August 20, 2006

CESSNA FACTORY PANCAKE BREAKFAST

Saturday, August 19, was a beautiful day (although very hot) in Independence, KS. There were over 100 planes on the ramp, and many more people who had flown in and driven in to enjoy pancakes, sausage, and drinks provided by Cessna, as well as tours of the airplane production facility, raffles, and a silent auction. Among the pancake eaters were USPA Executive Director Jan Hoynacki, Past President Paul Hough, VP Communications JC Zalog, VP Membership Duane Smith, and Awards Chairman Kay Smith, as well as MPA members from Springfield and Bolivar.

The huge Independence facility produces Cessna 172s, 182, and 206s, plus the new six-pax Citation Mustang. The Mustang now undergoing flight testing leading to type certification from the FAA was on display, with a continuing queue to look inside the beautiful plane. The Citation Mustang will be certified to operate using WAAS, and it’s Garmin G1000 avionics suite includes a new feature called SafeTaxiTM which gives a graphical representation of the aircraft on the ground in the airport environment. At 340K, range of 1,150 NM, and a service ceiling of 41,000’, it is poised to position well in what Cessna hopes to be an upsurge in demand for non-commercial air service.

Jan Hoynacki, Executive Director
USPA

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Posted by Jan at August 20, 2006 09:04 PM