Rob Finfrock
Contributor - Business Aviation

Contributor - Business Aviation

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Aircraft

Newly Announced Upgrades Keep Citation Mustangs Competitive

Two major upgrade programs aim to keep Citation Mustang pilots at the forefront of light jet technology and performance.
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Aircraft

Klapmeier: Value Proposition Makes EA700 an Attractive Choice in Light Jet Market

More than a decade after the first Eclipse 500 jets were delivered, One Aviation looks to a larger variant to continue the heritage of the original VLJ.
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Aircraft

Eclipse 700 Testbed Takes Flight

N990NE is the first of three planned testbed aircraft to test specific components for the Eclipse 700.
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Aircraft

One Aviation Unveils Testbed with Eclipse 700 Wing

One Aviation has unveiled an Eclipse 500-based prototype fitted with the larger wing planned for the new EA700 light jet.
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Avionics

Avionics Protection Plans Provide the Ultimate Luxury: Peace of Mind

For a single per-hour rate catered to your fleet requirements, HAPP ensures your aircraft is back on the flight line in the quickest possible timeframe.
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Avionics

A Day in the Life of a Corporate Pilot

Concierge-level flight monitoring helps flight departments provide solutions before their passengers are even aware of a problem.
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Safety

Neurological Device Holds Promise for UPRT Training

Three-axis rotational apparatus can accurately recreate upset conditions.
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Aircraft

More Layoffs at One Aviation as VLJ Market Dims

Company’s focus is on completion of Project Canada, and will "look to hire folks back” as it nears production.
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Accidents

Accidents: October 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Avionics

Cabin Electronics 2016

Manufacturers want to give customers what they need today and build in capacity for what they will require tomorrow.
Accidents

Accidents: August 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Accidents

Accidents: July 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Safety

NTSB Wants Timely Pireps and More of Them

Member Sumwalt says pilots and ATC must work together to make Pireps more effective.
Regulations and Government

Lawmakers Grill FAA Over Controller Hiring Practices

Rep. Shuster links issues to call for ATC privatization.
Regulations and Government

AOPA: Military Scrubs Planned GPS Interference Testing

Navy declines to cite reasons; Embraer says “ongoing normal operation” of Phenom 300 unaffected by GPS signal loss.
Regulations and Government

GPS Interference Testing Encompasses Southwestern U.S.

Phenom 300s advised to avoid testing area due to effect on geo-dependent stability systems.

Internships Help Draw New Talent into Bizav

Flight departments may work with local schools, learn from existing parent company programs to develop effective internship opportunities.
Accidents

Accidents: June 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports

Flight Department Employees Navigate the ‘C-Suite’

Improved communication need between corporate aviation and executive level.
Safety

Canada’s NRC Develops Two New Systems To Detect Airframe, Engine Icing

The ultrasound ice accretion sensor and particle ice probe address “an industry-wide gap” in cost-effective icing mitigation.
Accidents

Accidents: May 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Accidents

Hawker Crash CVR: FO Had Difficulty Flying IFR Approach

All nine persons aboard died when the jet crashed into an apartment building two miles from Ohio's Akron Fulton International Airport.
Accidents

Accidents: April 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports
Accidents

AAIB: GIII Pilots Mistook Edge Lights for Centerline

Reduced visibility in nighttime foggy conditions led the flight crew to line up along right edge of runway.
Accidents

NTSB: Pilot Responded Incorrectly to Engine Failure in Wichita FSI Crash

The NTSB determined that available evidence indicated the pilot failed to follow emergency procedures for an engine failure during takeoff.
Accidents

Accidents: March 2016

Preliminary and final reports

NBAA Awards Scholarships at 2016 Leadership Conference

Four flight department personnel receive financial support to attend event, earn CAM accreditation.
Safety

NTSB: Cessna Citation Had Stuck Aileron Trim on Takeoff

Crew recovered control after trim popped free as airplane slowed for landing at Dallas Love Field.
Rotorcraft

Ex-Sikorsky President Jeff Pino Killed in P-51 Crash

Pino owned the P-51D Mustang, “Big Beautiful Doll,” since early 2014, and that October made a successful gear-up landing in the airplane.
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Accidents

Accidents: February 2016

Preliminary, final and factual reports