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Contents - November, 2009

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FEATURES

  1. POSITION & HOLD
     Unmanned aerial vehicles will operate in US national airspace
    by Marvin Cetron
    RPVs are expected to take on flying missions ranging from on-station reconnaissance to firefighting.
  1. EVENT COVERAGE
    Bombardier Safety Standdown
    by Jim Gregory
    OEM demonstrates proactive ways to reduce human-error aircraft accidents.
  1. FLIGHT DEPT PROFILE
    London Air Services expands its fleet
    by Grant McLaren
     YVR-based charter operator adds 3rd AW139, buys 5 Learjet 85s and Vision-equipped Global Express XRS.
  1. INTERNATIONAL OPS
    Bizav trips to the Caribbean region
    by Grant McLaren
    Operating rules, restrictions, customs and immigration procedures in the islands.
  1. FLIGHTDECK TECHNOLOGY
     Dassault and Honeywell team on EASy open architecture
    by Glenn Connor
    Flexibility and adaptability are built in to Falcon family EASy II flightdeck.
  1. FLIGHT DEPT TRENDS
    Schedulers shoulder more key duties
    by Mike Potts
     In many flight depts cost containment and compliance issues are handled by schedulers.
  1. RECONNAISSANCE
    Increasing use of eyes and ears in the sky
    by Paul Richfield
    Wide array of big and small ISR aircraft aid security.
  1. 2009 POWERPLANT PRODUCT SUPPORT SURVEY
    Operators rate fixed-wing and helicopter engine mfrs on support
    by Pro Pilot staff
    1 Williams, 2 Pratt & Whitney, 3 GE, 4 Honeywell,
    5 Rolls-Royce, 6 Turbomeca.
  1. WX BRIEF
    Mountain flying hazards
    by Karsten Shein.
    Turbulence, severe wind and icing conditions can accompany those spectacular views.

Volume 43. No 11

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London Air Services fleet consists of 2 AW139s, 5 Learjet 45XRs, 2 Challenger 605s and a 604. At YVR (Vancouver BC) with Learjet 45XR and AW139 are (L–R) LAS Pres & CEO Wynne Powell, Dir Av Chris Simpson, Rotary Div Chief Pilot Dylan Thomas, Customer Service Mgr Darryl Shaw, Scheduler Megan Simpson and Dir Mx Chris Lacroix with photo of Sonora Resort.
Photo by Darrren Bernaerdt/London Drugs.

 

 

DEPARTMENTS

  1. SQUAWK IDENT
    Readers report how they feel about sharing airspace with UAVs.
  1. SID & STAR
    Show of support after a challenging flight.
    Artwork by Wayne Shipp.
  1. TERMINAL CHECKLIST
    Answers on p 30.
  1. AV HAZARD
    Intl Runway Safety Summit scheduled for Dec 1–3.
    Ten best practices for improving airport safety.
  1. ACCIDENT RECAP
    Challenger encounters windshear on final at MVY.
    EMS helo impact with terrain at GGE.
  1. PIREPS
    Gulfstream rolls out flagship G650 and supermidsize G250. Sikorsky X2 progress.
  1. HELICOPTER NEWS
    Bristow acquires 3 AW139s for offshore transport missions. Turbomeca certifies Westcor as mx center.
  1. FBO NEWS
    Three FBOs will serve as US gateways to Vancouver Olympics. Pentastar PTK joins Avfuel network.
  1. RAMP & HANGAR TALK
    Jobs, product ads and other reader opportunities.