Also: Redbird Sim Financing, Reno Emergency Ldg, Brooke Owens, CA Capital Airshow, Hartzell, FAA IG, Battery-Powered Helo

Cessna Aircraft has confirmed the completion of the successful first flight of its Citation Longitude super-midsize jet.

The flight comes less than a year after the company unveiled new details for the aircraft. The Longitude took off from the company's east campus Beech Field Airport for the flight that lasted two hours. The flight test team tested the aircraft's flaps, landing gear, pressurization systems, stability and control. The prototype aircraft will continue to expand the performance envelope, focusing on testing flight controls and aerodynamics, while the first production model, set to fly in the coming weeks, will be primarily used for systems testing. The Academy of Model Aeronautics in cooperation with the Westchester Radio Aero Modelers, also referred to as “WRAM,” announced it will continue the long-standing tradition of hosting an annual East Coast hobby trade show. It will be held February 24–26, 2017, at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey. For 48 years, the AMA chartered Club produced and managed the ‘WRAM Show’.  It has been one of the longest-running shows of its kind in the model aviation industry... The FAA has certified the latest ADS-B software upgrade from Aspen Avionics to include several additional ADS-B display features on its Evolution 500/1000 multi-function display.  The latest software upgrade includes textual METARS information to be displayed on the MFD in an easy-to-read format. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!

Airborne 10.10.16 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, October 10th, 2016... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross and Christopher Odom, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:

• Cessna Citation Longitude Logs First Flight 
• AMA To Host AMA Expo East In February 2017 
• FAA Certifies Latest Aspen ADS-B Software Upgrade Now Certified  
• Redbird Flight Announces Simulator Financing Program
• AVW: (Reno Air Races, Qualification and Emergency Landing, Aerochia Race 33, 9-12-16)
• Brooke Owens Fellowship Program Now Accepting Applications
• California Capital Airshow Welcomed Huge Crowds 
• Hartzell Releases Special Pricing For Piper Meridian, M500 Propellers
• FAA IG Responds To Rep. Shuster Concerning NextGen
• Battery-Powered Helicopter Makes First Flight

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