Will Provide Daily Aero-Tips, As Well As Weekly 'Aero-Craft' Audio Segments

Our regular readers will recognize the name Tom Turner -- and maybe, some of you have even been fortunate enough to meet him. Tom is one of THE people to talk to on matters of aircraft systems and operation... in fact, Tom is the Manager of Technical Services for the American Bonanza Society. In addition to his duties with ABS, Tom also operates Mastery Flight Training in Wichita... so he knows a little something about flight instruction, too.

We've been keeping this under our headsets for awhile now, but the time has come for us to announce that Tom (above, at this year's AirVenture) has agreed to bring his considerable expertise to the pixilated pages of Aero-News. (Turner, like the rest of us at ANN, evidently views sleep as something for others to experience.)

Tom will soon be providing our readers (and -- this is so cool to say -- our listeners) with a series of features intended to both refresh our minds, and educate us, in-depth, on matters of technology and safety we may think we know, but could always stand to learn more about. Remember: a good pilot is ALWAYS learning.

These features will be split between our print site and on our Aero-News Aero-Casts, and will consist of:

• Aero-Tips: Aero-Tips -- to be a part of the normal daily rotation, on our website's Top News page -- will cover all manner of aeronautical knowledge and related topics -- such as defining what a Class II NOTAM is and telling us about what a Flight Service briefer, or a DUAT-generated flight brief, is NOT required to tell you. They're destined to be a short but oh-so-valuable tech briefing... each and every day.
• Aero-Tech Aero-Casts: Just as the name implies, these will be a weekly series of safety and aero-technical audio programs, focusing on topics such as safety procedures, regs, meteorology and staying ahead of the capabilities of your aircraft. This is where Tom's depth of knowledge REALLY shines, and we highly encourage all of our readers to check them out. (Besides, Tom has really been working hard on his Pete Combs impression...)

"ANN has always been blessed by being able to work with some of the most expert people in the aero-biz," says ANN Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. "Tom Turner is a guy whose work I've greatly admired, so I couldn't be more pleased to offer a guy with his kind of talent and background to readers of ANN, the world over. This guy is the real-deal -- the kind of person that pilots need to listen to... especially in a system that grows more complex and task-intensive with each passing day."

"ANN has truly aggressive plans for the coming year, and beyond," Jim added, "and with the kind of talent that Tom represents, along with a number of others that will be joining the ANN team shortly, we feel that ANN is able and willing to maintain its position as one of the aviation world's foremost news and information services."

Tom, welcome to Aero-News. We look forward to learning more about the world of aviation from you. And now... yep, just park over there, and Rob will be sure to wash your car. (Just don't point out to him that, now, he's technically the "newbie.")

FMI: www.bonanza.org, www.thomaspturner.com, www.aero-news.net/podcasts