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Contents - August, 2010

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FEATURES

  1. POSITION & HOLD
         Back to the future—a reassessment
    by Marvin Cetron
    Forecasts change constantly as social, political and technological conditions evolve.
  1. WEATHER TECHNOLOGY
    Flying in severe conditions—same thunderstorms, better detection
    by David Bjellos
    Aspects of NextGen and ATM—radar and digital tools for aviators and controllers.
  1. EVENT COVERAGE
    CBAA adopts new 2-day format
    Pro Pilot staff report
    Calgary hosts annual Canadian business aviation convention.
  1. EVENT COVERAGE
    ALEA 2010 highlights technology refinements
    by Ken Solosky
    Law enforcement aviation professionals gather in Tucson.
  1. VIEWPOINTS
    Key aerospace figures voice their opinions
    Pro Pilot staff compilation
    Thoughts and comments from Mary Miller, Pete Agur, Lou Friedman, F Lee Bailey.
  1. CORPORATE AIRCRAFT PRODUCT SUPPORT SURVEY 2010
    How the business aircraft OEMs stack up
    by Pro Pilot staff
     Jets: Citation, 2 Gulfstream, 3 Hawker Beechcraft, 4 Dassault, 5 Bombardier
    Turboprops: 1 Pilatus, 2 Daher-Socata,
    3 Hawker Beechcraft, 4 Cessna, 5 Piper
  1. INTERNATIONAL OPS
    Threat management for corporate air travel overseas
    by Grant McLaren
    Preplanning issues and failures in local security awareness may still trip you up.
  1. SPECIAL OPS
    Firefighting by air—challenge and triumph
    by Doug Wilson
    Niche activity uses everything from helicopters, warbirds and airliners to tankers.
  1. SPECIAL UNIT PROFILE
    Sikorsky S76s save kids at Arkansas Children’s Hospital
    by Stuart Lau
    Dedicated HEMS operation uses integrated SMS and FAA-approved FOQA program.
  1. WX BRIEF
    Bumpy rides
    by Karsten Shein
    Understanding and avoiding turbulence.

Volume 44. No 7

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Cessna Citation takes top place in the jet division of Pro Pilot’s Corporate Aircraft Product Support Survey—an honor it also achieved in 2002 and 2005. Shown at Wichita Citation Service Center with Citation CJ2 used for AOG response, mobile service unit and one of Cessna’s portable “shop-in-a-box” service units are (front L–R) Cessna Chairman, Pres & CEO Jack Pelton and Senior VP Cust Service Mark Paolucci, with (rear L–R) Gen Mgr Service Direct Matt Melillo, Dir of Sales & Admin, Service Parts & ProAdvantage Programs Kelly Reich, VP Service Parts Distribution & ProAdvantage Programs Bill Collier, VP Service Facilities Stan Younger, VP Prod Support Brad Thress and Dir Field Ops Steve Charles.

DEPARTMENTS

  1. SQUAWK IDENT
    Readers share their views on which qualities of flight are most important to passengers.
  1. AV HAZARD
    RDU signage issues. Confusion over similar sounding fixes.
  1. ACCIDENT RECAP
    King Air nose gear collapse. K-Max crashes while logging.
  1. TERMINAL CHECKLIST
    Answers on p 38.
  1. SID & STAR
    Sometimes the autopilot needs help from human pilots.
  1. ALEX REMEMBERS
    Bin Laden’s family is no stranger to business aviation.
  1. PIREPS
         Viking Twin Otter gains certification. Piper selects interior specialists for PiperJet.
  1. FBO NEWS
    TAC Air BDL and Exec Air Montana sign with Avfuel. AAR opens new FBO at OKC.
  1. RAMP & HANGAR TALK
    Jobs, product ads and other reader opportunities.rstanding and avoiding turbulence.