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Create Something Greater Flight improvement yields more vacations Kotelko said that they like to fly their Citation CJ1 Plus to San Francisco, Cali- fornia and Aspen, Colorado for vacations. He’s been a pilot for 20 years and has had the Active Winglets from Tamarack for two years. He said, “The results are that the aircraft climbs faster even through warmer air. The other major thing is that by flying by reference to Angle of Attack (AOA) we can come in slower, which effectively reduces the amount of runway we use on landing.” For him, the investment made sense; they spent $200,000 instead of one million or more, to go up to the next level aircraft in performance based upon the Active Winglets. As far as turbulence, which can be particularly bad in certain locations like Reno, Denver and the Rocky Mountains, he said, “The Active Winglets really take the sharpness out of the bumps in turbulence.” Tamarack Aerospace Group is a small company that has increased jet perfor- mance within a reasonable cost threshold for Cessna aircraft owners worldwide, with their ATLAS Active Winglet kit. 2021 Industrial Drive Sandpoint, ID 83864 208.255.4400 www.tamarackaero.com APRIL | MAY 2018 ISSUE NO. 2 25