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FunFly Pilot Shop DVD's and Movies Aviation Gift Ideas Tablets & Accessories Flight Instruction Aviation Headsets Aviation Flight Bags Aviation Videos! Space Shuttle Launch: Viewed From an Airplane Flying from Orlando, FL I had the rare opportunity to be able to watch Discovery's final launch as it embarks on STS-133. - YouTube.com - NeilMonday Horsemen Cometh: Fail to Succeed http://bit.ly/failtosucceed When flying formation aerobatics, you're working to stay in (or get back into) position 99% of the time. It's rare for the entire formation to fall perfectly into place, where the team truly becomes one. This episode of 'The Horsemen Cometh' is about that pursuit for perfection and the never-ending challenges the team faces, when outside factors can change and dramatically alter everything in a split second. We think it is a great Life Lesson. Never give up... NEVER! - YouTube - ASBTVchannel Jamie McMurray visits Cessna plant NASCAR driver Jamie McMurray dropped in for a visit at Cessna HQ and took a tour of the Wichita, Kansas facility. Most visitors walk around the plant or take an E-Z-GO, but Jamie has his own way to get around! While in Wichita, McMurray took delivery of his Cessna Citation X jet. - YouTube.com - Cessna Aircraft Company Total Eclipse Quick Look Eclipse Aerospace is touring the country with a Total Eclipse jet, using it as a demo for the soon-to-be-delivered Eclipse 550. In this AVweb video, Paul Bertorelli offers a quick product overview. - YouTube - AVweb Sporty's 2013 Legend Cub Sweepstakes: Calling the Winner Sporty's Pilot Shop held its annual fly-in and open house on Saturday, May 18, 2013. During the event Sporty's President Michael Wolf made a surprise call to Christopher Boyle to tell him that he was the winner of Sporty's 2013 Legend Cub sweepstakes. Listen in on the phone call made to Christopher during the presentation in this video. - YouTube.com - SportysVideos Flying Rooster The Flying Rooster Aircraft. - Vimeo - Giuliano Basso See more Videos! The Latest Updates, Aviation News, Events and Places to Fly! New Pilot Destination Added - Mansfield Airport Subway, Mansfield, OH "Fly in to the Mansfield Airport Subway for a meal! The restaurant is right next to the tower. Open M-F 0700 to 2100, Sat 0900 to 1900, Sun 1000 to 1900. Open hours verified 5/23/2013." - Submitted by John Bowen. Got Comments? New Aviation Event - Civil Air Patrol Squadron 304 Pancake Breakfast, Lititz, PA - Saturday, Jun 1, 2013 Support the 304th and join us for pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, hash brown potatoes, fruit, coffee, tea and juice. Adults $6. Children 10 and younger $3. Fly-in or drive-in. Breakfast will be cooked and served in the Lancaster Airport LNS terminal. Airport Director, David Eberly, will be sharing Airport news and s. Come for the breakfast, see the airplanes, and visit Lancaster County! New Pilot Destination Added - Tin Goose Diner, Port Clinton, OH "The Tin Goose Diner is a restored 1950s diner attached to the Liberty Aviation Museum, located next door to the Erie-Ottawa Regional Airport, Carl R Keller Field. The diner is open 7 days a week serving top flight meals from 7am-7pm Please call to verify hours during fall/winter Call in orders are accepted. Parking for small planes behind the museum hangar is available, provided no special events are going on at the museum. Larger planes can park at the airport terminal and be shuttled over. Inquire inside the airport or call 419732-0236 for a shuttle from the museum diner to bring you over. All proceeds from the diner help fund the operation of the Liberty Aviation Museum, home to the B-25J Georgie's Gal the Island Airlines Tri-Motor restoration. To see photos, check out the website above or view LIKE the facebook page for more info! Follow the diner on Twitter @tingoosediner for daily specials and s. Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tin-Goose-Diner/222688361133583 Coordinates: +41° 30' 31.86N -82° 51' 52.86W" - Submitted by Connie. Got Comments? New Aviation Event - Erie Aviation Gala Open House Weekend Fly-In, Erie, PA - Saturday - Sunday, Aug 24-25, 2013 Please join us August 24-25 at the Erie Aviation Gala Open House Weekend, celebrating the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Runway 6-24 Improvement Program. This event is open to the public with free admission and free parking. Fly-In Stay pilots can register for free and enjoy amenities such as a VIP Pilots Hangar with snacks and refreshments all weekend, transportation to/from the hotel/airport, discount rental cars and hotel rooms, and a Pilots Hangar Party on Saturday evening. New Aviation Event - Mooney Ambassadors Columbia Father's Day Fly In, Columbia, CA - Friday - Sunday, Jun 14-16, 2013 June 15-16th Father's Day Fly-In, Columbia California, O22. Columbia is a quaint gold-mining town in the foothills of the Sierras. The Father's Day Fly-In just can't be beat. There is an aircraft only campground complete with hot showers and electricity near the grass runway. Boy Scouts provide a great pancake breakfast in the campground. Free shuttles across the runways. Static displays, emergency responder demonstrations. Flour Bombing and Spot Landing contests. Mooney pilots have a long history of winning these! The Mooney Ambasadors are one of the only service groups with two or three display airplanes. Last year, we had 100 degrees and the Moo-Pool was a big hit. Come join the fun. Point Person: Jolie Lucas New Aviation Event - Hayward Air Rally, Hayward, CA - Thursday - Saturday, Jun 20-22, 2013 This is the longest running air rally in the country. I have