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OCTOBER 2019 $10.00 www.bcadigital.com Business & Commercial Aviation OPERATORS SURVEY Dassault Falcon 8X A trijet honed to perfection ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Flutter Wildlife Encounters Reclaiming Situational Awareness Pilot Report: Honda Elite Eurocontrol and Business Aviation, Part I 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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David 30 Situational 42 Business Aviation Pettet, President, National Awareness David Esler Gay Pilots Association James Albright The daily challenges Circumventing academic include capacity, staffing annexation and putting SA and satisfying all member 88 to practical use states (Part 1) DIGITAL EXTRAS HondaJet Elite 50 Fred George 50 Unparalleled attention to detail Flutter 54 Patrick Veillette Prevention of flutter and other aeroelastic modes requires proper Tap this icon in articles maintenance and preflight Departments in the digital edition attention of BCA for exclusive 7 Viewpoint features. 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