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diminution in value claims and the limits to professional liability insurance.
= Time Sharing Arrangements: This module offers best practices for creating and utilizing a time- sharing agreement for aircraft principals to share their aircraft with others. This program also details NBAA’s Small Aircraft Exemption that allows the use of regulations typically reserved for large operators.
The NBAA Small Operator Learning Series will continue evolving and adding new content, with future modules addressing maintenance best practices, building an effective safety culture and communicating effectively with the aircraft principal, among other topics.
Go to the organization’s website at nbaa.org to find more information.
Garmin Announces New Addition to D2 Aviator Watch Series
Garmin® International, Inc. recently announced the D2TM Air, its latest GPS smartwatch for the modern pilot with powerful aviation capabilities and a sleek, new touchscreen design that can be worn 24/7. The newest addition in the D2 aviator watch series, the D2 Air offers tools for all phases of flight, including weather, direct-to navigation, airport information, flight logging, Pulse Ox1 and much more. To keep up with life on the go, the D2 Air incorporates connected features like smart notifications2, Garmin PayTM contactless payment solution3 and phone-free music, along with enhanced health monitoring and animated workouts.
The D2 Air includes several pre-flight features and tools, with the ability to display multiple time zones including Zulu time, and METAR and TAF aviation weather reports and forecasts, to name a few. Additionally, airport information such as runway orientation with wind components, runway lengths, airport frequencies and traffic pattern altitudes are easily accessible for each airport.
Preloaded with a worldwide navigation database containing NAVAIDs and Intersections, a waypoint info page, direct-to navigation, a three-axis compass with a horizontal situation indicator (HSI), and an altimeter with adjustable barometric setting, the D2 Air is packed with features to assist aviators in navigation and enhance situational awareness.
The D2 Air utilizes Garmin PilotTM flight plan transfer4, allowing for an easy way to access flight plan information by seamlessly transferring flight plans into the watch. Aviation alerts such as speed, time, distance, elevation, and a fuel timer are available on the D2 Air watch during flight. For post-flight ease, the D2 Air integrates
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