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Severson (second from left) with service personnel at the Ahmedabad, India, airport. He had just flown in from Muscat, and was headed to New Delhi on his around-the-world flight.

Around The World In A Twin Commander

Jerry Severson did a lot of flying earlier this year in his Dash 10T-powered 690A Twin Commander. His logbook shows 115 flight hours in 8 weeks, for a total distance covered of 35,000 statute miles. That’s about 10,000 miles farther than flying the circumference of the earth at the equator. In fact, that’s just what Severson did—fly around the world.

FROM THE FLIGHTLINE

European Maintenance Facility Named T.C.
Service Center

AIRplus Maintenance GmbH has been named an authorized Twin Commander service center in Europe.

Pair of Twin Commanders Help Surfer
Chase The Swells

Any day that you can combine business with flying is a good day. And if the business you are flying in support of is surfing, surely that makes for an extra-good day.

First Aero Commander
Undergoing Restoration

The very first Aero Commander, the L-3805, is being restored by an Oklahoma City-area vocational school for eventual public display.

Twin Commander University
Convenes In April 2011

From Oklahoma City to Oshkosh, from Aspen to Scottsdale, the Twin Commander University has visited a diverse variety of venues over its 21-year history, and the upcoming 2011 conference will add to that rich history.

Discount Extended on Dash10T Engine Upgrade

Special discount pricing has been extended on a program to convert the Honeywell TPE331 engines that power 690-series Twin Commanders to higher-performance Dash 10T configuration.

Deadline APPROCHING For SB237 Inspection

An important calendar deadline is looming regarding a required inspection of most 690 through 690B Twin Commanders.

No Matter the Economic Cycle,
Efficiency Rules

Across all Twin Commander models, the average number of aircraft for sale is down approximately 10 percent from peak 2010 levels.

Twin Hosts College Intern

Twin Commander Aircraft LLC hosted a college intern this past summer who is headed for a career in aerospace engineering.