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November 30, 2011

Classic Aero-TV: Getting Competitive -- Avidyne Expands Its New Line Up

The Retrofit Avionics Market Has Never Looked This Capable... and Promising

You have to hand it to Avidyne... at just about the time that you'd think they'd be happy building an increasing market share for Glass Cockpit systems with their innovative and easy-to-use R-9 system, they go and fill in ALL the blanks with a full suite of replacement avionics... Transponders, Audio panels, Auto-Pilots, GPS/Nav/Coms... you name it. Avidyne led off the first day of Oshkosh 2011 by introducing a full line of panel-mounted, plug-and-play avionics for general aviation aircraft. The new avionics stack includes the IFD540 FMS/GPS/ Navigation/ Communica

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NBAA-Led Committee Recommends Against Requiring ADS-B 'In'

Says Current Technology Does Not Justify New Regulations

NBAA’s senior vice president for operations & administration Steve Brown, co-chair of an Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) responsible for recommendations on Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) “In”, on Monday characterized the procedural and technical development of this vital component to the FAA’s NextGen effort as "just not ready for prime-time."

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Twelve-Day GPS Interference Test Set For Southeast US

May Result In Unreliable GPS Signals

The FAA has posted a Flight Advisory alerting pilots flying in much of the Southeast portion of the U.S. that GPS interference testing will take place for twelve days beginning December 1. The agency says the testing may result in unreliable or unavailable GPS signal.

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Robert Sumwalt Sworn In For Second Term As NTSB Board Member

First Appointed By Presient Bush In 2006

Robert L. Sumwalt was sworn in Tuesday for his second five-year term as a Board member of the National Transportation Safety Board.  Nominated by President Obama, his term of office will run until December 31, 2016.

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Three Fatally Injured In Illinois MedEvac Accident

Two Others Injured, Pilot Reported Fuel Problems Before Plane Went Down

A Piper Navajo on a medical transportation flight went down Monday night in a Chicago suburb, resulting in the fatal injury of three people. Two other were hurt in the accident. The plane's owner, Trans North Aviation Limited, said the those on board included the pilot, a pilot-trainee, a paramedic, the patient and his wife.

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Indiana Businessman, Three Pax Lost In SR20 Crash

Pilot Told Friends He Intended To Get Instrument Rating, But Never Did

The Indianapolis suburb of Marion, IN is mourning four people lost in the crash Saturday of a Cirrus SR20 in Crystal Lake, IL. Conditions at the time of the accident were described as cloudy and rainy. Friends of the pilot tell WTHR-TV that businessman Ray Harris, who'd been flying for six-eight years and a member of the Marion Pilot's Club for about two, had said for a long time he meant to get his instrument rating, but just never got around to it.

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