January - December 2004


SUBJECT

2004 Pro Pilot Promenade
Pro Pilot debuts Promenade—a magazine mall of ground services, Jul p 124

ACS competition
Spy plane sweepstakes, Mar p 106

Advanced technology
Proving the concept, Mar p 96

Air traffic management
Tailored arrivals, Oct p 156

Air traffic technology
ADS-B: More accurate, more promising, Nov p 97

Airspace
SATS: Transforming public air travel, Oct p 132

Airspace modernization
Australian ADS-B trials, Jan p 94

Altitude awareness
Attitudes about altitude, Dec p 110

Atomic engines
Potential? Yes Practical? Probably not, Oct p 118

Avionics trends
Collision avoidance, Jul p 110
Compelling images, Jun p 74
Displays go 3-dimensional, Jan p 68
Emerging technology, Feb p 80
Enhancing the HUD, Aug p 106
Eyes on the world outside, Oct p 88
Fly-by-mouse, May p 92
Introducing full FBW for business av, Sep p 94

Beyond the horizon
Supersonic power play, Mar p 102

Career options
Contract flying, Oct p 126

Cockpit tech
Avionics underground, Jan p 72

Editorial
Conquering conflict in the cockpit, Aug p 12
Counting the days to DRVSM,
Nov p 10
In aviation, one size does not fit all,
Oct p 14
Industry consolidation or bar brawl? Mar p 10
Keeping your medical for the long haul, Jan p 8
More at stake than who flies where, May p 12
New heading for NBAA,
Sep p 12
No substitute for skill, Jun p 8
Now is the time for action, not words, Mar p 12
Traditional flight dept values,
Dec p 12
Weeding out the good and the bad, Apr p 12

EFVS trends
EVS technology goes mainstream, Dec p 102
SVS and EFVS fusion, Oct p 96

Enhanced vision
Electronic means, Apr p 70

Event coverage
AEA is upbeat in Las Vegas,
May p 30
ALEA show highlights moves toward multimission and armed flight ops, Sep p 36
AOPA Expo in Long Beach, Nov p 34
Aviation Industry Week in Las Vegas, Jul p 30
Bizav is hot in Singapore, Apr p 28
Bizjets and owner-flowns mix at Canadian bizav moves up, Aug p 34
EAA AirVenture 2004, Sep p 38
EBACE hits new peak, Jul p 26
Focus on Farnborough 2004,
Sep p 34
Heli-Expo 2004, Apr p 32
LABACE 2004, Jun p 26
National Air and Space Museum opens Udvar-Hazy Center at IAD, Jan p 30
NBAA Convention in Las Vegas,
Nov p 28
Networking time for schedulers,
Feb p 22
RAA draws RJ boosters, Jun p 28
Wright centennial draws crowds to Kitty Hawk, Jan p 32

Flightcheck
Bombardier Global 5000, Dec p 116
Cessna Citation XLS, Jun p 82
Dassault Falcon 2000EX, Jan p 112
Eurocopter EC155B1, Oct p 148
Gulfstream G450, May p 86
Pilatus PC12, Nov p 92

Flight department profile
Kelley Racing, Apr p 50
Kohler Company flight ops, Oct p 80
Outback Steakhouse, May p 62
Owens Corning flight ops, Jun p 50
Sears flight ops, Aug p 50
VF Corp is Flight Dept of the Year, Dec p 60

Helo market trends
Nowhere to go but up, Aug p 76

In the spotlight
New tools, tough tactics, Jul p 88

Industry legend
Harry Combs—a retrospective, Jun p 102

Industry overview
Catering to bizav, Feb p 52
Grassroots bizav, Sep p 106
Seeking maximum thrust, Nov p 54
Single-engine turboprops, Apr p 80
Turboprops resurgent, Aug p 56
Twin-turbine helicopter outlook, Mar p 70

International ops
Africa—the last frontier, Jan p 102
Business flying in Mexico, Oct p 112
Caribbean operations, Nov p 82
European procedures, May p 68
Flight department connectivity,
Aug p 98
Flying safely overseas, Mar p 56
Flying to the Middle East, Sep p 84
Latin American operations, Apr p 76
Negotiating hotspots, Jun p 88
Overseas and no FBO, Jul p 104
Polar, oceanic and long-haul routings, Dec p 68
Southeast Asia beckons, Feb p 46

