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September 16, 2009

ANN Special Feature: Tom Turner - American Bonanza Society - 09.16.09

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Tom Turner, Manager of Technical Services for the American Bonanza Society, about continued fuel exhaustion and fuel starvation incidents.

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NBAA Offers New Electronic APIS Compliance Resource For Members

System Has Been Approved By CBP Officials

National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Tuesday unveiled a new resource to help Members comply with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) requirements.

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Embraer Service Centers In The U.S. Receive EASA Certification

European Aviation Safety Agency Certifies Fort Lauderdale, FL, And Mesa, AZ Operations

Embraer’s European Executive Jets customers have two company-owned service centers in the United States certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA): one in Mesa, AZ, and the other in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The two facilities were inaugurated last year.

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Aero-TV:  Tow Bar Revolution - Redline Aviation’s Sidewinder

Linn Kastan Introduces the Portable Aircraft Power Driver

Like many aircraft owners, Linn Kastan, the owner of Redline Aviation, LLC., grew tired of the hassle and exertion it took to move his aircraft.  So, Kastan set out to find a simple, lightweight alternative to the electric and gas-engine powered tugs commonly found on the market.  After years of design development, Kastan has introduced an incredibly innovative solution, the Redline Aviation Sidewinder.

Aero-TV: Avionics Tip of the Week - Getting Started with WAAS Training

Matthew McDaniel Explains How to Gain a Fundamental WAAS Understanding


Collaboratively developed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT), WAAS is used to combat the ionosphere disturbances, clock drift, and satellite orbit errors that prevent basic GPS signals from meeting the FAA requirements necessary for precision flight approach.  Through its system of approximately 25 ground reference stations positioned across the continental United States and Hawaii, WAAS utilizes collected data to create a GPS signal correction that is then broadcast to WAAS-enabled receivers.  The result is a GPS accuracy improvement of approximately three meters 95% of the time.




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