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FLYING Magazine
A Piper Warrior II made a successful emergency landing in the westbound lanes of Interstate 8 just a few miles southeast of Gillespie Field in El Cajon California. Twenty-five-year-old flight instructor, Ryan Muno and his student were aboard when the engine quit, according to NBC 7.
As the pilot in command, Muno assumed control of the aircraft and safely maneuvered under nearby power lines, while avoiding cars on the interstate.
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I Fly America
Many travelers think their health insurance, homeowner's insurance or even credit card will provide adequate travel insurance protection. Not so! The IFA Travel Insurance Program makes it easy for you to compare quotes and purchase travel insurance, for any type of journey, from the top U.S. insurance providers.
In an emergency, you'd go to the ends of the earth for insurance services and protection — so why not just already have them in place? Learn more and get an online quote.
By Sabrina Woods, FAA Air Traffic Organization
Got weather? I have no doubt that you do. Today's savvy general aviation population utilizes a wonderful mix of old and new tech. Classic steam gauges and luminescent digital glass screens; gas turbines and single piston engines; wooden frames, fabric wings, aluminum bodies and sleek carbon fiber. Regardless of whatever infinite combinations you might be rocking for aircraft preference, the thing that remains fairly constant is that most pilots want the latest and greatest when it comes to getting the weather. With the vast number of handheld electronic devices that are able to provide weather information in the palm of your hand, most pilots are getting just that.
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By Penny Giovanetti, D.O. Manager, Aerospace Medical Specialties Division, FAA Safety Briefing
Q. I recently encountered a medical condition that required me to receive a Special Issuance of my third-class medical. I have a light sport aircraft and was wondering if I can abandon the medical exam process and just meet the light sport medical requirements.
A. Pilots flying under the light sport rules are still required to abide by the provisions of 14 CFR section 61.53, "... a person shall not act as pilot in command, or in any other capacity as a required pilot flight crewmember, while that person knows or has reason to know of any medical condition that would make the person unable to operate the aircraft in a safe manner." While you legally may abandon the medical exam process, the fact that you are on a special issuance means that you have a condition which potentially makes you unable to operate the aircraft in a safe manner. We recommend that you continue with the medical exam process to assure that your medical condition is followed up on properly from an aerospace medicine standpoint and that you remain in compliance with 14 CFR section 61.53.
To read more questions please visit https://iflyamerica.org/medical.asp
I Fly America
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AVweb
Like moths attracted to the proverbial flame, some pilots can't resist the urge to fly into Oshkosh during AirVenture. And why not? There's nothing quite like it in all of aviation. You get an unrivaled opportunity to see everything under the sun related to aviation and to rub wings with thousands of like-minded people.
Oh, see what I did there? That rub wings analogy is a bad choice given what happened during this year's arrival.
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General Aviation News
According to author Ben Visser: In my last column "Standing still too long," I wrote about the problem with general aviation not moving ahead technically. This resulted in a significant amount of feedback from readers.
The comments mostly centered around GA being too small a business to pay for new technologies, all GA aircraft are hand built, the fact that the FAA would never approve new technology, and the always present, "who will pay for it?"
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AVweb
After almost 25 years of representing Zenith Aircraft Company, Roger Dubbert is one of the most recognized customer service individuals in the kit aircraft business. Like most of the people working for these relatively small producers of homebuilt aircraft designs, Dubbert wears many hats, shifting roles as needed among the flight line, front office, and shop. We visited with him at the Mexico, Missouri, plant, where the company has been producing Chris Heintz’s designs since 1992.
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General Aviation News
A coalition of international aviation organizations will hold an event early next year designed to reaffirm the general aviation industry's commitment to advancing the development and adoption of Sustainable Alternative Jet Fuel (SAJF).
"Business Jets Fuel Green: A Step Toward Sustainability," scheduled for Jan. 17, 2019, at the Van Nuys Airport (VNY) in Southern California, will demonstrate that SAJF can become a mainstream, drop-in alternative for today's general aviation aircraft, according to leaders of GA's alphabet groups.
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AVweb
After about a decade of saying it was going to happen, China has laid out its plans to create a general aviation segment and it has clearly learned from the experience of others as it lays down the basic infrastructure. According to china.org.cn, the Civil Aviation Administration will "complete a low-altitude flight service system consisting of a national information management system, seven regional information processing systems and a group of flight service stations."
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