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Border Hawk M returns to service
July 29, 2007
American Border Patrol reports that the Border Hawk M was returned to service Friday after being down for maintenance for nearly a month. The Cessna TU-206 suffered excessive engine wear attributed to its use as a photo platform that calls for very low engine power settings for long periods. Future flights will alter the mission profile to avoid the problem according to Glenn Spencer, head of ABP and chief pilot. Spencer said ABP took advantage of the downtime to upgrade aircraft radios and GPS navigation.
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