Management
Bizjet completions, Apr p 88
Sales and use taxes for pilots,
Mar p 92

NAS Modernization
Airspace 2012, Apr p 64

Office in the sky
Office-in-the-sky developments, Nov p 86

Operator profile
Air Serv International, Jan p 54
Private Capital Management, Feb p 42
Vancouver Island Helicopters,
Aug p 80

Opinion
A new voice for NBAA membership, Oct p 68

Outer Marker Inbound
Excuse me!, Nov p 112
Helo industry is cleared to climb, Mar p 112
Hey, feds! Park a few billions on this, Jul p 192
Lesson learned on a ferry flight, Jun p 112
Making a good flight department, Feb p 96
Ode to the aerial fighter, May p 120
Resting up in Cowboyville,
Aug p 112
Risk and reward, Dec p 144
What your boss needs to know for everyone to be happy, Sep p 112
Winning the race slowly, Apr p 104

Pilot careers
Insurance considerations,
May p 114

Pilot technique
Descent to the MDA, Nov p 106

PRASE
2004 PRASE winners, May p 52
and Jul p 64
2005 PRASE Survey Judges,
Dec p 54
Bizav personalities honored during PRASE Survey event, Jul p 54
PRASE Judges discuss their operational challenges, Jul p 58
PRASE Survey Judges, Jul p 52

Program update
Cessna Citation Mustang, Dec p 130
Power play, Oct p 140

Pro Pilot Compensation
Salary Study 2004, Jun p 56

Propulsion
A lot of gas, Jul p 120

Publisher message
Evaluation and evolution, Jul p 8
Recognition, Dec p 14
Situational awareness today and tomorrow, Jan p 12

Safety trends
Audible warning, Jun p 78
Ground operations, Sep p 90

SBJ Developments
Supersonic contenders enter the ring, Dec p 124

Special Unit profile
Arizona Dept of Public Safety Aviation Section, Dec p 134
Broward County Sheriff’s aviation unit, Jun p 98
California Highway Patrol, Apr p 58
EMS in action: UW Med Flight,
May p 80
First and finest, Mar p 46
Houston Police Aviation, Jul p 96
Miami-Dade Air Rescue, Feb p 84
Michigan State Police Aviation Section, Jan p 108
New York State Police Aviation,
Nov p 46
Phoenix Police Air Support Unit, Sep p 74

Support services
Attention to detail, Jan p 54

Surveys
2004 Avionics Optics Survey,
Jan p 78
2004 Corporate Aircraft Product Support Survey, Sep p 54
2004 Headset Preference Survey, Dec p 80
2004 Helicopter Performance Ratings by Operators (HELI-PRO) Survey, Aug p 86
2004 Jet Aircraft Performance Ratings by Operators (JA-PRO),
Feb p 62
2004 Powerplant Product Support Survey, Nov p 62
2004 Regional Aircraft Manufacturers Performance & Support Survey, Apr p 92
2004 Turbine Engine Overhaul & Hot Section Inspection Survey,
May p 98
2004 Turboprop Aircraft Performance Ratings by Operators (TA-PRO) Survey, Aug p 62
2004 Watchdog Survey, Oct p 70

SVS Technology
Synthetic vision systems for fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, Nov p 76

Taxes
Separating business and pleasure for tax purposes, Oct p 160

Technique
Cleared to land, May p 110
Holding patterns, Sep p 102
Lighting etiquette, Mar p 88
Predictive windshear systems and procedures, Sep p 98

Training trends
Distance learning, Jul p 116
On the roll, Feb p 90
Safety standdown 2004, Dec p 34

Weather Brief
Air pressure 500 mb, Dec p 74
Clearing the fog, Nov p 102
Cold fronts, Oct p 104
Forecast discussions, Jun p 94
Hail the conqueror, Sep p 80
Icing, Feb p 58
Indexing the atmosphere,
Aug p 102
Long-lead forecasts, Apr p 84
Low-level windshear, May p 74
Satellite imagery, Mar p 62
Squall lines, Jul p 100
Threatening skies, Jan p 98

