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Lycoming® — The Engines of
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NEW
AOPA CHIEF READY
He calls himself an "equal opportunity
antagonist" and he's ready to get down to business with the new
Democratic regime — even though he's spent his whole career as a
top Republican advisor. In a session with the aviation media at AOPA
Expo in San Jose on Saturday, incoming AOPA President Craig Fuller said
bipartisanship is alive and well in the backrooms of Washington and he's
no stranger to the people who will help President-Elect Barack Obama
take the reins of power. He knows Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emanuel
from the 1990s when they worked together on implementation of the North
American Free Trade Agreement and says he'll have no problem getting
heard in Congress and the White House. But he also said that might have
to wait a while. More...
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WAAS
APPROACHES OUTNUMBER ILS
The FAA recently commissioned its
1,333rd WAAS approach (technically known as Localizer Performance with
Vertical guidance or LPV) and that means there are now more of them than
ILS approaches. The agency calls it a milestone in the transition to
universal space-based navigation. The system is in use at 833 airports
and the agency says it's planning to add 500 approaches a year until
every qualifying runway in the U.S. has one. "This is clearly a turning
point for aviation and the way pilots navigate," the agency said in a
news release. More...
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Anxiety Out of Your Flight Plan
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TWO
WEEKS TO TAXI APPROVED
Glasair's controversial Two Weeks To
Taxi program, in which builders of Glasair Sportsman aircraft build an
almost-complete aircraft in two weeks at Glasair's facitlity in
Washington State, has been endorsed by the FAA's Production and
Airworthiness Division after a week-long audit. "The FAA's on-site team
found that the "lean manufacturing" processes employed, combined with
the provided educational assistance, accelerates the Sportsman build
time significantly without violating the spirit or intent of Part 21,
Section 21.191(g)," the company said in a news release.
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When Is the Last Time You
Reviewed Your Life Insurance?
Annual reviews of life insurance needs can help determine if you lack
important coverages — or if you can save on existing policies. As a
pilot, you are likely paying more for life insurance than you should be.
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TOUGH
TIMES FOR NON-PROFITS, TOO
As you ponder your own economic
circumstances don't forget that non-profit groups are especially feeling
the pinch and the good work they do in all facets of aviation is at
risk. For instance, volunteers at Keystone Heights Airport in Florida
are aggressively fund raising to build a warbird restoration
center, and they're raffling off a Diamond DA40 XLS with the help of
Premier Aircraft Sales. "The tough economic climate has put a damper on
our raffle sales even though we have received a lot of interest and
support," spokeswoman Susan King told AVweb. More...
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JA Air Center, Your Source
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TERRAFUGIA
ON THE ROAD, FIRST FLIGHT NEAR?
There's been a strange sight
on highways and byways of Massachusetts and it could soon be an airborne
apparitition. Transition, the so-called roadable aircraft conceived by
Terrafugia has been undergoing road tests for the past few weeks and
AOPA Online is reporting that a first flight could occur in early
December. The prototype, with functional electric folding wings, was a
hit at EAA AirVenture and the company reportedly took more than 100
orders for the $194,000 vehicle. More...
PILOT
SUFFERS STROKE, LANDS NEARLY BLIND WITH RAF HELP
Jim O'Neill,
65, was flying at 15,000 feet in clear weather over the UK when he
suffered a stroke that compromised his vision. The pilot of 18 years
sent a mayday and eventually made contact with an RAF base at Leeming in
Northallerton. During that contact, O'Neill complained of trouble seeing
the instrument panel. "At first he believed he was being blinded by
sunlight," Wing Cdr Andy Hynd, commanding RAF officer at RAF
Linton-on-Ouse, told BBC news. But the situation was worse -- O'Neill
had a blood clot pressing against his optic nerve blinding him in one
eye and compromising his vision in the other. Hynd's facility took the
handoff from Leeming and directed O'Neill to a landing at Linton-on-Ouse
but O'Neill in seven attempts failed to see the facility. Finally, with
a chief flying instructor Wing Cdr Paul Gerrard flying O'Neill's wing in
his Tucano T1, "telling him to turn left and right, to lower the plane
and to do his pre-landing checks," and zigzagging to keep pace with the
slower aircraft, O'Neill managed to pilot the aircraft down. It was
"only at the last minute" on the eighth attempt and some 40 minutes
since first contact that O'Neill visually picked up the runway as he
touched down near its halfway point and came to a stop at its end.
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Between Wheels Up and Wheels
Down, There Is One Important Word: How
As the team managing the FAA AFSS system, Lockheed Martin serves
nearly 90,000 general aviation pilots every week. Providing timely,
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And it is the how that makes all the difference.
Click here for more. 
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AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: TSA'S DANGEROUS NEW PROPOSAL
Slowly but surely,
the TSA is chipping away at the freedom of movement general aviation
flying represents. And that's why you need to comment on its latest
proposal, says Aviation Safety Editor-in-Chief Jeb Burnside in
the latest installment of our AVweb Insider blog.
More...
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No-Cost Interactive Courses
Available from AOPA Air Safety Foundation
Interactive courses are available online from AOPA Air Safety
Foundation ( ASF) 24/7 at no cost. Choose your topic and your
pace.
Visit ASF's Online Courses to take
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AVWEB'S
AOPA EXPO 2008 PODCAST ROUND-UP
As our on-site audio teams
packs their bags to leave San Jose, California, we bring you a
collection of nine audio podcasts recorded at (or, in some cases, just
before) the show. Once again, our johnnies-on-the-spot have captured
some of the most interesting voices in aviation, from CEOs and service
providers to innovative thinkers, technical experts, and salesfolk. In
case you missed any of our nine exclusive podcasts from the show, we're
re-presenting them here.
AVweb's audio coverage of AOPA
Expo has been brought to you by Bose Corporation's Aviation
Headset X™;
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Weather, the premier weather provider for pilots;
and Lightspeed Aviation, makers of
the Zulu ANR headset.
If you've enjoyed our coverage, please click on the links and check out
their products. More...
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Jeppesen Avionics Knowledge
Library — Garmin G1000 IFR Training
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advanced, extensive computer-based training program developed with
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visit online for more
information. 
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FBO
OF THE WEEK: VOLO AVIATION (KEFD, HOUSTON, TX)
 AVweb's
"FBO of the Week" ribbon goes to Volo Aviation at KEFD in Houston,
Texas. AVweb reader Brian Hunnell recommended the
FBO for making an Angel Flight go as smoothly as
possible: I called the folks at Volo Aviation [during
preflight, and] ... they informed me that 100LL would be $3.75 (normally
$3.95) and if we needed "anything" they would accommodate us to the best
of their ability. Landing 10 minutes after closing time, we met Buddy
Roberts, the mid-day and night manager. He gave us a ride to the hotel,
where the patient could relax. This was the patient's first experience
with General Aviation (along with his slightly nervous wife!). Thank
you to all who helped and made this a success. Keep those nominations
coming. For complete contest rules, click
here. AVweb is actively seeking out the best FBOs in
the country and another one, submitted by you, will be spotlighted here
next Monday! More...
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FINAL
 | | Overheard in IFR Magazine's "On the
Air" |
Overheard near the Tennessee/Alabama
border: Memphis:
"Heavy Iron 123, reduce speed to
210." [no response] Memphis:
"Heavy Iron
123, reduce speed to 210." [no
response] Memphis:
"Heavy Iron 123, reduce speed to
210, now. You're about to knock the rudder off that traffic in
front of you. Or, if you'd rather you can have a tour of the state of
Alabama ... ." Heavy Iron 123:
"Reducing to
210." John Austin
Memphis, Tennessee
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