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Entries Tagged ‘Cirrus’

Garmin wins over last major G1000 holdout

May.21, 2008 in Aviation, airplanes Leave a Comment

According to a post on AOPA’s Pilot Blog, Olathe, KS based Garmin has finally won over the last big hold out in the certified aircraft market — Cirrus Design.
According to the post by Tom Haines, the G1000 (Perspective Option) does have some unique to Cirrus (for now) features including: Impressively large dual 12-inch displays, Garmin’s [...]

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Boeing 777 accident; FADEC friend or foe?

Jan.20, 2008 in Aviation, airplanes 2 Comments

Last Thursday, a Boeing 777 crashed while on final approach at London’s Heathrow Airport. The initial report from the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), indicates the plane did not respond after the pilots pushed the throttles forward for more power. The aircraft landed about 1000 feet short of Runway 27L. 152 people were on [...]

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