Fred George

Chief Aircraft Evaluation Editor

San Diego, CA

Summary

Fred is a senior editor and chief pilot with Business & Commercial Aviation and Aviation Week's chief aircraft evaluation pilot. He has flown left seat in virtually every turbine-powered business jet produced in the past three decades.

He has flown more than 195 makes, models and variants, ranging from the Piper J-3 Cub through the latest Boeing and Airbus large twins, logging more than 7,000 hours of flight time. He has earned an Airline Transport Pilot certificate and six jet aircraft type ratings, and he remains an active pilot. Fred also specializes in avionics, aircraft systems and pilot technique reports.

Fred was the first aviation journalist to fly the Boeing 787, Airbus A350 and Gulfstream G650, among other new turbofan aircraft. He’s also flown the Airbus A400M, Howard 500, Airship 600, Dassault Rafale, Grumman HU-16 Albatross and Lockheed Constellation.

Prior to joining Aviation Week, he was an FAA designated pilot examiner [CE-500], instrument flight instructor and jet charter pilot and former U.S. Naval Aviator who made three cruises to the western Pacific while flying the McDonnell-Douglas F-4J Phantom II.

Fred has won numerous aviation journalism awards, including NBAA’s David W. Ewald Platinum Wing Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Articles

Edited By Paul RichfieldFred George, in Atlanta
The AEA's 42nd Annual Convention and Trade Show's theme might well have been ``Draw Me a Picture,'' due to the proliferation of flat-panel cockpit and cabin display systems. AEA members, though, say they have been increasingly stymied by local FAA officials when they pursue installation approvals of advanced avionics.

Edited By Paul RichfieldFred George, in Phoenix
AlliedSignal is rolling out two new Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems (EGPWS) that put the price of the technology more in reach of operators. The most sophisticated of the two, the Mark VI EGPWS, is intended for operators of on-demand air charter and small regional aircraft and is priced at $23,900. The box will meet the proposed FAA requirement for Terrain Awareness and Warning Systems (TAWS).

By Fred George
The venerable Hawker 800XP isn't the fastest or the highest flying midsize business aircraft. It doesn't have the most range or the best fuel economy. It can't boast the shortest takeoff distances or the most sporting climb performance. Why, then, does it continue to be the best-selling midsize business aircraft?
Business Aviation