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Volume 26, Number 8b
February 20, 2019
 
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Surya Kiran Aerobatic Jets Collide In India (with Video)
 
Marc Cook
 
 
One Indian air force pilot was killed after two BAE Hawk aircraft collided midair. The Surya Kiran aerobatics team was preparing for an airshow at Aero India when the accident occurred.
 
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Jetstream Pushes Boeing 787 Past 800 MPH
 
Marc Cook
 
 
Around 10:30 p.m. on Monday night, as the Virgin 787 cruised along at 35,000 feet, it posted an 801-MPH groundspeed, according to radar tracks posted on FlightAware.
 
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BRS Releases Parachute for Van's RV-10
 
Marc Cook
 
 
After 18 months of development, BRS Aerospace says it’s ready to accept orders for the Van's RV-10 ballistic parachute. BRS already offers a kit for the Van’s RV-7 and RV-9 aircraft as well as other experimentals.
 
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Southwest Experiences Operational Emergency
 
Marc Cook
 
 
Southwest Airlines canceled more than 100 flights over the Presidents Day weekend not from weather or crew issues but because more than twice the number of its Boeing 737s were out of service for maintenance.
 
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Ray Aviation Scholarships Awarded
 
Marc Cook
 
 
Two high-school students have been awarded $10,000 each under the EAA's Ray Aviation Scholarships. Nicole Blount of Lake Placid, Florida, and Max Davidson of Jurupa Valley, California, will receive this important head start toward their flight training.
 
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Video: Top Flightbag Picks
 
Larry Anglisano
 
 
The pilot's flight bag has gotten smaller over the years and in a market flooded with compact flight totes, four bags—all with different styling—survived our long-term evaluation and earned our critical praise. In this video, Aviation Consumer Editor Larry Anglisano offers a close look at four favorites on the Aviation Consumer evaluation bench.
 
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Garmin GPS 155 TSO Turns 25
 
Marc Cook
 
 
We take it for granted today, but 25 years ago a GPS navigator approved for non-precision instrument approaches was big thing—and Garmin's GPS 155 TSO was the first.
 
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Biplane Cross-Country
 
Dana Hague
 
 
I had been flying and enjoying my Fisher FP-404 biplane for the past three years but was starting to bump into its limitations: low speed, modest climb rate, and no aerobatic capability. I was sort of keeping my eyes on prices for a Smith Miniplane, Baby Lakes, or similar, when a member of the Homebuilt Airplanes Forum mentioned that his friend had a Starduster One for sale at a good price.
 
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Question of the Week
 

Each week, we poll the savviest aviators on the World Wide Web (that's you) on a topic of interest to the flying community.

 
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AVweb Conducting Pilot Survey
 
AVweb Staff
 
 
Ever thought about building your own kit plane? Finally settled on the right ADS-B equipment for your mission? We want to hear about it. From jets and LSAs to avionics and headsets, AVweb’s pilot survey is seeking information on what kinds of aircraft you’ve been flying and the equipment you use in the air.
 
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General Aviation Accident Bulletin
 
 
AVweb’s General Aviation Accident Bulletin is taken from the pages of our sister publication, Aviation Safety magazine. All the reports listed here are preliminary and include only initial factual findings about crashes. Final reports appear about a year after the accident, although some take longer.
 
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Brainteasers Quiz #223: Back To Flight School
 

While you vacationed on remote mountain airstrips, aero-administrators were hard at work making more work for instructors and examiners. But despite enhanced e-paperwork shuffles, pilots can preserve basic aerodynamic sense by acing this quiz.

Click here to take the quiz.

 
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