Cutter Aviation Completes APMG Performance Package on HA-420
PHOENIX, Arizona – Cutter Aviation is pleased to announce the completion of the Advanced Performance Modification Group package (APMG) on a HondaJet HA-420 classic at the Cutter Aviation Phoenix Sky Harbor Authorized Service Center.
A few of the APMG package modifications include the extension of the horizontal stabilizer, removal of vortex generators on the tail and winglets, elimination of the mid-aileron fence as well as many Garmin G3000 avionics software updates that enhance safety and situational awareness.
The APMG package provides the aircraft with a takeoff field length reduction of 443 feet to 3,491 ft, forward baggage capacity increased by 100 lbs. to 200 total, an increased maximum takeoff weight of 10,700 lbs. and a 100-mile range improvement resulting in more mission capabilities.
“I was impressed with the APMG HondaJet performance numbers when I was first sent example charts for Takeoff, Landing and Weight and Balance. I ran a few scenarios that we fly on a frequent basis. The APMG package gives the HondaJet even more flexibility with payloads and typically allows us to utilize shorter runways for a given mission. That can also translate to allowing us to operate at hotter temperatures and overall higher density altitudes than we could before. I had the opportunity to fly the HondaJet after the modification was complete. Aircraft control feel is improved slightly with added elevator authority while keeping all control pressures nicely balanced. I noticed a reduction in the amount of control pressure needed for takeoff rotation. This is a practical performance enhancement package that makes the aircraft even more flexible, efficient and ultimately more useful.” said Taylor Butterfield, Cutter Aviation’s experienced HondaJet pilot.
To schedule your APMG package modification by Cutter Aviation, contact Shelbey Hooker at 602-267-4035 or via email at [email protected]. Cutter Aviation is a HondaJet authorized sales and service center with facilities located in Phoenix Sky Harbor, Arizona; Dallas and San Antonio, Texas.
About Cutter Aviation Founded in 1928 by William P. Cutter, Cutter Aviation is a full-service aviation company, offering aircraft fuel/line services, maintenance and avionics solutions, aircraft charter and management and aircraft sales. The Cutter Aviation network currently operates eight locations in the Southwest. The Phoenix Sky Harbor, AZ (PHX), Phoenix Deer Valley, AZ (DVT); Albuquerque, NM (ABQ); Colorado Springs, CO (COS) facilities are full-service, fixed-base operations. The Phoenix, AZ (PHX); Denver, CO (APA); Addison, TX (ADS) and San Antonio, TX (SAT) facilities offer sales and maintenance service support, while the Carlsbad, CA (CRQ) facility provides new and pre-owned aircraft sales. The company is a member of the Pinnacle Air Network, National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA). Cutter Aviation is the oldest continuously family-owned and operated FBO (Fixed Base Operator) in the United States with over 90 years of serving the General & Business Aviation industry. For more information about Cutter Aviation, please visit www.cutteraviation.com.
