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November 21, 2008

Dynon Adds Autopilot Capability To Its Glass Panels

Data Logging Also Added With Version 5.0 Software Update

Dynon Avionics announced Friday the release of new software version 5.0 for the company's EFIS (Electronic Flight Instrument System) and EMS (Engine Monitoring System) products. This software upgrade is available free to all existing EFIS-D10A, EFIS-D100, FlightDEK-D180, EMS-D10, and EMS-D120 customers, and will ship with new instruments.

Tales From The Airboss, With Ralph Royce

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 11.21.08 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 11.21.08 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- Tales From The Airboss: 11.21.08 (ANN Special Report, with comments from Aero-TV's interview with Ralph Royce.)

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 11.21.08

Hawker Beechcraft looks for a new CEO.
A subcontractor reports a financial hit from the shutdown at Eclipse.
And Brazilian police accuse 10 people of negligence in the TAM Airlines cr

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ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 11.21.08

Hawker Beechcraft looks for a new CEO.
A subcontractor reports a financial hit from the shutdown at Eclipse.
And Brazilian police accuse 10 people of negligence in the TAM Airlines cr

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Carlos Almeida Earns Aerobatic Instructor Designation

Accreditation Reached Through Voluntary IAC/NAFI Program

The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) and the International Aerobatic Club (IAC) told ANN this week of a significant accomplishment on the part of Carlos Almeida of Aerial Advantage Aviation in Nashua, NH.

Plane Makes Safe Landing At IGM

The pilot of a Glasair II sport plane was no doubt surprised when the plane's left door departed the aircraft while in flight... but that pilot probably wasn't as shocked as the Kingman, AZ family below.

FAA Publishes Revised Parachute Packing Rule

Extends Mandatory Repack Interval To 180-Days

Skydivers and pilots who use parachutes will get an extra 60 days between mandatory repacks of their parachutes, under a revised regulation published Thursday by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The rule change was praised by the two organizations which had jointly sought it for nearly four years, the Parachute Industry Association (PIA) and the United States Parachute Association (USPA).