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February 20, 2013

ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 02.20.13

It’s Beechcraft Now --- Fresh Out of Bankruptcy!

American Eagle Looks to New Aircraft With a Merger Spinoff Still Possible…

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Aero-TV: Dynon Embraces ADS-B – Equipping SkyView For Tomorrow’s SportPlanes

LSA Capabilities Continue To Evolve... and Impress

You have to be impressed with the state of the art as far as the LSA market is concerned. At this time, one would be hard pressed to name a serious GA avionics technology that isn't available in some form for the Light-Sport market... and at prices that will raise eyebrows and lighten pocketbooks. One of the latest updates to Dynon's impressive SkyView offerings is the advent of ADS-B information and technology. The most recent update of SkyView now offers (when coupled with the SV-ADSB-470 UAT Band Traffic and Weather Receiver), highly desired weather features for US customers.

Near Aircraft Type Record Of 23,435

Pipistrel's Greek distributor Michail Anastasiou recently flew a Taurus Motor Glider to an altitude of 6,927 meters, or 22,726 feet, which is near the world record for a two-place Ultralight, and the highest that a Taurus has ever flown.