Contents - January, 2010

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FEATURES

12. POSITION & HOLD
    NTSB urges action on HEMS safety
    by Robert Sumwalt
    Board calls on FAA and helo operators to follow report recommendations.

16. FLIGHT DEPT PROFILE
    Amway Aviation
    by Phil Rose
    Multilevel marketing giant keeps it personal using mix of large-cabin Gulfstreams, Challenger 300s, Citation CJ3s and Sikorsky S76.

42. EVENT COVERAGE
    Dubai Airshow
    by Jay Selman
    Middle East show draws more than 50,000 industry professionals.

54. VIEWPOINTS
    Looking at future technologies Aerospace industry leaders forecast the next 20 years.

64. EFVS DEVELOPMENT
    Clearing the road to zero/zero ops
    by Glenn Connor
    Regulators, pilots, scientists and engineers edge closer to EFVS 0/0 landings.

70. FUEL TECHNOLOGIES
    Hydrogen fuel cell technology and its potential aviation application
    by Steven Barceló and Samuel Mao
    Researchers see huge promise in “green” propulsion.

74. FLIGHT PLANNING
    Fuel sellers respond to growing S&D role
    by Mike Potts
    Schedulers and dispatchers now pick FBOs most of the time, say flight depts.

82. TRIP LOGISTICS
    Universal Weather & Aviation at 50
    by Grant McLaren
    Today’s service offerings include trip planning, permits, handling and contract fuel.

88. AVIONICS PRODUCT SUPPORT SURVEY 2010
    1 Garmin, 2 Universal, 3 Rockwell Collins, 4 Honeywell, 5 Avidyne

98. OBSERVATIONS
    Coaxing a tiny born flyer into the sky by Rod Lee Retirement? It’s for the birds.

100. WX BRIEF
     Seeing sunspots
     by Karsten Shein
     Shedding light on how solar variation affects aviation.