June 29, 2018, issue of 'AOPA ePilot' weekly newsletter
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| VOL 20, ISSUE 26 |
June 29, 2018 |
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Top Stories
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| Advocacy |
| FAA move saves pilots $110M |
| You could see savings in flight training and proficiency costs thanks to an FAA move broadening the use of technology such as simulators. Read more > |
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| You Can Fly |
| Teachers descend, aviation ascends |
| More than 60 high school teachers from across the country joined AOPA for hands-on practice with balloons, rockets, wind tunnels, and a curriculum designed to educate and inspire with aviation. Read more > |
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| AOPA Super Cub Sweepstakes |
| Backcountry sweepstakes: Experience of a lifetime |
| Get the experience of a lifetime! Fly around the Rockies, cross ridges, and circle in deep Idaho canyons with McCall Mountain Canyon Flying Seminars. We try it out and one lucky winner in our backcountry sweepstakes can too! Read more > |
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| AOPA Live This Week |
| Good news, bad news; Suds to fly for |
| The FAA cuts the cost of pilot training and currency, but the threat of so-called air traffic control privatization returns. Tour a brewery on the New Jersey shore founded by a pilot, and a C–54 crosses the country to bring the Berlin Airlift story to a new generation. Watch AOPA Live This Week®, June 28 > |
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Technique and Safety
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| Video |
| Are you on centerline? |
| A coordinated turn to final is your ticket to a smooth landing. The AOPA Air Safety Institute's Takeoffs and Landings: Base-to-final turn video reviews the steps involved. Watch the video > |
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| Online resource |
| POH in your pocket |
| Customize these AOPA Air Safety Institute aircraft flash cards with your aircraft's flight manual data and keep them handy for a quick refresher of speeds, systems, and emergency procedures. Download the cards > |
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| Video |
| Glass gotchas |
| Transitioning between standard and glass avionics panels can be more difficult than you think. This AOPA Air Safety Institute video reviews complications that led to an accident. Watch the video > |
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Advocacy
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| Advocacy |
| Latest ATC spinoff proposal meets heavy opposition |
| Not again! President Donald Trump's administration is proposing a government reorganization that calls for privatizing air traffic control. And yes, we are actively opposing it. Read more > |
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| Advocacy |
| Cellular threat to GPS reemerges |
| A proposal to launch a high-speed cellular communications network could interfere with GPS. Sound familiar? It's the old LightSquared proposal under the company's new name, Ligado Networks. Read more > |
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| Advocacy |
| Circling approaches to be up for chopping block |
| Find out how the FAA plans to select which circling instrument approach procedures to cancel as we continue transitioning to satellite-based navigation. Read more > |
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| Article |
| RTCA president, NextGen pioneer announces retirement |
| After logging nearly 10 years in the aviation standards business, RTCA President Margaret Jenny will retire in August. Read more > |
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Health
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| Video |
| Fly Well: We've got your back |
| Back problems can keep you from flying. Dr. Jonathan Sackier explains common problems and solutions for back pain in this AOPA Pilot Protection Services video. Watch the video > |
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Technology
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| NASA quiets aircraft approach |
| Flap and landing gear modifications on a Gulfstream business jet reduce airframe-generated noise by 70 percent. Read more > |
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| GoGo created content |
| NASCAR pilot uses Wi-Fi to drive a smarter, more efficient cockpit |
| Chief pilot Joey Meier of Brad Keselowski Racing discusses how connectivity has changed his cockpit experience—for everything from EFB data and weather to FBO communications and logistics. Read more > |
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Opinion
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| Blog |
| What are the odds? |
| A double vacuum pump failure in a Cessna 310 threatens to cut short Opinion Leaders blogger Mike Busch's cross-country from the West Coast to the East Coast and back. Can he MacGyver his way out? Read more > |
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| Blog |
| Reaching your aviation goals |
| There is a time in every pilot's career when an honest assessment of performance, desires, and goals is needed, writes Opinion Leaders blogger Jolie Lucas, highlighting the first of six steps to help pilots "exit the holding pattern" and achieve their goals. Read more > |
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Gear
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| Article |
| Tiedowns, survival gear, and pilot guides |
| Whether you are searching for tiedown options for your aircraft, surveying survival gear on the market, or seeking the latest information on flying to the Bahamas and Caribbean, the June issue of AOPA Pilot covers it all. Read more > |
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Travel
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| Slideshow |
| Cool off at the Cape |
| The cool breezes of Cape May, New Jersey, have attracted summertime vacationers since the 1700s. They arrived by horse-drawn carriage, but you can fly right in for a warm-weather getaway. Read more > |
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| Slideshow |
| Pilots grab '$100 six-pack' at Cape May brewery |
| Pilots are familiar with the "$100 hamburger," but Cape May Brewing Co. owner and instrument-rated pilot Ryan Krill is poised to put a new phrase on the tips of their tongues. Read more > |
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| Want more general aviation travel stories? Sign up for our free AOPA Travel Pilot biweekly newsletter. |
