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	NBAA Convention 2009 Podcast Round-Up		back to top

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NBAA PRESIDENT ED BOLEN SETS THE TONE FOR 2009 CONVENTION
After a year in which business aviation has taken a public relations beating, National Business Aviation Association President Ed Bolen says the theme of this year's convention, which starts in Orlando on Tuesday, is to "demonstrate the value of business aviation." He talked to AVweb's Russ Niles about this year's meeting.

Click here to listen. (3.7 MB, 4:00)

FLIGHTAWARE MEETING NEW NEEDS
FlightAware started as a hobby but it quickly became a valuable tool. CEO Daniel Baker tells AVweb's Russ Niles they're just getting started.

Click here to listen. (4.7 MB, 5:10)

PIAGGIO CROSSES CLASSES
The unique pusher twin from Italy offers an alternative to turboprops and jets. AVweb's Russ Niles talks with John Bingham about the company's new plan.

Click here to listen. (5.0 MB, 5:30)

SOFTWARE PROVES YOUR PLANE PAYS ITS WAY
Guardian Jet has come up with a software package that puts the value of your business aircraft in neat columns and rows. CEO Mike Dwyer talks with AVweb's Russ Niles.

Click here to listen. (6.7 MB, 7:20)

CALL THE WHITE HOUSE, PROTECT GA
Union Leader Tom Buffenbarger has an idea to convince President Obama to visit Wichita: Call his Chief of Staff at (202) 456-1414.

Click here to listen. (3.2 MB, 3:26)

PRECISE FLIGHT PULSING LIGHT REPELS BIRDS, AIDS VISIBILITY
When birds see a pulsing high intensity light, they apparently get out of the way. Scott Philiben of Precise Flight speaks with AVweb's Paul Bertorelli about how Pulselite works.

Click here to listen. (4.4 MB, 4:50)

REPORT FROM THE BUSINESS AIRCRAFT FRONT
Crownair, of San Diego, is like hundreds of FBOs across the country in that they are living the downturn day to day. AVweb's Russ Niles speaks with Crownair CEO Ray Richmond about how FBOs are adapting to a new market and a new culture.

Click here to listen. (3.7 MB, 4:05)

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	NBAA Convention 2009 Video Round-Up		back to top

GARMIN'S NEW TOUCHSCREEN G3000
At NBAA in Orlando, Garmin previewed its new touchscreen-driven G3000 EFIS. The new displays are eyepopping.

STRATOS VERY LIGHT PERSONAL JET
Where others have tread and failed, Stratos now goes boldly with a new very light jet. Can they pull it off? Here's Alex Craig to explain why the company thinks it can succeed.

BROADBAND OPTIONS FOR BIZ AIRCRAFT
To be truly useful, a business airplane needs to have ready and reliable access to broadband internet. As explained in this video, there are a number of sources to pick from.

HAWKER BEECHCRAFT'S TURBOPROP ATTACK AIRCRAFT
Would any air force actually buy a turboprop attack aircraft in an age of jets? Hawker Beechcraft thinks so and is pitching the T-6 trainer as a candidate.

EMBRAER PHENOM 300 JET TOUR
At NBAA 2009, Embraer brought in a completed version of its upsized light jet, the Phenom 300. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli took a tour.

DORNIER'S AIRLINER TURNED BIZJET
The Dornier 328 is a perfectly fine 32-seat airliner, but can it also be a decent bizjet. Livejet thinks so and they're converting the former airliners into a 12-seat, large-cabin business aircraft. At NBAA 2009, Russ Niles took a tour of the first conversion.

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	Blogs from the NBAA Convention 2009		back to top

NBAA — SOMBER, RESIGNED
Editorial Director Paul Bertorelli checks in from the 2009 NBAA Convention in Orlando, Florida in the latest installment of our AVweb Insider blog. No question the show is smaller, but in the face of the worst downturn the modern industry has ever seen, that's no surprise. The uptick will come, says Paul, but it probably won't happen in 2010.

Read the full blog post here.

VLJ? THE INDUSTRY WOULD PREFER TO FORGET THAT TERM
Such is the damage done by Eclipse to the credibility of light jets, the industry would like to press the reset button and call these things entry-level jets. Good idea, says Paul Bertorelli in his latest blog from the NBAA Convention in Orlando, because the idea of cheap, fast and economical was a loser from the start.