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Garmin Introduces Panel-ized Versions of 696/695 Portables

At the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida, this past week, Garmin introduced its new GDU 370 and GDU 375 displays. The new products are essentially versions of the Garmin GPS 695 (without XM Weather capability) and GPS 696 (with XM Weather) portables. But the new products are configured with power and antenna coupling […]

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Kansas Lawmaker Prevails on Fellow Congressman to Lay Off His Bizav Blitz

By all accounts, some persuasive discussion from Kansas congressman Todd Tiahrt (R-Kans.) convinced his colleague Barney Frank (D-Mass.) to remove anti-bizav language written by Frank from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). As originally devised, the legislation governing the fiscal bailout would have forbidden companies from owning or leasing business aircraft-across the board. The purpose […]

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Accidents Double Last Year for Owner-Flown Turbine Fleet

The safety statistics for 2008 did not bring good news to most turbine operators. Part 91 operations by owner-pilots saw accidents and fatal accidents more than double. According to safety analyst Robert E. Breiling Associates, owner-flown business aircraft were involved in 29 accidents last year, of which 14 involved fatalities. That contrasts with 2007, when […]

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Auction Canceled; ETIRC Unit Wins Eclipse Sweepstakes

When no qualified bidders emerged last week, the scheduled auction for the assets of Eclipse Aviation was canceled by bankruptcy court judge Mary Walrath. That cleared the way for EclipseJet Aviation International, a subsidiary of Luxembourg-based ETIRC Aviation, to acquire the company. The deal was approved verbally by the judge on Tuesday and signed off […]

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Cessna Stays the Development Course; Continues With New Products

Economics be darned, Cessna is on track with new product development at all levels. Its Model 162 SkyCatcher light sport aircraft is finalizing its test program, with certification and first deliveries scheduled for later this year. The company has incorporated extensive ground vibration testing for the composite airframe, even though it is not required, to […]

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NBAA’s First President, John Winant: 1923-2009

John Winant, the first president of the (then) National Business Aircraft Association, died at his home in Massachusetts January 14. The former Sprague Electric vice president was 85. Winant is remembered as the driving force that took NBAA (now the National Business Aviation Association) from 824 member companies to close to 3,000. An original member […]

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GA Could See $1 Billion in Improvements

With some $3 billion earmarked for airport and aviation infrastructure improvements by the incoming Obama administration, general aviation could expect to receive better than one-third of the funding. That translates to more than $1 billion for GA. The $3 billion figure comes from an executive summary of a House Democrats’ stimulus package released January 15 […]

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Garmin Software Update Aimed at XM Weather Outage

Over the holiday period, a reported several hundred XM Weather subscribers were unable to access the service through their Garmin handheld GPS navigators (service to my personal GPS 396 remained unaffected). Garmin has issued a software update to address the issue, and it is available as a free download to customers, as are all software […]

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