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SEPTEMBER 2018 | ainonline.com Bizav shines in Brazil The cautious optimism about the future of business aviation in Latin America, and in Brazil in particular, was borne out last month at the 15th LABACE fair. The event attracted new exhibitors and foreign delegations as the industry works to overcome obstacles to growth.

Industry Bizjet shipments flat in first half. page 12 Pilot Report AIN flies newly certified INTOSH G500. page 24 DAVID M C DAVID Security Crashes higlight mental Attack stokes fresh drone fears health. pages 16, 42

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Federal Bureau of Investigation. Meanwhile, a rivals’ cannabis fields and either seize the was giving a nationally televised speech group calling itself the “Soldados de Frandela” crops or extort the growers. ISIS has made August 4 on the Avenida Bolivar in Caracas (the T-shirt Soldiers) claimed responsibility drone bombs a regular part of its retinue. in front of hundreds of assembled troops for the failed attack and warned that success In joint testimony before the Senate Home- to celebrate the 81st anniversary of the was “only a matter of time.” land Security and Government Affairs Com- National Guard, a major annual military That’s creating fresh worries for security mittee on June 6, David Glawe, Department event. “The time for economic recovery experts worldwide who have been tracking of Homeland Security (DHS) undersecretary has arrived,” he proclaimed. the increasing popularity of drones, displac- continues on page 40 The sentence was punctuated by the first ing the Russian AK-47 assault rifle as the explosion. A commercial-grade DJI Matrice weapon of choice for bad actors. Read Our SPECIAL REPORT 600 Pro UAS carrying an estimated 2.2 They point out that Mexican drug car- pounds of C-4 plastic explosives detonated tels are graduating from using drones to 100 yards away. Fourteen seconds later, a sec- routinely carry merchandise to delivering ond DJI Matrice 600 similarly equipped and enforcement “messages.” Earlier this year Product Support apparently off course, crashed into a concrete they wired two deactivated grenades to one AIN readers rate the support they have apartment building two blocks away, blowing UAV and landed it on the lawn of Baja, Cal- received for their avionics and cabin a substantial hole into it that first responders ifornia’s state security chief; last October electronics. A perennial favorite holds initially attributed to a natural gas explosion. Mexican federal police confiscated a quad- the number one spot in the flight deck Maduro’s government announced a week copter armed with an improvised explosive category, while two OEMs shared the later that it would be willing to accept investi- device known as a potato bomb (“papas top spot for cabin equipment. gation assistance from the leading federal law bombas”), a ball-shaped charge mixed with enforcement agency of the nation with which nails and metal shards. UK gangs have fit- page 20 it arguably has the worst relations—the U.S. ted drones with infrared sensors to identify INSIDE this issue 36 JAMES HOLAHAN (1921-2015), FOUNDING EDITOR WILSON S. LEACH, MANAGING DIRECTOR

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2 Aviation International News \ September 2018 \ ainonline.com We’re here to keep you ﬂying. As We Go To Press UBS: Embraer bizjet unit BRIAN BARENTS TO RETIRE have accumulated some 2,290 flight AS EXEC CHAIR OF AERION hours over more than 600 flights. “We faces uncertainties Brian Barents, an industry stalwart continue to make steady progress toward whose business aviation career spans certifying the all-new G600 later this by Kerry Lynch five decades, is retiring from his role as year and beginning customer deliveries executive chairman at Aerion. He will in 2019,” said Gulfstream president Mark Embraer’s executive jet unit has proven According to UBS, over the past 15 years remain on the board of directors of the Burns. The G500 earned FAA and EASA itself a market disruptor, but whether sales ballooned from $300 million in 2005 developer of the AS2 supersonic business type certification and its production it can sustain that level without new to more than $1.7 billion in 2015 and 2016. jet, while Tom Vice will take the position certificate on July 20, with customer announced products in development and “Unfortunately, despite the growth in sales, of CEO in addition to president. Vice, deliveries slated to begin later this year. with discounted pricing remains to be the company has struggled with profit- who joined Aerion in March as president seen, particularly as it is separated from ability,” UBS said. “The business cannot and COO after a 30-year career with BIZAV TRAFFIC SOARS AT the Brazilian manufacturer’s commercial continue to operate at a loss, especially if Northrop Grumman, will remain on the HONG KONG AIRPORT aviation business, market analyst UBS the commercial jet business is no longer Aerion board. Aerion chairman Robert General and business aviation traffic (GA/ Global Research said in an August 15 mar- helping to offset those losses.” Bass said the appointment ensures a BA) at Hong Kong International Airport ket report. Embraer executives express Deliveries softened 7 percent in 2017 to smooth leadership transition “that keeps soared 36.5 percent year-over-year last confidence, saying the business jet division 109 and have been down 20 percent in the us firmly on a positive trajectory.” He month, according to data from the Asian is refining existing models and has plans first half, UBS noted, adding, “losses have further praised Barents’s contributions Business Aviation Association (AsBAA). for developing new products, as well as mounted again.” in building the company that began in The airport handled 695 non-revenue expanding its customer support. Embraer has refocused the business to 2003. The transition caps an aviation aircraft movements last month, up from UBS believes that Embraer as a whole improve the bottom line and move away career for Barents that began with the 509 a year earlier. GA/BA movements at is positioned for improved earnings ratios from pricing. “It remains to be seen how, Air National Guard in 1966. He stepped the airport increased by 20.3 percent next year, even without the commercial if at all, end-market demand returns and into the business aviation niche in the since the start of the fiscal year and aviation unit. It estimated as much as if the company can successfully transi- 1970s, becoming senior v-p of sales 9.4 percent over the past 12 months. an 18 percent improvement in EBITDA tion the business,” UBS said. “As they and marketing for Cessna and general AsBAA also said it successfully lobbied for its combined defense and executive move away from pricing, it could prove manager of the Citation division. He for two additional GA/BA nighttime slots jets segment. For Embraer Executive Jets, to be a double-edged sword as volumes later took over as president of Learjet at the airport until at least October 7, this estimate is buoyed by a business could be impacted and what we’ve seen and then served as managing partner totaling six slots for all aircraft types jet market that is “on the mend,” with from Embraer over the years is that oper- and CEO of Galaxy Aerospace. not currently exempted from the improved used inventory and pricing sta- ating performance is heavily dependent noise quota count pilot scheme. Four bilization. The slow growth in utilization on volume.” AVIONICS SALES SOAR 15.5% GA/BA slots are also available during and OEM competition, however, damp- Last month at LABACE 2018, Embraer IN FIRST-HALF 2018 the day for non-exempt aircraft. ens that outlook. CEO Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva stressed First-half worldwide business and general that Embraer Executive Jets will continue aviation avionics sales climbed 15.5 FLIGHTSAFETY ADDS PT6 Future Profitability developing new products and supporting percent year-over-year, to $1.322 billion, FAMILIARIZATION COURSE The company’s executive jet business existing products as a standalone entity according to data from the Aircraft FlightSafety International is now offering “has clearly cemented itself as a disrup- that includes Embraer’s defense and secu- Electronics Association (AEA). Sales a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6 engine tor,” with deliveries rising from a handful rity businesses. “Business jets continue to during the second quarter jumped 17.8 familiarization training program for in 2003 to more than 100 each year over be important,” he said at the show. “We percent from a year ago, to $682.1 million. pilots. The course includes basic theory, the last five years, UBS said. But the ana- plan to continue developing our busi- Of the more than $1.3 billion total, 57.5 engine to airframe interface, and best lyst provides a more cautious outlook for ness jet unit. We are planning upgrades percent came from the retrofit market, practices while operating the engine. the unit, expressing doubt that the Exec- and investments in new products…to thanks in part to avionics mandates such FlightSafety’s new course is currently utive Jets unit will gain additional share continue to advance our products.” Silva as ADS-B and FANS-1/A. Both retrofit available at its training centers in “as they currently have no significant new sees no impact on the Embraer Executive and forward-fit avionics markets saw Botucato, Brazil, and Montreal, with more products on the horizon and they will Jets engineering team once the Embraer- double-digit increases in the first six locations coming “in the near future.” not be able to continue to undercut their Boeing joint venture transaction is com- months, with retrofits rising 18.1 percent, competitors on price.” pleted later next year. n to $760.3 million and forward-fit up 12.1 JETNET: USED MARKET TIGHTENS percent, to nearly $561.6 million, AEA WITH INVENTORY LOWS said. North America (U.S. and Canada) The preowned business jet market accounted for 76.8 percent of sales in tightened in the first half of the year the first six months. “We have now seen and by June had dipped to the lowest six straight quarters of positive year- percentage of aircraft for sale, 9.1 over-year sales growth dating back to the percent, since the beginning of the “Great end of 2016,” said AEA president Paula Recession,” according to JetNet’s most Derks. Dollar amounts include all business recent market update. In June, 1,966 and general aviation aircraft electronic preowned business jets were for sale sales, hardware (tip to tail), batteries, globally, compared with 2,301 a year earlier. and chargeable product upgrades. This marked a 1.7 percentage drop in the number of preowned aircraft available NEARING FAA NOD, G600 STARTS for sale, which was at 10.8 percent by the Airbus rolls out first flight “in the coming weeks,” Airbus said. FIELD-PERFORMANCE TESTS midpoint of 2017. Preowned turboprops Following delivery to UK-based Acrop- The Gulfstream G600 has begun FAA are more scarce, with 6.6 percent of ACJ320neo olis Aviation in the fourth quarter, the air- certification field-performance testing the in-service fleet available for sale in craft will enter outfitting at AMAC in Basel, as it progresses toward expected June. This compares with 7.6 percent a The first Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo Switzerland, where an Alberto Pinto-de- approval by the U.S. agency by year-end. year earlier. During the first six months, rolled off the production line last month in signed cabin will be installed. It will also According to Gulfstream Aerospace, 1,344 business jets changed hands, a Hamburg, Germany. Registered as D-AVVL, be repainted in the customer’s colors. the G600 also recently completed FAA 0.2 percent increase from the same the airplane has been fitted with CFM There are currently nine firm orders certification trials for ice shapes and period in 2017. Meanwhile, 651 business International Leap-1A engines and painted for the ACJ320neo family—three ACJ- stall speed testing. Since first flight on turboprops were sold in the first half of in Airbus Corporate Jets’ house colors. 319neos and six ACJ320neos—according Dec. 17, 2016, the five flight-test G600s the year, relatively flat year-over-year. The bizliner was being prepped for first to Airbus. n

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18_18330467_AIN_Sept-2018.indd 1 8/21/18 3:57 PM FAA weighs News Briefs Bombardier Flying Two Global 5500/6500s FTVs MEL LOA reg Bombardier Aerospace now has two flight- test vehicles (FTVs) engaged in “active testing” for its Global 5500/6500 program. for int’l ops Bombardier also revealed that the first flight-test vehicle equipped with the Rolls- by Kerry Lynch Royce Pearl 15 engines—the Global 6500— made its inaugural flight on January 31. The The FAA is reviewing its policy surround- Global 5500/6500 program is progressing ing Part 91 letters of authorization (LOAs) “on track” toward certification and service for minimum equipment list (MEL) entry later next year, the company said.

INTOSH approvals, the agency said. A final policy determination would be made that NASA Plans Quiet Boom Flights

DAVID M c DAVID addresses safety concerns of both the To prepare for community overflights under The M600 is the flagship of Piper’s M-Class, the new branding for the PA-46 family. industry and international aviation part- its silent supersonic aircraft test program ners, the agency added. with the X-59 starting in 2023, NASA will fly This issue had become a significant an F/A-18 as it breaks through the speed of concern internationally after ramp sound over Galveston, Texas, in November. M600 on show at LABACE checks of certain U.S. aircraft in France NASA’s F/A-18 testbed will be flown using highlighted the different interpretations a “quiet supersonic dive maneuver” to by David Donald that the FAA and the European Aviation “aim quiet sonic thumps at a specific area.” Safety Agency had taken surrounding Afterward, some 500 resident volunteers will Piper’s sleek M600 six-seat turboprop sin- provides for comfortable flight at a max- the use of MELs and MMELs (master provide input about what they’ve heard, if gle made its first appearance in Brazil at last imum approved altitude of 30,000 feet. minimum equipment list), according anything, and what they felt about the sound. month’s LABACE. Local dealer J.P. Martins The Garmin G3000 avionics include a to the Flight Service Bureau (FSB). The This effort will provide “key information” to Aviação reported significant interest in the three-screen flight deck with touchscreen U.S. had permitted the use of the MMEL support planning for NASA’s future silent aircraft, particularly from the agricultural control, and the aircraft is fitted with a to defer certain equipment repairs, but supersonic aircraft test program, intended business, which needs fast, efficient, and GWX 75 ten-inch weather radar as stan- EASA was seeking LOAs covering an to provide data supporting possible new reliable transport links between farms, dard. A bi-folding airstair door leads to a approved MEL specific for each air- noise standards and regulations allowing cities, and regional airports. Piper expects four-seat club-style cabin. craft, FSB added. Without such an LOA, supersonic flight over land in the U.S. approval by year end for the M600 to oper- Initially priced at $2.853 million, the aircraft operators risked failing ramp ate from grass and sand surfaces. M600 represents an attractive proposition checks in Europe. Report Bullish on Bizjet Market With an all-new wing design and its for existing PA-46 owners and operators FSB said it had believed that the FAA Barclays Equity Research aerospace and extra power, the M600—the flagship of and those looking to replace small twins reached a tentative agreement with EASA defense analyst David Strauss is upbeat on Piper’s M Class—can cruise at up to 274 or to move up-market from smaller singles. earlier this year under which interna- the business jet segment, saying, “After knots, and its additional internal fuel com- The M600 received FAA approval in June tional operators would need to obtain the nearly a decade at trough levels, key pared with the M500 raises the M600’s 2016, with Brazil’s ANAC granting Brazilian new and more extensive D195 LOA, and business jet market indicators now all signal range to 1,658 nm. The pressurized cabin type approval in January 2017. n EASA would provide time for that process improvement, including much lower used to occur. inventory levels along with stable used But the international operations spe- pricing, increasing flight activity, and higher cialist is now warning operators that FAA corporate capital expenditures.” On a is revisiting this given the amount of work rolling 12-month basis, U.S. flights increased Falcon 8X flight breaks speed record and time involved for the D195 LOAs, and 3 percent, though cycles on a seasonally might opt for traditional D095 approvals adjusted basis were down 2 percent in During the flight from Teterboro, New Jersey, flight along with first officer Ryan Duveneck. instead but provide more in-depth valida- June. Meanwhile, European business jet to São Paulo, Brazil, for last month’s LABACE The record has been submitted to the tion of components. activity climbed 7 percent on a rolling show, Dassault’s Falcon 8X, the largest jet U.S. National Aeronautic Association and “This certainly appears to present a 12-month basis, the report notes. Barclays in the French manufacturer’s current model is pending formal approval. reversal of the previous commitment to said midsize and large-cabin jet cycles line, set a new speed record. Powered by three Pratt & Whitney Can- EASA, who may very well not accept these have “fully recovered” to pre-financial- The record flight was between Teter- ada PW307D turbofans, the fly-by-wire 8X LOAs,” FSB said. crisis levels, but added that light jet activity boro Airport (KTEB) and Foz do Iguaçu, Bra- is available with Dassault’s new FalconEye The FAA is considering several policy still remains 18 percent below the peak. zil (SBFI), and achieved an average speed combined vision system head-up display, options, but “at this time, no final deci- of Mach 0.86 for a total time of 8 hours designed to help pilots land in challenging sion has been made,” the agency said. In Western Wildfires Challenge 46 minutes. Dave Belastock captained the weather conditions. M.T. the interim, the agency referred to exist- Aerial Firefighting Crews ing guidance contained in FAA Order Aerial firefighting crews in the western 8900.1, Volume 4, Chapter 4, Section 2 U.S. are continuing to face a challenging and Section 3. FSB expects the FAA to wildfire season as pilot-duty limitations issue an InFO letter to Part 91 operators are reaching maximums and aircraft are once it has finalized guidance. requiring increased maintenance support. NBAA advised members with the DO95 Companies involved in the fire attack to “be diligent” when conducting inter- operations are addressing the demanding national operations, particularly since workload of pilots and mechanics with EASA emphasizes three areas in foreign relief crews and additional personnel. The aircraft ramp inspections: full compliance current fire activity has forced Rogers with the LOA; the MEL reflects any STC’d Helicopters to provide relief crews earlier equipment installation; and the operators than normal as expansive flight hours are meet ICAO standards regarding main- being logged over a short duration of time.

INTOSH tenance procedures for continued air- Helimax Aviation has already had to send worthiness of installed communication, relief pilots three times within two weeks

DAVID M c DAVID navigation, and surveillance equipment, this season, as compared to a typical rate including listing on the MEL. n of one or two times per wildfire season.

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The future. Rolls-Royce. reforms and “our bipartisan FAA bill is an News Briefs Outgoing legislator urges opportunity to prevent this kind of insta- bility for the next several years.” NBAA, Advocates Continue The bill, H.R.4, would improve the Battle To Save SMO stable funding for FAA certification process, provide more reg- Despite recent legal setbacks, NBAA and ulatory certainty, promote expanded use local airport advocates are continuing by Kerry Lynch of delegated authority, pave the way for their fight to preserve the future of increased collaboration between govern- California’s Santa Monica Municipal Airport Rep, Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania), in reauthorization bill was passed in 2012. ment and industry, and boost FAA leader- (SMO), filing separate legal actions in the what was likely his final address before And the 2012 law required 23 short-term ship abroad, he said. U.S. Court of Appeals and District Court the Aero Club of Washington as House extensions before it was passed. “Exten- Another key area, he said, is drones. for the District of Columbia. The appeals Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) sions, budgetary uncertainty, and con- “With tens of billions of dollars in court in June denied a lawsuit filed by Committee chair, highlighted the com- stantly planning for—or going through—a drone-related investments on the hori- NBAA and airport stakeholders that sought promises of his five-year comprehensive government shutdown are harmful to the zon, our regulations must keep up with to overturn a January 2017 settlement FAA reauthorization bill, but stressed the FAA and the industry,” he said. “These technology and other countries that are agreement between the FAA and the city need for Congress to finalize the legisla- factors hamper the ability to plan for the working to take leadership in this area.” of Santa Monica and paved the way for tion to preserve the long-term stability of long term, they impact the ability to carry He pointed to numerous other aspects of the city to shorten the airport runway the agency. out those plans, and they cost money.” the bill including a number of safety initia- and to ultimately close SMO after 2028. Shuster, who is to retire at the end of But an “increasingly polarized Wash- tives, reiterating this is yet another reason The groups have filed an en banc petition the year, emphasized the need for the ington” makes it difficult for long-term why the Senate needed to act on the bill. requesting a rehearing and separately filed aviation community to work together to initiatives, he said, adding it was this Shuster, quoting once again a line a complaint in district court seeking a ensure the future leadership of U.S. in the uncertainty that drove his support for air from the Rolling Stones that “you can’t determination that the FAA acted beyond aviation and aerospace fields. The first traffic control reform. To him it was an always get what you want” (he noted he its jurisdiction in the settlement agreement. step, he said in prepared remarks for his opportunity to separate operation and used that quote during his last appear- July 24 address, is completing work on the modernization of the system from the ance before the Aero Club three years India Working on FAA reauthorization bill. budget process, bureaucracy, and “politi- ago), acknowledged that the bill does not Aircraft Management Rules “This bipartisan, five-year bill is import- cal dysfunction,” he said. have everything everyone wants. But he India’s ministry of civil aviation is ant to millions of Americans who work in “I still strongly believe that someday also pointed to the continuation of the now working on a model that would aviation, and to hundreds of millions of soon, Congress must pass real ATC famed Rolling Stones song that “you get better accommodate business aircraft people who fly every year,” he said, not- reform,” he said. “I believe it’s the only what you need.” management, said India Business ing the House passed the bill in April by thing that will allow the U.S. to preserve He continued, “That’s the way the leg- Aviation Operators Association managing a 393-13 vote. But the Senate as of press its global leadership in aviation, some- islative process works,” adding that the director R.K. Bali. Present rules require time had yet to take up consideration of thing that is already slipping away.” But bill is “what our aviation system needs nonscheduled operators to handle their the bill. “The Senate now needs to act so Shuster acknowledged FAA reorganiza- right now.” own fleet management. Eighty percent that we can move forward and send a bill tion supporters “couldn’t push it over of such operators in India have only to the President’s desk,” the chairman said. the goal line.” Industry Calls for Action one aircraft. Since they are required to The FAA is operating on a fifth autho- Even without the ATC proposal, Shuster As for when the Senate might act, Shuster have a maintenance technician, flight rization extension since the last said the remaining bill contains important was unsure. Lawmakers in that chamber safety manager, and a complement were hoping to wade through the amend- of pilots with every aircraft, the cost ments and bring it to the floor under a increases substantially. Final guidelines are short debate schedule. But that schedule expected to be released early next year. remained unclear, and by mid-August the aviation community had banded together Signature Drives to urge the Senate leadership to take up Climbing Profits at BBA the bill. Signature Flight Support’s market strength Thirty-three organizations represent- helped drive a 3.3 percent increase in the ing a cross-section of aviation wrote to operating profit of parent BBA Aviation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McCon- even with a softer-than-anticipated growth nell (R-Kentucky) and Minority Leader of U.S. business and general aviation Chuck Schumer (D-New York), saying, movements. BBA Aviation still posted “The FAA’s success and that of the aviation an operating profit of $180.5 million in system will be significantly enhanced by the first half of 2018, up from $174.7 progress and passage of a long-term FAA million a year ago. Signature contributes reauthorization bill.” 87 percent of BBA Aviation’s underlying The aviation organizations reminded operating profit. The FBO chain’s revenue the Senate leaders of the September 30 increased 15.4 percent to $926.3 million, deadline for action on FAA reauthorization. while its profit improved by 1.8 percent. First HondaJet Elite delivered “The FAA and the traveling public have been subjected to short-term extensions of the Bill Tackles Pilot Shortage Honda Aircraft has begun deliveries of said Honda Aircraft president and CEO FAA’s authority since 2015, and these stop- Sens. James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) the new HondaJet Elite, the Greensboro, Michimasa Fujino. “We are excited about gap measures have negatively impacted the and Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) are North Carolina based aircraft manufac- the very positive worldwide reaction to the FAA’s activities,” the letter said. hoping to tackle pilot shortage, training, turer announced on August 7. The twinjet, HondaJet Elite’s market entrance and are “Long-term legislation will allow and protections, as well as a range of registered as N112HM, was delivered to an pleased to announce that, most recently, employers, manufacturers, customers, other aviation issues, through a bill they undisclosed customer in the U.S. more than 10 orders in Japan were placed and communities the certainty to con- introduced. One key provision of the Unveiled in May at EBACE, the Elite following our expansion to the region in tinue to build, invest, hire, innovate, bill, the Securing and Revitalizing Aviation expands the light jet’s performance enve- June. Deliveries in Japan will begin follow- and grow in this dynamic industry,” (SARA) Act of 2018 (S.3270), would create lope while adding interior improvements and ing receiving type certification from the they added. n an Airline Pilot Education Program for significant updates to the Garmin G3000- Japan Civil Aviation Bureau early next year.” high school students. Other measures based flight deck. So far, the new model has Meanwhile, the company said it handed would reform regulations to help boost been certified by the FAA and EASA. over 17 HondaJets to customers in the first availability of designated pilot examiners, “We are proud to announce that deliv- six months, down from 24 in the same strengthen due process protections YOUR SOURCE FOR AVIATION NEWS eries of the HondaJet Elite have begun,” period last year. C.T. for pilots, and authorize NTSB review www.ainonline.com of FAA airman certificate denials.

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PDF/X-4:2010 - U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2 to move forward. That measure would News Briefs Flight-share debate renews seek clearer guidance from the FAA and a study on what is permissible. DAL Operators Hopeful of NATA also endorsed that language— Revised GA Landing Fee as Senate prepares FAA bill Section 516 in the House-passed reautho- A Love Field Pilots Association (LFPA) rization bill. But the association said the task force is hoping to build a case by Kerry Lynch legislative fixes now sought by Flytenow to convince Dallas officials that their “would provide carte blanche authority for original proposed general aviation As the U.S. Senate continued to prepare support Internet communications for private pilots to establish public transpor- landing fee at Dallas Love Field (DAL) to bring comprehensive FAA reauthori- flight sharing—a huge number of whom tation services. It would undermine the might be overreaching. LFPA formed zation legislation to the floor for a vote plainly want this basic freedom.” distinction that rightly exists between the task force to delve into GA’s costs last month, a lobbying frenzy stepped up The editorial further says the safety private aircraft flights where expenses and contributions to DAL after the behind the scenes over the issue of legal objections are a red herring because such are shared by individuals with a common Dallas city council in late April approved limits on flight sharing. Flytenow has flights must comply with all general avia- purpose and commercial flights where the assessment of new landing fees, been working with the Goldwater Insti- tion safety standards. “It is also a fallacy members of the public are transported originally proposing a fee of $5.80 per tute to push Sen. Mike Lee’s (R-Utah) bill to compare flight-sharing to commer- by aircraft for remuneration.” 1,000 pounds—among the highest in that would open the door to online flight cial operations, such as an ‘Uber of the NATA noted that FAA has “sensibly cre- the country. Airport officials agreed to sharing in the U.S. The company hoped Skies,’” the editorial added. “Flight-shar- ated” limited exception to the parameters a three-month implementation delay, to that the FAA bill would serve as a venue ing merely defrays operating expenses— of commercial operation to allow persons October 1, after LFPA raised a number for Lee’s measure. commercial profit is simply not possible to share a trip with mutual purpose. But the of questions regarding the assessment But the Lee measure, The Aviation on the platform as pilots must always pay association fears that the online platforms formula and urged consultation with Empowerment Act, S.2650, has drawn a pro rata share of operating expenses.” created recently have attempted to use the the general aviation community. The fierce opposition from aviation organiza- AOPA responded that it has “always limited exemption to commercial carrier association has found the dialog tions that fear it will compromise safety supported cost sharing for flights with certification requirements “to bypass the productive and is hopeful the fee will and open the door to gray charter by alter- others who have a common purpose and safety, training, and aircraft maintenance ultimately be adjusted, it told AIN. ing definitions of pilots, compensation, we have no issues with how pilots com- requirements for pilots who clearly intend and common carriage. One of the major municate.” But given recent court cases to carry passengers for hire.” ADS-B Deadlines ‘Must Be Met,’ objections to the legislation is a measure to and legal interpretations, such activities The association disputed the conten- EC Reiterates permit private pilots to receive compensa- must be done in a safe and deliberate tion that simply following general avia- In a letter outlining conclusions of tion for flying persons or property if oper- manner, with safety parameters at the tion safety rules would be adequate for a July workshop on the surveillance ating an aircraft with eight or fewer seats. forefront to manage risk properly, the such operations, noting that private pilots performance and interoperability The Goldwater Institute in August association added. can have as little as 35 hours of flight time, regulation, Henrik Hololei, the EC fought back against those objections in “If, however, that risk is not managed, are not required to hold certain ratings, director general for the mobility and an editorial titled “Special Interests Try the reaction and ramifications could do and are not covered by mandatory drug transport directorate, wrote, “The final to Kill Flight-Sharing in the U.S.” Its edi- real harm to general aviation,” AOPA said. and alcohol testing programs. Further implementation dates…stand and must torial opens with a scenario of people who The association further noted that it has training and operational requirements be met.” Regulation 1207/2011 and the wish to fly between Boston and New York worked with lawmakers on a measure vary and there is no requirement for min- amended 2017/386 establish a June 2, essentially having only the options of fly- that would pave the way for flight sharing imum liability insurance. n 2020 date for ground-based surveillance ing on an airliner or charter. Noting the chains and June 7, 2020, for ADS-B Out inconvenience and expense of those, the systems in aircraft. The letter further editorial said Flytenow has been attempt- encourages stakeholders—including ing to provide a third option—enabling industry, air navigation service providers, pilots and passengers to connect via the member states, and other interested Internet—and adds that Europe has per- parties—to submit implementation mitted such efforts without incident. plans as soon as possible that will The FAA shut down that effort, saying be used to feed into an “Air-Ground pilots were illegally operating commercial synchronized ADS-B implementation operations, and a court case to overturn plan” that will be finalized by year-end. that determination failed when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear it. Jay Evans To Retire from NBAA in January Legal Clarity Jay Evans, NBAA’s director of The editorial said Lee’s bill, which the professional development and 23-year Institute claims has “bipartisan support veteran of the organization, will retire and approved language from the FAA,” can Global 7500 completes flight testing at the beginning of January. Evans has address the legal issues surrounding such been involved in NBAA’s educational operations. “Unfortunately, entrenched With more than 2,400 hours logged to date, in Toronto, with 20 aircraft now in various and training-related efforts since 1995, status quo special interests, including the flight testing of Bombardier’s Global 7500 is build stages on the line. In June, the first including the development of the CAM Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association now complete, company president and CEO production aircraft arrived at Bombardier’s credential, professional development (AOPA), are preventing this common-sense Alain Bellemare told financial analysts during Montreal facilities for completions. program, and scholarship offerings. legislation from moving forward,” accord- a second-quarter conference call. Certifica- As part of the production ramp-up, Bom- Additionally, he launched NBAA’s Flight ing to the editorial. These “status quo tion and entry-into-service of the new 7,700- bardier is working with its supply base “to Attendants Committee, which led to forces,” the editorial adds, “are remov- nm business jet are “on track” and expected ensure every supplier is equipped to sup- the evolution of the Flight Attendant ing an entire segment of affordable travel by year-end, he said. Though it’s unclear port the program’s success.” Notably, it and Flight Technicians Conference. options for passengers across the U.S.” how many 7500s will be delivered this year, said, “We are having ongoing commercial At NBAA, Evans has also served as While receiving objections from mul- Bellemare estimates that 15 to 20 will be discussions with our wing supplier, Triumph. staff liaison to the Business Aviation tiple aviation groups, including the handed over to customers in 2019. As part of these discussions, we aim to sup- Management Committee and devoted National Air Transportation Association, The company finished full-scale struc- port Triumph’s needs, while also sustaining efforts to developing the Schedulers the editorial takes further aim at AOPA, tural testing earlier this year, while full-scale the long-term success of the Global 7500.” and Dispatchers Committee. The NBAA reminding of the association’s stated mis- fatigue testing is “executing to plan,” with In May 2017, Bombardier and Triumph scholarship program was expanded sion “to preserve pilot freedoms to keep one lifetime of simulated flights already reached a settlement on legal action filed from one $5,000 award to more than general aviation accessible to all” and completed. In addition, Bombardier is by the latter over delays and escalating $100,000 worth of annual awards adding, “Yet AOPA has never surveyed ramping up Global 7500 final assembly costs associated with the Global’s wing. C.T. under Evans’ guidance. His retirement its members to determine whether they will cap a 45-year aviation career.

