406 MHZ IS THE NEW STANDARD — WHY AREN'T WE READY?
Cospas-Sarsat announced ten years ago that it would stop monitoring the 121.5 MHz ELT emergency frequency in 2009, and Tuesday actions by the FCC suggested the aviation community isn't ready for the changeover. AVweb's Glenn Pew spoke with Ric Peri, vice president of government and industry affairs for the Aircraft Electronics Association, to find out what's going on and how we got here.

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SEBRING WELCOMES LSA SHOPPERS
The unique thing about the Sport Aviation Expo coming up January 20-23 in Sebring, Fla., is that it's easy for pilots to schedule demo flights in a variety of aircraft. AVweb's Mary Grady talks with show organizer Dan Johnson about other interesting aspects of the show and a special event planned for the following week.

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