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PLANE
HITS CAR, CAUGHT ON VIDEO
 Student pilot
William Davis was on final approach to land at Northwest Regional
Airport in Roanoke, Texas, on Saturday, when his Skyhawk collided with
an SUV that was crossing the airport. Davis's wife, Kandy, was filming
his descent and caught the collision on video. The collision knocked off
part of the Skyhawk's landing gear, but Davis was able to land and
wasn't hurt. The two people in the car, a couple on their way to the
airport diner, were treated for minor injuries. The road crosses the
airport perpendicular to the runway, just a few feet from the runway
end, and is marked with "Stop" painted on the surface. The audio of
airport manager Glen Hyde is caught on Kandy Davis's camera, asking the
driver, "Why did you pull out in front of an airplane?"
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Operational Safety Management
Seminar
Denver, Colorado, November 13-14
This real-world, two-day operational safety management seminar focuses
on the four pillars of SMS: Safety Policy, Risk Management, Safety
Assurance and Safety Promotion. 18,000-hour pilot J.R. Russell and guest
speaker David Soucie (former FAA official and author) show you SMS
applications and case studies from the inside out.
"Operationally relevant," says corporate pilot-safety
officer Gary Tucker. Stay at Denver's great Inverness Conference
Center, where rooms and meals are included — networking, too.
Click here for details.
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DUELING
CAMPAIGN PLANES
Airport officials in Cleveland had a case of
dueling campaign aircraft on their hands (and on their ramp) on Tuesday
as three of the four candidates landed in the battleground state airport
at about the same time. Only President Barack Obama sat this one out as
he stayed home in Chicago. Obama's opponent Mitt Romney landed first and
was planning to wait for his running mate Paul Ryan so they could leave
the airport together, but Vice President Joe Biden had other plans, according to Reuters. More...
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The Biggest Aviation
Show on the Planet ... Is Back!
The award-winning hit TV series The Aviators is back for
an all-new third season showcasing everything from the F-22 and DC-3 to
LSA and balloons. We take you dogfighting in the Nevada desert, flying
with the USAF Thunderbirds, and look on as Mötley Crue frontman
Vince Neil learns to fly. Join our 10 million weekly US viewers and
countless more worldwide.
Watch The Aviators on PBS, iTunes,
Amazon, and Hulu.
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AS
NBAA GOES, SO DOES THE INDUSTRY?
Business aviation analysts
generally rely on the general economy as a barometer of the health of
the industry but the prolonged downturn in many segments of bizav have
generated some creative thinking in that area. Now Corporate Jet Investor has plotted attendance at the
annual National Business Aviation Association convention against some
key indicators in the bizjet market and found some almost parallel lines
on the resulting charts. In his analysis, Corporate Jet Investor's
Alasdair Whyte noted that the 2012 convention, which wrapped in Orlando
last week, had the third lowest attendance (25,250) in the last 10
years, although part of the reason could have been Superstorm Sandy and
a presidential TFR on the eve of the convention. However, broadening the
sample to include 10 years of attendance figures, the website found some
interesting coincidences. More...
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U.S. Sport Aviation
Expo
January 17-20, 2013
Sunny Sebring, Florida will hold its 9th annual U.S. Sport Aviation
Expo this January 17-20, 2013 — the
largest sport aircraft-dedicated event in the world. Additions for 2013
range from a twilight air show opened by Patty Wagstaff demonstrating
LSA aerobatic aircraft to The Year of the Cub to star-studded
Manufacturers Showcases and a contest that will crown sport aviation's
most efficient aircraft/pilot duo. Four days in Sebring, Florida to
"See, Try, Fly and Buy" ... everything in the world of sport aviation.
Visit Sport-Aviation-Expo.com for
details.
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BIZJET
COMPARISONS: THERE'S AN APP
Even to the practiced eye,
business jets can look remarkably similar and a Russian publisher has
introduced an iPad app that makes comparing them a little easier. Upcast Media
has introduced JetBook, an interactive tool that graphically and
textually presents and compares 65 of the most popular business jets
from every perspective imaginable. "It's hi-tech, flexible, and you get
updates with specs and prices in real time," said Ivan Veretennikov,
Upcast co-publisher. More...
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Mission-Specific Flight Bags
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pockets, and end caps. This lets you add or remove space without having
to reload and repack.
Watch the video demo at
BrightLineBags.com.
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NEW
FLIGHT SERVICE FEATURES NOW ONLINE
New services for pilots
are now available online from Lockheed Martin Flight Services, the
company said this week. Pilots can register online for access to the
Automated Flight Service Station Pilot Web Portal and a new Adverse
Condition Alerting Service. The pilot portal allows pilots to access the
same briefing information and weather graphics available to Lockheed's
flight-service specialists. The alerting service will send notices to
pilots about new adverse conditions specific to their filed flight plans
via text, email, and Iridium satellite devices. The short alert messages
identify the type of adverse condition (such as TFRs, NOTAMs, AIRMETs
and SIGMETs) and the flight plan to which it applies. Pilots then can
contact LMFS for details. More...
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Eclipse Carefree Ownership
Unveiled
For a limited time, EAI is offering 550 jet positions with our
new Carefree Ownership Program at no additional cost. This
program includes fuel at no extra cost for the first year you own your
Eclipse Jet, and all scheduled maintenance, inspections, and
consumables (including brakes, batteries, oil, and tires) for the first
two years of ownership, as well as a training allowance to cover
everything from jet basics to your Eclipse Jet type rating.
Click here to see the complete details of
this offer!
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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.
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Rod Machado's Plane
Talk
The Mental Art of Flying an Airplane.
You'll learn, You'll Laugh,
You'll Remember!
Available from AVweb Bookstore.
Finally, a fun-to-read human factors book! Learn more than you thought
possible about how your brain works in critical aviation situations. As
if an experienced co-pilot whispers the precise answer at that pivotal
moment when you desperately need to make the right decision.
SALE PRICE
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$29.95)eBook: $22.95 (reg.
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November 12, 2012
Call (970) 726‑5111 or
click here for more information. 
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AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: NBAA -- PR FOLLIES
Paul Bertorelli chimes in
with two reflections on this year's NBAA Convention on the AVweb
Insider blog: At NBAA, Cessna showed off a new mockup of —
something. But for the second time this year, they've shown something at
a show and declined to let news organizations photograph it. Does this
make any sense? We don't think so. Meanwhile, Hawker Beechcraft
announced that its new direction will emphasize turboprops and pistons,
but jets appear not to be on the agenda. Understandably, current HBC jet
owners are finding that not their liking. This is gonna be one giant
fence to mend. Read
more and join the conversation. More...
AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: DENZEL TAKES FLIGHT
If you were hoping
for an exciting aviation movie going into the holiday season, this ain't
it — although it's got a riveting crash sequence the kids will
love. Otherwise, it's a dark character study into the downward spiral of
alcoholism and addiction. On the AVweb Insider blog, Paul
Bertorelli reports that anyone who's had experience with addiction may
have trouble watching this film. If you go, don't forget the Prozac. Read
more and join the conversation. More...
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VIDEO:
FLYING EYES PILOT SUNGLASSES
 Sunglasses are a
must-have for pilots, but when you shove the temples under a headset for
several hours, the pain isn't far behind. A new product called Flying
Eyes solves that problem. In this video by Larry Anglisano and Marc
Gunther, AVweb takes a close look at this product.
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