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Contents - June, 2010

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FEATURES

  1. POSITION & HOLD
    Turbulence or tranquility for bizav petro products?
    by Marvin Cetron
    Examining future prospects for fuel supplies, prices and availability.
  1. FLIGHT DEPT PROFILE
    John Q Hammons develops business with Learjet 45
    by Mike Potts
    SGF-based company uses jet to find and oversee hotel and resort sites.
  1. ALEX REMEMBERS
    Harald Quandt and Willy Messerschmitt
    by Alex Kvassay
    Former “dean of international aircraft sales” recalls his encounters with 2 prominent Germans.
  1. EVENT COVERAGE
    EBACE2010
    by Phil Rose
    European business aviation showcase in Geneva marks 10th anniversary.
  1. VIEWPOINTS
     Aviation professionals talk about the future
    by Pro Pilot staff
    Leaders and pilots share their views on where technology and society are headed.
  1. ENROUTE PROCEDURES
    Sending e-mail to ATC via CPDLC
    by Peter Berendsen
    Controller pilot datalink communications are the future of international flying.
  1. INTERNATIONAL OPS
    Range of options and terminals evolves for GA overseas
    by Grant McLaren
    Government and private investment produces variety of FBO-like facilities.
  1. WX BRIEF
    Volcanic ash and its perils
    by Karsten Shein
    Drifting clouds of fine silica-rich particles pose severe danger to aircraft.
  1. HELO TECHNOLOGY
    Advances in blade design
    by David Bjellos
    OEMs tackle noise and speed issues through rotor improvements.
  1. 2010 Salary Study
    Compensation levels stay mostly flat—hiring remains slow.

Volume 44. No 6

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Hotel developer flies Learjet 45 to search for new locations and oversee construction projects. (L–R) CEO John Q Hammons, Chief Pilot Paul Stachniak, Av Dir Larry Glaser and Line Pilot Bob Lavenburg. Picture shows 300-room Chateau on the Lake resort, spa and convention center in Branson MO. Photo by Pro Pilot Art Dir Jack Sykes.

 

 

 

DEPARTMENTS

  1. SQUAWK IDENT
    Readers discuss questions of compensation.
  1. TERMINAL CHECKLIST
    Answers on p 28.
  1. ACCIDENT RECAP
    Taxiing Gulfstream IITT strikes fuel truck at BFI. Near midair between Bell 407 and Boeing 737.
  1. AV HAZARD
    Fighter training route potential conflict with parachute club activities.
  1. SID & STAR
    Star answers the call of the wild and Sid gets a lesson.
  1. PIREPS
    Jet Aviation BSL renews completions agreement with Airbus. USMC accepts first Hawker Beechcraft UC12W.
  1. HELO NEWS
    Eurocopter introduces EC145 Mercedes-Benz Style. First AW139 with ice protection delivered.
  1. FBO NEWS
    Jet Aviation adds locations in Europe and Middle East.
  1. RAMP & HANGAR TALK
    Jobs, product ads and other reader opportunities.