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PANTHERA
FIRST FLIGHT
 Pipistrel's
long-awaited Panthera four-place GA aircraft had its first flight April
4 and continues testing in Slovenia. The all-composite aircraft flew for
54 minutes from the airport at Cerklje ob Krki where the test team,
including test pilot Mirko Anžel and co-pilot Sašo Knez, got
help from the Slovenian Armed Forces. The aircraft reportedly performed
as expected during the first few flights. "Both pilots agreed the
handling was straightforward and pilot friendly, with parameters exactly
as predicted," said a Pipistrel news release, which added that the
flights so far offer "reassurance that all target performance goals will
be met." Those goals are lofty. More...
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FAA
DELAYS TOWER CLOSURES
Citing safety and logistical concerns,
the FAA Friday announced it will delay until June 15 closure of 149
federal contract air traffic control towers. The FAA previously decided
to begin tower closures on April 7, and to carry them out over a
four-week period. According to transportation secretary Ray LaHood, "We
will use this additional time to make sure communities and pilots
understand the changes at their local airports." Complications resulting
from the announced closures include lawsuits brought against the FAA by
local authorities and, separately, requests to maintain open towers with
non-FAA funding. The delay brought positive responses from AOPA, the
American Association of Airport Executes (AAAE) and the U.S. Contract
Tower Association (USCTA). More...
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New Terrain: Terrain and
Obstacle Hazard Awareness for iPad
ForeFlight's new Hazard Advisor swiftly and elegantly highlights
hazardous terrain and obstacles, making you more aware of the granite
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IPAD
SEMINARS FOR PILOTS AT SUN 'N FUN
MyGoFlight, which sells
cases, mounts, bags and other accessories for iPads, is offering a
"Mastering the iPad" seminar at Sun 'n Fun 2013. The company says the
seminars will help pilots choose the best apps for their needs and
identify strategies for optimizing use of the tablets in both preflight
and in-flight scenarios. Specific topics include flight planning, "iPad
readiness," in-flight re-routing, and re-planning for diversions or
emergencies. The company is running a total of three seminars at the
airshow, with one each on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
More...
GARMIN
PILOT APP ADDS NEW FEATURES
Garmin has added new features to
its Garmin Pilot app, enabling track-up, faster rendering,
SafeTaxi, cloud-based information storage and chart annotations, the
company announced Thursday. Garmin says the new feature set includes
customization, with adjustable label sizes, visibility range, and map
color, and pilots can now also annotate charts. Subscribers to Garmin's
SafeTaxi will see airport diagrams appear automatically when zooming in
on airports and Garmin says new cloud integration will make it easier
for subscribers to use the app across multiple devices.
More...
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WOMEN
OF AVIATION WEEK FLIES 5,000 GIRLS
St. Andrews Airport in
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is the World's Most Female Pilot-Friendly
Airport after the results from Women of
Aviation Worldwide Week in early March were tabulated. More than 150
volunteers, including dozens of pilots, gave introductory flights to 680
girls and women on March 9. Second place went to Yellowknife, Northwest
Territories, which did 634 flights and Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario was
third at 517. The top U.S. effort was in Frederick, Md., which managed
342 flights. "Engaged individuals at all levels is what has made the
Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week initiative the largest female outreach
aviation program ever created," said Mireille Goyer, founder of the
initiative and president of the Institute for Women Of Aviation
Worldwide. More...
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NTSB
PRELIM ON SOUTH BEND PREMIER CRASH
The preliminary report of
the NTSB into the crash of a Beech Premier bizjet into three houses in
South Bend, Ind., last month raises at least as many questions as it
answers. According to the report (PDF),
witnesses told investigators they saw the airplane "bounce several times
on the runway before it ultimately entered a climbing right turn" after
apparently landing with only the nose gear extended. The unusual
climb-out also occurred minutes after the crew told ATC, "We've lost all
power, and we have no hydraulics." More...
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indication. And best of all, a new ADHARS unit and other essential
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EXPECT
A JET UNVEIL FROM PILATUS THIS MAY
The existence of a Pilatus
jet project has been discussed in the European press since at least 2011
and Pilatus has confirmed its plans to show a mockup of its twinjet
design, the PC-24, at EBACE, Geneva, this May. Earlier reports had
forecast that deliveries of the new jet would reach customers by 2015
for an asking price near twice that of the company's best-selling model,
the PC-12 turboprop. The forecasts also foresaw the design's public
rollout in the fall of 2012; later dates should now be expected. There
are multiple rumors surrounding the PC-24 design that the May unveil
should put to rest. More...
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FBO
OF THE WEEK: LEADING EDGE AVIATION (KU42, WEST JORDAN,
UT)
AVweb's "FBO of the Week" ribbon goes to Leading Edge Aviation at South Valley
Regional Airport (KU42) in West Jordan, Utah (outside Salt Lake
City). AVweb reader Mike Coster recommended the
FBO: Capable and efficient
staff. In the course of several visits in the past weeks, I've been
impressed with the vey quick service — from marshaling to greeting
[me] with carpet (!) and iced water and drinks planeside, from immediate
delivery of a low-cost rental car (left running for warmth) to a
greeting from a flight instructor offering a two-minute air space
briefing. Facility is spotless and complete (right down to a good pilot
shop), but not so extravagant as to make an RV pilot feel like he's
paying for a corporate headquarters. On my most recent visit, they kept
the doors open after hours to faciliate my return of the rental car. It
was just the right balance of courtesy, speed, and good pricing. I
highly recommend Leading Edge Aviation at South Valley Regional
Airport. Keep those nominations
coming. For complete contest rules, click
here. AVweb is actively seeking out the best FBOs in
the country and another one, submitted by you, will be spotlighted here
next Monday! More...
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VIDEO:
ASPEN'S NEW ADS-B PRODUCTS
 Demand for ADS-B
products continues to trickle upward, and everyone who is anyone in the
avionics business is developing or already selling ADS-B gadgets. Aspen
rolled out its first products at the Aircraft Electronics Association
show in Las Vegas, with an eye toward a range of solutions that rely on
the company's innovative Connected Panel system, an in-cockpit wireless
network that links up with tablet computers. In this video from the
show, Aspen's George Pariza gives AVweb a tour of the new
products. More...
VIDEO:
GARMIN TEAM X -- PASSION-DRIVEN PRODUCTS
 Although they're not
the centerpiece of Garmin's booth at the Aircraft Electronics
Association show in Las Vegas this week, Garmin has made quite a ripple
with its announcement of seven new avionics products for the
experimental and light sport markets. In this video, Garmin's Jim
Alpiser explains why the company is so bullish on the experimental
segment and why Garmin carved out a segregated engineering team to
develop uncertified avionics, with more products on the way.
More...
VIDEO:
SANDIA AEROSPACE'S NEW COMPACT TRANSPONDER
 As avionics
manufacturers are spinning out new ADS-B products by the week, they're
also creating some new sub-niches. One of those is for a simple, compact
Mode-C transponder since some kind of transponder will be needed once
the ADS-B mandate is in place. Sandia Aerospace recently added just such
a product to its well-respected line of avionics fans, integration
boxes, and encoders. At the Aircraft Electronics Association show in Las
Vegas, Sandia's Dennis Smith gave AVweb a video tour of the
company's new STX 165 compact transponder. More...
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SHORT
FINAL
A ground controller told me, after I cleared the
runway at JFK, to proceed to the gate and then "stay with me." I
said, "Sure. Just give me your address." The silence was
deafening.
John
Lewis
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