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There's Nothing Light About
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Meet the latest and greatest member of the world's most successful
family of light jets, the Citation CJ4. It delivers more
speed and greater range while retaining the pilot-friendly — and
single-pilot-certified — operations of the CJ family. The CJ4's
cabin is larger, more comfortable, and outfitted with new entertainment
and communication systems. All this equals an aircraft that is flexible
enough to meet the requirements of many mid-sized aircraft at light jet
costs, plus the service reputation of Cessna to back up your decision.
It's what every light jet aspires to be.
Visit Cessna.com.
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CESSNA
SELLS 30 AIRPLANES AT SUN 'N FUN
Cessna says it took 30
orders for propeller-driven aircraft at Sun 'n Fun and fingers are
crossed that the long-awaited recovery may actually be taking hold. In a
news release, the company said it sold 16 new Corvalis TTX
high-performance singles, which were introduced at the show. It also
sold 13 high-wing piston singles and one Caravan. "The opening days of
Sun 'n Fun were very positive, and while the storm on Thursday
interrupted that mood somewhat, the exhibitors and the crowds bounced
back to finish the show strong," said Mark Paolucci, Cessna's senior
vice president of Sales and Marketing. Related
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Garmin Magic Days at JA Air
Center
Garmin has drawn back the curtain on some new and exciting avionics
technology. You are invited to be amongst the first to see and touch
this revolutionary equipment during Garmin Magic Days at JA
Air Center: Monday, April 11 at 3pm and 6pm and Tuesday, April 12 at 6pm.
Please RSVP to magic@jaair.com for
one of the three formal presentations.
JA Air Center — Aurora Municipal Airport —
KARR
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FAA
BILL MAINTAINS PRIVACY PROGRAM
The House version of the FAA
reauthorization bill passed last Friday contains an amendment that would
maintain the Blocked Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program and
allow aircraft owners to prevent Internet tracking of their aircraft's
movements. The amendment, if it survives the conference stage of the
legislative process in which the Senate and House merge their versions
of the authorization bill, could trump a proposed rule by the FAA to
permit N-number blocking only if a "valid security risk" exists. As we
reported
last month, the FAA rule, whose comment period closed Monday, would
require those asking to block their aircraft registrations to prove "a
verifiable threat to person, property or company, including a threat of
death, kidnapping or serious bodily harm against an individual, a recent
history of violent terrorist activity in the geographic area in which
the transportation is provided, or a threat against a company." NBAA
mounted a furious lobbying effort, saying the BARR program is important
in competitive business environments. The lobbying apparently bore fruit
with House heavyweight John Mica, R-Fla. More...
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NEW
MEXICO CITATION ON THE BLOCK
A key plank in the election
platform of New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez will likely be nailed down
in a couple weeks as the state gets rid of the Citation Bravo that was
operated by the governor's office. The plane became a focal point of
Martinez's campaign and she called it an "ultimate symbol of waste and
excess." It's not clear how the governor is getting around the sparsely
populated state, which has relatively few airports with airline service.
More...
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AeroExpo UK
... is the dedicated General Aviation exhibition in 2011,
showcasing everything from ultralights through to turboprops and jets.
Whether you are interested in learning to fly or are already a pilot and
want to view the latest products available, AeroExpo UK has
it covered!
Click here to learn more.
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AIR
FRANCE FLIGHT 447 WRECKAGE FOUND
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The final resting place of Air
France Flight 447, the Airbus 330-203 that was carrying 228 people out
of Rio for Paris, when it crashed
June 1, 2009, has been located in the deep sea, several hundred miles
off Brazil's northeastern coast. BEA, the French investigative agency,
Monday showed pictures of the aircraft's landing gear, two engines and a
panel of fuselage. Investigators say bodies are also present at the
site, some 3,900 meters below the surface of the Atlantic, and may be
recovered. At the time of this report, the aircraft's flight recorders
had not been located. Click through for images. More...
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See What You've Been
Missing!
Active-Surveillance Traffic Now Available Starting at
$8,490
Avidyne announces new full-featured TAS605 and TAS615
models, along with the lowest price available for dual-antenna, active
traffic with our TAS600. All TAS600 Series systems provide timely
audible and visual alerts with the precise location of conflicting
traffic. Patented Top & Bottom directional antennas detect other
aircraft sooner and more accurately. Avidyne's TAS600 Series are
the smallest, lightest, best performing, and most affordable active TAS
systems available.
Click here to learn more about the TAS600
Traffic Systems.
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NYPD,
FAA INVESTIGATING NEW YORK BEACH LANDING
According to New
York news outlets, a Piper Cherokee landed on Rockaway Beach Monday
evening after the pilot claimed to have "teensy weensy" roughness in his
engine. The landing prompted an immediate response by NYPD air and
ground units who reported that the three people aboard were not injured.
However, a recording of the event captured by LiveATC.net reveals that
the pilot asked if he could land on the beach, and when a JFK controller
said he could not, the pilot shortly reported both a sick passenger and
the rough engine. You
can hear the recording here (MP3). The aircraft had taken off from
Farmingdale on Long Island, but its destination was unknown. According
to NBC News, the landing occurred at Beach 56th St. and Shorefront
Parkway. More...
UNITED
FLIGHT LANDS WITH SMOKE, DARK PANEL
United Airlines, the FAA
and NTSB are looking into an incident Monday in which a United Airlines
Airbus A320 departed New Orleans and immediately declared an emergency
due to smoke in the cockpit. As the situation progressed, the crew
reported that it lost all power to its flight instrument, although the
comm radios continued to function. The flight was en route from New
Orleans to San Francisco when the incident occurred. The pilot told
controllers: "Flight 497 we need to vector back to the airport. We have
a smoke issue with the airplane." Shortly thereafter, the crew declared
an emergency and landed at New Orleans, possibly with impaired braking
and steering, since the aircraft exited the runway and got its nosewheel
buried in mud. The emergency slides were deployed and all 105 passengers
and crew exited safely. More...
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Diamond Aircraft Announces
Cash Credit Spring Incentives
Take advantage of significant time-limited incentives for new or
demonstrator DA20, DA40, DA42 and HK36 aircraft with Diamond
Aircraft's Cash Credit Spring Incentive Program. (Valid for North
American deliveries only for orders placed by April
30, 2011).
Read more.
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