GPS units. Aimed at for a fairly firm touch, undoubtedly to icons provides for selection of display Third party interfaces recreational pilots, aera offers an all-in-one help prevent mis-keying in the cockpit and options which include map, terrain, HSI/ Released in December 2009, the aera EFD1000 GPS that includes all the features now this did take a while to adjust to. The trick panel, active flight plan, numbers, nearest, is too new for third parties such as Zaon ADAHRS for expected of an aviation GPS as well as a was to turn on the beep response function waypoint info, direct to, and tools. The (portable traffic awareness) or Air Gizmo precise Attitude street mode that provides the features and which soon helps to train the user in the function selected from this menu will (panel docks) to be offering interfaces to and Air Data Functions like: familiarity of Garmin’s nuvi street GPS for technique required for fast and frustration usually appear on the screen with four their products. History suggests that both ASI, ALT, VSI, vehicle navigation. free usage. It’s well worth practicing this sub-menu icons on the right of the are likely to be developed in the near future TAS, WA, etc. Easily swapped between car and aircraft, at home and will make the aera far more The 11cm diagonal 480x272 pixel touch screen display – there are 60 icons in total.
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