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EDITOR Rebecca Groom Jacobs rebecca@twinandturbine.com EDITORIAL OFFICE 2779 Aero Park Drive Traverse City, MI 49686 Phone: (231) 946-7770 E-mail: rebecca@twinandturbine.com PUBLISHER Dave Moore PRESIDENT Dave Moore CFO Rebecca Mead PRODUCTION MANAGER Mike Revard PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR Jake Smith GRAPHIC DESIGNER Marci Moon TWIN & TURBINE WEBSITE www.twinandturbine.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR John Shoemaker Twin & Turbine 2779 Aero Park Drive Traverse City, MI 49686 Phone: 1-800-773-7798 Fax: (231) 946-9588 johns@villagepress.com ADVERTISING ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR & REPRINT SALES Betsy Beaudoin Phone: 1-800-773-7798 betsybeaudoin@villagepress.com ADVERTISING ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Erika Shenk Phone: 1-800-773-7798 erikashenk@villagepress.com SUBSCRIBER SERVICES Rhonda Kelly Diane Smith Jamie Wilson Molly Costilow Kelly Adamson P.O. Box 968 Traverse City, MI 49685 1-800-447-7367 To change mailing address, email rhonda.kelly@vpdcs.com Contents NOVEMBER2019 • VOL. 23, NO. 11 Editor’s Briefing 2 Supporting the Bahamas by Rebecca Groom Jacobs 4 Airmail Position Report 5 Straight Talk with Tamarack Aerospace CEO by Dianne White 5 8 12 2019 Holiday Gift Guide by Rebecca Groom Jacobs 18 Flying to the Bahamas by Rick Gardner 8 Top Turboprop Series: Pre-Owned Pilatus PC-12 and King Air 350 by Joe Casey 18 Jet Journal 26 Seeing Through the Forests: Hurricane Dorian Aftermath by Rich Pickett 31 Five on the Fly with AeroAngel’s Mark Pestal by Rebecca Groom Jacobs 34 TouchdownZone by Thomas P. Turner 47 38 38 Only in America by Kevin Ware From the Flight Deck 42 All the Leaves are Brown Flying with a summer brain and an autumn body by Kevin R. Dingman On Final 47 Judgment or Experience Becoming a Great Pilot by David Miller COVER PHOTO: King Air 350 Photo Courtesy of Mach Point One Aviation Issues of Twin & Turbine are available for free www.twinandturbine.com November 2019 / TWIN & TURBINE • 1 Twin & Turbine (ISSN 1945-6514), USPS 24432 is pub- lished monthly by Village Press, Inc. with advertising offices located at 2779 Aero Park Drive, Traverse City, Michigan 49686. Telephone (231) 946-3712. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Copyright 2016, Village Press, Inc. Periodical Postage Paid at Traverse City, MI. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Twin & Turbine is distributed at no charge to all registered owners of cabin-class aircraft. The mailing list is updated monthly. All others may subscribe by writing to: Twin & Turbine, P.O. Box 968, Traverse City, MI 49685, or by calling 1-800-447-7367. Rates for the United States and its possessions follow: one year $15.00; two years $29.00. Canadian subscrip- tions are one year $24.00; two years $46.00, including GST tax. Overseas subscriptions are one year $52.00; two years $99.00, U.S. funds. Single copies $6.50. ADVERTISING: Advertising in Twin & Turbine does not necessarily imply endorsement. Queries, questions, and requests for media kits should be directed to the Advertising Director, Twin & Turbine, P.O. Box 968, Traverse City, Michigan 49685. Telephone 1-800-773- 7798. Website: www.twinandturbine.com. MANUSCRIPTS: Twin & Turbine assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photo- graphs, or art work. While unsolicited submissions are welcome, it is best to query first and ask for our Writer’s Guidelines. All unassigned submis- sions must be accompanied by return postage. Address queries and requests for Writer’s Guidelines to the editor. POSTMASTER: Send address changes and inquiries to Twin & Turbine, Village Press, Inc., P.O. Box 968, Traverse City, MI 49685.