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January 30, 2008

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (01.30.08)

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The idea behind QuestMasters was formed during a recovery trip in Europe. After a long truck ride they realized that they were not only recovering and restoring World War Two memorabilia, but also going to the ends of the earth to do it. Hence - this is their Quest.

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The airborne radar beacon transmitter/receiver portion of the air traffic control radar beacon system. The transponder automatically receives radio signals from an interrogating station on the ground.

"Using a simulator for a customer's entire type rating means we no longer have to schedule training around aircraft availability or weather conditions. We also will bring two additional Level D simulators online very soon and all will be operated about 20 hours per day, seven days a week. This additional simulator capacity will enable us to move customers through our type rating program faster, and also allow the start of recurrent flight training for our customers who have been operating their Eclipse 500s for a year."

Source: Eclipse Aviation president and CEO Vern Raburn. Eclipse announced Tuesday the FAA has awarded the planemaker's training provider, Higher Power Aviation (HPA), authorization to conduct Eclipse 500 Type Training under HPA