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John Hinshaw
Joined: 14 Apr 2006
Posts: 100
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BREAKING NEWS
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Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:20 pm |
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Last week at the TBM Owners and Pilots Association annual meeting In Tucson Arizona, President of Daher-Socata North America, Nicolas Chabbert, announced that the Garmin International G1000 glass panel will be available for retrofit in TBM A and B models. Please contact your Daher-Socata dealer or service center for all the details.
Safe flights to all,
John Hinshaw
President TBMOPA
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John Hinshaw
Joined: 14 Apr 2006
Posts: 100
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6th Annual TBM Owners and Pilots Meeting a Huge Success
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Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:06 pm |
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The TBM Owners and Pilots Association has just successfully completed it's 6th annual meeting in Tucson, Arizona. Our attendance was fantastic with over 220 attendees representing TBM owners, Daher-Socata , distributors and service centers, as well as vendors. TBM owners represented not only the United States and Canada, but also Australia, England, Belgium, France, and New Zealand. More than 85 aircraft flew in to Tucson to not only enjoy the great weather, but to participate in the numerous academic session over the three-day meeting.
Craig Fuller, President of AOPA, opened our convention with updates on user fees, government bureaucracy and his aviation experiences. Patrick Daher, President and CEO of Daher Group, which owns Daher-Socata, pledged his continued support of not only our cherished TBMs but the commitment of a new aircraft to grow the family of Socata aircraft. Daher-Socata President of North America, Nicolas Chabbert, introduced a new flush toilet option for all TBMs as well as the retrofit of the Garmin International G1000 avionics suite for the TBM A and B models.
Eric Eliel gave us 5 1/2 hours of fast pace exceptional education and training on how to use and understand our onboard weather radars. SimCom and TSI set new records with companions participating in the classroom, cockpit training, and actual flying and landing their airplanes. Congratulations to all companions!
Seminars on Low Airspeed/Loss of Control, TBM flight operations, Must Know Issues, a Pratt & Whitney update, market review and accident reports as well as a lively session on G1000 tips and tricks rounded out the three days. We also held our annual auction for the TBMOPA Foundation to sponsor aviation scholarships and safety training sessions.
Our next TBMOPA meeting will be September 8 -12, 2010 at the Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Virginia. Between now and then look for more TBMOPA events. Some of the events we are planning are returning to the altitude chamber for hypoxia recognition training, a survival course, maintenance training sessions, a TBM flying trip and a flight training session. Mark your calanders now.
Safe flight to all,
John Hinshaw
President, TBMOPA
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2010 Safety Seminar - Oklahoma City, OK |
Thu. Mar 25, 2010 - Fri. Mar 26, 2010 |
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Sun 'n Fun 2010 - Lakeland, FL |
Tue. Apr 13, 2010 - Sun. Apr 18, 2010 |
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Airventure 2010 - Oshkosh, WI |
Mon. Jul 26, 2010 - Sun. Aug 01, 2010 |
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2010 TBMOPA Convention - Hot Springs, VA |
Wed. Sep 08, 2010 - Sun. Sep 12, 2010 |
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NBAA 2010 - Atlanta, GA |
Tue. Oct 19, 2010 - Thu. Oct 21, 2010 |
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