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Newsletter Articles
2010
| 8/9/2010 |
MU-2 IS RATED HIGHEST AGAIN!! The 2010 AIN Product Support Survey (Aircraft) has just been released, and the Mitsubishi MU-2 was rated the highest in the Turboprop section. The MU-2 had an overall rating of 8.9 out of a possible 10. Not only was it rated highest in the Turboprop section, the ratings for ALL CATEGORIES for the MU-2 were higher than ANY OTHER AIRCRAFT (old or new, turboprop or jet). Thank you to all respondents who put the MU-2 at the top!
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| 6/22/2010 |
2011 MU-2 OPERATOR FLY IN - St Croix, USVI MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
2011 MU-2 OPERATOR FLY IN ST. CROIX, US VIRGIN ISLANDS Oct. 28-30, 2011 Organized by Bill Bohlke,
Held at The Palms at Pelican Cove www.palmspelicancove.com Friday Night Reception Saturday AM Meeting, Saturday Night Dinner Sunday Half-Day Boat Cruise (optional) This is a very casual gathering of MU-2 owners and operators and MU-2 friends. There will be a Saturday morning program with guest speakers, but it is not too “formal”. Plan on wearing your “island gear”, aka flowered shirts, shorts and flip-flops. This event is a chance to relax, kick MU-2 tires, vote for the Queen of the Fleet, and have a good time.
More info to come.
CONTACT: Laurie Bohlke, lec32578@yahoo.com
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| 2/5/2010 |
The MU-2 Story a viable product today - despite being, out of production nearly 25 years. Double click on Magazine to read article. Also beginning on page 120 an additional article on Air 1st. Read Article click here
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| 2/4/2010 |
New training for MU-2 reduces accident rate AIN - Click here to read Article
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| 1/29/2010 |
MU-2s are being used to deliver supplies to Haiti.
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| 1/5/2010 |
Business Aviation Insider News
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| 1/5/2010 |
Tough Training Rules Can Work
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2009
| 12/15/2009 |
WRT Relies on Aircraft to Reduce Waste - Including Time, & Resources
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| 11/5/2009 |
Proof That Pilot Training Works
In the three years since the FAA issued the Special Federal Air Regulation (S-FAR) requiring extensive regular training and checking for pilots flying the Mitsubishi MU-2 turboprop there have been only two accidents, neither of them involving a fatality. In the 30 months before the rule change there were 14 accidents, 10 of them fatal. That is the most amazing reversal in a safety trend I have ever seen.
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| 10/30/2009 |
Business Aviation Integral To Waste Reduction Technologies Waste Reduction Technologies (WRT) of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, makes high-tech incinerators that ease the overload on municipal landfills. Since most WRT customers are small cities or towns without airline service, the company needs its Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise turboprop airplane.
“It pays for itself, every day,” says Riley Hagan, owner of WRT. “Without that airplane, we would be a less profitable company.”
Read More
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| 10/20/2009 |
The MU-2 Turboprop Limited Edition (LE) Model Ready for 4th Quarter 2009 The "MU-2 LE" enhancement MU-2 standard models satisfies the needs of the most discriminating owner.
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| 10/20/2009 |
The 2010 MU-2 Pilots Review of Proficiency (PROP) Events Schedule is Released The 9th PROP in 15-years shows Mitsubishi’s commitment to better airmanship and customer support featuring new expert speakers
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| 10/20/2009 |
National Flight Services Joins MU-2 Turboprop Authorized Service Center Group
Lakeland, Florida operation offers many advantages
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| 10/20/2009 |
FAA SFAR Training Program for the MU-2 Contributes to Best Safety Record Nearly all of the MU-2turboprop pilots in the are SFAR trained with safety and pilot proficiency as priorities
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| 10/20/2009 |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industry America Inc Youth and Aviation Program
Aviation hero
Barrington Irving will inspire students from
Miami, FL and
Newark, NJ at NBAA 2009
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| 10/19/2009 |
ANNOUNCING - SIMCOM Maintenance Training Program SIMCOM will provide Maintenance Training at Jet Air in Green Bay Wisconsin - November 16 thru November 20th, 2009 (5 days). Please contact SIMCOM for fees and schedual 800-272-0211 or online at www.simulator.com
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| 10/1/2009 |
Grace on Wings - Showing Christ's Love through Aviation
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| 9/29/2009 |
AVIATION INSURANCE & RISK MANAGMENT MAGAZINE AVIATION INSURANCE & RISK MANAGMENT'S Spring issue highlights the MU-2 and several MU-2 Owners/Operators. You will be asked to register your email address and name to obtain access to this publication. Link
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| 8/26/2009 |
Mitsubishi's MU-2 Customer Satisfaction improved 3.9% over last year! In the just released AIN 2009 Product Support Survey results, the MU-2 ranked highest in TurboProp aircraft for service and reliability. The survey also shows a 3.9% satisfaction increase over last year.
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| 8/25/2009 |
P.R.O.P. 2010 - Save a Date Plan now to attend PROP 2010, in Dallas, Orlando, or Scottsdale. We are planning a fantastic seminar with several new speakers.
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| 8/13/2009 |
Summer Storms can be Deceptively Lethal Skirt'em, Don't Flirt'em by Nick Carter
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| 7/21/2009 |
MU-2 Flight Manual Changes Prompted by SFAR 108 On February, 6, 2008, the FAA published Special Federal Aviation Regulation No. 108
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2008
| 3/31/2008 |
Business Jet Traveler - Mitsubishi MU-2 turboprop has image problems, but it gives pilots jet-like performance
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| 3/31/2008 |
Aviation International News - SFAR outlines more stringent training for MU-2 pilots
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| 2/8/2008 |
SFAR Letter from Noel Takayama.
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2007
| 11/28/2007 |
The Mitsubishi MU-2 in Twin & Turbine The Mitsubishi MU-2 was recently featured in Twin & Turbine.
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| 11/28/2007 |
MU-2 training changes ahead By Matt Thurber
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| 11/28/2007 |
Business Jet Traveler Feature Article Praises MU-2
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| 11/28/2007 |
CNBC MU-2 Story January 25th, 2007 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. (MHIA) responded today to the CNBC story regarding the MU-2 aircraft, seen on the program "Business Nation". MHIA Aircraft Support Division General Manager Noel Takayama stated, "We are pleased with the CNBC team's participation aboard the MU-2 aircraft during flight performance demonstrations."
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| 11/28/2007 |
MHIA Response to Chicago Incident A safe landing was accomplished at Chicago's Midway airport by the pilot of an MU-2 Friday, January 12, 2007 after an uncontained engine failure resulted in an engine part falling through the roof of a nearby house missing the owner inside. No injuries have been reported in connection with the incident. Ralph Sorrells, Deputy General Manager for MHIA Aircraft Product Support Division stated, “As always, we are fully cooperating with the FAA and NTSB as they investigate this incident”.
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| 11/28/2007 |
New Training Program for the MU-2 Announced On October 10th, 2006 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. announced a comprehensive new training program for all MU-2 pilots following months of work with the FAA. This mandatory program, which MHIA has been requesting for the past 15 years, will lead to safer operations and exemplifies MHIA's commitment to safety as the number one priority. Read more for the full statement from MHIA regarding the mandatory training program.
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| 11/28/2007 |
MU-2 Featured in Business and Commercial Aviation Journalist and pilot Fred George of Business and Commercial Aviation took the opportunity to fly an MU-2 and interview both supporters and detractors of the aircraft. He provides a detailed report in his article What's Wrong with the MU-2, originally published January 2, 2006.
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