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| May 22, 2025

Citation struck wires on approach

A Cessna Citation 550 struck high-voltage power lines while approaching Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in San Diego just before 4 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on May 22. The aircraft was approaching the end of the second leg of a long overnight from New York in instrument conditions and without the benefit of a local altimeter setting—which may become a focus of the NTSB investigation.

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| April 23, 2025

Gulfstream marks fleet's 700th speed record

A week after the FAA certified its G800 long-range business jet, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. is celebrating another milestone that took 50 years to reach. On April 1, the Savannah, Georgia, company recorded its 700th city-to-city speed record following a flight from Taipei, Taiwan, to Miami.

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| April 17, 2025

Gulfstream G800 certified

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced FAA and European certification of its long-range G800 business jet. The Savannah, Georgia, unit of General Dynamics Corp. also reported a few pleasant surprises: The jet can fly farther, faster, and from shorter fields than forecast.

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| April 10, 2025

HondaJet owners seek to stem runway excursions with training

A HondaJet HA–420 overran an Oregon coast runway and came to rest partially submerged in Coos Bay on April 7, followed by another into the grass in Florida on April 9—the latest of more than two dozen similar incidents. The owners group seeks to arrest that trend with pilot training.

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AOPA Aviation Finance Co

| February 1, 2025

Exploring Aircraft Financing Options for Turbine Purchases

What types of aircraft financing are available for turbine aircraft purchases? Lenders offer both credit-based and asset-based loans, depending on your situation.

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Textron Aviation (Cessna)

| December 6, 2024

Family resemblance

Getting checked out in an airplane that’s very much like the model you’re accustomed to can be trickier than learning an entirely new aircraft. The type rating is the same, and the systems, procedures, and checklists are just about identical for the Citation M2 and CJ3 series—but important differences can catch pilots by surprise.

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| October 30, 2024

Lilium insolvent

According to a press release, Lilium GmbH —among a handful of companies to create prototypes of the next generation of aircraft—has conceded insolvency and its board approved application for self-administration for its business units.

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| October 22, 2024

Citation gains winglets

With the business aviation world gathered in Las Vegas, Textron Aviation announced a trio of new Cessna Citation jets will enter service starting in 2026.

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Pilot Turbine Magazine

| October 1, 2024

TBM 910 versus SF50 Vision Jet There's gonna be a showdown

The first event in this head-to-head fly-off between these two turbine-powered rivals is a short-field takeoff—and it’s a blowout. The Daher TBM 910 turboprop leaves the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet behind at brake release, and that gap between them expands during rotation and initial climb.

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| September 20, 2024

Gogo created content Gogo updating ATG network to newer technology

If you currently operate an aircraft that has one of Gogo Business Aviation’s “legacy” inflight connectivity systems installed (ATG 5000, 4000, 2000 or 1000), you should note that Gogo is migrating its air-to-ground (ATG) network to LTE (long-term evolution) technology and anyone operating an aircraft with a “legacy” Gogo system will be impacted and needs to take action.

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| August 1, 2024

Aerial symphony

The forked-tail silhouette of the B–25 grows in the windscreen as we approach from below and behind. Aviation photographer extraordinaire Mike Fizer is lying prone in the tail-gunner’s position, his blue jacket billowing in the swirling breeze. The Plexiglas tail cone has been removed to give Fizer and his camera an unobstructed view of the dozen airplanes gathered nearby.

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Pilot Turbine Magazine

| July 1, 2024

Range Rover

As the name implies, the Gulfstream G500 fits nicely in size and range between the long-running G450 and G550 that it—together with its larger sibling the G600—replaced in late 2018, although slotting it “below” the G550 doesn’t tell an accurate story.

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Pilot Turbine Magazine

| May 1, 2024

Embrace the change

By: J. Mac Mc Clellan

The Cessna Citation CJ4 has been a big success since it entered service more than a dozen years ago. Pilots love the performance and excellent flying qualities, and passengers appreciate more space and amenities compared to the CJ3. But many passengers wanted a few changes and Cessna listened.

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Pilot Turbine Magazine

| April 1, 2024

Where are the thrust reversers

B J. Mac McClellan

Thrust reversers are missing from the popular light jets. The Citation CJ family doesn’t have them. Neither do the Embraer Phenoms. Neither did the out of production Beech Premier, or the barely in production Eclipse. What’s up with that?

