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Volume 25, Number 29a
July 16, 2018
 
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Doc Cleared For Passenger Flights
 
Russ Niles
 
 
The FAA has cleared Doc, one of two flying B-29s, for passenger flights and they’ll start at the Heavy Bomber Weekend in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 20. Doc will be at AirVenture 2018 but so far no ride program has been announced.
 
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Hawaii Passes Bill To Decriminalize Airport Violations
 
Kate O'Connor
 
 
The governor of Hawaii signed a bill removing criminal penalties for many airport violations last week. Prior to the bill’s passing, Hawaii was the only state where violations unrelated to airport security could result in criminal misdemeanor charges.
 
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Teaching By Ambush
 
Jeff Parnau
 
Some instructors enjoy springing surprises on students just to watch them squirm. It's torture, not teaching.
 
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European ADS-B Mandate Won't Be Met
 
Russ Niles
 
 
Many European operators say they won’t meet the European Aviation Safety Agency’s June 7, 2020, ADS-B mandate and EASA seems to be getting ready to cope with the patchwork of compliance that will result.
 
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Quest Kodiak 100 Flight Trial
 
Larry Anglisano
 
 
With its second-gen Series II Kodiak 100, Quest Aircraft reaches higher into the upscale turbine market. For 2018, the Kodiak has a more refined interior, upgraded Garmin avionics, plus an option for Aerocet two-piece carbon water floats. The company is also expanding its dealer support network, catering to Part 135 charter ops with specialty missions. In this video, Aviation Consumer Editor Larry Anglisano takes a close look at the new Kodiak 100 with Mark Brown, Kodiak's chief demo pilot. Filmed along the Connecticut River in Eastern Connecticut.
 
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Top Letters And Comments, July 13, 2018
 
AVweb Staff
 
 
This week's letters brought comments from readers about the U.S. Air Force National Museum, traveling to OSH, the ForeFlight Sentry ADS-B receiver and the FAA's newly proposed bird-strike test rules.
 
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Lycoming 'When can an engine give you 200 
extra flying hours?'
Vaping Pilot Triggers Emergency Descent
 
Russ Niles
 
 
Air China will take a “zero tolerance” approach to its investigation of a first officer’s apparently bungled attempt to sneak an in-flight vape aboard one of its Boeing 737s last Tuesday.
 
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Industry Round-up, July 13, 2018
 
AVweb Staff
 
 
This week, announcements have come in about a new aerobatics show at Oshkosh, the purchase of four simulators by Kent State University, a facility upgrade for Pro Star Aviation and new authorized dealers for Whelen Engineering aircraft lighting products.
 
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Picture of the Week, July 12, 2018
 
 
A sunset flight with Kyle Bushman, his 1943 N3N-3, and good friend Bryan Harper outside of Creswell, Oregon. The photoship was piloted by Jonathan Apfelbaum. Copyrighted photo by Distant Thunder Aviation Photography, LLC/Julia Apfelbaum.
 
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Trump Buzzed By Paraglider
 
Russ Niles
 
 
A 55-year-old man has been arrested in Scotland after a Greenpeace protester flew a powered parachute within a few hundred feet of U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday.
 
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Ryanair Passengers Hospitalized In Emergency Descent
 
Russ Niles
 
 
At least 33 passengers on a Ryanair flight to Croatia were treated in hospitals for bleeding ears, mouths and noses when the packed Boeing 737-800 was put into an emergency descent for a pressurization problem.
 
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