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Flying • ISSUE 954 JANUARY 2025

ELECTRIFICATION • An exciting year lies ahead

NEW YEAR, NEW LOOK • Highlights of what to expect from FLYING in 2025

Next Great Flight

SEDONA (KSEZ) RNAV (GPS) RWY 3 • High terrain in Arizona amid the art galleries and spas

SPACEX’S AMBITIOUS LUNAR TIMELINE • Many tests and milestones lie ahead for the Starship rocket

TRANSITION TRAINING • Not a type rating, just a new-to-you aircraft

CATCH-22 • Consequences from a gear-up landing

BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE • When a deteriorating situation becomes an emergency

TURBINE TRANSITION • Step up from a high-performance four-seat piston aircraft and step out in style with a new cabin-class owner flown six-seat turbine

SEDONA, ARIZONA • TRUE YEAR-ROUND DESTINATION OFFERS A TROVE OF NEW ADVENTURES

Protecting the Margins • WEATHER MARGINS ACT AS A TOOL TO MANAGE UNCERTAINTY

Aircraft Insurance Strategies There’s Good News for Today’s Market

BUY SMART • AVOID 7 COMMON MISTAKES FIRST-TIME AIRCRAFT BUYERS MAKE

THE PROMISE • Flying memories to last a lifetime

NEW YORK, NEW YORK • Flying in the Big Apple

DOCTOR PILOTS • I’ve known some good ones and some unlucky ones

WEARING A NAME TAG • Reflections on life as a check airman

SUBSCRIBE! • THE TRUSTED VOICE IN AVIATION SINCE 1927

AERONAUTICAL DECISION MAKING • Tradeoffs between ILS and RNAV approaches

Pro Tips

WHAT FLAPS DO • They don’t just push upward

UNABRIDGED OUTSIDE LOOP