http://glasspilot.com Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:32:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With the roller coaster ride of aviation gasoline prices we've been on its certainly good news that prices are coming down but will they get to $1.99? Do you think you'll ever see $1.99 again to fill up your airplane? Well Diamond Aircraft recently launched a plan to provide new buyers of ... http://glasspilot.com/2008/10/av-gas-for-199/ This just in as another update from Mark Brightman who is enjoying his new DA40 XLS with SVT.  The interesting thing about Mark's reports is a retired Air Force Officer he didn't think the SVT would be that big of help when he acquired his airplane. This second report pretty ... http://glasspilot.com/2008/10/pilot-report-another-real-life-svt-report/ I just wanted to let you know how my SVT came in handy during my last trip to Mass two weeks ago.  I was scheduled for an Angel Flight from Norwood (OWD) to Philly (PNE).  But I had been parking the airplane at an airfield 10 miles away Mansfield (1B9) ... http://glasspilot.com/2008/09/pilot-report-single-pilot-ifr-with-svt/ Here at Glass Pilot we enjoy bringing you fun destinations for you to enjoy flying to in your modern aircraft. This one tops them all. BahamasHabitat.org is a Christian mission organization that organizes pilots to fly their aircraft to the Bahamas for what they call their Fly-In & Help Out ... http://glasspilot.com/2008/09/fly-to-the-bahamas/ Why Fly a Garmin 1000 with SVT?...I've now learned the answer to this question. It's like asking why write with a pen and paper when we have perfectly good stones and chisels!  All kidding aside, as a new glass cockpit operator, I can now begin to more accurately explain what ... http://glasspilot.com/2008/08/pilot-report-why-fly-a-garmin-1000-with-svt/ Having now flown the G1000 with SVT system over a hundred hours with the chance to put pilots of all different levels at the controls, I can provide some initial impressions from my experience. The best example to illustrate the power of SVT is my brother-in-law who has never flown an ... http://glasspilot.com/2008/08/is-synthetic-vision-a-game-changer/ If you can get past the headline news about John Edwards we can get to the real news...Airventure 2008 was a huge success and exceeded expectations. Candidly, the entire industry was holding its breath this year to see what the turn out at Airventure would be and boy were they all ... http://glasspilot.com/2008/08/airventure-exceeds-expectations/ Flying Destination: The Pik-N-Pig Restaurant, Carthage, NC Airport: Gilliam-McConnell Airfield - 5NC3 coordinates: N35-20-366 W079-26-204 SDZ (VOR) 111.8 10.6 miles 049 Radial Activities: Enjoy a BBQ lunch or dinner while you watch airplanes Comments: This unique place is simply something you must experience If Pigs could fly they'd likely head out for that ... http://glasspilot.com/2008/08/you-are-invited-to-fly-in-for-bbq/ Here is an interview that includes flying the Garmin SVT prepared by Aero News that is worth watching. http://glasspilot.com/2008/08/garmin-svt-video-interview/ This announcement just out on ANN...Diamond will bring the D-JET to Oshkosh this year along with their new diesel engines. The D-JET represents the first of a new breed of Personal Jets. It has a three panel Garmin G1000 configuration and represents the perfect example of the type of advancements ... http://glasspilot.com/2008/07/diamond-to-bring-d-jet-to-oshkosh/