Garmin Certifies the G1000 All-Glass Cockpit for the Diamond DA40

Talk about timing... as one of the last seminars of Fridays DiamondFest event was getting underway, (about the G1000, no less) Garmin announced that they had received an STC from the FAA for the DA40 Diamond Star. Diamond Prez Peter Maurer immediately shared the news with several dozen DiamondFest attendees, including ANN's Jim Campbell. The STC authorizes Diamond Aircraft Company to begin delivering DA40s equipped with Garmin’s revolutionary G1000 integrated avionics system — the DA40’s premium avionics option.

Anywhere WX, Anywhere EFB To Provide XM-Radio Option

Beginning Friday, June 25, Control Vision adds XM Satellite Weather to its growing arsenal of aviation services. Direct satellite broadcast of WX Worx weather will be available on new Anywhere Wx systems beginning with HP iPAQ 5500s and will soon be introduced on additional platforms including the new Raven, a lightweight micro-tablet PDA with a 6.5 inch screen loaded with features.

The SA-60 low-altitude surveillance airship made a successful test flight in St. Mary's County, Maryland, demonstrating its capabilities and proving all systems operable.

Joseph Martin, a member of the President's Advisory Board at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, has made a generous donation of Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc. stock to the university.

A spacewalk intended to replace a faulty circuit breaker on the exterior of the International Space Station was cut short when the primary oxygen bottle on Astronaut Mike Fincke's Russian space suit began losing pressure faster than expected.

Air Force officials will proceed with nonjudicial punishment in the 2002 Canadian friendly fire incident. This decision, made by Lt. Gen. Bruce Carlson, 8th Air Force commander, grants Maj. Harry Schmidt’s petition to withdraw his request for trial by court-martial.

Bell Helicopter has reached agreement separately with Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd (KAI) and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace Company Ltd. for a collaboration to develop, certify, produce and market the 427i light twin IFR helicopter for the world market.

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"We are thrilled that we will now be able to deliver G1000 equipped DA40's to our customers. We are very grateful to our customers and distributors who have been patiently waiting for this day. We are also indebted to our employees who have exhibited dedication and maximum flexibility in staging as many aircraft as possible, such that we can deliver at a very accelerated rate from July onwards. Garmin has been a committed and excellent partner throughout this project and we are also impressed with the rapid turnaround by the FAA Wichita Aircraft Certification Office." Source: Peter Maurer, President of Diamond Aircraft Industries, speaking to the participants of this year's DiamondFest, after the surprise announcement of the award of the STC