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July 29, 2012
By The AVweb Editorial Staff
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Your Personal S1 Experience
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Embraer launched a public relations assault at AirVenture Oshkosh to shore up its bid to supply the Air Force with light, fast and impressively destructive aircraft for its Light Air Support
competition. Embraer and its U.S. partner Sierra Nevada Corp. had its top executives at a news conference earlier in the week to press its case for the A-29 Super Tucano in a second attempt to secure
the $1 billion deal. There was also a Super Tucano on display and fully staffed at the Embraer booth all week. "The Super Tucano has been proven in combat," said Taco Gilbert, CEO of Sierra Nevada.
The news conference also announced that Embraer and Sierra Nevada had reached a deal with Boeing to allow the aircraft to be equipped with GPS-guided JDAM missiles that are standard issue for the
fourth-generation tactical aircraft that the Super Tucano emulates.
The Super Tucano won the initial competition against Hawker Beechcraft's AT6-B, but the Air Force withdrew the award after Hawker Beech launched a court challenge and the Air Force determined there
were flaws in the procurement process. A fresh competition launched in June and there will be an answer in January. Meanwhile, Hawker Beech briefly displayed a T-6 Texan II at its booth. The AT6-B is
based on the Texan II but they are not the same aircraft. For most of the show, the trainer was on display at Phillips 66 Plaza, but it was fenced off. The trainer flew a demonstration routine on
Saturday, but the description of the routine did not refer to the LAS competition.
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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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One of the hardest things for many new pilots to overcome is their fear of dealing with air traffic control, and a new simulation system aims to offer a real-time ATC experience in the simulator.
PilotEdge uses live controllers synced with pilots flying in simulators to give a real-world experience without all the expense of actually flying. "Becoming comfortable with ATC is not necessarily
that difficult but it can be expensive," Smith said. Because the other pilots and the controllers are live, the interaction and consequences of incorrect interaction are also real.
However, because it is after all an artificial environment, the consequences are less severe and the tone of the controllers is a little different. "It's more of a nurturing environment," Smith
said. Flight schools have been among the early adopters of the technology but there are plenty of individuals who have also signed on to brush up on or learn ATC skills.
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The Newest Member of the Avidyne Panel-Mounted
Avionics Family: IFD440 GPS/FMS/NAV/COM
Built on a dual databus architecture, the IFD540 and IFD440 are key components in Avidyne's new panel-mounted avionics suite, which also includes the AMX240 Audio Panel and AXP340
ADS-B Extended Squitter Mode S Transponder.
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SocialFlight's iPad Giveaway! Where Are You Going to Fly Today?
Join the thousands of pilots using SocialFlight to discover aviation events across the U.S. Plan your weekend flying to make the most of your next airborne adventure. Pancake breakfasts, air
shows, even FAA seminars — wherever you go, SocialFlight brings you the latest events on your iPad/iPhone, Android and on the web. Sign up with the no-cost SocialFlight app by August 15, 2012 for a chance to win an iPad!
Click here »
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Eagle Flights Programs Kicks Off at
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EAA launched its new Young Eagles program for adults, branded simply as Eagle Flights, this week at AirVenture, with a dual flight in a T-6 flown by EAA President Rod Hightower. The first flight
went to Diane Thornton, an educator affiliated with the Boy Scouts' Aviation Explorers program. "When I was growing up, my dad flew a plane in support of his business," she told the media gathered on
the ramp, "but our mother didn't like the idea of her kids going flying." Thornton said she only got to fly with her father once, and that experience left a lasting impression. Jeff Skiles, who leads
the education program at EAA, said the ongoing effort to attract new adults to aviation "will be a major focus for EAA going forward."
Pilots in EAA chapters will be encouraged to not only give introductory flights but also to act as mentors to new pilots, Skiles told AVweb in a podcast interview. Some chapters may conduct
rallies, similar to those for Young Eagles. EAA also plans to offer various kinds of ground-school opportunities, and EAA staff will provide support and counsel to new recruits. Click here to listen to the podcast.
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Solo, But Not Alone
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Phillips 66® Aviation — The Most Trusted Wings In Aviation™
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Randall Fishman, who's been bringing various electric aircraft to EAA AirVenture for the last five years or so, turned up this week with his latest creation, a one-seat, battery-powered motorglider
ultralight. The aircraft flew for the first time just last week, Fishman told AVweb on Friday. "It took off in about 150 feet, and it handles really well," he said. The sleek little aircraft is
for sale with a choice of battery packs good for up to one or two hours of flight. The battery also can be recharged by the folded prop while the airplane is soaring. Fishman said the motorgliders,
which are built in the Czech Republic, are available for sale at a starting price of $59,000.
Fishman started flying an electric-powered ultralight in 2007, and since then has created a number of different designs under his company name, ElectraFlyer. He's won several grants and awards for
his innovations from EAA and the Lindbergh Foundation. AVweb's Mary Grady paid a visit to Fishman this week at the far edge of Wittman Field, in the ultralight area; >click here to listen to the interview.
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VoiceFlight Demonstrating New VFS101 Features at Oshkosh
In addition to Victor Airways, the VFS101 has been enhanced to support Jet Airways and T/Q routes. The software has also been extended to include support for non-WAAS GPS. These features are
operational now and can be tried in Hangar D at Oshkosh. The complimentary software upgrade will be available this fall. For VFS101 users that fly outside of the United States, VoiceFlight
has signed an agreement with Jeppesen to offer international navigation data.
Click here to view demo.
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Bose® A20® Aviation Headset
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| Booths at EAA AirVenture: |
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Having a Wonderful Time, Wish You Were
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As EAA AirVenture 2012 winds down, we make time for one last tour of the grounds — and take in the spectacular nighttime air show.
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When It Has to Work — Choose BRS
276 Lives Saved and Counting
Join us at AirVenture Friday, July 27 at 11:30am at Forum Pavilion 06 to learn about two amazing saves by BRS ballistic parachute systems: a Cirrus SR-22 Bahamas
splashdown after engine failure — and a low-altitude Cessna 182 save from 400 feet AGL over dense forest. More than 5,500 Cirrus SR-20s and SR-22s, hundreds of Cessna 172s and 182s, and
thousands of experimental, ultralight, military, and UAV aircraft fly with BRS systems.
Visit BRSparachutes.com for more.
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AirVenture 2012 was a strong year for innovation, if not crowds. Paul Bertorelli offers some closing thoughts on this year's show in his latest post to the AVweb Insider blog.
Read more and join the conversation.
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ForeFlight: Intelligent Apps for Pilots™
Best-in-class design, best-in-class pre-flight and in-flight weather, Touch Planning™, auto-routing, geo-referenced approach and enroute charts, aviation documents, and our Fanatical Pilot
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— on on the web at
ForeFlight.com. 
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Weather with Perspective
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The Top Reporter on Our Crack Staff ... Is
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IFR Currency Is Not Enough! Proficiency Will Save Your Life!
Join (or create a new one) local communities of instrument-rated pilots who meet to discuss topics and share information relative to instrument flying. Participate in "organized hangar
flying" that promotes the sharing of experience and encourages more and safer flying under IFR.
Join us at the Oshkosh AirVenture Welcome Center Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 11:30am to 12:45pm (starting July 23) to sample what IMC Club is all about or
visit us online. 
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