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EDITOR
Lance Phillips
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Contents DECEMBER 2023 • VOL. 27, NO. 12
Editor’s Briefing
2 ‘Tis the Season
by Lance Phillips
4 Angel Flight West
40 years and 100,000 missions by Rich Pickett
6 Banking an Aerostar by Pete Ruskay
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10 One Thousand Upgrades and Counting
Pilatus PC-24 Update by Rich Pickett
Owners Corner
14 Jeff Martin
20 Unlocking the Skies: Introducing Vaunt - Volato’s Answer to the Empty Leg Problem by Tigre Pickett
22 Editor’s Pics
by Lance Phillips
COVER PHOTO:
Photo Courtesy of Rich Pickett
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24 Technology Fit for a King by Rich Pickett
On Final
32 Are You Really Safe to Land?
by David Miller
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