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Bose® A20®
Aviation Headset
The Best We've Ever Made
Bose was the first to introduce active noise reducing headsets to
aviation more than 20 years ago, forever changing the way pilots fly.
Today, we continue to set the standard with the Bose A20 Aviation
Headset. The headset provides acclaimed noise reduction, with a
comfortable fit and the clear audio you expect from Bose. It also
features Bluetooth®
connectivity, an auxiliary audio input and priority switching.
Learn more.
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GAMA
REPORTS SIGNS OF GROWTH
Business jets and turboprops both
showed growth in shipments during the first half of 2012, the General
Aviation Manufacturers Association reported last week, but piston
airplane deliveries failed to rally, showing a 1.6 percent decline
compared to the first six months of 2011. Overall, GAMA President Pete
Bunce said, the data show "positive signs … When coupled with the
positive trend we are seeing in the used market, we may finally be
witnessing the start of our recovery." Business jet deliveries increased
13.1 percent compared to the same period last year, with 294 aircraft
delivered in the first half of 2012. More...
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Your Personal S1
Experience
With its revolutionary adaptive digital noise cancelation and
customizable comfort features such as headband contact pressure
adjustment, the S1 Digital is truly a headset that can be
personalized for every user and every environment. We want you to
experience this level of customization for yourself. For a limited time
only, try an S1 Digital without risk for 30 days, share your experience
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SUPERIOR
HIRES WASHINGTON LOBBYISTS
The Chinese company that wants to
buy Hawker Beechcraft's civilian aviation business has adapted quickly
to American business practices and hired a Washington lobby firm to
smooth its acquisition through officialdom. Locke Lord Strategies has
filed notice with the House of Representatives that it will represent
Superior Air Parts Beijing on "aviation issues." Although a bankruptcy
judge has granted Superior the right to exclusively negotiate with
Hawker Beech for the proposed $1.79 billion acquisition, it's far from a
done deal. More...
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LABACE
ON IN SAO PAULO
The Latin America Business Aviation
Convention and Exhibition (LABACE) runs from Wednesday to Friday in Sao
Paulo, Brazil, and the show is now billing itself as the second-largest
business aviation event in the world (behind NBAA). All the major OEMs
will be there in force with multiple aircraft in the static display and
booths on the convention floor. Last year more than 15,000 registered
delegates attended the event. More...
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New! Bendix/King KMA
30 Audio Panel
Proof We Listen to Pilots
The Bendix/King KMA 30's music and phone Bluetooth®
capability provides unsurpassed audio flexibility throughout your
airplane. Connect one or two devices simultaneously, enjoy a six-place
hi-fi stereo intercom with flexible soft-muting converse on the ground
or in the cabin with a wireless mobile phone link. It integrates
seamlessly with other Bendix/King products and is a "slide-in"
replacement for select older audio panels.
Learn more at
BendixKing.com.
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REPORT:
BUDGET CUTS COULD SLASH FAA SERVICES
Federal budget cuts
scheduled to take effect in January could result in the closure of 246
airport control towers and the loss of 1,200 air traffic controller
jobs, according to a report (PDF) by the Aerospace Industries Association, released on Monday. The $1.2 trillion
"sequestration" cuts, which will take effect on Jan. 2 unless Congress
reaches agreement on a deficit-reduction plan, could also delay
implementation of the next-gen ATC system by a decade or more, AIA said.
Craig Fuller, president of AOPA, said, "The likely effects of
sequestration on general aviation safety and efficiency are truly
frightening." More...
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Pilot's Guide to
Avionics Now Available
The 2012-13 edition of the Aircraft Electronics Association's
Pilot's Guide to Avionics is now available. To request a
complimentary copy,
visit AEAPilotsGuide.net. 
This special 10th anniversary edition is a consumer's directory
containing buyer's guides, educational articles and timely information
about the avionics industry, its products and its people. The
publication helps pilots make better buying decisions and locate more
than 1,300 AEA member companies, including government-certified repair
stations around the world.
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CELLPHONE
USE CITED IN FATAL CRASH
Texting and talking on a cellphone
while flying is being cited in the fatal crash of an aerial survey
aircraft in Canada in November of 2011. The Transportation Safety Board
stopped short of blaming the crash of the Cessna 185 on the pilot's
extensive cellphone use while on the short flight from Peace River,
Alberta, to Fort St. John, British Columbia, but it did mention it as a
potential contributing factor. "While it did not appear the pilot was
actively engaged in cellphone communications during the last 11 minutes
of the flight, this distraction was prevalent throughout the flight and
in conjunction with the night conditions encountered may have
contributed to the CFIT event," the board said. The report said the
pilot may have been a victim of "black hole effect" in which the limited
visual cues available during a night VFR flight in a remote area can
affect depth perception. The aircraft descended gradually and under
positive control until it hit a tree about eight miles short of the Fort
St. John Airport. More...
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Lightspeed Aviation Trade-Up
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Just visit us online at LightspeedAviation.com, click on our
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Click here to learn more and to find a
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WHO'S
WHERE? YOU TELL US
Get a promotion or a new job? Your
colleagues want to know about it, and AVwebBiz can get the word
out. Drop us a line about the
staff appointment, with a nice recent photo, and we'll do our best to
include it in our new section, "Who's Where." The items will be
permanently archived on AVweb for future reference, too.
More...
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A Pilot's Guide to Safe
Flying
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VIDEO:
FLIGHT TRIAL -- DYNON'S NEW D1 POCKET PANEL
 It was only a matter
of time before someone stuffed a full-up EFIS into a portable box the
size of drink coaster. It didn't exactly take Dynon very long to get
around to it, either. In this video, AVweb takes a tour of the
new D1 Pocket Panel, and while it's not really a full EFIS, it's close
enough — a clever combination of MEMS gyro and GPS aiding.
More...
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