Just two months into his new job, AOPA President Mark Baker addressed an
overflow crowd at AOPA Summit on Thursday morning, to lay out his vision
for the future of the organization -- and also revealed a hint at the
"real reason" that this Summit will be the last. In response to a
question from the audience, Baker said switching from the annual meeting
to a half-dozen regional fly-ins will create opportunities for AOPA to
recruit new members. "There are still thousands of pilots who are not
members of AOPA," he said. "These fly-ins will take our message out to
where people fly." Baker also said changes to the third-class medical,
which have wide support among aviators -- the EAA/AOPA proposal
attracted more than 16,000 "overwhelmingly positive" comments -- so far
are "not a priority" for the FAA, but he will continue to lobby for the
changes. "I just won't let this die," he said. But the key to GA's
future, in Baker's estimation, is making our local airports into
friendlier, more welcoming places. Read
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Rock-Solid GPS for the
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Just as it was announcing features of the 2014 models of the SR20 and
SR22, Cirrus also reported this week that development and testing work
on the SF50 single-engine jet is moving rapidly forward with the
construction of three test aircraft that begin advance flight testing
next year. In today's AVweb video coverage, CEO Pat Waddick gives us a
status report on the project. Read
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At AOPA Summit, Cirrus CEO Pat Waddick gave AVweb a progress report on
the company's SF50 single-engine personal jet. The aircraft is on fast
track development for delivery in 2015. Read
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Pilots now can access new enhanced pre-flight briefings online from
Lockheed Martin Flight Services, and also can utilize a new easy
open/close feature for their flight plans, the company announced on
Thursday. Staffers at AOPA Summit introduced pilots to the new tools at
their busy kiosk in the exhibit hall in downtown Fort Worth, Texas.
"Next Generation Briefing uses graphics, automatic summarization,
intelligent briefing text translation, and several other tools to
provide pilots with their briefing information in the most useful format
possible," said Jim Derr, director of Lockheed Martin Flight Services.
The new products aim to make it quicker, easier, and more intuitive for
pilots to access the flight-planning information they need. Read
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iPad Display — Built
for the Cockpit
New! MGF Sight Line Display. Head up, eyes out. Takes the heat and
sun.
The iPad wasn't built for the rigors of the cockpit. It can't take the
heat or be seen in sunlight, and it can be difficult to mount. See the
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Come check it out at AOPA Summit booth #1102.
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Lockheed Martin Flight Service rolled out some new features this week to
make online flight planning easier and more intuitive for pilots. At
AOPA Summit in Fort Worth, system architect Mike Glasgow explained the
Next Generation services to AVweb's Mary Grady. Read
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Visit Starr Aviation's
Booth 1518 and Enter to Win an iPad
Join Starr Aviation at Summit for a chance to win an iPad
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clubs, and refurbished and antique aircraft, in addition to Ag and
Rotor. Discover all Starr has to offer at booth 1518, and the iPad could
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StarrCompanies.com.
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At every show, we see ever more functionality and high-level features in
tablet apps. At AOPA Summit this year in Fort Worth, we’ve
uncovered some useful new features in three apps we examined:
ForeFlight, WingX Pro and Jeppesen’s FliteDeck app. In today’s
video tour of these products, you can get a look how the new features
work from Tyson Weihs of ForFlight, Hilton Goldstein of WingX Pro and
Weston Greene from Jeppesen. Read
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Join Us in Welcoming the
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Brainteasers Quiz #188: Grand Allusions
A well-regulated FAA, being necessary to the security of your pilot
certificate, the right of the aviators to keep and fly aircraft, shall
not be infringed. Knowledge is power, so preserve your rights by acing
this quiz.
Take
the quiz. 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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AVweb's Newstips Address
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Weather with
Perspective
XM WX Satellite Weather gives you onboard perspective on the
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flexible subscription options ensure you get the dataset that's right
for you. Come see the latest from XM WX Satellite Weather at booth 922
during AOPA Summit or visit us online at
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