AUTHOR

Pro Pilot staff report
2004 Avionics Optics Survey,
Jan p 78
2004 Corporate Aircraft Product Support Survey, Sep p 54
2004 Headset Preference Survey, Dec p 80
2004 Helicopter Performance Ratings by Operators (HELI-PRO) Survey, Aug p 86
2004 Jet Aircraft Performance Ratings by Operators (JA-PRO),
Feb p 62
2004 Powerplant Product Support Survey, Nov p 62
2004 PRASE winners, May p 52
and Jul p 64
2004 Pro Pilot Helicopter Product Support survey, Mar p 76
2004 Regional Aircraft Manufacturers Performance & Support Survey, Apr p 92
2004 Turbine Engine Overhaul & Hot Section Inspection Survey,
May p 98
2004 Turboprop Aircraft Performance Ratings by Operators (TA-PRO) Survey, Aug p 62
2004 Watchdog survey, Oct p 70
2005 PRASE Survey Judges, Dec p 54
Bizav is hot in Singapore, Apr p 28
Bizav personalities honored during PRASE Survey event, Jul p 54
Bizjets and owner-flowns mix at EAA AirVenture 2004, Sep p 38
EBACE hits new peak, Jul p 26
LABACE 2004, Jun p 26
National Air and Space Museum opens Udvar-Hazy Center at IAD, Jan p 30
NBAA Convention in Las Vegas,
Nov p 28
Networking time for schedulers,
Feb p 22
PRASE Judges discuss their operational challenges, Jul p 58
PRASE Survey Judges, Jul p 52
Pro Pilot debuts Promenade—a magazine mall of ground services, Jul p 124
Salary Study 2004, Jun p 56
RAA draws RJ boosters, Jun p 28
Wright centennial draws crowds to Kitty Hawk, Jan p 32

Anvick, Victor
Separating business and pleasure for tax purposes, Oct p 160

Battaglia, Chris
Pilatus PC12, Nov p 92

Berendsen, Peter
Eyes on the world outside, Oct p 88
Fly-by-mouse, May p 92

Bjellos, David
Synthetic vision systems for fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, Nov p 76

Bolen, Ed
A new voice for NBAA membership, Oct p 68

Brune, Frank
Excuse me!, Nov p 112
Resting up in Cowboyville,
Aug p 112
Risk and reward, Dec p 144
Winning the race slowly, Apr p 104

Caryl, Ray
Ode to the aerial fighter, May p 120

Chavanne, Bettina
Broward County Sheriff’s aviation unit, Jun p 98
Grassroots bizav, Sep p 106

Christensen, Roger
What your boss needs to know for everyone to be happy, Sep p 112

Connor, Glenn
Compelling images, Jun p 74
Displays go 3-dimensional,
Jan p 68
Electronic means, Apr p 70
Emerging technology, Feb p 80
Enhancing the HUD, Aug p 106
EVS technology goes mainstream, Dec p 102
SVS and EFVS fusion, Oct p 96

Cotton, William
ADS-B: More accurate, more promising, Nov p 97

Dane, Bill
Single-engine turboprops, Apr p 80
Supersonic power play, Mar p 102
Twin-turbine helicopter outlook, Mar p 70

Greenwood, Jim
Harry Combs—a retrospective, Jun p 102

Hazel, Larry
Contract flying, Oct p 126

Holman, Brent
Attitudes about altitude, Dec p 110
Miami-Dade Air Rescue, Feb p 84
Predictive windshear systems and procedures, Sep p 98

Huber, Mark
EMS in action: UW Med Flight,
May p 80
Kohler Company flight ops,
Oct p 80
Michigan State Police Aviation Section, Jan p 108

Hutton, Randy
Traditional flight dept values,
Dec p 12

Ison, David
Cleared to land, May p 110
Collision avoidance, Jul p 110
Holding patterns, Sep p 102
On the roll, Feb p 90

