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dissipate, and then gently tug on the nose as it starts to settle to protect the nose gear.
Focused on Safety
Reflecting on a great day at Piper Aircraft, I couldn’t help but think more about the safety features packed into the M700 Fury. My full-time job is as an aircraft broker working for Lone Mountain Aircraft, and I have noticed how safety-focused most clients are these days. Parachutes, Autoland, reminders, chimes, engine monitors, and different feature rec- ognitions are all topics of conversa- tion when selling planes. Piper did a great job of packaging all these safety- driven talking points into one system, the Halo Safety System.
The Halo Safety System’s star of the show is Garmin’s Emergency Au- toland. Autoland is a fully autono- mous landing system that can bring the M700 Fury to a full stop landing and shutdown from altitude while considering ATC, weather, runway length, fuel on board, and more, all from the touch of a button in the case of an emergency such as pilot incapacitation.
More features of the Halo system include electronic stability and pro- tection (ESP), automatic level mode from the push of a button, autothrot- tles, and hypoxia recognition with automatic descent mode.
And if you love new tech, don’t sleep on Garmin’s PlaneSync app that allows the pilot to check on the M700 remotely to keep tabs on the fuel, oil, temperatures, and more to make planning for your next adventure just that much easier.
Overall, I was impressed with how well-equipped the Fury was, and after experiencing the 700 horsepower on takeoff, I can understand where the Fury name comes from.
If you want to see more of my demo flight on the Piper M700 Fury, check out my YouTube Channel @schmiiindy for the full-length video.
Mindy Lindheim is an experienced pilot, aircraft bro- ker, and aircraft owner. She has Textron Aviation factory experience as both a sales director and demonstration pilot and has since worked her way up to earning a Citation 525S type rating and selling aircraft for Lone Mountain Aircraft. Mindy is very active on social media to educate, inspire, and share aviation experiences on her accounts @schmiiindy. You can contact Mindy at Mindy@ChasinTailwinds.com.
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