RADEK WYRZYKOWSKI, PRESIDENT OF IMC CLUB, ON FLIGHT DATA CHARGES
When the GA community learned this week that the FAA plans to start charging fees and restrict access to digital aeronautical data that is currently free, Radek Wyrzykowski quickly posted an online petition at the White House web site to protest the change. He explains to AVweb's Mary Grady how instrument flight instructors and students would be affected by this restricted access.

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SHOPPING FOR A USED AIRPLANE WITH A ROTAX?
As LSAs make more inroads in new airplane sales, they're also coming up on the used market. The Rotax 912 and 914 have proven to be reliable, durable engines, but they have a couple of tender spots. For one, they don't like to be overheated and if run on fuel that's of too-low octane, they can detonate, leading to crankshaft issues. In this podcast, Dean Vogel of Lockwood Aviation Supply tells Aviation Consumer's Paul Bertorelli what to look for when asking for a pre-buy on a Rotax-powered airplane.

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ARE SIMULATORS THE ANSWER FOR STUDENT PILOT RETENTION?
Redbird Flight Simulators, King Schools, and a host of industry partners opened a combination flight school and aviation laboratory in San Marcos, Texas this week. IFR magazine editor Jeff Van West spoke with Jerry Gregoire of Redbird and John and Martha King of King Schools.

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