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signatureflight.com gains in both the turbine segment (2.1 News Briefs Bizjets shipments flat, percent) and the piston-powered segment (19.2 percent). Bell, buoyed by a ramp-up Bizav Utilization Rates Take Off in the 505, saw its deliveries more than Average quarterly flight utilization for turboprops on upswing double year-over-year. The Textron sub- business aircraft has exceeded the sidiary handed over five copies of the light 30-hour mark for the first time in a by Curt Epstein single rotorcraft in the first six months of decade, according to JSSI’s latest business 2017, just after it received Transport Can- aviation index. During the second quarter, The general aviation industry saw mixed the year before, and the high-end pressur- ada type certification; that number swelled average per-aircraft utilization reached results in the first half of 2018 with overall ized segment had even better improve- to 59 in the first half of 2018. 30.35 hours; year-to-date average flight deliveries up but billings down. Business ment of more than 12 percent, rising to Airbus Helicopters saw a drop in deliv- hours are up 4.6 percent, it said. Of the jet deliveries were flat through the second 119 aircraft handed over, compared to 106 eries, among civilian and military-use nine industries using business aircraft quarter of the year, while turboprops saw through the first six months of 2017. civil models, from 175 in the first half of analyzed by JSSI, seven reported an a nearly 10 percent increase in the same Textron led the way, increasing deliveries 2017 to 132 through the same period this increase in quarter-over-quarter flight span and piston airplane deliveries rose of Beechcraft King Airs by nearly 30 percent, year, handing over 16 fewer H145/H145Ms activity. The growth was primarily by 6.4 percent over the previous year, con- and handing over 10 more of its top-of-the- and nine fewer H130s. Leonardo noted driven by the business services sector, tributing to an overall 5.3 percent bump line 350i/ER models year-over-year. a 9.6 percent decrease in deliveries year- which saw a 15.8 percent quarter-over- in airplane deliveries, according to sec- Pilatus delivered 31 PC-12s in the first half over-year, with 12 fewer members of its quarter increase. This was followed by ond quarter industry delivery statistics of 2018, the same as in the first six months of AW109 family handed over in the first the aviation sector, up 11.3 percent, and released by the General Aviation Manu- last year. Piper’s M600 deliveries remained half of 2018, while Sikorsky delivered consumer goods, up 7.7 percent. Looking facturers Association. unchanged at 15, but the Florida-based just one S-92 in the first six months of at world regions, Europe climbed 13.3 Airframers handed over 296 private OEM doubled its M500 output from four to the year, versus a trio of S-76s in the percent year-over-year, while Asia- jets during the first half of the year, the eight year over year. While Daher had one same period last year. Though Robinson Pacific was not far behind with a 12.6 same total as a year ago. Textron led fewer TBM delivery this year, the emphasis Helicopter’s deliveries were up by 14.6 percent rise. North American flight hours the pack, delivering 84 Citation jets, an between its models flip-flopped. In the first percent over the first half of 2017, the increased 2.4 percent year-over-year. increase of three aircraft over its 2017 1H half of 2017 it handed over 9 TBM 910s and California company handed over four total, despite the absence of the Citation 14 TBM 930s, but so far in 2018, the num- fewer turbine-powered R66s in the first Epic Nudges Closer To Mustang, seven of which were delivered bers changed to thirteen 910s and nine 930s. six months of this year. E1000 Certification in the first half of 2017, its last year of pro- Piaggio exceeded its first-half 2017 tally for Billings in both the airplane and rotor- Epic Aircraft completed aircraft structural duction. The airframer delivered six more the Avanti EVO by one unit this year. craft sectors were down from the first half testing of its $3.25 million E1000 carbon- CJ3+s year-over-year, along with three Piston-powered aircraft deliveries of 2017, reflecting a higher percentage of fiber turboprop single. It expected to additional CJ4s and two XLS+s. increased by 6.4 percent year-over-year, lower-cost aircraft deliveries. receive FAA Type Inspection Authorization Bombardier remained static with 65 from 468 to 498 from January through “We are glad to see that demands for by the end of last month. The company deliveries in the first half of each year, June of 2018. training aircraft are driving an increase in now anticipates receiving FAA certification while Gulfstream saw a 13 percent decline On the rotorcraft side, total shipments the piston and rotorcraft segments,” said in the fourth quarter, with customer year-over-year, handing over nine fewer rose by 6.7 percent year-over-year, with GAMA president and CEO Pete Bunce. n deliveries to follow early next year. Epic large-cabin aircraft than it did a year ago will soon begin converting some 85 for a total of 52 deliveries. The company aircraft deposits to firm orders, he noted. expects a boost in the second half of the year as the G500 recently received its FAA Revenue Grows at XOJet and EASA type certificates. XOJet reported a 22 percent revenue Embraer likewise saw a decrease of increase and 12 percent jump in hours more than 20 percent in its first-half in the first half, with off-fleet charter numbers, recording 31 deliveries in the accounting for 34 percent of overall first half of this year compared with 37 in revenues. The company intends to the same period a year ago. The Brazilian reach a target of charter brokerage airframer saw decreases across its entire accounting for 50 percent of revenues product range with the exception of the Stratos introduces larger 716X jet single by 2020. This comes after a record- Legacy 450, which exceeded its 2017 1H Stratos Aircraft will make a new, larger LT owner and that the company’s goal is to breaking first quarter for the company, total by one unit. version of its Model 714 single-engine per- sell three kits per year for now and to put with 12 percent total revenue growth Dassault Aviation (see article on page sonal jet proof-of-concept (POC) aircraft the aircraft into certified production four to and a 15 percent rise in overall business 33) was two aircraft off its 2017 pace. available as a builder-assisted kit begin- five years in the future. He estimated that year-over-year, while off-fleet charter Honda Aircraft saw its ramp up on the ning in the fourth quarter, the company the average kit would take 2,500 hours brokerage increased by 39.5 percent. HondaJet slow. While the manufacturer announced at EAA AirVenture. The Model to build, approximately the same time as handed over 24 of the light jets in the 716X features seating for six and is larger an Epic LT single-engine turboprop. Fred Report Cites Potential for first half of 2017, on its way to a total of 43 and wider than the 714, with a fuselage Hadlich, flight-test program manager for Malaysian Bizav Hub deliveries for the year, it delivered just 17 that is 31 inches longer and two inches Stratos, said the company is “fully funded Continued growth of business aviation through the first six months of 2018. wider than that of the 714. It will be pow- to be a kit-aircraft program.” in Malaysia is contingent on the One Aviation, which handed over four ered by a 3,000-pound-thrust Pratt & Whit- The 714 proof of concept aircraft has development of a hub to support of its six total 2017 Eclipse 550s in the first ney Canada JT15D-5 turbofan and employ flown 185 flight hours, achieved an alti- operations, according to a recent survey half of the year, did not deliver any of the an electronic engine control. tude of 25,000 feet, and a maximum true by Frost & Sullivan. That survey found the very light jets through the first six months The 716X’s flight deck will feature a vari- airspeed of 370 knots, said Sundin. Over Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, of 2018, as the New-Mexico OEM faced ety of Garmin products, including dual G3X the last year, the company has flown the Malaysia to be the preferred candidate financial difficulties and the threatened EFIS, GTN 750 GPS/com, and integrated aircraft pressurized and concentrated on selected by regional stakeholders to loss of its manufacturing facility, while autopilot. In addition, the jet will have refining its flight test data acquisition sys- serve as a business aviation center. Swiss OEM Pilatus gave the segment a air-conditioning, a fully automated pressur- tem and drag cleanup, including the instal- Other areas in the region have been boost with the initial three deliveries of its ization system, custom switch panels, and lation of fairings on the flap hinges. able to support operations through PC-24 light jet in the first half of the year. several Mid-Continent products, including Sundin said that because the 716X established maintenance centers, charter a Standby Attitude Module with backup is larger than the 714 it would likely be operators, and FBOs. The Subang Turboprops and Rotorcraft battery and a pressurization monitor. slightly slower than the 714’s projected 415 Airport lacks support for maintenance, The turboprop category saw an overall Engineering manager Carsten Sundin knots. Stratos expects to have price and training, and other logistical elements, increase of nearly 10 percent in deliveries said that the Redmond, Oregon company performance data for the 716X available leading to the need for Malaysia year-over-year, reaching 260 for the first has already sold the first kit to a current Epic later this year. M.H. to “attract investments to fill up the half compared with 237 in the same period gaps and complete the ecosystem.”

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Landsberg steps into his new roles with decades of general aviation safety expertise, having formerly served as executive director and president of the AOPA Air Safety Institute. Most recently serving as an advisor to ASI, he also has served as the industry co-chair of the FAA’s runway safety program. Landsberg joined AOPA in 1992, but his aviation career traces back to 1967 as mission launch officer with the U.S. Air Force Reserve. His background also includes roles with companies such as Beacon Flying Service, Cessna Aircraft, and FlightSafety International, as well as with Flying magazine. He is a pilot with 6,000 hours logged. Sumwalt praised his background, saying Landsberg’s “expertise and long-standing commitment to safety will be invaluable assets. We welcome him to the NTSB.” “Throughout my career, I have had a great appreciation for the work the NTSB does,” Landsberg said. “It is an honor to join the NTSB in its pursuit of transportation safety.” Homendy, meanwhile, was appointed to fulfill the remainder of a vacated term that expires Dec. 31, 2019. She was set to swear in on August 20. Homendy’s background has been focused on other areas of transportation safety, as she served as the Democratic staff director of the House railroads, pipelines, and hazardous materials subcommittee since 2004. She also has been a legislative representative for the Inter- national Brotherhood of Teamsters and worked for the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, the American Iron and Steel Institute, and the National Federation of Independent Business. NBAA welcomed the confirmations. Ed Bolen, president and CEO of the association, called Landsberg “one of the most knowledgeable and passionate safety proponents our industry has ever seen,” and said his expertise makes him a valued addition to the NTSB. NBAA highlighted his frequent participation at the association’s events. As for Homendy, Bolen added, “The association has always had a positive relationship with all NTSB members, and we’re confident this spirit of collaboration will continue with this new addition to the Board.” n

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A recent New York Times editorial high- materials. A fire in the DC-9’s cargo com- lights the stagnation and even decline of partment was started by the actuation of wages for many low-paid airport workers. one or more of these improperly carried These workers include baggage handlers, oxygen generators. In just a couple of min- ticket agents, cleaners, fuelers, driv- utes, the airplane was engulfed in flames ers, and others who work on the ramps and crashed in the Everglades, killing all and within the secured areas of airports 105 passengers and five crewmembers. around the country. The particular focus From a damage perspective, drivers on of this editorial was the three major air- the air operations area probably cause ports in the New York area operated by the greatest recurring dollar loss from the Port Authority of NY & NJ—JFK, LGA, incidents with other vehicles, aircraft, and EWR—and advocated for a raise in and even terminal and hangar buildings. the minimum wage at these three airports. While I’m not aware of a specific study According to the editorial, “Real wages correlating driver turnover and accidents, for the men and women who do much of it’s clear in my experience that so much the work at airports declined by 14 per- turnover—I’m aware of facilities with 50 cent between 1991 and 2011, according to percent annual turnover—will result in a study by the Center for Labor Research poorly trained, low-experience drivers. and Education at the University of Cali- In fact, there have been a number of fornia, Berkeley. While airline profits have recently reported fuel and other truck become robust since that period, airport crashes at airports around the country: worker pay has stagnated, like the wages in July, a fuel truck hit a United Airlines of so many low-paid Americans. And the 777 as it was parked at a gate at Dulles decline was even sharper since the days International Airport; in May, a fuel truck before airline deregulation, when union- flipped over on the general aviation ramp ized workers also got paid vacations and of Bozeman Yellowstone International days off as well as medical benefits.” Airport in Montana; a passenger van and Many of these jobs are physically fuel truck collision a year ago at Denver demanding jobs. But regardless of the International Airport injured 11 people, physical exertion involved, working a full- five of them seriously. time job should not require food stamps How many of these incidents are to put a family’s meals on the table as the caused by inexperienced, under-trained editorial points out. Nor should these or fatigued drivers is hard to say defini- workers have to take on multiple jobs to tively without data, but in my experience make ends meet. investigating accidents on the ramp, these are frequently the leading causes. Training and Experience Matter Another area of concern with inexpe- Of course, working people deserve a living rienced and/or fatigued workers is fuel- wage. But when it comes to aviation, it’s ing. A 2017 NTSB accident report of the not just that they deserve a living wage. fatal crash of a February 2015 Piper PA 46 To me, it’s also that air safety (and secu- Mirage in Spokane, Washington, states: rity) require it. The consequences of low “Post-accident interviews revealed that, wages include frequent employee turn- when requesting fuel from the fixed-base over as workers leave a job to make even a operator, the pilot did not specify a grade small amount more per hour and employ- of fuel to be used to service the plane. ees working multiple jobs to make ends The refueler mistakenly identified the air- meet. The former results in employees plane as requiring jet-A fuel, even though being improperly trained and lacking the the fueler ports were placarded “AVGAS on-the-job experience that benefits both [aviation gas] ONLY.” The fuel truck had safety and security. Both the NTSB and the an improper nozzle installed; fuel nozzles FAA have highlighted the aviation safety con- for jet-A and avgas are different to help sequences of fatigue, which can come from prevent these types of errors. working multiple jobs and leads to accidents These incidents and accidents can’t be on and off the airport. tied directly to low pay, but they illustrate Lack of experience and improper train- what some of us may sometimes forget: ing of airport workers has led to accidents. every job at an airport can have an impact While the probable causes of the ValuJet on safety.  crash in May of 1992 were properly placed on SabreTech, ValuJet, and the FAA, bet- The opinions expressed in this column are ter trained and more experienced baggage those of the author and not necessarily handlers working ValuJet Flight 592 would endorsed by AIN. likely have noticed that the cargo they were loading contained oxygen canisters and at John Goglia is a safety consultant. least questioned their carriage, since Valu- He welcomes your e-mails at: Jet was not authorized to carry hazardous [email protected]

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18-MCJT11230 ADS-B More Solutions Ad-10.8125x13.875-AIN.indd 1 2/5/18 1:18 PM SPECIAL report Part 2: Avionics Product Support Survey by Matt Thurber Flight Deck Avionics Cabin Electronics In the flight deck avionics section of With an 8.2 overall average, Gogo Business this year’s AIN Product Support Survey, Aviation moved up to a tie for first place Garmin remains the number one choice in the cabin electronics section of the of AIN readers with an overall average Product Support Survey, sharing the top of 8.4 (of a possible 10), up 0.1 from last spot with last year’s highest-ranked com- year’s score (also first-place). Rockwell pany, Satcom Direct (down 0.3). Collins, although down 0.1 this year, In second place this year at 7.9 is remains in second place, matching last Gulfstream Cabin Management, which year’s ranking. represents the manufacturer’s own CMS In third place are two companies scor- installed in its new aircraft. ing 7.9, Honeywell and Universal Avionics. Honeywell remains at third place this year, For Honeywell, this year’s score is a sig- but its overall average dropped 0.3 to 7.6. nificant jump of half a point and a move Lufthansa Technik made a large move, up from fourth place last year. Universal’s up from sixth place last year to fourth this score is up 0.1. year, with an overall average of 7.4, up a L3 Avionics received enough responses significant 0.7. this year to be included and landed in fourth Rockwell Collins took fifth place at 7.3, place with an overall average of 7.6, fol- from fourth last year, followed by Aircraft lowed by Honeywell’s BendixKing unit at 7.5 Cabin Systems with a 7.1 overall average. In the seven categories rated by AIN In the seven categories rated by AIN readers, Garmin garnered top scores in readers, Gogo Business Aviation topped five: parts availability (8.8), cost of parts the rankings in three categories: parts (7.7), AOG response (8.4), warranty fulfill- availability (8.6), cost of parts (7.8), ment (8.8), and technical reps (8.4). and warranty fulfillment (8.9). Satcom Universal Avionics rated highest in tech- Direct scored highest in AOG response nical manuals (8.4). (8.8) and overall product reliability (8.4). L3 Avionics made its debut in the survey Gulfstream Cabin Management saw its results with a significantly high score for highest scores in technical manuals (8.1) overall product reliability (8.9). and technical reps (8.9).

What Have You Done For Me? AIN interviewed customer support experts from the major business aviation avionics manufacturers to learn how they have improved their product support efforts during the past year.

Garmin in its facilities in the UK, Germany, Sin- One of the secrets to Garmin’s top score gapore, and Australia. Support personnel in product support is the direct involve- can thus duplicate customer problems ment of customer support personnel in and find answers quickly. general aviation. “Our commitment to our With facilities around the world, customers and to the customer experi- Garmin doesn’t need to keep any office ence is probably unique,” said Lee Moore, open 24/7/365, but it is able to provide director of aviation product support. round-the-clock AOG support by direct- “Most of us have installation experi- ing calls to an office that is open. This Garmin ence, flying experience, or both.” Back- “follow the sun” service is “virtually seam- grounds include a former military Harrier less,” Moore said. jump-jet pilot, business jet fliers, flight Several years ago, Garmin adopted This year, Garmin shipped its one mil- products from the early days of the process, instructors, homebuilt aircraft builders, a database tool that gathers feedback lionth certified avionics product, accord- to help ensure that maintainability is built in. airline pilots, "and plenty of aircraft own- from customers to drive improvements in ing to Moore. The overall size of the “That’s something unique to Garmin,” he ers.” Moore was a combat search-and- product development. This has led to sig- Garmin support team (more than 220 said, “the passion that everybody here rescue pilot. “That sets us apart from the nificant improvements in reliability, espe- people in the field alone) hasn’t changed, has for our aviation products. We are all competition,” he said. cially as the company has adopted the but the reliability of the products has been customers of our own products.” To facilitate problem-solving, Garmin latest technology. “We’re always looking outpaced by demand, so support efforts maintains a full complement of aviation to drive reliability into products and taking require the same number of people. Honeywell products in its support center in Olathe, their feedback directly and jamming it into As leader of the product support team, Honeywell has added significant Kansas, and this capability is replicated engineering,” he said. Moore is involved in developing new improvements to its Honeywell Avionics

20 Aviation International News \ September 2018 \ ainonline.com Protection Plan (Happ) to serve business said, “and we take that and couple that and general aviation as well as commer- with internal product repair performance cial helicopter customers. data, then put those together to triangu- The main new feature basically means late what’s going on in the market and one-stop shopping for avionics and take care of the issues.” mechanical component repairs, by allow- An important part of making sure cus- ing customers to add non-Honeywell avi- tomer aircraft are available to fly is Rock- onics and mechanical components to an well Collins’s Corporate Aircraft Service existing maintenance plan. Program. “This brings flexible options Happ members can now enroll in Happ to ensure availability with a predictable Gold without paying an additional premium budget and parts ready when they need and enjoy the benefits for avionics that are them,” he said. “This has been really well still under warranty. So even for avionics received by the market.” under warranty, an operator can use Happ Another way that Rockwell Collins benefits and lifecycle savings, “such as puts voice-of-the-customer to work is access to spares and exchanges instead to determine which questions customers of warranty repairs and 24/7 emergency are asking frequently, then creating self- Rockwell Collins services,” according to Honeywell, “with- help videos and articles to help show the out paying the usual Happ Gold premium.” answer. Some customers prefer the self- Under the new plan, operators can help route instead of calling a tech rep or stock spare parts at their facility to help support center, Bries explained. “We’re lower downtime by eliminating the wait getting a lot of activity on the videos,” he for parts to be shipped. Fleet operators added, and they are available for anyone can also choose flexible contract options to view. “We want them to have an easy and special pricing options. self-help guide if they so choose,” he said, “By offering customers more options to “otherwise we’re happy to help.” protect their cockpit investments, we continue to deliver on our commitment of tak- Universal Avionics ing the guesswork out of maintenance and “One thing sets us apart as far as our field making sure customers’ aircraft are ready support team,” said Ric Miller, manager of to get back into the air as fast as possible,” technical and field support and the cus- said Jon Kelley, senior director of product tomer training department. “Our people marketing. “These new plan extensions have a vast amount of experience on give customers full coverage on Honeywell other systems that we integrate with, as cockpit technologies and more.” well as own products.” The support team’s knowledge of Honeywell Rockwell Collins Universal’s flight management systems At Rockwell Collins, said Craig Bries, (FMS), displays, communications inter- senior director of customer support, faces, and cockpit voice recorders is “We continue to drive toward increased critical, he explained, but so too is their Above & Beyond customer satisfaction, reduced customer understanding of how those products provide above and beyond excellent service. effort, and using information to deliver integrate with other manufacturers’ avi- Avionics Their attention to detail, follow up, and support solutions.” Those three factors onics. “We don’t just leave that to our proactive help is an important part of our James Buck (Aspen Avionics) are of critical importance, he explained. dealers and customers,” he said. ability to maintain the flexibility we require to meet our demanding and ever changing For the first, customer satisfaction, the There are some installations, for James provides e xcellent customer service, above and beyond expectations. He’s proac- flight schedule. Rockwell Collins customer support team example a FANS upgrade, where the tive, helpful, and very patient. aims to fix the problem the first time so it optimal solution is a standalone FMS Jim Brooks (Rockwell Collins) doesn’t have to be revisited. This is known upgrade and others where the customer Mike Witte (AVMATS) Jim is a consummate professional who treats as next-issue avoidance. will benefit with a fully integrated solu- One of the very best at understanding avion- us fairly and with respect. He has outstand- In reducing customer effort, Rockwell tion that leverages capabilities offered ics and wiring. Very helpful with all issues. A ing knowledge and anything he is unable to true master of his trade! help with he ensures someone at Rockwell Collins measures its achievement of this by modern technology, such as LPV Collins gets involved. Sadly, many issues are target, and it is now at 90 to 93 percent. approaches. Universal’s support team Thom Duncan (Carpenter Avionics) outside of his ability to fix but he helps keep “We want every experience that our cus- is able to help customers find the best us calm about it. Thom has always provided the highest degree tomers have to be a low-effort experi- solution for their aircraft. of professionalism possible. Estimates on Fulvio Moro (SD) ence,” he said. This means getting the fix With its own repair station at the Uni- both price and time have always been spot He is very good on his subject with deep on. His knowledge of all the products they sell to the customer, wherever they are, solv- versal headquarters in Tucson, Arizona, knowledge and the will to provide excellent and service is phenomenal. Would recom- ing the problem, and making sure the cus- engineers and technical support person- services. He is ready to provide any kind of mend them to anyone. tomer expends the lowest possible effort. nel work together to analyze failures and theoretical or practical details and train crewmembers on the airplane. On the information front, Rockwell develop permanent solutions and product (Garmin) Dave Brown Very willing to provide his services and a Collins pulls information from multiple improvements. Customers can also take Dave is truly concerned with clients’ overall high-level of customer support. sources and uses that feedback to drive advantage of Universal’s Wichita, Kansas, satisfaction of product. He will go and has gone improvements, which ultimately leads repair station for FMS repairs if Tucson is the extra mile to be exact to ensure satisfaction. Christian Zumkeller to greater customer satisfaction. This too distant. Although authorized service (Universal Avionics) George Risinger (Honeywell) includes customer advisory boards and centers, including those in Brazil, Switzer- He is so customer-oriented not only to find the feedback from the company’s 24/7 sup- land, and Australia, can’t do board-level George and his entire team at Honeywell’s Go best way to integrate products but also to find Direct Flight Services Flight Sentinel always port center. “We log and manage this in repairs, they can do board replacements short repair TAT and exchanges. a voice-of-the-customer process,” Bries and software updates, saving customers

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continued from preceding page said. “We like to ensure that operators approved for operational approval with other industries. We have to have more the time to ship a unit back to the U.S. and end users are as familiar as possible no additional classroom training, he said. reliable components, designs, software AOG coverage is available 24/7, either with the use of those systems, so they’re Universal’s products stay in aircraft for verification processes, and an ongoing during normal business hours in Arizona confident and safe and getting the full decades, Miller explained. “Products in path for improvement for the future for or after hours via technical reps in Europe capability out of the system.” Classroom our industry have to be operational for any product. Any company in our industry and Asia. “Someone is going to answer and online training is available for pilots a much longer span of time than in the is doing the same. We’re always looking the phone and direct you to tech support, and mechanics on all the company’s consumer electronics industry. There are for ways to improve the safety of flight, customer service, tech pubs, and training,” products. Recently Universal completed aircraft with 40-year old avionics still in convenience of the operator, the work- he said. a web-based course for its InSight inte- operation. We have to meet a longer sup- load of the crew, and the overall experi- “Training is very important,” Miller grated flight deck, and it should be soon port life and higher reliability than many ence of using our product.” n

Survey Rules and Methodology

As with AIN Publications’ previous asked to rate, on a scale from 1 to 10, the annual Product Support Surveys, the quality of service they received during objective this year was to obtain from the previous 12 months in the following the users of business jets, turboprop categories: airplanes and turbine-powered heli- » Parts Availability–in stock versus copters statistically valid information back order, shipping time. about the product support provided by » Cost of Parts–value for price paid. manufacturers of business aircraft, avi- » AOG Response–speed, accuracy, onics and engines over the last year and cost. to report this information to our read- » Warranty Fulfillment–ease of ers. The ultimate goal of the survey is paperwork, extent of coverage. to encourage continuous improvement » Technical Manuals–ease of use, in aircraft product support throughout formats available, timeliness of the industry. updating. This survey was conducted via a » Technical Reps–response time, dedicated website, created by AIN knowledge, effectiveness. from the ground up to provide » Overall Product Reliability–how improved ease of use and to encour- the product’s reliability and quality age greater reader participation. AIN stack up against the competition. emailed qualified readers a link to the Respondents were also asked to rec- survey website and also sent a post- ognize individuals who have provided card invitation with login credentials them with exceptional product support to the survey website. and service. The full list of these people The survey website was open is available online at www.ainonline. from May 1 to June 9. Respondents were com/above-beyond-2018. asked to rate both cockpit avionics and The 2018 AIN Product Support Sur- cabin electronics and to indicate the vey aircraft results were published in region where these products are nor- the August issue, and engines will be Universal Avionics mally serviced. Respondents were also featured next month. n

2018 Average Ratings of Flight 2018 Overall 2017 Overall Ratings Change Parts Cost AOG Warranty Technical Technical Overall Product Deck Avionics & Cabin Electronics Average Average from 2017 to 2018 Availability of Parts Response Fulfillment Manuals Reps Reliability

Flight Deck Avionics Garmin 8.4 8.3 0.1 8.8 7.7 8.4 8.8 8.2 8.4 8.8 Rockwell Collins 8.0 8.1 -0.1 8.1 6.8 8.1 8.5 8.0 8.3 8.5 Honeywell 7.4 0.5 8.2 6.7 7.9 8.4 7.8 7.8 8.4 7.9 Universal Avionics 7.8 0.1 7.9 6.2 7.5 8.1 8.3 8.3 8.8 L3 Avionics Systems 7.6 N/A N/A 7.2 7.1 6.8 7.8 7.6 7.0 8.9 BendixKing by Honeywell 7.5 7.4 0.1 7.3 6.9 7.9 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.7 Cabin Electronics Gogo Business Aviation 8.2 0.0 8.6 7.8 8.4 8.9 7.7 8.4 7.8 8.2 SD (Satcom Direct) 8.5 -0.3 8.4 7.1 8.8 8.8 7.6 8.4 8.4 Gulfstream Cabin Management 7.9 7.9 0.0 7.6 6.5 8.3 8.0 8.1 8.9 7.7 Honeywell 7.6 7.9 -0.3 7.9 6.4 7.6 8.6 7.3 8.0 7.8 Lufthansa Technik 7.4 6.7 0.7 8.0 6.0 8.1 7.9 7.0 7.2 7.8 Rockwell Collins 7.3 7.5 -0.2 7.5 6.5 7.0 8.2 7.0 7.6 7.2 Aircraft Cabin Systems 7.1 7.2 -0.1 7.5 6.4 7.0 7.4 6.5 7.4 7.1 *Companies listed in order of their 2018 overall average. Ties are listed alphabetically Bold indicates highest number in each catergory

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move in concert, and they are designed Gulfstream engineers have designed by BAE Systems and also the first commercial application of ACS. Other aircraft that incorporate the BAE ACS are mil- an airplane that pilots will love itary designs such as the F-35 Lightning II, UH-60Mu Black Hawk, T-50 Golden by Matt Thurber Eagle, and CH-53K Super Stallion. From a systems perspective, the big The recently certified G500 represents in the G500 and 5,100 nm in the G600. Advanced Aircraft Programs. A phalanx of change with Symmetry is a newly added a leap forward in flight deck and flight Throttle back to Mach 0.85 and range automated machinery drills, countersinks, data-concentrator network (DCN), which control interface design, a bold move climbs to 5,200 and 6,500, respectively. deburrs, then installs and squeezes rivets forms the backbone of the new jets’ elec- for a manufacturer as conservative as Those numbers, incidentally, are higher to attach stringers to formed wing panels. tronic network. The DCN connects all Gulfstream yet also a logical progres- than originally projected: the G500’s Then ribs, spars, and skins are located and systems, and any data from those sys- sion in business jet design. The G500 is range grew by 600 nm at Mach 0.90 and installed in a wing-assembly fixture. tems can easily be shared, published on a delight to fly, a significant step up in 200 nm at Mach 0.85. The G600’s range The horizontal stabilizer is classic Gulf- synoptics displays, used for systems con- handling compared to the non-fly-by- climbed 300 nm at both speeds. stream, larger than is needed to counter- trols, and support health and trend mon- wire (FBW) designs (G550 and below). The new jets carry the Gulfstream her- balance wing lift because this way the itoring. More than 15,000 parameters are And the many touchscreens that run the itage forward, retaining the T-tail and stabilizer doesn’t need supplemental monitored, and data is distributed via 14 avionics and systems feel as natural as clean-wing layout, but also incorporating icing protection, simplifying systems routers installed throughout the airframe, wings on airplanes. the trailing-link landing gear of the G650. design and manufacturing complexity. connected via Ethernet cable. If there is Although the G450 is out of production, The G500/G600 wing is Gulfstream’s first a failure anywhere in the DCN, the data the G550 remains in demand and will wing assembly manufactured in-house, SYMMETRY FLIGHT DECK is still available because it is published to continue rolling off the production line and the new models represent a signif- While the cabin features the latest in multiple routers. Adding new features to as long as buyers continue placing orders icant step up in Gulfstream’s vertical Gulfstream interior design and manufac- the G500 and G600 will be far simpler, for the 6,750-nm ultra-long-range jet. If integration, as well as being clean-sheet turing, what sets the G500/G600 apart because they can be plugged into the that much range isn’t needed (nor the designs with their own type certification. from other Gulfstreams, even the G650, DCN instead of adding new wiring. The range of the G650) but a wider cabin and Both models are produced in the is the Symmetry flight deck. There is big advantage of the DCN is that it elimi- higher speed is, then the G500 and G600 same building at Gulfstream’s Savannah, much more to it than just replacing the nates 200 to 300 pounds of components ought to be a logical choice for those who Georgia headquarters, with wings and G650’s yoke controls and traditional avi- and wiring and makes new space available appreciate the Gulfstream brand. horizontal stabilizers manufactured in onics with active-control sidesticks (ACS) for cabin furnishings. The new cabin measures 91 inches wide an adjacent facility then moved over for and touchscreens, and engineers spent The most dramatic change in the and 74 inches high, while the G550 is 84 mating with the fuselage. an enormous amount of time on human flight deck is the proliferation of touch- and 72 inches and the G650 is 98 and 75 “We’re using a significant amount of factors design and testing. The sidesticks screen controls. There are 11 touch- inches. Range at Mach 0.90 with eight technology in the manufacturing pro- (also known as active inceptor systems) screens, although the number most passengers and three crew is 4,400 nm cess,” said Mark Kohler, vice president, are electronically interconnected and often mentioned is 10 because one of

24 Aviation International News \ September 2018 \ ainonline.com them, the security system interface, is on the bottom of the instrument panel, not something pilots would usually use thanks to the space-saving sidesticks. during flight. Mimicking a design change on the It’s normal for pilots, especially those G650, the multifunction controllers on who haven’t flown any aircraft with touch- the G550 are gone, with all those func- screens, to question their utility, espe- tions available via the touchscreen con- cially in turbulence. But there are other trollers or using two L3 Aviation standby considerations that make touchscreens instruments mounted under the glaresh- so sensible in modern aircraft, and in any ield on either side of the guidance panel. case, flying through turbulence doesn’t The positioning of the standbys in the take up a large percentage of flying time. pilots’ line of sight is a vast improve- Scott Evans, now Gulfstream director ment over the tiny standby instruments of demonstration and corporate flight mounted lower on the instrument panel operations, and previously a project pilot in older Gulfstreams. The standbys also on the G500/G600 program, spent hours replicate PFD symbology, which makes it testing touchscreens while driving in a much easier to transition from primary to van on bumpy roads and airborne in tur- standby instruments. bulence to make sure the controllers were There is a single type rating for the ergonomically as good as they could be in G500 and G600 and no requirement for a variety of conditions. Bevels or plinths differences training, according to Evans. around each of the touchscreens allow “Where we have differences, which is the the pilot to maintain a firm grip while amount of fuel and the thrust difference actuating the touch features. and physical dimensions, you learn it all The Gulfstream touchscreens are resis- in class.” The only way to notice the dif- tive, which requires more finger pressure ference between the G500 and G600, he (at least 100 grams or three ounces) than explained, is the larger fuel capacity car- typical consumer tablets or phones that ried by the G600’s longer wing. have capacitive touchscreens, and this helps avoid inadvertent moves. Actuation G500 FEATURES of the selected element occurs when the Chief demonstration pilot Brian Dick- pilot lifts a finger off the screen. Other erson highlighted some of the features gestures are available too, including during a walkaround of the G500 that we swipes for quick access to various pages, would be flying, P1, the first production pinch-to-zoom, etc. version and the fifth one manufactured. It should be noted that the Honey- It had logged 625 hours’ total time by the well Epic-based displays in the G500’s time of our flight. Symmetry flight deck will be abundantly A G500/G600 is easy to spot because familiar to Gulfstream pilots. They are the pilots’ side windows are swept back not touchscreens, although Honeywell instead of the vertical shaped aft edge

has designed fully touchscreen Epic dis- on previous models. The new windows THURBER MATT plays that have yet to be selected by an allow pilots to see the wingtips from the OEM. For a pilot familiar with the G450/ flight deck. G550, the cursor control device-based The electrically actuated cabin entry Price: Takeoff distance at mtow: user interface remains exactly the same. door doesn’t touch the ground when (typically completed (sea level, standard) The difference with the G500 is that the opened, and the G500 can be towed and equipped) 5,400 ft CCDs live in the center pedestal instead while the door is fully open. The door is $43.5 million of on the outboard ledge, a vast improve- designed such that when the pilot steps Landing distance: ment in my opinion as the CCD’s stalks on the first step, the handrail is in the Engines (2): 3,100 ft in the G450/G550 take up a lot of valu- exact right spot. When the pilot alights PW814GA, 15,144 lbs able space. at the top of the steps, the doorway rel- Length: There are four touchscreen control- ative to the steps eliminates the need Passengers: (typical) 91.2 ft lers in the forward flight deck, one each to duck to prevent hitting your head on 2 pilots + up to 19 pax Wingspan: outboard, and in the pedestal, two that the doorway. Range: replace the FMS multifunction con- Like the G650, the G500 carries Hon- 86.3 ft (w/NBAA reserves, 200-nm alternate) trol and display units (MCDUs). The eywell’s IntuVue RDR 4000 3D weather jumpseater has a dedicated touchscreen radar, with an 18-inch antenna. SiriusXM 5,200 nm at Mach 0.85 Height: 25.5 ft controller, which is also available for satellite weather is an option, but that 4,400 nm at Mach 0.90 maintenance technicians. The banks of service is available only in the continental Cabin: mechanical circuit breakers are almost U.S. and large areas of Canada and Mexico. Fuel capacity: gone now, with 45 percent replaced by On the outside of the airframe, access 30,250 lbs lbs Volume: 1,715 cu ft electronic circuit breakers. panels are placed at locations that allow Max payload Width: 7.9 ft The overhead panel is wonderfully teams to service systems in parallel, a clean, with three identical Esterline Korry typical Gulfstream philosophy. The fuel w/full fuel: Height: 6.3 ft 2,900 lbs touchscreens replacing what seems like panel can be controlled from the flight Length: the gazillion overhead switchlights, knobs, deck touchscreens. Ceiling: (certified) (seating area) 41.5 ft and buttons on the G450/G550. Something that is included only on 51,000 ft With just one switch on the center FBW Gulfstreams is a ram-air turbine, Baggage capacity: pedestal—the flight control reset switch— and that is pretty much the major differ- Cabin altitude at ceiling: 175 cu ft engineers were able to make it skinnier ence in the electrical system compared to 4,850 ft and add two cupholders on the rear. As non-FBW Gulfstreams. Max takeoff weight: FAA certification(basis, date): Airbus pilots have been able to do for Both the hydraulic and engine oil sys- FAR Part 25, 07/20/18 many years, G500/G600 pilots can pull tems can be filled from replenishing tanks 79,600 lbs out a retractable desk/meal table mounted continues on next page

