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Sikorsky Prize Won By Toronto Team
The elusive $250,000 Sikorsky Prize has been won by a Canadian
engineering team. AeroVelo's Atlas human-powered helicopter satisfied
the requirements of the Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter
Competition in a flight inside a soccer center near Toronto. The flight
occurred June 13 but the announcement was made Thursday after videos of
the flight were viewed and verified by the competition committee. Read
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Two Great Ways to Keep
Your Engine Up to Speed
Do you have a new engine core that's never been rebuilt or overhauled?
Save up to $5,000 on a rebuilt engine. Do you have an original
Lycoming factory engine that last left the factory as a new, rebuilt or
overhauled engine? Save up to $1,900 on a new, rebuilt or overhauled
engine. For complete details, call (800) 258-3279 to
find an authorized Lycoming Distributor near you or visit Lycoming.com.
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Typhoon Landing Causes A Buzz
Some airshow enthusiasts watching from the cheap (actually free) seats
got a little more than those who'd paid their way into the Royal Air
Force Waddington International Air Show on Sunday. Although the Royal
Air Force said the Typhoon was on a normal flight profile for landing at
the show, some might argue with that claim. Read
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Flying Accidents Happen;
Would Your Family Struggle to Pay the Bills Without You?
About half of U.S. households would not be able to make ends meet if a
spouse died. Protect your family with low-cost term life insurance from
Pilot Insurance Center. To see how much you can save with new,
lower rates, call PIC at (800) 380-8376 or start your quote online at
PilotInsurance.com.
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Heathrow 787 Fire: Batteries Not Involved
Heathrow Airport near London has reopened after a fire in a parked
Boeing 787 prompted closure of the airport Friday. The blaze broke out
in an Ethiopian Airways Dreamliner that was parked in a remote area of
the ramp but the fire does not appear to be related to the batteries
that caused the grounding of 787s for months earlier this year. Read
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X-47B Drone Completes First Arrested Landing At
Sea
The Navy this week said its X-47B drone successfully landed on an
aircraft carrier at sea, using the arrested landing system to control
its rollout on the deck. Read
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Masimo Introduces a Pulse
Oximeter for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
From the leader in hospital pulse oximetry comes the world's first pulse
oximeter for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch that measures during movement
and low blood flow to the finger. The iSpO2 allows you to noninvasively
track and trend blood oxygenation (SpO2), pulse rate, and perfusion
index – for sports and aviation use.* Click here for more information.
* Not
intended for medical use.
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NTSB: No Problems With Asiana 777 Flight
Controls
The pilots aboard Asiana Airlines Flight 214 called twice for a
go-around, NTSB chairman Deborah Hersman said in a news briefing on
Thursday. Read
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Xavion Is a New
ADS-B-Capable Synthetic Vision System for iPad and iPhone
It constantly runs simulations of power-off approaches to every airport
within gliding range and shows you the best approach as 3-D hoops that
you can simply fly through in the event of engine failure. As well,
Xavion acts as a co-pilot, warning you of unusual attitudes,
inadequate runway length, downwind take-offs or landings, and many other
common causes of accidents. Watch our demo for details.
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Animation Depicts Flight 214 Crash
A Florida company that specializes in animations that re-create crimes
and accidents has released its animated take on the crash landing of
Asiana Flight 214 at SFO earlier this month. Eyewitness Animations,
which has been doing the animations for court cases and accident
investigations for 23 years, shows the final 40 seconds of the Boeing
777's flight to San Francisco and includes a "ghost airplane" in the
sequence showing the proper flight path of the airliner. Read
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Safelog Is the World's
Most Trusted Electronic Pilot Logbook System!
Suitable for student pilots through senior captains, Safelog
features legendary flexibility and ease of use. Available for PC,
iPhone, iPad, Android, web, Mac (through emulation), and more. Stuck
with some underperforming other logbook? Join thousands of others by
taking advantage of our complimentary transition service and step up to
the power, value, stability, and professionalism of Safelog. Try a demo or learn more at
Checkride.com.
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Lisa Amphibian Production Back On Track
Lisa Airplanes, based in France, will be back at EAA AirVenture later
this month, the company said on Thursday, but their amphibious Akoya
airplane will stay at home to continue flight testing. Read
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Over 21,000 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.
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Brainteasers Quiz #185: Know Before You Go
Displaying sloppy stick-and-rudder skills or ignoring NOTAMs and FSDO
inspectors lurking in the shadows can lead to unpleasant surprises.
Paranoia aside, the savvy pilot thinks ahead, knows the rules, and
doesn't break a sweat acing this quiz. (Includes a new reader
survey.)
Take
the quiz. Read
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Clarity SV: The ADS-B
Receiver with Attitude
It's stunning — like having a back-up EFIS panel on your iPad or
tablet. Clarity SV is GA's most sensitive ADS-B/GPS-WAAS/ADHRS
with ADI/HSI depiction and 3-D synthetic vision. Its wi-fi connection
lets your apps display no-cost NEXRAD radar, weather, and traffic for
better situational awareness — weather or not. To see our video, click here.
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Short Final
Each week in "Short Final," we select the strangest, funniest, or most
unusual thing AVweb readers have heard over the radio -- either from
other pilots or coming directly from the Air Traffic Control (ATC)
tower. Click through to listen in on this week's winner. Read
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Heard Anything Funny on the Radio?
Heard anything funny, unusual, or downright shocking on the radio
lately? If you've been flying any length of time, you're sure to have
eavesdropped on a few memorable exchanges. The ones that gave you a
chuckle may do the same for your fellow AVweb readers. Share your radio
funny with us, and, if we use it in a future "Short Final," we'll send
you a sharp-looking AVweb hat to sport around your local airport. No
joke.
Click here to submit your original, true, and previously
unpublished story. Read
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AVweb's Newstips Address
Meet the AVweb Team
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online since 1995. Our reporting, features, and newsletters are brought
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