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NM Earth MRI aircraft

By Communications and Publishing March 2026 (approx.)
Three survey aircraft—a small plane, a helicopter, and another fixed‑wing plane—each equipped with a sensor stinger.
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The Cessna 208 Grand Caravan aircraft, Eurocopter AStar-350 B3e helicopter, and Cessna Turbo 206 aircraft used by NV5, Precision GeoSurveys, and Edcon-PRJ, respectively, for surveying. 

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