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| March 28, 2024

Supersonic demonstrator makes debut flight

Boom Supersonic, developer of a supersonic airliner called Overture, announced the first flight of its XB–1 supersonic jet demonstrator aircraft at Mojave Air and Space Port/Rutan Field in Mojave, California.

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Pilot Turbine Magazine

| February 22, 2024

Unsupervised

Let’s put aside for a moment the debate about whether single-pilot jet flying is a great idea and recognize that it’s a reality. An acute shortage of qualified pilots accompanied by a surge in demand has made single-pilot jet flying the norm for many aircraft owners and managers operating under FAR Part 91.

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Pilot Turbine Magazine

| February 22, 2024

Fuel reserves in a jet

By J. Mac McClellan

If, as most of us do, you use one of the sophisticated computerized flight planning services for trips in your jet or turboprop, you may have noticed some really huge fuel reserve listed.

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Pilot Turbine Magazine

| January 31, 2024

Jet airspeed limits

By J. Mac McClellan

Piston-powered airplanes have a single red line on the airspeed indicator. It’s the indicator of VNE, which stands for never exceed airspeed. Sounds draconian, doesn’t it? Blow past that airspeed and who knows what bad things may happen?

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Turbine

| January 11, 2024

Turbine What saves this King

By J. Mac McClellan

Any conversation in a pilots’ lounge includes the question “what are you flying?” When I say it’s that Beechcraft King Air 350 out there, the invariable response is some mixture of nostalgia and envy.

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Pilot Turbine Magazine

| January 10, 2024

From sports car to limo and back

My sporty Van’s Aircraft RV–4 is an ideal commuter for getting to and coming from corporate flying assignments, but I’ve got to leave some old habits behind when I get to the bigger airplane.

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Pilot Turbine Magazine

| January 4, 2024

On my own

By Ben Berman
The Cessna Citation struggles off the runway, with only one engine contributing to the climb. I call out “Positive rate, gear up,” but nothing happens. Oh, yeah, I have to do this myself. I reach out and pull up the gear handle.

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Pilot Turbine Magazine

| December 14, 2023

Perfect Fit

Benny and Lacie were strapped in the third-row seating of the Cirrus Vision Jet, resting comfortably as the single-engine V-tail climbed out of Fairfield County Airport near Columbus, Ohio, on a blue-sky day en route to Grandma’s house for Sunday dinner near Georgetown, Delaware, when the beagles received a special message from air traffic control.

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| October 19, 2023

Garmin G5000 available soon for more Cessna Citations

Garmin's G5000 integrated flight deck retrofit for Cessna Citation XLS+ and XLS Gen2 jets is expected to arrive soon, having already been installed in 120 Citation Excel and XLS models since 2019.

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| October 17, 2023

Embraer unveils new Phenom 100EX

Incorporating advancements in cabin controls, seat design, sustainable materials, new pilot-centric avionics, and more manageable interior space, Embraer debuted its new Phenom 100EX aircraft on October 16 at the 2023 National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Las Vegas.

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| October 17, 2023

Textron Aviation touts new Citations

Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen2 and Cessna Citation Ascend mock-ups enticed National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition attendees, offering flight deck enhancements and an upgraded cabin experience.

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| October 17, 2023

Airbus Corporate Jets debuts the ACJ TwoTwenty

Three years after its announcement, Airbus Corporate Jets debuted the ACJ TwoTwenty at the National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition on October 16. According to the company, the TwoTwenty is creating a new market segment, the “Xtra Large Bizjet,” which emphasizes cabin space, range, and technology at a similar price point to ultra-long-range jets.

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| October 16, 2023

Honda goes for the upper Echelon

Honda Aircraft Co. kicked off the media briefings at the National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Las Vegas on October 15 with the announcement that its new transcontinental jet will be called the HondaJet Echelon.

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Pilot Turbine Magazine

| August 30, 2023

Promises kept

The promises were thrilling. Thousands of small jets zig-zagging around the country, with their low acquisition and operating costs bringing charter flying to the masses and making private aviation accessible to millions more people. Then certification and production stumbles turned thousands into about 200-plus, and no charter revolution. No matter, say the owners. The promises are real.

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| July 28, 2023

Auto Radar, Cirrus IQ added as options for Vision Jet

Cirrus Aircraft’s SF50 Vision Jet has two new advanced features: Garmin’s Auto Radar and Cirrus IQ.

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