Contents - December, 2008

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FEATURES

10. POSITION & HOLD
    FAA invites more views and skills to improve air safety
    by Nick Sabatini
    How agency works with associations to analyze and share data.

38. EVENT COVERAGE
    AMTC 2008
    by Pro Pilot staff
    Air medical transport conference examines safety image as helo sales remain strong.

56. FLIGHT DEPT OF THE YEAR
    Valero harnesses its resources
    by Grant McLaren
    Energy giant maximizes growth with Gulfstream G550 and 2 G450s.

64. AIR SAFETY
    Shedding the hoary myth of ice bridging
    by Todd Gunther
    Pilots should activate deice boots on entering icing conditions, advises NTSB.

70. WX BRIEF
    Coping with ice and mist
    by Karsten Shein
    Ways to deal with winter fog and drizzle.

76. FBO SERVICES
    When the big show hits town
    by Douglas Wilson
    How FBOs prepare for mass bizjet touchdowns.

82. INTERNATIONAL OPS
    UK rules and procedures
    by Grant McLaren
    User-friendly operating environment has its quirks.

88. MATURE BIZJETS
    Acquiring, keeping and caring for older aircraft
    by Rob Seaman
    Senior citizens of the bizjet crowd grow more attractive in tough economic times.

94. HEADSET PREFERENCE SURVEY 2008
    How users rate their units
    by Pro Pilot staff
    Electronic ANR: 1 Bose, 2 Lightspeed, 3 David Clark, 4 Telex, 5 Sennheiser. Nonelectronic PNR: 1 David Clark, 2 Telex.

110. PILOT TECHNIQUES
     When go-around is impossible-defining the point of no return
     by Nihad Daidzic and Thomas Peterson
     Established procedures and full briefings can avoid a costly last-second decision.

114. ENROUTE
     America needs a renaissance in science education
     by Marvin Cetron
     National prosperity will suffer if the US surrenders its lead in technical knowledge.

120. OUTER MARKER INBOUND
     Remembering safety matters
     by Shawn Pruchnicki
     Ways of outwitting human fallibility in the cockpit.