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EFB Charts & Plates Cost
Less and Are Easier to Update Than Paper!
FlightPrep™ ChartBook™ EFB shows your position directly
on charts, plates, and airport diagrams, far ahead of the simple stick
maps on handheld GPS devices. ChartBook™ EFB makes it easy to add
XM™ in-cockpit weather now or later. Now displays Zaon™
Traffic, too! FlightPrep™ ChartBook™ systems start at $1,595.
Full VFR/IFR charts just $357! To demo ChartBook™, see us in
Hangar C, Booth 3119/3120 or buy online at
FlightPrep.com/AVweb. 
| Booths at
EAA AirVenture: | 3119-3120 |
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| Top News: Klapmeier, Cirrus Shake-Out Continues | | back to
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KLAPMEIER
OUT AS CIRRUS CHAIRMAN
Alan Klapmeier will be replaced as
chairman of the board of Cirrus Aircraft by the end of August and it
will be up to the board to decide if he continues as a board member. In
a wide-ranging podcast
interview Saturday, Cirrus Aircraft CEO Brent Wouters told
AVweb that Klapmeier has known for "several months" that his
contract as board chairman will not be renewed. Wouters also said he
considered Klapmeier's attempt to buy the VisionJet program a "sideshow"
and a "long shot" and that in the end he believed that Klapmeier could
not raise the necessary money. He said it was his belief that the two
parties were "very close" to a deal when Klapmeier suspended
negotiations. Wouters said he doubts there will be future negotiations
but he's not ruling them out. Klapmeier said through a spokesperson that
he'll have more to say on the matter later. Wouters said there may be a
silver lining to the controversy. 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 eighth
consecutive year in Professional Pilot's 2008 Headset Preference
Survey.
Purchase by August 22, 2009 and also receive a complimentary Bose
premium flight bag ($80 value).
Learn more and order. 
Quote reprinted with permission:
Professional Pilot, 2008 Headset Preference Survey, 12/08.
| Booths at
EAA AirVenture: | 283, 284,
285 |
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| Thinking About Learning to Fly? You're Not Alone | | back to
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LEARN-TO-FLY
DAY ANNOUNCED
A worldwide effort to inspire interest in
aviation is being launched next May 15 with the first International
Learn To Fly Day. Jason Blair, spokesman for the National Association of
Flight Instructors, says the idea is to get those already involved in
aviation to spend a day promoting it to their family friends and
coworkers by getting them out to the airport and, hopefully, into the
air. "We want to get as many people around the world to get people
interested in flying for one day," Blair said. More...
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Business Aviation Will Help
Companies Not Only Survive
But Prosper During the Current Financial Crisis
To be your most productive, and your most efficient, you must keep
flying. Because in so doing, you will emerge from these times even
stronger than before. And you will replace the uncertainty that
surrounds many, with the confidence and courage to light the way for
all.
Visit CessnaRise.com.
| Booths at
EAA AirVenture: | 78-80,
100-116 |
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THREE
LSAS UNDER $65,000
Without too much difficulty, this year at
AirVenture Oshkosh we found three light sport category ready-to-fly
aircraft available for less than $65,000 — the Cheetah, X-Air LS,
and the Aerotrek A240. There are others in the price range; this is just
a random sample from a group of high-wing, front-engined, tricycle-gear
aircraft we saw at the show. The Cheetah came in at a base of $48,500
and is expecting SLSA approval next month. The X-Air LS was displayed on
sale for $59,900 and had first delivery last year at OSH. The $63,000
Aerotrek A240 has delivered 45 aircraft in the U.S., but not under the
Aerotrek name, which was adopted in April. As the most expensive of the
three, Aerotrek's A240 also offers the fastest cruise ("120 mph-plus,"
according to the company, compared to a VNE of 125 for the wider
Cheetah, and 113 mph X-Air LS). The A240 also offers folding wings to
facilitate trailering. For this price in this group you are getting a
tube-and-fabric airplane with externally braced wings and cub-like
flat-airfoil tail surfaces. And, yes, you'll may find yourself paying
more for upgrades (like Mode C transponders) to suit your needs. ...
Some quick opinions after the jump. More...
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AV8OR
ACE™
The new AV8OR ACE from Bendix/King by Honeywell is
the latest in paperless, full Electronic Flight Bag solutions — a
highly affordable, portable system for the cockpit. Its compact,
lightweight design includes airborne navigation, all FAA charts, airport
diagrams, weather, traffic, automotive, and multimedia capabilities.
With its geo-referenced charts and large, easy-to-use touchscreen, the
AV8OR ACE lets you clearly read your charts as you stay on course. For
more information,
go online. 
| Booths at
EAA AirVenture: | 259, 2083-2086,
S-22 |
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CAP
HUNTS DOWN STRAY ELTS, MISSED FLIGHT PLANS
Every pilot who
flies into Wittman Regional Airport during AirVenture tries to put his
or her best foot forward but some come up a little short. While there
have so far been no major accidents or injuries at the show (as of
Saturday afternoon) pilots do make mistakes and that's where the Civil
Air Patrol comes in. CAP crews were on duty throughout the event
tracking down stray ELT signals and hunting for aircraft whose pilots
forgot to close flight plans. "By [Friday morning] we had 32 'finds,'"
said Lt. Col. Kathleen Wiley, of Biloxi, Miss., who was on duty in the
North 40 aircraft camping area with Cadet First Lt. Kayla Galarneau, of
Butte, Mont., and Cadet Capt. Warren Martin, of Roanoke, Va.