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continued from previous page it is going to be marginal. Green bands are inside the aft fuselage, something that good. Other information on this screen Why touchscreen controls? pilots can do when maintenance support includes V speeds, takeoff weight, power isn’t available. setting, and accelerate stop/go distances. Touchscreen critics may still wonder why A second factor benefits the OEM and The G500 wing measures 86 feet, 4 Once all the planning is done, switch- pilots need to adapt to this new technology. ultimately the aircraft owner/operator, inches and is swept 37 degrees, and as is ing to phase-of-flight mode brings up tabs There are good reasons why it makes sense. and this is that touchscreens can easily be normal for Gulfstreams, the entire 30,250 for each phase of flight, including start up, First, touchscreens eliminate a huge num- modified to add new functionality, with- pounds of fuel is carried in the wings. Also taxi, takeoff, en route, and arrival. ber of mechanical and electrical switches, out having to dig a new hole somewhere a Gulfstream norm is that when the cen- The takeoff tab, for example, includes V removing many possible points of failure and in the flight deck to install a new switch. ter of gravity is within limits on takeoff, it speeds (which remain yellow until the air- simplifying flight deck procedures. Going Manufacturers and aftermarket modifiers will stay that way as the flight progresses. craft is properly configured), autobrake from dark cockpit to ready-for-engine-start invariably come up with improvements For such a large airplane, the G500’s typi- control, obstacle and runway informa- in the G500 takes less than 10 minutes, and new capabilities, and there will cal Vref speed of less than 120 kias is rela- tion, flight plan departure and destination, about half as long as an experienced crew likely be regulatory mandates to install tively slow, especially taking into account and most handy, transponder setting and in a G550 (and far less than tyros during new equipment in the future. Adding the that as on all other Gulfstream jets, its code and TCAS TA/RA switch. Being able their first stint in a G550 simulator). Test and switches to control the new equipment large, clean wing has no leading-edge to look down at the touchscreen to see all operating procedures are simpler, and there is so much easier with touchscreens devices. The flaps cover two-thirds of the information needed for the phase of just aren’t that many switches to manipulate. and software. “Removing the constraints the wing trailing edge and extend to 39 flight—and that the checklist wants you And with three identical overhead panels of hardware is huge,” said Scott Evans, degrees in the landing configuration. to verify—makes so much more sense that provide full access to all systems, two director of demonstration and corporate The horizontal stabilizer is a trimma- compared to earlier flight deck designs. crewmembers can access different systems flight operations. ble surface, and there are no elevator trim No more looking at three or four differ- at the same time, if necessary. There is a third argument favoring tabs. During the functional check of the ent displays or FMS MCDUs; the informa- An example of this functionality is a touchscreen control in flight decks. Much trim system, after the zero fuel weight tion is consolidated on the touchscreen guarded switch. Physical guards take up of the post-flight checklist in a G550 center of gravity is input in the avion- controller. more space and are necessarily more com- involves putting switches back in the ics, the stabilizer is automatically tested There is much more to the Symmetry plicated. In Gulfstream’s touchscreen world, correct position for the next flight. With through its full range of travel then set to interface, and learning it will not take a guarded switch requires two touches, one touchscreens, all this extra effort is gone. the correct takeoff setting. pilots long as it is simple to understand to select the option and a second to accept Just turn off the electricity, and the soft- The baggage compartment volume is and logically laid out. the choice (this is the touchscreen equivalent ware tells the system how to behave 175 cu ft and it is accessible in flight up The flight guidance panel, itself, is a of lifting the guard then moving the switch). when the electrons are reactivated for to 40,000 feet, although that is an FAA vast improvement on earlier Gulfstreams’, And the same can be done in reverse, too. the next flight. M.T. limitation and not an EASA limitation. with a logical layout clearly marking and Gulfstream is working with the FAA on separating speed, lateral, autopilot, verti- eliminating that restriction. cal, and altitude controls. Another pilot- The G500’s Pratt & Whitney Can- friendly feature is that button lights are ada PurePower PW814GA engines each separate from the button, so a pilot can produce takeoff thrust of 15,144 pounds make a selection and instantly see the and they match the 50-inch fan diameter light switch on or off without having to found on the G650’s Rolls-Royce engines. lift a finger off the button to verify what The PW814GA fan is a one-piece blisk, the light is doing. and the engine’s bypass ratio is 5.95 to 1. Before getting under way, it’s import- Its Talon X combustor helps the PW800 ant for pilots to set up the armrest behind series deliver double-digit improvements each sidestick. The armrest tilts fore and over CAEP 8 emissions standards, and it aft and can be moved up and down. The also offers a double-digit noise margin vertical adjustment is numbered, so pilots compared to ICAO Stage 4 limits. can remember their sidestick number for quick adjustments when switching seats PREPPING FOR FLIGHT or airplanes. The G500 was relatively light, loaded The nosewheel steering system switch with 12,000 pounds of fuel for our flight, (a physical guarded switch) and the which was scheduled for 1.5 hours. Take- pedal steering switchlight and tiller are off weight was 59,863 pounds, well below in the normal place on the left side ledge, the 79,600 mtow. The avionics calculated aft of the sidestick. But unique to the

V1 at 116, Vr 118, V2 132, and Vref in case of G500 is rudder pedal steering authority immediate return at 136 knots. up to 40 degrees when below 13 knots, Without the limitations of a tradi- making the tiller necessary only in tight tional FMS and its multiple deep-pages spaces. I never had to steer with the til- interface, the Symmetry design allowed ler during the flight, and steering with engineers to get creative in how pilots the pedals is far smoother and helped interact with the avionics. For example, me avoid the sudden jerky movements pilots start on the touchscreen in FMS that I sometimes cause when tiller steer- mode, which mimics the traditional FMS ing a long airplane.

inputs, although in a much simpler and THURBER MATT more intuitive interface. Tabs along the GETTING GOING top of the touchscreen make available just Taxiing the G500 is so much more pleas- what is needed, such as FMS init, flight ant with the pedal steering, and there is a The G500’s plan, perf init, perf takeoff, landing. In the new feature that Gulfstream is the first to Symmetry flight perf takeoff tab, not only does the touch- implement in a new jet, Honeywell’s 3D deck incorporates 11 screen show the runway required (3,928 Airport Moving Map, which makes taxi- touchscreens, among feet) versus available runway (7,002 feet), ing more fun and vastly improves situa- them four forward but it does so with a little runway diagram tional awareness. The new taxi display is (one each outboard with color bands highlighting the required part of Honeywell’s SmartView synthetic and two in the center amount of pavement, making it easy to vision and it places the pilot in a virtual pedestal). determine if there is enough runway or if continues on page 28

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PILOT REPORT Gulfstream G500

continued from page 26 seat outside the airplane, a so-called exo- centric view up and to the rear so it looks The electrically as though I’m viewing the airplane from actuated cabin above. This is even better than ordinary entry door synthetic vision, especially the expanded doesn’t touch taxiway and runway markings and signs, the ground when which pop up in 3D for the ones that are opened. It is closest to the airplane. Only necessary designed such information is included in the 3D taxi dis- that when the play, including groundspeed, which makes pilot steps on for a nicely uncluttered display. the first step, the On takeoff, once I advance the power handrail is in the levers more than 20 degrees, the display exact right spot.

reverts to a normal 2D egocentric view. THURBER MATT It was a hot summer day in Savannah when I flew the G500. Dickerson sug- the FBW flight controls are the next gen- typical climb directly to FL450 takes 17 controls at each seat. The controls are gested a soft touch with the sidestick, eration of the G650’s flight control sys- to 18 minutes. hidden under sliding covers mounted in using two fingers to move it (he calls it tem (with fewer remote electronic units, the side ledges next to the seats. a “soft banana”). The pilot’s muscles which improves reliability), the G500’s CABIN CHECK will impart a force to the stick if gripped handling is even better. Only tiny move- We swapped seats so I could experience BACK TO SAVANNAH too tightly, he explained. With sidesticks, ments of the stick are needed. But the the cabin and its incredibly low sound lev- Of course, I had been flying using the pilots need to think about what to do with stick also provides force-feel feedback to els with the forward bulkhead door closed. head-up display, which is Gulfstream’s the hand that pushes the power levers for- the pilot, one of the features of the BAE There is a main entry door enclosure, latest higher-resolution EVS III and HUD ward after reaching V1—instead of trying active sidesticks. which adds to the extremely low interior II system. to take hold of the nonexistent yoke—and While trimming in flight, the trim indi- noise levels. Now that the G500 is FAA and EASA he said the process for the G500/G600 is cator changes to show the trimmed speed, The 1,715-cu-ft cabin in this G500 was certified, Gulfstream also gained approval to drop your hand onto your inboard knee, and any movement of the trim switch on configured with 13 seats in three zones, for EVS-to-land operations with EVS III, or some pilots prefer to rest their hand on the sidestick changes the trimmed speed, including two sets of double club seats which means that properly trained pilots the CCD on the center console. as indicated. On the ground or with the forward, a three-seat divan opposite two with a letter of authorization can fly an As the big Pratts kicked in strongly, autopilot on, the trim switch sets the club seats, and another two sets of dou- approach then touch down and roll out the G500 accelerated rapidly, and at V1, I stabilizer setting in degrees, and this ble clubs around a single-pedestal table, solely by reference to the HUD, with visi- remembered to move my right hand to my is color-coded green to indicate takeoff which provides more legroom for occu- bility as low as 1,000 feet RVR. knee. At rotation speed, I nudged the stick range. The autopilot disconnect button pants. Seat pitch is the same 105 inches The thunderstorms were splashing a back a tiny amount and the G500’s nose on the sidesticks doubles as a trim speed as in the G650. multicolored picture on the RDR-4000 lifted off, followed quickly by the rest of sync (TSS) button. This simplifies trim- A credenza houses a 28-inch moni- radar overlay on the moving map as we the airplane. I pulled the nose gently to 10 ming by allowing the pilot when hand tor, which folds flat so it doesn’t take up descended toward Savannah. As soon degrees and hand flew as we climbed away flying to automatically set pitch trim to 1 any drawer space. The galley is in the aft as we descended below RVSM airspace, from Runway 01. g at the current speed, with just a press cabin—although it can be situated for- I switched off the autopilot to get some During the briefing before the flight, of the TSS button. ward if the customer wishes—and fea- more hands-on time, which didn’t sur- Evans, who captained the first flight I hand flew as we climbed to our first tures deep counters and drawers and a prise Dickerson and Evans at all. of the G500, told me what to expect level-off at FL230; thunderstorms were large trash container, thanks to the extra At the time that I flew the G500, it was handling-wise. “It’s a hot rod,” he said, “a popping in the airspace surrounding cabin width. There was plenty of room not yet certified, and there was a strict pilot’s airplane. It’s definitely a Gulfstream; Savannah, and ATC was busy shepherding for a coffee pot and espresso machine, limitation to avoid any lightning strikes, it loves to go up, loves to go fast, and I love traffic into and out of the airport. Climb- convection oven, microwave, and a real so we had to give the storms a wide berth. to hand fly it and hate to turn on the auto- ing north of Savannah, we leveled again refrigerator. ATC vectored us all over the Georgia skies pilot. It’s a rare experience.” briefly at FL310, then ended up at FL450 A master control panel is available in while we tried to find a relatively clear at Mach 0.90, 506 ktas, while burning the galley and also at the front of the path to the airport. IN THE AIR about 1,300 pph per engine. Temperature G500. Gulfstream’s cabin management We finally ended up flying offshore to From the moment the wings started was ISA -8 deg C. Cabin altitude was 3,800 system gives passengers control of light- the east and then flew back for an RNAV generating lift and we lifted off, I could feet, and it remains a low 4,850 feet at the ing, window shades, environmental sys- approach to Runway 28 at Savannah while appreciate what Evans said. Although maximum altitude of FL510. Evans said a tem, and entertainment from touchscreen continues on page 30

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PILOT REPORT Gulfstream G500

continued from page 28 Flying the G500 around multiple heading The G500 retains the bulk of the storms roiled to the north. and altitude changes was simply a pleasure; the T-tail and This is a situation where having auto- the stick responded instantly to my every clean-wing throttles is a real benefit; with constantly nudge, and it felt comfortable using just layout of changing altitudes it was easy to keep my finger pressure to fly this responsive jet. previous models head outside the flight deck and focus on The level of precision available with FBW and incorporates flying the airplane while the autothrottles flight controls is unsurpassed, and Gulf- the trailing link automatically adjusted power to maintain stream engineers have managed to design landing gear of the airspeed set on the guidance panel. an airplane that pilots will love and that the G650.

maximizes comfort for passengers. Dickerson briefed me that the landing, in typical Gulfstream fashion, requires care to avoid trying to flare and finesse the touchdown. That big flat wing and the massive flaps will cause a fat balloon of lift if the pilot pitches too high before touchdown. He recommends flying right down to the runway and at 20 feet lifting the nose just a degree, then letting it fly right onto the runway. We dialed in an extra few knots on the Vref for the gusty winds, so it was set at about 124 kias. Visibility was fine as we trun- dled down the glidepath, and flying with the HUD helped me nail the approach. As we cleared the fence and dipped down to the runway, I focused on keeping the nose down and resisted Who is the training the urge to put a little back pressure on the sidestick. The G500 responded perfectly when Dicker- son agreed that we were low enough, partner more focused and I gave the stick a tiny pull, then the main wheels touched smoothly, followed by the fuselage dropping gently onto the nosewheel. A touch on your needs? of reverse thrust as the autobrakes caught hold—we had set them to medium—and the G500 quickly slowed to taxi speed. With full weight on wheels and We are. below 60 knots, the synthetic vision automatically reverts to the exocen- tric 3D Airport Moving Map, a handy feature that pilots will appreciate, Welcome to CAE, training partners with a diff erence. Our flexibility means especially at an unfamiliar airport. I we’re more able to accommodate your personal schedule or meet your specifi c taxied back to the Gulfstream ramp— no tiller needed—and we shut down. training needs. Elevate your training experience and work with a team Gulfstream’s newest jets, the that works with you. G500 and G600, are arguably among the most advanced business Visit us at the NBAA Regional Forum jets ever developed. After two hours flying the G500 (a little longer than in San Jose, CA booth #210. planned thanks to the thunderstorms), I have no doubt that pilots, For more information: US +1 (800) 527-2463 +1 (972) 456-8000 especially those with Gulfstream EMEAA +44 1444-27535 or www.trainwithcae.com experience, will instantly feel com- fortably at home in these airplanes. They may even feel that the initial training time is too long, because once they get used to the FBW sidesticks and the touchscreen interface, other than a big step up in performance, there is little new to learn. The G500, with certification now in hand, will enter service later this year, and the G600 is expected to achieve certification by the end of 2018. n see related story on page 39

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32 Aviation International News \ September 2018 \ ainonline.com Dassault rebounds, logging 1st-half orders for 18 Falcons by Cathy Buyck

Dassault sees a recovery in the busi- adding Dassault hopes “to be able to stick ness aviation market and logged orders to our commitments in terms of deliver- for 18 Falcons in the first six months of ing these airplanes by 2022.” The company 2018, compared with 14 in the year-ago is keeping a close watch on the additional period, chairman and CEO Eric Trappier design to integrate the Pratt & Whitney reported during the company’s first-half PWC 812D engine and “it’s going forward financial results at its facilities in Saint- very well,” he said. He remained tight- Cloud, Paris on July 19. This is net orders, lipped on the discussions with Safran after cancelations for the 5X, the pro- about compensation for the troubled Sil- Dassault has delivered 15 Falcons for 2018 and aims to deliver 40 by the end of the year. gram that Dassault pulled in December vercrest engine and the impact on ending due to problems with the 5X’s Safran Sil- the 5X project, saying only “discussions The business jet market continues progress on the rumored future 9X model. vercrest engine. “So we sold more than are underway. Either there will be an to improve as the preowned inventory In addition, the company is seeing 18 aircraft,” Trappier noted. He declined agreement, or there’ll be no agreement.” shrinks and demand for new aircraft improved prospects in the defense sec- to provide a breakdown of the orders but Trappier is not concerned that Bom- recovers, mainly thanks to the U.S. and tor. Rafale orders, deliveries, and backlog told AIN some 5X customers shifted their bardier’s Global 6500 will enter into the Asia-Pacific region, Trappier noted. were up year-over-year. The option for order to the new 6X or existing Falcon service—foreseen for end 2019—earlier “We have a lot of trouble finding a pre- 12 additional aircraft held by Qatar came models like the 7X, while some outright than the 6X, claiming the “market can owned 7X,” he said while conceding there into force at the end of March, lifting Das- canceled their orders. Some are new 6X wait once it knows the product is worth is “a lot of pressure from the competition” sault’s sales tally to 12 units in the first half sales, he said. Falcon backlog stood at 55 waiting for, and that seems to be the case.” in the new aircraft market. compared to none in 2017. The airframer aircraft on June 30, worth €2.5 billion Besides, he said, “The Global 6500 is not Dassault delivered 15 Falcons in the delivered two of the fighters in the first six ($2.9 billion), compared with 52 at the a new plane. It’s a Global 6000 with a first half, compared with 17 units shipped months, to France, and this will increase end of 2017 when 5X orders were still new engine, so it remains a Global 6000… in the year-ago period. It still aims to to 12 by the end of the year, consisting of included in the figure. We’ve taken a different option, that is the deliver a total of 40 business jets this year. three Rafales for France and nine for Egypt The market has taken the advent of 6X, with a 5,500-nautical-mile range, with The company declined to provide further and Qatar. The backlog rose to 111 exam- the 6X “very well,” according to Trappier, a wide cabin, much more modern.” details about the design and engineering ples, up from 101 on June 30, 2017. n

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ainonline.com \ September 2018 \ Aviation International News 33 PILOT report Bell 407GXi

Pilots can prepare a flight plan on Garmin elevates Bell 407GXi experience Garmin Pilot using an iPad or Android device or ForeFlight (iOS only) and then by Alexa Rexroth wirelessly load the plan into the aircraft’s avionics. The pilot can also check for any Standing on the right-hand side of a Bell helicopter, is available for ADS-B Out and In. The main components of the integrated database updates and then download the 407GXi, I leaned in to see what—upon The upgraded Rolls-Royce engine gives avionics systems include two 10.4-inch updates to the mobile device. Preflight first glance—looked strikingly similar to the 407GXi more power in hot and high GDU 1050H high-definition displays and time can be reduced as the Database Con- Garmin’s G1000H flight deck. The screens, conditions, allowing greater external pay- two GIA 64H integrated avionics units. The cierge can upload the database updates powered off, had barely a streak on their load at altitude or an increased hover ceil- system additionally features a GEA 71HB and sync transfers directly with all of the glass, and this was my first reminder that ing for the same gross weight. The engine engine and airframe unit, a GSU 75 air data installed displays. I was indeed looking at something new. As control system is a dual-channel Fadec and attitude heading reference system and Otteson demonstrated the inter- soon as the screens came to life, it became with full automatic relight. With more GMU 44 magnetometer, a GMA 350Hc changeability of the primary flight display apparent that these were more powerful power under the hood for both the engine audio system, and a GTX 345R ES mode-S and multifunction display; either one can Garmin displays. The new G1000H NXi and avionics, the 407GXi can support transponder. The standard configuration do the other’s tasks. The displays accept integrated avionics system immediately multi-mission profiles and offers the next of the Bell 407GXi’s flight deck includes video signals from external sources includ- indicated its upgraded status from its pre- generation of precision navigation, engine synthetic vision and initial installation of ing the GXi’s tail rotor camera. Optional decessors with a bright and crisp display control, and connectivity for pilots. the HTAWS and navigation database. New imaging devices include multi-sensor that initialized within a few seconds. The Bell 407GXi has been designed to features of the NXi include ADS-B-enabled camera thermal imaging systems used for At Bell Helicopter’s Fort Worth facility, support corporate, aero-medical, energy, TargetTrend and TerminalTraffic, wireless parapublic missions. Otteson navigated Tim Otteson, a Bell demo pilot, walked and parapublic operations. The corporate cockpit connectivity, HSI mapping on the to the weight-and-balance multifunction me through the features of the Bell configuration has a cabin volume of 85 cu primary flight display, and other capabili- display page and showed me how to enter 407GXi and the G1000H NXi. The Garmin ft and accommodates up to five passengers. ties. Two card slots are available for data crew, passenger, and baggage weights and upgrade, along with a Rolls-Royce 250- The 407GXi’s ability to operate in extreme exchange tasks such as flight planning, data- the fuel load. The system can synchronize C47E/4 Fadec turboshaft engine, sets the environments, ease of patient loading and base uploading, or flight data downloads. with the fuel-quantity indicator instead 407GXi apart from the previous 407GXP. unloading, and added safety features sup- The optional Flight Stream 510 wireless of relying upon pilot manual entry. On “This is still brand new,” Otteson port the helicopter’s role in aero-medical gateway, which comes in the form of an the same page, the left side of the screen explained during the pre-briefing session. operations. The 862-shp (thermodynamic) MMC card and installs in one of the slots, calculates and displays longitudinal and “This is the first production GXi that isn’t Fadec-equipped engine and all-composite had not yet been added to the GXi that I lateral aircraft CG. an STC’d helicopter. The Canadian test four-blade rotor system provide perfor- would be flying that day. Flight Stream 510 A hover performance page shows the pilots have one that is a GXP that has been mance, speed, and a comfortable ride. allows the NXi system to stream real-time pilot the real-time or preflight planning changed to a GXi. This is the first serial information between avionics and com- power needed to hover out of ground number and it has only about 35 hours on it.” PREFLIGHTING WITH G1000H NXI patible mobile devices running ForeFlight effect (OGE) or in ground effect (IGE) The Bell 407GXi was certified by Trans- Flying and familiarizing myself with the or Garmin Pilot. This can include two-way when outside air temperature (OAT) and port Canada at the beginning of 2018 and G1000H NXi was the primary focus of flight plan transfer, traffic sharing, weather, altitude are in the certified envelope. The is considered a light-single helicopter. At my 407GXi flight. Garmin transitioned GPS, and back-up attitude information. page includes a hover power indicator gross weight, the 407GXi can reach a max- from a single-core processor to dual- The option also enables Garmin’s Data- and hover performance display section. imum cruise speed of 133 knots and has a core processors in the NXi, which sig- base Concierge to wirelessly transfer avia- The hover power indicator depicts power cargo-hook capacity of 3,100 pounds. This nificantly increased the system’s speed tion databases from the Garmin Pilot app required at the current weight, OAT, pres- helicopter is equipped for ADS-B Out as well and power. Zooming, panning, and to the G1000H NXi system. That’s a much sure altitude, and wind condition to hover as ADS-B In ahead of the 2020 FAA ADS-B redrawing happens at a noticeably faster simpler way of updating information in OGE or IGE. The power situation indica- Out mandate deadline. A Garmin GTX 335R rate, which makes the system’s map Jeppesen’s NavData; Garmin’s nav, obsta- tor displays predicted power required for ES transponder is standard and provides updating and graphics rendering much cle, and terrain databases as well as its hovering at the pilot’s entered destina- the ADS-B Out capability. The optional more impressive. “It is so much faster,” SafeTaxi, FliteCharts, and Basemap infor- tion aircraft weight, OAT, pressure alti- Garmin GTX 345R ES, installed on this said Otteson. mation; and the AOPA Airport Directory. tude, and wind condition.

34 Aviation International News \ September 2018 \ ainonline.com An aural alert tone sounds when any near vicinity, including downtown Fort hazard identification easy, and Garmin’s of the helicopter’s engine parameters Worth and Bell’s newly constructed and WireAware powerline overlays were are operating in a time-limited range and upgraded training area. clearly depicted. Additionally, the geo- the alert occurs before encountering an Otteson pointed out that the local air- referenced SafeTaxi diagrams were espe- engine exceedance. This is especially ben- port frequency was automatically entered cially helpful for me as I was flying in an eficial for missions where it is common and identified on the primary flight dis- unfamiliar area and I could easily see the for the pilot to be operating at high-power play. Upon climbout, I began to adjust airport layout in excellent detail. settings while looking outside. my visual scan accordingly to incorporate Otteson demonstrated and then turned The typical user-selected formats for and recognize the new features of the NXi over the controls so I could perform var- the multifunction display include sys- system. The map overlay inside the HSI ious maneuvers in the 407GXi. The heli- tem status, checklists, flight planning, helped to focus my scan. Garmin’s helicopter handles smoothly and precisely maintenance and engine pages, power copter synthetic vision technology pro- and is enjoyable to fly; the engine provides assurance screen, moving map, traffic vides an animated view of the landscape plenty of useful power and the avionics information system, fuel status, and cal- and includes a flight path vector showing features increased my situational aware- culated range. A weather-radio datalink, the aircraft’s flight path. ness and decreased my workload. As the datalink management unit, an Iridium Garmin’s TerminalTraffic display has flight went on, I felt increasingly more voice/data transceiver, and the Garmin been designed to keep “nuisance” alerts comfortable with my visual scan, and it’s With new safety features, the Bell 407GXi GTS 800 traffic advisory system are to a minimum, and this was a noticeable clear to me that pilots who fly with the can support aero-medical, parapublic, among the optional features. advantage during the flight. The system G1000H will easily be able to transition energy, and corporate operations. is designed to minimize and abbreviate to the G1000H NXi. FLYING THE 407GXi alerts about nearby fixed-wing aircraft An optional equipment enhancement Otteson explained the functionality of After discussing the features of the new when the helicopter is hovering or perfor the GXi is the Bell 407GXi autopilot. the autopilot and enabled it toward the Garmin avionics and Rolls-Royce engine forming maneuvers. Below 40 knots and The two-axis autopilot kit is integrated end of the flight. We tried different modes upgrades on the ground, I stepped into the 400 feet agl, the alert is coupled with an with the Garmin G1000H NXi and can such as attitude- and heading-hold. Cou- right seat and immediately adjusted the aural “traffic” message. display autopilot modes, hold references, pled autopilot pitch-axis modes include pedals to a closer setting for my feet. This The G1000H NXi’s upgraded perfor- audio alerts, and autopilot CAS messages. altitude hold and preselect, airspeed adjustment could be completed some- mance became even more noticeable The kit enhances lateral and longitudinal hold, and glideslope capture and track. what unbeknownst to others by using in flight as map panning and redrawing stability when in low-speed flight. A cyclic Coupled autopilot roll axis modes feature my feet to rotate the adjustment wheel. were remarkably fast. I did not detect force trim release switch, beep reference heading select, FMS flight plan following, With the pedals in place and Otteson in any identifiable lag in the graphics switch, pitch/roll hands-on stability aug- and VOR and localizer capture and track. the left seat, we picked up to go flying. rendering and the entire display was mentation, and pilot-initiated automatic A recovery mode allows the helicopter to The flight would last about an hour in the well defined and bright. This made recovery are also included. safely exit inadvertent IMC conditions or other situations where a pilot loses visual reference. A “go around” mode can Engine be activated via the collective or mode panel switch and will level the pitch and Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4 roll attitude. After the pitch and roll sta- Shaft Horsepower (flat-rated) bilize, the pilot can apply power with the 630 shp (Max continuous) collective and continue the emergency or go-around procedure. 674 shp (Max takeoff 5-Minutes)

Passengers (typical) RETURN TO THE RAMP 1 crew + 6 pax As we came in to land, the G1000H presented an easy-to-understand picture of Range (altitude ft, ISA, no reserve) our vertical and horizontal flight situ- 337 NM @ VLRC ation. The vertical situation display on Max Endurance the multifunction display helps to illustrate the descent into surrounding fea- 4.0 Hours tures on the ground. A useful new NXi Max Cruise Speed feature is the visual approach, which 133 kts generates a three-degree vertical flight path to pilot-selected minimums. Upon The Bell 407 features the G1000H NXi flight deck combined with a Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/4 Standard Fuel Capacity shutdown, the NXi stores critical flight Fadec turboshaft engine. It is also fitted with ADS-B Out to comply with the 2020 mandate. 127.8 gal and engine parameters, and the data are Aux Fuel Capacity stored on an SD card for easy download- ing and sharing. The data logging system 19.0 gal captures 60 standard aircraft and engine Ceiling (service) parameters along with 40 customer- 18,940 ft selectable parameters. The data can then be used to identify and analyze trend IGE hovering ceiling information for proactive maintenance. (max gross weight, ISA) The 407GXi is an incredibly fun machine 13,550 ft to fly and it quickly became obvious to me why the 407 platforms have main- OGE hovering ceiling tained a popular following. The upgraded (max gross weight, ISA) engine coupled with the new avionics sys- 11,940 ft tem demonstrated their immense value throughout our flight and the enhance- Max Gross weight ment they would provide to multi-mission 5,000 lbs profiles. I stepped out of the helicopter Cargo Hook Capacity and left with a new understanding of and 3,100 lbs appreciation for both the new Bell helicop-

BARRY AMBROSE BARRY ter and its Garmin avionics. n

ainonline.com \ September 2018 \ Aviation International News 35 EAA AirVenture

This year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh was one of the highest-attended with about 601,000 attendees and more than 10,000 aircraft of all types.

