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"There's a cooler with drinks and snacks in the back," First Officer Mike Moraes tells us from the cockpit. "Help yourself. If you need anything, just tap us on the shoulder." Soon the whirl of the turboprop signals our ascent. As we soar over the New England coast, the small aircraft jostles through billows of fluffy cumuli as if we're surfing a wave. Once we clear the cloud line, Mike leans over to give his copilot, Captain Ed, a fist bump.