Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk where we talk at General Aviation

with relevant news and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to help keep you safe.

I'm Max Ruscott.

Today we're going to be talking about the huge distraction that consumed both pilots for a full half hour

just before they crashed to 737 off the coast of Hawaii in 2021.

And this story is very relevant to GA pilots,

so please stay tuned. Last week in episode 283, we talked about my recent helicopter check ride and what it would be like for you as a fixed-wing pilot to get a helicopter add-on rating.

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Coming up in the news for the week of July 24th, 2023, Garmin has a new low-cost radar altimeter.

You can now add complete electronic ignition to your aircraft, and the airlines have a

surprising problem with their first officers. All this and more, and the news starts now.

From Garmin.com, Garmin introduces new radar height advisor.

Garmin has announced a small and lightweight height advisor called the GHA 15 that uses radar technology to provide height above the ground or AGL information on G3X touch flight displays for experimental aircraft.

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