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CONTENTS Departments

24 / TAKING WING

The weird and

wonderful life of

Sylvia Grandstaff

By Sam Weigel

50 / LEADING EDGE

When you become “The

Guy”

By Ben Younger

54 / THREE GREEN,

NO RED

Recalling three

aviation-inspired pranks

By David Mamet

58 / UNUSUAL

ATTITUDES

Remembering splendid

people and great

airplanes

By Martha Lunken

60 / GEAR UP

Reminiscing over

the years of piloting

evolution

By Dick Karl

64 /

TECHNICALITIES

A pilot finally comes to

grips with ADS-B

By Peter Garrison

8 / ON COURSE

We welcome a new face

to the team

By Stephen Pope

10 / FLYING INBOX

Letters from our

readers

14 / ILAFFT

Hazardous attitudes

and the situations we

feel lucky to walk away

from

By Matthew Wallace

18 / AFTERMATH

What evil lurks in the

heart of machines?

By Peter Garrison

22 / SKY KINGS

How flying builds

lifelong habits for

success

By Martha King

12

Daher acquires Quest

Aircraft, creating

a turboprop-

manufacturing

powerhouse.

74

SIGN OFF

Airbus arrives at a

50-year milestone.

T & T
TRAINING
& TECHNIQUE

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