| |
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 PilotWorkshops' Tip of the
Week.
Click here to this quick tip.
| | |
| |
| AVflash! More Cuts at Restructuring
Beechcraft | | back to
top |  | |
HAWKER
BEECHCRAFT ANNOUNCES CUTS, LAYOFFS
A letter sent by Hawker
Beechcraft to its employees Wednesday informed them that the company
would be cutting workers and closing specific facilities, resulting in
job losses for more than 400 employees. Hawker Beechcraft Services
facilities in Little Rock, Ark., Mesa, Ariz., and San Antonio, Texas,
will "begin the process of closing," shedding some 240 jobs in the
process. Hawker Beechcraft Corporation in Wichita, Kan., and Little
Rock, Ark., will lose an additional 170 people to the cuts. Workers will
begin receiving notices this Friday, Nov. 9. Some will be "required to
work during all or some of the 60-day Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notice (WARN) period based on business needs," according to the letter.
More...
|
| |
Save $75 by Mail-In Rebate on
the Purchase of an
inReach Satellite Communicator from
PilotShop.com
InReach is an award-winning solution to the limitations of cell
phone coverage and the shortcomings of one-way satellite messengers and
beacons. Use inReach by itself for two-way personal and SOS
communication with message delivery confirmation and remote
Follow-me/Find-me tracking and location. InReach can be paired with any
iPhone ®, iPad ®, and iPod touch ® (iOS devices) and Android phones and
tablets. Also available: inReach for DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w (12024)
for two-way messaging. $75 mail-in rebate is only
available for a limited time.
Call (877) 288‑8077 or
visit PilotShop.com. 
| | |
| |
AERIAL
IMAGES CAPTURE SANDY'S IMPACT
Aviators have been helping out
with the recovery from last week's storm in multiple ways, including relief flights,
evacuations, and more. And a handful of pilots working for the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have been flying at 5,000 feet
above the coastline where the storm hit hardest, creating a
high-resolution mosaic of the damage. NOAA's Twin Otters and King Airs
are equipped with specialized remote-sensing cameras that have captured
thousands of photographs at a resolution of 17 centimeters per pixel.
Photos now posted on NOAA's website with a "before and after"
scrolling feature reveal the damage to some of the hardest-hit areas,
including Atlantic City and Seaside Heights in New Jersey, Ocean City,
Md., and parts of Delaware. More...
|
| |
Mission-Specific Flight Bags
with Adaptive Utility™
We took our award-winning flight bag and made it better! The
FLEX System is engineered to handle the simple fact that you face
different types of flights on different days. With FLEX, you can build
your own perfect bag for each flight from eleven different modules,
pockets, and end caps. This lets you add or remove space without having
to reload and repack.
Watch the video demo at
BrightLineBags.com.
| | |
| |
NTSB
WANTS EXPLOSIVES NOTED IN FAA REGISTRATIONS
The FAA needs to
do a better job of making sure first responders to general aviation
accidents are informed about explosive devices in aircraft, the NTSB
said last week. In a safety recommendation letter (PDF), the safety board cited several incidents when
a GA aircraft crashed and emergency workers were unaware that ejection
seats or ballistic parachutes in the airplane contained explosives.
Placards on the aircraft are inadequate, the NTSB said, because they may
be missing, or responders might not notice them, or they may be damaged,
lost or burned in a crash. The board said a better solution would be for
the FAA to require information about explosives to be included in each
aircraft's registration data. First responders should then be informed
that they can easily find this information online. More...
|
| |
AeroMedix Has Been the Leader
in
Carbon Monoxide Detection in Aircraft
The CO Experts Low-Level CO Detector is AeroMedix's choice
as the best on the market, or we would not sell it!
Order the CO Experts at
AeroMedix.com today!
(888) 362‑7123
| | |
| |
BOEING
MAY OFFER FOLDING WINGS
Boeing's next commercial twinjet, the
777X, might come with folding wings to ease maneuvering around jetways,
according to a story this week in the Seattle Times. The longer wings, with a span of
about 233 feet, would allow for a more fuel-efficient design, and would
fold upward about 10 feet from the wingtip, an unnamed Boeing engineer
told the Times. Boeing would not officially confirm the story, but the
company has considered the use of folding wings in the past. The
original model of the 777 offered a folding wing hinged about 21 feet
from the wingtip as an option, but there were no takers.
