AVweb's NBAA 2007 Podcast #3: What Do Piper and Garmin Have Up Their Sleeve?

AVweb’s NBAA 2007 Podcast #3: What Do Piper and Garmin Have Up Their Sleeve?

Editorial Staff

Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Piper is making progress on its single-engine jet, the PiperJet, though details about its new avionics package (possibly G1000-based) are being kept confidential by Garmin.
According to Piper's VP of Sales, Bob Kromer, testing for the PiperJet will occur in Vero Beach.
No final decision has been made regarding the production site for the PiperJet.

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All we know for sure is that the PiperJet will have a new avionics package maybe based on the G1000 – or maybe not. Garmin is being closed-lipped about what capabilities it will provide to Piper, according to Bob Kromer, Piper’s VP of sales. In this podcast, Kromer offers an update on Piper’s progress on its single-engine jet. Testing, he says, will happen in Vero Beach, but no decisions have been made on a production site.

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