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Contents - January, 2011

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FEATURES

  1. POSITION & HOLD
    US can regain its prestige and dominance
    by Marvin Cetron
    America is rich in people with bold ideas.
  1. VIEWPOINTS
    Aerospace figures speak out
    Pro Pilot staff compilation
    Thoughts and comments from Steve Varsano, Nick Sabatini,
    Margaret Jenny, Javier Ferrea.
  1. FLIGHT DEPT PROFILE
    Cessna flight ops and its diverse range of missions
    by Mike Potts
    Company pilots accomplish flight tests, demos and exec transportation.
  1. CORPORATE SHUTTLE
    Efficient and secure, interliners can improve productivity
    by Doug Wilson
    A business case for shuttle ops between company facilities.
  1. INTERNATIONAL OPS
    Asian bizav continues expansion
    by Grant McLaren
    Region offers improved infrastructure, flexibility, reduced permit lead times.
  1. FLIGHT PLANNING
    Bizav schedulers and dispatchers enhance trip planning efficiency
    by Mike Potts
    Coordination of flight details requires well-trained team members.
  1. PANEL DEVELOPMENTS
    Rockwell Collins initiates future flightdeck concepts with Ascend
    by Glenn Connor
    Integrated systems will allow fusing of ops, cabin and maintenance information.
  1. 2011 AVIONICS PRODUCT SUPPORT SURVEY
    Pro Pilot staff report
  1. WX BRIEF
    Using global meteorological resources
    by Karsten Shein
    Access to wx info from almost anywhere in the world is just a few clicks away.
  1. UNIT PROFILE
    London's Metropolitan Police Service and its EC145s
    by Jay Selman
    British capital's eyes in the sky help maintain effective law and order.
  1. OUTER MARKER INBOUND
    Safety culture—irksome, perhaps, but vital
    by Woody McClendon

Volume 45. No 1

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Cessna flight ops employs more than 150 people. (Foreground L–R) Senior VP Engineering David Brant, Chairman, Pres & CEO Jack Pelton and VP Flight Ops Will Dirks. (Upper L background) Dir Production Flight Test & Customer Support Mark Zerener (L) and Dir Engineering Flight Test Dave Bonifield. (Upper R back­ground L–R) Mgr Deliv Coord Joe Westeman, Dir Flight Ops Dave Nolte, Mgr Flight Ops Safety & Security Dan Grace, Mgr Engineering Flight Test John Waller and Chief Pilot Single-Engine Piston Ops Kirby Ortega. Photo courtesy Cessna.

 

DEPARTMENTS

  1. SQUAWK IDENT
    Readers share their views on cabin avionics.
  1. TERMINAL CHECKLIST
    Answers on p 30.
  1. AV HAZARD
    ATC clearance quandary.
  1. ACCIDENT RECAP
    Firefighting S61N crash, AS350 tail rotor strike.
  1. SID & STAR
    An old friend makes money from simple hands-off rules.
  1. ALEX REMEMBERS
    Learjets for Yugoslav leaders.
  1. PIREPS
    HondaJet FAA-conforming prototype flies. Gulfstream announces $500-million SAV expansion plan.
  1. FBO NEWS
    Wilson Air to manage new FBO at CHA. Avocet's new hangar at SFB nears completion.
  1. HELO NEWS
    Sikorsky S76D enters final assembly production.
    Eurocopter X3 demonstrator progress.
  1. RAMP & HANGAR TALK
    Jobs, product ads and other reader opportunities.