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		<title>Common Sense Hardware</title>
		<link>http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3795</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Landsberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's a management mantra that has served me well over the years that says, "If something is a good idea, and it deserves to succeed, the sixth time you present it, there's a 75% chance of getting it approved." Your exact mileage may vary but the concept is sound.

There are two good ideas that I've been a strong proponent of for years and have fussed about in various meetings: putting angle of attack (AOA) indicators in light GA aircraft and adding front seat airbags. Both ideas are so completely obvious that you have to wonder why it's taken this long to begin implementation. (Cue the mantra.)
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		<title>Giving Back</title>
		<link>http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3779</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Landsberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“To those whom much is given, much is expected.”

So said President John F. Kennedy. As pilots we have been given much—the ability to move more freely than most in a country that still allows it (mostly). We get to see and do things that most of our citizens can only dream of. And if we are to continue, the story must be told more widely to bring new people into this wonderful world of GA and to appreciate it even if they don’t fly. This isn’t easy, and there are barriers—some of the largest being the economic ones. But opportunity resides in crisis, and we’re pleased to be taking steps to help those truly deserving.
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		<title>Automating Rotating Complexity</title>
		<link>http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3747</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 14:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Landsberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Helicopters—we’ve all heard the pejorative descriptions: Thousands of parts flying in loose formation. It&#8217;s good that it&#8217;s leaking—we still have hydraulic fluid. Flying helicopters is like juggling three $150 champagne bottles…it’s not a case of if you drop them, but rather how many, etc. But they’ve always fascinated me for a variety of reasons—not the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MMQ on BTF LOC</title>
		<link>http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3717</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Landsberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We live by acronyms in aviation and even more so in the Twitter/text/smartphone world, thus the cryptic title regarding the loss of a Cessna 210 while landing at the Williamsburg, Va., airport (KJGG). The airport itself has a very good safety record with just two accidents dating back to 1983 not counting this one.]]></description>
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		<title>V/$ = New Pilots &amp; More Safety</title>
		<link>http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3693</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Landsberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dave Hirschman, AOPA Pilot's senior editor, and I frequently commiserate on the high cost of flying. For too long the industry has tried to avoid the fact that new piston aircraft are priced above what most of the market can afford. There's a saying that goes, "It isn't what you pay, it's what you get that equals value."  My observation is that what we pay for new airplanes has increased significantly over the past decades while the transportation and recreation value aircraft has improved marginally. That leaves us with elastic demand and significantly fewer pilots at higher costs. The business model is on life support, and we wonder why more people don't want to fly?]]></description>
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		<title>No Towers and Tall Towers</title>
		<link>http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3665</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Landsberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My flight to Sun ‘n Fun in a G-1000 equipped DA-40 involved two kinds of towers, or lack thereof. A lunch date in Aiken (KAIK), S.C., coincided with a minor golf tournament (the Masters), and since IFR slot reservations were required, VFR in good weather seemed the easy way to go. (Mark Twain noted that golf was a good walk ruined, but I digress.) With all the discussion surrounding the closing of control towers, it was instructive to note how the heavy iron types were managing at non-towered AIK. Most everybody was sequencing very nicely, calling the turns and positions just as recommended in the Non-towered Operations Safety Advisor. A Lear announced on the left downwind when a King Air shortly afterward decided that he would fly a right downwind. Somebody noted that it was a left traffic pattern. For a moment it looked to be a most interesting final approach when a semi-sarcastic voice said, "Niiiice." The King Air pilot, thinking like a controller and seeing the conflict immediately, advised that he was turning midfield crosswind over to the left side behind the Lear, and a standoff was averted. Clever policing technique, I thought. It does require heads up (and out) with courtesy. Meanwhile, AOPA and other groups are having a serious discussion with the FAA on what really should be closed and what should stay open. All the Air Safety Institute seminars for the near future will have a short refresher module on NTA operations.]]></description>
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		<title>Confusing Spin Guidance</title>
		<link>http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3120</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Landsberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Got a request from a reader in Canada who was confused by FAA wording on a placard. Imagine! Usually they’re pretty clear, including the near-worthless death and destruction placards that adorn many new aircraft as a result of our overly litigious society.

See the photo: No English teacher would have written it that way. In my opinion, this could be far more clearly stated by saying, “All acrobatic maneuvers, including spins, are prohibited.”  I recommend a modest proposal to the FAA that they remove the word “approved” from the current verbiage.

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		<title>Murphism and Airplanes</title>
		<link>http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3605</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Landsberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any smart pilot or organization manager studies Murphy's Law: life's wonderful reality that if something can go wrong, it will! There are dozens if not hundreds of corollaries that remind us that complex airplanes are veritable breeding grounds for Murphy mischief.
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		<title>The Tower is Now Really Closed!</title>
		<link>http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3573</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Landsberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several weeks ago as the sequestration was looming, we discussed the wholesale closing of contract control towers at GA airports. Last week the ax fell, indiscriminately in many pilots' opinion. This is an emotional issue, but as stated in that blog post, now is the time for a clear-eyed view of what is needed—not what is nice to have. Operational needs should always take a back seat to political expediency— or should they? I’m always confused by such things.
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		<title>GA &#8211; Media&#8217;s Whipping Post?</title>
		<link>http://blog.aopa.org/leadingedge/?p=3548</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Landsberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does it seem that GA has been a target lately? There have been some high profile accidents including a Beech Premier that crashed into a house in South Bend, Ind., and a Piper Cheyenne in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., that apparently was attempting to return to the airport after a power failure and fell short.

Then ABC decided it was time to air a piece regarding spins that curiously had nothing to do with the accidents in question. The NTSB was also quoted, talking about GA being on the top 10 list when the number of GA fatalities is near an all-time low, and after it had dropped motorcycles from the list despite having 10 times the fatalities annually. Odd isn't it?]]></description>
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