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Aviation Access Project: Fractional LSA
Aviation Access Project offers pilot's flexible shared ownership by
purchasing a quarter, eighth, or sixteenth share in an advanced light
sport model. Read
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No One Knows Your Factory
Engine Better than the Factory That Built It in the First
Place
Only Lycoming can rebuild your engine to factory-new
specifications that come with a zero-time log book, a two-year factory
warranty, and increases to your airplane's value. There is no
comparison. Visit your local distributor or call Lycoming at 1 (800)
258-3279 and ask how you can save up to $5,000 on a rebuilt engine.
Learn more at Lycoming.com.
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Refurb of the Month: John Myers' Citabria
The Citabria is a nice, modern taildragger and one for which parts are
readily available, so it's a perfect refurb project. John Myers of
Sequim, Washington, sent us this report on his project. Read
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Podcast: New for Reno from Mojave -- The Wasabi
Racer
Aircraft designer Elliot Seguin got together with some friends from
around Mojave, many of them fellow employees at Scaled Composites, with
the goal to create an airplane that could compete in the Reno Air Races.
Their Wasabi Racer now is flying, and the team will bring it to Reno for
the races, which start September 11. Seguin explains to AVweb's Mary
Grady how the team pooled their ideas and skills to create the
one-of-a-kind Wasabi Racer. Read
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The Phillips 66® Aviation Wings™ Card — The Card
That Does More
When your primary business is aviation, your primary fuel charge card
should be the Phillips 66®
Aviation Wings™ Card. With more locations, more rewards, and
superior service, your Wings Card is convenient and flexible. Use it
with your WingPoints® Rewards
Card for twice as many points! Corporate flight departments can
apply online today for the card that does more. Click here to start now.
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Seven IFR Prep Tips
Preparation is the best hedge against unhappy surprises when flying IFR,
regardless of the weather. Read
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ECI Cylinder AD: The More You Look, the Worse It
Is
Even a casual sweep of the numbers reveals a tiny risk that hardly
amounts to a nail worthy of an $83 million hammer. It should be up to
owners to assess the risk and decide to mitigate it--or not. Read
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Video: PS Engineering's PAR200 Multi-Function Audio
System
There's a need for affordable audio system upgrades for basic aircraft.
PS Engineering attempts to answer the call with the PAR200 -- a
three-in-one system that combines an advanced audio panel, a stereo
intercom, and a remote comm radio. In this video, Aviation Consumer's
Larry Anglisano takes a look at the unit during it's introduction at
AirVenture 2013 at Oshkosh. Read
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Video: Natural Gas-Powered Airplane
Aviat Aircraft's Stu Horn brought an aircraft to AirVenture 2013 that
burns traditional aviation fuel (100LL) and can also fly on compressed
natural gas. Horn says the first 20 hours of flight testing have started
to show that natural gas burns cleaner in the engine, offers more power,
and is arguably safer to store than traditional liquid fuels. Horn
believes the lower cost of natural gas could become a compelling
argument for flight schools and budget-conscious aviators. He also
believes that technological advances will quickly result in lighter
storage tanks, making the fuel an even more efficient option. Read
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