Harry Weisberger
Contributor
Since 1986 Harry Weisberger has been a contributor to Aviation International News and a regular member of its HAI and NBAA convention news editorial staff. He was previously a marketing communications specialist for Sperry Flight Systems in Phoenix, providing information involving the general aviation, airline, defense and space market segments. His aviation journalism activity has also included writing and editing for Flight Training, Business Aviation Safety Journal, Private Pilot and Arizona Flyways (for whom he interviewed Barry Goldwater and Paul Tibbets. He has also contributed to Smithsonian Air & Space and Aero magazines. He served 5-1/2 years on active duty with the U.S. Navy as a radar intercept officer in F4 Phantom jet fighters, followed by Naval Air Reserve duty as a patrol plane navigator. Weisberger’s journalism career began at the Santa Ana Register (now Orange County Register) where he was a beat reporter and copy desk editor. He holds a commercial pilot license with instrument rating, has logged 1,980 pilot hours and has owned or been a partner in five general aviation aircraft.
Latest from Harry Weisberger
Avionics
Satcom antenna targets smaller bizjets
EMS Satcom has revealed the newest addition to its eNfusion suite of airborne wireless communication products that the company promises will bring Internet
Avionics
IS&S announces Citation cockpit retrofit programs
Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S), an Exton, Pa.
Avionics
Universal’s Vision 1 SVS certified in King Air 350
After years of development, Universal Avionics of Tucson, Ariz., has gained its first STC and TSO for its full Vision 1 synthetic-vision system (SVS), clea
Regulations and Government
NBAA rallies troops for fight against user fees
The nation’s major airlines have declared war on business aviation and, as the weapon to win that war, they intend to push for ATC user fees to be levied u
Regulations and Government
Special routes for ‘quiet’ aircraft over Grand Canyon?
The FAA has issued a final rule establishing a class of “quiet technology” aircraft to fly commercial tours over Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP).
Engines
Rolls-Royce CorporateCare program grows
Rolls-Royce is reporting growth of its CorporateCare power-by-the-hour engine maintenance program, saying that it has signed more than 120 contracts this y
Aircraft
Honeywell’s TFE731-50 to power Hawker 900XP
Honeywell’s turbine engine folks are poised for show and tell about something new from something old–the time-tested TFE731 turbofan family–and something a
Avionics
Sandel’s ‘hi-def’ EHSI lights cockpit with LEDs
Light-emitting diodes (LED) as the backlighting source for glass avionics? Thanks to a patented design from Sandel Avionics, that’s precisely what the Vist
UVTripPlanner gets a new look
Universal Weather and Aviation is unveiling several new services and tools here at NBAA’06 at Booth No.
Arinc Direct to support Piaggio’s Avanti line
Arinc Direct’s FAA Part 145 certified repair station at the Scottsdale, Ariz.
Aircraft
Pilatus reveals upgraded PC-12
Pilatus chose Honeywell’s Sunday evening media event to announce a Next Generation PC-12 featuring a more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada turboprop engine
Engines
Honeywell enters 10K thrust zone
On the eve of NBAA 2006, Honeywell made it official that it is developing technology and hardware toward launch of a 10,000-pound-thrust turbofan engine fo
Avionics
CMC’s receiver supports WAAS technology
CMC Electronics is displaying its latest aviation GPS receiver here at the show, incorporating wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) technology.
Engines
PW617F Logs Phenom-enal First Flight
Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) has successfully completed the maiden flight of its PW617F engine, selected to power the Embraer Phenom 100 very light jet (VL
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Thrane & Thrane demos broadband unit
Dassault and satcom hardware manufacturer Thrane & Thrane (Booth No.
Engines
10K engines the new hot topic
For the last few years, much of the buzz in the turbine engine world has focused on the new small powerplants from Pratt & Whitney Canada, Williams and the
Charter & Fractional
After a decade, Flexjet is firmly in the black
As recently as four years ago, some observers openly questioned whether Bombardier’s Flexjet fractional ownership operation would still be around in 2006.
Aircraft
Movers & Shakers: P&WC at forefront of VLJ revolution
From very large to very light jets about to crest the horizon, Pratt & Whitney Canada engines power some of business aviation’s most exciting designs.
Avionics
Starling shows off its MiniMiJet antenna
Starling Communications’ MiniMiJet Ku-band low-profile top- mounted satcom antenna on display at Booth No.
Avionics
Iridium CEO says future liesin low-cost data transmission
Just three weeks into his new job as CEO of Iridium Satellite, Matthew Desch is here in Orlando with a message.
Eclipse wins Aviace suit
Eclipse Aviation has scored a first-round knockout in a lawsuit filed against it this September by PA Aviace, following U.S.
Avionics
EMS operators embrace NVGs and infrared sensing
Over the last six years, the North American aeromedical transport industry, particularly its helicopter EMS community, has become increasingly concerned ab
County plans expansion of Las Vegas bizav airports
While many cities, counties and other agencies from coast to coast pursue policies of scaling back operations at airports they control–or in some cases eve
Safety
C.A.S.S.: Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar
Issues arising from September 11 and from the Flight Safety Foundation’s accident prevention role shared billing at the 47th annual FSF/NBAA Corporate Avia
Training and Workforce
Twin Commander pilots gather to learn at ‘TCU’
During its 50-year history the Twin Commander line of business aircraft has occupied a special niche.