Successful AirVenture boosts aviation economy by AIN Staff

By all accounts, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh complement the efforts of our staff and year, EAA was able to convince Congress July 20-30, an average of 134 takeoffs/ 2018 was one of the highest-attended ever, 5,000 volunteers throughout the grounds. to block the FAA from imposing air traffic landings per hour. with moderate temperatures, mostly sunny The week was upbeat, exciting, and filled control fees for AirVenture. These fees in Each segment of aviation joined together skies, and a record number of visitors. with many ‘only at Oshkosh’ moments.” past years had amounted to more than to bring nearly 3,000 showplanes to Air- “A ‘perfect’ event may be unattainable, The visitor tally reached about 601,000, $400,000 annually. “We are fee-free this Venture, including 1,160 homebuilts, 1,094 but AirVenture 2018 came about as close according to the EAA, roughly 2 percent year,” he said, noting that it will be a con- vintage airplanes, 377 warbirds, 185 ultra- as one could imagine,” said Experimental above the 2017 number. As is typical for an tinuing challenge to convince the FAA that lights and light-sport aircraft, 75 seaplanes, Aircraft Association (EAA) chairman Jack AirVenture show, more than 10,000 aircraft it is “the will of Congress” to keep it that way. 22 rotorcraft, 52 aerobatic aircraft, and 14 Pelton. “The combination of outstand- of all types flew to Wittman Regional Airport The busy air traffic controllers and vol- hot air balloons, according to the EAA. A big ing programs, aircraft variety, a robust in Oshkosh and local airports and the Lake unteers helping marshall all the visiting surprise this year was an unannounced economy, and good weather combined to Winnebago seaplane base. In a change this aircraft handled 19,588 operations from flyby of the Navy’s Blue Angels. n

increase the amounts of manganese nat- is expected to continue through 2021. Phillips 66, Afton team on UL100 avgas urally present in air,” the companies Because the bulk components of the explained. “Further testing and assess- fuel are the same as 100LL, there is no by Matt Thurber ment will be undertaken to confirm that difference in fuel density, and it should be any emissions from the UL100 result in able to mix with 100LL with no problems. Phillips 66 and Afton Chemical are the additive package that helps bring the expected improved environmental per- There is no evidence of corrosion or seal partnering to develop and distribute an the fuel’s octane rating to 100, to meet formance, and all such data will be shared damage by UL100. unleaded 100-octane avgas (UL100) that anti-detonation needs of high-compres- with the U.S. EPA and FAA for review.” Phillips 66 and Afton are working with would eliminate dependency on the leaded sion piston aero engines. Initial testing was done in a laboratory regulators on certifying UL100, but the 100LL currently used by most piston- Afton engineers have been working on to ensure that the new fuel meets applica- path toward certification is not entirely engine aircraft. Afton Chemical is a sub- UL100 for five years, according to Afton ble specifications. Engine-run tests have clear. The companies are working with sidiary of Newmarket Corporation, which senior R&D engineer Zach McAfee. The been done on a dynamometer, includ- the FAA’s Piston Aviation Fuel Initiative also owns Ethyl Corporation. additive package includes a manganese- ing detonation testing on fuel-injected Technical Evaluation Committee and as a The new Phillips 66/Afton UL100 would based octane booster, as well as other Lycoming 360 and 540 models. So far, member of ASTM International as well as contain no tetraethyl lead and it would be additives currently in 100LL—for example, detonation testing has exceeded 100LL the Unleaded Avgas Deployment Group fully compatible with the existing 100LL one that helps with engine starting in cold performance, he said. to ensure that issues associated with fuel storage and distribution network and weather. Afton has also developed a propri- Afton has also conducted endurance moving the fuel from the refinery to the produce fewer harmful emissions than etary scavenger for the manganese, similar tests in extreme conditions of high oil aircraft are all addressed. 100LL. It is too early for the companies to the way ethylene dibromide is used as a temperatures for long periods of running Phillips 66 and Afton expect to seek to release cost information. scavenger for lead in 100LL. at high power, and preparations are under fleetwide approval for UL100. “We’re Phillips 66 would refine and distrib- Manganese in the small amounts needed way to measure wear on individual engine working with the FAA to determine how ute UL100, and Afton’s contribution is for UL100 “would not meaningfully components. Research and development that happens,” McAfee said. n

36 Aviation International News \ September 2018 \ ainonline.com before the rulemaking is complete. “The Light aircraft initiatives on FAA agenda program we proposed is an evaluation The Light Aircraft Manufacturers Asso- adjustable propellers controlled solely by and data-gathering period that will give ciation (LAMA) is making progress with a single lever and solving the problem sur- FAA precisely what managers and exec- the FAA on its combined efforts with rounding the requirement for gyroplanes utives say they need to make regula- the United States Ultralight Association to be built only as kits, which prevents tion change,” said USUA president Roy (USUA) on the implementation of pro- commercial training. Beisswenger. “Our program can help posed industry objectives. LAMA and USUA have worked industry and pilots, but it will also help Five of the LAMA and USUA goals together over the last four-and-a-half the FAA.” are now included in the FAA’s present years to develop the stated initiatives, Light aircraft initiatives are making progress. LAMA said it has sought and received actions, including allowing special light- but according to LAMA, rulemaking is support from organizations, including sport aircraft (LSA) to perform aerial expected to take at least three to five industry does not want to wait five years EAA, AOPA, and GAMA. “Assuming the work, permitting electric propulsion and years before approval and implementa- or more for even the best-sounding reg- FAA pursues these plans as they indi- instruction in aircraft designed for such tion. “LAMA has always assumed that ulations to be fully implemented.” cated, industry businesses might have motors, and increasing the gross weight even if rulemaking followed, it was In an effort to provide an interim new opportunities in the near- and medi- of LSA. worthwhile to pursue alternatives,” said solution, LAMA and USUA have submit- um-term,” said Beisswenger. “This early Additional objectives include the intro- Dan Johnson, president and chairman ted a business case for a program that success at reaching our goal drives us duction of safety benefits associated with of the board of LAMA. “A 14-year-old will allow the objectives to be exercised even harder.” A.R.

New Cessna Denali mockup makes AirVenture debut Textron Aviation displayed a new full-scale Cessna On-site demonstrations of the Denali’s cabin show how it Denali mockup at EAA AirVenture. The mockup of the can be transformed from an executive configuration to a company’s new turboprop single features a flight deck passenger/cargo combi layout. On the flight deck, attend- with functioning Garmin G3000 avionics, updated inte- ees can try out the touchscreen G3000 avionics, including rior, and McCauley 105-inch-diameter composite, five- its automatic speech-recognition technology functions. blade, constant-speed propeller. Textron Aviation is quickly moving toward first wing The turboprop features what Textron claims is the wid- mate and completion of the Denali prototype airframes

est cabin cross-section in the segment, larger seats and as the program nears first flight early next year. Certifi- MARK HUBER/ AIN windows, modular refreshment center, and an aft lavatory. cation is expected in 2020. C.T. A new full-size mockup of Textron Aviation’s Cessna Denali.

Frasca shows off reconfigurable training device Frasca debuted its reconfigurable training device (RTD) visual system, and a simple instructor operator station. at EAA AirVenture. After receiving a steady flow of To meet customer needs, Frasca developed solutions requests for a high-quality, yet affordable advanced for their requests built into a reconfigurable training aviation training device (AATD), Frasca initiated devel- device. The device features realistic avionics, operational opment of a solution. The company sought input from knobs, and switches in the correct positions for accurate customers and flight school operators to determine tactile experience, durable hardware, and a browser- which features they valued most in a low-cost AATD. based iOS interface. The RTD’s all metal construction Frasca found that customers and operators wanted an can withstand a high-use training environment, and easy- Pipistrel’s Alpha Electro is just one of the aircraft the AATD approved by the FAA with extreme reliability and min- change configuration kits feature quick-release fasteners, Slovenian airframer displayed and demonstrated at imal breakdowns. They also wanted the devices to be highly self-aligning captive connectors, and hot-swap capabil- EAA AirVenture. serviceable, reconfigurable, backed by excellent product sup- ity. Customers can convert the RTD to different aircraft port, and easy to install and relocate. Additionally, customers models with available single and twin configurations. The Pipistrel shows valued accurate avionics, realistic aerodynamics, a flexible starting price of the RTD is listed at $58,000. A.R. electric aircraft options Sport aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel displayed a range Icon launches fractional-share test program of conventionally powered and electric aircraft at EAA Icon Aircraft, manufacturer of the A5 light sport amphib- Northeast, Pacific Northwest, and Great Lakes areas. AirVenture. In addition to its Virus SW and Sinus Flex ious airplane, is testing a shared-ownership program that “It’s for people who want access to an A5,” said Icon CEO Rotax-engined, high-wing, light sport aircraft (LSA) and includes full management of the A5s in the program. and founder Kirk Hawkins. There are many people who have Taurus 503 self-launching sailplane, the Slovenia-based Under Icon’s Fleet Access A5 Managed Fractional the money to spend on an adventure sportplane like the A5, airframer has brought its electrically powered Alpha Elec- Program, shareowners get access to a number of days of but they lack the time to manage ownership on their own. tro and Taurus Electro, the world’s first two-seat electric availability depending on their share size, and Icon man- A 25 percent share in an A5 will sell for $95,000 for early aircraft, which are both currently in production and avail- ages the entire operation so the owner doesn’t need to buyers. After the beta test, the quarter-share price will rise able for purchase. The company conducted demonstra- worry about any of the headaches of operating a wholly to $125,000, with a monthly management fee of $900 and 75 tions of both electric aircraft during the show, along with owned aircraft. Another key benefit of the Icon program days’ per year access to the airplane. The half-share price will aerial displays in the manufacturer’s showcase. is that shareowners will be able to fly their shared A5 and be $225,000 plus $1,500 per month and 150 days access. The Also on display was its new X-Alpha full-size virtual other A5s in the program in different locations. fees cover maintenance, storage, scheduling, and insurance. reality training simulator, which was developed in coop- The Fleet Access beta test program is launching at The owner will also pay $75 per hour when flying the A5. eration with its test pilots and instructors. The cabin on Icon’s two existing flight training bases—Tampa, Florida, Potential buyers can express their interest in an A5 the device is identical to that found on Pipistrel’s Alpha and at company headquarters in Vacaville, California—in share by putting down $1,000 on deposit (fully refund- or Alpha Electro aircraft, equipped with the same control the fall, as well as at locations in Miami and Los Ange- able). Current A5 position holders, according to Icon, interface needed to fly the actual airplane. The VR head- les. Shares are available in 25 or 50 percent increments, “get preferred access to both the beta and the follow-on set provides the pilot a “highly immersive” experience, and Icon provides “all scheduled maintenance, storage, program and can move their deposits over seamlessly.” with the ability to interface with a 360-degree view of insurance, scheduling, dispatch, staging, and even pre- The A5 retails for $389,000 fully loaded, or $269,000 the cockpit and surrounding landscape, along with sound positioning, as well as A5 trailer access.” for the base model, which doesn’t include many options replicating actual throttle settings. It can be used for If all goes well with the beta testing, Icon plans to such as retractable landing gear, folding wings, passen- basic flight instruction as well as currency training. C.E. launch Fleet Access bases in up to six more locations, ger flight controls, upgraded avionics, cabin heater, and which could include Texas and the Midwest, Southeast, other features. M.T.

ainonline.com \ September 2018 \ Aviation International News 37 EAA AirVenture Redbird previews Alsim to begin production in U.S. as growth continues sim motion system Alsim will begin manufacturing flight simulators in the U.S. At EAA AirVenture, Redbird showed a model of a new beginning in mid-2019. The company’s new facility in the six-degrees-of-freedom (6DoF) simulator motion plat- Eastern U.S. will help increase production efficiency and facil- form that could greatly simplify the operation of simulator itate installations in the U.S. as well as allow the use of more motion bases. The system, developed by Redbird Alpha, U.S.-made components. The new operation joins Alsim’s the company’s new advanced development division, existing U.S. office in Austin, Texas, and it will offer techni- consists of a flat platform attached to spider-like arms cal support, spare parts, and software development services. connected to fittings that move up and down jackscrews. Alsim also scored sales of its AL250 and AL172 simu- Balance weights cancel out the weight of the simula- lators to three flight-training institutions in Canada, the Alsim is finding a strong market for its AL250 and AL172 tor and platform, effectively making the simulator weigh U.S., and Spain. simulators in the Americas region. nothing and thus making it easy to move, start, and stop With more than 20 customers in North and South quickly. The jackscrews move up and down rapidly and America, new devices and partners, and supporting train- the benefits they bring to our students and our business. can start and stop almost instantaneously, according to ing schools, Alsim sees U.S. production as “the next logi- We are particularity excited about the AL250. It’s part Redbird founder Jerry Gregoire. cal step,” said Mike Tonkin, Alsim after-sales and business of Alsim’s new generation of simulators with high-defi- The 6DoF system is entirely electromechanical, with development director. The company’s expanded product nition visuals, operating system, and newer Garmin avi- no hydraulic or electric actuators. Total cost of a simulator range includes a type-specific Cessna 172 and a new Boe- onics with GNSS that can do RNP and LPV approaches.” with the new motion platform should be lower than the ing 737/Airbus 320 hybrid. Alsim plans to produce a large Kent State University’s College of Aeronautics and price of Redbird’s VTO helicopter simulator, which retails number of the Cessna 172 and hybrid simulators in the U.S. Engineering purchased two AL250s and two AL172s that for about $150,000. According to Redbird, the 6DoF sys- In Canada, Alsim delivered an AL250 simulator to will be installed in the school’s new aeronautics aca- tem will be suitable for aviation training devices, flight Montair Aviation, marking Montair’s third Alsim simu- demic center. Interim dean Robert Sines said, “The qual- training devices, and full-flight simulators. lator. “We are thrilled to add our third Alsim device to our ity and fidelity of the AL250 and AL172 we’ve chosen are Redbird also unveiled the Tracon app, which gives fleet,” said Blair Parrant, Montair director of flight oper- outstanding and will seamlessly merge into our existing instructors centralized control of flights on multiple sim- ations. “We feel very strongly about Alsim products and flight-training operations.” A.R. ulators. Instructors can use Tracon to start and track flights, change weather conditions, trigger failures, and reposition the simulated aircraft. Owners of desktop Redbird trainers can run Red- Piper Aircraft revenues and sales surge bird’s Guided Independent Flight Training system Piper Aircraft’s move to serve the flight training market on their devices. This will allow students to practice and expand its roster of high-performance M-class sin- training maneuvers at their flight schools on a Redbird gles is paying off. “Obviously, the market is good,” Piper simulator then continue the practice at home with their president and CEO Simon Caldecott said at EAA AirVen- Redbird devices. M.T. ture. “In 2011 when I took over at Piper, we decided to get back into the training market in a big way.” Caldecott MATT THURBER MATT joined Piper in 2009, and that year Piper delivered 14 training aircraft. This year that number will reach about Piper’s M600 single-engine turboprop is driving growing 145, he said, “Ten times more than in 2009.” M-class sales. Terrafugia upgrades For the second quarter, year-to-date revenue grew by $28.2 million to $103.7 million in 2018, up 30 percent from locales where avgas is difficult to find or expensive. DX its flying car the same period last year. M-class sales grew 11 percent models are done as a post-manufacturing supplemental Ahead of its planned 2019 market introduction, flying car in that period, with 34 deliveries in the first six months of type certificate (STC) upgrade, but starting in January 2019, maker Terrafugia announced several new features at EAA this year. Trainer deliveries in that period grew to 34 from the DX engine will be installed during production as part of AirVenture for its Transition production vehicle. These 15 last year. In first-half 2017, total deliveries reached 57 the Archer’s original type certificate, not as an STC. upgrades will also be retrofitted into the company’s test airplanes, and this year that number climbed to 87. The Seminole will be next to receive diesel power, with vehicles. Piper’s sales backlog now stretches to third-quarter 2019 the Continental CD-170 available in mid-2019. The engines In driving mode, the Transition will now operate as a for the Archer and Seminole models. The high demand for will be counterrotating, as are the avgas engines on the cur- hybrid, using a combination of an internal combustion trainers is due to the pilot shortage, Caldecott said. rent Seminole. The Seminole DX will feature single-lever engine and lithium-iron-phosphate battery, one of the The diesel-powered Archer DX is gaining traction in power controls and Garmin G1000 NXi avionics. M.T. safest lithium battery chemistries. The safety systems also received an upgrade with improved seatbelts, air- bags, and three rearview cameras in drive mode. Partner BRS will supply a full-frame parachute for the vehicle. HondaJet Elite makes U.S. debut at GA gathering Dynon is providing the electrical flight information sys- Thirteen years after introducing a new light business jet he said, adding that the “enthusiastic support and over- tems (EFIS), and the Transition’s throttle incorporates a design at EAA AirVenture in 2005, Honda Aircraft brought whelming response at Oshkosh helped us to [make the “boost” feature for a brief burst of extra power while flying. the latest version of its HondaJet—the HondaJet Elite—to decision] to commercialize the HondaJet.” The Elite was The cabin interior also received a makeover, with upgraded the 2018 show. The Elite made its U.S. public debut at Air- introduced at the EBACE show in Geneva in May. seats, increased luggage capacity, and intuitive user interface. Venture, a fitting location for the introduction, according The first Elite was scheduled to be delivered to its buyer “Developing this new technology has allowed us to test to Honda Aircraft president and CEO Michimasa Fujino. in August. Elite and original HondaJets are now sharing several different mechanisms and generate improvements “We always think Oshkosh is the origin of the HondaJet,” the production line, but eventually, all new HondaJets along the way,” said Terrafugia CEO Chris Jaran. C.E. will be in the Elite configuration. Elite improvements include performance, cabin, and flight deck upgrades. Additional fuel capacity and aero- dynamic improvements mean the Elite needs less runway for takeoff and NBAA IFR range with four passengers is now 1,437 nm, up 17 percent from 1,223 nm. The HondaJet production rate is now about four per month, and Fujino expects that to climb by the end of MATT THURBER MATT

MATT THURBER MATT Honda Aircraft’s fiscal year. Sales are going well, he said. Honda Aircraft brought the HondaJet Elite with Ice Blue “We have had a very good response from China and Japan, Terrafugia displayed its Transition roadable aircraft at EAA’s exterior to Oshkosh. and I think the progress of orders is a steady increase.” M.T. AirVenture. The company expects it to enter the market in 2019.

38 Aviation International News \ September 2018 \ ainonline.com PILOT REPORT Gulfstream G500

The active-control sidesticks (ACS) FBW strategy keeps pilots in the loop design was carefully thought out and tested in the Gulfstream lab simulator. by Matt Thurber “We designed the inceptor [sidestick] to be an extension of ourselves,” said Gulfstream engineers aim for a pilot-in- with one AHRS, the system degrades to “Fly-by-wire allows us to tune that Evans. “It’s designed so that it’s at the the-loop philosophy, and this means that alternate mode. The same occurs if there experience and make it be more precise,” natural reach position.” When a per- Gulfstream’s fly-by-wire (FBW) design, aren’t at least two valid IRSs. If these con- said Scott Evans, director of demonstra- son’s arm rests on a table, the hand nat- while it includes protections for slow- ditions are fixed, the FBW automatically tion and corporate flight operations. urally tilts about 20 to 25 degrees inward and high-speed flight, gives the pilot full returns to normal mode, or the pilot can “The airplane feels the same when hand (toward the fingers). Also, when reaching control over the flight envelope. The pro- push the flight control reset switch to flying at FL490 or 500 feet on approach away from the body, the arm doesn’t go tections include angle-of-attack limiting, return to normal mode. or throughout the speed regime. It’s straight out, but moves away from the high-speed protection, maneuver load In alternate mode, the autopilot no comfortable to fly. Our approach to fly- ribcage, he explained. So the sidestick is alleviation, speedbrake auto retraction, longer works and other functions are by-wire is that it’s a design philosophy, tilted inboard 20 to 25 degrees, to match dynamic rudder limiting, and elevator degraded. More features are unavailable with pilots being in the loop. That’s core the lower amount of strength when mov- split load limiting. in direct mode, which involves invalid sig- for us; pilots are the best safety tool. We ing the stick outboard as compared to The flight control system is a speed- nals from all four flight control computer want them to be able to feel [the air- inboard (about a 30 percent difference), or trim-stable design, which means that channels, and from this mode, the con- plane], with positive speed stability, not and it is toed outboard about three the controls act like those of a non- trols can’t be returned to alternate or nor- neutral speed stability. The airplane can degrees. This all helps make moving the FBW airplane, and when hand flying, mal mode. In backup mode, the backup talk to you and tell you, if it’s slow or stick side to side feel exactly the same, the pilot must manipulate the controls flight control units communicate directly fast, we get a heavy hand, and it naturally whether inboard or outboard (depend- to position the attitude as desired then with flight controls on a separate bus. brings us in to scan the speed.” ing on which seat the pilot is flying from) trim to maintain that attitude. Without FBW flight controls must meet strin- The goal was to make the pilot feel in and prevents fore and aft movement of trimming, the airplane wants to return gent certification requirements. Alternate control and like they are flying a Gulfstream, the stick from causing a roll change or to the trimmed speed. For example, if mode probability of occurrence is less but a big difference is the lesser amount of vice versa. the G500 is trimmed to, say, 200 knots, than one per 10 million flight hours while displacement of the controls. “We already Gulfstream had been looking at sides- and the pilot pulls back and slows to backup mode probability is less than one fly one-handed,” Evans explained. “That tick design even during the G650 develop- 180 knots, the stick will feel heavy until in a billion per flight hour. hasn’t changed. All we’ve done is change ment, but wanted active sticks that moved trimmed to the new speed, just like an the reach model and the amount of dis- together instead of the flight-path stable airplane with mechanical or hydraulic INTUITIVE CONTROL, RESPONSE placement you have in the control. It’s not design where sticks are passive and don’t controls. In other words, stick forces Having flown a few FBW business jets, I 60 degrees, now it’s 10 degrees. What you move together. “For a decade we wanted to vary according to the dynamic forces on don’t think about the fact that I am just will find is it will take less than a minute for do sidesticks,” said Evans. “It’s our office the control surfaces and also if the other sending an electronic request to com- your brain to figure out that I don’t need and our dining room, especially in an 11- to pilot is trying to move their stick, just puters that tell the flight controls how to this much roll [movement] to get the same 13-hour airplane. Any space gain is positive. like interconnected mechanical controls deflect; what I do is just fly the airplane, level of aircraft response out of the stick. [We can] have a desk, and there’s no occlu- on traditional airplanes. and the G500 responded precisely and Your brain figures out how much displace- sion of displays. Sidesticks reduce weight There are four FBW modes: normal, pleasantly in all regimes and configura- ment you need to get that response. It’s and increase reliability. There are lots of alternate, direct, and backup, but only tions. Whether at high altitude or low, an extremely natural event. You will find benefits. But we would never, ever do a the normal mode is available to the the controls felt comfortable and respon- it intuitive.” passive system, because we felt strongly pilots. The other modes kick in when cer- sive, and the simulated control feel in the “Watching people in the [lab] simula- that it was a loss of situational awareness tain equipment losses occur, and there is active sidesticks is tuned to help make the tor and seeing the transition, it’s amaz- between [the two pilots]. If I’m behind the no way to force the FBW into the other G500 feel Gulfstream-like in all regimes, ing how quickly they adapt to it,” said airplane, you can see that. In a passive sys- modes. For example, if at least one iner- although it definitely does not share the Mark Kohler, vice president, Advanced tem you don’t see that until you’re behind tial reference system (IRS) isn’t agreeing heaviness of the controls of the G550. Aircraft Programs. the power curve. Not only is the stick moving with our input, but it’s also responding to the autopilot, just like the autothrottles. It’s always building on things that are positive in a design.” About three years into the G500/G600 development program, the Air France 447 stall accident happened. “When we read the accident report,” Evans said, “it made us feel validated in our choice of the active control sidesticks. In some incidents, a passive sidestick didn’t allow for immediate recognition of the event. We feel confident we made the right decision for us as a company in protecting our brand and customers.” In a traditional airplane, he explained, “As pilots, that’s how we always respond. If we’re both on the [controls] and fight- ing, one calls ‘my airplane’ and the other becomes pilot monitoring. We wanted to maintain that exact thing. By having that same feedback, even though the sticks are electronically linked, you’re not pressing a button to take control or relying on a CAS message. Somebody calls ‘my airplane’ and one assumes the monitoring role. You don’t have to [fly] any differ- ently to get the benefits of fly-by-wire.”

MARK WAGNER And training is the same, too. n

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continued from page 1 drone flights over “sensitive” areas grew from eight in 2013 to 1,752 in 2016. Fresh drone fears The malicious use of drones can be traced back to 1994 when a Japanese cult for intelligence and analysis and DHS gen- tried to use a remote-controlled helicopter eral counsel Hayley Chang noted, “We have for a sarin gas attack—but it crashed during already seen transnational criminal actors testing. Osama bin Laden toyed with the adopt UAS technology to move drugs idea of putting IEDs on radio-controlled An unrelenting attention to safety, across the border. Terrorist groups over- airplanes as early as 2001. But as Johnson’s efficiency and customer service at KFWA. seas use drones to conduct attacks on the cited statistics suggest, as drones become battlefield and continue to plot to use them more pervasive and the associated technol- in terrorist attacks elsewhere. This is a very ogy improves, so does the risk. Within the serious, looming threat that we are cur- last four years, non-military drone threats rently unprepared to confront. Today we graduated to successful missions, in one are unable to effectively counter malicious case killing 23 during a 2014 strike by Hez- use of drones because we are hampered bollah in Lebanon. by federal laws enacted years before UAS Within the last three years, drones have technology was available for commercial made unauthorized landings on the White and consumer use. Public access to these House lawn, overflown sensitive U.S. mili- systems, with their current operational tary facilities including based nuclear weap- capacity and range, was not even con- ons locations, and landed on U.S. military ceived of when these laws were adopted.” ships. If drones can penetrate these “hard- fwaerocenter.com Committee chairman Sen. Ron Johnson ened” targets, it doesn’t take much imagi- (R-WI), noted that the number of recorded nation to calculate the potential havoc on a soft target. Last year FBI director Chris- topher Wray told Johnson’s committee that a terrorist drone attack on the U.S. “is coming here imminently.” While jamming, energy, and kinetic FLYING TO ORLANDO? devices that can defeat drones have been developed, much of this technology largely remains in its nascent stage and deploying TAKE THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE. it in sufficient quantity would be problematic. As Glawe and Chang pointed out in June, “The potential misuse of UAS pres- ents unique security challenges. In normal security situations, law enforcement KISSIMMEE GATEWAY AIRPORT (ISM) personnel can establish protective measures to protect people and property from mobile threats—that is simply not the case with drones as they are able to access areas that people, cars, or other mobile devices cannot. Moreover, the most effective technologies for countering malicious uses of UAS conflict with federal laws enacted long before UAS technology was available for commercial and consumer use.” The drones used in the attempted attack on Maduro can carry payloads of up to 13 pounds and have a range of three miles. More info at: Drone makers have repeatedly said they can do little to stop malignant applications KissimmeeAirport.com of their products. It is believed Venezuelan security forces used an RF drone detection system to, in part, thwart the attack. n

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Officials with the FBI and NTSB are “The fact that this incident occurred at reviewing data from the flight data Sea-Tac, which is one of the few large air- recorder and cockpit voice recorder ports in the country to require full screen- recovered from the wreckage of a stolen ing for all employees who work in the Horizon Airlines Q400 regional turboprop sterile area, shows that we need to contin- airliner that crashed August 10 near Steila- ually adapt security measures to meet new coom, Washington. threats,” she continued. Horizon ramp worker Richard “Beebo” Various aviation groups and other Russell, 29, gained access to the 76-pas- industry stakeholders also told AIN of senger twin-engine turboprop (N449QX) receiving inquiries about security in the parked at the Cargo 1 ramp at Seattle- aftermath of the incident. In a fact sheet Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and detailing repair station security proce- took the airplane on a 75-minute flight over dures, the Aeronautical Repair Station Puget Sound. Officials stated Russell used Association wrote, “For the aviation a ground tug to move the aircraft from its maintenance industry, good security is parking space at Horizon’s maintenance good business.” It hightlighted a variety facility before starting the aircraft’s engines. of security measures that repair stations 11X Archived ATC communications indicate employ, including alarm systems, video Russell then taxied a short distance to Run- surveillance, employee badging and secu- way 16C via taxiway Delta, with the pilot of rity training, perimeter locks, and working a nearby Alaska Airlines flight stating the with local law enforcement. aircraft’s main gear tires were “smoking On August 11, National Air Traffic Con- left and right.” The Q400 took off at 7:32 trollers Association president Paul Rinaldi p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. commended ATC, military officials, and LOCATIONS A Seattle Tracon controller established others for their handling of the situation, contact with Russell shortly after the saying the ordeal demonstrated a “shared unauthorized takeoff and maintained commitment to ensuring the safety of all MEM communications with him throughout the other aircraft in the vicinity” of SEA. flight. Pilots on frequency also provided 901-345-2992 guidance about aircraft systems, including Methods, Motivations cabin pressurization controls after Russell Remain Unknown complained of lightheadedness. The con- Brad Tilden—president of Alaska Air HOU troller repeatedly implored Russell to land Group, parent company of Alaska Airlines the aircraft at Joint Base Lewis–McChord and its Horizon regional subsidiary—told 713-649-8700 near Tacoma or ditch it in the water, as two reporters Russell had worked as a ramp Oregon Air National Guard F-15C fighters agent since February 2015. dispatched from Portland flew in trail Job duties for a Horizon ramp agent behind the Q400. include baggage loading, deicing and repo- CLT “Think I’m gonna try to do a barrel roll, sitioning parked aircraft, Tilden added. and if that goes good I’ll go nose down and How Russell gained the knowledge to 704-359-0440 call it a night,” he stated. Russell later per- start up and operate the aircraft remains formed an aerobatic maneuver, with videos unclear, although he implied to the Tracon posted online showing the aircraft recover- controller he’d learned some of the sys- CHA ing at less than 100 feet above Puget Sound. tems by playing “video games.” “I was kinda hoping that was gonna be it, “I don’t know how he achieved the expe- 423-855-2299 you know?” he said immediately afterward. rience that he did,” stated Horizon Airlines ATC lost contact with Russell approxi- president and CEO Gary Beck. (Two Hori- mately 10 minutes later, at 8:47 p.m. PDT. zon Q400 pilots contacted by AIN declined Witnesses stated the aircraft pitched down to comment, with one citing a gag order Visit sharply before impacting a remote forested from the company during the investigation.) area on Ketron Island, 25 miles southwest Equally uncertain are Russell’s motiva- Us At NBAA of SEA. Authorities later recovered human tions for the incident. His statements to Booth #2038 remains from the scene and confirmed Rus- ATC throughout the flight ranged from sell was the only person onboard the Q400. weather conditions to apparent concern Kiosk #7 about how quickly the aircraft was burn- Industry Responds To ing fuel. Russell also commented about Security Inquiries his hourly wage, sarcastically adding, The apparent ease by which Russell “Maybe [his flight] will grease some gears gained access to the Q400 quickly raised with the higher ups.” security concerns on Capitol Hill, with In a video he posted online last year, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Washington), the Russell noted with humor his job mostly ranking Democrat on the Senate aviation entailed working with “so many bags… wilsonair.com subcommittee, asking for a hearing on the but it allows me to do some pretty cool incident that “exposed an issue with our things, too,” including traveling to Alaska nation’s airport security protocols. and Europe. n

