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Table of Contents
On the cover:
Alaska: The Ultimate Training Environment
Features
Make order out of chaos
Be smart—and safe—at a nontowered airport
North to Alaska
Flying with bush pilots above the Arctic Circle
Time is money
The Hobbs meter is the instrument pilots love to hate
Technique - Slips
A fun way to scrub off altitude
Departments
Checkride /
Banking and yanking
Debrief /
John Ponts
Flight Lesson /
Distraction action
Weather /
A blast from above
Commentary
Centerline /
I smell opportunity
Flying Carpet /
Nothing short of magic
Letters / Talk back /
Confronting stall fears
Right Seat /
Alaska dreams
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