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VFR Towers Part Deux: Even Controllers Don’t Agree

AVWeb Insider Paul Bertorelli - June 16, 2021

If you're the poor sot sitting in the smoking wreckage, it doesn't matter a whit whether they separate airplanes or not. It's still the pilot's job not to hit other airplanes.

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Second Look: Why Light Sport Aircraft Suffer So Many Crashes

Paul Bertorelli - June 20, 2021

Light sport airplanes were supposed to be a cheaper alternative to certified aircraft and they are. But in this republication of AVweb's...

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