''Professional Pilot'' (or ''ProPilot'') is a monthly

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publication produced in the

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focusing on

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, including issues affecting pilots, managers and dispatchers. Editorial content includes pilot technique, airmanship, operations, weather, reader surveys,

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History and profile

''ProPilot'' was started in 1967. The magazine is published monthly by Queensmith Communications Corporation and is headquartered in

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. ''ProPilot'' is known in the business aviation industry for its annual PRASE (Preferences Regarding Aviation Services and Equipment) survey.
''Professional Pilot''. Retrieved January 25, 2010.

References

External links

Professional ''Pilot Magazines Web site
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