Jessica is Executive Editor of Business & Commercial Aviation magazine. She started as Editor of ShowNews Online, Aviation Week's on-site trade show daily published at the Paris Air Show, NBAA Annual Convention, Singapore Air Show and at other significant aerospace gatherings.
Jessica has worked in television production and management consulting. While not yet a licensed pilot, Ms. Salerno has received flight instruction and has soloed.
Innovative Solutions & Support is now offering a Class 3 electronic navigation chart program along with its recently announced glass cockpit upgrades. IS&S's full-color electronic flight bag product will consist of electronic navigation charts powered by Jeppesen, and applications such as takeoff, en route, approach, landing, missed approach and go-around information. The e-charts will also display own-ship position to pilots through a digital representation of the aircraft's exact, real-time position on the ground or in the air.
DAC International has introduced the GEN-X EFB system with AC 120-76A, Class 2 flexibility and Class 3 reliability. The intuitive software shell, GENESYS, supports digital chart data from Maptech, Jeppesen or Lido. The document reader allows users to view, link and search all manuals. Applications such as weather, performance, checklist, camera and electronic logbook can also be controlled through the GENESYS shell, according to the manufacturer. Price: Varies with options DAC International www.dacint.com
En route to Las Vegas, a Cessna 421B collided with terrain near Big Bear Lake, Calif. It was VFR and there was no flight plan filed. This was the first flight for the aircraft owner and his new pilot. A witness stated the airplane departed Runway 26 and rotated about 3,000 feet from the departure end with the flaps up. Just after liftoff, one engine "didn't sound right," but it didn't backfire. The aircraft yawed left then veered to the left, which is a standard maneuver to avoid overflying a school. The landing gear was still down.
