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EDITOR Dianne White
Contents
2 Editor’s Briefing Meet My Move-Up
JUNE 2011 • VOL. 15, NO. 6
FEATURES
4 The Mitsubishi MU-2
Greg Mink, enthusiastic owner of two MU-2s, loves the aircraft’s speed, efficiency and utility.
Twin Proficiency
– Dianne White
12 The Propeller Unfeathering Trap – Thomas P. Turner
18 WX in Plain Sight
The nuances of surface observations & how to interpret them.
– Scott C. Dennstaidt
24 Decision Points
Determining if an aircraft modification is worth it...and when it’s not.
– Dane C. Jenning
– Kevin Dingman
– BDN Aerospace Marketing
Great Get-Aways
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30 Flying to Mackinac Island, Mich. MCD; No Fries.
New Approaches
36 Social Media & Aviation Everyone is trying to use it, but who’s doing it right?
From the Flight Deck
39 Blurred Vision
– Kevin R. Dingman
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New Products
New Fast & Easy Spray Wax 41 iPad Mount for the Cockpit
42 En Route
• TKSFlightIntoKnownIcingApprovedforBonanzaG36s
• RaisbeckEngineeringCelebrates3,000thKingAirInstallation
• KodiakReceivesCertificationforMoreCustomerOptions
• World’sOnlyAirworthyB-29ReturningtoOshkosh
• WilliamsInternationalReceivesCertificationofitsnewFJ44-3APTurbofan • AircraftSpruceSupportsKyleandAmandaFranklin
• CitationTentoFlybyYear-end
• AirFactsRelaunchedasOnlineJournal
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47 Advertisers’ Index On Final
48 Turbulent Times – David Miller
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