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We Fly: Epic E1000 AX

Flying Magazine

However, as Epic CEO Doug King told FLYING , the airplane was originally designed to be a big-engine, high-performance machine, unlike many manufacturers that start small and progressively add power. We note that the airplane we flew, the first AX off the line, equipped with nearly every option, had a useful load of 2,918 pounds.

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Arriving in Style

Plane and Pilot

And lets face it, the key to that flawless approach is often a well-planned descent. In the airline world, descent planning and execution receives a lot of attention. Like so much of aviation, there are several ways to skin this descent cat. Planning the Descent So, when is a good time to start planning the descent ?

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Garmin Remains Major Player in Display and Autopilot Upgrades for Turbines

Flying Magazine

This means buying the airplane right so there’s money—lots of it— left in the budget for major panel upgrades. Still, the market for avionics systems for turbine airplanes is dominated by Garmin, which earns regulatory approval at impressive rates. Now everything has gone to LCD,” Brown said.

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Flight Instruments vs. Avionics

WayMan

flight Instruments vs. Avionics An aircraft’s flight deck, with its collection of displays and controls, is a wonder of engineering. Two terms that are often heard are “flight instruments” and “avionics.” An older airplane may have simple analog instruments with minimal avionics.

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Daher’s TBM airplane family: delivery of the 600th aircraft in the TBM 900-series, and counting!

Professional Pilot

PRESS RELEASE D aher Aircraft’s turboprop-powered TBM airplane family marked a new milestone with today’s delivery of the 600th aircraft in the TBM 900-series, which was provided to its customer at the Paris Air Show. million flight hours in service around the world. The global TBM fleet has logged more than 2.6

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Review: Austrian Business Class Boeing 787 (VIE-IAD)

One Mile at a Time

Theres one lavatory at the front of the cabin, by the flight deck, while there are two lavatories behind the cabin, by the second set of doors. About 10 minutes later, the seatbelt sign was turned on, and we started our gradual descent for Washington.

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Review: Delta First Class Airbus A321neo (LAX-FLL)

One Mile at a Time

Im a terrible airplane sleeper, so my intent was to just stay up on the flight working on my laptop, and then to nap after getting home, and thats exactly what I did. The chicken just tasted so cheap and rubbery, the type of chicken youd only be served on an airplane. I regretted that I didnt order the vegetarian option.