239 Two Fatal IMC Accidents: a Low Time and a High Time Pilot + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you’re thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar:So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Join now as a member to support the show with a donation viaPayPalorPatreon. Send us anemail If you have a question you’d like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, byrecording your listener questionusing your phone. Summary 239 Max talks about two recent crashes. In one, a low time Private pilot flying a Vans RV-10 had what should have been an easily avoidable encounter with IMC near San Francisco. He was confused by a simple ATC instruction and didn’t have a plan B. Also, an IFR Mooney pilot took off from a coastal airport in SoCal into low IMC, experienced spatial disorientation, and crashed a mile from the airport. News Stories NTSB Cites Failure To Remove Control Lock In Snodgrass Crash Phil Washington Nominated to be Next FAA Administrator Research Cited At Conference Warns Of Increases In Turbulence ‘Artificial Turbulence’ Calms Ryanair Rowdies Van’s Unveils RV-15 High-Wing Prototype In YouTube Video 100% Mexican-designed and built plane takes its maiden flight Court Reinstates Two-Year Ban for Pilot Who Left Drug Test Early CA fire officials and FBI are targeting illegal drones near wildfires CFI mistakes landing gear lever and flap lever Electric system fails when alternator switch accidentally turned off Plane crashes after mechanic incorrectly rigs aileron control cables 80-year-old pilot shimmies 8 feet down a tree to escape crashed plane Mentioned in the Show Downfall - Boeing 737 Max Documentary on Netflix Video: Pilot Landing Plane on HighwayLessons Learned From ZeroAvia Electric Airplane Accident Tackling Rotorcraft’s “Dirty Dozen” Somatogravic Illusion: Aviation News Talk #157 Max’s Books– Order online or call 800-247-6553 to order. Max Trescott’s G3000 and G5000 Glass Cockpit HandbookMax Trescott’s G1000 & Perspective Glass Cockpit Handbook If you love the show and want more, visit myPatreon pageto see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in thePosts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon –Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself.Yes, we’ll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the FreeAviation News Talk appforiOSorAndroid. Check out Max’s Online Courses: G1000 VFR, G1000 IFR, and Flying WAAS & GPS Approaches. Find them all at:https://www.pilotlearning.com/ Social Media Like Aviation News Talk podcast on Facebook Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.
238 When can you Start Logging Flight Time and Other Logging Regulations & Opinions – DPE Jim Pitman + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you’re thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar:So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Join now as a member to support the show with a donation viaPayPalorPatreon. Send us anemail If you have a question you’d like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, byrecording your listener questionusing your phone. Summary 238 Max talks with DPE Jim Pitman about regulations and best practices for logging flight time in a pilot logbook. There are few regs around logging, though there are some FAA letters of interpretation. Jim talks about why accurate logging is important for Private and professional pilots. He also talks about night and cross-country logging and making correction. He also talks about PIC vs PIC time. News Stories Blown tire caused deadly racing truck crash at Air Show Baltimore cops used police helicopter to order swimmers out of pool Sonex Takes Orders for ‘The Lowest Cost Jet Trainer Ever’ MTSU Aerospace Study Investigates Pilot Examiner Shortage Flight Instructor Hall Of Fame Names 2022 Inductees New details emerge in GoJump’s fatal plane crash in Oceanside Pilot forgets to install engine oil cap before takeoff Pilot suffered stroke while trying to land plane on private airstrip General Aviation Accident Bulletin, June 27, 2022 Medford pot plane pilot gets time served Mentioned in the Show AOPA Article regarding "It Won't Happen to Me" Jim Pitman's Logging document Jim Pitman's DPE website Charity Flight Regulations Max’s Books– Order online or call 800-247-6553 to order. Max Trescott’s G3000 and G5000 Glass Cockpit HandbookMax Trescott’s G1000 & Perspective Glass Cockpit Handbook If you love the show and want more, visit myPatreon pageto see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in thePosts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon –Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself.Yes, we’ll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the FreeAviation News Talk appforiOSorAndroid. Check out Max’s Online Courses: G1000 VFR, G1000 IFR, and Flying WAAS & GPS Approaches. Find them all at:https://www.pilotlearning.com/ Social Media Like Aviation News Talk podcast on Facebook Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.
