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Avoid the malls and the mile-long lines: Find the perfect holiday gift for that special someone (or yourself!) in the ASF Store. From DVDs on topics like weather and collision avoidance, to our popular Pinch Hitter® course for non-pilots, the ASF Store has something for everyone. Also be sure to check out our holiday cards, they're a great way to share your love of aviation with friends and family while helping to support the AOPA Air Safety Foundation!

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Pinch Hitter
45 minutes		 Pinch-Hitter® DVD and Manuals
One of our most popular DVDs, this is ideal for the uneasy or new flyer. The at-home course includes the basics of aircraft control, communication, introduction to navigation, and how to land in an emergency. It's the perfect gift for your cockpit companion. This course has saved many flying relationships.
  • B1254A, Pinch-Hitter DVD and Manual — $29.95
  • D872A, Pinch-Hitter Pilot Training DVD — $23.45
  • M873A, Pinch-Hitter Pilot Training Manual — $6.50
  • M875A, Pinch-Hitter Instructor Guide — $2.50
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WeatherWise
 WeatherWise
At last: the first DVD devoted to practical weather flying for GA pilots, not dusty old theory.
On this brand new DVD, you'll learn:
  • How to spot potentially erroneous forecasts before you take off.
  • When to believe the FSS "VFR Not Recommended" warning...and when not to.
  • Easy ways you can perform validity checks on forecasts.
  • How to find smooth air for your passengers: it's not impossible!
  • Secrets for estimating storm intensities along a frontal boundary.
  • Why fog doesn't burn off like the weather people promised it would.
  • Different types of storm detection equipment...and ways even "barefoot" pilots can sometimes safely fly in thunderstorm areas.
  • D247A (DVD) — $19.95
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Maneuvering Flight
53 minutes
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Broadband | Dial-up		 Maneuvering flight — Hazardous to Your Health?
Maneuvering Flight is not just about buzzing. When you operate in the traffic pattern, do aerial work or formation flying, or practice stalls and spins, you perform maneuvering flight.
On this DVD we show pilots how to:
  • Make a correct base-to-final turn.
  • Avoid distractions before landing.
  • Improve skills in formation flight.
  • Avoid stalling at low altitudes.
  • Avoid overstressing an aircraft.
Maneuvering Flight — Hazardous to Your Health? Yes, maneuvering can be hazardous if you don't keep your flying skills and knowledge up-to-date.
  • D405A (DVD) — $19.95
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Ups and Downs of Takeoffs and Landings
60 minutes
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Broadband | Dial-up		 Ups and Downs of Takeoffs and Landings
Whether a seasoned pilot or a new student, this DVD has much to offer. It covers short and soft field operations, crosswinds, climbout performance, night operations, POH performance specifications, and density altitude. Also view actual landings as they occurred at a large fly-in.
  • D699A (DVD) — $19.95
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Spatial Disorientation
35 minutes		 Spatial Disorientation
An erroneous sense of one's position and motion with respect to the ground is the most lethal general aviation accident precursor. This DVD introduces you to the many faces of spatial disorientation and suggests practical strategies and tactics for coping with an acknowledged killer.
  • D794A (DVD) — $19.95
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Single Pilot IFR
30 minutes		 Single-Pilot IFR
Learn what cockpit resource management means to the general aviation pilot. This DVD addresses the ways a single pilot flying IFR can handle more effectively the increased workload while lowering stress levels.
  • D597A (DVD) — $19.95
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Lost and Crossed
33 minutes		 Lost and Crossed
For new pilots and students — ever been disoriented or lost? Even in this day of GPS it can happen. This DVD guides you through situational awareness and how to use all the tools from ATC to VORs, pilotage, and diverting. When you reach your destination, there may be a monster crosswind. We'll explain how to handle it.
  • D462A (DVD) — $19.95
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Weather Decision Making
55 minutes		 Weather Decision Making
Discusses the importance of IFR proficiency and working within the ATC system to deal safely with thunderstorms and other challenging weather. Addresses the limitations of ATC radar and how to get the most useful information from preflight briefers, controllers, other pilots, Flight Watch, and others.
  • D574A (DVD) — $19.95
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Fuel Awareness
30 minutes		 Fuel Awareness
Thought you knew all there was to know about fuel? Think again! Do you really know how to lean? When are fuel pumps used? How does carb heat affect fuel burn? This DVD will help to prevent fuel exhaustion accidents with better preflight.
Watch an excerpt (01:15)
  • D384A (DVD) — $19.95
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Collision Avoidance
45 minutes		 Collision Avoidance
Midair collisions involve about 35 aircraft per year. Knowing where and when they occur will reduce the risk. Includes effective scanning techniques, physiology of the eye, new avoidance technology, strategies to use in congested airspace, the use of the sterile cockpit.
  • D330A (DVD) — $19.95
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Updated Wednesday, November 16, 2005 3:23:33 PM

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