More...
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Last Day of the Show —
But Just the Beginning for a Long Line of Pilots Who Have Changed Their
Minds About Their Headset of Choice
We're heading home with literally hundreds of stories we've heard this
week, and although no two of them are exactly the same, they all have
one thing in common: Zulu is their headset. Check out the Zulu
buzz on the
ZuluChangeYourMind.com web
site. 
You might just change your mind, too.
| Booths at
EAA AirVenture: | 260,
2029-2030 |
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EAA
AIRVENTURE 2009 PANORAMIC PHOTOS
Shortly before this year's EAA
AirVenture, contributing photographer Mariano Rosales got his daddy
rating — but even with a new baby, he managed to make it to Oshkosh
and take a bevy of great photos. Faced with the challenged of capturing
the event for those who couldn't make it, Mariano's stitched them
together into seven amazing panoramic photos. These panoramas are
super-widescreen images you can view, zoom in on, and explore at your
leisure — so grab a cup of coffee and click through for links to
all seven. More...
EAA
AIRVENTURE 2009 GALLERIES: DAY SEVEN
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It's been
a long, tiring — but ultimately thrilling — week for the
AVweb team at EAA AirVenture. Intern Adam should be home by the
time you read this, and the remnants of our on-site team and cleaning up
and putting the finishing touches on stories for Monday's regular
edition of our AVwebFlash newsletter. Thanks for joining us at
EAA AirVenture this year! More...
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As Vital As
Vision
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data directly to your cockpit. Never fly blind again when you sign up
today for one of XM Weather's Aviator LT, Aviator, or Aviator Pro
weather data packages. Enhance your situational awareness with data
products like Radar, Lightning, Winds, and more. Come see the latest
from XM WX Satellite Weather at Booth C-3030 to C-3032 during EAA
AirVenture 2009 or
visit us online at
XMWXWeather.com. 
| Booths at
EAA AirVenture: | 189,
3030-3032 |
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Cirrus Flying
2.0
There is something vastly better than the status quo of Flying 1.0. At
Cirrus, we reject the status quo — and offer you the
achievement of vastly higher standards of technology, reliability, and
performance. With unique features like Cirrus Known Ice Protection,
Cirrus Perspective by Garmin™ avionics, the Cirrus Airframe
Parachute System (CAPS™) and now the new standard in airplane
individualization, Xi, Cirrus continues to reinvent the lifestyle of
flying. We call it Flying 2.0.
CirrusAircraft.com
| Booths at
EAA AirVenture: | 183-188,
199-204 |
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| The Top Reporter on Our Crack Staff ... Is You! | | back to
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TCM AirVenture and Web
Specials!
Come see Teledyne Continental Motors for our show specials,
seminars, new engines, and innovation in booths 229-234. Can't
make it to AirVenture? Read TCM's exciting news and get exclusive web
discounts on factory-new and rebuilt engines for the first 50 engines
ordered from July 27 to August 2. For any engine owner unable to attend
AirVenture, please
click here to find out more
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or call (888) 221-6442 for a quote.
| Booths at
EAA AirVenture: | 229-234 |
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THE AVWEBFLASH TEAM
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summary of the latest news, articles, products, features, and events
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internet's aviation magazine and news service. The
AVwebFlash team is: Publisher
Timothy Cole Editorial Director,
Aviation Publications
Paul
Bertorelli Editor-in-Chief
Russ Niles Contributing Editors
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"If it used to fly, if it does fly, or
if it's possibly gonna fly, you'll find it here," says Randy Babbitt of
his first AirVenture as FAA Administrator (though it's hardly his first
time at the show). AVweb caught up with the new Administrator at the
KidVenture section of the show.
More...
Thielert AG's financial struggles gave
diesel aircraft owners some sleepness nights last year, but now
Centurion seems poised to take over the top spot in diesel engine
production. Centurion's Jasper Wolfson took a moment to talk with us
about the state of the industry at EAA Airventure 2009.
and Lightspeed Aviation.
Ever wanted to fly a classic warbird?
AVweb's Paul Bertorelli can tell you there are more switches,
cranks, and levers that you may be used to in the cockpit of the P-40N.
Vintage
Wings of Canada's Dave Hadfield walks you through all those
mechanisms.
More...
Once again, we visit the LSA Mall and
vendor booths at EAA AirVenture to see what don't-miss products we can
find among the displays. This time, we uncovered: VAL Avionics'
super-slim COM 2000 radio; a keen Bluetooth receiver/remote control from
ComLinkPro; and one of the handiest flight bags we've seen, at the
Brightline Bags booth.
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