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November 1, 2012
By The AVweb Editorial Staff
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Finding One Vision for a Second Life: The Three
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This is the final of three special editions of AVwebBiz covering the NBAA Convention in Orlando, Florida.
Regular AVwebFlash issues will resume tomorrow with Friday Features, and the regular AVwebBiz will resume next week.
AVweb's Three Rs Initiative progressed with a meeting attended by leaders of the aircraft remanufacturing and refurbishment industry at the National Business Aviation Association convention
in Orlando Wednesday. AVweb Publisher Tom Bliss took input from stakeholders at this and earlier meetings and what's emerging is a standards organization that will set criteria for quality
refurbishment of aircraft that have plenty of life left in them. "I see this not as a service business," Bliss said. "I see this as a remanufacturing business."
Representatives of the insurance industry said there are precedents in which aircraft that have essentially been rebuilt from scratch emerge as much higher-value planes than the original. With
industry-recognized processes and standards behind aircraft under the Three Rs brand, it was generally agreed that they could carve out a high-value niche in the used market that would maintain that
value in underwriting and policy deliberations. Bliss said the group would choose about a dozen designs from manufacturers that continue to support those aircraft and the goal would be to
remanufacture 500 to 600 aircraft a year. Bliss noted that while the overarching goal is to breathe life into an ailing industry, the practical necessity is that companies have to make money on these
aircraft. "This has to make business sense," he said. Next steps include implementing a marketing and communications strategy and more detailed discussions on aircraft types, scope of work and the
standards of that work.
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As its members meet in sunny Orlando, NBAA is marshaling efforts to use business aircraft to help with the relief efforts in the storm-tossed Northeast. NBAA hosts the Humanitarian Emergency Response Operator (HERO) database where aircraft owners and operators can volunteer the use of their aircraft for
humanitarian aid. Aid organizations use the list to find aircraft appropriate to the missions that might need to be flown. "At the moment, much like the rest of the country, we're waiting to see what
the damage is and what efforts will be needed in the hours immediately following the storm's passage," Robin Eissler, president of the Sky Hope Network, told NBAA. "Our focus is specifically on
life-saving flights and placing aviation assets where they are needed most."
Sky Hope has aircraft staged in New York and Wilmington, Del., ready to be used as required. Marianne Stevenson, of aviation relief organization AERObridge, said her group is ready to help when
called. "At this point we're monitoring the situation and preparing to respond as needed to the relief effort following Sandy."
Hurricane Sandy caused a total of 19,574 commercial flight cancelations from Saturday October 27, through Thursday, Nov. 1 (known as of Wednesday), according to FlightStats.com, as travel regained
its footing, Wednesday, and La Guardia remained closed. La Guardia was still flooded with standing water, Wednesday, and may require assessment by engineers to determine the extent of salt-water
damage to equipment, airport lighting, and ground-based navigation aids before it runs at capacity. The projection for Thursday operations at other area airports -- JFK International and Newark
Liberty -- is trending toward normalcy. But there is a lot of people- and package-moving to make up and La Guardia is a major component.
Of the 2,890 flights reported as canceled Wednesday, La Guardia accounts for 971. Peak cancelations occurred Tuesday at Philadelphia International, according to FlightStats, when airport logged
1,068 canceled flights, compared to runner up Newark Liberty at 1,011. La Guardia saw about 1,000 operations per day in 2011 and has two intersecting runways, both of which have been extended on fill
into bay waters at the far west end of Long Island Sound. JFK International Airport, which also has runways bordered by bay water, and Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey both resumed limited
service, Wednesday. At its peak, Monday, the storm left 7,944 flights canceled. Wednesday's forecast for Thursday puts 525 cancelation listings on the boards.
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Weather with Perspective
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Weather at booth 1090 during NBAA 2012 or
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Cutting-Edge De-Icing for Kestrel's
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Kestrel Aircraft's turboprop design will feature an electro-mechanical deicing system, the company announced this week at the NBAA Convention in Orlando. The Cox & Co. system removes ice from the
leading edges with a pulsing impact delivered from channels inside the leading edges of the wings. CEO Alan Klapmeier said the system retains laminar flow over the wing while removing the ice. "This
is a critical factor for achieving high speed and reducing drag and fuel consumption," he said.
The system also has lower lifetime costs than other deicing systems, Klapmeier said, and requires no regular maintenance. It has been approved by both the FAA and EASA for flight into known icing.
It's used on several new business jets, according to Cox & Co., including the HondaJet and Lear 85. Kestrel represents the first entry into the GA market for the system, the company said.
AVweb's editor-in-chief, Russ Niles, took a look at the system at the Cox & Co. booth at NBAA; click here for his video report.
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Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb
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Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos
When glass first appeared a dozen years ago, virtually all of the required backup gyros were of the iron variety — vacuum- or electric-powered. Increasingly, manufacturers are
turning to glass backups as well, and at NBAA in Orlando this week, Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics announced its new SAM, a two-inch combined attitude gyro and pitot-static instrument. In
addition to providing legal backup, the unit also has a self-contained lithium-ion battery pack cable of of operating the device for at least an hour. In this video from AVweb's NBAA coverage,
Mid-Continent's Tom Genovese gives us a brief tour of the SAM.
