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Best of the aviation web – 9 June 08

It’s time again for a compilation of the best aviation resources I found on the web while doing research for this blog, or by reading my favorite RSS feeds.

Fuel saving tips from AOPA
With fuel price reaching new summits every day, and environmental concerns, saving fuel is a hot topic. AOPA published two series of tips to help us in that direction: Top 3 fuel-saving techniques for pilots and More ways to save fuel.

A “different” incident report
Read about an in-flight engine failure and subsequent forced landing. The passenger reaction is particularly interesting: he jumped out of the plane ! Click here to read the official report.

Dieselair newsletter
The motto of www.dieselair.com is “News, facts, and comments on the coming revolution for piston-engine aircraft”. The recent issues focus on the Thielert bankruptcy, and you’ll also read more about THENOG: the THielert ENgine Owners Group. If you’re a Thielert owner, I suggest you contact them: www.thenog.org.

Norvegian Pilot blog – PPL to ATPL
You like pilot’s blogs, don’t you ? I’m sure you’ll love Martin’s one: Norwegian Pilot. It relates his training, from PPL to ATPL. This blog is richly illustrated, and I must confess that the Norwegian landscape is really appealing. Don’t miss his cockpit photographs.

FlyOnTrack
If you’re flying in UK, you probably already know Fly On Track, a website aiming at “Keeping the G.A. Pilot Informed”. There’s much to read there about UK local procedures. You will learn about the “Listening Squawk” – I never heard of it before, not being flying a lot in UK. Their radar replays section is showing how ATC reacts to unknown aircrafts infringing controlled areas.

What’s next ?
The next “Best of the aviation web” post will come in two to three weeks. If you want to submit a link, feel free to send a comment, or to contact me via the “About” page of this blog.

You can also read the previous issues of my “Best of the aviation web” post.

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