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Glass Panel Upkeep
Maintaining glass panels means complying with FAR inspections, upgrading
software and swapping pricey sensors. Read
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Rock-Solid GPS for the
iPad in Any Aircraft — Piston or Jet!
The Bad Elf GPS Pro accessory was designed for demanding use in
multi-crew and jet aircraft, providing high-performance WAAS GPS
reception even with heated windshields. It connects wirelessly with up
to five iPad or iPhone devices simultaneously, has a 16+ hour battery
life, and the large LCD display shows your GPS status at all times.
Works great with ForeFlight, JeppFD, WingX, Garmin Pilot, and any other
location-based app. Flying worldwide in piston singles, Fortune 50
fleets, and charter aircraft — even airlines! Click here for more information.
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Owner Oil Changes
A strong case to change your own oil can be made. You certainly can save
a fair amount of money, especially if you get your oil by the case, but
more importantly, it puts you in touch with your engine’s
lifeblood. You can see how it looks and feels from change to change;
smell any burned odors, feel it between your fingers for any grit. Read
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Would You Like to
Participate in Crafting the Future of Aviation?
If so, please take a short (ten-minute) survey to help us
understand the elements of trust, safety, and cost that may be essential
in the decision to be a passenger on an unmanned, autonomous airliner.
Click this link to take the survey.
Thank you! Your input is greatly valued!
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Podcast: A Boost for Backwoods Flying
Flying for fun isn't restricted to Alaskan mountain valleys or Idaho
rivers. The Recreational Aviation Foundation is working to preserve
pilot access to unique backcountry runways all around the country. RAF
President John McKenna spoke with AVweb's Mary Grady about the group's
mission, their achievements, and their plans for the future. If you want
to learn more, they'll have an exhibit at AOPA Summit in Fort Worth,
Texas, coming up in just a few weeks, October 10-12. Read
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Video: A Visit to the Curtiss Museum
AVweb travels to Hammondsport, New York for the 2013 Curtiss Seaplane
Homecoming, including a visit to the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum of local
history. Read
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AVweb's Refurbished Airplane of the Month: Show Off
Your Work
New airplanes sales may be a little soft, but we're seeing plenty of
refurb work -- everything from new panels to fresh paint to full-up
interiors. We would like to feature some of these airplanes in the pages
of AVweb and spotlight the owners and shops doing the work. If
you have photos of your restored aircraft -- single, twin or turbine --
send them to us at refurb-otm@avweb.com.
If we select your airplane as refurb of the month, we'll contact you for
more information. Read
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Meet the AVweb Team
AVweb is the world's premier independent aviation news resource,
online since 1995. Our reporting, features, and newsletters are brought
to you by:
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Futility Defined: Teaching Judgment
Perhaps that's a little harsh, but teaching aviation judgment tends to
veer toward lowest common denominator decisions that play well in
magazine articles but take all the fun out of flying. Read
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Podcast: SAFE Takes Its Show on the Road
The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) is hosting a new
weekend event next month at the Redbird Skyport in Texas, with a roster
of seminars and simulator time, plus, as an added incentive to boost
your proficiency, a chance to fill up your airplane with 100LL for $1 a
gallon. Doug Stewart, executive director of SAFE, talks with AVweb's
Mary Grady about what the Pilot Proficiency Program has to offer, why
you should go, and how to sign up. Read
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Redbird's Fuel Fest: Y'all Behave Now
It shouldn't need saying, but maybe it does. Buck-a-gallon gas is
bringing out the scam artists. But in a moment of sheer delusional
idealism, our resident blogger hopes to see some better angels. Read
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