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There's Much Happening in
Lightspeed Aviation's NBAA Booth This Week
First, we're drawing each day for a no-cost Zulu or Mach 1
headset — your choice! And if your company or flight department has
five or more pilots, we're also offering your organization a trial
Zulu. Finally, if you're flying with any other premium headset, be
sure to ask about our corporate pilot trade-in program. It's a
great way to move up to a Zulu.
Look for Booth #3818. 
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MAINSTREAM
JET BASHING CONTINUES
As the leadership and membership of the
National Business Aviation Association talked about the progress being
made in fighting the stigma of business aircraft use, the rest of the
world was heaping scorn on their use by executives of banks that
received federal bailouts. Business jet (usually termed private jet) use
by the bankers was described by the Washington Post as the number one
perk handed out to execs in lieu of bonuses that the feds are vigorously
discouraging the banks from issuing with taxpayer money. But the stigma
of business aircraft use has spread far beyond the boardrooms in New
York, as country music star Garth Brooks found out on Tuesday.
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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 #5359 during NBAA 2009 or
visit us online at
XMWXweather.com/aviation. 
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Three Things You Should
Never Say to ATC
Listen as two ATC pros share tips on better communication with ATC.
Avoid these common mistakes and make your interactions more efficient
and accurate. This is a sample from PilotWorkshops' Tip of the
Week.
Click here for this quick tip. 
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McMurdo FastFind 210 PLB with
GPS Is Available at Aircraft Spruce!
Get Found fast with a PLB as small as a mobile telephone. Fits
easily into backpacks and lifejackets, no subscription fees required.
(Weighs 5.3 oz.) FastFind will transmit using the 406 MHz
emergency frequency identifier through the Cospas/Sarsat satellite
system, which can pinpoint your location anywhere. The emergency alert
is first received within as little as five minutes. FastFind has a
storage life of five years and transmits emergency alerts for a minimum
of 24 hours. Call 1 (877) 4‑SPRUCE or
visit AircraftSpruce.com. 
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'EARHART'
STAR SWANK TO COMPLETE PILOT TRAINING
The mystery of Amelia
Earhart's disappearance over the Pacific in 1937 is a familiar story,
but outside of aviation circles, her other accomplishments are less well
known. A new film that opens Friday, Amelia, starring Hilary
Swank, explores Earhart's life as a pilot, leading up to that famous
final flight. The Ninety-Nines, the women's pilot association that
Earhart helped to launch, is holding events around the country to
celebrate the opening of the film, in hopes that it will help spark
interest in general aviation. Swank spent about 19 hours learning to fly
after she agreed to take on the role and said last week that she hopes
to complete her private pilot training. "It takes all of your senses;
you're completely immersed," she said at a news conference last week in
New Jersey, where she met with pilots from the Ninety-Nines and
displayed one of the Lockheed Electras that flew in the film. "It was
exciting to learn something new that really was challenging." Click
here to view the trailer. More...
SEAN
TUCKER SCHEDULED FOR OPRAH THURSDAY
Those of you who don't
regularly tune into the Oprah Winfrey show in the middle of your work
day might want to set the DVR for whatever time it is she's on Thursday.
AVweb has learned that aerobatic master Sean D. Tucker is
appearing on a show Winfrey has dedicated to the "best" of various
aspects of society. Tucker has some competition for airtime, though. One
of the items she's featuring is a pair of jeans she says fits her well.
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Precisely Engineered for Your
Flying Experience: The Remos GX
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DELTA
767 LANDS ON TAXIWAY
A couple of Delta Airlines pilots have
been suspended after the Boeing 767 they were flying from Rio de Janeiro
landed on a taxiway at Atlanta Hartsfield Airport early Monday morning.
The FAA reported there were no other aircraft on the taxiway and the
landing and rollout were normal. Spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the
crew was dealing with a medical emergency on board and had been cleared
for Runway 27R. More...
AIRPORT
SPARED COMPOST
The FAA says an airport is a rotten place to
put a composting facility, and Palo Alto, Calif. officials have
grudgingly agreed. Last Monday, Palo Alto city council voted 6-3 to
rethink plans to use four acres of airport land as a processing site for
the area's kitchen scraps and lawn clippings. However, it wasn't until
the FAA told council that the facility would run afoul of agreements
regarding the federal money that has been spent at the airport over the
years that the city decided to look for greener pastures. Local pilots
had also rallied to fight the proposal. More...
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The New Meridian G1000 —
Commanding
The new Meridian G1000 with Garmin G1000 avionics and GFC 700
autopilot suite, business jet luxury and turbine simplicity for 30% less
than any comparable six-place turbine-powered aircraft. With a panel as
commanding as the airplane, and a million dollars less than its closest
competitor, "Pilot in Command" means precisely that.
Click here for more information on the
new Piper Meridian G1000. 
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DRUNK
PILOTS ESCAPE DISCIPLINE
An Indian newspaper, the Mail Today,
is quoting an unnamed retired airline pilot as
saying that senior airline pilots commonly turn up for work drunk and
almost never get disciplined because they are too "precious." The
newspaper points out that there is no law against flying drunk in India,
although pilots suspected of drinking are prevented from getting into
the cockpit. An Air India flight from Mumbai to New York was delayed
Monday when one of the four pilots checked in tipsy. A replacement was
found, and the flight took off 45 minutes late. The unnamed source told
the newspaper the pilot will will probably be back in the left seat as
soon as he sobers up. More...
