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Holiday Gift Guide: 50 Cool Gifts
 FLITELITE HANDS-FREE LIGHT SOURCE
This is not just another new flashlight for gadget-happy pilots. This clever, boom-mounted microphone light is touch-activated, casting brilliant light in front of you without having to fumble for a switch. Better yet, the light senses when you are not in darkness and will shut itself off automatically. There's even a dimmer mode that will cast a gentle glow, and then automatically shut itself off. Priced at $55 from flitelite.com.
SAY AGAIN PLEASE
This software is a great gift for any student pilot or non-pilot spouse who is struggling to gain confidence while talking on the radio. The program includes both VFR and IFR radio exercises, and helps students understand how ATC works and improve their response times when copying and reading back clearances. Just $80 from ASA.
 CX-2 FLIGHT COMPUTER
The CX-2 Flight Computer is a valuable tool in any cockpit, featuring more than 40 different aviation calculations, many of which can be performed with the press of a button. Your aviator will leave his or her E6-B in the dust with this cool new toy, priced at about $80 from ASA.
 G1000 COURSE
With more and more airplanes going glass, it pays to brush up on the latest technology. This CD-ROM-based training program will allow the aviator in your life to master the functions of the G1000 glass panel then incorporate that knowledge into his or her daily flying regimen. A great price at just $100 from ASA.
 GPS TRAINER
This interactive training program is great for pilots who rent and may face a different GPS system with each flight. The $100 program from ASA features six popular GPS units, showing pilots how to use each system to its fullest capabilities for both IFR and VFR operation. Given the lack of standardization between how GPS units operate, this software is a great gift for pilots who don't fly the same airplane day in and day out.
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