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Vol. 45 No. 28
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‘War’ on bizav not over, says Mica by James Wynbrandt session. “Some people just don’t get it that business aviation is one of the great economic engines of our economy and of a free-enterprise system,” he said. Ed Bolen, NBAA’s president and CEO, used the opening of the 65th annual Meeting & Convention to highlight what the organization is doing to win the war and
he cataloged recent victories won despite the gridlock in Congress. In addition to FAA Reauthorization, the industry achieved reinstatement of the Block Aircraft Registration Request program, the Ex-Im Bank program for financing foreign purchases of U.S.-made aircraft and passage of the Pilots Bill of Rights.
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“I wish I could tell you the war [of battling business aviation foes in Washington] is over, but all I can tell you is there’s a slight ceasefire,” said representative John Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Transportation Committee and prime architect of this year’s passage of the longdelayed FAA Reauthorization legislation, at the NBAA’12 opening
Rep. John Mica, a longtime advocate of business aviation, anticipates yet another user-fee battle.
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The show goes on:
In the teeth of two storms NBAA prevails
NBAA Opens under blue skies Hurricane Sandy certainly made travel to NBAA a challenge, but the storm did not dampen the spirits of the 24,289 registered attendees who passed through the gates at the Orange County Convention Center by the end of the day on Tuesday. Last year’s event, at the popular Las Vegas venue, attracted more visitors–25,637–by the end of n the first day.
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by Amy Laboda It takes more than a monster storm and a potentially stifling presidential TFR to knock out the 65th Annual NBAA Convention and Trade Show. With Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the northeastern U.S. on the Saturday before the annual gathering, airlines began a chain of flight cancellations that eventually topped 8,000 before the storm made landfall in southern New Jersey on Monday evening. With airlines backing out of the picture, the organization itself found that business aviation came to its rescue. “Most of our staff came in early to set up the show,” said NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen. But not everyone made it Continued on page 94 u
Aviation’s Next Gen
iPads in the Cockpit
Program Update
Avionics and ATC
Training
Irving Seeks To Inspire Young Aviators
App Makers Talk EFBs
Klapmeier Talks Kestrel
Jetcraft Unveils EFVS for Bombardiers
CAE, APS Revisit Upset Training
A Hawker 400XPR will serve as a ‘classroom in the sky’ from which Barrington Irving will reach out to millions of young people in the hopes of sparking a love of aviation. Page 21
Business aviation users have been quick to embrace iPad-based electronic flight bags–and the improved flight safety and efficiency they provide–and FAA EFB authorizations have proliferated. Page 24
The single-engine turboprop might be ready in about three years, according to company CEO Alan Klapmeier, who knows a thing or two about the difficulty of bringing a new aircraft to market. Page 75
The HUD Vision Access system will bring the benefits of an enhanced flight vision system to the in-service fleet of Bombardier aircraft. Jetcraft is also showing a HUD training program. Page 39
Pilots need better training–in both a simulator and an airplane–to recognize and cope with unusual attitudes, to improve the industry’s safety record, according to the trainers. Page 68
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