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ECLIPSE
STATEMENT ON DAYJET
Eclipse Aviation responded Saturday to an
announcement that its largest customer, startup on-demand air taxi
hopeful DayJet, ceased all commercial operations as of Friday. In
keeping with its recent public relations trend, Eclipse's release on the
subject concluded with the statement, "Eclipse will not be releasing any
further information or conducting interviews surrounding this media
alert." In its release, Eclipse did not address allegations by DayJet
that its demise was partly the "result of Eclipse Aviation's failure to
install missing equipment or functionality or repair agreed technical
discrepancies in accordance with the terms of DayJet's aircraft purchase
contract." Eclipse did not respond to AVweb's email request for comment
on that allegation. More...
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Do You Have Enough Life
Insurance?
According to LIMRA International, a leading industry research
firm, 68 million adult Americans have no life insurance. Those who own
life insurance have an average of four times their annual income in
coverage, considerably less than most experts recommend. Pilot
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SKYCATCHER
WAS IN 'UNRECOVERABLE SPIN'
The FAA says the Cessna 162 Skycatcher LSA prototype
"entered an unrecoverable spin" before crashing last Thursday. The pilot
of the test aircraft was able to parachute to safety but was unhurt.
There was no word what caused the spin but the aircraft was on a test
flight. The aircraft was apparently intact after crashing in trees near
Douglass, Kansas, about 30 miles from Wichita. More details are expected
from Cessna on Monday. Early reports quoted witnesses as saying they
heard a loud pop and then saw sparks and the plane spiraling down. The
pilot landed in a field about 400 yards from the aircraft. The aircraft
involved was the non-conforming prototype and had about 150 hours on it.
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JA Air Center Announces First
Installation of a Dual Garmin G600 PFD/MFD LCD
Display
JA Air Center has installed the first Dual Garmin G600 PFD/MFD
LCD display in a certified aircraft, an A36 Bonanza. The aircraft is
also equipped with dual GNS530Ws, GDL69A XM Weather, GWX68 Radar, L-3
Skywatch, and WX500 Stormscope. The Garmin G600 combination PFD/MFD is
designed to take the space of the basic six-pack and fully integrates
all primary flight, navigation, terrain, traffic, and weather.
For more information, go online. 
Call JA Air Center at (800) 323-5966 to speak with a
Garmin expert about the G600.
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PIPERJET'S
SIZZLE DRAWS BUYERS FOR PISTON MODELS
Piper's version of the
VLJ is still at least two years shy of deliveries, but while customers
wait, the company is enticing them with step-up deals from the company's
piston and turboprop offerings. "We're seeing a trend," says Bob Kromer,
Piper's sales VP. "Some customers are saying I want a jet in 2012, but I
want a Matrix now or I want a Meridian now." At a press demonstration of
the PiperJet at Piper's Vero Beach, Fla., factory Thursday Kromer said
the company has 203 firm orders for the $2.2 million single-engine jet,
with first deliveries planned for 2011. More...
CONSULTANT:
WORLDWIDE DEMAND CAN'T SHIELD BIZJET MARKET
"All this talk
about the "BRIC" countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and other
emerging markets significantly minimizing the next downturn is
overblown," according to aviation consulting practice Brian Foley
Associates. While high fuel prices and a stuttering economy may have
impacted general aviation sales dropping shipments below recent highs,
the 30-40% discount offered to foreign buyers thanks to a plummeting
dollar helped lift a balloon of worldwide business jet deliveries.
Foley's company expects that balloon will eventually settle back down
into a deeper, longer trough than generally expected. While
International deliveries will still be up, Foley predicts they will
settle 24% below a 2010 peak. This assessment challenges industry hopes
that increased worldwide demand will insulate manufacturers from
nationally localized economic disturbances. In Foley's words, "The OEMs
are fat, dumb and happy with their current order backlogs and are
oblivious to how quickly things will change." More...
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NTSB
CITES MEDICAL FALSIFICATION IN FATAL CRASH INVESTIGATION
The
most recent application for a second-class medical certificate of a
74-year-old airshow pilot with a history of heart-related problems who
crashed and died last year during practice for an airshow was approved
by a physician who flew with him in airshows, according to the NTSB.
Prior to that, in 2005, the FAA had denied the pilot's medical
application because it found he had a "history of falsification of
multiple previous examinations." That falsification references
applications in 2003 through 2005 on which the pilot failed to note his
history of heart trouble and withheld from the FAA relevant information
(including abnormally fast heart rhythms, tightness in his chest and
shortness of breath). According to the NTSB, those symptoms would likely
have kept him from qualifying for a medical certificate. Pilots who flew
with the now-deceased pilot said he had nodded off during the preflight
and looked pale. The pilot was killed when four others broke from
formation to turn for landing, but witnesses saw his aircraft continue
flying in a shallow descent until it impacted the ground and was
destroyed by fire. More...