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WWW.MEBAA.AERO FEATURE A year later, hurricane recovery Nearly a year after it was shredded by Hurricane Maria, the continues Bohlke International Airways FBO at by Curt Epstein St. Croix’s Henry E. Rohlsen Airport The 2017 Hurricane season in the Atlantic is finally being was the costliest in history, with damages dismantled following totaling more than $280 billion. The three extensive insurance major storms—Harvey, Irma, and Maria— negotiations. The were responsible for more than 99 per- facility will be cent of the damage. replaced with an Harvey was a Category 4 storm when 8,000-sq-ft terminal it reached Houston on August 23, dump- and 30,000-sq-ft ing more than 30 inches of rain, caus- hangar at a cost of ing widespread flooding throughout the more than $5 million. region, and shutting down the airports to all but emergency operations. Although they could not host private aviation traf- was felled, Aharon explained that since “We have a better idea of what a really A year later, repairs to hangars at fic, most of the local FBOs provided vital much of the island’s development was significant Category Four hurricane can Naples Municipal Airport are still a work aviation services to the rescue agencies, relatively new, its tourism infrastructure do in terms of flooding,” said Martin Hiller, in progress according to the airport’s fueling aircraft and offering a rest area weathered the storm better than many of president of the National Air Transporta- executive director Chris Rozansky. He and in some cases meals for crews. In its neighbors, and as a result, Turks and tion Association and a principal in North reported that business has rebounded and Texas alone, more than 300,000 people Caicos has rebounded well. Shore Holdings, which owns the two surpassed pre-storm levels, with a waiting lost power. The National Oceanic and FBOs. “Having a plan for backup power list for hangar space of more than 100 cus- Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) St. Maarten is a pretty important [lesson] that we tomers. Tenants there are willing to lease estimated the damage from Harvey alone St. Maarten’s Princess Juliana Airport, like had, because the power on the island was damaged, door-less hangars just so they at $125 billion. much of the island, was severely damaged. very spotty for a number of weeks.” He won’t lose their space, Rozansky told AIN. The General Aviation Terminal (GAT), credits fuel supplier World Fuel Services Turks and Caicos home to FBOs ExecuJet and Signature with quickly shipping a large generator St. Croix Next came Hurricane Irma, packing winds Flight Support affiliate Arrindell Aviation, that allowed the company to get its fuel The last monster of the season was Maria. of 185 mph, which left a trail of destruc- suffered slight water exposure but came farm up and running again. Hiller noted While some islands in the Caribbean tion through the Caribbean, wreaking through the storm in better shape than that one of his first concerns was the well- considered themselves blessed to have havoc with Barbuda, Anguilla, and the the commercial terminal, which a year being of his employees, and the company avoided Irma’s full wrath, their luck ran British Virgin Islands before veering north later is still undergoing reconstruction. hired a contractor to assess damage to out with Maria. St. Croix’s Bohlke Inter- of Puerto Rico and striking the Turks and For three months the cleaned up GAT their homes and conduct repairs, partially national Airways, the lone FBO at Henry E. Caicos Islands. It was the first time the handled the airport’s commercial passen- funded through a GoFundMe campaign that Rohlsen Airport, was a hub of humanitar- Turks and Caicos were hit by a Category gers as well, as Irma ripped away most of received many donations from the industry. ian and rescue activity in the wake of Irma, 5 storm, according to Deborah Aharon, the commercial terminal’s roof, exposing The funds covered meals and hotels for Hill- but the company’s 28-year-old, 5,000-sq- CEO of the Provo Jet Center, located at it to the torrential rains that accompanied er’s displaced employees, as well. ft terminal and adjoining 12,000-sq-ft Providenciales International Airport. the storm. Commercial passenger handling The ruins of the jet center were removed hangar were destroyed by the storm. Its Ahead of the storm, she requested that was then relegated to large tent pavilions and the company is currently processing other two hangars suffered damage, forc- her fuel supplier top off the FBO’s fuel on the airport ramp. Due to a shortage of its turbine customers from a space in the ing the company to swiftly relocate to the tanks in anticipation of post-storm rescue office space at the airport, the GAT’s two leased on-field U.S. Customs facility along lone vacant hangar on the airport, but they and humanitarian flights. She and many waiting lounges are still occupied by cus- with offices in a temporary trailer on the had to update its electricity, lighting, com- members of her staff sheltered in the toms and by a Dutch Police contingent ramp as it awaits permit approval for con- munications, sanitation, and security sys- FBO terminal, which saw its sliding hur- that was sent to the island in the aftermath struction. “Today we sit with one FBO tems to make it suitable. It was the second ricane-resistant glass doors blown open of the storm, according to Sheldon Palm, fully refurbished, completely operational, time the location was required to rebuild, during the height of the storm, letting its ExecuJet Caribbean’s flight operations and we’ve upgraded our self-serve to be as it was also leveled by Hurricane Hugo fury into the building’s atrium until six and CSR manager. Earlier this summer the two points of fueling,” Hiller told AIN. He back in 1989. The family-owned company men were able to wrestle them shut again airport authority announced the roof had added that he expects to have a new mul- also brought in several trailers to house and pile more sandbags against them. The been replaced, a major milestone on the timillion-dollar jet center with a 12,000- its offices. “What we learned from this terminal, which was built in 2015, suffered path to reinhabiting at least a portion of sq-ft hangar, built to withstand 180 mph is that you might lose your hangar [in a minor water damage and the loss of roof the terminal later this fall. winds, in place early next year. This time, storm], but you don’t realize how vital tiles, which took nine months to source, he said, the terminal will be raised to avoid your office space is for all your IT stuff,” replace, and install. Florida Keys possible seawater flooding. He noted that said president and chief pilot William The airport’s commercial terminal fared At The Florida Keys Marathon Interna- the area’s tourism has made a comeback Bohlke. Much of the island’s fiber-optic far worse, as it and the road to the airport tional Airport, the terminal and a 10,000- as well, as several resorts reopened at the communication lines are underground so itself suffered flooding. Provo Jet Center sq-ft hangar at the Marathon Jet Center beginning of the year. the location was able to maintain contact was ready to go when the airport resumed were leveled by a combination of wind By the time it made landfall on the with the outside world. operations three days later. Aharon spent and storm surge, while the associated mainland in Naples, Florida, Irma had Bohlke added that there was a silver much of her time in the days after the Marathon General Aviation facility, which diminished to a Category 3 storm, but it lining in the fact that all of the FBOs fuel storm finding food and water for her staff, caters to piston aircraft on the east side was still powerful enough to shred cloth farm tanks were full before the storm which was encamped in the terminal. of the airport, was flooded and required hangar doors, blow out windows, and hit. “If you don’t have your tanks at full While every power line and telephone pole gutting and refurbishing. turn ramps into lakes. capacity, you get a pressure differential in

44 Aviation International News \ September 2018 \ ainonline.com the tanks,” he explained. “During Hugo, broken windows. While the doors on but with the loss of approximately 700 terminal once the insurance claims were a lot of tanks on the island collapsed on its 10,000-sq-ft hangar were blown hotel rooms, Hancock says the island settled. The recently opened U.S. Cus- themselves, as some did this time, but in, destroying the three small aircraft likely cannot currently sustain more than toms and Border Protection facility at the not here at the airport.” Fully operational within, the structure remained sound. As that. As a winter destination, St. Thomas FBO was under construction at the time, days after the storm, Bohlke resumed its the company continued to clean up and lost its last tourism season, but Han- and its debut was delayed by five months support of rescue and humanitarian oper- shake off the effects of Irma, it was pum- cock has seen some signs of returning as a result of Maria. The island’s tourism ations, bringing in relief line workers from meled by Maria and once again was able normalcy, as vacation homeowners are infrastructure was not heavily damaged, Florida to support the frenetic operation to quickly return to service. “You know, returning along with mega-yacht cus- and, it has rebounded well, with most tempo and spell staff members who had by the time we finished the second one, tomers who also use the FBO. “I don’t hotels and restaurants back in operation. their own storm-related problems. The we kind of got it down,” Hancock quipped. think we’ll be back to a “normal season” Matienzo said that private aviation is still company supplied bottled water, gener- After Maria, any power line and utility just yet, but I do think that we will have a recovering to pre-storm levels. “We’re ators, and free fuel to its employees and poles that had been spared by Irma had season and that it will be a healthy one,” getting there,” she told AIN, “It’s not for the first month provided at least one toppled, leaving much of the island with- she concluded. as before, but there are good numbers hot meal a day. out electricity for four months, necessitat- of passengers coming in and out of the A year later, after the company tangled ing the widespread use of generators. One Puerto Rico airport.” with the insurance companies, the bones of the immediate effects of the tandem After Irma, Puerto Rico served as a stag- Across the field, while Jet Aviation San of the former facility are finally being dis- storms was a severe shortage of all sorts ing area for relief supplies for the area, Juan’s new terminal suffered no damage, mantled to make way for construction of fuel on the island. That fuel shortage shipping tons of supplies and equip- an adjoining vintage 6,000-sq-ft hangar to begin on a new strengthened facility. led to a cell phone signal outage when the ment to its neighbors. Just a short while with office space was destroyed. Despite With a cost of more than $5 million, it equipment that powered the cell phone later, it would be the one in need as the relentless pace of humanitarian air- will consist of an 8,000-sq-ft multi-story towers ran out. Hancock, who also owns the unincorporated U.S. territory took craft arrivals on the FBO’s ramp during terminal and an adjoining 30,000-sq-ft a fuel distribution company, became vir- a direct hit from Maria. As soon as the the following weeks, the company man- hangar, which Bohlke expects will be com- tually St. Thomas’ sole source of gasoline, storm left, relief and rescue flights began aged to remove the hangar debris within pleted within the next two years. With avgas, jet-A, and marine fuel for a period descending on the island. Airport Avia- a month, opening up its footprint for that expenditure, the company also rene- of months as her company worked to rees- tion Services, the older of the two ser- additional ramp space. A 5,000-sq-ft gotiated its lease terms with the airport. tablish supply lines and on-island storage. vice providers at San Juan’s Luis Muñoz addition to the terminal was constructed “The big thing is understanding your The company has turned its storm scars Marín International Airport, had been in to replace the lost office space, and con- insurance policy,” Bohlke told AIN. “It’s into a badge of honor, noting in its adver- the midst of a remodeling project on its struction on a new 20,000-sq-ft hurri- kind of common sense, but it’s just mak- tising “Two Category 5 Hurricanes and still 45-year-old terminal when the storm hit, cane-resistant hangar, which was planned ing sure that you’ve got clarity on what standing!” Yet, as a family-owned business, shattering windows and causing water before Maria and will be able to accom- you’re insured for and making sure that Hancock envies the chain FBOs on some of damage, yet the facility was ready to modate aircraft up to a G650, will be com- you’re properly insured. It’s just a cost the other islands because they could call receive aircraft the next day, operating pleted this fall. of doing business, and you think you will in reinforcements from other locations on generator power. Given the emergency response training never need it. But then you do.” With to help with the restoration and relieve “We had some damage and there was a of the location’s founder José Maldonado, many of the island’s major resorts still out exhausted employees. “Those companies lot of water, but we could deal with that,” a former U.S. Army officer and past head of commission a year later, the tourism supported those facilities in a way that, said Linda Matienzo, the company’s of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard, sector has been slow to recover. Unlike unfortunately, we couldn’t,” she explained. director of operations. “We never stopped the FBO’s staff went to great lengths to neighboring islands, St. Croix lacked “They sent aircraft down; they sent satellite operating because of that.” She added that prepare for the storm, including desig- the marina infrastructure to cater to the phones down; they sent equipment down. due to the damage inflicted upon Puerto nating rallying points for its staff to be mega-yacht set, who in essence bring their They did all sorts of beneficial things for Rico’s aging electrical grid, full-time gen- picked up for work in case there was no own hotel rooms with them and are unaf- their FBO, and as a mom-and-pop location, erator power was required only for the transportation available, and in the after- fected by a shortage of accommodations. we didn’t have that kind of backup.” first 10 days or so, as the airport was one math, Jet Aviation took a survey of how Nearly a year later, the hangar doors of the priority areas to receive repair, but badly each employee was affected by the St. Thomas have yet to be repaired, but Hancock there were sporadic power outages for storm. The company assisted those who St. Thomas, which had been the recipient noted a shipping container with building the next two months. It wasn’t until last were displaced by finding shelter for them of many humanitarian flights during Hur- supplies is finally on its way after being month, nearly 11 months after the storm and supporting them until FEMA funds ricane Irma, was struck by its second Cat- cleared by insurance. Three staff mem- hit, that the island’s authorities declared came through. While the FBO had its own egory 5 hurricane in the span of 14 days bers who lost their roofs in the storms that power had been fully restored to the water supply from a cistern, flowing water when Maria passed overhead. Susan Han- have yet to return to their homes. entire island. was problematic on the island until the cock, owner of the St. Thomas Jet Cen- The still-damaged commercial terminal Matienzo noted that it took seven electrical grid was repaired enough to ter at Cyril E. King International Airport, is limited to six commercial flights a day, months to fully repair the damage to the power the water pumps that distribute likened the aftermath of Irma to being in water throughout the system, a period of a war zone. “First of all, you can’t drive months after the storm. down the streets. They’re full of debris Frances Ryan, the location’s marketing and trees and live electrical wires and director, said that the ramp-up in emer- water,” she told AIN. “So it’s not like the gency activity from Irma served to jump- storm passes and then you drive down start the preparations for Maria, and while to the jet center and start to get busy.” cell phone service was back within a week Despite all that, the facility was back in of the storm, at least in the San Juan area, operation three days later. “I’m proud to the facility has bolstered its telecommu- say that our employees who lived close nications with backup systems to ensure enough were able to make their way to better connectivity in the next emer- the airport,” said Hancock, “and our gency. “That historical natural disaster senior vice president of operations actu- truly not only altered life in Puerto Rico ally lived in our lobby for the first couple but really altered how everyone in every of months.” industry does business, and how we view The airport lost its control tower and emergency readiness and preparedness was taken under military control to han- to avoid business interruption, Ryan told dle the assistance flights, and according to AIN. As a result, we must be cognizant Hancock, work only recently commenced of the fact that we not only survived that on the damaged commercial terminal. event, but we have an opportunity to be Her facility suffered relatively little St. Thomas Jet Center withstood two hurricanes in a short period with limited damage, even better prepared to endure any simi- damage, mainly water incursion from including the destruction of three small aircraft when the hangar doors blew in. lar future events.” n

ainonline.com \ September 2018 \ Aviation International News 45 Merger ahead, UTC eyes future of portfolio by Kerry Lynch

United Technologies Corp. (UTC) of its portfolio and a decision should be approval on May 4 with the condition that remained on pace for completion of its made in the fourth quarter. the combined entity divests overlapping $30 billion acquisition of Rockwell Col- At press time, final approvals and businesses in the areas of actuators, pilot lins in the third quarter, UTC chairman completion of the merger had not been controls, ice protection, and oxygen systems. and CEO Gregory Hayes confirmed. At announced. But Hayes stressed the “We are clearly excited about the future MARK PHELPS the same time, Hayes, during the compa- company was on track with regulatory and what Rockwell brings to the UTC ny’s second-quarter earnings call in late approvals for the Rockwell Collins merger, portfolio,” Hayes said. “Collins Aero- Defense editor July, addressed questions about a poten- adding, “We believe we are down to the space will give us differentiated products tial breakup of UTC or divestiture of cer- final stages of the process.” and services that are more intelligent and Pocock retires tain of its current product lines, saying the Announced in late summer of 2017, the more connected than ever before and Chris Pocock recently retired after just company continues to evaluate the future merger received European Commission allow us to enhance customer value in over 30 years as a contributor to AIN the aerospace industry.” Publications and around two decades of service as its defense editor. He is Long-term Value succeeded by Dave Donald. The combination would bring together It was at the 1988 Farnborough two aerospace giants. UTC’s larger port- International Airshow that Chris first folio covers power generation, propul- worked with AIN as a reporter on show sion systems, and landing systems, while daily publications at the event. He soon Rockwell Collins serves as a major sup- became a fixture with the company’s plier of avionics and cabin interior prod- global team of contributors and was later ucts. Hayes reiterated anticipations that appointed defense editor. the merger should net $500 million in With the advent of online news, cost synergies. Chris’s role rapidly expanded as AIN As far as the future of UTC, he was significantly boosted its coverage of asked about past statements regarding the defense market. From his base in the potential for splitting the company London, Chris launched the weekly AIN into three parts. Hayes, however, stressed Defense Perspective e-newsletter. that UTC is looking at all options. The After graduating with a bachelor’s company is evaluating what is going to degree in history and social & political sci- create the most value long term, he said. ences from the University of Cambridge, “It’s not just about splitting the company Chris worked in the airline industry. He up three ways.” later moved into the news business as an Other options could create value, he editor specializing in the air cargo indus- said, “be it acquisitions or be it divestitures try with publications such as Airtrade, as part of this strategic portfolio review.” Cargovision, and Cargo Facts. He pointed to Sikorsky, which ini- However, the defense sector has tially was going to be spun off but was always been Chris’s main calling and ultimately acquired by Lockheed Martin. he soon became a widely regarded “We will look for ways to maximize value expert in fields such as intelligence, sur- long term, whether that’s together as the veillance and reconnaissance. He is the entire UTC portfolio or apart. I think all author of two books about the U-2 spy- options are on the table.” plane, 50 Years of the U-2 and Dragon Hayes further addressed ramifications Lady Today. of the bankruptcy of Nordam’s U.S. divi- Chris intends to continue covering sions and the decision to halt production aerospace and defense topics at his The S-TEC 3100 Digital, Attitude-based autopilot is one of the most of nacelles for variants of the Pratt & MakesAerosense website. He is writing advanced autopilots ever developed for general aviation. You can now Whitney PW800 powering Gulfstream’s a book about the development of hybrid be confident of the preceise digital control for every phase of flight, with G500 and G600 as those ultra-long-range airships and is also a visiting lecturer at features such as envelope protection, straight and level recovery, altitude business jets prepare to come to market. Brunel University’s Centre for Intelli- preselect, precision approaches and much more. The S-TEC 3100 can “We’re continuing to work closely with gence and Security Studies. interface with compatible EFIS displays as well as analog gauges. the bankruptcy court, with the lenders, “Chris was almost single-handedly and with the folks at Nordam, to try and responsible for building AIN’s excellent The S-TEC 3100: the next generation of autopilot technology capability, find a solution here,” he said. In the short reputation for defense coverage,” com- from the leading name in autopilots with over 40 years experience. term, Hayes did not see any “bottlenecks” mented AIN’s former editor-in-chief Find out more at genesys-aerosystems.com/stec3100 or shortages “that would say that we can’t Charles Alcock. “He is widely respected meet the contractual commitments that for the depth and breadth of his knowl- NOW CERTIFIED FOR we have.” edge and for his unwavering objectivity.” CESSNA 177, 182, 210, 310/320, 335, & 340/340A He reiterated that the company has Dave Donald will lead AIN’s coverage BONANZA A35/36 worked closely with Nordam over the of the defense industry from his base in PIPER PA-32 past six months and said he believes this the UK. He has been an aviation writer will result in a “not easily managed, but at since 1983, serving as editor of World least a good outcome here in the not-too- Air Power Journal and later as manag- distant future.” n ing editor for the aviation department of Aerospace Publishing, before joining AIN in 2005. He has mainly covered ADS-B military topics for AIN, but also has con- COMPLIANCE tributed stories about air transport and DEADLINE business aviation. n DECEMBER 31, 2019

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SPONSORED BY: PRESENTED BY: EAA AirVenture Wagstaff on LOC Leading turns with the rudder, an inability to stay on heading, and fixat- NTSB hosts LOC forum at Oshkosh ing on the instrument panel are among common airmanship errors “even very by James Wynbrandt experienced pilots” often make that can lead to loss of control (LOC), air- The NTSB staged its “first ever” General and safety, noted the importance of creat- show pilot Patty Wagstaff toldAIN at Aviation Safety Road Show at EAA AirVen- ing a “culture of safety,” as his association the NTSB’s Oshkosh LOC forum. ture, presenting a forum on loss of con- Patty Wagstaff does through its chapters. Comfort levels with unusual attitudes trol (LOC) led by more than half a dozen delivered Meanwhile, the University of North may be “worse for the corporate com- top safety officials and aviators. LOC, a the keynote Dakota requires all its CFI candidates to munity than GA,” because of the “very stubborn fixture on the agency’s annual address at undergo stall-spin training, said profes- narrow envelope the pilots fly in,” given Most Wanted List of safety improvements, the NTSB’s sor Jim Higgins, though the instruction their job emphasis on providing a smooth “claims more lives than any other factor in GA Safety is optional for other students in the avi- ride for passengers, Wagstaff said. general aviation—almost half of the fatal- Road Show at ation program. Once the LOC sequence starts, pilots ities,” NTSB chairman Robert Sumwalt AirVenture. In follow-on presentations, NTSB air instinctively provide the wrong control said in opening remarks. safety investigator Mike Folkerts dis- inputs. “You have to overcome that … Several experts called for more upset General Aviation Joint Steering Commit- cussed the role of professionalism in instinct to pull back [on the yoke] when prevention and recovery training (UPRT). tee, a public-private partnership, to ease LOC accidents, and Nicholas Webster, a you’re stalling,” said Wagstaff, whose Aerobatic ace Patty Wagstaff, in the forum’s regulations for adopting safety technol- medical officer with the agency’s Office training facility in St. Augustine, Flor- keynote address, said, “People are always ogy, such as angle-of-attack indicators. of Research & Engineering, highlighted ida, provides UPRT. “We teach people quick to blame the pilots” in these mishaps, Both Richard McSpadden, executive physiological issues contributing to LOC. the quickest way [to recover] is to “but I think it’s a training system error.” director of the AOPA Air Safety Institute, All Part 121 pilots will be required to unload the wing: push forward and In a panel discussion moderated by and the FAA’s Corey Stephens urged receive UPRT beginning March 12, 2019. change the angle of attack…Another Tim LeBaron, NTSB deputy director attendees to use online training aids on LeBaron noted that this year the NTSB [recovery technique] is just drop the for regional operations, board member LOC that their organizations offer. Sean began providing UPRT to all its aviation wing,” she added J.W. Earl Weener highlighted efforts by the Elliott, the EAA’s vice president advocacy accident investigators n

NBAA: SEC fine highlights bizav perk disclosures by Kerry Lynch

NBAA is urging business aircraft oper- SEC purposes,” said Scott O’Brien, NBAA ators to ensure they are following per- senior director of government affairs. “In quisite (perk) disclosure requirements, general, public companies must deter- pointing to a recent $1.75 million fine the mine the value of a perk provided to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commis- certain executives based on its aggregate sion (SEC) levied against Dow Chemical. incremental cost (AIC) to the company. Earlier this month, the SEC announced This must be reported as ‘other compen- that Dow had agreed to settle charges of sation’ in the company’s proxy statement.” inadequate perquisites disclosures that The SEC order deems that an item is not included the “CEO’s personal use of Dow a perquisite/personal benefit if it is “inte- NTSB using drones in investigations aircraft and other expenses.” The SEC grally and directly” related to the perfor- found that from 2011 to 2015, Dow failed mance of the executive’s duties, NBAA said. The NTSB is increasingly using drones as 3D model. The Board’s small unmanned to ensure that $3 million in perquisites Otherwise, it is considered a perquisite if it part of its accident investigation toolkit, aircraft systems (sUAS) team also used provided to the CEO were properly dis- provides a direct or indirect personal ben- including for terrain mapping of air crashes, photogrammetry to support the investiga- closed as compensation. efit, “without regard to whether it may be according to NTSB investigator Michael tion and compare data generated by both The SEC said Dow should have applied provided for some business reason or for Bauer. Notable drone applications by the technologies for future investigations. the agency’s “perquisite test,” involving the convenience of the company, unless it Board since 2016 include rail and highway Flying the sUAS at the crash site “disclosure of personal benefits not widely is generally available on a nondiscrimina- crashes and general aviation accidents. required prior permission to operate available and not integrally and directly tory basis to all employees.” However, Bauer notes that the NTSB’s within the associated airspace and the related to an executive’s job duties.” But The order said Dow instead used a stan- most challenging application of the tech- special flight rules area from various tribal Dow opted for a “business purpose test” dard under which a “business purpose nology was related to the investigation of and government entities—including the that the agency at one time had consid- related to the executive’s job was suffi- the fatal Feb. 10, 2018, crash of a Papillon National Park Service and FAA—and coor- ered including in disclosure rules but ulti- cient to determine that a benefit would Helicopters sightseeing Airbus EC130B4 dinating flights with the helicopter tour mately decided against. not be a perquisite that required disclo- that hit terrain while on approach to land operators in the region. The site’s difficult In addition to paying the civil penalty, sure,” according to NBAA. at Quartermaster landing zone in the Grand terrain, combined with an absence of elec- Dow agreed to hire an independent con- “We encourage our members to review Canyon near Peach Springs, Arizona. NTSB tric power and internet at the site, required sultant to recommend changes to the their procedures and policies on how they engineers needed a three-dimensional additional planning and equipment. company’s perquisite disclosure policies are calculating and reporting their aggre- digital model of the accident site and sur- The NTSB employed a remote pilot and to further implement changes. gate incremental costs,” said O’Brien. rounding terrain to thoroughly understand in command and a visual observer for “Publicly available information on the NBAA will further discuss SEC disclo- the terrain features in the local area and each flight who also monitored the local case indicates some flights made by Dow’s sures and non-business use of aircraft used a FARO laser scanner to create the frequency for traffic. M.H. chief executive were authorized by the during its Tax, Regulatory & Risk Man- company but not properly disclosed for agement Conference next month. n

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Throughout December 2017 and January 2018, Bestfly and ExecuJet South Africa offered private charter flights to Antarctica for its first season. In addition to using its own fleet that includes a G550, left, to reach destinations, Bestfly uses other operators’ aircraft including a ski- equipped DC-3, right. The second season of flights to Antartica will continue late this year and into early 2019.

“On actual flights, we do maintain a Bestfly to resume Antarctica excursions weather watch, where staff at Wolf’s Fang send hourly weather observations and by Peter Shaw-Smith runway-friction measurements. If they fall below our established minimums, we Angola’s Bestfly, which manages 13 air- In addition, in case of a break-down in their evaluation and pre-approval, before return to Cape Town,” he said. craft and operates an FBO in the oil-rich Antarctica, the company has a back-up a proving flight was performed, allowing ATC services for the flight to Antarctica west-African country, is to operate a sec- airplane that can be dispatched for help the inspectors to evaluate our operation are in place. “There is support from the ond season of luxury charter flights to as well as a permanent technical team in in the harsh conditions.” FAJO Oceanic FIR until descent. From Antarctica in late 2018 and early 2019. Cape Town with a basic kit of spares ready Handling in Cape Town is done by there, Antarctica TIBA [traffic information The company was approached by to be deployed. ExecuJet, while in Antarctica there is no broadcast by aircraft] procedures are used, ExecuJet South Africa last year to oper- The company also uses other operators’ real need for it, as Wolf’s Fang is a private as well as radio communication with opera- ate private flights to Antarctica, in a aircraft to reach the location, including a strip and White Desert handles all the tors based in Novo and Wolf’s Fang,” he said. three-year project on behalf of UK-based DC-3, Ilyushin Il-76, Falcon 7X, and Boe- logistics. “Flight planning is quite similar Bestfly uses ArincDirect and Flight- luxury-tour operator White Desert. Work ing 757, while a G650 is also doing flights to the other flights we do—just with extra Aware tracking to stay in touch with both on the plan to launch packages to the for other projects, Pereira said. Last year, precautionary measures,” he said. its Angolan headquarters and ExecuJet Southern Hemisphere began in April 2017. Bestfly and ExecuJet planned to operate “On White Desert’s part, though, it was a Cape Town. “We are in permanent con- The first season was the Southern between 10 and 15 flights to Antarctica. major challenge. They had to actually build tact through flight tracking with the plane, Hemisphere summer season of 2017/2018. Bestfly operates the trips as full char- a runway from scratch on ice and make it even when on the ground in Antarctica. During the months of December and Jan- ters and had to apply for special oper- safe for a jet the size of a G550 to land,” We communicate with both ExecuJet in uary, the company flew 16 flights to Wolf’s ations approval from the Aruba DCA, Pereira said. White Desert submitted an South Africa and our operations control Fang Runway. under which its AOC is issued and the interim environmental evaluation report center in Angola, as well as our office in Available packages include day-long airplane registered. to the UK Foreign Office in April 2016. Aruba,” Pereira said. trips to Wolf’s Fang, a blue-ice runway “They sent a cold-weather and land- The Wolf’s Fang runway is a 2,500-meter- “We are in the process of confirming the rehabilitated by White Desert in 2016; ing-on-ice specialist to evaluate the pro- long (8,202 feet) site with QFU 201 (mag- arrangement with Bestfly for the 2018-19 four-day “Ice and Mountains” packages; cesses and procedures that we established netic) or 173 (true). Located at south 71 season and fully intend to use their ser- and week-long excursions to penguin hab- before the first commercial flight could be degrees, it is built on glacial ice, with a vices again. We are looking to perform itats as well as the geographic South Pole, performed,” Pereira said. “We had to sub- level of compaction similar to a concrete approximately 20 flights this coming usually in parties of 12. The flight from mit the documents and procedures that runway. Braking coefficients are similar to year,” Patrick Woodhead, managing direc- Cape Town, South Africa to Antarctica we planned to use well ahead of time for those for landing on a wet runway. tor, White Desert, told AIN. n takes approximately five hours. “The G550 is the ideal airplane for Bestfly Managed Fleet the mission because it can easily do the Bestfly flies unrestricted, worldwide return flight without refueling in Ant- one Gulfstream G550 arctica, where fuel costs are extremely Bestfly obtained an Angola AOC in 2015 the company signed an agreement for its one Bombardier Global Express high due to the relocation and logistics and an Aruba AOC in 2017 and now has first BBJ and is planning to add one more costs [of stationing] fuel [there],” said the domestic and international approvals G550 before year-end. one Gulfstream G450 Bestfly managing director and CEO in place for flights anywhere in the world. “With the Aruba branch, we opened the one Falcon 900 Nuno Pereira. “We always have fuel to “We have [third-country operator] opportunity of expanding our manage- one Challenger 605 return to Cape Town in the worst-case approval and can fly worldwide unre- ment services to other markets rather than two Learjet 45s scenario, and on arrival in Cape Town, stricted,” said managing director and CEO only concentrating on Angola, [our] main we still have fuel to continue to an alter- Nuno Pereira. “We are, together with TAAG market,” he said, adding that the company one Citation Bravo nate airport.” Angola Airlines, the only Angola-based established the Aruba branch mainly to be one DO328Jet Thorough contingency plans are in company to be authorized to fly to Europe able to secure an unrestricted AOC. one Hawker 400XP place for such excursions. “We have con- commercially—and worldwide, for that In June, Bestfly received approval from tingency plans, as our minimum weather matter—without any restriction,” he said. ExxonMobil to fly its staff on its corpo- two Beechcraft King Air 350I requirements are significantly higher Bestfly’s managed fleet includes the rate aircraft in West Africa. The company one Beechcraft King Air 200 than [those] normally used. The plane is G550, a G450, a Falcon 900, a Global achieved similar approval from Chevron one Beechcraft King Air 90 always fueled for return flights in case of Express, and a Challenger 605. In June two years ago. n an in-flight emergency,” he said. one Gulfstream III

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restrictions when loading and activating News Update EAA AirVenture an arrival or approach; manual setting of unpublished altitude restrictions; and Aspen Avionics Maximizes top- and bottom-of-descent display on Evolution Displays the moving map. When paired with these Aspen Avionics unveiled the Max displays, pilots get improved situational series Evolution flight displays at EAA awareness with a vertical deviation indi- AirVenture, with new design features and cation, which provides vertical guidance performance improvements for both its for the descent, according to Garmin. A primary and multifunction flight displays. VNAV softkey on the autopilot mode The new Evolution Max displays controller enables flying a fully coupled retain the familiar Aspen format, a VNAV approach, when the GTN 650/750 six-inch-diagonal screen with 400- by is paired to a GFC 500 or 600 autopilot. 760-pixel resolution designed to fit The new CDI preview “allows pilots to into the space occupied by traditional view course and vertical deviation infor- attitude indicators and directional mation prior to an instrument approach,” gyros. The display is “bolder and similar to the preview feature available brighter,” according to Aspen, and on many business jets. This works when now offers faster processing speeds, the GTN 650/750 is paired with the G500/ up to 16 million vibrant colors. G600 TXi, G500/G600, or G5. The pre- Evolution Pro 1000 Max PFD lists for view is shown on the HSI or lateral devi- $9,995; Evolution MFD500 Max MFD, A Beechcraft Bonanza with a full complement of Garmin avionics, including a GFC 600 autopilot, ation indicator. $5,495; and Evolution MFD1000 Max touchscreen TXi displays, GTN 750 touchscreen navigators, and a G5 as a standby instrument For aircraft with a TXi display that is MFD, $8,995. The new displays should also engine instrument system (EIS)- be available in the fourth quarter. capable or a G1000 NXi flight deck, pilots can use the Garmin Pilot app (iOS ver- Engine Data Now on Garmin reveals updates for sion) to view real-time engine information Garmin Pilot App via the Flight Stream 510 wireless gateway. Garmin’s Pilot iOS mobile app can Garmin also announced new capabil- now display and record real-time multiple avionics products ities for the touchscreen TXi displays, engine instrument information when including: 10-inch TXi can be configured paired with the G1000 NXi flight by Matt Thurber to 40 percent PFD and 60 percent MFD deck or TXi flight display with engine split-screen; seven-inch portrait or land- information system (EIS) capability. Garmin’s G5 electronic flight instrument select, airspeed bug, and baro setting scape G500 TXi or G600 TXi can show EIS data is delivered to Garmin shown at EAA AirVenture will soon be information from the G500 TXi or G500. moving-map and single-engine informa- Pilot via Garmin’s Flight Stream 510 approved to act as a standby instru- These displays all share flight director tion simultaneously; seven-inch land- wireless gateway, then stored in ment when paired with Garmin’s G500 and autopilot mode annunciations from scape TXi can work as a PFD; multiple the app and after landing, uploaded TXi touchscreen or G500 flight displays. the GFC 500 autopilot. Garmin expects video inputs can be displayed on a TXi’s to the flyGarmin website. Garmin also announced new VNAV pro- more than 600 aircraft will be approved MFD; and EIS-capable TXi displays can Pilots can also set exceedance files for the GTN 650/750 touchscreen for installation of the G5 as a standby show individual CHT values. parameters on the website. When navigators, as well as upcoming GFC instrument when installed along with the The GTN 650/750 navigators are gain- an exceedance occurs, the pilot 500 autopilot pairing with the G500 TXi G500 TXi or G500 displays. ing new audible and visual terrain proxim- will be notified via email. or G500 flight displays and other new The new VNAV profiles are available ity alerts that warn pilots of “terrain ahead, enhancements to these avionics prod- when the GTN 650/750 navigator is pull up,” “obstacle ahead, pull up,” and Avidyne Gets FAA Nod for ucts. The software updates that enable paired with the G500/G600 TXi, G500/ “wire ahead.” On final approach at 500 feet, IFD550/540 Upgrade on CJs these new features should be available in G600, or G5, allowing pilots to create a an aural “five-hundred” annunciation is Avidyne secured FAA STC approval for August, according to Garmin. vertical descent profile by setting alti- provided. For landings at airports that are its dual hybrid-touchscreen IFD550/540 When paired with the G500 TXi or G500, tude constraints in the flight plan on the not in the aviation database, user-defined Series FMS/GPS/navcom systems on the G5 standby instrument receives auto- GTN. Features include automatic popu- waypoints can be set as an airport to min- Cessna CitationJet and CJ1 models matically synced heading bug, altitude lation of step-down altitudes or altitude imize unnecessary terrain alerts. n equipped with the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 flight deck and the FGC- 3000 digital flight control system. The upgrade, which provides a hybrid-touch FMS, also offers Dynon introduces D3 EFIS compliance with ADS-B Out. Features include auto-coupled LPV approach capability; 3D synthetic vision and a $395 ADS-B receiver views of terrain, obstacles, and traffic; wireless connectivity; and by Alexa Rexroth the ability to use third-party apps such as ForeFlight, Avidyne said. Dynon has added new portable avionics, their wish lists, and all at a new lower price including the D3 pocket panel EFIS and point. In addition to the D3 we are also The D3 pocket panel EFIS can be mounted in BendixKing To Install DRX portable dual-band ADS-B In traf- introducing the DRX, a feature-rich por- any cockpit without tools, the company says. Products on Aloong Aircraft fic and weather receiver, the company table ADS-B receiver at under $395,” said BendixKing has signed an agreement announced at EAA AirVenture. The D3, Robert Hamilton, Dynon president. any aircraft without FAA approval. allowing for installation of the which replaces Dynon’s D2 will be avail- The D3 lists for $995 and features a The DRX works with mobile apps such company’s AeroVue Touch flight display able later this summer, while the DRX was portable electronic attitude indicator as ForeFlight and FlyQ and provides in- and AeroCruze autopilot in Aloong expected to be available earlier. with a new synthetic vision display, cockpit weather products along with WAAS Aircraft’s Model 44 Angel. Installation “Our third-generation D3 Pocket Panel improved brightness, and a touchscreen GPS position sent to mobile devices. The of the flight display and autopilot is portable EFIS adds new features like syn- interface. Dynon said the D3 cockpit DRX also has auto-dimming status lights intended for Angel aircraft in Asia thetic vision and a touchscreen interface mounting options do not require tools for night flight. Dynon said the device can and Africa. The AeroVue features a that customers consistently rank high on and allow the D3 to be deployed within last for a few days on a single charge. n Honeywell synthetic vision system. M.T.

