A lifelong aviation enthusiast who joined&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;in 2007, Curt came to&nbsp;the publication&nbsp;from the broadcast industry where he was a national science and technology television reporter and producer. He writes on the FBO field, aviation finance, and sustainable aviation and occasionally contributes to&nbsp;AIN&nbsp;sister publication&nbsp;Business Jet Traveler. Curt was a member of the AINtv reporting staff that won the 2008 Aerospace Journalist of the Year award for Best Airshow Daily. That same year, he was a finalist for another AJOYA award. He earned an AJOYA for Best Business Aviation Submission in 2018 and was a finalist in that category in 2021. He received the National Air Transportation Association’s&nbsp; Aviation Journalist Award in 2012 and won a Pegasus Sapphire Business Aviation Award for outstanding journalism in 2021.
Before joining AIN, Curt worked with&nbsp;Consumer Reports’ television division, CRTV, and for several local television news staffs. An honors graduate of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, he earned a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University in 1995. Curt lives in New York State with his wife and two young sons.

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Curt Epstein

Pro Star Aviation has brought a large-cabin-jet amenity to the Pilatus PC-24 with the first installation of the Send Solutions Oasis Moving Map platform in the rugged light jet.
The system features an FAA-approved, bulkhead-mounted 11-inch iPad mounting solution that shows real-time flight data sourced directly from the flight deck, including aircraft position and estimated time of arrival. Multiple display sizes can be accommodated, depending on aircraft configuration. The Send Solutions system offers a customized 3D model of the actual aircraft, down to the paint scheme and registration, bringing the full “airshow” experience to a new, smaller class of private jets.
Pro Star, which has MRO facilities in New Hampshire, Maine, and Michigan, has noted the increasing expectations of business aviation passengers and delivered an installation that reflects the shift toward factory-style integration rather than portable solutions.
“Owners today expect cabin technology to feel like it belongs on the aircraft from day one,” said Jeff Shaw, Pro Star’s director of sales and marketing. “This installation shows how those expectations can be met on platforms like the PC-24, with a solution that is both highly functional and thoughtfully integrated.”

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Pro Star Aviation Installs Moving Map System on PC-24

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