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EDITOR
LeRoy Cook
Contents
2 Editor’s Briefing 4 Yingling Aviation
A 65-year Tradition In Wichita.
10 Hawker 400XPR
Testbed Aircraft Makes First Flight.
– LeRoy Cook
14 Charging Hard
Better To Slow Down And Save Time.
– LeRoy Cook
Twin Proficiency
18 Lost at Sea
Keep a Close Eye on Your Fuel.
– Thomas P. Turner
From the Flight Deck
22 Author! Author! – Kevin R. Dingman
24 En Route
• TheSpaceShuttle–CelebratingThirtyYearsof NASA’s First Space Plane
• FairmontVancouverAirportNamedOnceAgain as Best in North America
• QuestAircraftAnnouncesAgreementwithNorthropGrumman
• HawkerBeechcraftServicesmaintenancefacilityat
DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK)
• EclipseReceivesProductionCertificatefromFAAfortheEclipse550
• PacificCoastAvionicsCompletesPanelUpgradeforCessna340
31 Advertisers’ Index
On Final
32 Is Hand Flying An Emergency? – David Miller
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