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PLANESENSE:IQ PlaneSense® Informational Quarterly: Volume 18

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ATLAS EMPLOYEES: Meet some of the employees who have dedicated their careers to Atlas Aircraft Center, the authorized, Pilatus approved, fleet service and support center for the PS program. SLED DOGS AND MUSHERS: Dog sled teams travel from the Northeast and Canada to compete in cross-country style races for the “86th Laconia World Championship Sled Dog Derby.” DESTINATION: Art in the (Winter) Park. One of the nation’s oldest, largest, and most prestigious juried outdoor art festivals will take place in Winter Park, Florida in mid-March. HANDLE WITH CARE: The PlaneSense® program coordinates two very special (and very different) flights during the holidays, as part of our commitment to help others in need.

Each PlaneSense® Informational Quarterly is published and edited by members of our team who help make your PlaneSense flying experience easy and enjoyable.

Dear PlaneSense® Participant, In this edition of PSIQ, we will highlight Atlas Aircraft Center, Inc. (AAC), the Pilatus authorized fleet service and support center for the PlaneSense® program. For those of you who might not know, AAC is a sister-company of PlaneSense, Inc., and it makes good use of 40,000-square-feet of hangar space and an additional 10,000-square-feet of office space at our facility in Portsmouth, NH. AAC provides scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and all other technical support to the PlaneSense® fleet, including the Pilatus airframe, Pratt & Whitney engine, and all electronics and subsystems. I am very proud of the nearly 60 AAC employees for their continuous commitment to safety and training, and for their dedication to the highest-level of service for our fractional owners. All of our maintenance technicians must attend factory training with Pilatus, engine training with Pratt & Whitney, ongoing education through FAA-sponsored classes, component instruction, and continuous on-the-job training. This unparalleled training regimen has earned AAC the “Diamond Award for Excellence” from the FAA for the last 13 consecutive years. AAC has also earned the Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) “Training Excellence Award.” AAC boasts one of the largest PC-12 parts supplies in the world, with an in-house inventory worth over $1 million. Maintaining this large supply prevents unnecessary delays, helps to expedite repairs, and increases the availability of our fleet. AAC is open seven days a week to offer maximum support to the PlaneSense® fleet, some outside customers and visitors, and those in need of emergency services. I invite all of you to visit AAC, to meet us, and see our facility, whenever you are in the area. With warm regards,

George A. Antoniadis President and CEO

115 Flightline Road  Portsmouth, NH 03801

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CROSS SECTION OF ATLAS EMPLOYEES JOHN (JAY) BREEN Jay has been part of the Atlas family since November of 2000. He began as an Aircraft Technician and is now an Inspector. Prior to joining our team, Jay served active duty with the US Air Force for 4 years, before committing to the USAF Air National Guard for 3 years. Jay’s education includes graduating from East Coast Aero Tech with his Airframe & Powerplant license, Pratt & Whitney and Pilatus training, and Rolls-Royce M250-B17 schooling. Jay lives with his fiancé, Karen, in Manchester, NH. They enjoy traveling, sports, and riding his Harley Davidson. JOE MILANO Joe began working at Atlas Aircraft Center in April of 2002 as an Aircraft Technician, and is now the Maintenance Operations Resource Manager. Joe received his Airframe & Powerplant license in 1983 after graduating from East Coast Aero Tech. He has since completed Pratt & Whitney and Pilatus training. Before coming to AAC, Joe worked for Fern’s Flying Service for 3 years, then as a shift supervisor at

Training to become an aircraft technician is a rigorous process; this is a position that requires determination and dedication. For starters, Atlas Aircraft Center Inc. (AAC) technicians must have one of the following: (1) 18 months of practical experience with powerplants or airframes, (2) 30 months working on both at the same time, or (3) a certificate from an FAA-Approved aviation maintenance technician school, demonstrating successful completion of 2,000 hours of training. The technician must also pass FAA required written, oral, and practical tests to demonstrate their knowledge of general, airframe, and powerplant concepts. Additionally, AAC,

the Pilatus approved, fleet service and support center for the PlaneSense® fractional fleet, requires that newly hired technicians receive extensive initial training to become familiar with both AAC and the PlaneSense® program.