Kelly, Emma
Australian ADS-B trials, Jan p 94
Tailored arrivals, Oct p 156

Lacy, Clay
Bombardier Global 5000, Dec p 116
Cessna Citation XLS, Jun p 82
Dassault Falcon 2000EX, Jan p 112
Gulfstream G450, May p 86
In aviation, one size does not fit all,
Oct p 14
Safety standdown 2004, Dec p 34

Laurenzo, Ron
Catering to bizav, Feb p 52

Lert, Peter
Ground operations, Sep p 90

Lopez, Ramon
Nowhere to go but up, Aug p 76
SATS: Transforming public air travel, Oct p 132
Spy plane sweepstakes, Mar p 106

McClendon, Woody
Eurocopter EC155B1, Oct p 148
New tools, tough tactics, Jul p 88

McLaren, Grant
Africa—the last frontier, Jan p 102
AOPA Expo in Long Beach,
Nov p 34
Business flying in Mexico,
Oct p 112
California Highway Patrol, Apr p 58
Caribbean operations, Nov p 82
European procedures, May p 68
Flight department connectivity,
Aug p 98
Flying safely overseas, Mar p 56
Flying to the Middle East, Sep p 84
Focus on Farnborough 2004,
Sep p 34
Houston Police Aviation, Jul p 96
Kelley Racing, Apr p 50
Latin American operations, Apr p 76
Negotiating hotspots, Jun p 88
Outback Steakhouse, May p 62
Overseas and no FBO, Jul p 104
Owens Corning flight ops,
Jun p 50
Phoenix Police Air Support Unit, Sep p 74
Polar, oceanic and long-haul routings, Dec p 68
Private Capital Management,
Feb p 42
Sears flight ops, Aug p 50
Southeast Asia beckons, Feb p 46
Vancouver Island Helicopters,
Aug p 80
VF Corp is Flight Dept of the Year, Dec p 60

McLaughlin, J P
Lighting etiquette, Mar p 88

Meharry, Harvey
Counting the days to DRVSM,
Nov p 10

Polyak, Ilana
Insurance considerations,
May p 114

Richfield, Paul
Air Serv International, Jan p 54
Airspace 2012, Apr p 64
Cessna Citation Mustang,
Dec p 130
First and finest, Mar p 46
Keeping your medical for the long haul, Feb p 8
More at stake than who flies where, May p 12
New York State Police Aviation,
Nov p 46
No substitute for skill, Jun p 8
Power play, Oct p 140
Seeking maximum thrust, Nov p 54
Turboprops resurgent, Aug p 56
Weeding out the good and the bad, Apr p 12

Rolf, Troy
Sales and use taxes for pilots, Mar p 92

Rose, Phil
AEA is upbeat in Las Vegas,
May p 30
Aviation Industry Week in Las Vegas, Jul p 30
Heli-Expo 2004, Apr p 32

Ross, Robert
Attention to detail, Jan p 54

Seaman, Rob
Bizjet completions, Apr p 88
Canadian bizav moves up, Aug p 34
Office-in-the-sky developments, Nov p 86

Shein, Karsten
Air pressure 500 mb, Dec p 74
Clearing the fog, Nov p 102
Cold fronts, Oct p 104
Forecast discussions, Jun p 94
Hail the conqueror, Sep p 80
Icing, Feb p 58
Indexing the atmosphere,
Aug p 102
Long-lead forecasts, Apr p 84
Low-level windshear, May p 74
Satellite imagery, Mar p 62
Squall lines, Jul p 100
Threatening skies, Jan p 98

Shepherd, Christian
ALEA show highlights moves toward multimission and armed flight ops, Sep p 36

Sikorsky, Sergei
Helo industry is cleared to climb, Mar p 112

Smith, Dale
Distance learning, Jul p 116

Smith, Delford
Now is the time for action, not words, Mar p 12

Smith, Murray
Evaluation and evolution, Jul p 8
Recognition, Dec p 14
Situational awareness today and tomorrow, Jan p 12

