EDWARDS AFB GENERAL AVIATION FLY-IN
The dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base in California has seen lots of aviation history in the making, and on Oct. 1 another first will take place there — a fly-in for 100 general aviation aircraft. Flight safety representative Bill Koukourikos and public affairs officer Meredith Mingledorff talked with AVweb's Mary Grady about this unique event and the unique challenges of flying at the site.

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30,000 HOURS ON GRAVEL
Yute Air Alaska serves dozens of remote Alaskan villages with a fleet of 12 Cessna 207s and a single Cessna 172, and every trip involves at least one gravel strip landing. Three of the 207s will reach 30,000 hours in the next few months. AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with Matt Sullivan, the airline's assistant director of flight operations, about tough airplanes and the tough people who keep them going.

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