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TEXTRON AVIATION At the opposite end of the market, with showers, balconies and nonstop fl ights up to 16 hours, Textron Aviation is also making news. In spring this year it unveiled enhancements and upgrades across its Beechcraft Baron, Beechcraft Bonanza and all Cessna piston aircraft. Chris Crow, Textron vice president of sales, says: “Customers will experience a noticeable change when they’re inside each of these aircraft.” The Bonanza G36 is getting a 155-lb increase to the maximum takeo ff weight, giving it a maximum useful load of 1,213 lbs in its standard con fi guration with six seats. Also, new production Bonanzas, along with Beechcraft Baron G58 aircraft, will o ff er three new interior schemes and a new cockpit layout with a standalone autopilot controller. Also included: a Garmin GI 275 electronic standby, a carbon monoxide detector integrated in the Garmin avionics system, USB ports at every seat, powered headset plugs in the cockpit and updated LED exterior lighting for improved visibility. Cessna owners will also fi nd a modernized cockpit. All new production Cessna high-wing piston aircraft will include the Garmin GI 275 electronic standby. The standby modernizes the cockpit panel by eliminating three analog standby instruments and providing additional fl ight data. The interior of Cessna high-wing piston aircraft also features refreshes with the addition of Alcantara inserts in the seats along with a backlit USB A/C port in the cockpit. txtav.com