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New Terrain: Terrain and
Obstacle Hazard Awareness for iPad
ForeFlight's new Hazard Advisor swiftly and elegantly highlights
hazardous terrain and obstacles, making you more aware of the granite
clouds and threatening obstacles in your path. A worldwide terrain
database keeps you informed wherever you fly, from Aspen to Auckland.
Obstacle data covers North America, the Caribbean, and U.S.
territories.
Upgrade to ForeFlight Pro today
and keep hazards at bay.
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THE
DRONES ARE COMING: WHO WILL FLY THEM?
 Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are
scheduled for integration into the national airspace system (NAS) in
2015, spurring job growth and a forecast economic impact of $13.6
billion by 2019. But while the growing industry will be adding to the
overall workforce, the segment might also be changing the employment
landscape for people seeking professional pilot positions. The new
segment will need pilots, but what kind of pilots, and where will they
come from? Let's take a look. Click
here to read the full article. More...
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Durable and Economical
Aeromedix Portable Oxygen Systems!
American-made quality and the lowest price available. Choose from our
basic systems for two on board or Individual Flow systems for up to
four. Dr. Brent Blue provides a prescription for oxygen with each
system, so you can fill at any medical supply house. Don't risk hypoxia
when you can have a system at these low prices.
Plus, AVweb subscribers get 15% off with the
code AVOX13.
Click here for more information.
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SENATE
ACTS ON FAA FURLOUGHS
The Senate Thursday approved
legislation that could put an end to furloughs of air traffic
controllers and other FAA personnel that have correlated with a spike in
commercial flight delays, but it may do even more. The legislation would
allow the FAA to transfer up to $253 million from other programs to
fully staff controller positions though September. The FAA had estimated
that its staffing furloughs would save an estimated $200 million and
closure of 149 federal contract air traffic control towers would save
$50 million. It is not yet clear how the transfer will be applied or
what other areas would suffer. The bill was expected to move to the
House on Friday, for a vote. As presently applied, flight delays have
not been the only problems exacerbated by the cuts. More...
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The Easy-to-Install IFD440
& IFD540 with Hybrid Touch
The IFD440 & IFD540 are plug-and-play replacements for
GNS430 and GNS530 Series navigators, providing powerful NAV, COM, and
Map capabilities. Featuring a Hybrid Touch user interface, these new
systems allow pilots to perform virtually all functions using dedicated
knobs/buttons or via the touchscreen interface.
Make the Easy Choice.
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VIDEO:
FK'S INCREDIBLE P-51 MUSTANG LSA
 At Aero 2013, FK
Lightplanes pulled the cover off a show stealer: a 70% scale Mustang
ultralight and LSA. Molded of carbon fiber, the aircraft is true to the
original, right down to the dimples in the rivet lines. AVweb's
Paul Bertorelli took a tour of the airplane with FK's Roland Hallam.
More...
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PODCAST:
ALL-IN-ONE WONDERBOX?
Garmin's Carl Wolf seems to
agree that the next logical development in avionics is an
AHRS/Com/Nav/ADS-B that won't make you sell the beach house.
AVweb's Paul Bertorelli spoke with him at Aero 2013 in
Friedrichshafen. More...
PODCAST:
PART 23 CHANGES
Flight Design is pulling back on the timeline
for its four-place certified model as the world gets together on light
aircraft certification. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli spoke with Tom
Peghiny at Aero 2013. More...
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CAFE
SYMPOSIUM EXPLORES FLIGHT OF THE FUTURE
An array of experts
in a variety of aircraft technologies, from batteries to aerodynamics to
photovoltaics, are gathering in Santa Rosa, Calif., for this week's 7th
annual CAFE electric-aircraft symposium. Representatives from NASA, IBM,
Pipistrel, MIT, UCLA, and more, are convening to share the results of
their latest research and contribute to creating the next generation of
flight. "There's a great deal of promise that we can have emissions-free
airplanes," event organizer Dr. Brien Seeley told AVweb on
Thursday. General-aviation aircraft that are quiet, vibration-free, and
easy to operate have "the potential to really proliferate," he said. The
meeting will be held Friday and Saturday. More...
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WHEN
THE LIGHTS GO OUT
 Radio silence: that's what most pilots say
got their attention and made them realize they had encountered an
in-flight electrical failure. Too bad, because by the time the radios no
longer worked, odds are that your electrical system had sucked all the
life out of your primary back-up device, your main battery. Many modern
personal airplanes come with back-up electrical systems from the
factory. But if you fly an airplane equipped as if was the standard just
a few years ago, you had better hope you were in day VFR conditions if
you found yourself in this pickle. Otherwise, it was going to be a
mighty tough night and/or IFR flight without navigation equipment or
communication radios (or lights, or power for flaps or landing
gear). Click
here to read the full article. More...
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REFURB
OF THE MONTH: RON TANNER'S CHAMP RESTORATION
Do all of us
harbor the fantasy of finding that perfect vintage aircraft stored in a
barn somewhere, only awaiting the tender hands of restoration? Well,
it's no fantasy. Those airplanes are out there. In 2004, Ron Tanner
found this 1946 Champ in a Massachusetts barn, where it sat unmoved
since 1952. He bought it from Mike Ricard. Incredibly, it has the
original engine, fabric, glass and logbooks. More...
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THE AVWEBFLASH TEAM
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Bertorelli Editor-in-Chief
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Coordinator
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Lund Avionics Editor
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