B-2
UPGRADES UNDER WAY
The B-2 Stealth Bomber has been flying for
almost 20 years, according to Dave Mazure, vice president of long-range
strike, Northrop, and it's never had a computer processor upgrade --
now, the Air Force wants to change that. Together with Northrop Grumman,
the Air Force hopes to introduce new technology, including a new digital
"active electronically scanned array" radar currently in testing,
according to the Air Force Times; replacement of tube-based cockpit
displays with nine flat-panel screens; and an upgrade to computer
processing units, disc drives and fiber optics cables. Upgrading
communications systems will require cutting holes in the B-2's fuselage
to internally mount two 300-pound satellite dishes. The aircraft's
current X-band radar frequency has already been sold to a commercial
user. By the end of 2010, the B-2's radar upgrade should be complete on
six bombers with fleet-wide approval expected in 2013 ... ensuring it
will be approximately five years old when it's introduced to the fleet.
The program is expected to cost more than $1.14 billion.
More...
CAFE
FOUNDATION'S AVIATION GREEN PRIZE
NASA's
Centennial Challenge for aviation operated by the Comparative
Aircraft Flight Efficiency Foundation (CAFE
Foundation) is seeking an eco-friendly, 100-mpg, 100-mph aircraft
and its designer(s), to which it plans to offer a big green pile of
money ($600,000 in 2009). But before that it's seeking comments on the yet unofficial rules draft (PDF) before Oct. 3. As
currently written, tossing your hat into the ring won't come cheap. The
CAFE program will require a minimum $4000 registration fee that rises to
$6000 for late applicants. According to the Challenge's guidelines, "the
maximum purse will be awarded to the one team whose vehicle demonstrates
the fastest average speed greater than or equal to 100 mph" during a
timed flight over a 200-statute-mile closed race course "while also
exceeding 100 mpg." If no one wins, things get more interesting in 2010.
More...
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Sensenich: Right on the Nose
... Again!
For more than 75 years, Sensenich has been the industry's
fixed-pitch prop leader. No surprise Sensenich leads the way
again with new composite propellers for light sport and homebuilt
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Dr. Blue Says, "Be Smart — Carry a
PLB!"
Flying, hiking, camping, riding your ATV or bike — accidents happen
that can become a life-threatening situation. Be prepared with a
Personal Locator Beacon ( PLB). It's as easy as pushing a
button. PLBs from Aeromedix.com include the ACR MicroFix 406
MHz for pilots when you're enjoying activities in unpopulated
areas.
Click now to visit Aeromedix.com
for complete details. 
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WHICH
DEICING SYSTEM DO YOU PREFER?
 With winter weather coming, now's a good time
to think about the three main deicing systems out there: pneumatic
boots, TKS and electro-thermal. Sister publication Aviation
Consumer is conducting a survey on what pilots think about them.
Even if you have experience with only two of the three, we'd like to
hear from you. Send a note to aviation_safety@hotmail.com
to share your experiences. (The results will appear in a future issue
of Aviation Consumer. For subscription information, click
here.) More...
HELP
AVWEBBIZ SPREAD YOUR NBAA NEWS
The world's most important
business aviation event, the National Business Aviation Association's
annual convention, is coming up Oct. 6-8 in Orlando and there will be
hundreds of product announcements and updates. AVweb will be
there with daily coverage of the events, news conferences and
announcements that make this show so important but if your company has
something more than 100,000 business aviation decision-makers need to
know about, we're encouraging you to let us know in advance. That way we
can give your news the full attention it deserves and make sure it's
released in a timely fashion during our coverage. Don't worry. We'll
strictly observe all embargos. Send your advance material to
rniles@avweb.com and thanks for your help in making our coverage the
most comprehensive available. More...
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FBO
OF THE WEEK: UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI FBO (SKYHAVEN AIRPORT, KRCM,
WARRENSBURG, MO)
 AVweb's
"FBO of the Week" ribbon goes to an FBO at Warrensburg, Missouri's
Skyhaven Airport (KRCM) run by the Department of Aviation at the University of
Central Missouri AVweb reader Ryan Sanders
gave the location his hearty recommendation: I cannot
say enough about this FBO. I get great service every time I come into
Warrensburg. Although students run the University's FBO, they really are
a great bunch. All ... are extremely passionate about aviation, and they
pass this on to their customers. They are quick on fuel, and the prices
are the best in the Midwest. 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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SHORT
FINAL
 | | Overheard in IFR Magazine's "On the
Air" |
While cruising at flight level, we
heard the following between an American Airlines airliner and Miami
Center: Airliner:
"Center, American XXXX looking
for higher." Miami Center (female
voice):
"Didn't hear you check
in." Airliner:
"First time I've heard your voice. I
must've forgotten." Miami Center
"That happens when
you're over twenty-six or -seven." Airliner:
"I hope
you're talking thousands of feet." Center:
"No.
Age.
"Sorry." Jarred Whitfield
Des Moines,
Iowa More...
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