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November 06, 2009

Hawker Beechcraft Celebrates A Half-Century Of The Baron

Special Limited Edition Model Available For The 50th Anniversary

One way to judge the success of something is to look at its staying power. By that measure, the Beechcraft Baron is a very successful airplane.  Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) this week is marking the 50th anniversary of its high performance piston twin by offering a limited edition model.

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Avidyne Add Flight Envelope Protection On DFC90 And DFC100 Autopilots

Prohibits Autopilot-Induced Stall And Overspeed Situations

Avidyne announced Thursday that their new DFC90 and DFC100 autopilot systems will include Avidyne Autopilot Flight Envelope Protection, a safety-enhancing feature that prohibits inadvertent autopilot–induced stall and overspeed situations.

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Worpe9 Makes For A Customized, High Performance SR22

Next Dimension Aircraft, Tornado Alley Turbo, And Avidyne Make It Happen

Next Dimension Aircraft (ND) announced an innovative and industry-first personalized pre-owned aircraft program on Thursday, designed to provide fully-customized Cirrus SR22 aircraft with a high-performance Tornado Alley Turbo powerplant and Avidyne Entegra Release 9 avionics suite.

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NATA Revamps 2010 Educational Programming

Webinars To Be Recorded, Offered Online

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is coordinating some of its major conferences and seminars with other leading industry events in 2010, to answer the needs of the aviation business community and provide added value and convenience.

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Babbitt Cites Pilot Professionalism In Flight 188 Incident

Calls The Minneapolis Overshoot 'A Very Bad Example'

FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt said the Flight 188 incident in which a Northwest jet overflew its intended destination by 150 miles only serves to reinforce his call for an emphasis on professionalism in the cockpit.

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Aero-TV: New Avidyne Autopilots! -- DFC90 and DFC100

Truly Innovative New Autopilots Are Latest Addition To Avidyne Juggernaut

There was lots of sudden good news at this year's otherwise modest AOPA Convention... and most of that news seemed to revolve around new products and announcements by Avidyne.

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Aero-TV: Randy Babbitt At AOPA 2009 -- A Q&A With The FAA Administrator

Babbitt Answers Questions At Tampa Aviation Event

ANN had the chance to put a number of questions to the FAA's unusually responsive Administrator, Randy Babbitt. The questions ran the gamut of what might be done to further the cause of aviation to one of our pet projects from a number of years ago... namely, the institution of a Pilot's Bill of Rights. Babbitt took on all questions, ducked nothing and seemed to relish the opportunity to talk real-live aviation with real-live aviators.

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Leadership Consolidation Announced At Piper Aircraft

CEO Kevin J. Gould Will Take On President's Role, Four Other Senior Execs Promoted

Following the unexpected resignation of Piper President John Becker, Piper Aircraft announced Friday that Chief Executive Kevin J. Gould will assume the company's presidency effective December 1, 2009.  Three other Piper executives have been promoted to vice president positions and one to a senior director position.

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Aspen Avionics 'Evolution' Version 2.0 Software Upgrade Available

Authorized Aspen Dealers Can Update Evolution Flight Displays With Field Upgrade Kit

Aspen Avionics announced Thursday that it has released its Version 2.0 software upgrade kit to its dealers, allowing them to immediately begin upgrading EFD1000 Primary Flight Displays in the field to the new software level.

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Cessna Poised to Deliver First Skycatcher LSA This Year

First 'Customer' Is Cessna President's Wife

Cessna said Thursday it will deliver the first Model 162 Skycatcher Light Sport Aircraft to the first customer of the model later this year. The customer, Rose Pelton of Wichita, Kansas, will use the aircraft to pursue her private pilot’s license.

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Cirrus Offers Entegra Release 9 As Factory Option

Currently Accepting Orders For Avidyne Installation

Cirrus Aircraft announced Thursday at the AOPA Aviation Summit that Avidyne’s Entegra Release 9 integrated flight deck system is now available as a factory option on selected new SR20 and SR22 aircraft.

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