52 Aviation International News \ September 2018 \ ainonline.com Simply turning on the ELT while airborne can save lives, and not enough pilots know it. The satellite-based system of today is not the same as the one pilots learned to mistrust some 40 years ago. SOURCE: COSPAS SARSAT SOURCE: COSPAS

are alerted as needed. The SAR operation were making an around-the-world trip in ELT, the magic switch has begun. When the system is activated in a single-engine aircraft. They ditched on an aircraft, it bypasses all the middlemen. July 22 off Pago Pago, American Samoa. Sure, you could relay your lat/long, head- An open ocean search ensued. The son pilots know so little about ing, and airspeed to other aircraft passing was found next day drowned in his life overhead, which you can update every few vest. The father and aircraft were never by Dave Montgomery minutes while you are doing 15 other tasks. found. So, what if, after engine failure Or, you could just flip the switch and con- and in the drift down they had activated For six years I surveyed pilots to see what Since my book Blue Water Ditching was tinue your efforts to resolve the emergency. the 406 MHz ELT? The satellite signal they knew about search and rescue…the published in 2012, I have interviewed hun- would have pinpointed the location and results were not good. I asked more dreds of pilots and asked this question. Unfounded Activation Fears SAR could have been initiated immedi- than 300 pilots a simple question, and “If you lose engine power in a non-radar In the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s, all opera- ately. Would the result have been dif- only two gave me the answer I was look- environment, what can you do to greatly tors trained for offshore ditching and off- ferent? That’s why turning it on while ing for. The training shortfall involves increase your odds of a timely rescue?” Two airport landings in detail. The reason they airborne is so important. a small “magic switch” in every cockpit pilots answered correctly. Granted there trained was…because it happened! Thank- Some think ADS-B will solve this prob- that pilots never touch and most pilots are a dozen checklist items, commonsense fully, as aviation evolved over the ensuing lem. The FAA website says ADS-B will do not know much about. procedures, engine re-start sequences, and decades, aircraft have become 1,000 per- improve “last reported position,” which My primary flight instruction was in the survival items to perform post haste. cent safer. Today we have engines that will take the “search” out of search and late 1970s, and training regarding emer- But we would do well to instill in cur- seemingly never quit, electrical systems rescue. And “air traffic controllers have gency locator transmitter (ELT) use has rent and future pilots that the simple act with redundant and very reliable grids, better information about an aircraft’s changed very little in 40-plus years. The of turning on the ELT can save lives. With fire-resistant cabin interiors, fuel tanks last position, thereby reducing the crit- early 121.5/243 MHz system was riddled the aircraft’s 406 MHz ELT “turned on that don’t leak, and pressurization systems ical window of time involved in a search with problems. Some installations had bat- and pinging the system,” the following that work as advertised. In other words, and rescue operation.” While worldwide tery issues. Wreckage could block or funnel sequence goes into motion: SAR receiver/ the risk factor of an off-airport landing has ADS-B promises many great leaps forward the signal in a direction that would confuse transmitters activate aboard six low earth become extremely small. And if something in the future for aviation, remember there location pointers and rescue forces. Some- orbit (LEO) satellites (1,200 miles up) and does go wrong, there’s a good chance the is an ELT switch on your flight deck today, times the antenna would be separated about 45 medium earth orbit (MEO) sat- pilot will be able to land safely. tomorrow, and next year. The earlier it is from the transmitter. Some transmitters ellites, (12,000 miles up). The LEOs orbit So there is a reluctance to activate the switched on the better. were so damaged they could not emit any the earth about every 100 minutes. MEOs ELT for fear of generating a “false alarm” If you are floating in the water or stand- signal. History is full of downed or lost air- orbit the earth between two and 24 hours. and facing unpleasant consequences. Lt. ing next to the airplane after the off-aircraft that were never found. Pilots learned If either hears the 406 MHz ping, it relays Col. Gene Manner, director of operations port landing, would you rather be relying to mistrust the ELT system. the signal down to receivers all around the for the U.S. Air Force Rescue Coordina- on the ADS-B signal interpretation by en All that changed in 2009, but too many world. These receivers are called local user tion Center, stressed that the system is route controllers (with the difficulties of pilots have not updated their ELT training. terminals. The ping then goes via landline there to be used. “If a pilot thinks they hardware, language, jurisdictions, customs, The emergency locator network is now a to mission control centers. might be distressed,” he said, “they are and locations) as they communicate with satellite-based system that has greatly Mission control centers display the ping distressed! SAR is one of those things a mission control center, or would you improved safety, security, and locating on a computer terminal or wall-mounted you don’t care about—until you need rather know that the process is already capability. With the updated 406 MHz screen. As it is highlighted via mouse or it. Everyone must have a plan.” And the in action…meaning help might reach you satellite system, everyone from backpack- pointer, the aircraft owner/operator/regis- truth is, if the aircraft reaches an airfield, minutes or hours earlier? ers to seafarers to airborne pilots can be trant is revealed. Within minutes, control lands safely, and needs no further help… Consider yourself trained. Now go and assured their obscure location can quickly centers reach out via contact numbers what happens? Absolutely nothing. train three other pilots. And if you run be pinpointed by experts monitoring the to determine whether it’s appropriate to I play the what-if game because it is so into a CFI, an FAA employee, or an EASA search and rescue (SAR) net. launch SAR actions. Rescue control centers important. In July 2014 a father and son official, train them too. n

ainonline.com \ September 2018 \ Aviation International News 53 ROTORCRAFT & unmanned systems News Update Bell 429 Fleet Tops 325 The global fleet of Bell’s 429 light twin The U.S. Army helicopters has reached 325 units and will eventually amassed more than 330,000 flight field a fleet of hours. The aircraft has been selected 473 CH-47Fs, by customers in 42 countries. Recent and those will be deliveries include two more to the Swedish upgraded—flight police, bringing the fleet to nine; one more controls, cab, for the Indonesian police, growing its fleet electronics, to three; two more for an unspecified radios, a Asia-Pacific government agency; two to stronger pylon, corporate customers in Germany and stronger aft Bangladesh, and a delivery in Poland. section, and a stronger, longer EMS Eagle 407HP Delivered nose—to keep the Eagle Copters completed its first air model flying into medical conversion of a Bell 407 to the 2060s. its Eagle 407HP upgrade. The Eagle

BOEING 407HP package features the Honeywell HTS900 engine with a dual centrifugal compressor, cooled turbine blades and nozzles, and a dual-channel Fadec. The Boeing assembling first Block II Chinook conversion provides increased payload, fuel savings, and better hot and high by Mark Huber performance compared to stock 407s. AirLife Denver and its FAA Part 135 Boeing and the U.S. Army inducted the aft section, and a stronger nose that is rotorshaft from C61 steel and uprating operator, Air Methods, are the launch first CH-47F Block II engineering and longer to provide more space for electron- it to 4,960 horsepower. While the com- EMS customer for the conversion. manufacturing development (EMD) heli- ics. The development of the Advanced bining transmission will not be changed, copter into final assembly earlier this sum- Chinook Rotor Blade (ACRB) has been it will be uprated to 8,266 horsepower Australia Proposes Rules mer. “Our progress from contract award to the most challenging of the changes to twin engine or 4,600 hp single engine. for Helo Transport Ops final assembly in less than a year is a direct the rotor system. “We’re still utilizing The drive shafting along the spine of Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority result of the efficiency and reliability of the the same [rotor] hub but we’re making the aircraft will be thicker to carry the (CASA) has developed new draft program,” said Chuck Dabundo, vice pres- improvements to that; the same general increased load and will have to be requal- regulations for rotorcraft air transport ident, Boeing Cargo Helicopters and H-47 drive train with some improvements to ified from a fatigue standpoint. The aft operations. The proposed rules are for program manager. “Block II upgrades will that. We’re hoping to modernize the elec- transmission gears, cartridges, and hous- Parts 119 (commercial operations) and help keep Chinooks in operation for the trical system a little bit to get additional ing are also being changed and need to be 133 (helicopter air transport operations) U.S. Army into the 2060s.” emergency power going to LED lighting requalified to 4,960 horsepower. The aft and the Part 133 manual of standards. The contract to develop the next-gen- inside and outside the aircraft. The fuel shaft and bearing also are being requal- According to CASA, the new rules eration Chinook for the U.S. Army con- system on the E and F models has three ified. Neupert said an old D model has will minimize the safety differential ventional and special operations forces tanks in the pylons on either side, and been converted to a test fixture for drive- between charter and public transport; was awarded to Boeing in July 2017. The we’re going to a single fuel on either side,” train requalification at the Army’s Aber- introduce safety enhancements to flight Block II program incorporates several he said. deen, Maryland proving ground and that and other crewmember training and upgrades to increase lift capability and Discussing the new ACRB main rotor after those tests the fixture will also be safety management systems; establish a reduce maintenance costs, including blades, Neupert said the cup section con- used for the ballistic tests on the new mandatory simulator flight crew training Advanced Chinook Rotor Blades (ACRB), nects all the hinge points, which are the rotor blades. requirement for certain rotorcraft; an upgraded fuselage, new fuel system, same on the legacy rotor blades. “The The other major change is the fuel sys- provide a more active regulatory and new drivetrain. existing blade is a great blade, kind of like tem. The legacy E and F model system focus on managing the safety risks The first Block II aircraft is expected to a two by eight cutting through the air, a had one big tank and two smaller tanks associated with passenger transport be completed in 2019, with flight testing very simple airfoil and incredibly strong,” on each side; however, Neupert points operations; and launch medical transport scheduled shortly thereafter. First deliv- he said. The new blade is more complex, out, “By changing to one big tank [on each requirements in line with international ery is expected in 2023. Eventually, the with “multiple airfoils, an anhedral dihe- side] you get rid of a lot of parts and that best practices and industry feedback. Army will upgrade more than 500 Chi- dral tip, and a little bit of a swept tip that saves weight and improves reliability.” The nooks to the new configuration. provides 1,600 pounds of increased lift in large tank was challenging from both a bal- China Completes Testing “The U.S. Army is just about out of the hover. We’re still doing some tweaks to listic and crashworthiness point of view, of Unmanned Helicopter CH-47D business,” said Tom Neupert, optimize it, but it will provide the addi- he said. “But will deliver reduced weight China’s Shenyang Institute of Automation technical chief, Army Aviation Programs, tional high hot lift capability.” [and] maintenance and a little more fuel.” and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have Cargo. “The remaining aircraft are in the The ACRB is a fully articulated rotor Neupert said the new monolithic fuel cell completed test flights of the Xiangying Guard and Reserve and we no longer will system and will be easier to maintain than survived drop testing from 65 feet. 200, claimed to be the country’s first have CH-47Ds in the U.S. Army next year.” the current design, Neupert said. “The cur- He said, even with the multiple upgrades indigenous “large” unmanned helicopter. By The Army plans on 473 CH-47Fs and those rent rotorhead is all oil lubricated in the to the aircraft in the Block II program, the dimensions, appearance, and capabilities, deliveries are almost complete. “Block II flapping, the lead lag hinge, and the pitch upgrade still provides room for the aircraft the helicopter is virtually identical to an will provide us with the continued capa- change hinge. The lead lag hinges on the to grow in terms of avionics and engines. older-model, kit-built American Rotorway bility until such time as the FVL [Future new blade will be grease lubricated to elim- “The structure in place for a bigger engine 162F, and differences that do exist could Vertical Lift] decision is made very far out inate the traditional leak problem. If you’ve to increase lift,” he said. However, for now, be accounted for by changes to the there in the future,” he said. been around a Chinook that’s been flying “It’s a really exciting time in the program. main rotor system on the Xiangying 200. Neupert detailed the myriad changes for more than 50 hours you see a lot of oil We’ve got flight test coming up next year. Shenyang said key aircraft components and upgrades to Block II aircraft at an that’s been dripping down the side of the We’ve got all this component level testing. such as flight controls, engine, and industry conference earlier this year. The aircraft from those vertical pin bearings.” A lot of moving parts that have a lot of tight transmission were all made in China and changes include flight controls, cab, elec- Changes to the drivetrain include schedules and requirements that are mov- that the aircraft has future applications for tronics, radios, a stronger pylon, stronger fashioning the forward transmission ing together.” n search and rescue, agriculture, and EMS.

54 Aviation International News \ September 2018 \ ainonline.com limited payload; maximum empty weight eVTOLs make rounds on airshow circuit is 253 pounds and maximum gross weight is 463 pounds. The company plans to by Mark Huber organize racing events to build an initial market for the vehicle and anticipates Electric vertical takeoff and landing air- ducted fan “flying bike” tri-copter. The (gasoline) and 20 minutes (batteries). The demonstration flights will begin next year. craft (eVTOLs) were all the rage at two of single-seater is speed limited to 63 mph, gas tank holds 4.9 gallons and recharging Palo Alto, California-based Opener this summer’s premiere airshows—Farn- an altitude of 4,000 feet, and designed for time is 40 minutes. Maximum sustained brought its BlackFly 2 and 3 vehicles to borough International and EAA AirVenture. the needs of the developing world. The bank angle is 40 degrees and maximum Oshkosh this year. The “personal aerial At Farnborough, super car maker Aston hybrid electric power system gives the bank angle (10 seconds) is 50 degrees. vehicles” (PAV) have a range of up to 25 Martin unveiled the Volante Vision, a A1 a maximum endurance of 55 minutes The vehicle as currently designed has a miles at a restricted speed of 62 miles per three-seat hybrid electric aircraft with hour. The aircraft features eight propulsors three propellers about which few specific distributed across two wings, is amphibious, details were released. Rolls-Royce took has automatic return-home, has a ballistic the wraps off a slightly larger four- to parachute, and is designed to fit on a small five-seat model powered by the ubiqui- auto trailer and deploy within 30 minutes. tous M250 helicopter turboshaft it says Workhorse brought its two-seat “Sure- can reach speeds of 250 mph for up to Fly” contra-rotating quadcopter to Osh- two hours. The Rolls-Royce design is a kosh, but the demonstration flight was concept vehicle designed to showcase aborted. SureFly made its first, brief the distributed electric power system it is untethered flight in April and it appears developing based around the M250. Rolls- the company has been expanding its flight Royce engineers are developing comple- envelope very slowly since then. The air- mentary systems for the concept vehicle craft has a 400-pound payload capacity and including algorithms for fly-by-wire con- a range of approximately 70 miles; target trols. Boeing said it is allying with Spark- price is $200,000. The hybrid aircraft is Cognition to form BoeingNeXt to work on powered by a fossil-fueled generator linked urban air taxis as well as unmanned cargo to a parallel bank of battery packs. Its elec- and supersonic aircraft. trical system powers motors linked to four At EAA AirVenture, Miami startup Workhorse has been gradually expanding the flight envelope of its SureFly quadcopter since propeller arms, each with two contra-ro- Assen Aeronautics showed off its A1 the eVTOL made its first untethered flight earlier this year. tating propellers. The batteries can power the motors if the generator fails. In addition, the airframe has a ballistic parachute. NASA brought a model of its X-57 to Grand Forks County, which in turn sub- “Maxwell” all-electric X-plane to Oshkosh North Dakota site proving leased it to Grand Sky in an arrangement and several program experts to discuss Swoyer refers to as a public-public-pri- the project. While not an eVTOL per se, vate partnership. Funds obtained from the it uses much of the same base technol- a ‘Grand Sky’ for UAS flights State of North Dakota paid for land-side ogy included in distributed electric pro- improvements such as ramps, driveways, pulsion. The X-57 is a modified Tecnam Beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) can start to fly large UAS over large areas and taxiways. P2006T under a NASA program called flights have begun with large UAS at the with the persistent intelligence gathering Small UAS taking off from Grand Sky SCEPTOR—scalable convergent elec- Grand Sky UAS park in Grand Forks, capability of those aircraft, that’s what fly in Class D airspace at their own risk tric propulsion technology operations North Dakota. Grand Sky is co-located we really need with respect to emergency checking in with the Grand Forks tower; research. with the Grand Forks United States Air management, energy, agriculture, infra- outside that space chase planes escort UAS Tests beginning in 2015 evaluated the Force (USAF) base, replete with access to structure inspection, we really need that up to 18,000 feet after which the UAS is aircraft’s electric propulsion high lift sys- a 12,351-foot runway, uncongested airspace, persistent, beyond-line-of-sight capabil- under the control of FAA ATC. “Our goal tem. A wing fitted with 18 electric motors 300 days of suitable flying weather annu- ity,” he told AIN. “Commercial large UAS is to manage this as a normal airport oper- producing 300 horsepower was driven at ally, and the Air Force’s ample radar facil- applications is where the future is.” ation working with FAA air traffic control, speeds of up to 80 mph atop a modified ities. Current tenants include Northrop but because we are taking off from an Air semi truck to simulate wind-tunnel condi- Grumman and General Atomics Aeronau- Air Operations Growing Force base, the Air Force does have some tions. The test showed the wing generated tical Systems. Grand Sky began air operations in 2016, control requirement until we pass off to double the lift at lower speeds compared Grand Sky Development president with General Atomics as the main flier, the FAA,” Swoyer said. He added that the to traditional propulsion. In 2015 NASA Thomas Swoyer, Jr. said the company is expanding flight operations to 24/7, Swoyer large radar coverage in the area makes it also collected baseline aircraft data from in discussion with several other prospec- said. Currently Northrop Grumman has ideal for UAS deconfliction for BVLOS a stock Tecnam. tive tenants for the 217-acre Grand Sky a building with laboratories, simulators, operations, initially out to 30 miles, as that The program aircraft arrived from Italy location and that the company is also in and computer modeling on site and is corresponds with the Air Force’s air traffic in 2016 and is being converted for NASA the process of setting up similar facilities constructing a hangar of sufficient size to control space. by Scaled Composites in Mojave. X-57 at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas, and house two large Global Hawk UAVs that Swoyer said the coverage area should pilots already are practicing in a simulator at the Laramie, Wyoming airport. While a will be completed in 2019. General Atomics be able to expand to 60 miles “in short at NASA Armstrong. The X-57 also will be facility located adjacent to a military base has a permanent hangar with office space order” and that the Air Force radar is the fitted with a high-aspect ratio wing that has appeal to defense-related tenants, it is and a temporary fabric hangar to handle its primary means of deconfliction, accompa- will reduce wing area and increase wing not necessary for all prospective commer- growing operations. General Atomics is in nied by radio communications and maneu- loading from 17 pounds to 45 pounds per cial clients, Swoyer said, emphasizing that the process of expanding its footprint on ver. Swoyer said eventually flights could square foot to reduce friction drag and access to runways at general aviation or the site from 5.5 to 20 acres. The company be “hopscotched” by tying into other FAA enable a smoother ride. The stock cruise commercial airports with lower traffic vol- operates a flight test and training center in radars. He credits Grand Sky’s relationship main Rotax engines will be replaced by umes and uncongested airspace is the key Grand Forks, with flight operations taking with the Northern Plains Unmanned Sys- Joby 60-kilowatt motors that will be to replicating the Grand Sky model else- place at Grand Sky, in addition to other tems Authority, one of six FAA UAS test moved outboard, allowing those engines where. He thinks the time is ripe to do so. research activities. It intends to use its sites, with making Grand Sky successful to recover energy otherwise lost to the “We believe that the industry is really expanded footprint at Grand Sky to sup- to date. Swoyer also said Grand Sky has a wingtip vortices. The final configuration going to take off. Economies of scale are port UAS aircraft and sensor testing, train- looser relationship with the University of of the aircraft is designed to weigh 3,000 going to become better. The efficacy of the ing, and development activities. North Dakota but expects to work with the pounds, cruise at 9,000 feet, and have a equipment will become better. When we The Air Force leased all the required land university on future projects. M.H. cruise speed of 172 mph. n

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That said, Street points out that rela- colleagues encouraged the FAA to incor- L.A. helo operators appeal tively few individuals drive most of the porate ADS-B tracking into the system complaints, especially near one of L.A.’s when it becomes available in 2020 and to biggest air tour attractions, the famed make the system available in other lan- for noise complaint funding “Hollywood” sign. Street says the same guages, including Spanish. 400 to 500 people are responsible for fil- Meanwhile, Street and Morrie Zager, by Mark Huber ing the 5,500 complaints registered with president of the Professional Helicopter the ACS every month and that near the Pilots Association, have appealed directly On June 30,the FAA terminated funding opposes continued funding, claiming Hollywood sign, in the 90068 zip code, to the L.A. County Board for ACS fund- for the Automated Noise Complaint Sys- the ACS has limited utility because it the situation is even more skewed; of the ing. Street said that setting up the system tem (ACS) put in place to measure heli- fails to identify overflying helicopters by 1,737 complaints filed there in April 2018, again from scratch would cost at least copter noise in the Los Angeles Basin. The tail number. a single person filed 1,484;and another $250,000. Zager told AIN that thus far ACS had been operating since 2015. The The disagreement over the ACS is person filed 148. Together they accounted the County has been “non-responsive” FAA maintains that it has captured all the just the latest flashpoint in the continu- for 93.9 percent of all complaints in the to requests to fund the ACS. “I am not data it needs from the system, originally ing contentious relationship between zip code for the month. prepared to say that they are unwilling to intended to be in place for only one year the local helicopter community, elected do it. The County may simply be slow to but later extended for two more years. officials, and various community groups Requests for Solutions respond,” Zager said. The Los Angeles Area Helicopter Oper- that have consistently advocated for fixed However, the LAAHNC points out that Failing county funding, Zager said, it is ators Association and the Professional helicopter routings at higher altitudes the ACS has logged more than 250,000 not the place of the helicopter commu- Helicopter Pilots Association want fund- throughout the Los Angeles Basin, sug- complaints in its three years of operation nity to underwrite the ACS. “Although we ing for the $30,000-a-year system con- gestions repeatedly rejected by the FAA and that the FAA has not used the data to recognize the benefits of having real com- tinued. They claim data from the system on safety grounds. provide or facilitate any noise relief. In an plaint data as opposed to the homeown- proves that helicopter noise complaints The helicopter operators and pilots e-mail to AIN, LAAHNC board member ers simply stating there’s a noise problem emanate from relatively few areas in the believe that the ACS is valuable because Gerry Hans noted, “We feel that the FAA without data to back up their claims, I basin and are disproportionately initiated the program reminds pilots to “fly neigh- should be doing much more to facilitate cannot envision helicopter operators by a handful of disgruntled citizens. borly” and provides quantifiable data on helicopter noise reductions in LA County. or pilots taking on this financial burden. Much of California’s congressional the time, location, and origin of noise The ACS has a major failing in that it does After all, we are not the ones lodging noise delegation, including historical helicop- complaints. “The existence of the pro- not identify helicopters by tail number or complaints,” he said. ter noise critics such as U.S. Rep. Adam gram reminds local helicopter pilots any other means. So, in practicality, hav- Zager said that the ACS and the Schiff, have also appealed to the FAA to that they are accountable for the way ing a good camera with a zoom lens works accompanying monthly ACS committee restore funding for the ACS. However, they operate their aircraft in the region,” better. Without identification, follow-up meetings with the FAA, the helicopter the Los Angeles Area Helicopter Noise Chuck Street, executive director of the actions to correct any offending pilot community, and the LAAHNC, have Coalition (LAAHNC), an umbrella group Los Angeles Area Helicopter Operators behavior is difficult and unlikely. We well been of value and produced results. of homeowner and community groups, Association, told AIN. know where the significant problem areas “Armed with that [noise complaint] hot exist! What is more at issue here is estab- spot information, it has allowed Chuck lishing long-term, workable guidelines or [Street] and me to seek out the tour measures for pilots, in terms of routes, operators and engage them in dialog, AGLs, etc. That’s hard to do without the including inviting many of them to our FAA helping.” monthly meetings and having intimate In a July 24 letter to acting FAA meetings with the operators and select Administrator Dan Elwell, Schiff and ‘high ranking’ noise coalition members, other members of California’s congres- enabling the parties to meet face-to-face sional delegation said that, while the to discuss the issues. We believe empiri- ACS “has not been perfect and could use cal data is the best way to facilitate solu- improvement, it has helped the commu- tions. I also firmly believe we have made nity work with helicopter pilots and the great progress over the past several years FAA to address some of the complaints in working toward mitigating helicopter filed through the system.” Schiff and his noise,” he said. n

One of Bell’s 525 flight-test vehicles completed hot-weather testing in Yuma, Arizona. It flew during outside air temperatures of up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit, as well as completed high-altitude operations to density altitudes of 14,000 feet. Drone overflights seen as aerial trespass

Regular drone flights could be defined to me that if this were enacted in a state, Bell 525 preps for FAA flight trials as “aerial trespass” under a proposal dis- the federal government would quickly file cussed by the Uniform Law Commission a lawsuit arguing that it was an unlawful Bell completed hot-weather testing for its has now accumulated more than 1,000 (ULC) in July, warns one aviation lawyer. preemption of FAA authority,” he said. The Model 525 helicopter early last month in hours flying at speeds exceeding 200 The ULC provides draft legislation for ULC plans to continue debate on the mea- Yuma, Arizona. The super-medium twin knots at maximum gross weight limits. Bell independent adoption by state lawmakers sure into next year. flew during outside air temperatures of up said the aircraft’s performance continues and floated the idea at its annual meeting Mark McKinnon, head of LeClair- to 120 degrees Fahrenheit, as well as com- to meet or exceed all design specifications. in Louisville, Kentucky, said Mark Dom- Ryan’s UAS practice team, said that despite pleted high-altitude operations to density Preparations for FAA flight-test partici- broff, co-leader of the aviation practice of asserted federal primacy, states will con- altitudes of 14,000 feet. pation in the fourth quarter is now under national law firm LeClairRyan. tinue to focus on this area of regulation. “The aircraft performed very well and way and Bell continues to hold to a planned The proposal would make all encroach- “We could see some action on this moving we are gathering test data for certifica- certification time frame in 2019. Three test ment over another person’s land by UAS a forward. In general, this is an area where tion,” said 525 chief test pilot Troy Caudill. aircraft are currently flying and a fourth is form of trespass that conveys a presump- states will likely be focused over the next Earlier this year, the 525 completed cold scheduled to join the fleet by year-end. tion of damages, so long as the altitude of couple of years. Some lawmakers want to weather testing at temperatures as low The 20,500-pound 525 features fly-by- the flight was 200 feet or below. Dombroff tease out the boundaries of their citizens’ as minus 37 degrees Fahrenheit in North wire flight controls, Garmin G5000H avion- said that could put state law in conflict rights to the air above their properties. The Manitoba, Canada. ics, and two GE Aviation CT7-2F1 engines. with current FAA regulations that permit question is how that will interact with fed- According to Bell, the 525 flight-test fleet M.H. drone flight up to 400 feet. “It sure seems eralized airspace,” he said. M.H.

