FlyEFB.com http://flyefb.com Social Networking for Aviation Techno-Geeks Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:37:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 LightSquared 4G Tech Impacts 75 Percent of GPS Devices http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/12/lightsquared-4g-tech-impacts-75-percent-of-gps-devices/ http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/12/lightsquared-4g-tech-impacts-75-percent-of-gps-devices/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:34:26 +0000 Curtis Oden http://flyefb.com/?p=52 LightSquared is under fire again. Bloomberg reports their 4G technology could interfere with 75 percent of GPS devices.
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]]> http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/12/lightsquared-4g-tech-impacts-75-percent-of-gps-devices/feed/ 0 Randy Babbitt Arrested for Drunk Driving – Placed On Leave of Absense http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/12/randy-babbitt-arrested-for-drunk-driving-placed-on-leave-of-absense/ http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/12/randy-babbitt-arrested-for-drunk-driving-placed-on-leave-of-absense/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:08:24 +0000 Curtis Oden http://flyefb.com/?p=50 FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt was arrested for drunk driving by Fairfax, VA police on Saturday night. According to officers, Babbitt was pulled over for driving on the wrong side of the road. After being taken to the local jail, he was released on a personal recognizance bond.

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]]> http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/12/randy-babbitt-arrested-for-drunk-driving-placed-on-leave-of-absense/feed/ 0 Jeppesen Issues Notice On iPad IOS 5 Compatibility Issues http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/10/jeppesen-issues-notice-on-ipad-ios-5-compatibility-issues/ http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/10/jeppesen-issues-notice-on-ipad-ios-5-compatibility-issues/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:50:26 +0000 Curtis Oden http://flyefb.com/?p=47 Jeppessen issued a notice on October 13, 2011 outlining several issues with running Jeppessen Mobile FliteDeck and Jeppessen Mobile TC on Apple iPad’s running the new IOS 5 operating system. The full notice is here:

http://ww1.jeppesen.com/documents/publications/2011/10/2011-10-12_ios5.pdf

]]> http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/10/jeppesen-issues-notice-on-ipad-ios-5-compatibility-issues/feed/ 0 VIDEO: We Are Business Aviation http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/10/video-we-are-business-aviation/ http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/10/video-we-are-business-aviation/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:42:21 +0000 Curtis Oden http://flyefb.com/?p=46

This No Plane No Gain video, which will premiere at the NBAA2011 Opening General Session on October 10, emphasizes that business aviation provides over a million jobs in the U.S., serves as a lifeline to communities and is a productivity tool for thousands of businesses.

]]> http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/10/video-we-are-business-aviation/feed/ 0 VIDEO: Former U.S. Senate Leader and Surgeon Bill Frist Honored at NBAA2011 http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/10/former-u-s-senate-leader-and-surgeon-bill-frist-honored-at-nbaa2011/ http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/10/former-u-s-senate-leader-and-surgeon-bill-frist-honored-at-nbaa2011/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:33:22 +0000 Curtis Oden http://flyefb.com/?p=44

Esteemed doctor, pilot and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, recipient of NBAA’s Al Ueltschi Award for Humanitarian Leadership, reflects on his life-saving efforts worldwide, and the importance of business aviation to those endeavors. This video was first presented at the NBAA2011 Opening General Session

]]> http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/10/former-u-s-senate-leader-and-surgeon-bill-frist-honored-at-nbaa2011/feed/ 0 VIDEO: NBAA2011 Outdoor Static Display at the Las Vegas Convention Center http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/10/nbaa2011-outdoor-static-display-at-the-lvcc/ http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/10/nbaa2011-outdoor-static-display-at-the-lvcc/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:31:17 +0000 Curtis Oden http://flyefb.com/?p=43

It was a feat of logistical marvel as a dozen aircraft, both rotor and fixed-wing, were carefully towed from McCarran International Airport (LAS) to the Las Vegas Convention Center for NBAA’s 64th Annual Meeting & Convention. The result: a first-ever static display at the entrance to the convention center itself.

]]> http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/10/nbaa2011-outdoor-static-display-at-the-lvcc/feed/ 0 VIDEO: NBAA2011 Static Display Setup at Henderson Airport http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/10/nbaa2011-static-display-setup-at-henderson-airport/ http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/10/nbaa2011-static-display-setup-at-henderson-airport/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:24:14 +0000 Curtis Oden http://flyefb.com/?p=42

Business aircraft of every size, make and model have been flocking to Henderson Executive Airport (HND) in Las Vegas for the NBAA2011 Static Display over the last week — sometimes at a rate of one every 10 minutes. NBAA’s Katrina Bradshaw, the air boss at this year’s show, describes just how the sold-out exhibit of nearly 90 aircraft came together.

]]> http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/10/nbaa2011-static-display-setup-at-henderson-airport/feed/ 0 VIDEO: TSA Agents Now Have to Get Their Porn Online Like Everyone Else http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/09/tsa-agents-now-have-to-get-their-porn-online-like-everyone-else/ http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/09/tsa-agents-now-have-to-get-their-porn-online-like-everyone-else/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:58:21 +0000 Curtis Oden http://flyefb.com/?p=40 While I can’t take full (Monte) credit for the agency’s decision, I suspect that enough TSA agents lodged complaints about seeing me virtually naked to have substantial impact. NBC’s Pete Williams gives the skinny in this report:


VIDEO: The Obama administration says it’s moving quickly to shift to new technology at airports using full body scanners, so that they produce a less explicit image. Also, see one woman’s nightmare trip on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

]]> http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/09/tsa-agents-now-have-to-get-their-porn-online-like-everyone-else/feed/ 0 Microsoft previews Windows 8 http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/09/microsoft-previews-windows-8/ http://flyefb.com/blog/2011/09/microsoft-previews-windows-8/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:08:56 +0000 Curtis Oden http://flyefb.com/?p=38 At the Microsoft Build conference in Anaheim, Calif., Steven Sinofsky, the president of the Windows Division, takes the wraps off of Windows 8, unveiling the company’s new operating system in front of an audience of software developers.

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