Precision Airlines for 9 years, and also as an avionics installation manager with Stead Aviation/Wiggins Airways for 10 years. Joe and his wife Linda live in Dunbarton, NH. He enjoys target shooting, fishing, and ATV riding with his sons, Joey and Tony, and his stepson, Jeff.

July of 2014 Sonia became the Director of Training for AAC. Sonia enjoys spending time with her husband Mike, son Drew, and their wide variety of pets, which includes a basset hound, horse, pony, and two cats. She has a great appreciation for nature and the outdoors, and loves to cook. Sonia is an avid equestrian, horse trainer, and photographer.

JON HAMMOND Jon has worked for Atlas Aircraft Center since April of 2008 and has over 21 years of experience in the aviation maintenance industry. Jon graduated from East Coast Aero Tech and was a Navy-Aviation electrician’s mate. There, he learned sealed instrument repair and aircraft corrosion prevention and repair. He, too, has been trained through Pratt & Whitney and Pilatus schools. Jon, his wife Maggie, daughter Ashlyn, and son Samuel also live in Dunbarton, NH. In Jon’s spare time he enjoys ATVs, snowmobiling, welding, and carpentry. SONIA VIRGUE Sonia began her career at Atlas Aircraft Center in June 2007 as a Line Service Technician. After earning her Airframe & Powerplant certificate, Sonia became an Aircraft Technician, and later went on to assume the Quality Assurance Auditor position. In

Technicians attend factory training with Pilatus, and engine training with Pratt & Whitney. AAC trains its technicians using tours, classroom lectures, manual familiarization, self-study, shadowing, and lots of on-the-job training. To maintain AAC’s high standards, technicians are required to complete a minimum of 12 hours of recurrent training every year.

DON HORVATH Don started working for Atlas Aircraft Center in July of 2007 in the Parts Room. He currently resides in Nottingham, NH with his wife, Janet, and three children, Shane, Michaela, and Evan. An avid enthusiast of short track stock car racing, Don was an official flagger from 1987 until 2012, and worked at tracks from Maine to Florida. COREY ST. PIERRE Corey started with Atlas Aircraft Center in March 2013 as an Aircraft Technician, a position in which he truly excels. Home schooled from 5th grade through high school, Corey then attended the National Aviation Academy. Corey is from Oxford, Maine and enjoys hunting, fishing, hiking, and playing the bagpipes.

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Atlas Aircraft Center, Inc. has a very impressive parts room with an extremely committed staff. The parts room employees ensure staff availability 7 days a week, for 18+ hours a day, and meticulously maintain over a $1 million inventory, which helps prevent delays and expedite repairs. This team is responsible for assisting technicians with parts and tool distribution, and also maintains the oversight of the primary parts room, secondary parts overflow storage room, and all of the purchasing, shipping, receiving, and warranty assistance for both Atlas Aircraft Center and the PlaneSense® program. In November, a PlaneSense® team visited Embry-Riddle, FIT, and ATP flight schools in Florida to conduct static displays of the Pilatus PC-12 for students. We want to inspire future pilots to pursue careers in corporate aviation, so we spent time showing students our aircraft and also explaining the great opportunities and benefits of working in this industry. We also held in-person interviews for PlaneSense® positions with qualified pilots at the schools. These visits allow our human resources department to expand our recruiting reach to southern states, without the students having to travel. Broader access to applicants results in hiring the highest quality pilots for the PlaneSense® program. Our relationship with various flight schools is a win for everyone!

