Page 3 - Dec 19 TNT

EDITOR
Rebecca Groom Jacobs
rebecca@twinandturbine.com
EDITORIAL OFFICE
2779 Aero Park Drive Traverse City, MI 49686 Phone: (231) 946-7770 E-mail: rebecca@twinandturbine.com
PUBLISHER
Dave Moore
PRESIDENT
Dave Moore
CFO
Rebecca Mead
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Mike Revard
PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR
Jake Smith
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Marci Moon
TWIN & TURBINE WEBSITE
www.twinandturbine.com
ADVERTISING DIRECTOR
John Shoemaker
Twin & Turbine 2779 Aero Park Drive Traverse City, MI 49686 Phone: 1-800-773-7798 Fax: (231) 946-9588 johns@villagepress.com
ADVERTISING ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR & REPRINT SALES Betsy Beaudoin
Phone: 1-800-773-7798 betsybeaudoin@villagepress.com
ADVERTISING ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Erika Shenk
Phone: 1-800-773-7798 erikashenk@villagepress.com
SUBSCRIBER SERVICES
Rhonda Kelly Diane Smith Jamie Wilson Molly Costilow Kelly Adamson
P.O. Box 968 Traverse City, MI 49685 1-800-447-7367
To change mailing address, email rhonda.kelly@vpdcs.com
Contents DECEMBER2019 • VOL. 23, NO. 12
Editor’s Briefing
2 In Honor of Dr. Dan
4
6 Top Turboprop Series: Pre-Owned Meridian and JetPROP
by Joe Casey
10
Jet Journal
22 Cirrus Safe Return
Cirrus to follow Piper as first
to implement Garmin Autoland by Rich Pickett
25 Learning the Differences by Kevin Ware
32
by Rebecca Groom Jacobs
Position Report
4 A Calling to Make Aviation Safer
by Dianne White
6
10 Garmin Autoland
A look behind the development by Dianne White
18 Five on the Fly with Garmin’s Bailey Scheel by Dianne White
22
En Route
31 Epic Aircraft’s E1000
Completes Certification
by Rich Pickett
32 Pilatus Unveils the PC-12 NGX
by Rich Pickett
From the Flight Deck
34 Twelve Days of Christmas
by Kevin R. Dingman
COVER PHOTO:
Garmin Autoland/Piper M600 SLS
Photo Courtesy of Piper Aircraft
Issues of Twin & Turbine are available for free www.twinandturbine.com
On Final
40 Irrational Behavior
by David Miller
December 2019 / TWIN & TURBINE• 1
Twin & Turbine (ISSN 1945-6514), USPS 24432 is pub- lished monthly by Village Press, Inc. with advertising offices located at 2779 Aero Park Drive, Traverse City, Michigan 49686. Telephone (231) 946-3712. Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Copyright 2016, Village Press, Inc. Periodical Postage Paid at Traverse City, MI.
SUBSCRIPTIONS: Twin & Turbine is distributed at no charge to all registered owners of cabin-class aircraft. The mailing list is updated monthly. All others may subscribe by writing to: Twin & Turbine, P.O. Box 968, Traverse City, MI 49685, or by calling 1-800-447-7367. Rates for the United States and its possessions follow: one year $15.00; two years $29.00. Canadian subscrip- tions are one year $24.00; two years $46.00, including GST tax. Overseas subscriptions are one year $52.00; two years $99.00, U.S. funds. Single copies $6.50.
ADVERTISING: Advertising in Twin & Turbine does not necessarily imply endorsement. Queries, questions, and requests for media kits should be directed to the Advertising Director, Twin & Turbine, P.O. Box 968, Traverse City, Michigan 49685. Telephone 1-800-773- 7798. Website: www.twinandturbine.com.
MANUSCRIPTS: Twin & Turbine assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photo- graphs, or art work. While unsolicited submissions are welcome, it is best to query first and ask for our Writer’s Guidelines. All unassigned submis- sions must be accompanied by return postage. Address queries and requests for Writer’s Guidelines to the editor.
POSTMASTER: Send address changes and inquiries to Twin & Turbine, Village Press, Inc., P.O. Box 968, Traverse City, MI 49685.