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SEPTEMBER 05, 2008
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Cirrus SR20 G3

Cirrus SR20 G3
You might have to remind yourself that this is Cirrus' entry-level model.

TBM 850 Still Fast With Glass
The quickest turboprop single now has three-display G1000 avionics system as standard.

TBM 850 Still Fast With Glass

Solid-State Electronics for Lightplanes
With digital cockpits the norm these days, why are our electrical systems still based on 1950s technology?

Solid-State Electronics for Lightplanes

Serengeti Style Now Matches Performance
Preferred by pilots, Serengeti offers the latest in eyewear fashion with even better optics.

Serengeti Style Now Matches Performance

Gaining Perspective in Integrated Avionics at Cirrus
Cirrus's new flat-panel system by Garmin will make you see small airplane cockpits in a whole new way.

Gaining Perspective in Integrated Avionics at Cirrus

Avidyne Delivers Weather Info to Cockpits in Europe
Using Iridium as a datalink, Avidyne is now delivering uplinked weather to GA airplanes throughout Europe.

Avidyne Delivers Weather Info to Cockpits in Europe

Learjet 60 XR, An Airplane With Roots
Newest version traces its design, structure and performance directly to the original Lear Jet.

Learjet 60 XR, An Airplane With Roots

New Flight Management System From Avidyne
Entegra FMS900w promises jet-level performance, and more, to piston singles and up.

New Flight Management System From Avidyne

Garmin Adds Synthetic Vision to G1000
Now pilots of all types of airplanes can see 3-D images of terrain and obstacles on big flat-panel displays.

Garmin Adds Synthetic Vision to G1000

A Faster King Air
New 200GT engines have more power up high to increase climb rate and cruise speed.

A Faster King Air

Garmin GPSMap 495
Garmin's newest portable GPS navigator is one feature less impressive than Garmin's current flagship portable, the GPSMap 496.

Garmin GPSMap 495

Cessna Skylane Joins the Jet Set
SMA diesel engine conversion offers alternative to owners who can't find avgas, or want to pay less.

Cessna Skylane Joins the Jet Set

New Gulfstream G650
Biggest, longest range and fastest business jet yet. What else would you expect?

New Gulfstream G650

Flying the Diamond Star XLS
We find out if the already feature-rich Diamond Star XLS can be the “ideal first airplane” by becoming faster, safer and more comfortable.

Flying the Diamond Star XLS

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News

9/5/2008
Almanac data stored in the receivers of some early Garmin 'Flybuddy' GPS units has led to degraded operation. Affected units, according to a service advisory...
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9/5/2008
European private equity firm Permira agreed last month to sell business aviation service company Jet Aviation for a reported $2.25 billion...
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9/5/2008
Last month's FAA computer overload that delayed hundreds of flights has been addressed, and the agency announced an update will be in place...
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9/4/2008
The FAA has announced more specific plans to begin scaling back its commitment to VOR stations beginning in 2010...
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9/4/2008
The Transportation Security Administration has issued two new documents encompassing security action items (SAIs) for FBOs and for aircraft operators...
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9/4/2008
Often considered one of the best barometers of general aviation health, the numbers for used turbine aircraft sales continue to decline...
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8/28/2008
In post-World War II years, Piper Aircraft patriarch William Piper surrendered financial control of his namesake company to creditors, and watched from an office...
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8/28/2008
German manufacturer Grob Aerospace has declared insolvency, placing the future of its all-composite SPn light jet in question. Company CEO Niall Olver...
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Web Exclusive

Critical Mass for Small Airplane Shared Ownership?
As a born optimist and and early adopter, the idea of sharing small airplanes in innovative ways has been attractive to me since I started flying lessons back in the 70s. As it turned out, the idea had been around... read more

Fewer crashes, fewer fatalities. Have we turned a corner in aviation safety?
When the FAA's latest accident figures (for 2007) came out recently, it was a pleasant surprise to see that numbers of fatal accidents (273) and fatalities (488) have come down so much. The trend seems to be a good one,... read more


Flying Technique

Missed Approach by Richard L. Collins
Discretion is certainly the better part of aeronautical valor.

Training by Jay Hopkins
The Rest of the Story

Training by Jay Hopkins
Working With Controllers

POLL

Flying Magazine Poll Results

How happy are you with the quality and value of the airplanes you've rented within the past year?

Very happy: Good airplanes, reasonable prices, good maintenance.   11%
 
Pretty happy: Overall positive, but room for improvment.   33%
 
Glad to have the option, but the airplanes are old and they cost too much.   29%
 
Unhappy camper: Old airplanes, poor condition, and out-of-control costs.   13%
 
Swore off renting years ago.   13%
 

TOTAL ENTRIES: 105

Flying Magazine Poll

How happy are you with the quality and value of the airplanes you've rented within the past year?

Very happy: Good airplanes, reasonable prices, good maintenance. 
Pretty happy: Overall positive, but room for improvment. 
Glad to have the option, but the airplanes are old and they cost too much. 
Unhappy camper: Old airplanes, poor condition, and out-of-control costs. 
Swore off renting years ago. 

Opinions

Left Seat by J. Mac McClellan
Oshkosh Is More Important Than Ever

On Top by Richard L. Collins
Bumpin' Along

Jumpseat by Les Abend
Seaplane Airline


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