SLED DOG DERBY From February 13th through the 15th, sled dogs and mushers (a person who competes in cross-country style races with dog team and sled) will gather in Laconia, NH to compete in the “86th Laconia World Championship Sled Dog Derby.” Dog sled teams will come from all over the Northeast and Canada to compete, and there is a chance a European team (or two) will be in the starting lineup as well. Although the derby attracts international competition, it is truly a community event, with much of the race funding coming from the NH lakes region and its area businesses. The derby is put on by the Lakes Region Sled Dog Club, along with key members of the community, including city officials, public works and police departments, the local radio, and snowmobile clubs. The derby hosts many racing events over the course of the weekend; the longest race covers a 15-mile trail, and is for teams competing in the “open class” (a race that does not restrict the number of dogs on a team). Other scheduled races include the “Six-Dog Classic” for adult mushers over a 6-mile trail, and the “One-Dog” and “Three-Dog” junior races for youngsters in the process of perfecting their mushing skills. The final racing schedule depends on trail conditions, and is dependent on the winter-like conditions in the days and weeks leading up to the derby. With the PlaneSense® program, you can fly right into the heart of the derby on your PC-12, arriving into Laconia’s Municipal Airport (KLCI). It’s up to you to remember your camera and an extra layer of warm clothing, but we anticipate lots of fun if you choose to partake in the action. Once on the ground, make sure to keep your ears open for the howls and sounds of excitement floating up from the race course. We hope you will have the pleasure of seeing one of these skilled and majestic dog sled teams fly across your path with a swoosh!

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DESTINATION: Winter Park, Florida

ART IN THE (WINTER) PARK The 56th Winter Park Sidewalk Festival will be held March 20th through the 22nd in Winter Park, Florida. It is one of the nation’s oldest, largest, and most prestigious juried outdoor art festivals. The show is currently ranked #1 on ArtFairCalendar.com’s list of America’s Best Art Fairs, and is ranked #1 in the South and #5 in the Nation by Sunshine Artist Magazine, based on reported sales by the artists. Hosting more than 350,000 art-loving enthusiasts each year, over 1,100 artists from around the world apply to be one of the 225 judge-selected featured artists. Artists compete for 63 awards totaling over $72,500 in prize money. The festival hosts a wide variety of outstanding artwork including clay, drawing and pastels, glass, digital art, fiber, glass, jewelry, leather, mixed media, photography, painting, printmaking, sculpture, watercolor, and wood. The festival also bolsters a love of art for young children by offering daily children’s workshops for all ages. Winter Park was founded in the late 1800s, and the town is heavily influenced by Spanish Mediterranean architecture. One of the city’s defining architects was James Gable Rogers II, who designed the city’s Grenada Court shopping area, the Olin Library, the Holt and Mizener homes, and the Florida State Supreme Court Building in Tallahassee. Roger's home in the heart of Winter Park, named “Casa Feliz,” (seen right) now serves as a museum that overlooks the golf course. Just a ten minute drive from Orlando, Winter Park is a shopping and arts hub. The town’s central brick laden artery, called “Park Avenue,” originates at the town’s historic school, Rollins College, and winds about a mile through a thriving commercial district. Park Avenue is lined with scenic live oaks draped in moss, and takes travelers by clothing boutiques, art galleries, sidewalk cafés, and restaurants. Winter Park is also home to three notable museums, all of which are within walking distance of each other. The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art holds the world’s most comprehensive works of Louis Comfort Tiffany, including jewelry, pottery, paintings, art glass, lamps, and windows. Upcoming exhibitions include, “The Bride Elect” which will showcase over 250 wedding gifts from Elizabeth Owens Morse, a socially prominent Chicago bride married in 1905. “Selection” includes works from

the Harry C. Sigman Collection of European and American Decorative Art, with works from the late 19th and early 20th century. The Cornell Fine Arts Museum is set on the Rollins College campus and overlooks Lake Virginia. The museum is home to the oldest collections in the state, with more than 5,000 objects on exhibit, ranging from antique to contemporary. Upcoming exhibitions include “Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War” reflecting an illustrated compilation of news reports about the Civil War (first published in 1866), as well as “Tobi Kahn: Reverie” reflecting back on 30 years of works in various media. The Polasek Museum offers over 200 works by Czech-born American sculpturer, Albin Polasek. The museum is the previous retirement home of the artist, and is listed on the

“National Register of Historic Places.” It is one of only 30 members of the “National Trust’s Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios.” In addition to the home, the museum features a chapel and a captivating garden which includes over 50 outdoor sculptures and dates back to 1949. While you’re there, stay at The Alfond Inn (the Rollins College boutique hotel), or the Park Plaza Hotel. Before leaving the area, you can relax and take in a film at the Enzian outdoor theater, just a few minutes from Park Avenue. The venue is amidst 400-year-old oak trees, and offers audience members lounge chairs, as well as the option to dine on first-rate food, craft beers, wine, and cocktails. For more information, visit: Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival at www.wpsat.org

