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Contents - March, 2011

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FEATURES

  1. VIEWPOINTS
    Readers speak out on aerospace topics
    Pro Pilot staff compilation
    Thoughts and comments from James Parker, Col Charles Spencer, Jack Pelton, Marc Fruchter.
  1. FLIGHT DEPT PROFILE
    ProCaps Laboratories & TWC Aviation
    by Grant McLaren
    Success in marketing vitamins feeds flight dept, leads to charter and aircraft mgmt.
  1. UNIT PROFILE
    Baptist LifeFlight
    by Brent Holman
    EC130s and EC135s serve Florida panhandle HEMS and hospital missions.
  1. EVENT COVERAGE
    Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference
    by Mike Potts
    Annual NBAA event attracts high attendance and strong exhibitor presence.
  1. 2011 PRASE SURVEY JUDGES
    Corp pilots, flight dept mgrs will oversee results
    by Pro Pilot staff
    Tally event takes place Apr 7–8 in Alexandria VA.
  1. INTERNATIONAL OPS
    Bizav flying to India spools up
    by Grant McLaren
    Subcontinent is fastest growing area for corporate air commerce in Asia.
  1. LONG-RANGE CORPORATE JETS
    Trends in intercontinental bizjets
    by Don Van Dyke
    Current developments favor large-cabin long-range transonic jets.
  1. LONG-RANGE CORPORATE JETS
    Putting comfort and speed together
    by Doug Wilson
    Many execs prefer large cabins for doing business and range for nonstops.
  1. FLIGHTDECK TECHNOLOGY
    Airfoil performance monitor
    by Don Van Dyke
    APM gives information on wing/stabilizer efficiency, warns of icing encounters.
  1. WX BRIEF
    Flying in fog
    by Karsten Shein
    Common atmospheric conditions pose an insidious danger.
  1. HELICOPTER PANEL DEVELOPMENTS
    Flightdeck evolution
    by Glenn Connor
    SVS technology migrates to rotary-wing and improves safety and performance.

Volume 45. No 3

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Major vitamin producer has its own flight dept and TWC charter ops with a/c mgmt and sales. (L–R) TWC Dir Ops Jay Arcemont, CEO Andrew Richmond, Dir Mx Greg Paxson, Dir Aviation Safety & Security Kris­topher Cannon, Gen Mgr & Pilot Robert Oliver, Capt Terry Santiago and Dir Training Alex Unterberger with ProCaps health products and Gulfstream G550 at VNY. Photo by Pro Pilot Art Dir Jack Sykes.

 

DEPARTMENTS

  1. ACCIDENT RECAP
    Learjet 35 lands hard at SPI. Bell 212 rolls over in Peru.
  1. AV HAZARD
    Laser incidents up in 2010. FSS staffing levels questioned.
  1. TERMINAL CHECKLIST
    Answers on p 36.
  1. SID & STAR
    Lugnut takes on PR man for limited engagement.
  1. ALEX REMEMBERS
    Fidel Castro and a Nicaraguan Learjet.
  1. SQUAWK IDENT
    Readers share their views on turboprop advantages.
  1. PIREPS
    Embraer inaugurates Florida assembly plant. Gulfstream flies 5th G650 test aircraft.
  1. HELO NEWS
    AgustaWestland unveils AW139 entry for US military market. Eurocopter opens North Sea service center in Scotland.
  1. FBO NEWS
    Ross acquires former Atlantic FAT. Sale of BP Products NA's interest in Epic finalized.
  1. RAMP & HANGAR TALK
    Jobs, product ads and other reader opportunities.