Pandora playlist for pilots; Tamarack winglet fly-off
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| VOL 23, ISSUE 5 |
January 29, 2021 |
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Top Stories
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| AOPA Top 100 Flying Songs now on Pandora |
| The AOPA Top 100 Flying Songs playlist is now available on Pandora thanks to a collaborative effort by pilots, aviation enthusiasts, singers, and songwriters. Enjoy hours of music in the air, in your car, or at home. Read more > |
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| Multimedia |
| Congratulations, Aaron Benedetti! |
| Aaron Benedetti had no clue what awaited him at California's Livermore Municipal Airport. He arrived to meet an old friend and wound up keeping the keys to the AOPA Sweepstakes Van's Aircraft RV–10. Read more, view photos, and watch a video > |
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| AOPA Live This Week |
| Sweeps surprise, as it happened; Flying vacation |
| See how we sprung the surprise on the new owner of the AOPA Sweepstakes RV–10. Also this week, a socially distanced California flying vacation, and a quick South Carolina trip for an instrument rating. Watch AOPA Live This Week® > |
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Technique and Safety
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| Air Safety Institute compiles Safety Spotlights |
| AOPA Air Safety Institute Safety Spotlights put comprehensive briefings on a range of topics at your fingertips. Read more > |
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| Video |
| Powerless over Paris |
| An instrument-rated commercial pilot flying through thick clouds at night experienced a full electrical failure. Hear what transpired firsthand from the pilot and controllers involved in this AOPA Air Safety Institute Real Pilot Story. |
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| Short and sweet |
| While the checklist is important for determining how to perform a short-field landing, sometimes it helps to think about why we do what we do. This AOPA Air Safety Institute video offers tips for short-field landings. |
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Advocacy
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| Advocacy |
| Aviation workforce grant applications available online |
| The FAA is accepting online applications for grants to support educating pilots and aviation maintenance technical workers. AOPA supports the initiative funded by Congress. Read more > |
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| Advocacy |
| FAA to consider alternative compliance for Piper wing spar AD |
| Owners of aircraft subject to an airworthiness directive requiring wing spar inspections of some Piper PA–28 aircraft models can request approval for an alternative method of compliance, the FAA said. Read more > |
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| Advocacy |
| Monitoring international travel restrictions |
| AOPA is receiving daily briefings from federal agencies on travel restrictions imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus. We have compiled contact information for the U.S. Department of State and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that pilots can use for specific questions. |
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Health
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| Online resource |
| The basics of BasicMed |
| One of the most frequent reasons pilots reach out to AOPA's medical certification specialists is to learn more about BasicMed. We've compiled the basics you need to know on this resource page. Learn more > |
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Technology
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| Fly-off tested Tamarack active winglets |
| Two Cessna CitationJets, one with and one without Tamarack active winglets, flew from Maine to Florida with the clock running and AOPA on board. Read more > |
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| Pipistrel electric airplane in demand |
| With the first certified, all-electric airplane in the world selling at a brisk pace, Pipistrel is teaching mechanics the fine points of maintaining the Velis Electro. Read more > |
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Gear
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| FAA issues uAvionix tailBeaconX TSO |
| One last approval remains before installations of the uAvionix tailBeaconX 1090-MHz ADS-B Out transponder begin. Read more > |
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Travel
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| Pilot magazine |
| Take a socially distanced GA vacation |
| Flying ourselves is one of the few ways to travel and still control whom we contact—and doing so solo is the perfect socially distanced activity. 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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| AOPA Foundation Focus |
| Schiff named chairman of AOPA Foundation Legacy Society |
| Esteemed aviation authority and author Barry Schiff is taking on a new mission as the chairman of the AOPA Foundation Legacy Society. Read more > |
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| Couple buys aircraft to socially distance during COVID-19 |
| After years of stepping up from a Piper Tomahawk to ever larger and more capable airplanes, Rick Polinsky had a new mission more suited to a two-seat Sport Cruiser. Read more > |
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| Atlantic Aviation in play as investors eye FBO targets |
| Investors are finding attractive acquisition targets in the top FBO chains. Atlantic Aviation is reported to be for sale just two weeks after rival Signature Aviation accepted an offer. Read more > |
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News and Notes
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| Tiny Tallahassee twister tosses twin |
| A small tornado touched down January 27 at Tallahassee International Airport in Florida, damaging aircraft including a Piper Seminole that was tossed wheels-up on the ramp. Read more > |
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| American Rocketry Challenge wins Spirit of Flight Award |
| The National Aviation Hall of Fame will present its 2020 Spirit of Flight Award to the American Rocketry Challenge, an annual competition in which more than 5,000 participating students nationwide learn engineering principles by designing, building, and launching model rockets. Read more > |
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| The Ninety-Nines' 2021 annual meeting to be virtual |
| The International Association of Women Pilots (The Ninety-Nines) will host its 2021 annual meeting online instead of in person, the organization announced January 25. Read more > |
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| Pilot Protection Services |
| Are totaled aircraft a total waste of time? |
| Whether to purchase and restore a destroyed, salvaged, scrapped, or totaled aircraft depends on many factors, including the aircraft's condition and its legal status. Read more > |
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| Don't miss the virtual Hoover awards ceremony |
| You won't want to miss the virtual, fifth annual AOPA R.A. "Bob" Hoover Trophy Award presentation on February 3. AOPA will honor several legends in aviation. Read more and set a reminder > |
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Career Opportunities
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| Aviation job board |
| Job of the week: Workday financial systems analyst, Republic Airways |
| Republic Airways in Indianapolis is seeking a financial systems analyst to provide administrative support for reporting, access control, and processing of financial and accounting information as well as IT-related interfaces that use financial data. Read the full description and apply today > |
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Question of the Week
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I have completed the calculation specified by the FAA's airworthiness directive (AD 2020-26-16) for my Piper Arrow and determined that I will not be required to complete the eddy current inspection of the wing spar. What is the appropriate logbook entry to show this determination?
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The findings of the logbook review must be recorded in a maintenance record entry for the aircraft in accordance with FAR 43.9, meaning that the entry must contain the date of the logbook review, the findings of the review, the signature of the person who performed the review, and that person's pilot or mechanic certificate number and type. Read the full answer and join the discussion >
This discussion is from our online Pilot Information Center, where you can ask questions, contribute answers, earn badges, and join our growing pilot community online. Got a question for our technical services staff? Contact AOPA. |
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Education & Seminars
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| AOPA's in-person educational courses and seminars have been canceled or postponed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Stay sharp with our webinars, podcasts, and videos. |
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| See the full webinar schedule in our online Pilot Information Center. (Log in to our online Pilot Information Center using your AOPA website username and password to view these events.) View our recently recorded webinars (registration required). |
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| Latest AOPA Pilot Lounge videos |
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| For a full list of Pilot Lounge videos, see AOPA Online. |
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