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Page 16 PLANE & PILOT NEWS December 2012
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ABLE TO EVERYONE WHO WISHES TO LIST
THEIR EVENT IN THIS COMPLIMENTARY SER-
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WHO: ABC CLUB
WHAT: AIR SHOW/CHILI DINNER
WHEN: DECEMBER 1-2 TIME: 1 PM TO 7 PM
WHERE: PORTAGE METRO (INCLUDE
IDENTIFIER)
CONTACT: JANE DOE (000)000-0000
JANUARY 12, 2013 - THE LAKE ERIE
99S PILOT OF THE YEAR AND
CHARTER BANQUET WILL BE HELD AT
STONEWATER GOLF CLUB, HIGHLAND
HEIGHTS--NEAR CGF. GUEST SPEAKER
IS CAPT. GUY GRUTERS, FORMER USAF
OFFICER AND FIGHTER PILOT THAT
WAS A POW FOR OVER 5 YEARS IN
VIET NAM. HE ALSO WAS AN EASTERN
AIRLINE PILOT AND COMPUTER
COMPANY OWNER. MEET AND GREET
AT 5, DINNER AT 6 P.M., $30/PERSON.
RAFFLES, MUSIC, GREAT FOOD, GREAT
PILOTS! CONTACT CAROL STOCKER
AT 440-382-3090 OR STOCKERCAROLM@
GMAIL.COM OR NANCY WOOD AT 330-
730-0262 OR NEWOOD42@ME.COM FOR
RESERVATIONS OR QUESTIONS.
JANUARY 16, 2013 - EAST CENTRAL
OHIO PILOTS ASSOCIATION (ECOPA)
WILL SPONSOR A WINE PAIRING DINNER
AT MAIN STREET GRILLE, 123 S. MAIN
ST., NORTH CANTON, OH 44720. SOCIAL
BEGINS AT 6 PM WITH A DINNER AT 7. THE
4 COURSE DINNER PAIRS A DIFFERENT
WINE WITH EACH. START WITH A WINTER
SALAD AND ICE WINE, THEN ROSEMARY
CHICKEN AND LAMBRUSCO, LINGUINE
WITH PRAWN AND PINOT GRIGIO, AND
FINALLY, GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE
AND PORT. FOLLOWING DINNER, WE
WILL HOLD ELECTIONS FOR THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS THEN ADJOURN TO THE
LOUNGE FOR AN EVENING OF PIANO
MUSIC. COST IS $30 PER PERSON.
RESERVATIONS ARE DUE JAN. 10 TO
KATHY LONG, 330-499-2979 OR EMAIL
ECOPA.RSVP@GMAIL.COM.
Piper Incorporates Garmin G1000 in Seminole and Archer Models
Piper Aircraft, Inc. is
incorporating the Garmin
G1000 avionics suite into
new twin-engine Piper
Seminole and single-engine
Piper Archer aircraft
models available in 2013.
Launch customer for
the new Garmin G1000equipped
Pipers is the
Florida Institute of Technology.
Piper made the announcement
at the company’s
75th anniversary
celebration and fly-in here
earlier. Garmin’s G1000 is a
seamlessly integrated allglass
avionics that makes
flight information easier to
scan and process. G1000’s
design brings new levels
of situational awareness,
simplicity and safety to the
cockpit.
The Florida Institute
of Technology’s College of
Aeronautics will take delivery
of eight single-engine
Piper Archer TX training
airplanes equipped with
the G1000 during 2013 and
also has options on 16 additional
trainers (Archer TX
or twin-engine Seminole)
for future delivery, bringing
the total potential new aircraft
under the agreement
to a fleet of 24 aircraft.
“Piper President and
CEO Simon Caldecott said,
“Building on the system’s
success in our M-Class aircraft,
the G1000 will put a
wealth of flight-critical data
at the finger tips of Seminole
and Archer pilots.”
Caldecott said Piper is the
only airplane manufacturer
to offer proven durable all
metal single and twin-engine
training aircraft.
An added benefit is
commonality of the flight
deck, maintenance and
parts for Piper’s single and
twin-engine training aircraft.
Additionally Piper offers
a single point of contact
for customer service,
operational and training
practices in low-wing aircraft
that are ideally suited
for pilot learning.
The G1000 flight deck
presents flight instrumentation,
navigation, weather,
terrain, traffic and en-
gine data on large-format,
high-resolution displays.
It replaces the G500 suite
currently on Seminole and
Archer aircraft. Garmin’s
reliable GRS77 Attitude
and Heading Reference
System (AHRS) provides
accurate, digital output
and referencing of aircraft
position, rate, vector and
acceleration data.
About the Piper Seminole
The Piper Seminole is an
advanced training aircraft
with consistency and proven
reliability in more than
20 years of service and
hundreds of thousands of
hours in flight school environments
throughout the
world. Students admire the
airplane for its ability to
teach advanced flight training
maneuvers and procedures.
Instructors appreciate
the Piper Seminole’s
ability to teach these lessons
in a safe and forgiving
manner. Flight school owners
appreciate the Piper
Seminole’s ability to keep
students and instructors
SeaRey Passes LSA
AuditArcher Models
Progressive Aerodyne,
Inc., (PA) the manufacturer
of SeaRey, Light Sport Amphibian
Airplane, successfully
passed an FAA Light
Sport Aircraft Prototype
Audit by the audit team
from FAA AIR-200 in Washington
D.C. and obtained
an airworthiness certification
from the FAA Orlando
MIDO (Manufacturing Inspection
District Offices)
office on November 8,
happy while increasing operating
revenue. The Seminole
is a twin-engine piston
powered aircraft that seats
four and is equipped with
ThermaCool air conditioning.
It is powered by two
Lycoming L/O -360-A1H6
each generating 180 hp. Its
cruising speed at 75 percent
power is 162 KTAS /
300 km/h. Its range is 700
nm / 1,426 km. Standard
equipment includes the
Garmin G1000.
About the Piper Archer TX
The Piper Archer fulfills
two missions with one
airplane. The first mission
is learning to fly. The
second is gaining experience
and knowledge in a
very capable instrument
cross-country airplane. As
a classroom, the Piper Archer
provides everything
needed to learn to safely
fly. Standard instrumentation
includes the Garmin
G1000 glass cockpit system,
a perfect mixture of
low workload and high
technology. Comfortable
2012.
PA has been working
for a few years diligently to
meet relevant ASTM standards
and FAA regulations
with help and guidance
from SilverLight Aviation.
PA was the first one out of
seven Light Sport Aircraft
manufacturers in the past
two years to pass the FAA
audit without any major
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leather seats are standard,
and the option for factoryinstalled
air conditioning
adds to the Archer’s appeal
as a training aircraft. It
is powered by the 180 hp
Lycoming 0-360-A4M and
offers 128 ktas / 237 km/h
cruise speed.
About Piper Aircraft
Piper Aircraft, Inc. is
headquartered in Vero
Beach, Florida. A global
force in aviation, Piper is
an investment of the Ministry
of Finance of the Government
of Brunei. The
company offers efficient
single-engine and twinengine
trainer, personal
and business aircraft.
With economical acquisition
and operating costs,
Piper airplanes deliver the
best value available today
and into the future. Piper is
a member of the General
Aviation Manufacturers Association.