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There's Much Happening in
Lightspeed Aviation's NBAA Booth This Week
First, we're drawing each day for a no-cost Zulu or Mach 1
headset — your choice! And if your company or flight department has
five or more pilots, we're also offering your organization a trial
Zulu. Finally, if you're flying with any other premium headset, be
sure to ask about our corporate pilot trade-in program. It's a
great way to move up to a Zulu.
Look for Booth #3818. 
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COLUMBUS
NOT QUITE DEAD?
Cessna's large-cabin business jet might be
officially dead, but CEO Jack Pelton is suggesting it still has a pulse.
Pelton surprised a packed media conference Monday by saying he prefers
to consider the Columbus project "suspended" even though it's been
formally cancelled by parent company Textron. He said the stronger
language was important for "contractual and legal reasons," but he still
believes it's a market Cessna needs to service. "We'll get back in it,"
he said. More...
CESSNA
MAKES HANGARCALLS
Cessna technicians will be making
hangarcalls for customers who choose the new ServiceDirect option for
maintenance of their aircraft. The new program was announced at NBAA in
Orlando on Monday and will allow owners to have many servicing tasks
done without leaving their home field. "ServiceDirect is a new offering
designed to provide a range of customer service options for Citation
operators outside of the company's service centers. This includes
on-site maintenance operations and long-term logistics support,
including A&P placement or contract support," the company said during
press day Monday. More...
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As Vital As
Vision
XM WX Satellite Weather provides comprehensive in-flight weather
data directly to your cockpit. Never fly blind again when you sign up
today for one of XM Weather's Aviator LT, Aviator, or Aviator Pro
weather data packages. Enhance your situational awareness with data
products like Radar, Lightning, Winds, and more. Come see the latest
from XM WX Satellite Weather at Booth #5359 during NBAA 2009 or
visit us online at
XMWXWeather.com/aviation. 
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GARMIN'S
NEW G3000: TOUCHSCREEN AND WIDESCREEN EFIS
Touchscreen
control is standard equipment on most of Garmin's road navigators and at
NBAA in Orlando this week, Garmin says the same will soon be true for
cockpit EFIS. Garmin announced the new G3000, a touchscreen (and
widescreen) follow-on to its popular G1000 suite. The new EFIS is aimed
a light turboprops and will be ready for market in a couple of years.
More...
GARMIN
ANNOUNCE G1000 FOR THE CESSNA CITATION JET
With new aircraft
sales soft, buyers who really need business transportation are finding
Cessna’s older CitationJet 525s to be an alluring value.
They’re about to get even more attractive, now that Garmin and
Cessna have announced a program to upgrade these legacy airframes to
full glass cockpits with the popular G1000 suite. As configured for the
CJ, the G1000 will be fully WAAS and RVSM capable and will include such
features as synthetic vision, datalinked weather, SafeTaxi and traffic
displays. Garmin will also certify the system with the GFC700 digital
autopilot. More...
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Cutter Aviation Wants to See
YOU at NBAA 2009 This Week!
Visit Cutter Aviation at the NBAA 2009 Convention in Orlando this
week and "turn yourself in" for a reward! Stop by our
booths at ConocoPhillips Booth #2613 or AvFuel Booth #2100
and learn more about the wide range of services Cutter Aviation provides
and get a Cutter Reward card redeemable for 20,000 WingPoints or 2,500
AvTrip Points on your next visit — no purchase necessary!
Not attending NBAA? Visit our site and sign up to have one mailed to
you!
Visit CutterAviation.com for
details. 
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LONGER
RANGE LEGACY 650 LAUNCHED
Embraer has announced development
of a long-range version of the Legacy 600 super midsize business jet.
The Legacy 650 is already flying and is based on the 600 model. A
beefed-up airframe and landing gear allow more fuel, and new Rolls Royce
AE 3007A2 engines are both more powerful and more efficient. It adds up
to a 3,900 nm range with four passengers and a 3,800 nm range with eight
passengers. The cabin can hold up to 14 passengers. More...
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JA Air Center, Your Source
for the New Garmin GPSMap 696
JA Air Center is YOUR source for Garmin equipment, including the
new GPSMap 696 with Victor Airways, Jet Routes, XM Weather, Terrain,
AOPA Airport Guide, and Safe Taxi. We purchase used GPS units,
avionics, and aircraft.
