Mooney Aircraft Company has reportedly been sold to a Chinese company
and indications are the intention is to resume production, build
aircraft components and service the used aircraft market, mainly in
China and Asia. Meijing Group, a Chinese real estate company, expected
to close the deal on Tuesday and finalize the sale sometime in November
according to CRI.com, a Chinese news Web site. Read
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Pilot's Guide to
Avionics Now Available
The 2013-'14 edition of the Aircraft Electronics Association's
Pilot's Guide to Avionics is now available. To request a
complimentary copy, visit AEAPilotsGuide.net.
The publication is a consumer's directory loaded with educational
articles and timely information about the avionics industry, its
products and its people, which helps pilots and aircraft owners 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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Redbird Skyport's offer to fill your airplane's tank for $1 a gallon
during October has drawn so much activity that the organizers have
decided to end the promotion two weeks early, spokesman Jeff Van West
said on Tuesday. "In preparing for this experiment, we planned for
traffic averaging eight times normal," said Van West. "Actual response
has been four times higher than that -- over 30 times our normal volume.
By the end of the first week, we'd reached our data collection goal for
the entire month." The incessant demand has become "unmanageable" for
the Skyport staff, he said. Read
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Aircraft Financing
Doesn't Have to Be Difficult
No matter the reason for purchasing an aircraft, AOPA Aviation
Finance Company, LLC can help AOPA members find the right financing
for new and used general aviation aircraft. Our friendly loan
specialists help take the hassle out of navigating through the financing
process and can find you competitive rates and terms. Call AOPA Aviation
Finance to learn more at 1 (800) 62-PLANE or click here for more information.
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As expected, AOPA has filed a detailed defense of its FlyQ online flight
planning tool against a $66 million patent infringement suit launched
July 29 by SD Holdings LLC, a Washington State company that holds two
patents concerning online travel and flight planning services. AOPA
asked the U.S. District Court in Portland, OR for dismissal of the suit
or, alternatively, to have the case moved to Maryland, where it is
based. Read
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A story that appeared in the Oct. 6 edition of AVwebFlash incorrectly
stated that SD Holdings LLC owns FlightPrep. FlightPrep was dissolved in
2012 and a new company, FlightPrep Inc., established in 2012. FlightPrep
Inc., is in fact owned by Ross Neher, the general manager and vice
president of the former FlightPrep. AVweb interviewed Neher in is former
capacity in 2010. AVweb apologizes for the error. Read
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U.S. Sport Aviation
Expo
January 16-19, 2014
Sebring will hold its 10th annual U.S. Sport Aviation Expo this
January 16-19, 2014. This is the largest
sport aviation-dedicated event in the world. Don't miss flight
demonstrations, food, forums, builder workshops, and more. Four days in
Sebring, Florida to see, try, fly, and buy -- everything in the world of
sport aviation. Buy discounted tickets online today. Visit Sport-Aviation-Expo.com for
details.
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The Red Bull Air Races, which were placed on hiatus after the 2011
season, will return in 2014, Red Bull announced on Tuesday. Seven races
will be held in six countries on three continents, starting Feb. 28, in
Abu Dhabi. During the three-year break, changes were made to enhance
safety and improve the overall race experience, the organization said.
Pilots now will compete with standard engines and propellers, and the
rules have been modified to prevent any pilots from exceeding the set
limits. The inflatable pylons will be constructed from new material that
makes it easier for them to burst apart if they are clipped by an
airplane, and the heights will be raised from 65 feet to about 82 feet.
The tour will include two races in the U.S., Dallas/Fort Worth in
September, and Las Vegas in October. Read
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Live Video Flight
Instruction: Now Registering
Jason Miller's The Finer Points of Flying is proud
to present "Methods and Systems for Instrument Pilots" as a
10-week online video course. Learn visualization techniques, tips, and
tricks for redundancy and much more developed from many years on the
flight line. Weekly Monday evening lectures are followed by Wednesday
morning "office hours" question-and-answer sessions.
For more information, please visit
TFPOfficeHours.com.
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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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Navigation data giant Jeppesen is determined to increase the performance
of its technical support department to better serve the market of
electronic data users. AVweb's Larry Anglisano visited the Jeppesen
Global Support and Command Center at the company's headquarters in
Colorado for a tour. Read
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2014 FAR/AIM:
Three-for-One Special -- $17.95
Get the best of both worlds: a print ASA FAR/AIM for refreshers;
an ATB e-book for quick reference on your iPad or any other
device. Then, in February, the complete mid-year edition e-book
also arrives in your inbox. Both e-book editions are compiled as a
single file, fully bookmarked and searchable, so you can to find what
you need quickly when you need it. Take advantage of this deal at
AVwebBooks.com.
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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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Tom Bliss
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The government's partial shutdown may be having a minor effect on pilot
training and certification, but it's likely to snowball rapidly as
applications backup and training grinds to a halt. Read
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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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For more than a year, Continental Motors has been experimenting with a
new flight training center based in an upscale mall in Spanish Fort,
Alabama. AVweb recently visited the center and interviewed Gloria Liu
for a briefing on the training works. Read
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Our recent survey showed that more owners are interested in burning
mogas and those that already are have no complaints. What's it going to
take to get this stuff wider distribution? Read
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