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JERRY JOHNSON 50 YEARS We welcomed the Federal Aviation Administration to our Portsmouth, NH, headquarters in October for the presentation of the “Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award”, which was given to Jerry Johnson, a former PlaneSense® program Chief Pilot. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Wright Brothers Award recognizes pilots who have had a longstanding flying history and continued practice of safe flight operations. Notably, the award is only given to pilots who have contributed and maintained safe flight operations for 50 or more consecutive years of piloting aircraft. Bobby Reed, manager of the Portland, Maine Flight Standards District Offices (FSDO) and John Wood, the FSDO’s FAA Safety Team program manager presented the award. Wood noted that this award is significant because the aviation industry has only existed for a little over a century.

Northwest Airlines and retired as a 747 Captain after 34 years of employment. That’s when he joined the PlaneSense® program, where he served as Chief Pilot. Johnson finished his career working in Africa flying aircraft for a non-government contractor. Left – Right: Bobby Reed, George Antoniadis, Jerry Johnson, John Wood

“If one considers the Wright Brother’s first flight in 1903 as marking the launching point of aviation, then we are only 111 years downstream from that event,” Wood said. “A pilot who has been flying for 50 or more years has not just seen and experienced industry changes, but has been a living part of them. People like Jerry Johnson have been authors of the rich and amazing history of aviation.” Johnson started his career as a Marine A-4 air attack pilot flying in Vietnam. Later, he flew another tour as a close air support forward air controller in O-1 Bird Dogs. After leaving the military, Johnson joined

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Johnson said that he was much honored to receive the award; however, he gives the credit for the aviation industry’s success to entrepreneurs who build aviation businesses and keep people at work, such as PlaneSense, Inc. President and CEO, George Antoniadis. “PlaneSense was very fortunate Jerry joined our team as he instilled a correct ethic of good work and safe flying,” Antoniadis said. “We are very pleased Jerry has received this award and are also honored to have had him as a Chief Pilot.” Before Johnson retired from aviation he had flown 37,000 commercial flight hours. “This is an accomplishment of which to be very proud.” Wood added.

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Now, Todd directs the maintenance of the fleet of over 33 PC-12s in the PlaneSense® program. He also oversees the AAC repair station maintenance program (which serves PlaneSense® aircraft as well as private PC-12 owners) and the AAC parts room (which has one of the largest parts supplies for the PC-12 in the world, with an in-house inventory of over $1 million). Todd was introduced to aviation by an uncle who owned a flight school; his uncle would bribe him with gas money and lunch to take a flying lesson once a week. This eventually led Todd to his career in aviation, where he found true gratification in the technical side of working with aircraft. Todd has a great sense of humor and the ability to find commonalities with everyone he meets. His passions include downhill skiing, ocean fishing, and swimming laps during lunch. Todd and his wife, Karen, are currently helping their three sons transition to post-college living.

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Todd Smith is Atlas Aircraft Center’s VP of Service, and the PlaneSense program’s Director of Airworthiness. Todd was a major contributor to the launch of Atlas Aircraft Center. Impressively, Todd completed one of the first PC-12 maintenance schools, and has also helped Pilatus with several product improvement programs.

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TRAVELING TURTLES Together, PlaneSense® pilots and an anonymous donor provided charitable airlift support to help transport 50 Kemps Ridley sea turtles from Norwood, MA to Galveston, TX. In the recent months, over 500 of these turtles have become stranded on Massachusetts beaches, where the air and water temperatures are far too cold for them to survive. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), along with a number of environmentalist groups, have sought out assistance from the general aviation community to help return these endangered creatures to regions where they can sustain and thrive. The PlaneSense® program was pleased to have answered the call for help and to have been part of this great cause.

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family for its contribution, thanking Antoniadis for his leadership and example, noting that such a large amount of food was collected that the excess had to be driven by car and delivered.

