CURRENT ISSUE
August 2017

Features
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Fly Along With The Border Patrol
And meet the pilots fighting illegal immigration.
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Earth, Clean Up Your Trash!
Everyone talks about the orbital debris problem. Europe’s Clean Space program intends to do something about it.
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Would You Fly on an Airliner with No Pilot?
Studies show that with technology available today, you could.
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I Love My Job, and Here’s How I Got It
Stacey Rudser, STS Aviation Services, Orlando International Airport, Florida.
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A Bike Ride Through Wright Brothers Territory
Because it all started with a bicycle shop in Ohio.
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Jill Tarter Believes
...we have company in the universe, and we should find it.
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If You Crash a Drone, You Could Land in Jail
The story behind a recent landmark conviction.
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Landscape With Airplanes
The view from 18,000 feet.
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Birth of the Cobra
Mike Folse proved that a helicopter could fly and shoot at the same time.
Departments
Soundings
Tiny Towns Shine Under Eclipse
Interview
Paul Hudson Interview
Above & Beyond
Quiet Nights in Tunisia
Oldies and Oddities
Oldies & Oddities: Airport in the Bronx
In the Museum
In The Museum: Art From the Trenches
Sightings