Contents - April, 2011

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FEATURES

10. VIEWPOINTS
    Straight talk on topics of the day
    Pro Pilot staff compilation
    Thoughts and considerations from Laurent Beaudoin, John Petersen,
    Barry Valentine, Pat Epps.

16. FLIGHT DEPT PROFILE
    Blackcomb serves real estate, movie and TV activities
    by Grant McLaren
    5 bizjets and 17 helicopters based across western Canada fly studio managers to locations and skiers to slopes.

22. EFVS DEVELOPMENTS
    On the road to zero-zero
    by Glenn Connor
    FAA pushes ahead with operational and regulatory support for EVO.

28. INTERNATIONAL OPS
    Update of UK rules
    by Grant McLaren
    2011 tax obligations start affecting flights to Britain.

50. EVENT COVERAGE
    Heli-Expo 2011 in Orlando
    by David Bjellos
    Marketplace is buoyed by parapublic and offshore users.

64. SPORTY'S AT 50
    Where did the time go?
    by Hal Shevers
    A personal look back at Sporty's Pilot Shop

72. SUPPORT SERVICES
    Rudy's recipe for success
    by Joe Celentano
    Celentano brothers corner corporate catering.

76. AVIONICS SERVICE PREFERENCES
    Where do you go for avionics mx and panel planning?
    by Pro Pilot staff
    Readers offer comments and preferences.

84. CONTROL SYSTEMS
    Envelope protection methods
    by Mike Venables
    Avionics manufacturers build autopilots to address inadvertent unusual attitudes and overloads.

88. POSITION & HOLD
    Robots take to the sky
    by Marvin Cetron
    Imminent plethora of UAVs has implications for existing and future users of the NAS.

94. WX BRIEF
    Thin air and its problems
    by Karsten Shein
    High flight levels offer speed but require caution as well.