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Bombardier Global 7500 Bombardier Aviation is ramping up deliveries of its flagship Global 7500 ultra-long-range business jet. The Canadian aircraft builder says the Global 8000, a slightly higher- powered and longer-legged aircraft, will for now remain only a development program. A company spokesman says, “Given that the majority of our orders are for Global 7500 […]

New turboprop aircraft are one of the most exciting market segments for 2020 and beyond, with plenty of innovation being delivered in current and future models. While the General Aviation Manufacturers Association reported 525 turboprop shipments in 2019—down from the 601 turboprop units delivered in 2018—new models and upgrades to existing models point to continued interest from […]

When you and your bank account finally decide it is time to buy a new airplane, the choices vary widely in price, features and mission. Every make and model has specific mission capabilities that offer the owner-pilot the most efficient return on investment, and where you settle on the “mission” question ultimately determines the price […]

I live in the Deep South, and I emerge from summer begging for a massive cold front to clear the Florida/Georgia state line and bring some ­much-needed relief from the blistering heat and stifling humidity. Come the end of September, I am aching for sight of high cirrus, introducing a phalanx of low cumulus, chased […]

And then there were three: Textron Aviation continues apace with its flight test program on the twin turboprop, the Cessna SkyCourier, adding a third test article to the pre-production fleet. The aircraft, P2 in company parlance, made its first flight on September 28, 2020, in Wichita. That initial flight, led by pilots Todd Dafton and […]

Specially designed for airline pilot development, ATP Flight School’s advanced 13,875-square-foot flight training center, currently under construction at the Arlington, Texas Municipal Airport (KGKY) represents, according to a company news release, a substantial investment in Dallas-Fort Worth-area students and to meeting future demand for qualified airline pilots. Once completed, the new facility will increase ATP’s […]

The rumblings have been going on for some time as to what the next chapter would be for the Mooney aircraft company, with a minimal amount of activity continuing to quietly sustain the business over the last 9 months. Now, what has been rumor turns to fact: Mooney’s new owners revealed themselves in an open […]

Turning to Bart Jones, who was sitting beside me in the cockpit as we flew over the Florida coast, I told him the battery wasn’t working in my headset. The whomp that active noise reduction creates when the power’s going made for quite a distraction. After a beat, and with a nonchalant shrug, he took […]

p>Beechcraft C90 King Air Antenna Blockage Troubleshot both #1 and #2 GPS systems due to failures. The #2 antenna resistance checked okay, but any time the #2 GPS system was turned on, it blocked all GPS signals to aircraft. With the #2 GPS system turned off, the #1 GPS system operated with no problems. Installed […]

Just more than 24 years ago, airline pilot Jérôme Binachon and computer engineer Jean-Paul Monnin had an idea to develop a flight training device that unites different aircraft types in one simulator. That effort produced Alsim’s ALX simulator, and today as the company has evolved, their AL250 and AL172 simulators are being chosen by flight […]