Chad is the editor of AINalerts, AIN's daily business aviation newsletter, and is also the news editor at AIN Media Group.&nbsp;He has been writing about aviation, with an emphasis on business aviation, since 1994. Chad started his writing career at The Avion,&nbsp;the&nbsp;student newspaper at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, serving as editor-in-chief before graduating with a bachelor's in aeronautical science. After a stint as managing editor at Professional Pilot&nbsp;magazine, he joined&nbsp;AIN in late 1998. Chad holds a commercial pilot certificated with instrument and multi-engine ratings, and he also is a CFI/CFII. He lives and works from his home in Venice, Florida.

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Australia-based GippsAero launched a stretched turboprop derivative of its piston-powered <a href="http://www.cfmediaview.com/lp1.aspx?v=8_53799968_1101_22">GA8 Airvan</a>, in addition to expanding its footprint in North America. Certified production of the GA10 turboprop single is expected to begin in 2013. GippsAero has selected the 715-shp Rolls-Royce M250-B17F/2 to power the 10-passenger aircraft, which it hopes to bring to market for a unit price of $1.3 million. The GA10 will be certified with fixed gear and floats. Preliminary data indicates the aircraft will have an endurance of approximately five hours at 150 knots. It will be built in Victoria, Australia. GippsAero is also developing a twin turboprop–the GA-18, based on the N24 Nomad–for certification in 2014.

GippsAero Launches GA10 Turboprop Single

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