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BUSINESS & COMMERCIAL AVIATION TRACING THE SINGLE-ENGINE TURBOPROP UNRELIABLE AIRSPEED READI MAY 2019 $10.00 www.bcadigital.com ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Unreliable Airspeed Readings Business & Commercial Aviation Operating Into Moscow Staying on Glidepath Incapable of Flight NGS STAYING ON GLIDEPATH MAY 2019 VOL. 115 NO. 5 Tracing the Single- Engine Turboprop Novelty aircraft become business assets Digital Edition Copyright Notice The content contained in this digital edition (“Digital Material”), as well as its selection and arrangement, is owned by Informa. and its affiliated companies, licensors, and suppliers, and is protected by their respective copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights. 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