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Contents - April, 2010

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FEATURES

  1. POSITION & HOLD
    COTS—Our misunderstood friend
    by Richard Aboulafia
    Commercial off-the-shelf aircraft and their place in today’s economy.
  1. VIEWPOINTS
    Aviation executives talk about the future
    by Pro Pilot staff
    Leaders share their views on where technology and society are headed.
  1. EVENT COVERAGE
    Heli-Expo 2010
    by David Bjellos
    Robust government/first responder sector mirrors long-term market confidence.
  1. CYBER WARFARE
    Running the risk of chaos in the sky
    by Marvin Cetron
    How higher tech makes flight ops more vulnerable to attack.
  1. FLIGHT DEPT PROFILE
    Sanderson Farms gains poultry market share with biz aircraft
    by Mike Potts
    Chicken producer flies Gulfstream G150, 3 Learjet 31As and King Air B200.
  1. LAW ENFORCEMENT
    Riverside Police patrols southern California with MD500s
    by Grant McLaren
    Dedicated officers and machines maximize law enforcement benefits.
  1. INTERNATIONAL OPS
     Shannon prepares for boost in transatlantic bizjet traffic
    by Grant McLaren
    CBP customs and immigration preclearance at SNN improves European access.
  1. PILOT TECHNIQUE
    Smart flying can outwit microbursts
    by Mike Smith
    How scenario modeling and science have teamed to tame these destructive events.
  1. WX BRIEF
    Increased moisture and more storms verify climate change
    by Karsten Shein
    Here’s why 3 ft of winter snow indicates a warmer planet.
  1. SPECIAL UNIT PROFILE
    Canada’s National Research Council and its unique mix of aircraft
    by Philippe Cauchi
    NRC flight tests, advanced engineering and wind tunnel experiments help achieve better pilot techniques, improved aircraft designs and safer flight.
  1. FLIGHTCHECK
    Sikorsky S38—flying 1930s style with Clay Lacy and Sergei Sikorsky
    by Clay Lacy
    Originally $50K, classic 600-nm range amphibian carries up to 5 at 94 kts.
  1. OUTER MARKER INBOUND
    A history of the winglet revolution
    by Javier Ferrea
    With oil prices uncertain, efficiency-boosting wingtip extensions are here to stay.

Volume 44. No 4

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Major poultry producer operates 4 bizjets and a turboprop on domestic business trips. (L–R) Aircraft Ops Mgr Zane Lambert, Chief Pilot Jack Keene, Pres & COO Lampkin Butts and Mx Tech Shannon Lowe with company products in front of Beech King Air B200 and Gulfstream G150 at LUL (Laurel MS). Photo by Pro Pilot Art Dir Jack Sykes.

 

 

 

DEPARTMENTS

  1. SQUAWK IDENT
    Readers share their FBO preferences.
  1. TERMINAL CHECKLIST
    Answers on p 38.
  1. ACCIDENT RECAP
    Cessna 402 landing overrun in snow. AS365N fenestron snow ingestion.
  1. AV HAZARD
    FAA paper pilot certificates on way out. New guidance on resetting circuit breakers.
  1. SID & STAR
    Haute cuisine? Vive la différence!
  1. PIREPS
    First flights for 2nd G650 and 2nd G250.
  1. FBO NEWS
    Hiller Group buys Air Petro Group. TAC Air to use FlightAware FBO Toolbox.
  1. RAMP & HANGAR TALK
    Jobs, product ads and other reader opportunities.