Professional Pilot, October 2017

JEAN JORDAN FLIGHT SERVICE AVIATION CONSULTANT ASSOCIATES Need a corporate flight attendant or need assistance setting up a corporate aviation flight department Call 903 276 5627 30 PROFESSIONAL PILOT October 2017 Technology making its way to the cockpit may include very thin credit card thickness LCD and voice command capable avionics and displays Pilot visor or faceshield displays similar to military helmet targeting systems would also offer significant capability Peter Gioviano Private Inst A P Falcon 50 Dir Aircraft Mx Klein Tools Waukegan IL Automated callouts for V1 and V2 and more text message communications with ATC as Next Gen develops are the future There are both good and bad points for these great tools For instance text messages with ATC would prevent radio transmissions from getting stepped on but will require more head down activity in the cockpit This hampers the see and avoid doctrine that we already have to constantly remind ourselves about Thomas Sheckler A P Gulfstream V Aviation Safety Inspector FAA Westerville OH I use mostly Honeywell because thats what is standard in our aircraft However as we make upgrades and add on other components Garmin will be my top choice Mark Fairless Comm Multi Inst CFII Citation CJ1 Chief Pilot Connair Consulting Trenton TN Please select your best pick for recent tech improvements for bizav flight ops Is it ADS B hand held devices EFBs HUDs EVS talking to the radios Or is there something else a development not yet available youd like to have EFBs and inflight WiFi have really taken off and have almost become no go items Chester Wolfe ATP Hawker 400XP Captain Travel Management Elkhart IN Youve hit all the right buttons in this question with respect to safety Some topics rarely covered but involved in aircraft accidents incidents is the cockpit flow CRM and how much training is done beyond the semi annual annual sim checks Electronics are a wonderful tool but are we looking more inside the cockpit than outside in high traffic areas If an electronic checklist is involved do the pilots start over if interrupted by a distraction from ATC Was the checklist completed using challenge and response even on single piloted aircraft Are we hand flying the aircraft enough to maintain our stick and rudder skills if the autopilot is disconnected or fails or we have a complete electrical failure These are great and very stimulating questions we regularly ourselves especially with this increasing technology Skip Wood ATP Boeings Lockheed L1011 Douglas DC8 Lead Rep FAA Safety Team Vero Beach FL Our company has recently been approved to use EFBs They may not be the best tech improvement overall but theyve been great for pilots like myself whose eyes are aging Having the ability to zoom has greatly helped me see the details while reviewing charts using JeppView Mike Imhof ATP King Air 90 Captain EagleMed Scottsbluff NE 2017 Statement of Ownership Management and Circulation as required by US Postal Service Professional Pilot magazine No 01916238 General info Filing date September 22 2017 Professional Pilot is a monthly magazine 12 issues per year 50 per year when sold Mailing address 5290 Shawnee Road Suite 201 Alexandria VA 22312 Publisher Murray Q Smith Owner Queensmith Communications Corp at same address Murray Q Smith is sole stockholder There are no bondholders mortgagees or other security holders Actual Average copies copies per nearest Circulation issue file date 21729 21785 16264 16416 0 0 4210 4291 0 0 20474 20707 667 634 0 0 63 56 258 195 988 885 21462 21592 268 193 21729 21785 96 96 Total copies net press run Paid and or requested circulation 1 Outside county mail subscriptions stated on form 3541 2 In county subscriptions 3 Other non USPS distribution 4 Other classes mailed USPS Total paid and or requested circulation Free distribution by mail samples complimentary and other free 1 Outside county as stated on form 3541 2 In county as stated on form 3541 3 Other classes mailed USPS 4 Free distribution outside the mail carriers or other means Total free distribution Total distribution Copies not distributed Total Percent paid and or requested circulation Certified correct and complete September 22 2017 by Anthony Herrera General Manager