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March 23, 2016

Airborne 03.23.16: Piper Reduces M-Prices, USMC Accident Causes, Zenith Cruzer

Also: UAV Filmmaker v LA, RANS S7 Courier, Bader Field, Drones v Cherry Blossoms, NASA Budget, Brazil CA9 Crash, OLD Helo Suit
 
Piper Aircraft has announced the repositioning of the M-Class product line in anticipation of the certification of the M600, which is expected to take place in third-quarter of this year. In other words, there are some serious price reductions in the works. As part of the product repositioning, Piper Aircraft has reduced the price of the M500 from $2.264M to $1.99M. Additionally, the newly upgraded executive interior will be a standard feature on each M500. Cuts to the military budget are directly responsible for a major aircraft training accident that result in the loss of personnel, according to Marine Corps General Robert Nell

Classic Aero-TV: Calidus Autogyro - An Exotic Rotorcraft Design

An Autogyro Equipped For Long-Haul Flights...

James Shimer from Chesapeake Sport Pilot spends some time to show us the new Calidus Autogyro brought to us by Autogyro USA. Built in Germany, it’s constructed of composite and steel. It’s a sleek little autogyro that can cruise at about 90 knots on a Rotax 912 engine. It has a cruise range of about 400 nautical miles, so it’s a good cross-country machine, and it has very good short field takeoff and landing characteristics. The avionics are high tech and it even has an autopilot which is unusual for an autogyro.




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