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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Private Air Magazine Sept./Oct. 2006

Yachting

A Tale of Two Cities
| Page 48
From the island of Venice Italy, to the Venetian Isles of Miami, Florida, the Padoan family has successfully relaunched its historic CCYD company. > read more

Silver Screen

Flyboys
| Page 30
History comes alive in a new film about WWI's Lafayette Escadrille > read more

Pilot Profile

Props From the Past
| Page 65
Restored to their former glory, these five preserved airplanes document key moments in the history of manned flight. > read more

Open Spaces

Rounding Up Buffalo in CLUSTER, SOUTH DAKOTA
| Page 46
Fly in and saddle up for this never-to-be-forgotten experience > read more

On the Water

BIG GIN Gets Her Game On-
| Page 40
Custom boats go after the billfish grand slam in the Bahamas. > read more

On Board With

The EARTHRACE is Making Waves
| Page 51
Pete Bethune designed his breakthrough biodiesel-fueled powerboat to set new world records in speed as well as environmental technology. > read more

Members Only

Marabou
| Page 50
The property development with a plan...a conservation plan. > read more

High Flyers

EOS Airlines
| Page 56
It’s more like a corporate jet, less like an airline. > read more

FBO Pick

Atlantic Metroport
| Page 58
The Big Apple's answer to getting around fast > read more

Earned Wings

Continuing the Astronauts' Mission
| Page 60
The Challenger Center for Space Science Education program teaches kids that learning is fun. > read more

Cover Story

The Well-Kept Secret Seacoast-Hampton Island Preserve
| Page 77
> read more

Altitudes

Expanding Your World Of Flight.
| Page 18
> read more

Features

Un Passagio per Piaggio: A Passage to Piaggio
| Page 84
With the new Avanti II, the Italian renaissance is alive at the Piaggio factory in Genoa, Italy. And the art and alchemy spun at Piaggio Aero is but a small part of the rich arrazo, or tapestry to be woven on any visit to Italia. > read more

Ecological Visionaries
| Page 93
How to save the wild? For a number of eco-friendly entrepeneurs, the answer is to buy and build. > read more

One Explorer's Legacy
| Page 101
Environmental explorer Peter Blake and SEAMASTER continue with Etienne Bourgois and TARA to seek answers to the questions of why our global environment is changing...rapidly. > read more

Doing the Right Thing Pays Off
| Page 106
Developers are learning that building environmentally sensitive homes and communities and is really good for business. > read more

A Week in the African Bush...Family Style
| Page 114
Armed with cameras and curiosity a family of five hunt for lions, giraffes and zebras on a South African safari. The luxurious and completely private Shakawa Lodge and Game Reserve sets the scene with 6,500 acres of protected land and an expert team of naturalists and trackers to ensure a true African eco-adventure. > read more

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