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EDITOR
Lance Phillips
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Contents
JULY 2023 • VOL. 27, NO. 7
Editor’s Briefing
2
4
American Innovation
by Lance Phillips
Curved Approaches
by Ed Verville
8
16
From the Flight Deck
20 Zen and the Art of Aircraft Maintenance Aircraft owners are allowed to perform some maintenance on their own airplanes
by Kevin Dingman
Editor’s Pics
by Lance Phillips
4
8
Owner’s Corner
12 Phenom 100 12
Industry Insights
Cutter Aviation by Lance Phillips
20
COVER PHOTO:
Photo Courtesy of Tigre Pickett
Issues of Twin & Turbine are available for free www.twinandturbine.com
24 How to Prepare for Your First Recurrent Jet Training & Proficiency Check
by Tigre Pickett
On Final
32 What Good Looks Like
by David Miller
July 2023 / TWIN & TURBINE • 1
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