More...
|
| |
Operational Safety Management
Seminar
Denver, Colorado, November 13-14
This real-world, two-day operational safety management seminar focuses
on the four pillars of SMS: Safety Policy, Risk Management, Safety
Assurance and Safety Promotion. 18,000-hour pilot J.R. Russell and guest
speaker David Soucie (former FAA official and author) show you SMS
applications and case studies from the inside out.
"Operationally relevant," says corporate pilot-safety
officer Gary Tucker. Stay at Denver's great Inverness Conference
Center, where rooms and meals are included — networking, too.
Click here for details.
| | |
| |
ALPA
REACTS TO HOLLYWOOD'S "FLIGHT"
It's not often that Hollywood
releases a major film with an airline pilot as its main character, and
since the pilot at the center of Flight has a major
substance-abuse problem, the Air Line Pilots Association has issued a
statement to reassure viewers. "Fiction on a movie screen doesn't
represent a profession in the real world," said ALPA. "The more than 50,000 ALPA pilots in the
United States and Canada embody the highest possible standards of
training and professionalism. … a thrilling tale should not be
mistaken for the true story of extraordinary safety and professionalism
among airline pilots." The film has won mostly positive reviews from
critics and an 80-percent audience rating on the Rotten Tomatoes
film-review site. More...
AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: DENZEL TAKES FLIGHT
If you were hoping
for an exciting aviation movie going into the holiday season, this ain't
it — although it's got a riveting crash sequence the kids will
love. Otherwise, it's a dark character study into the downward spiral of
alcoholism and addiction. On the AVweb Insider blog, Paul
Bertorelli reports that anyone who's had experience with addiction may
have trouble watching this film. If you go, don't forget the Prozac. Read
more and join the conversation. More...
|
| |
Over 20,000 Happy
GAMIjectors® Customers Can't Be
Wrong!
GAMIjectors® have given
these aircraft owners reduced cylinder head temperatures, reduced fuel
consumption, and smoother engine operation. GAMIjectors® alter the fuel/air ratio in each
cylinder so that each cylinder operates with a much more uniform
fuel/air ratio than occurs with any other factory set of injectors. To
speak to a GAMI engineer, call (888) FLY‑GAMI,
or
go online for complete engineering
details. 
| | |
| |
PLANE
HITS CAR, CAUGHT ON VIDEO
 Student pilot
William Davis was on final approach to land at Northwest Regional
Airport in Roanoke, Texas, on Saturday, when his Skyhawk collided with
an SUV that was crossing the airport. Davis's wife, Kandy, was filming
his descent and caught the collision on video. The collision knocked off
part of the Skyhawk's landing gear, but Davis was able to land and
wasn't hurt. The two people in the car, a couple on their way to the
airport diner, were treated for minor injuries. The road crosses the
airport perpendicular to the runway, just a few feet from the runway
end, and is marked with "Stop" painted on the surface. The audio of
airport manager Glen Hyde is caught on Kandy Davis's camera, asking the
driver, "Why did you pull out in front of an airplane?"
More...
AS
NBAA GOES, SO DOES THE INDUSTRY?
Business aviation analysts
generally rely on the general economy as a barometer of the health of
the industry but the prolonged downturn in many segments of bizav have
generated some creative thinking in that area. Now Corporate Jet Investor has plotted attendance at the
annual National Business Aviation Association convention against some
key indicators in the bizjet market and found some almost parallel lines
on the resulting charts. In his analysis, Corporate Jet Investor's
Alasdair Whyte noted that the 2012 convention, which wrapped in Orlando
last week, had the third lowest attendance (25,250) in the last 10
years, although part of the reason could have been Superstorm Sandy and
a presidential TFR on the eve of the convention. However, broadening the
sample to include 10 years of attendance figures, the website found some
interesting coincidences. More...
AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: NBAA -- PR FOLLIES
Paul Bertorelli chimes in
with two reflections on this year's NBAA Convention on the AVweb
Insider blog: At NBAA, Cessna showed off a new mockup of —
something. But for the second time this year, they've shown something at
a show and declined to let news organizations photograph it. Does this
make any sense? We don't think so. Meanwhile, Hawker Beechcraft
announced that its new direction will emphasize turboprops and pistons,
but jets appear not to be on the agenda. Understandably, current HBC jet
owners are finding that not their liking. This is gonna be one giant
fence to mend. Read
more and join the conversation. More...