56 Aviation International News \ September 2018 \ ainonline.com AIR transport News Update First BelugaXL Flies The first BelugaXL took off on July 19 at 10:30 am from Blagnac Airport in Toulouse for its maiden flight over southwestern France. The first of five BelugaXLs scheduled to enter into service in 2019, A Germanwings the airplane will also become the first to Airbus A320 replace one of five BelugaST transporters. takes off from The flight deck crew consisted Cologne Bonn of captain Christophe Cail, copilot Airport. Bernardo Saez-Benito Hernandez,

FLICKR: CREATIVE COMMONS (BY-ND) BY SPOTTER.KOELN BY COMMONS (BY-ND) FLICKR: CREATIVE and test flight engineer Jean Michel Pin. Meanwhile, Laurent Lapierre and Philippe Foucault monitored the aircraft systems and performance in real-time New EU rules address pilot mental fitness at the flight test engineer’s station. Airbus launched the BelugaXL in by Cathy Buyck November 2014 to address the transport and ramp-up capacity requirements for European Union airlines will have to per- to work, the European Commission said For most German airlines nothing Airbus beyond 2019. It based the new form a psychological assessment of their in a written statement. The bloc’s carri- changes because they have already estab- oversize air transporters on the A330- pilots before the start of employment and ers now must also give pilots access to a lished psychological assessments and 200 Freighter, with a large re-use of implement a policy to prevent and detect support program in case of psychologi- support programs for pilots on their own existing components and equipment. misuse of psychoactive substances by cal problems. initiative, German Aviation Association flight and cabin crew members, according European Cockpit Association (ECA) (BDL) spokesman Ivo Rzegotta said. “In Ethiopian, DHL Enter Cargo JV to a set of new rules concerning mental secretary general Philip von Schöppen- fact, the existing programs of the German Ethiopian Airlines and DHL have agreed fitness of air crew. thau told AIN the lobby group, which rep- airlines were a blueprint for the regulation, to form a joint-venture company to The changes to the current rules by the resents more than 38,000 European pilots which is now binding for all EU airlines,” create what they call the leading cargo European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) from national pilot associations in 36 he told AIN. “The new EU regulations logistics provider in Africa, the companies stem from the Germanwings Flight 9525 European states, “fully supports EASA’s therefore create one thing above all: a announced in late July. Named DHL- disaster in the French Alps in 2015. Inves- new air safety rules and hope they will be binding basis for all European airlines and Ethiopian Airlines Logistics Services, tigators attributed the crash to deliberate implemented in a uniform and consistent thus even more safety in aviation.” the company will base its operations in action by copilot Andreas Lubitz, who manner, across Europe.” That includes Alcohol testing is nothing new either, Ethiopia and do business throughout suffered from a history of depression and airlines whose pilots work under “atyp- noted Rzegotta. Since last year, German law Africa, thereby improving Ethiopia’s took medication for the condition but did ical” forms of employment—via broker requires airlines and authorities to carry out logistics infrastructure and connections. not inform his employer. agencies, as self-employed pilots, or on suspicion-independent tests of pilots for Under the terms of the contract, Psychoactive substances include alco- zero-hour contracts. “[The ECA] is par- alcohol, drugs, and psychoactive substances. Ethiopian Airlines takes a majority stake hol, opioids, cannabinoids, sedatives and ticularly supportive of peer support pro- Published in the Official Journal of the in the joint venture and has agreed to hypnotics, cocaine, other psychostimu- grams becoming mandatory for each and EU on July 25, the regulation on mental provide regulatory and operational support, lants, hallucinogens, and volatile solvents, every airline in Europe, to allow pilots to fitness of air crew foresees a two-year while DHL establishes air, ocean, and road except for caffeine and tobacco. receive timely support, advice, and, where transition period to allow airlines and freight connections between Ethiopia’s The regulations require airlines’ psy- necessary, treatment,” he added. the bloc’s member countries to estab- main trade hubs and the rest of the choactive substances testing proce- The regulation also tightens existing lish the necessary infrastructure to com- world. The companies have appointed dure to be objective, transparent, and practices on alcohol testing. Random ply with the new rules. EASA said it will Pramod Bagalwadi, a DHL veteran with non-discriminatory. Testing must occur alcohol testing of pilots and cabin crew issue acceptable means of compliance more than two decades of experience upon employment, with unannounced will become mandatory for all European and guidance material to support their in management roles within the logistics testing after rehabilitation and return and foreign airlines operating in the EU. implementation. n industry, to lead the new organization. He will also continue to lead DHL’s industrial projects team in sub-Saharan Africa. The joint venture builds on an extended partnership between Ethiopian and Korea aims to halt LCC propagation started operations in July 2016, received an DHL Global Forwarding, which since exemption from the two-year requirement. 2010 has supported the maintenance, A proliferation of low cost carriers (LCC) in the exception of Air Seoul, the other six car- Air Seoul’s owner, Korea breakbulk and repair, and overhaul (MRO) operations of South Korea has prompted the country’s riers control a combined domestic market heavy-lift operator AAL, also holds 46 per- Ethiopian Airlines’ commercial segment. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Trans- share of 63 percent, once monopolized by cent stake in Air Busan. Jin Air, Air Busan, port (MLIT) to halt issuing certificates to any Korean Air (KAL). Asiana Airlines and KAL Jeju Air, Eastar Jet, and T’way Air have all Boeing Sees Pilot Demand more budget airlines. According to an MLIT now share the remaining 37 percent. expanded abroad, competing fiercely in Doubling over 20 Years official in Seoul, Kim Moon Soo, neither Dong-Hwa Electronics Company owns the the North Asia and Southeast Asia markets. Boeing projects a demand for 790,000 domestic nor regional markets can support latest LCC to enter the market, Air Pohang. Jin Air, the fastest growing, stands as the pilots over the next 20 years, representing more LCCs, especially the former. The company invested $8.81 million for only carrier to have established a long-haul a doubling of the present workforce. “Allowing another LCC into the market could start-up operations in February with three destination in its network, flying daily service Released as part of Boeing’s 2018 Pilot mean financial problems for the airline due to Bombardier CRJ200 regional jets. to Honolulu with Boeing 777-200ERs. & Technician Outlook, the projection the stiff competition currently seen and with Based at Pohang Airport, it flies to Seoul Kim said MLIT remains firm that Korean calls for the most significant demand the spike of oil prices,” Kim said. (Gimpo Airport) and Jeju and harbors big companies may not establish a joint ven- in the outlook’s nine-year history. Kim noted that the MLIT hadn’t received plans for expansion over the next three years. ture LCC with a foreign airline. Boeing said it arrived at the estimate an application from an LCC for an operating Regulations require Korean LCCs to oper- Known as conservative and protective, based on projections for a doubling of certificate as of late. The seven LCCs in Korea ate domestic flights for two years before Korean carriers and the local regulatory body the global commercial airplane fleet—as consist of Jin Air, Air Pohang, Air Busan, Jeju the airlines can apply for approval to intro- fear that any encroachment by a foreign air- reported in Boeing’s Commercial Market Air, Eastar Jet, T’way Air, and Air Seoul. With duce international services. Air Seoul, which line would further crowd the market. W.D. Outlook—as well as record-high air travel demand and a tightening labor supply. G.P.

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Meanwhile, records showed no maintenance lapses, except for an expired underwater locator beacon battery in the flight data recorder. “Although it cannot be conclusively ruled out that an aircraft or system malfunction was the cause, based on the limited evidence available, it is more likely that the loss of commu- A Malaysia nications (VHF and HF communications, Airlines ACARS, satcom, and transponder) prior Boeing to the diversion is due to the systems 777-200ER being manually turned off or power inter- approaches rupted to them or, additionally, in the case Hong Kong’s of VHF and HF, not used, whether with Chep Lap Kok intent or otherwise,” said the report. Airport. A four-year search of the southern

FLICKR: CREATIVE COMMONS (BY-SA) BY AERO ICARUS BY COMMONS (BY-SA) FLICKR: CREATIVE Indian Ocean has failed to locate the main wreckage of the airplane, although pieces of debris—likely from MH370—have flight path after the flight passed way- been found as far north as the eastern Manual inputs likely point AGARI, showing a slight right turn, coast of Tanzania and as far south as the an abrupt turn to the left over peninsular eastern coast of South Africa. Although Malaysia, followed by a right turn south recovery of cabin interior debris suggests changed MH370 flight path of Penang Island to the northwest and the airplane likely broke apart, investiga- a subsequent turn toward the southern tors have not collected enough evidence by Gregory Polek Indian Ocean. to determine whether it broke up in the Notwithstanding the report’s assertion air or upon impact with the ocean. The final safety investigation report into plan route,” said the report. “However, that systems failure alone likely couldn’t The report concluded that, without the March 2014 disappearance of Malay- the change in flight path likely resulted have resulted in the changes in the flight the benefit of examination of the aircraft sia Airlines Flight MH370 released July from manual inputs.” path, it also could present no evidence wreckage and recorded flight data infor- 30 reaches no conclusions about the The Boeing 777-200ER, carrying that the captain or first officer suffered mation, investigators could not identify ultimate cause, but authorities deter- 12 crewmembers and 227 passengers, from any personal problems that might any plausible aircraft or systems failure mined that the changes to the flight path diverted from the filed flight plan some suggest an intentional act. Investigators that would lead to the observed systems probably did not result from “anomalous 40 minutes after takeoff. Soon after a found no financial stress or impend- deactivation, diversion for the filed flight systems issues” alone, suggesting at routine handover from Malaysian air ing bankruptcy, any additional or new plan route, and subsequent flight path least some human intervention in the traffic control to Vietnamese ATC, the insurance purchases, and any behavioral taken by the aircraft. However, it also resulting diversion. “It should be recog- aircraft’s transponder stopped signaling changes. All radio-telephony communi- said that the same lack of evidence meant nized that there is a significant lack of for still unknown reasons, resulting in cations conducted by the pilots with air investigators could not definitely elimi- evidence available to the team to deter- its disappearance from ATC radar dis- traffic controllers conformed to routine nate the possibility of systems failure, nor mine with any certainty the reasons that plays. Nevertheless, civilian and military procedures and showed no evidence of could they exclude the possibility of some the aircraft diverted from its filed flight radars did capture the changes to the any stress or anxiety. third-party intervention. n

Bombardier’s 90-seat Q400 gets Transport Canada nod

Bombardier’s 90-passenger Q400 aircraft configuration has received certification from Transport Canada, making it the first SpiceJet has commercial turboprop in production to now taken reach that capacity. Engineers managed delivery of 23 to increase the Q400’s capacity from 78 to Bombardier 90 seats with some relatively minor modi- Q400s in its fications to the positioning of the rear bulk- standard head and replacement of the starboard 78-seat side baggage door with a passenger door. configuration. The company says the increase results in a 15-percent reduction in operating cost, a major draw for low-fare airlines such as 90-seat configuration Bombardier first turboprop market, we are excited to offer commitment to the evolution of the program.” India’s SpiceJet. revealed during the 2016 Singapore Air our customers a higher-capacity configu- The 90-seat configuration marks the lat- Launch customer SpiceJet signed an Show. The high-density, all-economy con- ration and 15 percent lower cost per seat est step in Bombardier’s efforts to improve LOI covering 50 of the turboprops in an figuration allows for a 28-inch seat pitch. compared to the previous standard Q400, the Q400’s economics. Other improve- 86-seat layout during the 2017 Paris Air Spicejet now flies 23 Q400s in its standard leading to more profitability potential for ments under development include a 2,000- Show. In September that year it signed a 78-seat layout and expects to take its first airlines,” said Q Series program head Todd pound increase in payload capacity and an firm order for 25 and reserved purchase 90-seater later this year. Young. “This milestone certification show- escalation of the A-Check and C-Check rights on another 25 and announced it “With increasing growth in the num- cases, once again, the unique versatility intervals from 600/6,000 to 800/8,000 would instead take the airplanes in the ber of passengers per departure in the of the Q400 turboprop and our continued flight hours. G.P.

58 Aviation International News \ September 2018 \ ainonline.com additions should be calculated for their impact on fuel burn and the resulting cost. All relevant personnel should be aware of the cost impact due to weight addition,” he said. “When it comes to engine health monitoring, this should be performed using and following the engine OEM’s processes and calculation standards.”

A medium-size Safety Considerations aircraft such When it comes to initiatives that as a Boeing improve the economic bottom line, such 737 can gain as fuel-management initiatives, there weight over the are safety considerations and specific course of time. precautions for technical departments

MARK WAGNER to observe. “As required by the safety management system [SMS] all changes should be evaluated for their potential impact on safety using the change-man- Rising costs drive savings innovation agement process before changes are actually implemented. A hazard anal- by Mario Pierobon ysis on the changes triggered by the initiatives has to be performed and the While relatively low fuel costs in the affect fuel burn with individual engines,” engines are operated, fuel saving initia- potential safety risks, if any exist, need recent past have significantly sustained said Reichen. In fact, engine deterioration tives should be implemented as early as to be evaluated in order to mitigate their airline profitability, the fact that oil prices contributes to 80 percent of the increased possible to maximize the effect.” potential impact,” said Reichen. have been on the rise for some time now fuel burn over the life of an aircraft. Conversely, however, fuel saving initia- is pushing fuel-saving initiatives higher A good engine health monitoring pro- How To Implement tives can improve safety as they require on airline management’s agenda. Oper- gram can assist an operator in ensuring There are some best practices to imple- extra attention to the operation through ational considerations that focus on fuel that the engines meet the maximum ment aircraft weight reduction and increased situational awareness. “Through burn, while not compromising safety, required takeoff power and still have engine health monitoring, but it should careful engine health monitoring, it is pos- have been known and implemented by a reasonable exhaust gas temperature be noted that the two initiatives are dis- sible to remove the engine before it runs airlines for quite some time. But engi- (EGT) margin. “Operating an engine tinct, even though they complement each out of EGT margin for both economic and neering-driven solutions for saving fuel close to its minimum margin will often other. “Unless an operator is careful, a safety reasons,” said Martineau. have been much less scrutinized, despite result in a much higher cost when refur- medium-size aircraft (A320/B737) will the fact that aircraft weight reduction bishing the engine, as more parts will increase in weight by 200 to 400 kilo- Significant Saving Potential and engine health monitoring can result need scrapping. Ideally, the monitoring grams over time,” said Martineau. “Dirt, Both aircraft weight reduction and engine in high levels of improvement in fuel effi- should start when the aircraft enters into unnecessary equipment, humidity in the health monitoring can reduce fuel con- ciency, especially when coupled with ini- service. It is a good way to ensure that wall insulation, galley equipment, leftover sumption by 2 to 5 percent, especially tiatives involving flight operations. the aircraft is meeting the original equip- magazines and newspapers, extra water when coupled with efficient operating ment manufacturer’s promised perfor- bottles, et cetera will contribute to this procedures. “For example, the average Weight Reduction mance, especially while the aircraft is weight. There are even cases of operators flight time for an A320 or 737 is approx- Weight reductions are the most direct still under warranty,” said Martineau. that carry cases of water that are never imately 90 minutes. So the fuel burn is and measurable fuel efficiency initiatives. Engines start deteriorating as soon as used; not to mention full tanks of potable around four tonnes. A pilot who carefully According to Marcel Martineau, a fuel they begin operating, and anything that water when it is barely used.” applies all the recommended fuel saving management consultant, the penalty for helps slow the deterioration improves All weight reduction initiatives should techniques can easily save from 200 to carrying extra weight varies from 2 per- engine life and saves fuel. “Engine health only be started once an accurate weight 300 kilos per flight,” said Martineau. cent to 4 percent per flight hour depend- monitoring can help to confirm that ini- baseline has been established. Reichen “A relationship [between the weight ing on the flight length; the longer the tiatives implemented reducing engine fuel advises that aircraft be weighed regularly reduced and fuel savings] can only be flight, the greater the cost penalty. burn are paying dividends,” said Reichen. while in service and all weight changes established if the total saving of all other Philippe Reichen, an airline engineer- “As deterioration starts as soon as the should be recorded and noted. “All weight initiatives is known. As a base approach, ing consultant, said, “In comparison with the relationship of payload to the dry most operational initiatives, once the operating weight plus the fuel weight weight has been removed, the result is defines the efficiency of the flight,” said immediate and permanent as long as the Reichen. “If the fuel load is 1,000 kilo- weight is not reintroduced on the aircraft. All survive Aeromexico E190 crash grams higher than actually required, Operational initiatives depend on training approximately 4 percent of this fuel load and [continued] participation of all indi- Flights in and out of Durango, Mexico’s captain decided to abort just as a gust of [40 kg] will be burned to carry this 1,000 viduals involved and are therefore more General Guadalupe Victoria International wind suddenly forced the airplane’s left kilograms. Additional loads will almost difficult to implement and to reproduce.” Airport resumed following the July 31 wing to hit the ground, causing it to veer always cause more fuel burn.” Weight reduction initiatives should crash of an Aeromexico Embraer E190 off the runway. By the time it came to rest Engine health monitoring can be used be started as soon as, or even before, during an attempt to abort a takeoff in some 300 yards from the runway, both to calculate the impact of fuel-saving ini- the aircraft begins flying. “Once added, heavy rain, hail, and wind. Flight 2431 engines had separated from the airframe tiatives. “An example of such an initiative weight is difficult to remove once the from Durango to Mexico City carried 99 and the hull became engulfed in flames. would be the engine core compressor aircraft starts operation. Calculating passengers and four crew members, all In a statement, Embraer said it would wash that could result in fuel saving by weight impact, before and during equip- of whom survived the accident. Although support investigative authorities and had improving compressor efficiency, which ping an aircraft, pays out in fuel saving rescue crews transferred all of the peo- sent a team of technicians to the scene of in turn improves the engine health. from the first moment of operation,” ple on board to local hospitals, officials the accident. The manufacturer reported Such improvements, depending on the said Reichen. reported 85 casualties, including the that it delivered the airplane, serial num- engine-airframe installation and the core flight’s captain, who suffered among the ber 190-173, in May 2008 to Republic Air- washing procedure, could improve fuel Engine Health Monitoring most serious burn injuries. ways, which flew it as US Airways Express burn [for a certain time frame] by approx- “Engine health monitoring can be used Soon after the E190 took off, the until 2014. G.P. imately 0.7 percent if both engines are to calculate and monitor initiatives that washed,” concluded Reichen. n

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CASA Begins Maintenance Rockwell Collins Earns and Operations Rulemaking Part 25 ADS-B Out AML-STC Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Author- Rockwell Collins has received FAA ity (CASA) proposed three operational certification for its ADS-B Out Part 25 rules and sought comments on them. approved model list supplemental type According to CASA, the rules aim to certificate (AML-STC). It covers mul- “improve safety and consolidate require- tiple aircraft models from Bombardier, ments to make them more operationally Gulfstream, Textron, and Sabreliner. focused and easier to use.” In partic- The solution pairs the company’s TDR- ular, the proposals aim to “reduce the 94/94D mode-S transponder variant safety differential between charter and with either its GPS-4000S global posi- regular public transport operations tioning sensor or a Freeflight Systems through common rules that apply to 1203C SBAS/GNSS position source. all air transport operations but are It also supports Applied Avionics’s scaled for size and/or complexity.” Vivisun ADS-B Fail annunciators with Six of the Cessna CJ2+ light jets operated by Canadian fractional aircraft operator AirSprint integrated Arinc 429 discrete signal have now joined the more than 2,500 aircraft worldwide supported by Rockwell Collins’ converter, which responds directly to Tamarack Expands Corporate Aircraft Service Program. the Arinc 429 data bus and provides a International Opportunities… “fail” indication to the pilot, eliminating Aftermarket winglet manufacturer Frax Operator Chooses approved for work on Beechcraft the need for any additional hardware. Tamarack Aerospace approved three Rockwell Collins CASP King Airs and Premiers; Bombar- According to Rockwell Collins, this latest new European maintenance providers Canadian fractional-share provider dier Challenger 600 family, Chal- transponder improvement automati- as authorized installers of its Atlas AirSprint joined Rockwell Collins’s lenger 850s, and Globals; Hawkers; cally generates a fixed flight ID from the active winglets for the Cessna Citation Corporate Aircraft Service Program Cessna Citation 560/Excel/XL/XLSs; mode-S code for U.S.-registered aircraft. series. Added to the roster are Signa- (CASP) for a three-year deal to man- and Embraer Legacy 600/650s. ture TechnicAir in Bournemouth, UK; age the maintenance on six of the The UK-based company also noted Atlas Air in Bremen, Germany; and Cessna CJ2+ light jets in its fleet. that its U.S. maintenance business HK Bellawings Gets Prince Aviation in Belgrade, Serbia. According to Rockwell Collins, CASP has completed its 50,000th work Hong Kong Mx Nod The company also noted that it currently covers more than 2,500 order, a minor line maintenance item HK Bellawings received HKAR-145 received the latest approvals for the aircraft, supported by a global net- on a Challenger 350, performed at approval by the Hong Kong Civil Avia- Atlas winglet from Brazil’s ANAC, work of more than 80 locations that its West Palm Beach, Florida service tion Department (HKCAD), becoming meaning the upgrade was approved service avionics, cabin, electromechan- facility. The aircraft was released the fifth business jet operator to achieve for installation on the Cessna CJ, ical and pilot controls equipment. back into service on schedule. the recognition in Hong Kong. The CJ1, CJ1+, M2, CJ2, CJ2+, CJ3, and With a 90 percent contract renewal approval clears the way for HK Bel- CJ3+ by the FAA, EASA, and Trans- rate, the program maximizes air- lawings to provide authorized main- port Canada, as well as ANAC. craft availability through its 24/7 StandardAero, ACI Jet tenance in accordance with HKCAD, customer support and provides cli- Team On Ka-band Global STC including third-party aircraft services. ents with fixed, predictable mainte- StandardAero partnered with Califor- The approval comes four years after …and Completes nance costs, says Rockwell Collins. nia-based ACI Jet on an STC for the HK Bellawings launched to provide an Customer LoPresti Upgrade installation of Honeywell’s JetWave array of business aviation services. Tamarack Aerospace installed its satellite communication system on first LoPresti Aviation High-Inten- Gama Aviation Preps UK the Bombardier Global series. The sity Discharge (HID) BoomBeam Mx Facility, Hits U.S. Milestone Ka-band system provides passengers ExecuJet To Provide lighting upgrade on a customer Cita- Gama Aviation received EASA main- the same speed and performance they TFE731 Mx Services tionJet. The LoPresti landing and tenance approval for its new Bour- are accustomed to in their homes ExecuJet’s Johannesburg facility taxi-light kits are optional upgrades nemouth, UK facility, as it consolidates and offices, and the new installation can now provide the Middle East, that come with Atlas Active Winglet from its existing Farnborough and uses JetWave hardware, with a Hon- Europe, Africa, and India regions with installations on CitationJets at Tam- Oxford locations. The facility is now eywell Ka radome and its CNX-900 maintenance services for Honeywell arack’s Sandpoint, Idaho facility. router. Through its in-house FAA TFE731 turbofans. The Johannesburg BoomBeam benefits include more organizational designation authori- facility, which has been a Honeywell light (from three to 15 times more) zation, Arizona-based StandardAero approved facility for more than 20 that is optimized to each aircraft provides STC approvals for avionics years, is based at South Africa’s Lanseria model; reduced electrical load and and cabin management systems. International Airport (HLA). Execu- heat; decreased AOG time for light- Jet’s executive v-p of MRO services ing issues; and five-year/5,000-hour Graeme Duckworth said the facility warranty, Tamarack said. The light- Stevens Aviation Updates also has overhaul authorization and ing increases safety, particularly King Air 350 Engine, Avionics on-site test cell capability for Hon- for “see and be seen” purposes. Stevens Aviation’s facility in Nashville, eywell TPE331 turboprop engines. Tennessee, completed its first certified Blackhawk XP67A engine retrofit on West Star Receives a King Air 350 combined with a flight Elliott Aviation Adds To ANAC Mx Approval deck upgrade to the Garmin G1000 NXi. Garmin Retrofit Tally West Star Aviation received approval Work on the installation of the Illinois-based MRO provider Elliott from Brazil’s civil aviation author- Blackhawk XP67A modification, Aviation sold its fifth Garmin G5000 ity, the Agência Nacional de Aviação which includes two Pratt & Whitney retrofit package for the Cessna Citation Civil (ANAC), for its East Alton, Illi- Canada PT6A-67A engines and new Excel/XLS. For the first 10 operators to nois facility to provide maintenance five-blade MT-Propeller composite install the Excel/XLS cockpit upgrade, services for Brazilian-registered air- propeller assemblies, was ongoing as Elliott offered special early incentive craft. Through the agreement, West Garmin was completing the STC for savings in addition to any promotions Star offers services such as avionics the modification on the G1000 NXi offered by Garmin. The company has and modifications installations, Gama Aviation has tallied more than 50,000 to accommodate the XP67A engine completed 15 retrofits of the G5000, scheduled inspections, repairs, and work orders among its U.S. maintenance conversion, Stevens said. The FAA including the first ever installed on a line maintenance on the aircraft. facilities. certified that accommodation in July. Hawker 400XP. It has also performed

60 Aviation International News \ September 2018 \ ainonline.com more than 300 G1000 and G1000NXi installations in King Airs— more than all other Garmin dealers combined, it said.

Superjumbo Production Struggles To Stay Alive Persistent rumors of the demise of Boeing’s 747 and Airbus’s A380 have proven premature. Boeing is assembling 747s at a rate of six per year as there is some market for the 747 for a few years, given its interest to the air cargo sector, which has finally bounced back. But the A380’s prognosis looks grim, despite Emirates’s order for 20 A380s with options for another 16. The order announcement ended a long drought for the largest passenger airplane. Airbus had not landed an order for the type since 2016, and last Despite recent orders, production of Airbus’s A380 (above) is down to a trickle. Meanwhile, Boeing’s 747-8 program is reduced to assembling year the program netted two orders. six air-cargo versions per year. As of May, Airbus counted orders for 106 A380s and has committed to B787 fleet. Ascentia would provide invests in middle-market business MHB component support to more keep the program going at least for full-flight data analytics, near-real-time services and industrial companies, than 20 operators flying more than another decade. That was a prerequi- analysis, and proactive maintenance found PAG’s portfolio of products 600 aircraft in the Asia-Pacific, site to the Emirates order, the airline recommendations, aimed at decreas- and services an attractive investment Europe, and the Middle East. confirmed withAIN earlier this year. ing unscheduled maintenance events opportunity with room for expansion. and improving dispatch reliability. Established in 1993, PAG is based in Atlanta and operates in nine locations GBA Launches APS Lands Helibras Deal throughout the U.S., Canada, Singapore, Aerospace Division Helibras, the wholly owned Brazilian Pratt & Whitney Outlines Australia, and Brazil. The company GBA Services launched a dedicated subsidiary of Airbus Helicopters, has Program Developments offers MRO services and supply chain aerospace division, expanding its partic- awarded a three-year contract to Aircraft Engine maker Pratt & Whitney solutions for airplanes and helicopters, ipation in MRO and aircraft on ground Propeller Service (APS) to service the received U.S. FAA 180-minute ETOPS including those from Embraer Executive services. One of the new division’s servo actuators of Helibras turbine heli- (extended-range twin-engine oper- Jets, Dassault Falcon, Textron Aviation, first projects is to create a “dedicated copters. APS is headquartered in Lake ations) approval for its PW1500G Piper Aircraft, Airbus Helicopters, Bell, components milk-run service.” This Zurich, Illinois, but will carry out the engine. ETOPS is defined as the max- Leonardo Helicopters, and Sikorsky. will aid line-maintenance activity to Helibras work at its facility in Atibaia. imum allowed single-engine flying support airlines and associated sup- From its Itajubá location, Helibras time that an aircraft needs to reach plier bases by delivering aircraft com- is Brazil’s only helicopter manu- a suitable airport, with reserves. ST Engineering Aerospace ponents airside at all UK airports. facturer and has a domestic market The PW1500G geared turbofan Wins MBH Contract The new aerospace division will work share of nearly 50 percent. APS has a (GTF) exclusively powers the Airbus At the Farnborough Airshow in July, in tandem with GBA’s pan-European growing relationship with Airbus in A220-100 and -300 (formerly C Series ST Engineering Aerospace secured road operations. This means the the aftermarket sector, and a growing 100 and 300, respectively). By mid- a multi-year component mainte- company will be able to provide business in the servo actuator sector. July, the more-than-30-strong A220 nance contract from Solaseed Air. solutions to airlines, as well as meet regional jet fleet had logged nearly Under the new agreement, ST Engi- aftermarket requirements of MROs 150,000 GTF engine hours with three neering Aerospace expanded its and OEMs throughout Europe. UTC Aerospace Unveils operators serving 145 destinations. scope of support services for the Compact Version of InteliSight airline’s fleet of Boeing 737-800s. UTC Aerospace Systems introduced a ST Engineering Aerospace’s main- Honeywell: Airlines Planning compact form factor of its InteliSight GenNx360 Acquires tenance-by-the-hour (MBH) program Big Connectivity Spends Aircraft Data Management (ADM) Precision Aviation Group involves a global network of distri- The commercial aviation industry is platform, which collects fleet data for GenNx360 Capital Partners acquired bution centers, satellite stores, and on the cusp of a wave of technology commercial operators. An airline’s general and military aviation MRO repair shops, allowing airlines to investment fueled by advances in entire fleet can thus be connected to company Precision Aviation Group choose a range of support services high-speed, in-flight Wi-Fi connec- its network within days, immediately (PAG) for an undisclosed amount. The and pay a corresponding flight- tivity, with about half in the industry providing an operator with data includ- New York-based equity firm, which hour rate. The company provides planning to spend up to $1 million ing aircraft position for moving map, per aircraft, according to a recent access to fuel and performance infor- survey from Honeywell Aerospace. mation, and recording and transmission Based on a survey of fleet manage- of aircraft flight data. Flight crews can ment personnel, flight and ground use InteliSight’s data for flight planning, crews, maintenance personnel and improving the passenger experience other key stakeholders, the report and potentially reducing fuel costs. states that 86 percent of respondents UTC also announced Hawaiian expected to make connected aircraft Airlines would extend its InteliSight investments within the next year, and deployment to its new fleet of 18 95 percent were planning such invest- Airbus A321neos. Additionally, UTC ments within five years. Most plan to said All Nippon Airways (ANA) would A UPS Boeing 757 freighter stood on display with many of its wing access panels removed for a invest $100,000 to $500,000 or more join the pilot program for Ascen- C-check during the grand opening of ST Engineering Aerospace’s new 173,500-sq-ft MRO facility per aircraft over the next five years, tia, UTC’s advanced prognostics and in Pensacola, Florida. UPS’s fleet of seventy-five 757 freighters will be cycled through the facility with about half intending to spend health management solution, for its for these inspections, with 21 to be performed there this year and 40 per year thereafter. up to $1 million per airframe. n

ainonline.com \ September 2018 \ Aviation International News 61 TOUCHING bases FBO and Airport news by Curt Epstein

Million Air Begins explained airport director Devon Construction in Austin Brubaker at the ribbon-cutting cere- Million Air has begun construction on mony. “The availability and quality of air a new $40 million-plus FBO complex at transportation service is an important Austin-Bergstrom International Airport factor in firms’ decisions on where they in Texas. When completed next summer, will locate operations. The new facility is it will be the third FBO on the field and a key component of the community and include a 14,500-sq-ft terminal, with regional economic development toolkit.” an aircraft arrival canopy, a spacious passenger lounge, pilot lounge, flight planning room, and conference rooms. L.A.-area FBO Adds Hangars The 20-acre site will offer more than Jet Center Los Angeles, one of two seven acres of ramp space to accom- FBOs at dedicated general aviation Jack modate any size aircraft, with seven Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal customizable hangars ranging from Airport (HHR), completed its $10.5 15,600 sq ft to 19,950 sq ft, each capable million hangar project last month. In The VIP passenger lounge at the newly renovated Universal FBO at Rome Ciampino Airport of sheltering aircraft up to a Gulfstream addition to 10,000 sq ft of new ramp, features “Italian style” colors and materials, and offers a view of the apron with Roman G650, with independent parking and the development includes a 75,000- castles and Castel Gandolfo in the background. entry, and a private club for tenants. sq-ft hangar with 28-foot-high doors “Our belief in Austin and its growth that can accommodate aircraft up to lounge features “Italian style” colors with Baltic-area aircraft operator GM into a top national and international a Gulfstream G650. Once in service, and materials, and offers a view of the Helicopters to provide short-haul business and entertainment des- the new hangar will bring the facility apron with Roman castles and Castel transport. Under the agreement, GM tination drives our investment in to 200,000 sq ft of aircraft storage. Gandolfo in the background. For crews, will provide the operator’s certificate market-changing ventures,” said Located 13 miles from downtown Los there is a snooze room, as well as a and maintenance, while the FBO will be company CEO Roger Woolsey. Angeles, HHR has a 4,956-foot runway dedicated space for flight briefings. responsible for customer support and and no curfew. It is situated just blocks “Rome is a business capital within sales. GM’s fleet includes a Leonardo away from the under-construction Italy, and Ciampino is the only airport AW109SP, Airbus H125, and Cabri G2. Wyoming Airport Inaugurates stadium for the L.A. Rams football where general aviation is allowed to In cooperation with regional restau- Solar-powered FBO team and SpaceX’s headquarters are operate in the Rome area, so it is critical rant firm Resto-Rators, FBO Riga has Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport on the southest end of the airfield. that we continue to invest in our FBO,” launched a new business aviation held the grand opening last month “With the help from our partners and added Craig Middleton, Universal Avi- catering service, which will provide for municipally owned and operated talented team, Hawthorne Airport is per- ation’s regional director of operations its customers with the latest culinary Sweetwater Aviation’s brand new fectly situated to service all the overflow for Europe, Middle East, and Africa. trends and variety of choices, and home. The FBO facility replaces the from busier L.A. airports,” said Jet Cen- it has introduced a dedicated con- previous 90-year-old building and ter Los Angeles president Levi Stockton. cierge unit in response to the grow- features a 5,000-sq-ft terminal with “With these hangars in place and the new Meridian Enlarges TEB Hangars ing demands of business travelers. a passenger lobby, pilot lounge, quiet Rams stadium, Hawthorne Airport will FBO operator Meridian has opened a For ground transport, the location rooms, exercise room, a professional be the hot spot for L.A. corporate travel.” new hangar complex at its Teterboro now has a dozen Mercedes-Benz vehi- golf simulator, conference rooms, and Airport (TEB) location in New Jersey. cles with professional drivers and offers office space. The adjoining 25,000-sq- The new Hangar 12 replaces an aged luxury car rental under its own name. ft hangar can accommodate the latest Renovated Universal Rome building that was demolished two years class of large-cabin business jets. Ready for GA Traffic ago. Doubling the size of the previous Built at a cost of $5.8 million, the Universal Aviation Italy recently com- facility, it includes a 40,000-sq-ft heated South Carolina FBO Avfuel-branded facility receives 70 pleted the renovation of its ground hangar, which can accommodate the Opens New Hangars percent of its power from a 30-kilo- support facilities at Rome Ciampino latest big business jets. An adjoining Cerulean Aviation, the airport- watt solar array, the first installed at Airport (LIRA). The location has the two-story support building provides operated FBO at South Carolina’s an airport in the state. The airport is largest footprint inside the airport’s a customer reception area and tenant Greenville-Spartanburg International owned by the city of Rock Springs general aviation terminal and is open offices on the first floor, while the Airport (GSP), has opened a pair of and the FBO project received fund- daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time. upper level will be reserved for charter new heated hangars. The $14.5 million ing from the Wyoming Business “Our priority for this renovation was support, including maintenance, quality project included a 20,000-sq-ft corpo- Council, Wyoming Department of to dedicate private spaces for crews and assurance, and in-flight services. The rate hangar currently leased by Miche- Transportation, and the FAA. passengers, as well as the highest level addition brings the FBO to 102,000 lin North America and a 34,000-sq-ft “Sweetwater County is an attractive of amenities and features,” said Uni- sq ft of aircraft storage and it will be tenant and transient aircraft storage location for many different industries versal Aviation Italy managing director used for maintenance, as well as for hangar, which is now home to 11 based and businesses; we have a lot to offer,” Lorena Carraro. The VIP passenger based and transient aircraft parking. corporate jets and can accommodate “The new Hangar 12 enhances Meridi- aircraft up to a Global 7000. The an’s footprint at TEB and gives us more airport took over control of the FBO space and flexibility for maintenance last year after deciding not to renew and allows us to hangar additional its lease with Stevens Aviation, which aircraft,” said company president had operated the lone service facility Steve Chandoha. “As we continue to there since the airport’s opening in grow and as traffic increases in the 1962. With the new additions, the facility busy Northeast Corridor, this expan- more than doubled its hangar space. sion will help us continue to serve our customers and meet their needs.” FAA OKs Avfuel’s Online Fuel Safety Program FBO Riga Expands Services Global aviation fuel provider Avfuel has FBO Riga, a service provider at Latvia’s received FAA approval for its online fuel Riga International Airport, has expanded safety training program, allowing FBOs Sweetwater Aviation, the airport-owned and -operated FBO at Southwest Wyoming Regional its offerings with the introduction of and operators to now use the Michigan- Airport, received a new, nearly $6 milllion facility. It derives most of its power from a solar array, several new services. The company based company’s Line Fuel Service provided by a renewable energy grant from Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky customers. has signed an exclusive agreement and Supervisory Fuel Service Training

