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New Aviation Event - Wings of Mercy 5K and Funday, GRAYSLAKE, IL - Saturday, Jul 14, 2018

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5K run at 8am on the runway/taxiways with FunDay to follow. Run includes admission to FunDay, lunch, car show, dog shows, children's activities and much more

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Turns Around a Point - MzeroA Flight Training - MzeroA Flight Training

Maneuvers like turns around a point teach us so much about wind correction and control.

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Midwing Special - It Used to be a What? - EAA

Believe it or not, this airplane used to be a Super Cub. Ben Anderson, EAA 1032615, bought the one-of-a-kind Midwing Special from air show pilot Ned Surratt about three years ago, and spent a couple of years restoring it before bringing it to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. Ben now plans to use the airplane for competition aerobatics.

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Pilot Destination Update - J P's Barbecue Ribs, Columbus, Ohio 43228, OH

"Great place for BBQ, and the applesauce is amazing. The pulled Pork is huge and very tasty." - Submitted by Joey Shreve.
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Pilot Destination Update - Hard Eight BBQ, Stephenville, TX

"The golf carts haven't been available for years. The Hard 8 BBQ has their phone number at the terminal. Call them and they will pick you up within minutes." - Submitted by Perry Lindsay.
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Columbine II - Air Force One Restoration - Erik Johnston

Dynamic Aviation restored the original Air Force One - Columbine II and flew it from Marana Arizona to Mt. Pleasant Texas then to Bridgewater Virginia. We were there to document this historic return to flight that the restoration team at Dynamic Aviation accomplished.

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New Aviation Event - Fall Wings Wheels Fly In, Kingsbury, TX - Saturday, Nov 10, 2018

Great family event. Visit website for photos of past events. Food and fun for all ages. Very affordable. Lots of things to see and enjoy.

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New Aviation Event - Drive-In/Fly-In Breakfast, Geneseo, NY - Saturday - Sunday, Jun 30-3, 2018

Breakfast served from 7:00 A.A till Noon.

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New Aviation Event - Capital City Airport Community Day 2018, New Cumberland, PA - Saturday, Jun 9, 2018

Static General Aviation Airplane Displays. Learn about corporate and general aviation aircraft by visiting our static displays and talk with pilots about their flying experiences. Free Youth Flights - Young Eagles Flight Program. Young aviation enthusiasts between the ages of 8 and 17 can take a free flight with a certified licensed private pilot on a general aviation aircraft. Free flights are limited in number, will be offered on a first come, first served basis and are weather dependent. For more information, visit http://www.eaa122.org/youngeagles.htm Test Fly a Drone. Learn how to fly a drone then try your piloting skills in an obstacle course. Helicopter Rides. Weather permitting, East Coast Helicopters will offer rides for over New Cumberland and the surrounding area. Learn more at http://flyeastcoast.com/

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P-51 Engine Out, Off-Airport Landing - Video Clip - Air Safety Institute

British warbird pilot, Mark Levy, was part of a 21-airplane formation in the annual airshow at Duxford, England when the P-51 he was flying had a partial engine out. Levy recorded the entire event on a pair of point-of-view video cameras, and he shared the images, as well as his lessons learned, in a candid discussion with Richard McSpadden, Executive Director of the AOPA Air Safety Institute.

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The 4 Types of Left Turning Tendencies - MzeroA Flight Training

Did you know that P-Factor is just one of the four types of left turning tendencies we experience while flying?

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New Aviation Event - Monthly Telecom for Florida Aviation Network Crew and Invited Guest, ORLANDO, FL - Saturday, May 19, 2018

This will be a telecom for the crew and invited guest that work with the Florida Aviation Network in order to promote internal communication and spread the Safety Word. We always include reports that cover Accidents, Weather, CAP and CFAA, Regulatory, SAFE and much more. This happens the 3rd Saturday of every month. Monthly Telecom for Florida Aviation Network Crew Invited Guest. This will be a telecom for the crew invited guest that work with the Florida Aviation Network in order to promote internal communication spread the Safety Word. We always include reports that cover Accidents, Weather, CAP CFAA, Regulatory, SAFE and much more. This happens the 3rd Saturday of every month.

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Brodhead Airport's Midwest Antique Airplane Club Grassroots Fly-In - EAA

Every September, the Midwest Antique Airplane Club holds their private, invitation-only Grassroots fly-in. An abundance of antique airplanes, a beautiful backdrop, camaraderie, and airplane talk all bring you back to the good old days.

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CHAIRPLANE! They made an IKEA chair fly! - FliteTest

Josh gave Stefan a challenge to make an IKEA chair fly in less than six hours.

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Pilot Destination Update - Pickett House at Heritage Village, Woodville, TX

"Flew here last weekend after seeing the ad on this site. Lived up to the hype! Food was very good and everyone was very accommodating. And, called upon landing and in less than 10 minutes they were there to pick us up. " - Submitted by Huey.
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Alegria SkyView Restaurant - West Milford, NJ

Outstanding restaurant in Greenwood Lake Airport in North Jersey. Plenty of outdoor activities like,...

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Mason County Airport - Ludington, MI

Hidden gem in west Michigan. Lots of shops, beaches, fishing, boating, hiking, you name. Seeing the ...

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Aviation Specialists LLC - Brewton, AL

Aviation Specialists LLC. is a full service FBO with a down home feel. With plenty of camping, golfi...

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Aviation Specialists LLC - Atmore, AL

Aviation Specialists LLC is a full service FBO with a down home feel. Great views. large grass ramp ...

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P K Airpark - Raeford, NC

Parachuting. Pk's Bar and Grill. Open late! After calling 123.0 call 123.5 to talk with jump planes ...