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Financial
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| Production ceases for Cessna's speed demon |
| When it first made the scene in 1996, Cessna's Citation X broke the mold when it came to speed. The Citation X's glow has apparently faded, and Textron is ceasing its production. Read more > |
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| Member benefit |
| Cirrus owner 'having a blast' |
| A friend's trip in a Cessna 172 spurred Justin Winter to get his pilot certificate, and now he's "having a blast." Read more > |
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News and Notes
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| Memorial scholarship to honor Pat Napolitano |
| The late Pat Napolitano, the charismatic salesman who flew a classic Beech D–17 Staggerwing when visiting clients for Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics, will be memorialized with a scholarship. Read more > |
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| Podcast |
| 'Hangar Talk': B–25 'Panchito' pilot Larry Kelley |
| Warbird pilot Larry Kelley describes what it's like flying the North American B–25 Panchito; plus, catch up on the latest aviation news in this week's Hangar Talk podcast. Listen to the podcast > |
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| Article |
| Air Race Classic brings Maine airport to life |
| Maine's Eastern Slope Regional Airport was the center of the air-racing universe as the finish line for the 2018 Air Race Classic. Read more > |
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| Cirrus exec injured in Super Cub accident |
| Cirrus Aircraft President of Customer Experience Todd Simmons was seriously injured June 21 while flying his modified Piper Super Cub at a backcountry airstrip in Idaho. Read more > |
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| Article |
| Goulian second after Budapest race |
| Michael Goulian managed a fourth-place finish in Budapest, Hungary, and now ranks second overall halfway through this Red Bull Air Race World Championship season. Read more > |
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| Article |
| Drone films at JFK |
| Filming at one of the nation's busiest airports might have been comparatively easy with a manned helicopter, but producers needed shots not possible with a helicopter. They turned to a drone crew. Read more > |
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| Pilot Protection Services |
| If the FAA calls, don't panic |
| As the Jan. 1, 2020, deadline to equip with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Out nears, the agency may call or send a letter to confirm the equipment's proper installation and operation. Read more > |
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Career Opportunities
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| Aviation job board |
| Job of the week: CFIs, Falcon Aviation Academy |
| Falcon Aviation Academy in Newnan, Georgia, is seeking certificated flight instructors willing to fly 80 to 100 hours per month. Read the full description and apply today > |
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| AOPA career opportunities |
| Join the AOPA team |
| Ever dream of turning your passion for aviation into a career? AOPA is looking for a new business insurance account executive, foundation communication director, aviation finance account executive, web application developer, aviation writer, receptionist, marketing manager, medical certification specialist, and High School Aviation Initiative curriculum specialist. To learn more about these and other AOPA career opportunities, visit AOPA Online > |
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Question of the Week
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Question
I just found out that the emergency locator transmitter in my aircraft is inoperative and needs maintenance. Can I fly the aircraft without an ELT? |
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See 14 CFR 91.207(f) for the specific instances in which an ELT would not be necessary, or how long you can operate with it removed for repair or replacement.
Got a question for our technical services staff? Contact AOPA. |
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Education & Seminars
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| Flight Instructor Refresher Courses |
| Jul 14-15 |
Jacksonville, Florida; and Frederick, Maryland |
| Aug 4-5 |
Reno, Nevada |
| Aug 18-19 |
Atlanta, Georgia |
| Aug 25-26 |
Fort Worth, Texas |
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| Safety Seminars |
| Jul 23-27 |
Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
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| Topics vary—for details and a complete schedule, see AOPA Online. |
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| Rusty Pilots Seminars |
| Jun 30 |
West Chicago, Illinois; and Twin Falls, Idaho |
| Jul 7 |
Madisonville, Kentucky |
| Jul 14 |
Broomfield, Colorado; Jacksonville, Florida; Kennesaw, Georgia; Ogden, Utah; Atmore, Alabama; Hayward, California; and Big Bear, California |
| Jul 21 |
Wadsworth, Ohio; Santa Barbara, California; Gaithersburg, Maryland; New Century, Kansas; and Carlsbad, California |
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| AOPA Rusty Pilots seminars are sponsored by Sporty's. For a complete schedule, visit the AOPA Hangar. (Log in to the AOPA Hangar using your AOPA website username and password to view these events.) |
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Aviation Calendar
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| Want something to do this weekend? Planning an aviation getaway? See AOPA's enhanced calendar of events. You can filter events, add an event, or search all events in the calendar. (Log in to the AOPA Hangar using your AOPA website username and password to search the events or to add an event.) Before you take off on an adventure, make sure you check our current aviation weather provided by Jeppesen. |
| For airport details, including FBO fuel prices, see AOPA Airports. AOPA does not endorse or assume responsibility for the events submitted and listed in the calendar. |
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Alyssa J. Cobb
Jim Moore
Dan Namowitz
David Tulis
Production Team:
Elizabeth Linares
Kristy O'Malley
Melissa Whitehouse |
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Sarah Deener
Dave Hirschman
Tom Horne
Warren Morningstar
Jill W. Tallman
Ian J. Twombly
Julie Summers Walker |
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