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Contents - December, 2010

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FEATURES

 

  1. FLIGHT DEPT OF THE YEAR
    Fleet of 7 GVs brings Hewlett-Packard execs face to face with global customers
    by Grant McLaren
    Business jet travel pays off for HP with burgeoning computer sales and profits.
  1. AVIONICS DEVELOPMENTS
    Garmin G5000 for Part 25 wows corporate pilots and competitors
    by Glenn Connor
    Intuitive touchscreen programming and smart displays eliminate keyboard FMS.
  1. HELO TECHNOLOGY
    Sikorsky design breakthrough opens new roles for compounds
    by David Bjellos
    Proof-of-concept X2 shatters 250-kt limit, leads to military Raider and civilian S97.
  1. VIEWPOINTS
    Readers speak out on aerospace topics
    Pro Pilot staff compilation
    Thoughts and comments from Allan McArtor, Mike Venables, Steve Dennis, Ken Baylor.
  1. POSITION & HOLD
    Robotics and the future
    by Marvin Cetron
    As AI machines take on traditional human roles, job assignments will change everywhere—including aviation and space.
  1. CONVENTION COVERAGE
    NBAA 2010—reasons for optimism
    by Phil Rose
    Signs of limited recovery include new and improved products, even major orders.
  1. INTERNATIONAL OPS
    Middle East bizav flying can open new markets
    by Grant McLaren
    Improvements in ATC and ground handling continue in this lucrative business area.
  1. 2010 HEADSET PREFERENCE SURVEY
    Electronic ANR: 1 Lightspeed, 2 Bose, 3 Telex, 4 Sennheiser, 5 David Clark
    Nonelectronic PNR: 1 David Clark, 2 Telex
    by Pro Pilot staff
  1. NEXTGEN
    Navigating toward NextGen by taking the NAS into the future
    by Michael Hannigan
    Going from existing ATC and flight planning into ADS-B and simpler flying.
  1. WX BRIEF
    A winter weather refresher
    by Karsten Shein
    Learning synoptic scale charting for storms can eliminate some frigid air headaches.
  1. OUTER MARKER INBOUND
    To press the flesh you need to fly
    by Ian Becker
    People who travel and meet on site are the ones who get the contracts.

Volume 44. No 12

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Hewlett-Packard flies 7 Gulfstream Vs around the world to build business. Shown at SJC base are Systems Ops Control Mgr Tom Collins (foreground L) and VP Global Security Services Robert Moore (top of airstair) with (L–R) Risk Threat Analysis Mgr Jenny Jolly, Dir Global Resiliency/Aviation Richard Walsh and Chief Pilot John Swaney. Products displayed are latest HP notebook computers. Photo by Grant McLaren.

 

 

 

DEPARTMENTS

 

  1. SQUAWK IDENT
    Readers discuss likely future growth industries.
  1. TERMINAL CHECKLIST
    Answers on p 58.
  1. ALEX REMEMBERS
    Beech and the Morane-Saulnier MS760 Paris.
  1. SID & STAR
    Leonard chooses the glamour of aviation over the bright lights and lure of Vegas.
  1. AV HAZARD
    Icing and airspeed concerns.
  1. PIREPS
    Sikorsky takes minority investment in Eclipse. HBC rolls out 2000th King Air 90.
  1. HELO NEWS
    Second Kazan/Mil MI38 prototype flies. San Juan (NM) Regional Med Center receives Bell 429.
  1. FBO NEWS
    Ross adds Ronson Aviation at TTN. Panorama at HPN
    now authorized Eastern Av Fuels/Shell Av dealer.
  1. RAMP & HANGAR TALK
    Jobs, product ads and other reader opportunities.