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Mach 1 Headset by Lightspeed:
Feather-Light at Less than an Ounce!
The "born to be worn" Mach 1 packs a lot for its size.
Pilots have weighed in, and all agree the Mach 1 packs a lot of
features into its feather-light design. A high-performance in-the-ear
(ITE) headset, the Mach 1 allows easy connection to cell phone
and music interfaces. Enjoy supreme comfort with unbelievable noise
attenuation.
For more information and to view a video
clip, click here. 
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RUSSIAN
INVESTORS BUY ADAM FOR $10 MILLION
AAI Acquisition is the new
owner of Adam Aircraft after a deal was struck with bankruptcy trustees
last week. However, the bargain-basement buyout of the company, which
spent hundreds of millions of dollars developing the A500 piston twin
and A700 very light jet was protested by one of the creditors, according
to the Denver Post. Portfolio Real Estate, of Englewood,
Colo., called the lone bidder a "thinly capitalized Delaware
corporation" formed for no other reason than to buy Adam. It also claims
the would-be buyer is affiliated with the Russian private equity firm
Industrial Investors. The deal still has to be approved by the court.
The trustee, Jeffery Weinmann, is looking on the bright side, however.
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JA Air Center, Your Garmin
GPSMap 496 Source, Is Looking to Purchase Used GPS Units, Avionics, and
Aircraft
Call (800) 323-5966 for current value, with no purchase required.
JA Air Center is your source for Garmin GPS and Avionics,
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CESSNA
HINTS AT CHANGE IN NGP PROJECT
Cessna has stopped calling its
NGP design project a next-generation piston, and this week instead
identified it as a "next generation propeller" aircraft. With the
addition of the former Columbia single-engine airplanes, now the Cessna
350 and 400, Cessna said it is working on re-positioning the NGP to "fit
logically" into its product lineup. “Our team is working on
finalizing the configuration,” said Van Abel, Cessna’s project
engineer for the NGP. “We continue to evaluate features and
materials that will produce a new, unique aircraft family with a
potential for multiple powerplants.” Cessna has displayed the NGP
concept at numerous air shows to gather customer feedback, while a
cross-functional team continues to assess the business case for adding
what Cessna calls "a family of innovative airplanes." Cessna added that
it will not release any performance data or specifications until a
launch decision is made. More... |
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CESSNA
PICKS WICHITA FOR COLUMBUS
Kansas politicians can get things
done in a hurry if they want to, as proven by the meteoric passage of an
incentive package to ensure Cessna kept its Columbus 850 plant in
Wichita. On March 31, Cessna told state officials it wanted $25 million
in cash to build a factory to build the $27 million aircraft. Cessna's
total investment is expected to be about $800 million and employ 1,000
people. By Friday, the Senate and House had passed a $33 million
incentive package and by Saturday Cessna CEO Jack Pelton was at a news
conference telling local media the deal had been sealed.
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Cessna Aircraft Company, the
World's Largest General Aviation Manufacturer
Based on unit sales, Cessna Aircraft Company is the world's
largest manufacturer of general aviation airplanes. In 2007,
Cessna delivered 1,272 aircraft, including 387 Citation
business jets, and reported revenues of about $5 billion. Cessna
has a current backlog of $12.6 billion. The global fleet of more than
5,100 Citations is the largest fleet of business jets in the
world.
More information about Cessna Aircraft
Company is available at Cessna.com. 
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JEPPESEN
VIA CELL PHONE OR PDA
Jeppesen is putting its prodigious
database at the fingertips of clients who need flight information on the
go. With technology partner Hilton Software, which has figured out how
to make all that information available to your personal communicator.
And it’s an impressive array of information that can be displayed
on that little screen. From DUATS supported legal weather and flight
plan filing, to real-time depictions of weather, airport information,
and even weight and balance calculations for more than 400 aircraft
stored in the database. The system is available for Windows-based mobile
applications and Iphone and Blackberry versions are in the works. Jepp
has also made learning (and teaching) the G1000 easier than ever.
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Aircraft Financing to Fit
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request a quote online. 
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GLASS
FOR YOUR CONQUEST
Avidyne has introduced an integrated flight
deck and retrofit for the Cessna 441 Conquest II that brings all the
modern avionics conveniences to the venerable twin turboprop. The
Alliant Retrofit was introduced at Sun 'n Fun on Tuesday and puts
Avidyne's Envision Integrated Flight Deck System and S-TEC 2100 digital
autopilot on two large-screen displays. It's also available with RVSM
for operators who fly above 29,000 feet. Avidyne also introduced a new
weather detection system. More... |
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Envision® Integrated Flight Deck Now
Available for Retrofit Installation in Cessna 400-Series
Aircraft!
Avidyne's Envision® Integrated Flight Deck modernizes the
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situational awareness and safety systems and the industry's
easiest-to-use integrated flight deck. Purchase and take delivery of an
Envision® System (EXP5000 PFD and an EX5000 MFD) and get an
MLB700 at no charge! This $5,495 value provides you with WSI
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