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Aviation weather product change:
Transition of SAFs to digital and graphical alternatives
COPA, AOPA
According to a June 19 notice from the Federal Aviation Administration, the FAA — in coordination with the National Weather Service (NWS) — will transition seven (7) Area Forecasts (FAs), currently used as flight planning and pilot weather briefing aids, to digital and graphical alternatives. A joint-agency working group has concluded that these digital and graphical alternatives better meet the needs of today's aviation users.
Seeing that the U.S. appears to be headed toward graphical area forecasts (GFA), COPA and AOPA are working together to encourage FAA and Nav Canada to develop a trans-border Graphic Area Forecast.
A letter responding to the FAA notice was sent today from AOPA advocating for a trans-border GFA.
READ AOPA LETTER
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The Flying Circus: I spy
By Garth Wallace
 COPA eFlight presents another weekly excerpt from "The Flying Circus," a fun book by Canadian aviation humorist and former COPA publisher Garth Wallace. "The Flying Circus" is a fictional account of the madcap escapades of two instructors who start their own flying school armed with loads of enthusiasm, but little business sense and no money.
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Pilots say laser pointing is potentially deadly prank
CTV News
It is Mike Smith's job to make sure while he's in the air every second counts.
So when the ORNGE Air Ambulance pilot had a laser pointed into his cockpit twice in one week, Smith knew something had to be done.
"It's a surprise. All of a sudden you're flinching, close to the ground, it's dark...that's what can cause problems," he says.
Smith says a laser pointed at one of his former colleagues even caused long-term damage, forcing the pilot to wear sunglasses during the day and kept him grounded for several months.
Elmira teen flies Ontario's skies
The Oshawa Express
It was a dream come true for Matthew Jessop of Elmira as he took his first solo flight around Ontario's Oshawa Municipal Airport.
The 17-year-old air cadet and fledgling glider pilot took the first major step to becoming a fully qualified private pilot by successfully flying his Cessna 152 around the circuit of the local airport completely alone, states a release from Cadets Canada.
Before taking to the skies, Jessop first had to demonstrate competence in basic piloting skills to his flight instructor, Leroy Smith.
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Life story: Maj. Gen. Claude LaFrance, veteran of Korean air war
Ottawa Citizen
Maj. Gen. Claude LaFrance, a Korean War veteran and one of Canada's most accomplished air force commanders, played a key role in keeping Canada at the forefront of military and civil aviation developments.
He died peacefully on July 6, at the age 85, just a couple of weeks after feeling tired following a game of golf, and which was subsequently diagnosed to be acute leukemia. He had celebrated his most recent birthday on July 1, looking hearty and well.
Canadian fighter jet hit by lightning, lands safely in Alberta
Toronto Sun
There were several tense moments when a Canadian Forces CF-18 fighter jet was forced to land in northern Alberta after it was reportedly struck by lightning.
The Whitecourt, Alberta, fire department responded to the airport south of town as the jet made several circuits waiting for emergency personnel to arrive.
Capt. Adam Runge, based at CFB Cold Lake, safely landed the jet, the Royal Canadian Air Force confirmed.
The pilot was reportedly shaken up but uninjured.
Blades inside the cabin: The next step in air medical services
By Mark Huber
Earlier this year I wrote about the growing trend of performing airborne blood transfusions on trauma patients. What's the next logical step? Airborne surgery. Performing life-saving medical procedures in the air is not a new phenomenon — the U.S. Air Force has been doing it for years. Over the last decade, the practice has spread to the civil sector, mainly in specially-equipped airliners turned into air ambulances. But you don't need the massive cabin of a converted airliner to perform life-saving procedures.
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This record-breaking electric plane stomps gas-powered Cessna
WIRED
When Chip Yates started working on his electric airplane in 2012, he wasn't trying to make conventional, gas-powered aircraft look slow. That hasn't changed, Yates says. "That was not the design goal."
But he's happy to point out his plane is as fast or faster than its competitors that run on single piston gas engines. The five world records he set last year for electric planes were finally officially verified by the Fédération Aéronautique International, and now he can officially claim bragging rights.
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Odd jobs: Aerobatic pilot
WCAX-TV
According to author Jennifer Reading: It's just another day at the office for Dan Marcotte.
"Some days it's good; some days it's not," Marcotte said. "No different than any other office."
The Bakersfield, Vermont, native is an aerobatic pilot, making a living entertaining audiences at air shows. Today, he's letting us tag along.
"Alright, see you in a few minutes," he said.
And with that, his ultimate biplane is off.
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Cessna introduces Turbo Skyhawk JT-A
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Two years after Cessna announced its intent to develop a diesel-powered Skylane 182, Textron Aviation announced at the opening day of AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a similar modification program to the most produced airplane in the world — the Cessna 172 Skyhawk.
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