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SOME
TCAS UNITS MISS TRAFFIC, FAA SAYS
The traffic alert and
collision avoidance systems used in thousands of aircraft need to be
upgraded, the FAA said this week, to prevent them from missing targets
in high-density areas. During a flight test, a TCAS unit built by
Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems (ACSS) dropped several
aircraft tracks because of interference limiting, the FAA said. The
dropped tracks could "compromise separation of air traffic and lead to
subsequent mid-air collisions," according to the proposed airworthiness directive. The fix will cost
about $3,000 per airplane, the FAA said. The units are installed on
about 7,000 aircraft operated by U.S. airlines and more than 1,800
business aircraft, an FAA spokeswoman told The Wall Street Journal. More...
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Lightpseed Aviation Tops
ProPilot's Annual
Headset Preference Survey
For the 10th year of their independently conducted survey, readers were
asked to rate aviation headset performance based on six categories
— clarity, comfort, technical advancement, durability, product
support, and value for price. Coming in second was Bose, followed by
Telex, Sennheiser, and David Clark. The entire survey appears in
ProPilot's December 2010 issue. For more information about
Lightspeed headsets,
go to
LightspeedAviation.com. 
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| Keeping Up with the Joneses: Airliner Edition | | back to
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BOEING
PRESSURED FOR RE-ENGINED 737
Boeing is coming under
increasing pressure to follow Airbus's lead and come up with a
fuel-efficient version of its single-aisle airliner. A couple of weeks
ago, Airbus announced it would offer a re-engined A320 equipped with
either Pratt and Whitney's geared turbofan or GE's next-generation
engines. Boeing has been hinting it will go for all-out replacement of
the 737 with the new aircraft borrowing heavily from technology
developed for the 787 Dreamliner, which has suffered numerous
developmental setbacks. The earliest a new 737 could be ready is about
10 years from now and Boeing customers are worried that they'll lose
ground to competitors flying the new A320s, which will be 15 percent
more efficient and ready in 2016. Bombardier is also launching the
state-of-the-art CSeries airliners in the next few years and claiming
major efficiency advantages in the design. Boeing's biggest 737 customer
isn't pulling any punches about its concerns. More...
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PiperJet Altaire —
Efficiency, Meet Performance
PiperJet Altaire. It has always been in a class of one: the only
single-engine business jet with a combined speed, range and payload that
outperforms the twin-engine jets in its class. Best of all, the PiperJet
Altaire still costs significantly less to operate per hour than
comparable current-production VLJ aircraft.
Click here to find out more about the
PiperJet Altaire.
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FRACTIONAL
OFFERS MULTIPLE AIRCRAFT ACCESS
AirShares
Elite, a fractional ownership company that maintains a fleet of
Cirrus SR22 aircraft in 19 U.S. cities, is offering a new wrinkle in the
frax market for its big customers. Owners can now book multiple aircraft
simultaneously in different cities. "This can be particularly
advantageous for national businesses, as a customer with offices in New
York, Los Angeles, and Atlanta could fly an airplane in all three
locations at the same time, yet they only have to pay for a fraction of
a single plane," AirShares founder David Lee said in a news release.
More...
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Find Out Why Leading Flight
Training Schools Fly Diamond!
Diamond offers the only complete modern fleet of
technically-advanced training aircraft, along with model-specific flight
training devices and a safety record that is second to none. Call now to
find out why leading flight training schools around the globe fly
Diamond Aircraft. 
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BILL
WOULD STRIP GOVERNOR OF JET
Mississippi Democrats have
introduced a bill in the state legislature to strip Gov. Haley Barbour
of his use of the state's Cessna Citation amid growing scrutiny of the
flamboyant potential presidential candidate's use of the aircraft.
Critics allege many of the trips Barbour takes with the jet have more to
do with his presidential ambitions or personal interests. Although
Barbour does reimburse the state for some use of the plane, Democrats
claim to have uncovered flights paid for by the state that they say are
thinly veiled personal or political junkets. More...
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See What You've Been
Missing!
Active-Surveillance Traffic Now Available Starting at
$8,490
Avidyne announces new full-featured TAS605 and TAS615
models, along with the lowest price available for dual-antenna, active
traffic with our TAS600. All TAS600 Series systems provide timely
audible and visual alerts with the precise location of conflicting
traffic. Patented Top & Bottom directional antennas detect other
aircraft sooner and more accurately. Avidyne's TAS600 Series are
the smallest, lightest, best performing, and most affordable active TAS
systems available.
Click here to learn more about the TAS600
Traffic Systems.
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LSA
TO FIGHT FIRES IN ECUADOR
Light sport airplanes are generally
considered to be for fun flying, but a fire department in Ecuador this
week took delivery of a Flight Design LSA to use as its aerial support
unit. Hugh Cobo, leader of the Air Volunteer Fire Department in Bomberos
de Cuenca, said he chose the CTLS as the department's first airplane
because it met the required needs for safety and performance while
keeping costs low for acquisition and operation. "The aircraft will
certainly improve the fire department's response capability, giving more
and better information about different emergencies," Cobo said. "As the
Cuenca's Fire Department supports other fire departments in the region
and nationwide, the CTLS will be a helpful tool we can depend upon."
More...
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Rediscover Jet
City!
Make King County International Airport/Boeing Field your flight
destination! Conveniently located just 5 miles from downtown Seattle,
KBFI is positioned in the center of the growing economy of the
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and general aviation travel. Partner with aviation experts when you fly
to Seattle. Make your destination King County International
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WingX Pro7 Moving Map for
iPad!
The $99 Moving Map — WingX Pro7 Moving Map for iPad
is now available for your iPad. See your location on the approach chart;
Approach Charts and Airport Diagrams are now geo-referenced*, and all
are stored right on the iPad! WingX Pro7's interactive moving map
displays Class B, C, and D airspaces; animated weather images; A/FD;
AOPA Directory with Yelp integration; route planning, FARs, METARS,
TAFS, winds, and temperatures aloft; TFRs' text and graphics; an E6B;
and more. WingX is also available for Windows Mobile, Blackberry, and
Android.
Click here for more information.
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VIDEO:
IFR MAGAZINE SHOWS YOU HOW TO USE A GPS FOR NDB-ONLY
APPROACHES
 You
can't legally fly an NDB approach in the clouds using a GPS unless it
says "or GPS" in the title. But there's nothing that says you can't
practice VFR what it's like to fly an approach with a bearing pointer
and no moving maps. Come along with IFR magazine editor-in-chief
Jeff Van West and see how to make your glass cockpit (or portable GPS)
go retro to fly an old-school NDB approach just for the fun and
proficiency of it. More...
VIDEO:
ECLIPSE JET FLIGHT DEMO
 As
Eclipse Aerospace tries to put the pieces together following the
bankruptcy of the original company in 2008, it's busily modifying the
259 existing airframes. AVweb recently flew one of the upgraded
models with owner David Green. The airplane is fast, comfortable, and a
blast to fly. More...
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Flying High Performance
Singles & Twins
For serious pilots who now find themselves in command of elaborately
equipped high-performance airplanes and engines. This book teaches those
systems in detail and pursues a deeper understanding of engines, turbo
chargers, intercoolers, pressurization, flight directors, radar, icing
systems, partial panel flight, aerodynamics and operarations at higher
speeds and altitudes, and more.
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