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For Those Who Love to Fly,
It's the Best Coverage on Earth
Other aircraft insurance companies claiming better protection and
superior service have come and gone. But Avemco® has proven it by remaining a
leader in the industry for nearly a half century. To get your
no-cost quote, call (888) 241-7891 or
visit us online. 
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IT'S
THE FINAL AV8OR PRIZE THIS YEAR ... AND YOUR CHANCE TO
WIN!
 Bendix/King by Honeywell
is helping us give away one last AV8OR handheld MFD unit this year!
All you have to do is click the image at right to enter your name and
e-mail address. And no, we're not going to rent or sell your name, but
Bendix/King by Honeywell may send you information on the AV8OR. You may
also forward this newsletter to friends and invite them to sign up for
AVweb so they can qualify for the AV8OR prize drawing, too. (We
won't spam them, either, but we hope they will sign up for our
AVwebFlash and AVwebBiz newsletters.) Deadline for
entries is midnight EST on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. Click
here to read the contest rules and enter. (There's nothing
to buy. All you need to do is be registered with AVweb.)
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Over 18,000 Happy
GAMIjectors® Customers Can't Be Wrong!
GAMIjectors® have given these aircraft owners reduced
cylinder head temperatures, reduced fuel consumption, and smoother
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speak to a GAMI engineer, call (888) FLY-GAMI, or
go online for complete engineering
details. 
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City!
Make King County International Airport/Boeing Field your flight
destination! Conveniently located just 5 miles from downtown Seattle,
KBFI is positioned in the center of the growing economy of the
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and general aviation travel. Partner with aviation experts when you fly
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AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: VLJ? THE INDUSTRY WOULD PREFER TO FORGET THAT
TERM
Such is the damage done by Eclipse to the credibility of
light jets, the industry would like to press the reset button and call
these things entry-level jets. Good idea, says Paul Bertorelli in his
latest blog from the NBAA Convention in Orlando, because the idea of
cheap, fast and economical was a loser from the start.
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AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: NBAA — SOMBER, RESIGNED
Editorial Director
Paul Bertorelli checks in from the 2009 NBAA Convention in Orlando,
Florida in the latest installment of our AVweb Insider blog. No
question the show is smaller, but in the face of the worst downturn the
modern industry has ever seen, that's no surprise. The uptick will come,
says Paul, but it probably won't happen in 2010. More...
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FBO
OF THE WEEK: BODE AERO (KAEG, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO)
 Our latest "FBO of
the Week" ribbon goes to Bode Aero at Double Eagle II Airport (KAEG)
in Albuquerque, New Mexico. AVweb reader Eve
Cascella told us that, "in a nutshell, my experience with Bode
Aviation left me feeling very well taken care of and encouraged to know
that there are still people out there who go out of their way to serve."
How did they do that for Eve? Here's her rundown of the
visit: A friend and I had
made plans to fly in from St. Louis to enjoy the annual Hot Air Balloon
Fiesta in Albuquerque. I had called Bode Aero a month or so before the
Fiesta to ask for advice on finding a hotel room; I was afraid I had
missed my opportunity to secure a room during this busy week ... but got
way more than I hoped for. Bode offered to make my room reservation for
me, and they also reserved a rental car for me — both at reasonable
rates. ... On the morning we departed, Bode had pulled our plane out of
the tie-down area, and she was waiting for us up front by the FBO.
Departure was a breeze. However, I realized somewhere in central Kansas
that I had left my cell phone somewhere at Bode Aero. I should have
guessed: Renee had already found it, determined it was mine, looked up
my home phone number in St. Louis on the internet, and left me a
voicemail there saying that she would mail me my phone if I would please
call to confirm my address. How much more can you ask for?! Thank you,
Renee, Nikki, and all the others I can't name for helping to make our
stay in Albuquerque such a pleasant memory! 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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PICTURE
OF THE WEEK: AVWEB'S FLYING PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWCASE
 "Sometimes all the
aspects of a memorable photo shoot just come together," writes this
week's top photographer, Mikko
Maliniemi of Kuopio, Finland. "We had been hunting for the
last few rays of the sun for an hour in between the surrounding 6/8
clouds, when, on our way back home, we ran into something beautiful.
Just before the home airfield, this unforgettable blue view opened up to
us from behind a big CB cloud we had to circle around."
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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
Timothy Cole Editorial Director,
Aviation Publications
Paul
Bertorelli Editor-in-Chief
Russ Niles Contributing Editors
Mary Grady
Glenn
Pew Features Editor
Kevin
Lane-Cummings Webmaster
Scott
Simmons Contributors
Jeff
van West
Mariano
Rosales
Click
here to send a letter to the
editor. (Please let us know if your letter is not
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sales team. If you're having
trouble reading this newsletter in its HTML-rich format (or if you'd
prefer a lighter, simpler format for your PDA or handheld device),
there's also a text-only version of AVwebFlash. For complete
instructions on making the switch, click
here. Aviate.
Navigate. Communicate. More...
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At NBAA 2009, Embraer brought in a
completed version of its upsized light jet, the Phenom 300.
AVweb's Paul Bertorelli took a tour.
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The Dornier 328 is a perfectly fine
32-seat airliner, but can it also be a decent bizjet. Livejet thinks so
and they're converting the former airliners into a 12-seat, large-cabin
business aircraft. At NBAA 2009, Russ Niles took a tour of the first
conversion.
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