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Cool Stuff | PRODUCTS THAT MATTER
 FLIP-SOLE WALKING SHOE
Pack ultra light with this ingenious, two-in-one Flip-Sole Walking Shoe from Teva. A supremely-comfortable leather walking shoe features a removable, shock-absorbing midsole that doubles as a flip-flop for use in your hotel room, around the pool-even in the shower! Constructed of rich waterproof leather with a hook-and-loop strap for a custom fit, the walking shoe has an anti-bacterial treatment and non-marking flexible outsole. Available for $89 from magellans.com.
 WINGS OF CHANGE
To see some of the greatest airplanes in the history of avaition, you need no longer pack your bags and head to Ohio or Washington, DC. A new book, Wings of Change, chronicles some of the most innovative aircraft in history, as seen by photographer Dan Patterson and retired Royal Airforce pilot Ron Disk. This is a wonderful hard-cover, coffee table book that makes an ideal gift for the pilot in your life. Available for $39.95 from fireflybooks.com.
 FLIGHT CHEETAH FL180
Whoever said size doesn't matter never tried to read navigation information off the 6-square-inch, girly-man screen of a PDA. Now you can put a stop to all that with squinting with the Flight Cheetah FL180, a portable navigation device that plugs directly into your Windows 2000 notebook computer. The FL 180 provides WAAS GPS moving map navigation, terrain and obstacle mapping and alerts, approach overlays, and even 15-meter Landsat imagery, all on a HUGE 22-squareinch screen. The unit has optional WXWORX, artificial horizon and traffic alerting capabilites. The base FL180 is just $995 from your favorite pilot shop or True Flight, Inc. at aviationsafety.com.
GIRLS FLY TOO! FANTASY FLYER
Let the budding female fighter pilot in your family wow her friends with the coolest ride on the market today-the hot pink Fantasy Flyer from Girls Fly Too! The prop turns while the child pedals along, and it even makes a simulated engine noise for that realistic feel. Measures 45 inches by 35 inches, and available for $329 from girlsflytoo.com.
FLYER'S LAPTOP COMPUTER BAG
 We've often said, there's so many bags, so little time. But the new laptop bag from Noral puts an aviation spin on the tired old computer bag your non-flying peers have been lugging around for years. Decked out in cool colors and made of durable Cordura, this computer bag has all the required features for a business bag, plus room for charts, a hand-held receiver, and much, much more. Take this along on your next business trip. The bag measures 16 inches long by 12 inches high and five inches wide, and is available for $59 from pilotmart.net.
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