We are now open in Sugar Grove, IL (KARR) providing the finest avionics
installations, turbine/piston maintenance, avionics/instrument service,
internet sales, and aircraft sales. Call (800) 323-5966, or
click for more info. 
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DORNIER
SEASTAR TO BE BUILT IN CANADA
The Dornier Seaplane Company
says it has the orders it needs to begin production of the twin
turboprop SeaStar amphibian, and it's narrowed the factory site to two
Canadian locations. The 10-place aircraft, with an over-wing push-pull
arrangement for the two PT6 engines, will be built in either St. Jean
sur Richelieu, Quebec, just south of Montreal, or North Bay, Ontario,
about 250 miles north of Toronto. Winter operations will be conducted in
Punta Gorda, Fla. The company says it has 25 letters of intent in hand
for the aircraft, which harkens back to Dornier's early flying boat
designs, but the version is made mostly of composites and boasts the
latest in engine and electronic technology. More...
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The New Meridian G1000 —
Commanding
The new Meridian G1000 with Garmin G1000 avionics and GFC 700
autopilot suite, business jet luxury and turbine simplicity for 30% less
than any comparable six-place turbine-powered aircraft. With a panel as
commanding as the airplane, and a million dollars less than its closest
competitor, "Pilot in Command" means precisely that.
Click here for more information on the
new Piper Meridian G1000. 
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BUSINESS
TRAVELER REWARDS FROM AIR BP
Air BP has introduced a fuel
purchase rewards program that is tailored to business aviation and
offers products and services that might be appealing to business
travelers. Accumulated points can be divided among staff and can be
redeemed on products and services that BP says its customers have asked
for. Merchandise, travel and tickets are redeemable items, but the
program also offers a concierge service for those who would like some
help tracking custom items. There will also be a charity component to
the program, with non-profit groups selected to benefit from the
diversion of customers' points. More...
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If You Own a Cirrus, Or If
You Are Considering Purchasing a New or Used Aircraft, Consider
This:
Avidyne and leading Cirrus sales and maintenance facilities have
launched the G3-R9 program combining the purchase of a
late-model, low-time Cirrus and the Avidyne Entegra Release 9
avionics suite for much less than purchasing a new aircraft. G3-R9
— combining the best airframe, best engine, and best avionics for
the best value.
Click here for more information. 
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IT'S
THE FINAL AV8OR PRIZE THIS YEAR ... AND YOUR CHANCE TO
WIN!
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is helping us give away one last AV8OR handheld MFD unit this year!
All you have to do is click the image at right to enter your name and
e-mail address. And no, we're not going to rent or sell your name, but
Bendix/King by Honeywell may send you information on the AV8OR. You may
also forward this newsletter to friends and invite them to sign up for
AVweb so they can qualify for the AV8OR prize drawing, too. (We
won't spam them, either, but we hope they will sign up for our
AVwebFlash and AVwebBiz newsletters.) Deadline for
entries is midnight EST on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. Click
here to read the contest rules and enter. (There's nothing
to buy. All you need to do is be registered with AVweb.)
More...
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Garmin Glass for the Diamond
DA20!
Diamond Aircraft is celebrating the introduction of the lowest
cost certified glass cockpit airplane with a time-limited spectacular
introductory offer. Every purchaser of a new DA20 equipped with
Garmin G500 will receive a no-charge avionics upgrade and free SVT
(Synthetic Vision Technology), a $9,685 value!*
Visit DiamondAircraft.com
or call (888) 359-3220.
* Some terms and conditions apply.
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AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: BALLOON BOY'S MEDIA FRENZY
Yes, we covered the
now-infamous boy-in-a-runaway-balloon story and even sent out an
AVwebAlert to make sure you were following it, too. On the
AVweb Insider blog, Paul Bertorelli explains that much as we hate
to admit it, when a six-year-old is drifting towards Denver's Class B in
a runaway balloon, that's news. Even if it turns out that something much
stranger is actually happening. More...
AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: MEDIA FRENZY, GA OPPORTUNITY?
AVweb's
Mary Grady had some thoughts on "balloon boy" and the media reaction,
too — although, to be fair, Mary's attention was more focused on
next week's opening of Amelia and the opportunities we have to
put a positive spin on the world of aviation for our ground-bound
friends and colleagues. More...
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As a Mooney owner herself, Jennifer can guide you through the purchase
process.
At NBAA in Orlando, Garmin previewed
its new touchscreen-driven G3000 EFIS. The new displays are
eyepopping.
More...
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.
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