Spiger, Doug
New heading for NBAA,
Sep p 12

Staats, Alan
Arizona Dept of Public Safety Aviation Section, Dec p 134

Stone, Wes
Audible warning, Jun p 78
Avionics underground, Jan p 72

Sweetman, Bill
A lot of gas, Jul p 120
Potential? Yes Practical? Probably not, Oct p 118
Proving the concept,
Mar p 96
Supersonic contenders enter the ring, Dec p 124

Townes, Steve
Hey, feds! Park a few billions on this, Jul p 192
Industry consolidation or bar brawl? Mar p 10

Vallone, Anthony
Lesson learned on a ferry flight, Jun p 112

Wallach, Steve
Making a good flight department, Feb p 96

Witt, Don
Conquering conflict in the cockpit, Aug p 12
Descent to the MDA, Nov p 106
Introducing full FBW for business av, Sep p 94

TITLE

2004 Avionics Optics Survey
Jan p 78
2004 Corporate Aircraft Product Support Survey
Sep p 54
2004 Headset Preference Survey
Dec p 80
2004 Helicopter Performance Ratings by Operators (HELI-PRO) Survey
Aug p 86
2004 Jet Aircraft Performance Ratings by Operators (JA-PRO)
Feb p 62
2004 Powerplant Product Support Survey
Nov p 62
2004 PRASE winners
May p 52 and Jul p 64
2004 Pro Pilot Helicopter Product Support survey
Mar p 76
2004 Regional Aircraft Manufacturers Performance & Support Survey
Apr p 92
2004 Turbine Engine Overhaul & Hot Section Inspection Survey
May p 98
2004 Turboprop Aircraft Performance Ratings by Operators (TA-PRO) Survey
Aug p 62
2004 Watchdog survey
Oct p 70
2005 PRASE Survey Judges
Dec p 54
A lot of gas
Jul p 120
ADS-B: More accurate, more promising
Nov p 97
Africa—the last frontier
Jan p 102
AEA is upbeat in Las Vegas
May p 30
Air pressure 500 mb
Dec p 74
Air Serv International
Jan p 54
Airspace 2012
Apr p 64
ALEA show highlights moves toward multimission and armed flight ops
Sep p 36
A new voice for NBAA membership
Oct p 68
AOPA Expo in Long Beach
Nov p 34
Arizona Dept of Public Safety Aviation Section
Dec p 134
Attention to detail
Jan p 54
Attitudes about altitude
Dec p 110
Audible warning
Jun p 78
Australian ADS-B trials
Jan p 94
Aviation Industry Week in Las Vegas
Jul p 30
Avionics underground
Jan p 72
Bizav is hot in Singapore
Apr p 28
Bizav personalities honored during PRASE Survey event
Jul p 54
Bizjets and owner-flowns mix at EAA AirVenture 2004
Sep p 38
Bizjet completions
Apr p 88
Bombardier Global 5000
Dec p 116
Broward County Sheriff’s aviation unit
Jun p 98
Business flying in Mexico
Oct p 112
California Highway Patrol
Apr p 58
Canadian bizav moves up
Aug p 34
Caribbean operations
Nov p 82
Catering to bizav
Feb p 52
Cessna Citation Mustang
Dec p 130
Cessna Citation XLS
Jun p 82
Clearing the fog
Nov p 102
Cleared to land
May p 110
Cold fronts
Oct p 104
Collision avoidance
Jul p 110
Compelling images
Jun p 74
Conquering conflict in the cockpit
Aug p 12
Contract flying
Oct p 126
Counting the days to DRVSM
Nov p 10
Dassault Falcon 2000EX
Jan p 112
Descent to the MDA
Nov p 106
Displays go 3-dimensional
Jan p 68
Distance learning
Jul p 116
EBACE hits new peak
Jul p 26
Electronic means
Apr p 70
Emerging technology
Feb p 80
EMS in action: UW Med Flight
May p 80
Enhancing the HUD
Aug p 106
Eurocopter EC155B1
Oct p 148
European procedures
May p 68
Evaluation and evolution
Jul p 8
EVS technology goes mainstream Dec p 102
Excuse me!
Nov p 112
Eyes on the world outside
Oct p 88
First and finest
Mar p 46
Flight department connectivity
Aug p 98
Fly-by-mouse
