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ForeFlight: Intelligent Apps
for Pilots™
Best-in-class design, best-in-class pre-flight and in-flight weather,
Touch Planning™, auto-routing, geo-referenced approach and enroute
charts, aviation documents, and our Fanatical Pilot Support™ make
ForeFlight Mobile for iPad aviation's most popular app. Learn
more about ForeFlight — including our new documents and pubs
solution for flight departments —
on the web at
ForeFlight.com. 
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| Finding One Vision for a Second Life: The Three
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This is the final of three
special editions of AVwebBiz covering the NBAA Convention in Orlando,
Florida. Regular AVwebFlash issues will resume tomorrow with Friday
Features, and the regular AVwebBiz will resume next week.
THREE
Rs INITIATIVE PROGRESSES
AVweb's Three Rs Initiative
progressed with a meeting attended by leaders of the aircraft
remanufacturing and refurbishment industry at the National Business
Aviation Association convention in Orlando Wednesday. AVweb
Publisher Tom Bliss took input from stakeholders at this and earlier
meetings and what's emerging is a standards organization that will set
criteria for quality refurbishment of aircraft that have plenty of life
left in them. "I see this not as a service business," Bliss said. "I see
this as a remanufacturing business." More...
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Your Personal S1
Experience
With its revolutionary adaptive digital noise cancelation and
customizable comfort features such as headband contact pressure
adjustment, the S1 Digital is truly a headset that can be
personalized for every user and every environment. We want you to
experience this level of customization for yourself. For a limited time
only, try an S1 Digital without risk for 30 days, share your experience
with us, and get rewarded.
Learn more.
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BIZAV
READY TO HELP AFTER SANDY
As its members meet in sunny
Orlando, NBAA is marshaling efforts to use business aircraft to help
with the relief efforts in the storm-tossed Northeast. NBAA hosts the Humanitarian
Emergency Response Operator (HERO) database where aircraft owners
and operators can volunteer the use of their aircraft for humanitarian
aid. Aid organizations use the list to find aircraft appropriate to the
missions that might need to be flown. "At the moment, much like the rest
of the country, we're waiting to see what the damage is and what efforts
will be needed in the hours immediately following the storm's passage,"
Robin Eissler, president of the Sky Hope Network, told NBAA. "Our focus
is specifically on life-saving flights and placing aviation assets where
they are needed most." More...
HURRICANE
SANDY'S HAVOC, BY THE NUMBERS
Hurricane Sandy caused a total
of 19,574 commercial flight cancelations from Saturday October 27,
through Thursday, Nov. 1 (known as of Wednesday), according to
FlightStats.com, as travel regained its footing, Wednesday, and La
Guardia remained closed. La Guardia was still flooded with standing
water, Wednesday, and may require assessment by engineers to determine
the extent of salt-water damage to equipment, airport lighting, and
ground-based navigation aids before it runs at capacity. The projection
for Thursday operations at other area airports -- JFK International and
Newark Liberty -- is trending toward normalcy. But there is a lot of
people- and package-moving to make up and La Guardia is a major
component. More...
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Weather with
Perspective
XM WX Satellite Weather gives you onboard perspective on the
weather. Graphical data like Radar, Lightning, Winds and more enhance
your situational awareness and is compatible with the industry's leading
MFDs, EFBs, glass cockpits, and now the iPad. Additionally, flexible
subscription options ensure you get the dataset that's right for you.
Come see the latest from XM WX Satellite Weather at booth 1090 during
NBAA 2012 or
visit us online at
XMWXWeather.com/aviation. 
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| Cutting-Edge De-Icing for Kestrel's Turboprop | | back to
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KESTREL
SELECTS COX DE-ICER
Kestrel Aircraft's turboprop design will
feature an electro-mechanical deicing system, the company announced this
week at the NBAA Convention in Orlando. The Cox & Co. system removes ice
from the leading edges with a pulsing impact delivered from channels
inside the leading edges of the wings. CEO Alan Klapmeier said the
system retains laminar flow over the wing while removing the ice. "This
is a critical factor for achieving high speed and reducing drag and fuel
consumption," he said. More...
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The Easy-to-Install IFD440
FMS/GPS/NAV/COM
As the newest member of Avidyne's integrated flight display family, the
IFD440 has been designed to be an easy-to-install, plug &
play replacement for legacy GNS430-Series navigators. The IFD440
provides powerful navigation, communication, and multi-function display
capabilities, and its easy-to-use Hybrid Touch user interface
allows pilots to perform virtually all functions using dedicated
knobs/buttons or via the touchscreen interface. Now you have a Choice.
And the Choice is Easy.
Click here to receive introductory
pricing information.
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Helicopter Speech
Recognition
hands-free vectoring to any latitude/longitude
hands-free entry
of Nav/Comm frequencies
The HELO101 uses VoiceFlight's field-proven speech
recognition technology to address the inherent conflicts between safe
rotocraft flight operations and the distractions of data entry on modern
avionics. See a demonstration
on our web site,
VoiceFlight.com. 
