Challenger Summer 2005

• ProPilot PRASE Survey Results
• Want Graphical Weather?
• Battle Creek Receives Authorized Service Facility Designation
• Enhanced Surveillance Mode
• Corrosion Protection Control Program: Part II

ProPilot PRASE Survey Results

- Aaron Hilkemann

Duncan Aviation again placed high in Professional Pilot magazine’s annual PRASE readership survey. Conducted annually, Duncan Aviation has received top ratings for decades. Here are the 2005 results:

• Best Avionics Duncan Aviation-Lincoln — #1
• Duncan Aviation-Battle Creek — #2
• Duncan Aviation Teterboro — #4
• Best Maintenance Duncan Aviation-Lincoln — #1
• Duncan Aviation-Battle Creek — #6
• Best FBO (Line Service) Duncan Aviation-Lincoln — #32

Thank you for recognizing our team members for their hard work!

Want Graphical Weather?

- Dennis DeCook

If you have a Universal MFD-640, you can now get WSI or XM Graphical Weather. Contact Dennis DeCook for more information at 800.525.2376.

Battle Creek Receives Authorized Service Facility Designation

- Tom Burt

Duncan Aviation’s Battle Creek facility was recently named a Bombardier Challenger aircraft Authorized Service Facility (ASF). Duncan Aviation-Battle Creek joins the worldwide network of Bombardier Challenger ASFs in providing warranty work, engine and airframe inspections and repairs, service bulletin installations, avionics updating and troubleshooting for the Challenger fleet. Duncan Aviation-Battle Creek will support current production Bombardier Challenger aircraft.

Enhanced Surveillance Mandate

- Dave Pleskac

Enhanced Surveillance (EHS) is now mandatory for all IFR flights within the airspace of Germany and Great Britain, and will be mandatory in France March 31, 2006.

However, EUROCONTROL has established a transition period until March 31, 2007. Operators who do not currently have Enhanced Mode S Surveillance must apply for an exemption.

For more information about this installation, please contact Ron Hall at 800.228.4277.

Corrosion Protection Control Program: Part II

- Scott Shefke

The CPCP (Corrosion Protection Control Program) consists of visual inspections and the application of additional corrosion preventative compounds. As reported in the Spring edition of the Challenger Duncan Intelligence, the CPCP program is mandatory for Canadian-registered aircraft, but US-registered aircraft do not have the requirement if they are NOT a scheduled 135 operator.

If you are a 600 or 601 operator, required to participate in a CPCP, a program can be purchased or you can create one and and have it certified. 604 operators have this program included in their regular maintenance tasks.

Be aware that we have seen 604s that do not have compounds applied as stated in the tasks. This becomes a maintenance item that must be accomplished and it is not typically included in the normal inspection flat rate charge. It is included in the MSG3 analysis and is part of the certified maintenance program.

If you have any maintenance questions regarding your Challenger aircraft, please contact Scott Shefke at 800.228.4277.

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