PlaneSense, Inc. employees and their families filled a Pilatus PC-12 aircraft with over 800 lbs of food for the NH Food Bank. The food was flown to the Manchester Boston Regional Airport on Wednesday, December 17th, where NH Governor Maggie Hassan and Manchester, NH, Mayor Ted Gatsas personally greeted the aircraft full of food. NH Food Bank executives and members of its advisory board were also on hand at Signature Aviation to gather the food for distribution. Governor Hassan, Mayor Gatsas, and PlaneSense, Inc. President and CEO George Antoniadis (who piloted the plane) helped to load the NH Food Bank vehicle with the non-perishables. “PlaneSense has always been a strong supporter of our local and state charities, and we chose to assist the NH Food Bank this year because it reaches so many families in need,” Antoniadis said. “I am pleased to be joined today by my friends, the Governor of NH, Maggie Hassan, and the Mayor of

Manchester, Ted Gatsas. I’m very proud of my PlaneSense team for our contribution today.” According to Mel Gosselin, the Executive Director of the NH Food Bank, the food will be brought back to the Manchester, NH facility and sorted into categories. It will then be placed into the NH Food Bank’s online ordering system, which is accessed by a network of 400 agencies across NH, and later dispersed accordingly to help feed over 130,000 NH residents who are food insecure. Governor Hassan congratulated Antoniadis and the entire PlaneSense®

“I’m told between seven and eight hundred pounds of food [was collected], which is almost seven to eight hundred meals for children and families around the State of New Hampshire,” Hassan said. “At the holidays we like to remind each other what we can do when we come together to make life better for our friends and neighbors.” Mayor Gatsas reflected on last year’s event, in which PlaneSense Inc. employees collected gifts for the Toys for Tots organization. The toys were also flown to Manchester, NH, and then delivered to Marines for distribution. “Last year was a great success and we took lots of toys off the plane, this year the plane was filled with non-perishable food for the NH Food Bank,” Gatsas said. “Thank you so much for coming to Manchester for the past two years and giving back to the residents in our community. I am looking forward to next year!”

SOURCES & PHOTO CREDITS Photos: Scott Berti, Greg Chag, Bruce Crocker, Dianna Dobe, Bill Gallery, Doug Levy, Diane Lyman, Jen Lyman, Alice Moulton, Peter Seavey, Chip Weston ARTICLES/CONTRIBUTORS: Scott Berti, Ashley Chamberlain, Eileen Courtois, Dianna Dobe, Terri Dowaliby, Jessica Elliott, Danielle McPheters, Trevor Smith, Sarah VanSleet, Sonia Virgue ©2015 PlaneSense, Inc. PlaneSense is a registered trademark of PlaneSense, Inc.

PRIMARY OPERATING AREA The PlaneSense® fractional aircraft ownership program operates mainly in the area bounded by the lines and the shorelines depicted on the map below. This area, plus 19 airports in the Bahamas, is called the PRIMARY OPERATING AREA (POA). The POA boundaries shown here correspond to lines of longitude and latitude.* When your flight is entirely within the POA, you do not pay an hourly charge for repositioning the empty aircraft to pick you up, or for moving the plane to another location after you disembark. An owner in the PlaneSense® program may fly to any location in or out of the POA in North America and in the Bahamas. When you begin or end a flight outside the POA, an hourly repositioning charge applies to that portion of the required repositioning flight that is outside the POA. This charge reflects only the time required to fly between the POA’s northwestern boundary (91˚0' west longitude) and the airport located outside the POA.

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*The PlaneSense POA comprises the continental United States and Canada (excluding Newfoundland) east of 91˚0' west longitude and south of 48˚0' north latitude, and including the areas of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana that are bordered by 36˚15' north latitude, 98˚30' west longitude, and 29˚0' north latitude, and 19 airports in the Bahamas.

THE PLANESENSE® PROGRAM The ambition of PlaneSense is to bring pragmatism to private flying, whether for leisure or business. We work hard to know your preferences, to ensure a superior flying experience, and to take meticulous care of your aircraft. Our goal is that this very personal, high quality service, together with the comfort, reliability, and trademark versatility of the PC-12, will yield value above and beyond the sensible economics we provide.

CONTACT US: PlaneSense, Inc. 115 Flightline Road Portsmouth, NH 03801 603-501-7600 www.planesense.com