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Connect with us @BoseAviation © 2018 Bose Corporation WWW .AEROCOR.COM 45517Embraer Bose_PF_JustYourType_Corp_ContrailsMag.indd 18Q3.indd 2-3 1 6/18/18 3:32 PM 8/5/18 9:17 PM Client: BOSE - Aviation Ad Title: ProFlight - Just Your Type - Corporate Publication: Contrails Magazine - Summer Edition Trim: 8.5” x 11” • Bleed: 8.75” x 11.25” • Live: 8” x 10” NEW Now there’s a Bose aviation headset that’s just your type. AIRCRAFT SALES & ACQUISITIONS AEROCOR has quickly become the world's number one VLJ broker, with more listings and more completed transactions than the competition. Our success is driven by product specialization and direct access to the largest pool of light turbine buyers. Find out why buyers and sellers are switching to AEROCOR. UNPARALLELED Introducing the new Bose ProFlight Aviation ACCURATE INTEGRITY PRICING EXPOSURE Headset with features designed for airline and corporate aircraft fl ight decks. 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Connect with us @BoseAviation © 2018 Bose Corporation WWW .AEROCOR.COM 45517Embraer Bose_PF_JustYourType_Corp_ContrailsMag.indd 18Q3.indd 2-3 1 6/18/18 3:32 PM 8/5/18 9:17 PM Client: BOSE - Aviation Ad Title: ProFlight - Just Your Type - Corporate Publication: Contrails Magazine - Summer Edition Trim: 8.5” x 11” • Bleed: 8.75” x 11.25” • Live: 8” x 10” CONTENTS 6 EDITOR’S NOTE An update from the editor, Rachel Friedman. BY RACHEL FRIEDMAN 8 AJ AND EMBRAER HEAD TO ANGUILLA Mukul is out, Anguilla is in! BY THIERRY POUILLE 9 SETTING THE STANDARD FOR INNOVATION A review of the past decade of Embraer. BY RILEE WHITAKER 12 EMBRAER AND BOEING A new strategic partnership BY MICHAEL AMALFITANO 13 SOARING INTO HURRICANE SEASON How drones are changing disaster recovery. BY STEFANIE LAUBER 17 HERE TO HELP The FAA really is here to help you as a pilot. BY STEVE DEDMON 24 MEET THE MEMBER Meet a member of EJOA in this Q&A! WITH GUILHERME SCHMIDT 27 ADDRESSING THE PILOT SHORTAGE Training a future world-renowned aviator. BY LAWRENCE STYS 32 FUTURE AIR NAVIGATION SYSTEMS Training a future world-renowned aviator. BY GABRIEL JOHNSON 34 EJOA ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES The fleet is evolving...and so is the association. BY D.B. O’MALEY 41 CONTROLLING USE TAX Understanding sales and use tax on aircraft purchases. BY SUZANNE MEINERS-LEVY 46 miPAD The latest in iPad tech & gadgets BY WAYNE RASH 50 A SERIOUS STUNT The wisdom in stick and rudder flying. THIS ISSUE IN BY ALOE DRISCOLL TABLE OF CONTENTS Embraer 18Q3.indd 4-5 8/5/18 9:17 PM CONTENTS 6 EDITOR’S NOTE An update from the editor, Rachel Friedman. BY RACHEL FRIEDMAN 8 AJ AND EMBRAER HEAD TO ANGUILLA Mukul is out, Anguilla is in! BY THIERRY POUILLE 9 SETTING THE STANDARD FOR INNOVATION A review of the past decade of Embraer. BY RILEE WHITAKER 12 EMBRAER AND BOEING A new strategic partnership BY MICHAEL AMALFITANO 13 SOARING INTO HURRICANE SEASON How drones are changing disaster recovery. BY STEFANIE LAUBER 17 HERE TO HELP The FAA really is here to help you as a pilot. BY STEVE DEDMON 24 MEET THE MEMBER Meet a member of EJOA in this Q&A! WITH GUILHERME SCHMIDT 27 ADDRESSING THE PILOT SHORTAGE Training a future world-renowned aviator. BY LAWRENCE STYS 32 FUTURE AIR NAVIGATION SYSTEMS Training a future world-renowned aviator. BY GABRIEL JOHNSON 34 EJOA ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES The fleet is evolving...and so is the association. BY D.B. O’MALEY 41 CONTROLLING USE TAX Understanding sales and use tax on aircraft purchases. BY SUZANNE MEINERS-LEVY 46 miPAD The latest in iPad tech & gadgets BY WAYNE RASH 50 A SERIOUS STUNT The wisdom in stick and rudder flying. 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Friedman, Ph.D. [email protected] © 2018 CONTRAILS Magazine is published quarterly. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. Please send comments to the attention of the publisher. PRINTED IN THE USA. 6 / CON T R A IL S / SUMMER 2018 SUMMER 2018 / CONTRAILS / 7 Embraer 18Q3.indd 6-7 8/5/18 9:17 PM EDITOR’S NOTE SUMMER 2018 EJOA / VOLUME 4 ISSUE 3 AJ PUBLICATIONS STAFF EDITOR inside the summer issue Rachel B. Friedman, Ph.D. FROM THE EDITOR ASSOCIATE EDITOR Rilee Whitaker ART DIRECTOR Trey Henderson Dear fellow pilots: PHOTOGRAPHY We just came through a fantastic spring quarter with some informational conven- Trey Henderson, Chris Rose, Guru Khalsa, tions including the Embraer Jet Owner Association meeting in Austin, TX, with a Thierry Pouille, Guillaume Fabry, Mike Fizer, ONE Aviation, Embraer record attendance of 375 people, of which 200 were Phenom and Legacy owners, operators, pilots, and maintenance managers. 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