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sternone
6th Sep 2007, 10:14
What are your predictions or wishes that comes out for the GA industry ?

I think that :

* mooney comes out with a VLJ

* columbia comes out with a RG

* cessna shows mockups of their NG planes

* cirrus announces new glass cockpit from L3 and drops avidyne

sternone
14th Sep 2007, 03:05
With 3 more weeks to go to Aopa expo some more *heavy* rumors:

* Pressurised cabin for Columbia

* Piper announces fixed gear Malibu (huge price cut compared to RG Malibu)

* Diamond pressurised cabin for DA50

sternone
16th Sep 2007, 09:11
Garmin will release the 596 and it will include a comm radio or a Mode S transponder ?

sternone
26th Sep 2007, 14:56
So far we had :

* TBM 850 comes standard in 2008 with 2x10" and 1x15" FD G1000

* Dr. Mallya confirms his investment of 200M$ in Epic.. they wan't to become second biggest VLJ producer in the world

* Piperjet goes with G1000...deliveries in 2010...

VORTIME
26th Sep 2007, 19:28
Cessna will announce details of Thielert deal (C172TD).

No announcements from COL - they've had no money for R&D!