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Fort Worth Spinks Airport - Burleson, TX

Great FBO, with tons of restaurants 0.5 miles away. You can get courtesy car to make your life easy...

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Fighting Falcon Military Museum - Greenville, MI

Interesting glider museum a short drive from Greenville Airport. Airport has nice amenities and real...

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Columbia County, NY 1B1 - Omi Sculpture Garden - Ghent, NY

1B1 is fun to visit unto itself because it's a huge long runway that you'll probably have all to you...

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West Texas - Trans Pecos - Pecos, TX

Pecos is a great place to start a trip to the Trans Pecos region of Texas. Area attractions include...

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Lightspeed Zulu 3 Aviation Headset Unboxing - FunPlacesToFly.com

Mark, Darron and Rob's new Sport Cruiser Aircraft! - FunPlacesToFly.com

Cessna 172 - Weight and Balance Calculation - FunPlacesToFly.com

B-29 Bomber - FiFi's Rudder Refurb - FunPlacesToFly.com

The New Sky Beacon ADS-B Out System - Review - FunPlacesToFly.com

EAA Chapter 1246 1st Saturday Coffee Donut Get Together - FunPlacesToFly.com

Pat Longs Hatz Classic - Experimental Aircraft - FunPlacesToFly.com

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Aviation Blogs!

Synthetic Vision Capability Added to iFly GPS - Adventure Pilot, LLC.

Adventure Pilot has announced the addition of synthetic vision capability to their iFly GPS system. This new feature provides a 3D terrain view, detailed obstruction icons and many other elements that allow pilots to have a better understanding of their surroundings. Synthetic Vision is available as a free upgrade with any paid iFly GPS subscription.

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Those thrilling days of yesteryear... - Tom Speerstra

As boys growing up in the rural Midwest, my brother and I were very fortunate to have been fetched up across the road from a small sod landing strip. As a result we were both bitten by the aviation bug at a young age. I have many fond memories of lying in the tall grass at the foot of a walnut tree on the edge of the field watching the Sunday flyers carve circles around our little sod strip in the hollow in the hills.

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Flying At Night - Clayviation.com

One of my first flights was at night. I was a passenger in a Cessna 172 on a hop up to Chattanooga. The pilot was my friend and future instructor. I was still a little uneasy about flying - something that a few hours of flight training helped to take away. Every so often I would look below and a tinge of uneasiness would make me wonder how I had gotten up there, but the opposing force was the twinkling lights below and the calm stillness of the air around us. So what's different about flying at night?

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Aviate, Navigate, Communicate - A Pilot's Priority Checklist - Clayviation.com

It's a common practice for a checkride examiner to try to distract the pilot applicant. Ah yes, the old 'drop the pen' trick. Here's how it goes. You're a student pilot taking your checkride to become a certificated pilot. In the right seat, your examiner sits with a clipboard. You are flying the airplane and performing various tasks and maneuvers at the request of the examiner. Each task asked of you requires a certain degree of competency to satisfy its requirements. Maintaining plus or minus 100 feet of the assigned altitude, for instance. After a few of these, you grow accustomed to the examiner proverbially asking you to jump and you responding, proverbially, with 'how high?'

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Four Ways To Master Your Airplane's GPS On The Ground - Clayviation.com

We got ahead of some developing weather in Nashville and the route had cleared nicely for my final leg home. It was a smooth ride in a low workload environment - the kind that is easy to get bored or complacent. But a good pilot always has something to do, so I made the most of the cruise. One of the uses I found for my time was to gain a deeper understanding of the avionics in the airplane.

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Down To The Basics of BasicMed - Clayviation.com

There are a few critical things that every pilot needs to fly. You might be thinking those things are money, fuel, and airspeed, often in that order. True, but today we're talking about two documents that every pilot must have with them to fly; their pilot certificate and a medical certificate.

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Understanding Zulu Time - Clayviation.com

What time is it right now? Look at your watch or your phone. Your answer will likely differ from mine and others, even if we are all checking at the same moment in time. Think about the strike of midnight on New Years Eve, marking the turn of the new year.

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Lessons Learned From Cessna 172 Accidents - Clayviation.com

It's not hard to convince anyone that flying is an incredible way to travel. It's faster and often more convenient than other modes of transportation. It's the times when things go wrong that people fear the most.

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Weight A Moment: Weight And Balance Explained - Clayviation.com

'Alright, you can go with us, but we'll have to go with half full tanks.' The amount of seats in an airplane can be deceiving. I fly a Cessna 172, which has four seats, but carrying four people is rarely a reality. To know what I can carry, I have to run some weight and balance calculations.

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Two Methods To Develop Decent Descent Planning - Clayviation.com

We know that what goes up must come down, but when I was in flight training, I always had a hard time determining exactly when to come down. I'd tend to begin my descent to an airport too late, when it was in clear view, leaving me with a more rapid descent than ideal.

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Six Easy Steps To Create Your Passenger Briefing - Clayviation.com

Any time I run through my checklists and get to the 'Passenger Briefing' line, I can't help but think back to a scene from the movie Tommy Boy. David Spade and Chris Farley are posing as flight attendants and get stuck with the passenger briefing. 'Exits! Ok there's one back here, and there's uh, probably one over by the wing...somewhere...usually...' I'm always tempted to throw that line out, at least when other pilots fly with me.

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Flight to East Tawas, Michigan - Fly Girl Journal

This past Saturday, April 8 brought with it a bright sunny day here in West Michigan. It had been some time since we had been 'wheels up' so Randy and I decided it was time to climb into the Navion and set out on another adventure.

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