A new option gives Cirrus SR22 owners a fifth seat by widening the backseat and featuring three seat belts. It's comfortable for two adults and a small child, or a group of three children. Other features include a three-position recline for backseat passengers and a child-restraint system similar to those in automobiles for use of child seats. Also available for the 2012 model is Perspective Global Connect, which offers satellite phone through Iridium Communications to make private or group calls through the cabin headsets and text messaging accessible through the MFD. Visit www.cirrusaircraft.com.

Remos added a new dealer/service center to its North American team: Light Sport West. Greg and Brian Thomas have an 8,500-square-foot hangar at Sacramento Executive Airport utilized for service and showroom space, along with an additional 2,500 square feet that houses their administration. "We think that the performance and handling characteristics of the Remos make it an ideal candidate for anyone interested in recreational flying," said Greg. "It's very responsive, has excellent visibility, low operating and maintenance costs, and it will transform any weekend into an adventure." Visit www.lightsportwest.com.

Thirty-eight of Daher-Socata's TBM 850 aircraft were delivered in 2011, bringing the total number of aircraft received by customers since being introduced in 2006 to 260. It was the fourth-best year for Daher-Socata's TBM aircraft family since 1990, whose 600th aircraft rolled out of the factory last October. "We attained our delivery goals in 2011 despite the very difficult economic environment worldwide, resulting in the TBM 850 gaining market share," said Nicolas Chabbert, senior vice president of Daher-Socata Airplane Division. "This achievement was due to the loyalty of our customers, our team spirit, and our TBM 850's continued value for a full range of operators." Visit www.tbm850.com.

South Carolina-based Champion Aerospace has designated Quality Aircraft Accessories (QAA) as the exclusive AOG distributor for all of its Slick by Champion products, as well as the authorized service center for Slick magnetos. "Together, we are committed to improving the availability of Slick by Champion parts, components and accessories," said Brett Benton, Chief Executive Officer of QAA. "With our extensive inventory and supply of hard-to-find components, we can now service general aviation aircraft customers faster and more efficiently---and with a wider array of solutions." Visit www.qualityaa.com and www.championaerospace.com.

SportairUSA is now a dealer for Adventure Pilot's iFly GPS. "We have watched the prices of avionics dive as the capabilities soar, and have hands-on experience with a wide range of very competent devices for sport and experimental aircraft," said Bill Canino, President of SportairUSA, "The iFly 700 fills a niche at the low-price end of the spectrum, yet it is fully featured, easy to use and reliable." The unit will be standard equipment on the Snap! light-sport aerobatic airplane, and will be an available option on the Sting, Sirius, Savage Cub and SeaRey. Visit www.sportair.aero.

Tecnam has launched the Tecnam P92 Sea-Sky seaplane, the sixth-generation model of the Tecnam P92 Echo Classic and Eaglet range of airplanes. The new aircraft is being produced at Tecnam's new composites production facility in Capua, Italy. "Our Tecnam P92 Sea-Sky hydroplane offers you the pleasure of enjoying both blue waters and blue skies," said Paolo Pascale, Tecnam's Managing Director. "It's not just designed to perform superbly on water but also on the remaining 29% of the world's surface, land, by using our innovative four-wheel retractable landing gear." Visit www.tecnam.com.

Yakima, Washington-based CubCrafters announced a major expansion of their FAA-certified manufacturing facility, adding 15,000 square feet by leasing a building near the Yakima airport. The new facility became fully operational December 18, and houses a weld shop and Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machine shop. The move frees up space at the main facility for a research and development department, a delivery hangar, and an updated and expanded parts department. "We've needed to do this for a long time" said CubCrafters owner Jim Richmond. "Our planes are selling well, and if we get even a little help from the economy, we will need to increase our production rate. This will also let us create a dedicated R&D department for the development of future products." Visit www.cubcrafters.com.

US Aviation's flight training operation has been awarded a Type 1 foreign military training contract by the U.S. Air Force valued at more than $11 million. US Aviation Academy, a branch of US Aviation, will be prescreening foreign military flight training cadets for advanced training by the U.S. Air Force. The program will accept foreign students for 30 days of ground school and 25 hours of flight training. Flight training will be done in Cessna Skyhawks and Diamond DA-40s, with the objective of soloing students. Students will continue their training with the U.S. Air Force. The first four cadets will be coming from Nigeria. Visit www.usaviation.aero.

In September 2007, at Rickenbacker International Airport in Ohio, an aviation event like no other took place, with 77 Mustangs, 49 aviation legends and over 150,000 participants. This limited first edition of the work of accomplished photographers from all over the world fills 260 pages with more than 460 unique photos of the planes and people that made this event so special. Contact: www.gatheringfoundation.org.

Talk to any pilot, and a major milestone in their flying is the first time they flew an airplane alone. For most pilots, soloing an airplane is more memorable than passing a checkride. A new DVD course from Sporty's is designed to be simple, without software to install or textbooks to study. It includes six hours of video on three DVDs that feature real-world in-flight footage with interactive review questions to mark a student's progress. Contact: www.sportys.com.