January 11, 2019, issue of 'AOPA ePilot' weekly newsletter
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| VOL 21, ISSUE 2 |
January 11, 2019 |
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Top Stories
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| Cirrus amps up Vision Jet, includes autothrottles |
| Cirrus Aircraft has dialed up the SF50 Vision Jet with a Garmin autothrottle and other features. The new Generation 2 edition can go higher, faster, or farther. Read more > |
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| 2020 flyover of nation's capital announced |
| An Arsenal of Democracy Flyover of Washington, D.C., on May 8, 2020, will commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of World War II's end in Europe and in the Pacific. Read more > |
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| AOPA Foundation Focus |
| You Can Fly Challenge opens |
| Boost the general aviation pilot population and open career doors for aspiring pilots by donating to the 2019 You Can Fly Challenge. The Ray Foundation will match up to $2 million. Read more > |
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| AOPA Live This Week |
| Vision Jet upgrades; Air Force One restoration |
| Check out upgrades to the Cirrus Vision Jet Generation 2, including performance improvements and autothrottles, and check in on the restoration of the Lockheed Constellation that was first to fly as Air Force One. Also this week, a new asset for AOPA's You Can Fly Academy. Watch AOPA Live This Week®, Jan. 10 > |
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Technique and Safety
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| Online resource |
| 'Fatal Flight Training Accident Report' released |
| Accidents can happen—even with the "safety net" of a flight instructor on board. Learn more by reading Fatal Flight Training Accident Report 2000–2015, created by the AOPA Air Safety Institute and Liberty University. |
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| Online resource |
| Knock off the rust |
| Are you ready to return to the left seat, but you don't know where to start? The AOPA Air Safety Institute's Rusty Pilots Safety Spotlight can help. Learn more > |
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| Video |
| Fly it to the hangar |
| Should we dive into or away from the wind? Review the control inputs for taxiing with this short AOPA Air Safety Institute Safety Tip video. |
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Advocacy
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| Advocacy |
| Aviation industry groups urge end to shutdown |
| The effects of the partial government shutdown are being felt across the aviation industry. AOPA and 33 other aviation organizations are urging elected leaders to resolve the conflict before it worsens. Read more > |
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Health
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| Pilot Protection Services |
| Maximize your performance |
| Just as the right mixture of fuel and air is needed for proper reciprocating-engine performance, the right mix of food is required for ideal human performance. Read more > |
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Technology
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| Drones deliver pollen, better fruit |
| It's not pollination as usual for an upstate New York startup called Dropcopter, producer of custom drones and software to help growers produce bigger, better fruit. Read more > |
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| State Farm granted expanded drone permission |
| Insurance company State Farm has gained approval for drone flights over people and beyond the pilot's sight, though the FAA still requires human eyes to watch for traffic. Read more > |
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Gear
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| AOPA Super Cub Sweepstakes |
| Vitals check |
| With the J.P. Instruments EDM-900 all-in-one digital engine instrument and CiES electronic fuel-sending units, the lucky winner of the AOPA Sweepstakes Super Cub will be able to track engine performance and fuel during flight. Read more > |
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Travel
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| Pilot magazine |
| Another great airport in Wisconsin |
| A growing fly-in only about 20 nautical miles east of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is becoming a popular pre-EAA AirVenture stop for the taildragger set. 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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| Final lap for ADS-B Out equipage |
| The deadline for aircraft to be equipped with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Out is less than one year away. If you are confronting the cost of compliance, two factors may cheer you. Read more > |
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| Member benefit |
| Dreams do come true: Finance a Gulfstream |
| Financing an older Gulfstream or other jet can be difficult, but AOPA Aviation Finance offers multiple options to help your dreams of owning a jet come true. Read more > |
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News and Notes
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| Goodyear Blimp inducted into College Football Hall of Fame |
| At 57 feet tall and 19,000 pounds, the Goodyear Blimp isn't your typical College Football Hall of Fame inductee. Read more > |
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| Air Race Classic registration opens |
| Registration opened Jan. 2 for the forty-third annual Air Race Classic. The women's cross-country air race kicks off on June 18 in Jackson, Tennessee, and ends on June 21 in Welland, Ontario, Canada. Read more > |
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| Marines, Seabees repair Catalina Island runway |
| U.S. Marines and Navy Seabees landed at the Airport in the Sky on California's Catalina Island on Jan. 9 as a project to upgrade the airport's runway shifted into high gear. Read more > |
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| Teen aviator circles world solo in Piper Lance |
| Eighteen-year-old Mason Andrews reflects on his 76-day solo circumnavigation of the Earth in his family's PA–32 Piper Lance. Read more > |
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| Pilots instrumental to winter sea turtle rescues |
| When frigid waters paralyzed migrating sea turtles along the New England coast, pilots came to the rescue. Read more > |
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Career Opportunities
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| Aviation job board |
| Job of the week: Flight instructor, California Aeronautical University |
| California Aeronautical University is hiring certificated flight instructors for its Part 141 professional flight program. CAU offers an ideal aviation training environment conveniently located at Bakersfield Airport in Southern California. 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 development marketing and communications manager, digital marketing coordinator, Air Safety Institute video producer, marketing customer acquisitions director, development operations director, curriculum development director, regulatory affairs director, and aviation finance account executive. Learn about AOPA career opportunities > |
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Question of the Week
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Question
I just updated the GPS database in my aircraft. Am I required to log this update? |
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You are not required to log the update as long as the update process meets the conditions set forth in 14 CFR 43.3(k).
This question and answer were provided by AOPA's Pilot Information Center. Got a question for our technical services staff? Contact AOPA. |
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Education & Seminars
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| Flight Instructor Refresher Courses |
| Jan. 12-13 |
Charlotte, North Carolina; Jackson, Mississippi; Portland, Oregon; and San Antonio, Texas |
| Jan. 19-20 |
Alcoa, Tennessee; Romulus, Michigan; and Santa Clara, California |
| Jan. 26-27 |
Frederick, Maryland |
| Feb. 9-10 |
Las Vegas, Nevada; and Louisville, Kentucky |
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| Safety Seminars |
| Jan. 14 |
Reno, Nevada; and Houston, Texas |
| Jan. 15 |
McClellan, California; and Houston, Texas |
| Jan. 16 |
Milpitas, California; and San Antonio, Texas |
| Jan. 17 |
Austin, Texas |
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| Topics vary—for details and a complete schedule, see AOPA Online. |
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| Rusty Pilots Seminars |
| Jan. 12 |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jan. 19 |
Houston, Texas |
| Jan. 25 |
Sebring, Florida |
| Feb. 2 |
Columbus, Mississippi; and Prescott, Arizona |
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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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ePilot Editors:
Alyssa J. Cobb
Jim Moore
Dan Namowitz
David Tulis
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Kristy O'Malley
Melissa Whitehouse |
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Sarah Deener
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Tom Horne
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Ian J. Twombly
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