This video is brought to you by WxWorx XM WX Satellite
Weather AND Avidyne.
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Helicopter Speech Recognition
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hands-free entry of Nav/Comm frequencies
The HELO101 uses VoiceFlight's field-proven speech recognition technology to address the inherent conflicts between safe rotocraft flight operations and the distractions of data entry on
modern avionics. See a demonstration
on our web site, VoiceFlight.com. 
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Embraer said at the NBAA Convention in Orlando this week that its first prototype of the Legacy 500 midsize jet will be ready for first flight within the next few weeks. The all-new jet is aimed to
fill the gap between the light Phenom models and the big-cabin 600 and 650. The jet, with a stand-up cabin that seats 12, can fly at Mach .82 for 3,000 nm. The company has two other prototypes in the
works for the flight-test program and said first deliveries of the jet will take place in 2014.
As flight testing proceeds, the company is already working on a support network. "The Legacy 500 will have all product support in place worldwide before entry into service," said Edson Carlos
Mallaco, vice president of customer support and services. "One of our goals is to have Embraer owned and authorized service centers prepared to receive the Legacy 500 on its first day."
Original, Exclusive Videos from AVweb
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Reader-Submitted & Viral Videos
With a big baggage area and an optional full galley, the Embraer 450 ups the game in its class. Embraer's Ernie Edwards took us through the new mock-up at NBAA 2012.
This video is brought to you by ForeFlight and Sennheiser.
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Researchers at Embry-Riddle have received FAA funding that they will use to evaluate pilot performance to determine the feasibility of deploying GPS-aided precision landing approaches at small
airports. At issue is whether or not the kind of precision approaches normally used at larger aiports can be safely used for landing on shorter, narrower runways and under what conditions. The project
will get under way in summer, 2013. Pilots for the project have not yet been recruited.
Embry-Riddle says it will start seeking instrument-rated pilots for the program in the spring of 2013. It will will observe the pilots flying simulated approaches and landings in a Level 6 Cessna
flight simulator while subjected to simulated low-visibility, and varied light and runway conditions. They will fly their approaches down to minimums and land, if able. The study will be conducted at
Embry-Riddle's campus in Daytona Beach, Fla. Embry-Riddle notes the project is sponsored by the MITRE corporation and is funded by the FAA.
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Eclipse Carefree Ownership Unveiled
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Kestrel Aircraft Company
Kestrel Aircraft is a new aviation company led by general aviation entrepreneur Alan Klapmeier. Based on the original work done by Farnborough Aircraft, the Kestrel airplane will
be a six- to eight-seat, all-composite, single-engine turboprop, boasting a broad performance envelope and the newest technologies available in personal and business aircraft. Headquartered in
Superior, Wisconsin, currently over 80 engineers and support staff work at Kestrel, focusing on aircraft design and certification.
Go to Kestrel.aero for more information.
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Eagle Creek Brings Garmin Glass to
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Three Things You Should Never Say to ATC
Listen as two ATC pros share tips on better communication with ATC. Avoid these common mistakes and make your interactions more efficient and accurate. This is a sample from Pilot Workshops'
Tip of the Week.
Click here for this quick tip.
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At NBAA's annual convention, both the association and attendees struggled to promote business aviation against the headwinds of negative public perception. With the U.S. Presidential election next
week, everyone seemed anxious to get it in the rearview and take the focus off a sitting President who has been less than enthusiastic about business airplanes. Paul Bertorelli gauges the temperature
in his latest post to the AVweb Insider blog, filed from the covention floor.
Read more and join the conversation.
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Safety-Fly 700 Available Now at California Power Systems
Safety-Fly 700 is a useful universal control device for ultralight aircraft that monitors in real time, by means of warning lights and an acoustic buzzer. Safety-Fly 700 displays a fuel light
for open tabs; it includes pre-alarms and more. The calibration is done directly by the pilot by means of the existing instruments installed on the dashboard. Safety-Fly 700 is supplied with a
wiring harness, connectors, and an operating manual. Call 1 (800) AIR‑WOLF or
visit 800-airwolf.com. 
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Nominate an FBO
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Rules
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Tips
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Winning FBOs
Makings lemons out of lemonade is the sign of a great FBO, and this week, reader David Townsend tells us how the FBO at Coulter Field (KCFD) in Bryan, Texas took the sting out of an unplanned detour a couple of weeks ago:
On October 19, I was en route to pick up my son from Texas A&M University when a bomb threat (a hoax) forced the evacuation of that campus, including closure of the on-campus airport. Coulter Field
is ten miles away, so everyone inbound that afternoon, including many arriving for the football game the next day, diverted to Coulter. I've been to Coulter before, and it has a fine runway with
excellent approaches, a generous ramp, and a clean, well-equipped FBO. This day, the staff really rose to the occasion. It was SRO in the lounge. Everyone needed information, transportation, and a
cookie. We all got what we needed with a smile, even the LSU fans.
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!
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AVwebBiz is a weekly summary of the latest business aviation news, articles, products, features, and events featured on AVweb, the world's premier independent aviation news resource.
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Larry Anglisano
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