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All or Nothing for the Season Finale in Texas - Red Bull Air Race

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Back in Texas and it's time for three pilots to go big or go home! Michael Goulian, Martin Sonka and Matt Hall � one of these three pilots will be crowned World Champion on Sunday. And there's no better place for it than the Texas Motor Speedway...

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AOPA Live This Week - AOPALive

AOPA reports on the last two B-29s converging a single. Also, AOPA visits the aviation program at Delaware State University, a small school with a huge legacy.

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Neptune Aviation Aerial Firefighting - AOPALive

As the primary provider of large airtanker services to the United States Forest Service for more than 25 years, Neptune Aviation has proven to be a leading aerial firefighting company in the nation. Chief Operating Officer, Daniel Snyder, gives us a tour at the Missoula, MT headquarters during the MSO #AOPAFlyIn.

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Operation Cub Killer Follow Up - Numbers and Performance - Trent Palmer

Update on Trent's new engine and avionics.

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New Aviation Event - Fly-In Cruise-In, Naples, FL - Saturday, Feb 2, 2019

What could be better than pancakes, fast cars, fast bikes and even faster planes? If you attended our 6th Annual Fly-In Cruise-In, you know!!! If you did not attend, make it a point to be there this year. This is the only show in South Florida that has planes and autos and motorcycles ALL on the runway. It's like four shows in one!

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New Aviation Event - EAA Chapter 635 Pancake Breakfast and Young Eagles Fly In, Deland, FL - Saturday, Nov 17, 2018

Come Join us for a $5 breakfast that includes pancakes,eggs,biscuits gravy, sausage, bacon and coffee or orange juice. This month we are flying Young Eagles and they are always interested in stories shared by visiting pilots.

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New Photo Added - Gelston House, East Haddam, CT

"Gelston House. East Haddam" - Submitted by Rob Willard.
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New Aviation Event - EAA Chapter 216 General Membership Meeting, Williamstown, NJ - Wednesday, Nov 21, 2018

New Members Welcome.

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New Aviation Event - South Texas Flying Club Meeting FREE Luncheon, Door Prizes!, Corpus Christi, TX - Saturday, Nov 10, 2018

YOU Are Invited! Mark Your Calendar! South Texas Flying Club STFC Invites YOU to Our Next Monthly Meeting on November 10th, 11 a.m. at Atlantic Aviation, Corpus Christi International Airport, KCRP. A FREE Catered luncheon will be provided. Don't Miss YOUR Chance at Valuable Door Prizes. NOTAM: New Pay-as-you-go Membership Plan for those in attendance! Our beautiful Red, White and Blue Cessna 172 will be on the Ramp. Get an up close and personal introduction to Rocky. Our 2nd Airplane Bullwinkle will be added soon!

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Another Special Saturday Stunned Crowds in Oshkosh - EAA

Every air show performance during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 was exciting, but Saturday found a way to take the cake yet again this year. Relive the excitement of aerobatic performers, big tankers, and everything in between with this video recap of the action.

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New Aviation Event - Fly-In Breakfast with Local Pilot Bob Ellwood, Glenville, NY - Saturday, Nov 17, 2018

The Empire State Aerosciences Museum, located at 250 Rudy Chase Drive off Route 50 in Glenville, NY will host its monthly all you can eat breakfast on Saturday, November 17, 2018 from 8:30 am - 10:30. Enjoy an assortment of pancakes, French toast, eggs, sausage, potatoes, juice, coffee, tea and more. The breakfast is open to the public. At 9:30 am, local pilot Bob Ellwood will talk about his visit to The Battle of Britain Air Show in Duxford, U.K. to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the RAF. The Air Show, which saw vintage and modern aircraft fly together was held at The Imperial War Museum at Duxford, one of the country's most historic airfields. Fly-In if you would like. Pilots: Tower Frequency 121.3 Ground 121.9. Land at Schenectady County Airport and taxi to Richmor Aviation North. Tell them you are going to ESAM.

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Glass vs Steam - MzeroA Flight Training

Jason is a big fan of technology in the cockpit however he also believes there is a balance between true stick and rudder flying and technology.

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New Aviation Event - All You Can Eat Pancakes, Arcadia, FL - Saturday, Nov 17, 2018

Fly in for the best pancakes ever plus sausage, OJ coffee only $6. All profits go to support Aviation City fly in camp out center located on the field. Bring the entire family for a great day at the airport. PIC eats free with a low pass upon arrival. Be sure to visit Aviation City while here.

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Commuter Craft Innovator Nears First Flight - AVweb

For several years, a company called Commuter Craft has been showing a kit airplane called the Innovator. As the Deland Sport Aviation Showcase, the company's Richard Hogan gave AVweb an update on the project.

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Is Raising the LSA Weight Limit a Good Idea? - AVweb

Late in 2018, the FAA confirmed that it's planning to raise the 1320-pound limit on light sport aircraft. But is that really a good idea? In this video report recorded at the Deland Sport Aviation Showcase, AVweb polled a few manufacturers to find out.

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New Places to Fly!

Fly-IN Cafe @ Terre Haute Regional Airport - Terre Haute, IN

Great little breakfast, lunch, and dinner spot right in the Terre Haute Regional Airport. Home cooke...

