Professional Pilot, July 2016
July 2016 Vol 50 No 7 Features 74 VERTICAL LIFT INNOVATIONS Progress in VTOL aircraft By Owen Davies Advances in conventional helicopters counter rotating blades pusher props tiltrotors tiltwings and ducted fans 74 82 AIRPORT ANTHOLOGY ISP Islip MacArthur By Mike Potts Its a 55 minute ride into Manhattan but you can be 1 for departure at ISP where you may be 12 at TEB or HPN 86 PRASE SURVEY 2016 Awards for aviation ground service providers By Pro Pilot staff Top FBOs handlers personnel receive recognition with photos and writeups 112 SAILING IN SPACE LightSail 2 is scheduled to launch from the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in early 2017 By Bruce Betts Photons carry momentum so a spacecraft with a reflective sail can move by starlight through space at great speeds without running out of fuel You asked We acted By the early 1980s Duncan Aviation had an excellent reputation for responsive service and technical knowledge Much of that reputation came from development of the companys large avionics loaner pool and free telephone troubleshooting assistance One comment then Duncan Aviation president Robert Duncan always fielded was whether a Duncan Aviation shop would come to a customers home airport In 1985 Duncan Aviation acted The company worked with maintenance facilities around the country to develop agreements that allowed mutual customers to receive local avionics service from Duncan Aviation technicians More than 30 years later these seedling shops have grown into the current network of 25 avionics repair shops and additional fixed locations that Duncan Aviation operates at busy corporate airports around the country And we still listen to customer wishes and respond by developing and providing experience unlike any other www DuncanAviation aero 60 Experience Unlike any other ADS APA AUS AZO BDR BFI BJC BTL DAL FTW FTY FXE HEF HOU HWD IAH ILG ISP LAS LGB LNK LUK MDT MHR MKC MMU NPN PWK PDX PVU SDL STP SUS SYR TEB VNY 112 82
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