62 Aviation International News \ September 2018 \ ainonline.com program to meet FAR 139.321 fuel safety cause operational disruptions to the regulations. This makes it the only airport’s runways. Starting August 13, FBO PROFILE: American Aero FTW aviation fuel supplier with an in-house Runway 21L had its available landing FAA-approved online safety training distance (LDA) reduced to 4,551 feet. program, according to the company. Work on Phase III, which will involve The Avfuel Training System (ATS) the actual installation of the EMAS, course, which uses video and other will run 24/7 for 60 days, starting on resources to teach, includes topics such September 12. While the airport’s other as aircraft fueling, fuel handling and fire runways will be unaffected, during the safety, aviation fuels and additives, fuel first 30 days, from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m., system icing inhibitor, contaminants and arrivals and departures will be limited fuel testing methods, fuel load receiving to Runway 21L, while nighttime depar- procedures, fuel storage systems, mobile tures will be on Runway 3R with access refueling equipment, and recordkeeping. from Taxiway Foxtrot only. That will An annual company subscription covers switch for the second half of the period, employees’ access to the site, which with daytime departures from Runway American Aero FTW’s lobby features self-tinting windows to prevent glare from the allows users to train at their own pace. 3R accessed from Taxiway Foxtrot only, harsh Texas sun and soundproofing for a more relaxing environment. and Runway 21L deployed for nighttime arrivals and departures. Phase IV, which New Hampshire FBO Joins will commence around November 11, Customer comfort is key the Paragon Network will include installation of EMAS blocks Port City Air, the lone service pro- outside the runway safety area and coin- Dallas-Fort Worth's Meacham International a shower facility. The attention to sound- vider at New Hampshire’s Portsmouth cide with the return of all navaids and Airport is one of the oldest airfields in the proofing extends to the attached quiet room, International Airport (KPSM), is the normal runway operations. The project country, with more than nine decades of which in this case, truly is quiet. The walls latest FBO to join the Paragon Network. is scheduled to conclude 30 days later. history. Today it is a dedicated general avi- are double thickness, and the door separat- The full-service FBO can handle any ation airport, and the newest of its three ing it from the lounge weighs 1,200 pounds. size aircraft up to the largest jumbo FBOs is American Aero FTW, established in The facility has a 20-seat, A/V-equipped jets and offers concierge services Sheltair Building 2012. American Aero’s owners purchased conference room, while the crew galley, provided by dedicated representa- FXE Hangar Complex an existing FBO that was located in a which offers real silverware and china, can tives. It provides 24-hour service (no Florida-based FBO operator and avia- crumbling 40,000-sq-ft hangar that once double as a second meeting space. Laun- after-hours callout fees), and 125,000 tion real estate company Sheltair has housed American Airways (later American dry and dishwashing service is available. sq ft of heated hangar space. It also begun construction on a 180,000-sq-ft Airlines) southwest headquarters. The American Aero anticipated approval offers Part 145 maintenance, as well (16,722-sq-m) hangar complex at Fort company was determined to restore the to join the DASSP program by the end of as on-site 24/7 customs and immi- Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) that 1933 vintage landmark structure and that summer for direct flights into Washington’s gration service, making it a tech stop will be operated by Banyan Air Service building is now a separate storage hangar. Reagan National Airport. The terminal also candidate for international flights. on its 85-acre aviation campus. The $30 As for the main FBO facility, when the offers a porte cochiere for loading and million development, which includes city decided to renovate the airport’s for- unloading customers (those who do not eight hangars capable of sheltering the mer 1960s-era administration building, choose to drive directly to the aircraft), 80 PDK Is First in Georgia latest large-cabin business jets and an stripping it down to its girders, the FBO’s covered parking spots, and four courtesy To Install EMAS additional 30,000 sq ft of office and ownership decided to join in a public/ cars available for crews. Atlanta-area DeKalb Peachtree Airport shop space, will also be the location of private partnership, assisted in the recon- A new U.S. Customs facility is being has begun construction on the first Banyan’s new Northside FBO terminal. struction, and carved out an 8,400-sq-ft completed in the same building that engineered materials arrestor system The facility is slated for a late 2019 terminal on the ground floor of the building. houses the terminal, and it is expected to (EMAS) in the state of Georgia. It will ribbon-cutting, when Banyan’s satel- The modernized facility debuted in 2016. be operational by the end of the year. be installed on 6,000-foot main Runway lite terminal will open 24/7 to provide One of the FBO’s most striking features is The FBO is normally open from 6 a.m. 3R/21L, the sixth-busiest in the state ground handling and customer ser- its self-tinting, double pane windows. When until 10 p.m., with after-hours callout avail- (the top five are all at Atlanta Harts- vices. Todd Anderson, Sheltair’s senior an electrical charge is applied, the win- able. It occupies a 29-acre footprint and field-Jackson International Airport). v-p for real estate and development, dows darken, shielding the vaulted lobby/ has 250,000 sq ft of hangar space, which Phase I, which included relocation of said the project has already received passenger lounge from the harsh Texas can accommodate the latest big business sanitary sewer, stormwater, and electri- considerable interest from local flight sun. The effect is controlled automatically jets. Along with the historic and now fully- cal lines was completed last month, and departments looking for more space. from a sensor on the roof, or the customer restored 40,000-sq-ft Hangar 11 North, the Phase II commenced immediately after. He added that customized build-outs service staff can manually control individual American Aero FBO added 100,000 sq ft of The latter will involve the relocation of are an option and the company is window panels with a tablet. In addition to infrared-heated hangars. It is home to 30 the airport’s localizer, disrupting its use offering “early bird” incentive pack- lessening the glare, the windows help keep business jets, ranging from a Falcon 900 until November. The project will also ages for fuel and other amenities.n the building cooler, allowing the company to an Eclipse, and sees approximately 100 to save 20 to 25 percent on energy costs. operations a week. While such an airy space could suf- The Avfuel-branded facility’s tank farm fer from jarring echoes, the lobby was holds 44,000 gallons of jet-A and 12,000 designed to maximize customer comfort. gallons of avgas. It is tended by the NATA “Every surface where we had the oppor- Safety 1st-trained line staff, which has also tunity, has some sort of sound damping completed FlightSafety International’s Gulf- material,” said Riggs Brown, the facility’s stream ground handling and servicing course. general manager, adding that speakers Safety is ingrained in the company embedded in the walls issue white noise. as an early adopter of the International The passenger lounge also features an Standard of Business Aviation Handling extensive refreshment bar with fresh fruit, (IS-BAH). It was the first FBO in the Western ice cream, nutrition bars, and a customer Hemisphere to achieve Stage I registration favorite, glass-bottled sodas. The CSR staff and one of the first to graduate to Stage II. at the front desk will even sanitize your cell As crucial as it views the safety compo- phone with a UV light device. nent, the company considers its customer The pilots' lounge offers a large tele- service equally important, adopting both Atlanta’s Dekalb-Peachtree Airport will be the first in the state of Georgia to receive an vision viewing room, with recliners and NATA and Ritz-Carlton training. C.E. engineered material arrestor system, upon the project’s completion by the end of the year.

ainonline.com \ September 2018 \ Aviation International News 63 ACCIDENTS by David Jack Kenny

PRELIMINARY REPORTS heading into a rising valley that ends in a but the emergency landing in Texarkana accident made the instrument panel’s blind canyon. All 10 passengers and both was uneventful. low fuel indicator light difficult to see. Terrain Alerts Suppressed pilots were killed. Details of the pilots’ In its final report, the NTSB traced the Investigators also identified mis- in Alaska Floatplane Crash experience and familiarity with the ter- sudden loss of cabin pressure to the com- communication in the approval pro- rain have yet to be disclosed. bination of a loose clamp that allowed the cess that led CASA to approve the DE HAVILLAND DHC-3T, JULY 10, 2018, Costa Rica’s Civil Aviation Administra- air conditioning system’s primary pres- auxiliary tank for normal-category HYDABURG, ALASKA tion suspended the operating certificate surization duct to become disconnected operations when in fact approval had of Nature Air on January 11 but restored from the water separator and a fractured been intended only for temporary use The pilot of a Turbine Otter that crashed its authorization to fly on February 5. All flapper in the aft bulkhead check valve. during ferry flights. In response, the into a mountainside between Steamboat of the passengers were U.S. citizens; both The separation of the duct diverted pres- operator removed the auxiliary tanks Bay and Ketchikan told NTSB investigators pilots were Costa Rican nationals. surized air into the unpressurized section from its entire fleet, requiring all aerial that the floatplane’s terrain awareness and of the airframe, while the broken flapper work to be conducted on the main warning system (TAWS) was in “inhibited” First Legal Actions Filed in allowed existing cabin pressure to escape. tanks with adequate reserves. mode to suppress ground proximity warn- Mumbai King Air Accident A Phase 5 inspection of the 1980-model ings. Six of the ten passengers on board the airplane had been completed 38 days Fatigue, Recent Transition Taquan Air charter flight suffered serious KING AIR C90B, JUNE 28, 2018, before the accident at a total time in ser- Implicated in Lake Erie Crash injuries when their airplane hit Jumbo MUMBAI, INDIA vice of 7,424.8 hours. Mountain on Prince of Wales Island while CESSNA 525C, DEC. 29, 2016, maneuvering around low clouds. The other The husband of copilot Marya Zuberi, one Ground Crew, Pilot Errors CLEVELAND, OHIO four passengers escaped with minor inju- of five killed when the King Air crashed Caused Fuel Exhaustion ries, while the pilot was unhurt. into a construction site on its first test The pilot of a Cessna CJ4 that crashed into The NTSB’s preliminary report, released flight following extensive renovations, MCDONNELL DOUGLAS 369D, Lake Erie killing all six on board apparently on July 17, includes two passengers’ has filed police complaints requesting JULY 17, 2016, 36 KM NORTHWEST OF believed that the airplane was flying on accounts of the airplane flying in and out of investigations not only of the airplane’s HAWKER, SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA autopilot even though he never actually clouds just before the crash; one reported operator and its maintenance provider, engaged it. The accident occurred just texting the passenger in the copilot’s seat but also airport operator Brihanmumbai An interruption during his preflight inspec- before 11 p.m. on a moonless night, mak- to request that he ask the pilot to turn Municipal Corporation (BMC), the Air- tion led the pilot to omit a visual check of ing it unlikely that he was able to see the around. The pilot reported that visibility ports Authority of India (AAI), and India’s the helicopter’s fuel levels, thereby failing lake’s surface before impact. The NTSB decreased “from about three to five miles Directorate General of Civil Aviation to detect that the support crew had not noted that by that time the pilot had been to nil” as the floatplane entered the Sul- (DGCA). Prabhat Kathuria’s filings allege refueled it the previous evening as claimed. awake for 17 hours, may have been suscep- zer Portage. After initiating a climbing that the operator pressured his wife, the The helicopter was one hour, forty- tible to fatigue, and that he had less than 180-degree turn, he was “momentarily dis- pilot, and the two engineers killed in the five minutes into a planned three-hour nine hours as pilot-in-command of that oriented” by what appeared to be a body accident to attempt the test flight despite powerline inspection when its engine “just model. Its instrumentation and panel lay- of water ahead. By the time he recognized unsuitable weather, and also fault the stopped” at an altitude of 100 feet. The out differed significantly from those of the the mountainside in front of the airplane BMC for allowing incompatible high-rise pilot was able to steer the craft away from Cessna 510 (Mustang) he had previously and attempted a steep emergency climb at development under the approach paths to the wires toward a clear area, but he and owned and flown more than 370 hours. full power, the aircraft was no longer in a Mumbai’s Juhu Airport. the two utility workers on board suffered The pilot, his wife, two sons, and two position to clear terrain. His claim that the King Air was “not significant head, back, and spinal injuries family friends had flown in from Colum- Coast Guard rescuers located the better than a junk aircraft” extensively in the hard landing that resulted. There bus three hours earlier to attend a profes- wreckage more than four hours after the used for technician training was disputed was no post-crash fire. The fuel system sional basketball game. The return flight accident and evacuated the victims to by owner UY Aviation. Maintenance pro- remained intact, and investigators found was expected to take 30 minutes at an alti- Ketchikan with the assistance of Temco vider Indamer MRO’s inventory of parts no usable fuel in the wreckage. tude of 12,000 feet. At 10:56 p.m., the jet Helicopters. In its preliminary report, the replaced during that effort includes both The helicopter had been equipped was cleared to take off from Runway 24R NTSB drew attention to its Safety Rec- engines and propellers, landing gear, with an auxiliary tank with a usable of Cleveland’s Burke Lakefront Airport ommendation A-17-35, issued in the wake brakes, and flight instrumentation. The capacity of 115 liters (30 gallons) fabri- with instructions to turn right to a heading of a fatal June 2015 accident involving a aircraft accumulated more than a month cated of stainless steel and located in the of 330 degrees and maintain an altitude of Turbine Otter in the same vicinity, which of ground testing between initial autho- right rear side of the cabin. It was not 2,000 feet. ADS-B track data showed that calls for the FAA to “implement ways to rization from the DGCA and the actual equipped with a fuel gauge, sight glass, the Citation initially climbed at a rate of provide effective terrain awareness and test flight. or any other quantity indicator. A sole- 6,000 fpm, reaching a maximum altitude warning system (TAWS) protections noid valve operated by a switch on the of 2,925 feet 30 seconds after takeoff, then while mitigating nuisance alerts for single- FINAL REPORTS instrument panel allowed fuel to flow by began to descend as its right turn reached engine airplanes operated under 14 Code gravity into the main tank; a green light a bank angle of 62 degrees and its pitch of Federal Regulations Part 135 that fre- Explosive Decompression Led illuminated when the solenoid was ener- attitude decreased to 15 degrees nose- quently operate at altitudes below their to Loss of Consciousness gized, but the system provided no direct down. Impact occurred just over one min- respective TAWS class design alerting indication of fuel flow. ute after it began its takeoff roll. threshold.” The FAA has yet to respond. CESSNA 501, MAY 23, 2016, Before the flight, the pilot requested Comparison of the instrument pan- TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS full fuel and was erroneously told that it els of the Mustang and CJ4 showed that Missed Turn Preceded had been refueled the previous evening, the autopilot engagement buttons are in Nature Air Disaster Contrary to federal aviation regulations, perhaps due to confusion with fueling different locations, and there is not an the sole pilot of a Cessna Citation was between two flights that day. A discus- adjacent indicator light in the CJ4. The CESSNA 208, DEC. 31, 2017, not wearing an oxygen mask when the sion with another crew interrupted his only annunciation of autopilot engage- PUNTA ISLITA, COSTA RICA jet experienced an explosive decompres- preflight inspection and he forgot to look ment in the 525C is in the flight system sion at FL430. The 15,000-hour airline inside the auxiliary fuel tank’s filler neck, status display in the upper section of the A witness reported that the second of transport pilot and all three passengers the only way to confirm it had been filled. primary flight display (PFD). The PFD’s two Nature Air Caravans departing the lost consciousness and the jet entered an The main tank’s gauge was a non-linear attitude indicator displays also differ, Islita Airport failed to make the right uncontrolled descent, plunging 36,000 design intended to read more accurately and the NTSB cited “negative learning turn toward the only pass through the feet before the pilot regained conscious- at low levels than high, with very little transfer” as a factor in his failure to surrounding hills. Instead, the Caravan, ness and recovered control of the aircraft. difference in needle position between recognize that the autopilot had not which took off about 15 minutes after Both wings were damaged by the aerody- readings of “full” and three-quarters, and engaged and the airplane was entering company traffic, maintained runway namic loads imposed during the recovery, the position of the sun at the time of the an unusual attitude. n

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want to be normal anymore,” and are “JETNET Marketplace Manager has become a crucial looking for unique design ideas. “They part of our daily business lives.” want us to think outside the box and create things inside the airplane that [other] people don’t have.” He cites speakeasies in the galley as an example. As for the old rationale of staying conservative on design to make aircraft easier to sell, McCool said, “The aftermarket is a little more relaxed—like put- Gulfstream’s Latest G550 ting a crazy carpet in versus a tan carpet.” Heads for EMS in China McCool noted the uptick in aircraft Gulfstream delivered a medevac- transactions is increasing demand for configured G550 to the Beijing Red refurbishments, but Constant’s four Cross Emergency Medical Center, locations (Cleveland’s Hopkins Interna- “I’d love to keep it as a secret ingredient to our success, but because our friends at JETNET are so incredibly helpful when we call, we have to endorse them! intended for use in disaster relief, evacu- tional and Cuyahoga County Airports; JETNET’s Marketplace Manager program is a great addition to their Evolution ation, and rescue, the company said. The Sanford, Florida; and Phoenix-Mesa aircraft service.” flying medical facility includes a “truly Gateway Airport) give it the bandwidth unique” and unprecedented degree of and flexibility to meet customer needs. RENÉ BANGLESDORF Client since 2008 technological innovation, said Gulf- CEO, Charlie Bravo Aviation, LLC stream president Mark Burns, includ- Duncan Completes First ing a bed with 360-degree access—a Media Panel Installation medevac first—as well as advanced In an industry first, Duncan Aviation life support and emergency resusci- installed a Rosen Aviation media input tation equipment; in-flight surgical panel (MIP) on a business aircraft, along capabilities; accommodation for an with a Rosen HD/Smart Monitor, per- KNOW MORE. infant incubator; and a powered gurney formed on a Falcon 2000 at the compa- loading system on the aircraft stairs. ny’s Battle Creek, Michigan facility. The Beijing Red Cross announced MIP “is an affordable option for a simple The World Leader in Aviation Market Intelligence at the delivery ceremony at Gulf- digital media interface to a classic 800.553.8638 +1.315.797.4420 +41 (0) 43.243.7056 jetnet.com stream’s Savannah, Georgia head- CMS,” said Duncan avionics installation quarters having now ordered a sales representative Mike Morgan. VISIT THE JETNET EXHIBIT AT THE NBAA CONVENTION, OCTOBER 16-18 IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, BOOTH #4449 G650ER with a medevac interior. Constant Takes on Three Cabin Projects Constant Aviation is in the midst of a trio of large-cabin interior reconfigura- tion projects: two Bombardier Global 6000s for the same domestic customer and a Gulfstream G650. Scott McCool, Ideal for displaying content stored v-p interiors and completions at Con- on personal digital media devices, the stant, said the Global reconfigurations unit provides plug-ins for high- include removing the showers that definition multimedia input from were in both and installing “kibitzer” Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, Blu- seats, a pair of seats stowed in a cre- Ray disc player and other multimedia denza that add two places at the dining devices. Installed in conjunction with table, an aftermarket option Constant a C-check and Rockwell Collins Pro introduced about three years ago. The Line 21 flight deck upgrade, on its own Global interiors will be virtually the the MIP install requires five days. same; both are getting 42-inch flat screen monitors in the aft cabin, with a Scott Intros Carpet Line for pullout Ottoman that faces the monitor, Business Jets, Yachts an area McCool describes as a “man Luxury carpet company Scott Group cave.” Both aircraft will get full paint, as Studio introduced an aviation and yacht- well. The G650 is being converted from ing collection, Turas, the deeply rooted a three- to four-zone cabin, and is also Irish word for “journey.” The line’s getting kibitzer seats, which Constant patterns borrow elements suggested is offering for Embraer Legacy models. by ancient symbols, irregular cracks The Global reconfigurations will take in glaciers, and the ocean’s currents five to six months, the G650 six to seven. and other organic forms. An 11-piece McCool said when it comes to interi- collection, each design consists of a silk ors today, “A lot of customers just don’t and wool blend, and can be customized to interior cabin furnishings of any style and scale. The hand-tufted rugs, created by Scott’s Custom Carpets division, are U.S.-made. Going forward, the Scott Group “will be making many of their collections to work for both residen- tial design, and aviation and yachting,” said a company spokesperson. “So you could have the same rug in your home and in your private transportation.” n

66 Aviation International News \ September 2018 \ www.ainonline.com COMPLIANCE countdown by Gordon Gilbert

Within 6 Months of recommendations stemming from Sept. 18, 2018 the disappearance of Malaysia Air- EASA: Changes to lines Flight MH370 on March 8, 2014. Helo EMS Operations Nov. 8, 2018 Helicopter emergency medical ser- Australia: Minimum Fuel Rules vice (HEMS) operations in Europe would be made more stringent and New rules covering minimum fuel standardized under an EASA notice requirements for all Australian air- of proposed amendments. This NPA craft start on Nov. 8, 2018. The rules would revise requirements regarding re-introduce a 30-minute fixed fuel HEMS operations at high altitudes, reserve requirement, reduce reserve flights to and from hospital landing requirements for day VFR operations pads in congested areas, mountainous in small piston or turboprop airplanes, area rescues, night operations, and require pilots to conduct in-flight fuel additional training, equipment and management with regular fuel quantity maintenance rules. The objective of the checks and if required declare “may- amendments is to have a “level playing day fuel”, and introduce “additional field” for all European member states. fuel” which simplifies the planning requirements for fuel contingencies. Sept. 30, 2018 The changes more closely align Aus- Part 91 Revised tralian fuel rules with U.S. standards CPDLC Deadline and ICAO recommended practices. The FAA extended its deadline for Jan. 1, 2019 Part 91 operators to receive revised CVRs and Underwater Locators authorizations for using controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC), The European Aviation Safety Agency although operators hoping to take (EASA) will require upgraded CVRs and CABIN EXPERIENCE advantage of reduced spacing along cer- underwater locating devices (ULDs). tain North Atlantic Tracks (NAT) must New ULDs must be capable of trans- also be in compliance with ICAO’s mitting for at least 90 days instead of performance-based communications 30 days. By Jan. 1, 2019, airplanes with and surveillance (PBCS) requirements. an mtow of at least 59,500 pounds the possibilities are endless The new deadline is Sept. 30, 2018 to with more than 19 passenger seats provide additional time for the agency and performing transoceanic flights to process revised LOA applications. must be retrofitted with an additional While the FAA’s datalink deadline is ULD with “very long detection range.” separate from the PBCS mandate, the Also by Jan. 1, 2019, all CVRs with a two are linked through use of CPDLC. 30-minute recording duration must be replaced by units with two-hour Oct. 31, 2018 NEW recording capability. Additionally, EASA: Evidence-based Training CVRs recording on magnetic tape must be replaced by solid-state units. The objective of this EASA notice of proposed amendment is to update flight crew initial and recurrent training Beyond 12 Months requirements to improve pilot compe- Jan. 1, 2020 and June 7, 2020 tencies and achieve a smooth transition ADS-B Out Mandates to evidence-based training (EBT). The EBT methodology identifies areas for ADS-B Out equipment must be oper- Your aircraft cabin should make improvement and allows the re- ational starting Jan. 1, 2020, in aircraft you feel at home. It should make prioritization of training topics to that fly in the U.S. under IFR and where you comfortable, yet productive, while enhance the confidence and capability transponders are currently required, and reflecting your unique sense of style with customized of flight crews to operate the aircraft in in Taiwan IFR airspace above FL290. design and a personal touch. At Duncan Aviation, we all flight regimes and to be able to rec- The ADS-B Out retrofit requirement in have led the industry for nearly 30 years with custom ognize and manage unexpected situa- Europe takes effect June 7, 2020. completions solutions for a wide variety of business tions. Comments are due by October 31. jet cabins. Our aircraft designers are experienced in Aug. 14, 2020 NEW creating beautiful interiors that satisfy aircraft operators Nov. 8, 2018 as well as the often stringent restrictions placed on these EU: Pilot Mental Fitness relatively small interior spaces. Our gorgeous designs 15-minute Position Reporting More than three years after the copilot are combined with production expertise, innovation The International Civil Aviation Orga- deliberately crashed a Germanwings and unmatched quality. The result is an aircraft nization Council adopted a tracking Airbus A320 into a mountain, the Euro- Cabin Experience. Unlike any other. standard for certain international pean Union has published revised air flights that requires crews to report operations safety rules to incorporate their aircraft’s position at least every provisions to better identify, assess 15 minutes. It will become applicable and treat the psychological fitness of on November 8. The new requirement air crew. The new rules, applicable to Experience. Unlike any other. will be made formal as Amendment commercial air transport operators with 39 to Annex 6—Operation of Aircraft, airplanes and helicopters, go into effect www.DuncanAviation.aero/CabinExperience Part I. The new standard is the outcome Aug. 14, 2020. n

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JOSHUA OLDS MATT SMITH RANDY LERVOLD SAMANTHA BUTERO SUNITHA VEGERLA

Joshua Olds has been appointed president of ters worldwide for Embraer Executive Jets. Aeronautics and Technology. Kiss is vice pres- Flight Data Services introduced Everett the Unmanned Safety Institute (USI). Olds was T.J. Horsager joined APiJET as vice presi- ident of quality and engineering at Airborne Brady as the company’s new general man- previously vice president of operations for USI dent of business development and sales. Hor- Tampa/PEMCO World Air Services. MacTiernan ager. Brady has a background in business and and serves as a member on the UAS FAA Safety sager formerly worked as director of connected has been an AMT for American Airlines for 32 commercial aviation management and safety. Team (FAAST) and the Energy Drone Coalition. aircraft and IoT solutions at Gogo and has more years, and Bartron is a product safety manager Ron van Zuilen has joined Liquid Measure- L.J. Aviation has named Edward Kilkeary than 20 years of related experience. and technical fellow with P&W/UTC. Koza is a ment Systems (LMS) as a business develop- Jr. president and CEO. Kilkeary is an ATP-rated Steve Berroth has been named senior vice flight safety investigator for P&W, and Puckett ment professional and has ten years of defense pilot with more than 10,000 flight hours and president of operations for Aerion Corp. Ber- is president of AvReps. industry experience. Van Zuilen will be respon- began his career at L.J. in 1991 roth previously worked for Triumph Group and Canada’s Aviation Hall of Fame has elected sible for creating opportunities to provide pri- Matt Smith has been appointed vice presi- served in various leadership roles at Northrop new members to its board of directors. Bob mary and auxiliary fuel gauging systems for dent of business development for Aviaâ. Smith Grumman for 31 years. Payne has been elected to a three-year term commercial and military applications. previously worked for three years at DC Avi- Dynon has named Randy Lervold vice pres- as a director and secretary of the board. Rick Chris Baum has joined NATA’s regulatory ation Al Futtaim in Dubai where he managed ident of marketing and sales. Lervold recently Flynn joins the board and is executive vice team as a senior advisor. Baum is the president an ACJ319 and Global Express XRS. served as president of CubCrafters and will president and chief corporate development of Charlie Bravo AeroSafety and has more than West Star Aviation announced John now be responsible for expanding Dynon’s officer for Chorus Aviation. Chairman of the 40 years of industry experience. Mansfield as manager of satellite opera- worldwide market. board Rod Sheridan and directors Gordon The Air Charter Safety Foundation has se- tions and mobile repair. Mansfield previ- Mike McCafferty was named Northeast vice Burturelli and Craig Richmond have been lected Mike Graham as its new chairman and ously served as vice president of MRO cen- president for Guardian Jet. McCafferty was re-elected to the board. Joshua Hebert vice chairman. Graham is di- formerly the regional sales director at Flexjet. Samantha Butero has been appointed director of flight operations, safety, security, and Executive AirShare has promoted various per- rector of marketing and business development standardization at Textron Aviation. Hebert is sonnel and created new positions to support at Global Aviation. Butero previously served as the founder and CEO of Magellan Jets. company growth. Brian Jewell has been pro- director of business development and regional Goonhilly appointed Bob Gough head moted to vice president of training, compliance, sales for Tronair. of business development for Australia and and strategy and has been with the company Michael Thompson has been appointed Jet- Asia-Pacific. Gough has more than 35 years of for 13 years. Alex Franz is now vice president Loan Capital’s director of marketing. He will experience in the space and satellite commu- of flight operations and director of FAR 119 op- be responsible for increasing the company’s nications industry. n DAVID THATCHER erations. Ben Petersen will oversee company presence in the general aviation and business crew members as chief pilot and has been a pilot jet financing markets. with the company for 11 years. Case May has Dallas Avionics has named Charles Noble FINAL FLIGHT been promoted to general manager of managed director of Canadian sales and technical support. aircraft while Len Durr will become a full-time pi- Noble previously worked for GE and Honeywell. Dr. J. Richard Kerr, of Kerr Avionics and lot after serving as director of managed aircraft. Gary Stephens is now engineering manager founder of Max-Viz, died July 14 at 80 AWARDS Exclusive Aircraft Sales welcomed Nick for the company’s Dallas facility, while Luis years old. Kerr held a Ph.D. in electrical Newby as director of jet sales. Newby has 20 Rodriguez has been tapped as director of cer- engineering and was a pioneering devel- and HONORS years of industry experience and has received tifications. Stephens has 19 years of industry oper of air transport head-up displays. three Leading Edge awards from Cessna. experience and Rodriguez has more than 30. Kerr graduated from Stanford Joe Corragio received the Phillips 66 Alexandra Asche has been appointed sales Bryan Davis is now manager of Duncan University and joined Flight Dynam- Aviation EAA Young Eagles Leadership director for Continental Europe for Global Jet Aviation’s Dallas satellite location. Davis, who ics as vice president of product mar- Award. Corragio has been involved in Capital. Asche has 10 years of experience in will be the second manager in the location’s keting before joining FLIR Systems the Young Eagles program for more the international corporate finance sector and 29-year history, worked at the company’s St. as vice president of engineering and than 20 years, with continued dedica- was vice president of transportation finance Louis facility over the past five years. advanced development. tion as a pilot, volunteer, and mentor. and shipping at ING Bank before joining Global Recaro Aircraft Seating named René Dank- Kerr then founded Max-Viz and FlightSafety International announced Jet Capital. werth general manager of the Americas, while assembled the team that developed a Francisco Roberto Gonzalez Calvo, Elliott Aviation has promoted Kerry Olson to Heiko Fricke will take over Dankwerth’s pre- commercial multi-spectral enhanced David Thatcher, and Darren Fleming director of operations for paint and interior. Olson, vious role as executive vice president of re- vision system. He also developed and as the first Dassault Falcon pilots to who joined Elliott in 2016, has more than 20 years of search and development. Sunitha Vegerla patented an LED image processing become FlightSafety Master Aviators. MRO experience. will assume the role of director of quality and product called instrument qualified Calvo has trained with FSI for some 32 Perry Bradley has been appointed director process management for Recaro. visual range (IQVR).After retiring from years and has more than 9,000 hours of of media relations for GE Aviation. Bradley will Nathen Steiger has been named gener- Max-Viz, Kerr formed Kerr Avionics in flight time. Thatcher and Fleming work replace Rick Kennedy, who is retiring after 30 al manager of ACI Jet’s John Wayne Airport 2014 with Lou Churchville and acquired for Glazer’s, with Thatcher serving as years with GE. Bradley, a former AIN publisher, FBO in Santa Ana, California. Steiger most rights from Astronics to further develop the company’s aviation director and most recently served as the lead communicator recently served as assistant general manager IQVR products.  Fleming as captain and safety officer. for the GE Aviation global supply chain. at Jet Source. Retired Major Harold Ryan has PAMA has appointed six new directors to its Constant Aviation tapped Scott LaFleur as been awarded the Wright Brothers board: Loretta E. Alkalay, Ernest Kiss, Ken senior sales manager for the company’s ro- Master Pilot Award. Ryan dedicated MacTiernan, Michael Bartron, John S. Koza, table exchange division. LaFleur has more than

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