Wed, Nov 02, 2016
ANN’s Tom Patton interviews Cessna’s president, Scott Ernest, at the NBAA Convention and talks about the Cessna Hemisphere and other Cessna updates.

Gulfstream Aerospace’s all-new Gulfstream G600 continues to progress toward its first flight. The first G600 test aircraft has been delivered to the Flight Test Center in Savannah for instrumentation and has completed ground vibration testing. Four additional test aircraft, including one that will be outfitted with a full interior, are in various stages of production. The G600 is projected to enter service in 2018, which is ahead of the originally planned schedule. FlightSafety International announces the introduction of its Master Aviator program for helicopter pilots. The progressive Master Aviator curriculum builds upon the fundamentals covered by initial and recurrent training. FlightSafety Master Aviator for helicopter pilots is earned by completing two advanced aircraft-specific core courses and a choice of four electives. At least one FlightSafety initial or recurrent training event must also be completed every 8 months. The one-day core courses include Helicopter Human Factors / Crew
Resource Management and Surviving Inadvertent Instrument Meteorological Conditions. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!

Airborne 11.02.16 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross and Christopher Odom, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
- Cessna Hemisphere and Other Updates
- Gulfstream G600 Progressing Toward First Flight
- FlightSafety Introduces Its Master Aviator Program For Helicopter Pilots
- Oklahoma No Drone Zone Effective November 1
- Classic Aero-TV: Sensenich Technologies - ‘Propping’ Up The UAV Industry
- Transport Canada Certifies PW617F1-E Engine
- Honeywell’s Business Aviation Forecast Sees Slow Near-Term Pace
- Navy’s First Operational MQ-4C Triton Squadron
- China Eastern Airlines Announces 35 Aircraft Deal With Panasonic Avionics
- At NBAA-BACE, 14 Scholarships Awarded To Future Business Aviation Leaders
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again next week for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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