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EDITOR
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2 Editorial–
When You Absolutely, Positively Don’t Have To Be There
4 How Low Did You Go?
Cold Temperature Altitude Corrections
– Adam Alpert
10 Returning To Turboprops It’s Not A Jet, Nor Is It A Piston
– Kevin Ware
12 Why Do Pilots Run Out Of Gas? Avoiding Sudden Silence
From The Flight Deck
16 Rules
– Kevin R. Dingman
Twin Proficiency
18Vsse
– Thomas P. Turner
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Contents
MARCH 2016 • VOL. 20, NO. 3
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En Route:
Hartzell Five-Way Propellers
dBrief Logbook App
Jazz Weight & Balance
AviDyne’s Lower Price Option for IFD440
Special Section!
Putting A Citation CJ4 To Work
Biozyme, Inc.’s Newest Business Tool
The 2015 CJP Convention Report
A Grand Time In Colorado
Maintaining Flying Skills
Discipline Is Key
Why CJP Is The Place To Be
– Jon Huggins, CJP Executive Director
Perspectives:
40 Reactions
Aging and reaction time
– Kevin R. Dingman
42 CJ Updates: ATP’s New Guidance
48 On Final Mortality
– David Miller
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