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EDITOR Dianne White
Contents
AUGUST 2011 • VOL. 15, NO. 8
FEATURES
2 Editor’s Briefing
4 Letters to the Editor
6 Last of the Mojaves
The Piper PA-31P-350 was Piper’s last big-cabin, pressurized piston-twin to be built.
– Dianne White
18 Back from the Brink
Million Air set to open $12 million facility at Gulfport-Biloxi, an airport that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina six years ago.
– LeRoy Cook
26 Forecasting Thunder in the Terminal Area Read between the lines when reviewing a TAF.
– Scott C. Dennstaedt
Twin Proficiency
32 Grounded
Or maybe not. Understanding the legalities and safety of inoperative equipment and MELs.
– Thomas P. Turner
38 Catching the Skycatcher
A pilot report on Cessna’s LSA, the aircraft in which a new generation of pilots is learning to fly.
– LeRoy Cook
43 Beyerdynamic’s New Headset Rid your iPad of Fingerprints
– Dianne White
44 Pour Some Sugar on Me – Kevin R. Dingman
46 En Route
• FirstU.S.-BuiltPhenom100Underway
New Products
From the Flight Deck
• Blackhawk’sCaravanEngineUpgradeCertified
47 Advertisers’ Index On Final
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48 Maximum Performance – David Miller
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