May p 92
Flying safely overseas
Mar p 56
Focus on Farnborough 2004
Sep p 34
Forecast discussions
Jun p 94
Grassroots bizav
Sep p 106
Ground operations
Sep p 90
Gulfstream G450
May p 86
Hail the conqueror
Sep p 80
Harry Combs—a retrospective
Jun p 102
Heli-Expo 2004
Apr p 32
Helo industry is cleared to climb
Mar p 112
Hey, feds! Park a few billions on this
Jul p 192
Holding patterns
Sep p 102
Houston Police Aviation
Jul p 96
Icing
Feb p 58
In aviation, one size does not fit all
Oct p 14
Indexing the atmosphere
Aug p 102
Industry consolidation or bar brawl?
Mar p 10
Insurance considerations
May p 114
Introducing full FBW for business av
Sep p 94
Keeping your medical for the long haul
Jan p 8
Kelley Racing
Apr p 50
Kohler Company flight ops
Oct p 80
LABACE 2004
Jun p 26
Latin American operations
Apr p 76
Lesson learned on a ferry flight
Jun p 112
Lighting etiquette
Mar p 88
Long-lead forecasts
Apr p 84
Low-level windshear
May p 74
Making a good flight department
Feb p 96
Miami-Dade Air Rescue
Feb p 84
Michigan State Police Aviation Section
Jan p 108
More at stake than who flies where
May p 12
National Air and Space Museum opens Udvar-Hazy Center at IAD
Jan p 30
NBAA Convention in Las Vegas
Nov p 28
Negotiating hotspots
Jun p 88
Networking time for schedulers
Feb p 22
New heading for NBAA
Sep p 12
New tools, tough tactics
Jul p 88
New York State Police Aviation
Nov p 46
No substitute for skill
Jun p 8
Now is the time for action, not words
Mar p 12
Nowhere to go but up
Aug p 76
Ode to the aerial fighter
May p 120
Office-in-the-sky developments
Nov p 86
On the roll
Feb p 90
Outback Steakhouse
May p 62
Overseas and no FBO
Jul p 104
Owens Corning flight ops
Jun p 50
Phoenix Police Air Support Unit
Sep p 74
Pilatus PC12
Nov p 92
Polar, oceanic and long-haul routings
Dec p 68
Potential? Yes Practical? Probably not
Oct p 118
Power play
Oct p 140
PRASE Judges discuss their operational challenges
Jul p 58
PRASE Survey Judges
Jul p 52
Predictive windshear systems and procedures
Sep p 98
Private Capital Management
Feb p 42
Pro Pilot debuts Promenade—a magazine mall of ground services
Jul p 124
Proving the concept
Mar p 96
RAA draws RJ boosters
Jun p 28
Recognition
Dec p 14
Resting up in Cowboyville
Aug p 112
Risk and reward
Dec p 144
Safety standdown 2004
Dec p 34
Salary Study 2004
Jun p 56
Sales and use taxes for pilots
Mar p 92
Satellite imagery
Mar p 62
SATS: Transforming public air
travel
Oct p 132
Sears flight ops
Aug p 50
Seeking maximum thrust
Nov p 54
Separating business and pleasure for tax purposes
Oct p 160
Single-engine turboprops
Apr p 80
Situational awareness today and tomorrow
Jan p 12
Southeast Asia beckons
Feb p 46
Spy plane sweepstake,
Mar p 106
Squall lines
Jul p 100
Supersonic contenders enter
the ring
Dec p 124
Supersonic power play
Mar p 102
SVS and EFVS fusion
Oct p 96
Synthetic vision systems for fixed and rotary-wing aircraft
Nov p 76
Tailored arrivals
Oct p 156
Threatening skies
Jan p 98
Traditional flight dept values
Dec p 12
Turboprops resurgent
Aug p 56
Twin-turbine helicopter outlook
Mar p 70
Vancouver Island Helicopters
Aug p 80
VF Corp is Flight Dept of the Year Dec p 60
Weeding out the good and the bad Apr p 12
What your boss needs to know for everyone to be happy
Sep p 112
Winning the race slowly
Apr p 104
Wright centennial draws crowds to Kitty Hawk
Jan p 32