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ATIS Aug 19, 2026

How PGA Tour Pro Maverick McNealy Buys Back Time in a Cirrus

PGA Tour pro Maverick McNealy uses a Cirrus to compress two-day travel into two-hour flights, redistributing time back to his family.

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Cleared Direct Jul 23, 2026

Boris Popov, the Whole-Airplane Parachute, and the Ballistic Recovery System That Turned a Falling Aircraft Into a Slowly Descending One

How Boris Popov turned a near-fatal 1975 hang gliding crash into the ballistic whole-airplane parachute that has saved hundreds of lives.

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