Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.

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“This certification marks a significant step forward for rotorcraft operators,” said Moog Avionics director of business development Nick Bogner. “The GRC 4000 takes on high-complexity control tasks to reduce pilot workload, enabling pilots to focus on mission-critical objectives, improving safety, and ensuring success.”
Pilots can engage the automation modes with one button and use the autopilot’s stability augmentation and envelope protection features for protection against over- and underspeed conditions or to bring the helicopter to a near-level mode when needed, for example, during an inadvertent instrument meteorological conditions encounter.
The IFR-capable GRC 4000 also offers autopilot pitch control, glide slope, and altitude, airspeed, and vertical speed hold modes. Roll features include heading hold, and nav, localizer, and VOR guidance.
“The future of aviation is increased safety and aircraft performance through automation,” Bogner said.

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