Why I Choose to Fly a Twin Commander

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Finding the Cure for an Airplane Fever

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COMMANDER OWNER ‘LIVING THE DREAM’
IN THE USA

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From the Flightline

SERVICE CENTER PROFILE: Byerly Aviation on the Rise

One of the foundational Twin Commander sales and service centers is on the ascendency after suffering a decline a decade ago. Byerly Aviation has new leadership and new energy, and is rebuilding its Twin Commander customer base. Just under a…

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GARMIN TIPS & TRICKS ADS-B: Two Years and Counting

The ADS-B mandate is only two years away, a relatively short time given the task ahead. Figures from AOPA show that there are roughly 225,000 General Aviation aircraft, and the FAA expects between 100,000 and 160,000 of these will need…

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ADVENTURE TRAVEL: A Volcano on the Route

Mid-August 2017 I launched on the first journey around the world westbound with a circumnavigation around Australia. I was leading a group of six airplanes to enjoy this unique adventure. When we organize this type of program, safety and enjoyment…

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LOOKING BACK: The Gulfstream Aerospace Model 1200

On September 8, 1982, the engineering department at Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation’s Commander Division was released to modify Model 695A serial number 96062 for use as the Model 1200 prototype. This modification was similar to that performed on the Australian Department…

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ADVENTURE TRAVEL: Australia and Beyond

Dear fellow Twin Commander owners and pilots: The travel destination for this article is slightly different from what you’ve read in previous issues. I write this as I escort our first Journey to Australia and Beyond, which is an around-the-world…

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GARMIN TIPS & TRICKS: Navigation Gone Digital

A number of new digital autopilots (see examples in Figure 1) are now coming into the market, including those by Garmin and Genesys (formerly S-Tec). TruTrak and Trio autopilots, originally legal only for experimental planes, are now receiving approval to…

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ADVENTURE TRAVEL: FLYING TO CUBA

While flying a private plane to almost any destination in the world is somewhat routine, a U.S. pilot flying to Cuba must follow a certain set of more-restrictive rules because of the past relationship between the two countries. In this…

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TRANSITIONING TO A TURBINE TWIN COMMANDER

After administering about a dozen Twin Commander transition courses and twice as many currency courses in the last two years, I have concluded that the three most important things to consider when moving up from a piston aircraft to a…

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