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Eavesdropping on Pilots With
Zulu Bragging Rights
There's nothing more fun than listening in on a group of pilots who are
telling "Can you top this" stories about their Zulus ... and
talking the rest of their friends into buying them. Actually, they tell
us that it's an easy sale. They're such a great sales force for us that
we're expecting them to start lining up for commissions.
For more information, go online. 
» Try Lightspeed's Zulu and compare it to other
premium brands
at booths 2019-2020 & 2023 at EAA
AirVenture
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F-22
RAPTOR WALLPAPER FROM OSHKOSH
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A hearty "thank you" to everyone who's sent kind words
about our coverage of EAA AirVenture, everyone who's taken time to point
out broken links and misspellings that our hastily-moving fingers have
overlooked, and especially those who've stopped us on the show grounds
to give us the thumbs-up. While we've been able to shake a few hands and
give out some golf cart rides during the show, it hardly seems fair that
we can't do anything nice for the rest of you, so here's a quick attempt
at giving you a little Saturday morning present — a nice, big F-22
image shot by photographer Mariano Rosales Friday at the air show. Click
through for a full-size version, suitable for using as desktop
wallpaper. More...
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Bendix/King by
Honeywell
The global provider of intuitive, reliable avionics products and
services is continuing its tradition of leadership and innovation with
the introduction of the Apex Edge Series. The Apex Edge
Series offers an integrated and modular series of all-glass retrofit
solutions for general aviation pilots who desire a modernized cockpit
that surpasses even new production of piston aircraft. The kind of
vision you would expect from a company with vision.
For more information, go online. 
» Register to win a Bendix/King AV8OR by Honeywell at
booths 2081-2086 at EAA AirVenture
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NATCA
SLAMS STURGELL'S OSHKOSH COMMENTS
The National Air Traffic
Controllers Association has reacted angrily to Acting FAA Administrator
Bobby Sturgell's comment at EAA AirVenture that it would "cost a billion
dollars to give NATCA what they want" in a new contract with the agency.
NATCA President Patrick Forrey told AVweb the union has met all the
FAA's financial goals set in previous negotiations. "The acting
administrator's comments Thursday, putting a ridiculous $1 billion price
tag on Congress' bipartisan attempts to restore fairness to the
collective bargaining process are downright laughable and yet another
insult to the men and women holding together our troubled air traffic
control system under extraordinarily harsh working conditions," he said.
Meanwhile, in an exclusive
video interview with Sturgell, AVweb's Russ Niles touched on a
variety of topics of interest to GA. More...
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Fly With Bose® Aviation
Headset X™
Enjoy an unmatched combination of full-spectrum noise reduction, clearer
audio, and comfortable fit. Voted the #1 headset for the seventh
consecutive year in Professional Pilot's 2007 Headset Preference
Survey. Also rated "Best ANR Headset: The Aviation Consumer
Product of the Year" by Aviation Consumer.
Purchase by August 16, 2008 and receive a complimentary pair of Bose
in-ear headphones ($99.95 value).
Learn more and order. 
Quotes reprinted with permission: Professional
Pilot, 2007 Headset Preference Survey, 12/07; Aviation
Consumer, 8/07.
» Try out the Headset X™ and other Bose Corporation
products at booths 171-176 at EAA AirVenture
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BRANSON'S
PRIVATE COMMERCIAL AIRPORT ON TRACK
 The U.S.'s first private airport
designed to accommodate airliners will open in May of next year and will
be a new wrinkle in air transportation. The $155 million airport, with a
7,200-foot runway designed for aircraft weighing up to 700,000 lbs. is
entirely privately funded, even though spokesman Gene Conrad told AVweb
the project would likely have qualified for millions in FAA funding. But
if the FAA had written even the smallest check for the development, that
would have imposed right of access rules that are not part of Branson's
business plan. More...
ADS-B
VENDORS WAITING FOR RULE
Garmin hosted a session at its
seminar tent that was billed as an update to ADS-B. But the truth seems
to be there's not much new to report. A Q&A session after the
presentation got down to the more nitty-gritty: ADS-B will be required
by 2020 but the details of what compliant equipment will be is not yet
certain. Garmin spokesman Gary Keller said that the stumbling block is
the lack of Notice for Proposed Rulemaking on the final standards. "For
us to commit to building equipment without that … is a risky
proposition," he said. Garmin's GDL90 is capable of ADS-B right now, but
it costs around $7000. Even at that price, Garmin has sold about 1,800
of them but 500 of those were in China. Keller says a lower-priced ADS-B
system is certain — once they know what standard is set. Meanwhile,
a Texas company is offering an ADS-B add-on that works with Garmin and
several other displays. NavWorx of Rowlett, Texas, has built a portable
ADS-B system that can display on a Garmin GPSMAP 496 or several other
cockpit displays. More...
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Discover the Thrill of a
Family Getaway
Discover that the best family vacation photos aren't taken through the
window of a minivan. In a brand-new Cessna Stationair, every
single weekend becomes your chance for a family getaway. Without ever
hearing the dreaded words "Are we there yet?" Call 1 (800)
4-CESSNA.
Or visit
CessnaYouAreHere.com. 
» Discover the thrill of Cessna Single-Engine for yourself
at booths 143-156 at EAA AirVenture
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HERE'S
THE DETAILS: LYCOMING'S NEW FADEC
Lycoming showed AirVenture
2008 that it's bullish on the light aircraft market by unveiling a new
variant of the popular O-540 series, the TEO-540-A, a 350-horspower
engine with a full authority digital engine control, the second such
certified system for piston engines to hit the market. Lycoming's Mike
Kraft told AVweb that the new engine will appear first in the piston
version of the Lancair Evolution but the company has its eyes on the
certified market with an introduction next year.What's special here?
