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October 20, 2009

ANN Special Feature: Garmin's Ben Kowalski - The New G3000 - 10.20.09

Ben Kowalski, Garmin International's Manager of Aviation OEM Sales, explains the operating philosophies which drove the design of the new Garmin G3000, which was unveiled yesterday in Orlando on th

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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Tuesday 10.20.09

ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 10.20.09 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 10.20.09 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature: Garmin's Ben Kowalski - The New G3000 - 10.20.09 (ANN Special Report, with Garmin's Ben Kowalski)

'This time last year the forces of economic implosion and government clumsiness combined to drive through our defenses, and those of our industry, and have inflicted significant damage. Our mission today is to counter attack.' Source: Hawker Beechcraft Chairman and CEO Bill Boisture.

Attitude The orientation of the three major axes of an aircraft (longitudinal, lateral, and vertical) with respect to a fixed reference such as the horizon, the relative wind, or direction of flight. Usually refers to the relationship between the nose of the airplane and the horizon, such as the nose is pointing “above” or “below” the horizon.

Flying Boats

Among the news conferences held today at the NBAA Convention in Orlando was Dornier, which is building on it's long heritage of flying boats with the Seastar. It got us thinking about other flying boats, which are different aircraft than floatplanes.