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EDITOR
Lance Phillips
lance@twinandturbine.com
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Dave Moore
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Contents
Editor’s Briefing
2 Busiest Airport in
the World
by Lance Phillips
4 Tecnam
A Family Aircraft Company
by Rich Pickett
AUGUST 2023 • VOL. 27, NO. 8
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8 General Aviation in Mexico
by Rick Garner
14 Editor’s Pics
by Lance Phillips
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16 A Unique FBO in Baja Mexico
by Rich Pickett
18 We Have Arrived Going Back In Time at Ocean Reef
by Kevin Ware
Industry Insights
22 Raisbeck Engineering
26
COVER PHOTO:
Photo Courtesy of Jessica Ambats
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Owner’s Corner
26 Citation M2
On Final
32 Say It Ain’t So
by David Miller
August 2023 / TWIN & TURBINE • 1
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