Fuel is provided by an automotive timed pulse design rather than a
manifold/air mass fuel injection system and each cylinder has its own
closed-loop power control. Unique to the TEO-540 is automotive-style
knock sensing for each cylinder which should help the engine adjust to
what Lycoming sees as an inevitable decline in the availability of
high-octane aviation gasoline.
Related Content:
Detailed
podcast interview with Mike Kraft about the TEO-540-A
More...
FORWARD.VISION
EXPANDS PLATFORMS, GAINS RTCA CERTIFICATION
Forward.Vision
announced this week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008 marketing and OEM
agreements designed to make the company's EVS-100 infrared-based
enhanced vision system available on many more experimental aircraft. The
company also announced it had received RTCA DO-160E approval, paving the
way for its first installation STCs. More...
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Inflight. Every
Flight.
XM WX Satellite Weather has quickly become the leading way to fly
for pilots across the country. And now, with Aviator Pro, the
brand-new weather data package from XM WX, pilots have an even
better reason to fly with the datalink weather leader — inflight
and every flight. See the new suite of weather data at AirVenture 2008,
or
click here to learn more about XM
WX and Aviator Pro. 
» See why XM WX Satellite Weather is the official weather
provider
of EAA AirVenture when you visit WxWorx at booths
3030-3032
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FOR
BUILD A PLANE KIDS, IT'S TWO WEEKS TO TAXI
The folks at Build
A Plane, who have been working hard to give school kids around the world
a chance to build their own aircraft using donated wrecks and discards,
will bring a half dozen kids to Arlington, Wash., next week, to build a
brand-new Sportsman 2+2, which will then be donated to Build A Plane.
"The kids will get very excited about this and have a great time, and at
the end, of course, they'll have been tricked into learning a whole lot
about math and science and engineering," Build A Plane's Lyn Freeman
told AVweb on Friday morning at EAA AirVenture. The Glasair program was
announced here this week, and the effort continues to attract widespread
support from the aviation world, from Snap-on Tools to the General
Aviation Manufacturers Association to Cessna CEO Jack Pelton. Build A
Plane donates aircraft projects to schools at no charge and supports
their efforts to construct or rebuild the aircraft to flying condition.
Many teachers team up with local EAA chapters to provide technical
support. More...
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Dual Antenna Traffic Systems
Simply Perform Better
Avidyne's dual-antenna TAS600 Systems detect other
aircraft sooner and more accurately, avoiding the shadowing effects
inherent with single-antenna systems. TAS600 actively interrogate
other aircraft, providing timely alerts and precise locations of
conflicting traffic. Starting at just $9,990, the dual-antenna
TAS600 provides full-time protection and higher performance. When
it comes to safety, you want to see the whole picture.
Click here for more information. 
» See Avidyne's state-of-the-art technologies in action at
booths 2098-2101 (Combo E) at EAA AirVenture
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AVWEB'S
AIRVENTURE 2008 PODCAST #19: KING SCHOOLS' NEW ONLINE
OFFERING
King Schools announced this week at AirVenture that
they're offering their well-regarded private pilot knowledge test as a
fully-integrated and interactive online course. Heretofore, the course
has been available only via CD-ROM or DVD, but now you can complete the
entire program — including a graduation certification — via
the web. The course has the same content — video, text and graphics
— as the DVD version. John and Martha King describe
the new course in this podcast. For more, see KingSchools.com.
This podcast is brought to
you by Lightspeed Aviation, makers of
the Zulu ANR headset ...
More...
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Announcing: First-Ever,
Zero-Down Factory Engine Financing!
Air Power, Inc. — the World's Largest Factory Engine
Distributor — announces an industry first: long-term,
low-interest, no-money-down financing on all Continental and
Lycoming Genuine Factory Engines: New, Remanufactured, and Overhauled,
always sold at just $300 over factory invoice. Offering 20-year 6.9%
simple interest Factory Engine Loans with no prepayment penalty and
payments as low as $129.79 for a Cessna Skyhawk Factory Engine. For
details, call Air Power at (888) 759-4295, or
go online to
FactoryEngines.com. 
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Piper Matrix — Piper
Compelling
Click here for more information on the
new Matrix, Piper's next generation of cabin-class
sophistication. Compellingly priced at $757,000.
» Discover the Matrix and other Piper Aircraft at
booths 72-75 & 79-82 at EAA AirVenture
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Over 17,000 Happy GAMIjectors® Customers
Can't Be Wrong!
GAMIjectors® have given these aircraft owners reduced
cylinder head temperatures, reduced fuel consumption, and smoother
engine operation. GAMIjectors® alter the fuel/air ratio in
each cylinder so that each cylinder operates with a much more uniform
fuel/air ratio than occurs with any other factory set of injectors. To
speak to a GAMI engineer, call (888) FLY-GAMI, or
go online for complete engineering
details. 
» Make your engine more efficient by visiting the GAMI
engineers at booths 3005-3006 at EAA AirVenture
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MEET
THE AVWEBFLASH TEAM
AVwebFlash is a weekly
summary of the latest news, articles, products, features, and events
featured on AVweb, the
internet's aviation magazine and news service. The
AVwebFlash team is: Publisher
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Aviation Publications
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Bertorelli Editor-in-Chief
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Pew Features Editor
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Lane-Cummings Webmaster
Scott
Simmons Contributors
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Laboda
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Peppler
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West Intern
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Cutler
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air shows to see today! Of course, you're welcome to come along —
but grab your bag and don't dawdle! We don't want to be late ... .
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