May 2008 • Vol 42 No 5

16xxxxPOSITION & HOLD
xxxxxxWorld trends that will keep bizav in the air
xxxxxxby Marvin Cetron
xxxxxxPolitical and socioeconomic developments and
xxxxxxtheir implications for corporate pilots.

62xxxx2008 PRASE WINNERS
xxxxxxTop US FBOs overall are: 1 Pentastar PTK,
xxxxxx2 Banyan FXE, 3 Scottsdale Air Center SDL,
xxxxxx4 Texas Jet FTW, 5 Monterey Jet Center MRY.
xxxxxxWilson Air Center wins 1st place as
xxxxxxleading FBO chain.

74xxxxDARPA ANNIVERSARY
xxxxxxBuilding the future for 50 years
xxxxxxby Marvin Cetron
xxxxxxAgency that helped shape scientific and
xxxxxxaviation research still pushing boundaries.

82xxxxFLIGHTDECK TECHNOLOGY
xxxxxxBombardier, Rockwell Collins test
xxxxxxadvanced cockpit
xxxxxxby Glenn Connor
xxxxxxPaving the way for fusion of enhanced and
xxxxxxsynthetic vision.

90xxxxAVIATION SAFETY
xxxxxxNavigating toward tomorrow’s NextGen
xxxxxxby Steven Oetzell
xxxxxxApproaching major overhaul of the National
xxxxxxAirspace System.

96xxxxINTERNATIONAL OPS
xxxxxxAOGs and repairs far from home
xxxxxxby Grant McLaren
xxxxxxWhat to do when you break down in a
xxxxxxremote region.

104xxxPILOT TRAINING
xxxxxxFSI develops international overwater course
xxxxxxby Woody McClendon
xxxxxxCreating new curriculum at Citation X
xxxxxxTraining Center in Toledo OH.

110xxxMISSION SUITABILITY
xxxxxxJet performance survey compiled
xxxxxxby Pro Pilot staff
xxxxxxReaders discuss positive and negative
xxxxxxpoints of the aircraft they fly.

122xxxTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
xxxxxxHoneywell Primus Epic and the AW139
xxxxxxby Woody McClendon
xxxxxxCombining top-shelf avionics with an
xxxxxxadvanced rotary-wing platform.

128xxxWEATHER BRIEF
xxxxxxStability and instability
xxxxxxby Karsten Shein
xxxxxxAirmass energy and how it affects
xxxxxxatmospheric conditions.

134xxxACCIDENT ANALYSIS
xxxxxxStaying in the comfort zone
xxxxxxby Harold Conway
xxxxxxCrew resource management evolves
xxxxxxto help prevent aviation accidents.

138xxxFLIGHTCHECK
xxxxxxGrumman F7F-3P Tigercat
xxxxxxby Clay Lacy
xxxxxxWWII-era fighter flies at Mach 0.60
xxxxxxwith range of 1200 nm.

144xxxOUTER MARKER INBOUND
xxxxxxNew ER-OPS regulations for corporate aviation
xxxxxxby Javier Ferrea
xxxxxxWider scope for rules governing Part 91
xxxxxxtrips over water.