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Pelican’s Perch #20: Ground All Bonanzas?
There have been several crashes of Beech T-34 aircraft caused by wing-spar failures during the last few years. The raging controversy over the T-34 structural issues and the FAA’s heavy-handed approach may well affect all aircraft. AVweb’s John Deakin has updated this eerily prescient six-year-old column.

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CEO of the Cockpit #44: Raise The Nina!
For modern airline pilots like AVweb’s CEO of the Cockpit — who spend all day in an FMS-guided autopilot-flown aviation wonder — the appeal of flying old, low and slow during their days off (or in retirement) is understandable. But why would someone spend millions to rescue something that would be cheaper to build from scratch?