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1) Nasa courses on icing
This NASA website contains not less than 6 hours of training material about icing. There are two courses: ground icing, to help pilot to make good decisions, and in-flight icing to help pilots to deal with that tricky situation. Click here to start the courses.

2) 5 airports in one flight
That video was already on a handful of other blogs, but I could not resist to link to it here as well. If you don’t heard of it before, I don’t want to reveal what it is… simply have a look. It’s not something that anybody can do, it takes good connections. Click here to see the video.

3) Concorde model taken out of Heathrow
If you take a look at London Heathrow airport in Google Earth and search 350 meters north of the northern runway, you’ll find a Concorde model, used to decorate a roundabout. This has now been removed, and replaced by a 1/3 scale model of an Emirates Airbus A380. Click here to read the dailymail report on this replacement.

4) Flying car again
Since the 50’s, several models of “flying cars” have been announced, but none are flying today. With the new LSA category, this could finally become true. Click here to read more about a new model.

5) Malibu’s owner blog
Jon is the happy owner of a Malibu Mirage, and I found his blog via a comment he left on my post about ears problems in flight. Jon’s blog is richly illustrated, and is definitely worth a visit, but you’ll then probably fall in love with the Malibu family. Click here to read Jon’s blog.

6) Online lookbook
If you’re a US pilot looking for an electronic logbook, you should check this website. You can store your electronic version online, which is rather good for disaster recovery. As US and European formats are rather different, it’s not suited for JAA pilots. Click here to go to www.logshare.com.

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Here we go again - 7 links to various aviation related resources on the web. Don’t stop before the end, or jump directly to the last one…

The blog of Eddie - Pilot in training
Eddie’s blog is rather new, and is one more instance of a dreamed I personally missed: blogging the process of becoming a private pilot. These days are well behind me, but Eddie is right in that now !

Most dangerous airports
I guess all is in the title. A classical theme, but well documented. Photos from St-Marteen, but also a video of the KLM 747 landing there. Courchevel is also part of it, with both photos and videos. There are also a couple of one I did not know, so a good variation on a known theme.

The bigger lego plane in the world
What can you do with 75′000 lego bricks (100 kgs), within 600 hours ? A Sinapore Airlines Airbus 380. Don’t ask.

Newlyweds fly to the reception
I took my introductory flight the day before getting married, and was 22. Rob Hoschner, 22, and Rachel MacKay, 23, made much better: together with their families, they flew from church to their private hangar, where the reception was held. That’s so romantic.

Jetwhine asking where is the best aviation blog
If you like to read aviation blog (apparently you do…) you probably know Jetwhine. They recently asked where is the best aviation blog, so many readers submitted their favorite blogs, thus creating a wonderful directory. Special thanks to Jess Sightler, who kindly submitted PlasticPilot.net.

Operation Pegasus - DA42 airborne for 13 hours
It was probably not a flight at full power, and flying for more than 10 hours in a light aircraft is not an uncommon thing (how do you guess we bring them from US to Europe ?), but it usually involves extra tanks. This DA42 flew for 13 hours non-stop using the standard tanks, and landed with legal reserves.

Surprise, surprise
This is not exactly aviation related, but has something to do with flying. When I saw that, I could not resist to publish this link. I look forward to have your opinion: post-production special effects, or real thing.

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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.

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