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Beechcraft Heritage Museum - Tullahoma, TN

A world class aviation museum exhibiting 37 vintage to modern day aircraft within our 78,000 square ...

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St. Igance - Driftwood Restaurant and Motel - St Ignace, MI

Reasonably priced home cooking, drinks and lodging. Five minutes to downtown via Mackinac County Ai...

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Woodring Wall of Honor and Veterans Park, Inc. - Enid, OK

We have a 80 scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall and a small museum and educational center ho...

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Sally's Family Restaurant - White Cloud, MI

Sally's family restaurant was a great mom and pop style comfort food. Only a 1/4 mile walk south of ...

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Foodies Cafe KCIC - Durham, CA

Foodies Cafe is a hidden gem. It is two blocks from KCIC. The owner has been, and still is, a succes...

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Taos Mesa Brewery - El Prado, NM

Taos Mesa Brewing is a local craft brewery located directly across highway 64 from Taos Regional Air...

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Lakes of the North/Settings Restaurant/Deer Run Golf Course - Mancelona, MI

Come to Settings Restaurant for B/L/D or a round of golf. Check website or facebook for hours: www...

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Bethel Outdoor Adventure Campground - Bethel, ME

Bethel Outdoor Adventure Campground is situated within a mile of airport, offering river trip renta...

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Pilot Toys - The Scout and Sentry by uAvionix - ADS-B Receivers - uAvionix

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Pilot Toys - Record Headset Audio, Intercom and ATC for GoPro Hero5, Hero6, and Hero7 - NFlightCam

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EAA Chapter 1246 Auto Engine Adapter Presentation - FunPlacesToFly.com

Majors Field Fly-in - Warbirds! - Greenville, Texas - FunPlacesToFly.com

EAA Chapter 1246 Young Eagles Day - McKinney, Texas - EAA Chapter 1246

Breakfast With the Metal Mistress - FunPlacesToFly.com

Evening Storm - No Flyin' this Afternoon! - FunPlacesToFly.com

AirVenture Oshkosh - Builders and Bombers - FunPlacesToFly.com

Powered Aircraft Tow for Cessna's! PLUS a C172 flight to Commerce, TX - FunPlacesToFly.com

Part 2 - GoPro Session 5 FOV Compare - Split Screen Version - FunPlacesToFly.com

GoPro Session 5 Field of View Aerial Compare: Good-bye Fish-eye! - FunPlacesToFly.com

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

Aviation Blogs!

The Prevalence Error - Why We Look But Do Not See - Rod Machado

Recently, I was having a difficult time seeing things that were in plain view. I was even thinking about visiting the Our Lady of Fatima Optometry Center, where their motto is, "If we can't correct your vision, at least you can have one."

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Runway Safety Madness - Tonque N' Cheek - Rod Machado

Nobody moves, nobody gets hurt. That's my new strategy for preventing runway incursions. It's a reasonable plan, given that these events have actually increased since the FAA began seriously collecting statistics on the issue. That's right. Despite the implementation of new rules and airport signage, incursions continue to increase year after year (about a 25% increase since 2013). If I were superstitious I might suggest we stop doing things to reduce runway incursions so that their numbers will decrease to some previous level. Unfortunately the "Don't look at it and it will go away" trick probably won't work here.

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The Stall Horn Fallacy of Stall Prevention - Rod Machado

News flash! The Mona Lisa's eyebrows are missing. That's right. Gone! Some say they were scrubbed off during an early restoration. I suspect they were vaporized when Leonardo had Mona over for a pre-portrait barbecue and he took excessive liberty with the lighter fluid. While I didn't attend a BBQ, my eyebrows are also missing. At least they appeared to disappear as they rose above my forehead in surprise at the FAA's and ACS committee's dumbing-down of standards for commercial pilot certification.

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Be Here Now! - Rod Machado

Over the years, I've seen my grandfather do a number of strange things. One time, while watching football on TV, he sat there yelling at the players. I couldn't help but say, "Grandpa, they can't hear you." He replied, "Oh yeah, that's right, they got their helmets on."

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The Middle-Aged Aviator - Rod Machado

Over the years, I've heard many stories about middle-aged pilots (45-65 years) who gave up flying due to a sudden onset of anxiety. Apparently this wasn't induced by any specific aviation trauma nor inspired by the relatively small and perfectly normal decline of reflexes and mental agility experienced by most middle aged pilots. What in the world might spook a 50-ish pilot into abandoning something he obviously once loved to do?

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Suburi Training - How to Get the Most Out of a Flight Simulator - Rod Machado

The 1984 movie The Karate Kid revealed a rare pedagogical truth of immense value to flight instructors. The movie centers around Daniel, who volunteers to polish the car and sand the deck of his neighbor Mr. Miyagi (a martial arts master).

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BAD INSTRUCTORS: HOW THEY BEHAVE AND WHY YOU SHOULD KNOW - Rod Machado

Rod Machado - "I'm curious about your experience with bad flight instructors and hope you'll add to this blog with your comments. Of course, most flight instructors do a fantastic job. I just can't say that LOUD enough: Most flight instructors do a fantastic job. But not all do! And when they don't, they cause a lot of damage to the flight training industry."

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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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