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This is a CIA-held JPRS translation of an editor's column by Col V. Anuchin, editor in chief of the Soviet magazine AVIATSIYA I KOSMONAVTIKA. It appeared in issue No 6 of June 1990. Anuchin says the magazine is at a turning point and asks readers for suggestions. He promises coverage of Air Force training reform, flight safety, a pilot's legal right to make mistakes, and the protection of aviation personnel. He adds that the magazine will be a source of information on the space program, unidentified flying objects and puzzling phenomena.
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# Concatenated JPRS Reports, 1990 ## Document 11 of 16 situation with falsifications, lies, and insincerity, which attend accident investigation. In connection with this, this magazine intends to wage a determined campaign to gain legal recognition of a pilot's right to make a mistake, and to scrap the archaic stereotype used in evaluating the quality of flying performance. As things stand at present, however, a pilot is already culpable by virtue of the fact that he has taken the controls of a fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft! 6. As we see it, this magazine should carry an extensive discussion and debate on how the work of political agencies and party organizations can be restructured in a beneficial manner. What functions should they perform? What structure should they have? Many questions have accumulated, but at present few sensible answers are being received from the political workers. 7. We feel that one of our principal obligations is to wage an uncompromising campaign to increase the social and legal protection of aviation personnel against despotism by their superiors, against disorganization, unwarranted restrictions and unnecessary simplifications in combat training, etc. 8. In responding to reader requests, AVIATSIYA I KOSMONAVTIKA will discuss on a regular basis little-known pages from the history of Soviet and foreign aviation: combat operations on the Khalkhin-Gol River, in the Soviet-Finnish War, in Korea, etc. Materials being readied for publication deal with various types of aircraft, including those which for various reasons never entered regular production. Information on modern foreign aircraft. This magazine will be a one-of-a-kind source of information on the space program, on unidentified flying objects, and on puzzling phenomena. 9. We need your support today, esteemed readers, more than ever before: your advice, active cooperation, constructive criticism and, particularly, your subscription, for this magazine has practically no newsstand distribution. While counting on your understanding, we in turn pledge to help you in every way possible and to live up to your expectations. Our strength lies in solidarity and mutual assistance. 10. COPYRIGHT: 'Aviatsiya i kosmonavtika'', 1990.
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 2 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.