Cessna to Deliver More Mustangs by Mid-April
By Karen Di Piazza, Charter X.com
On March 5, CharterX reported that Wichita, Kan.-based Cessna Aircraft Company had identified a software glitch in the Garmin G1000 software on its Citation Mustang. Garmin believes the "glitch" is fixed.
Doug Oliver, director of corporate communications at Cessna, told CharterX on March 20, that the Garmin G1000 software load is being installed now. "Flight tests should commence shortly," he said. "If the Citation Mustang's flight testing goes OK, we plan to resume aircraft deliveries by mid-April. This is not a serious issue, just a software anomaly."
Oliver was not at liberty to comment on exactly what the Garmin G1000 abnormality was or what caused it. At this point, there's no reason for alarm that Cessna won't deliver 40 Mustangs by the end of this year.
Meanwhile, Cessna's light sport aircraft, says Oliver, keeps gaining interest. During this year's Sun ‘n Fun event at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL), located in Lakeland, Fla., Cessna will display its proof-of-concept LSA. "This isn't a prototype; Cessna is still evaluating the whole business idea," Oliver said. "But we're excited about all the positive feedback."
Recently, Cessna delivered three Skyhawks to Northwestern Michigan College--the first of 11 Skyhawks that will upgrade the college's fleet over a period of 14 months. The order was placed through Cessna's authorized sales representative, Suburban Aviation, located in Lambertville, Mich. All of the Skyhawks are equipped with the Garmin G1000 all-glass panel avionics suite, which will keep students updated with advanced training technology.
On March 5, CharterX reported that Wichita, Kan.-based Cessna Aircraft Company had identified a software glitch in the Garmin G1000 software on its Citation Mustang. Garmin believes the "glitch" is fixed.
Doug Oliver, director of corporate communications at Cessna, told CharterX on March 20, that the Garmin G1000 software load is being installed now. "Flight tests should commence shortly," he said. "If the Citation Mustang's flight testing goes OK, we plan to resume aircraft deliveries by mid-April. This is not a serious issue, just a software anomaly."
Oliver was not at liberty to comment on exactly what the Garmin G1000 abnormality was or what caused it. At this point, there's no reason for alarm that Cessna won't deliver 40 Mustangs by the end of this year.
Meanwhile, Cessna's light sport aircraft, says Oliver, keeps gaining interest. During this year's Sun ‘n Fun event at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL), located in Lakeland, Fla., Cessna will display its proof-of-concept LSA. "This isn't a prototype; Cessna is still evaluating the whole business idea," Oliver said. "But we're excited about all the positive feedback."
Recently, Cessna delivered three Skyhawks to Northwestern Michigan College--the first of 11 Skyhawks that will upgrade the college's fleet over a period of 14 months. The order was placed through Cessna's authorized sales representative, Suburban Aviation, located in Lambertville, Mich. All of the Skyhawks are equipped with the Garmin G1000 all-glass panel avionics suite, which will keep students updated with advanced training technology.
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