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Please visit them at booth #908 to
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| AOPA Expo '08: A Different Vista from Previous
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IT'S
A BUYER'S MARKET
There's no shortage of incentives to boost
airplane sales these days and Diamond announced on Thursday that it was
offering existing aircraft owners a $10,000 finder's fee for existing
owners who steer new customers to the company. Now Cessna is offering
those joining the waiting list to buy a Cessna Mustang the opportunity
to lease a Cessna 400 for the time between order and delivery. "This is
a great solution for Mustang customers who are waiting to take delivery,
yet have an immediate need for an aircraft," said Cessna's vice
president of marketing Tom Aniello. "The Cessna 400 is the fastest
fixed-gear single piston on the market today and is a natural stepping
stone into the Mustang. More...
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Attention! The Zulu Is
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Zulu: P utilizes the same panel-powered LEMO plug used in Bose
headsets and comes with built-in Bluetooth for wireless cell phone or
music interface. Stop by Lightspeed's AOPA Expo booth (#226), or
click here for more information. 
See for yourself why Zulu is Aviation Consumer's "Headset
of the Year" 2008.
» Lightspeed Aviation, maker of
the Zulu ANR headset,
is an official sponsor of AVweb's AOPA Expo 2008 coverage
Visit them at booth #226 for a Zulu
demonstration!
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LSA
SALES REBOUNDING?
After a dismal last few months, sales of
light sport aircraft are showing signs of rebounding according to one of
the founding entrepreneurs of the LSA movement in the U.S. Tom Peghiny,
who distributes CT light sport aircraft in the U.S. told AVweb in
a
podcast interview that some attrition is inevitable among LSA
manufacturers but the concept is still valid and sales are improving.
The market, however, is not exactly what was envisioned when the
category was created. It was believed that the lower cost and easier
medical, training and maintenance requirements would bring new people to
aviation. Instead, he said, the market continues to be people abandoning
complex GA aircraft to continue "fun flying" in the smaller aircraft.
Drawing new pilots will require some innovation, he said.
More...
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Fly With Bose® Aviation Headset X™
Enjoy an unmatched combination of full-spectrum noise reduction, clearer
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consecutive year in Professional Pilot's 2007 Headset Preference
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Product of the Year" by Aviation Consumer.
Purchase by December 31, 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.
» Bose Corporation is an
official sponsor of
AVweb's AOPA Expo 2008 coverage. Please visit them at
booth #1320 to see the Bose Aviation
Headset X® in action!
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DA20
WITH ASPEN GLASS
Diamond Aircraft says it's now offering the
least expensive certified aircraft with a class cockpit in the DA20. The
company announced at AOPA Expo that it is now offering Aspen Avionics
primary flight displays as an option in the DA20 two-place aircraft. The
$8,000 option (a few thousand dollars more for the pro model) puts the
price of the DA20 up to $184,000, making it the only certified aircraft
with purchase price of less than $200,000. In a podcast
interview with AVweb, Marketing Director Mark Lee said flight
schools have been looking for a glass cockpit trainer but the cost of
most flat-panel systems was prohibitive for an entry-level aircraft.
More...
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Ever Wish You Could Flip a
Switch and Turn IFR Visibility into VFR?
To find out more, go to True
Flight. 
» True Flight brings the most
information to your displays and
is an official sponsor of AVweb's AOPA Expo 2008 coverage.
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OXYGEN
ON DEMAND SYSTEM
The regs say you need oxygen above 12,000
feet. If you end a flight exhausted, with a headache, your body is
telling you it needed oxygen regardless of the altitudes you flew.
"Hypoxia is getting in there and doing its job," Robert Jamieson, of
Mountain High Equipment and Supply told a news conference at AOPA Expo
in San Jose. His company's answer is Full Authority Digital Oxygen
Control (FADOC) through a device the size of a deck of cards that
accurately meters the precise amount of oxygen aircraft occupants need
in a process called "pulse demand." More...
