Matt Thurber, editor-in-chief at AIN Media Group, has been flying since 1975 and writing about aviation since 1978 and now has the best job in the world, running editorial operations for Aviation International News, Business Jet Traveler, and FutureFlight.aero. In addition to working as an A&amp;P mechanic on everything from Piper Cubs to turboprops, Matt taught flying at his father’s flight school in Plymouth, Mass., in the early 1980s, flew for an aircraft owner/pilot, and for two summer seasons hunted swordfish near the George’s Banks off the East Coast from a Piper Super Cub. An ATP certificated fixed-wing pilot and CFII and commercial helicopter pilot, Matt is type-rated in the Citation 500 and Gulfstream V/550. Based in the Pacific Northwest, Matt and his team cover the entire aviation scene including business aircraft, helicopters, avionics, safety, manufacturing, charter, fractionals, technology, air transport, advanced air mobility, defense, and other subjects of interest to AIN, BJT, and FutureFlight readers.

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The FAA has issued a supplemental type certificate (STC) to Hartzell Propeller for its new Frontier aluminum propeller for the Cessna 180 Skywagon powered by Continental O-470 engines. The STC for the two-blade propeller covers Skywagon A-J models.
Featuring an 88-inch diameter, the propeller’s blades feature a scimitar design and an aluminum hub. With the new Frontier Top Prop installed, Skywagon owners will realize up to a 5% improvement in ground roll, total takeoff distance, and climb performance.
Also in the Top Prop series is the three-blade Navigator carbon-fiber propeller with additional STC approvals covering Beechcraft A36, G36, and A36TC models. According to Hartzell, the Navigator increases true airspeed on those models by three to seven knots, “depending on the power setting,” and reduces airframe vibration.
At EAA AirVenture, Hartzell and the company’s Whirlwind propellers are featured on many of the airshow aerobatic airplanes, including Michael Goulian’s Extra 330SC, Matt Younkin’s Beech 18 twin, Paul Bennet’s Wolf Pitts Pro, and Jarrod Lindemann’s Jet Waco.

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Hartzell Propeller Adds Frontier and Navigator Top Prop STC approvals

New propellers available on Cessna 180 Skywagons and Beechcraft A36s

At EAA AirVenture, Hartzell and the company’s Whirlwind propellers are featured on many of the airshow aerobatic airplanes, including Michael Goulian’s Extra 330SC, Matt Younkin’s Beech 18 twin, Paul Bennet’s Wolf Pitts Pro, and Jarrod Lindemann’s Jet Waco.

Hartzell Adds Frontier and Navigator Top Prop STCs

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