AVWEBBIZ:
AVWEB'S BUSINESS AVIATION NEWSLETTER
 Have you signed up yet for AVweb's
no-cost weekly business aviation newsletter,
AVwebBiz?
Delivered every Wednesday morning,
AVwebBiz focuses on the companies, the products and the industry
leaders that make headlines in the business aviation industry, making it
a must-read. Add AVwebBiz to your AVweb
subscriptions today by clicking
here and choosing "Update E-mail Subscriptions."
More...
|
| |
Ascension Scattering™: A
Dignified Final Tribute for Any Aviator
Using a high-performance sailplane, Ascension Scattering™
releases cremated remains into strong thermals over the Rocky Mountains.
The ashes are carried heavenward, making them part of the sky. Your
family is invited to personalize the release to create an individualized
memorial event. Optional video of the release serves as a lasting
memorial. Contact Aerial Tribute to book an eternal flight,
either as an advanced arrangement for yourself or as an arrangement for
a loved one.
Click here for a video overview.
| | |
| |
| The Top Reporter on Our Crack Staff ... Is You! | | back to
top | | |
| |
Peter Drucker
Says,
"The Best Way to Predict the Future Is to Create
It"
It's easy for your company to be more proactive, flexible, and
entrepreneurial with AVweb's cost-effective marketing
programs. Discover the benefits of instant response, quick copy
changes, monthly tracking reports, and interactive programs. To find out
how simple it is to reach 255,000 qualified pilots, owners, and
decision-makers weekly,
click now for details. 
| | |
| |
VIDEO:
FLYING EYES PILOT SUNGLASSES
 Sunglasses are a
must-have for pilots, but when you shove the temples under a headset for
several hours, the pain isn't far behind. A new product called Flying
Eyes solves that problem. In this video by Larry Anglisano and Marc
Gunther, AVweb takes a close look at this product.
More...
|
FBO
OF THE WEEK: CONNELL FLYING SERVICE (KDEH, DECORAH,
IOWA)
AVweb's latest "FBO of the Week" ribbon goes to
Connell Flying Service at Decorah Municipal
Airport (KDEH) in Decorah, Iowa. AVweb reader John
Hanson discovered the FBO after an unscheduled
stopover: My wife and I had a
change of itinerary caused by the Hurricane Sandy weather system and
ended up in Decorah for the night. The FBO [owner], Mike Connell,
offered us a free tie-down and courtesy car for the night. After a
wonderful overnight at a great historic Decorah hotel, the Winnishiek,
we returned the next morning to depart. It had been cold overnight, and
mostly due to my poor starting technique, I ran the old battery down
trying to get the 182 started. Mike heard the problem and came out with
jumper cables without our even having to ask. He got us started and on
our way quickly. He had a smile on his face the whole time and wouldn't
take a penny for his efforts. Truly an FBO from the old school! Not only
will I recommend DEH to everyone I know; my wife and I will certainly
return for a weekender sometime! 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...
|
MEET
THE AVWEBFLASH TEAM
AVwebFlash is a twice-weekly summary of the
latest news, articles, products, features, and events featured on
AVweb, the
world's premier independent aviation news resource. The
AVwebFlash team is: Publisher
Tom Bliss Editorial Director,
Aviation Publications
Paul
Bertorelli Editor-in-Chief
Russ Niles Webmaster
Scott Simmons Contributing
Editors
Mary Grady
Glenn Pew Contributors
Kevin Lane-Cummings Ad
Coordinator
Karen
Lund Avionics Editor
Larry
Anglisano
Have a product or service to
advertise on AVweb? Your advertising can reach over
225,000 loyal AVwebFlash, AVwebBiz, and AVweb
home page readers every week. Over 80% of our readers are
active pilots and aircraft owners. That's why our advertisers grow
with us, year after year. For ad rates and scheduling,
click
here or contact Tom Bliss,
via
e-mail or via telephone [(480)
525-7481]. Click
here to send a letter to the
editor. (Please let us know if your letter is not
intended for publication.) Comments or questions
about the news should be sent
here. If you're having
trouble reading this newsletter in its HTML-rich format (or if you'd
prefer a lighter, simpler format for your phone or handheld device),
there's also a text-only version of AVwebFlash. For complete
instructions on making the switch, click
here. Aviate.
Navigate. Communicate. More...
|
|
Best-laid plans can evaporate
in the twinkling of a failed fuel pump. Contemplating a dead prop on the
nose is no time to kick yourself for going past TBO. Time to act and ace
this quiz!
