PIPER MERIDIAN FLEET RECEIVES APPROVAL TO OPERATE ON UNPAVED RUNWAYS
Piper Aircraft Inc. has received fleetwide approval from the Federal Aviation Administration permitting owners and operators of Piper Meridian single-engine turboprop business aircraft to operate from unpaved runways. The announcement was made today at the 2011 Malibu/Mirage Owners & Pilots Association (MMOPA) Fly-In Convention held here in Hot Springs. Previously the Meridian had been limited…