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EDITORIAL OFFICE 1810 N. Glen Wood Cir.
Contents
2 Editor’s Briefing
4 Such a Thing as “Better Than New?” Blackhawk, BLR and Raisbeck collaborated on a King Air C90B to develop a better performing aircraft.
– TimKern
12 New Ice Advice
The ADDS icing prediction tools for pilots are getting a facelift.
– Scott C. Dennstaedt
18 Mayday, Mayday
The FAA letter no pilot wants to receive.
– Jeff Schweltzer, Ph.D.
21 12 Tips for Taking Your FAA Medical Exam
– Quay Snyder, MD, MSPH
28 AOPA Summit
A Return to the Beach.
– LeRoy Cook
From the Flight Deck
32 Passing Gas
– Kevin Dingman
34 NBAA Focus
42 En Route
• The2011BahamasPilotChallenge
• QuestKodiakNowOffersIceProtection
• FlightSafety’sBeechcraftKingAir350SimulatorisNowLevelDQualified • KeyWestAirporttoSponsorAviationEventinFebruary
• OshkoshWillCelebrateNavy’sCentennial
• Newfor2011:Wi-Fi-connectedGPSMovingMaponFlightGuideiPadApp • MakeYourOwnIn-FlightVideoswithCockpitVideoSystem
47 Advertisers’ Index
48 On Final
Lost in Translation
– David Miller
FEATURES
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