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As 2016 comes to a close, COPA would like to wish its members, partners and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year for the industry, we would like to provide the readers of the COPA eFlight a look at the most accessed articles from the year. Our regular publication will resume Thursday, Jan. 5.
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By Adam Hunt
 From Jan. 14: The Canadian private civil aircraft fleet continued to grow in 2015, but at an extremely slow rate — the lowest by far since the turn of the millennium. The numbers continue to indicate that structural changes are occurring in the aircraft purchase market in Canada, probably as a result of the ongoing poor state of the Canadian economy, the falling dollar relative to the U.S. and demographic factors involving an aging pilot population getting out of flying.
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By Ryan Clark
 From March 17: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently met with U.S. President Barack Obama to address the barriers that have arisen for tourists and businesses wishing to cross the U.S.-Canada border. During a televised news conference, the two world leaders outlined ways travel and trade could be both eased and encouraged in the near future, whether by land, rail or air. Events earlier this year proved just how tenuous travelers' freedom to cross the U.S.-Canada border can be.
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By Mark Huber
 From Jan. 14: It didn't take long for the chattering class to start writing the obituary for the AgustaWestland AW609 TiltRotor shortly after a prototype crashed recently, killing the crew. And if you think you've seen this movie before, you have. The detractors of the AW609's big brother, the V-22 Osprey, hauled out the same tired, old sheet music Luddites have been croaking to out-of-tune since Icarus strapped on a pair of wings, when the first V-22 went down more than two decades ago.
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By Mark Huber
 From Feb. 11: The subject of helicopter noise in the Los Angeles Basin is an emotional topic for those on both sides of the issue, but events over the last year threaten to send it on a collision course with reality. First, a little background. For decades, homeowners in two main areas in Los Angeles have been griping about helicopter noise. The first is the area is to the north around Van Nuys Airport where most of the helicopters are based; the other is just south of LAX at the Torrance Airport.
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By Mark Huber
 From July 21: We'll soon see if the new FAA drone rules — the much heralded Part 107 — will bring some sky sanity when they take effect Aug. 29. More than anything else, the rules are designed to impose a safety mindset on the unmanned aircraft community. Most of this is simple common sense, and the list of restrictions being imposed on the once happy-go-lucky populace is extensive. Helicopter EMS crews can do one simple thing to help the FAA implement its new drone policy.
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By Mark Huber
 From March 10: Over the last year, there has been a barrage of negative stories in both the state and national media that basically paint the air ambulance industry as a bunch of robber barons. They say the industry charges exorbitant fees for services and then hunts down and hounds dumbfounded patients for payments. The good news: You got flown to a higher level of care that saved your life. Of course, now you are going to die of a heart attack when you get the bill.
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By Ryan Clark
 From Jan. 28: For five weeks, Crete2Cape Vintage Air Rally pilots will travel from Greece to the southern tip of Africa. They will fly low over African terrain, while spending time over open water and days over African wilderness. Participants will raise awareness of Africa, aviation history and the love of general aviation. If you're crazy enough, you could even join them. The rally begins Nov. 13 in Crete, bound for Cape Town in South Africa. Read the full itinerary.
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By Heather Linderfelt
 From May 5: Imagine a drone you can sit in. The passenger selects a destination from a 12-inch tablet, and the drone flies itself there. I envision something from the TV show "The Jetsons" — the tune is even playing in my head. But I wonder, are we ready for unmanned passenger flights? We may be soon. The Ehang 184 was unveiled at the recent Consumer Electronics Show, and the passenger drone actually looks nothing like a craft from "The Jetsons."
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By Mark Huber
 From Feb. 18: The current issue of Rotor & Wing features a photo of crumpled helicopter wreckage on the cover beneath the headline, "After 10 Years, Have We Failed?" The accompanying article inside examines the International Helicopter Safety Team's 2005 goal of reducing helicopter accidents by 80 percent within 10 years and some of the reasons why we, as an industry, have come up short. Okay, way short. But is this some sort of a hand-wringing epic fail? Au contraire.
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By Mark Huber
 From Jan. 28: A coalition of industry trade groups recently released a white paper advocating easier instrument flight rule, or IFR, flying for Part 27 helicopters — those weighing under 7,000 pounds. The goal is to combat the perennial problem of helicopter meets cloud, helicopter meets ground, and people die — either by loss of control or controlled flight into terrain. It remains a major cause of all helicopter EMS accidents and a leading cause of all Part 27 helicopter accidents.
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