237 Pop-up Request for IFR and Practice Instrument Approaches + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you’re thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar:So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Join now as a member to support the show with a donation viaPayPalorPatreon. Send us anemail If you have a question you’d like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, byrecording your listener questionusing your phone. Summary 237 Max answers listener questions about making a pop-up request for IFR and for a practice instrument approach. Where do you find Center and Approach frequencies, what should you say on CTAF when going into a nontowered airport, and when can you legally log an instrument approach for currency purposes. And more. He also talks about the Karl brothers, who have founded airplane kit company DarkAero. News Stories Abandoned 747 to be Sold at Auction Aviation insurance premiums to increase by up to 5% per year The Death Of An Airplane Training and Safety Tip: Empty a seat for high heat American Airlines’ regional carrier offers pilots triple pay Distracted pilot forgets to remove pitot tube cover VFR into IMC leads to crash for student pilot GA pilots drill in preparation for the big one Piper plucks apprentices from high school Woman charged with using stolen ID to steal plane, crashed Pilot and student robbed while calling for help after plane crash Mentioned in the Show DarkAero founded by the Karl brothers in 2017Controller Handbook JO 7110.65Z FAA InFO 15012 – Logging Instrument Approaches Joshua McElhattan video relaying call to emergency aircraft AC 61-142 Sharing Aircraft Operating Expenses Max’s Books– Order online or call 800-247-6553 to order. Max Trescott’s G3000 and G5000 Glass Cockpit HandbookMax Trescott’s G1000 & Perspective Glass Cockpit Handbook If you love the show and want more, visit myPatreon pageto see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in thePosts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon –Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself.Yes, we’ll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the FreeAviation News Talk appforiOSorAndroid. Check out Max’s Online Courses: G1000 VFR, G1000 IFR, and Flying WAAS & GPS Approaches. Find them all at:https://www.pilotlearning.com/ Social Media Like Aviation News Talk podcast on Facebook Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.
236 Flying VOR approaches with GPS, Autopilot Gotchas + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you’re thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar:So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Join now as a member to support the show with a donation viaPayPalorPatreon. Send us anemail If you have a question you’d like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, byrecording your listener questionusing your phone. Summary 236 Max answers a listener question about how to use GPS to fly a full VOR approach. He also talks about how to fly a VOR approach with a course change at VOR. He also gives an update on VOR+V approaches and some autopilot gotchas with these approach types and with back course approaches. News Stories Garmin Hits 25,000 Delivery Milestone for Avionics Flight Decks Study finds no elevated lead levels in Reid-Hillview Airport’s soil FAA Fighting California County Over Leaded Fuel Ban for Planes Plagued By Lawsuits, East Hampton Moves To Close Airport Sacramento Exec Airport impacted by shortage of controllers NTSB: Pilot and Controller Faulted in Fatal Crash First flight for pilot who only studied online ends in crash SkyWest Finds a Solution to Pilot Shortage — Launch a New Carrier China aiming for 3,500 registered general aviation airplanes Delta Releases A Credit Card Made From a Boeing 747 Two Jets Reject Takeoff on the Same Runway! What led to cars speeding on Medina airport runway? Mentioned in the Show FAA’s Risk Management Handbook FAA-H-8083-2A Max’s Books– Order online or call 800-247-6553 to order. Max Trescott’s G3000 and G5000 Glass Cockpit HandbookMax Trescott’s G1000 & Perspective Glass Cockpit Handbook If you love the show and want more, visit myPatreon pageto see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in thePosts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon –Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself.Yes, we’ll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the FreeAviation News Talk appforiOSorAndroid. Check out Max’s Online Courses: G1000 VFR, G1000 IFR, and Flying WAAS & GPS Approaches. Find them all at:https://www.pilotlearning.com/ Social Media Like Aviation News Talk podcast on Facebook Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.
235 F-117 Stealth Fighter Designer Alan Brown + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you’re thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar:So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Join now as a member to support the show with a donation viaPayPalorPatreon. Send us anemail If you have a question you’d like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, byrecording your listener questionusing your phone. Summary 235 Max talks about his friend Alan Brown, who passed away. Alan was Chief Designer and later Program Manager for the F-117 Stealth Fighter. In 2015 Max interviewed Alan and he replays that interview. News Stories Miami Bridge crash update Pilot in STOL Fatal Crash Warned to “Lower Your Nose.” Presidential TFR Busts 91.113(g) and straight-in landings C182 hits severe wake turbulence from military transport FAA’s ‘Be ATC’ campaign to recruit new Controllers Four people in a three-seat Piper ends in crash FCC: $34,000 Fine for Unauthorized Transmissions Pilot in Istanbul airport crash arrested Australian Civil Registration to include Numbers Woman Stole Identity to Get Pilot Certificate $1.5 Million Why a farmer is charged with disabling AWOS stations Mentioned in the Show YouTube video –Seaplane Engine Failure Alan Brown presentation at ERAU Prescott Alan Brown Oral History Alan Brown Biography Alan Brown obituary How Serbians were able to shoot down an F-117 Why the F-35 program is a mess Max’s Books– Order online or call 800-247-6553 to order. Max Trescott’s G3000 and G5000 Glass Cockpit HandbookMax Trescott’s G1000 & Perspective Glass Cockpit Handbook If you love the show and want more, visit myPatreon pageto see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in thePosts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon –Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself.Yes, we’ll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the FreeAviation News Talk appforiOSorAndroid. Check out Max’s Online Courses: G1000 VFR, G1000 IFR, and Flying WAAS & GPS Approaches. Find them all at:https://www.pilotlearning.com/ Social Media Like Aviation News Talk podcast on Facebook Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.