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EMBRAER:
LEGACY 500 FIRST FLIGHT NEAR
Embraer said at the NBAA
convention in Orlando this week that its first prototype of the Legacy
500 midsize jet will be ready for first flight within the next few
weeks. The all-new jet is aimed to fill the gap between the light Phenom
models and the big-cabin 600 and 650. The jet, with a stand-up cabin
that seats 12, can fly at Mach .82 for 3,000 nm. The company has two
other prototypes in the works for the flight-test program and said first
deliveries of the jet will take place in 2014. More...
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Phillips 66® Aviation — The Most Trusted Wings In
Aviation™
On the go? When it comes to convenience and functionality, the
WingPoints ® app puts you in the
pilot's seat. This no-cost app will allow you to plot your next flight.
Plan your next purchase. Reward yourself with the WingPoints App. Just
another reason why we are The Most Trusted Wings in Aviation™.
Click here to learn more.
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TESTING
PRECISION APPROACHES FOR SMALL RUNWAYS
Researchers at
Embry-Riddle have received FAA funding that they will use to evaluate
pilot performance to determine the feasibility of deploying GPS-aided
precision landing approaches at small airports. At issue is whether or
not the kind of precision approaches normally used at larger aiports can
be safely used for landing on shorter, narrower runways and under what
conditions. The project will get under way in summer, 2013. Pilots for
the project have not yet been recruited. More...
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Eclipse Carefree Ownership
Unveiled
For a limited time, EAI is offering 550 jet positions with our
new Carefree Ownership Program at no additional cost. This
program includes fuel at no extra cost for the first year you own your
Eclipse Jet, and all scheduled maintenance, inspections, and
consumables (including brakes, batteries, oil, and tires) for the first
two years of ownership, as well as a training allowance to cover
everything from jet basics to your Eclipse Jet type rating.
Click here to see the complete details of
this offer!
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Kestrel Aircraft
Company
Kestrel Aircraft is a new aviation company led by general
aviation entrepreneur Alan Klapmeier. Based on the original work
done by Farnborough Aircraft, the Kestrel airplane will be a six-
to eight-seat, all-composite, single-engine turboprop, boasting a broad
performance envelope and the newest technologies available in personal
and business aircraft. Headquartered in Superior, Wisconsin, currently
over 80 engineers and support staff work at Kestrel, focusing on
aircraft design and certification.
Go to Kestrel.aero for more
information.
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Three Things You Should
Never Say to ATC
Listen as two ATC pros share tips on better communication with ATC.
Avoid these common mistakes and make your interactions more efficient
and accurate. This is a sample from Pilot Workshops' Tip of
the Week.
Click here for this quick tip.
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AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: NBAA -- ANXIOUS, BUT IN A GOOD WAY
At NBAA's
annual convention, both the association and attendees struggled to
promote business aviation against the headwinds of negative public
perception. With the U.S. Presidential election next week, everyone
seemed anxious to get it in the rearview and take the focus off a
sitting President who has been less than enthusiastic about business
airplanes. Paul Bertorelli gauges the temperature in his latest post to
the AVweb Insider blog, filed from the covention floor. Read
more and join the conversation. More...
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Safety-Fly 700 Available Now
at California Power Systems
Safety-Fly 700 is a useful universal control device for
ultralight aircraft that monitors in real time, by means of warning
lights and an acoustic buzzer. Safety-Fly 700 displays a fuel light for
open tabs; it includes pre-alarms and more. The calibration is done
directly by the pilot by means of the existing instruments installed on
the dashboard. Safety-Fly 700 is supplied with a wiring harness,
connectors, and an operating manual. Call
1 (800) AIR‑WOLF or
visit 800-airwolf.com. 
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FBO
OF THE WEEK: COULTER FIELD (KCFD, BRYAN, TEXAS)
Makings lemons out of lemonade is the sign of a great
FBO, and this week, reader David Townsend tells us how the FBO at
Coulter Field (KCFD) in Bryan, Texas took the
sting out of an unplanned detour a couple of weeks ago: On October 19, I was en route to pick up my
son from Texas A&M University when a bomb threat (a hoax) forced the
evacuation of that campus, including closure of the on-campus airport.
Coulter Field is ten miles away, so everyone inbound that afternoon,
including many arriving for the football game the next day, diverted to
Coulter. I've been to Coulter before, and it has a fine runway with
excellent approaches, a generous ramp, and a clean, well-equipped FBO.
This day, the staff really rose to the occasion. It was SRO in the
lounge. Everyone needed information, transportation, and a cookie. We
all got what we needed with a smile, even the LSU
fans. Keep those nominations
coming. For complete contest rules, click
here. AVweb is actively seeking out the best FBOs in
the country and another one, submitted by you, will be spotlighted here
next Monday! More...
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