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Untie Your Dreams at 235
Knots
Leave the runway at 1,400 vertical feet per minute. Climb to 25,000
feet. Cruise at 235 confident knots. Nothing releases a pilot's passion
for flight like the Cessna 400, the world's fastest fixed-gear
aircraft. It's more than speed that makes the Cessna 400 such a
pleasure to fly. There's the sophisticated stylish cabin, glass cockpit,
side-stick control, and the head-turning gorgeous looks. Looks like
Cessna is in the fast business.
Go online for all the details. 
» Cessna Aircraft, the company
behind the speedy Cessna 400,
is an official sponsor of AVweb's AOPA Expo 2008 coverage.
Visit them at booth #417 to see your
dream aircraft in person!
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POWERFUL
LEARNING BY COMPUTER
There are any number of training aids
available for your home computer but Powerful Learning says it's put
together the whole package in a software suite that gives student pilots
and those facing recurrent training all the tools they need to be
successful without taking their eyes off the computer screen. At a news
conference at AOPA Expo in San Jose, company President Dave Meindl said
the system offers features common in other online training devices,
including an updated list of the 555 questions the FAA draws from to
make its knowledge tests. But it also has a complete FAA reference
library integrated into training system allowing users to instantly link
to the relevant FAA documents as they prepare. "No other company offer
this," he said. More...
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Win This Glass Panel-Equipped
Piper Archer II! — Enter by Dec. 31st
Enter AOPA's 2008 Sweepstakes and you could be flying high
in a fully-refurbished Piper Archer II, accented with a new instrument
panel featuring the world's first installed certified EFD1000 PFD.
Custom extras include handcrafted leather seats, tie-down rings, nav
light retainers, and wood trim accents.
Click for more details. 
» You can join AOPA at the expo
in San Jose, too.
Just stop by booths #1026-1039.
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Get into the
Cockpit!
Classic Cockpits is a series of high-quality DVDs that put you
into the pilot's seat of some of the world's great airplanes. Be there
for engine start, checklists, taxi, take-off, climb, cruise, descent,
landing, and more. Titles currently available are:
Flying the Legendary DC-3, 
Flying the PBY Catalina, 
and
Flying the de Havilland
Vampire. 
Click on the individual titles for complete descriptions, and
click here to order all DVDs online
now. 
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AVWEB'S
AOPA EXPO 2008 PODCAST #9:
DIAMOND BRINGS AFFORDABLE GLASS TO THE
DA20
Diamond Aircraft is bringing affordable glass to the
venerable DA20, great news for flight schools everywhere. The new
avionics system is the Aspen EFD1000 (Pilot or Pro), and it makes
Diamond's DA20 the least-expensive glass-cockpit certified airplane
available. Director of Marketing & Sales Mark Lee explains
how the company is servicing both the high and low ends of the airplane
market.
This podcast is brought to you by Lightspeed Aviation, makers of
the Zulu ANR headset.
More...
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Join NAA and Help Shape the Next Century of
Flight
It's a great time to join the National Aeronautic Association
( NAA), the nation's oldest aviation organization. At $39 a year,
NAA membership is a terrific value for any aviation enthusiast!
Members receive the Smithsonian's Air & Space magazine, plus
access to aviation records and much more. To become an NAA member,
sign up online
or call (703) 416-4888 and press 4.
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Go Green with Diamond: $1.99
Fuel
Buy a DA40 XLS between October 1 and November 30, 2008 and take
delivery of your plane by December 31, and the Diamond team will
buy down your fuel cost to $1.99 per gallon for the first 200 hours or
18 months, whichever comes first. The DA40 XLS is the savvy and
responsible choice in this day and age of high fuel prices.
For complete details, go online. 
» Diamond Aircraft Company is
at the AOPA Expo in San Jose, too.
Ask about the DA40 and DA42 at booth
#335.
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