234 Staying Legal with Expense Sharing and Illegal Charters with Seth Lake + GA News News Stories Pilot's disorientation led to Lafayette plane crash that killed five Tragedy halts Nebraska STOL event Wauwatosa plane crash: Student pilot dies from injuries Fumbling with iPad leads to Near-Miss FAA Aircraft Registration: Long delays and expired registrations Distracted pilot hits skip loader while taxiing Pilot’s shoe gets caught in rudder pedal ITA A330 LOSS OF COMMS – ASLEEP PILOTS Woman Who Knocked Out Flight Attendant’s Teeth Sentenced FAA Inspector Took 'Money and Hookers' To Ignore Violations Mentioned in the Show FAA Spatial Disorientation safety brochure AC 61-42 Sharing Aircraft ExpensesAC 91-37B Truth in Leasing AC 120-12A Private vs Common CarriageSeth Lake’s VSL Aviation web siteSeth Lake's podcast Max’s Books– Order online or call 800-247-6553 to order. Max Trescott’s G3000 and G5000 Glass Cockpit HandbookMax Trescott’s G1000 & Perspective Glass Cockpit Handbook ...
233 What You Need to Know about Advisory Glide Slopes and Update on Cessna 208 Caravan Crash in Burley, ID + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you’re thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar:So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Join now as a member to support the show with a donation viaPayPalorPatreon. Send us anemail If you have a question you’d like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, byrecording your listener questionusing your phone. Summary 233 Max talks about advisory glide slopes found on some RNAV approaches and what most pilots don’t know about them. He also gives an update on the crash of a Cessna 208 Caravan that he talked about in episode 230, and how the advisory glide slope could have helped in that crash. We also hear from Marc Epner, who recently had an engine failure in his Cirrus SR22 and successfully landed in a field. News Stories Pilot Who Became Unconscious Mid-Flight Leaves Hospital Foreign pilots rush in as U.S. carriers struggle to staff up Landon Lucas, pilot known for emergency landing, survives NM crash NY State Supreme Court Keeps East Hampton Airport Public, for Now Near miss is actually a strike Pilot credentials will be investigated in fatal plane crash in Covington China Eastern Black Box Points to Intentional Nosedive Homeowner Backed for Threatening to Call Cops on HOA Over Airplane Pilots presumed dead in plane crash lost control in freak weather Man shines laser beam at helicopter believing it was a UFO Mentioned in the Show AIM: Avoid Flight in the Vicinity of Exhaust PlumesBurley, ID Plans to Move Airport, Lost FAA FundingBurley, ID FAA Recommends Shortening RunwayMarc Epner's Engine Out YouTube video SimpleFlight Radio podcast First commercial pilot with diabetes approved to fly Laser Eye Protection for Pilots Max’s Books– Order online or call 800-247-6553 to order. Max Trescott’s G3000 and G5000 Glass Cockpit HandbookMax Trescott’s G1000 & Perspective Glass Cockpit Handbook If you love the show and want more, visit myPatreon pageto see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in thePosts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon –Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself.Yes, we’ll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the FreeAviation News Talk appforiOSorAndroid. Check out Max’s Online Courses: G1000 VFR, G1000 IFR, and Flying WAAS & GPS Approaches. Find them all at:https://www.pilotlearning.com/ Social Media Like Aviation News Talk podcast on Facebook Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.
