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GPS Testing Next Week
All members should know, there is going to be GPS testing in the St. Louis region next week. From the FAA: “FLIGHT ADVISORY GPS Testing GAFC GPS 13 – 01 February 04, 2013 – February 16, 2013 St. Louis, MO … Continue reading
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Cue the Energizer Bunny
Here’s an interesting read from Air & Space about the battery problems on the 787… “The Boeing’s 787′s problems with onboard lithium-ion batteries led to the FAA’s decision to ground the fleet. That’s hardly surprising. But some erroneous information has … Continue reading
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Little White Lies
J. Mac McClellan tells us about the little white lies he tells to controllers…. “I’ll admit that I fib to controllers. Not about my altitude, or airspeed or course, but about approach procedures. I secretly track GPS/RNAV approaches without telling…. … Continue reading
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Garmin’s New NavComm
AVweb brings us a review of Garmin’s new NavComm: Read the whole story here.
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iPad Mini Cockpit Checkout
I’ve been eagerly waiting for the reviews. Here’s the first video review I’ve seen, done by AVweb… Thanks, Paul Bertorelli!
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iPad Flight App Round-up
The Let’s Go Flying blog lets us in on what one writer considers the best flight apps: “Benet Wilson requested that readers of her AOPA Blog post send her their favorite training & flight apps. After writing a response, and … Continue reading
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AOPA jumps into the electronic flight bag mix
With their FlyQ application. Here’s the story on AVweb: “AOPA’s FlyQ Electronic Flight Bag app for iPad launches today, according to AOPA, putting flight planning tools into the hands of pilots and, according to some industry players, turning the organization … Continue reading
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The Latest and Greatest
Is now the iPad Mini. Here’s what Foreflight is saying, via AVweb: “After every new Apple device release, we’ve always seen a wave of new pilots and new customers. There’s always a group of pilots waiting to see what new … Continue reading
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Bendix/King Joins the iPad Rush
Here’s another app competing for your iPad’s attention. From AVweb: “Bendix/King has announced that its myWingMan application is now available for download from iTunes. The app is an all-in-one navigation, weather and flight information tool that combines moving map, weather … Continue reading
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Set Transponder to ALT after Start-up
I received this interesting email from AOPA’s weekly ePilot Training Tip: “An important but sometimes overlooked detail is when to turn your transponder to the on or normal altitude reporting position, and guidance on that subject has been the subject … Continue reading
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