232 Personal Minimums that Expand and Contract – Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you’re thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar:So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Join now as a member to support the show with a donation viaPayPalorPatreon. Send us anemail If you have a question you’d like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, byrecording your listener questionusing your phone. Summary 232 Max talks with Catherine Cavagnaro about personal minimums and how some of those minimums may expand and contract based on pilot proficiency, while other remain constant. Catherine also shares a number of stories. In one case, a pilot who she gave a Private checkride, took off in low IFR in an airplane and instrument panel that were knew to him and he crashed and killed his family. News Stories FAA Revokes Pilot Certificates For Red Bull Plane Swap Stunt Regional airline asks the FAA to let it hire pilots with less experience Pilots say they’re being blamed for plane crashes that aren’t their fault 1 killed after small plane crashes on Bridge, strikes SUV Dash cam video of plane that crashed on bridge Textron Announces Delivery of First Cessna SkyCourier to FedEx Express Cirrus seeks more workers in Duluth to catch up with demand Embraer To Hire 1,000 New Employees Runners participate in first Runway 5K at Roanoke Blacksburg Regional Airport Hawaiian Airlines building an 100 passenger, all-electric seaglider Fugitive Flight May Have Been Illegal Charter Mentioned in the Show Paul Bertorelli video - Ditching Survival Rates FAA's Personal Minimums ChecklistCessna 182RG crash Gainesville, GA Search and download ERA21FA140 FAA's No Go Medications ListCatherine Cavagnaro YouTube ChannelCatherine Cavagnaro’s Ace Aerobatic SchoolAOPA Pilot Magazine Articles by Catherine CavagnaroCatherine Cavagnaro on Instagram Max’s Books– Order online or call 800-247-6553 to order. Max Trescott’s G3000 and G5000 Glass Cockpit HandbookMax Trescott’s G1000 & Perspective Glass Cockpit Handbook If you love the show and want more, visit myPatreon pageto see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in thePosts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon –Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself.Yes, we’ll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the FreeAviation News Talk appforiOSorAndroid. Check out Max’s Online Courses: G1000 VFR, G1000 IFR, and Flying WAAS & GPS Approaches. Find them all at:https://www.pilotlearning.com/ Social Media Like Aviation News Talk podcast on Facebook Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.
231 One Mistake Too Many: Fatal Pilatus PC-12 Crash + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you’re thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar:So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Join now as a member to support the show with a donation viaPayPalorPatreon. Send us anemail If you have a question you’d like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, byrecording your listener questionusing your phone. Summary 231 Max talks about the crash of a Pilatus PC-12 that occurred on takeoff in ½ mile visibility in snow in SD. The aircraft, which has 10 seats, was carrying 12 people on a hunting trip. It was overweight and operating outside its C.G. limits. The pilot spent three hours removing snow and ice, but couldn’t reach the tail. A simulation showed the plane could have flown except for one additional mistake. News Stories First U.S. Private Pilot Certificate Earned U...
230 Visual Illusions and Map Errors in a Cessna C208 Crash + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you’re thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar:So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Join now as a member to support the show with a donation viaPayPalorPatreon. Send us anemail If you have a question you’d like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, byrecording your listener questionusing your phone. Summary 230 Max talks about the crash in April 2022 of a Cessna 208 Caravan in Burley, Idaho. The weather included light snow and mist, and Max talks about the visual illusion when pilots are flying in mist or fog that causes them to pitch down. Max also flew the instrument approach into Burley in a flight training device and noted an error on the moving map that may have led the pilot to descend early. News Stories Plane Swap Luke Aikins Instagram post Student pilot comes under fire while landing a plane at Gardner Airport Diamond Predicting 20-Minute Charge For Electric eDA40 FAA begins investing $1 billion into ATC Gulfstream G700 Caught in Crosshairs of 737 Max Fallout United Snuck a Flight Simulator Onto Its App Air France pilots almost crash Boeing 777 in Paris amid struggle Cigarette Smoking Pilot Caused Egyptair Plane to Crash: Secret Report Russian drug trafficker swapped by US for Trevor Reed was pilot nabbed by DEA Cape May fisherman retrieves WWII-era aircraft engine from ocean Mentioned in the Show Kathryn's Report: Cessna 208 Crash Burley, ID RNAV (GPS) RWY 20 approach at Burley, IDVisual Illusions - FlightSafety.org Visual illusion in fog, Spicejet heavy landing saga Airplane Flying Handbook free PDF Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge free PDF Max’s Books– Order online or call 800-247-6553 to order. Max Trescott’s G3000 and G5000 Glass Cockpit HandbookMax Trescott’s G1000 & Perspective Glass Cockpit Handbook If you love the show and want more, visit myPatreon pageto see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in thePosts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon –Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself.Yes, we’ll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the FreeAviation News Talk appforiOSorAndroid. Check out Max’s Online Courses: G1000 VFR, G1000 IFR, and Flying WAAS & GPS Approaches. Find them all at:https://www.pilotlearning.com/ Social Media Like Aviation News Talk podcast on Facebook Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.