been flying it for many years and love it every time. The objective is to calculate your fuel burn and ETA as accurately as possible while flying the rally course. The 2013 rally goes from Hayward, to Redding, to Bend Oregon. It's a must-try if you haven't already. I always enjoy the conversation in the hospitality suite where pilots talk about how well they did or didn't do. There is also an awards baguette the day after the rally to award trophies for best score and also some fun categories. New Aviation Event - Car Airplane Show, Racine, WI - Saturday - Sunday, Jun 8-9, 2013 Pancake breakfast both days. Free breakfast to car show drivers and pilots that fly in. Free use of simulators. Young Eagle flights on Saturday. New Pilot Destination Added - Liberty Aviation Museum, Port Clinton, OH "The Liberty Aviation Museum The Tin Goose Diner are located next door to the Erie-Ottawa Regional Airport Carl R. Keller Field. The museum recently opened last July 2012 and the restored 1950s diner, The Tin Goose Diner grand opened Labor Day weekend in 2012. The Tin Goose Diner hours are: 7 days, 7am-7pm. The museum hours are: Sun-Thurs 10am-4pm, Fri Sat 10am-5pm Please call/email or follow us on facebook or twitter to hear of extended hours for the summer or shortened hours for fall/winter. Museum admission is $5 for adults. Children accompanied by an adult are FREE. The Liberty Aviation Museum is home to Georgie's Gal, a B-25J Mitchell, WWII bomber built in 1945 also recently restored. Some of the display/ground vehicles include a 1941 Dodge ambulance, 2 WWII Willy's Jeeps, a German 37mm AA gun, German Horch Truck, German Field Kitchen, German Kubel, 3 BMW Motorcycles, Tiger Tank Replica, Hetzer Tank Replica, Panther Tank Replica, 2 WWII PT boats under current restoration. Displays include WWII weaponry and uniforms and more local history from the Tri-motor heritage foundation in the gallery. Follow our pages below for more info on our events, specials, and to be one of the first to hear when the PT-728 Thomcat's restoration is completed this summer will be open to the public! If you are interested in seeing the museum when flying in: we have limited parking behind our hangar for small aircraft as long as no special events are going on. Larger planes can park at the airport and ask the front desk to call the museum for a shuttle or the airport will shuttle you over. Any questions? Call 419732-0234 Please check out our facebook Twitter pages! LIKE FOLLOW us! Liberty Aviation Museum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Liberty-Aviation-Museum/179817112057270 Twitter Page: https://www.twitter.com/libertyavmuseum PT-728 Thomcat Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pt728Thomcat Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/pt728thomcat Tri-Motor Heritage Foundation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tri-Motor-Heritage-Foundation/216341961734855 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/TriMotorHeritag B-25 Georgie's Gal: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/B25GeorgiesGal " - Submitted by Connie. Got Comments? New Aviation Event - Wings Wheels, Linden, MI - Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 Wings Wheels 2nd Annual, in conjunction with Linden Mills Days. All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast. Classic Car Show, Young Eagles rides and paid airplane rides. Static displays of military hardware. Free shuttle into Linden for Linden Mills Days, including craft show, carnival rides and more. New Aviation Event - EAA Chapter 22 FlyIn / DriveIn Breakfast, Rockford, IL - Sunday, Jun 16, 2013 EAA Chapter 22 Hangar, Rockford, IL, USA. Come join us for breakfast at our annual breakfast that will include pancakes, eggs, sausage, orange juice and coffee. New Pilot Destination Added - Flying Tigers Aviation, Chino, CA "WOW....Flying Tigers is back!!! A new themed FBO that is a copy of a 1940 Flying Tigers Base in China but modern stuff hidden in old props!!! Cool factor is off the hook. Plus, on Saturdays they have BBQ from 11-2. Got AMAZING fuel prices to boot..$5.35 on 5/20/13. After went to Planes of Fame Air Museum and the Yanks Air Museum, all on the same airport!!! Never have been to an airport that was THIS cool!!! For a great day away, fly into Flying Tigers, fuel up, eat then explore. Coolest warbird airport EVER with great people. A must see!!!" - Submitted by Robert. Got Comments? New Aviation Event - FORD TRI-MOTOR WEEKEND, ELMIRA, NY - Thursday - Sunday, Jun 27-30, 2013 Thursday 27 June-Sunday 30 June 2013: EAA Airventure Museum's Ford Tri-Motor Tour visits the Elmira/Corning Regional AirportELMat Horseheads, NY. Featured during the weekend will be RIDES ABOARD THE FORD TRI-MOTOR 9am – 5pm FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY, as well as static displays, vintage cars, and good food. For more information contact John Flanagan, 607-734-0469, or click the EAA Chapter 533 website www.EAA533.org New Aviation Event - Wings of Dreams Fly-In / Cruise-In Breakfast, Keystone Heights, FL - Saturday, Jun 1, 2013 Breakfast Buffet to benefit the Wings of Dreams Aviation Museum - 8 am to 10:30 am, $7/person - $4 for kids 9 under - Free breakfast for WWII and Korean War veterans. Breakfast buffet includes: eggs, bacon, sausage, grits, biscuits, fruit, juice, coffee. First come, first served. “Fly Into History” program – D-Day/Normandy Invasion Commemoration New Aviation Event - FRIENDS CLASSIC ROCK, Medford, NJ - Saturday, May 25, 2013 FRIENDS CLASSIC ROCK. May 25, 2013 from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Flying W Airport Resort 60 Fostertown Road Medford, NJ 08055. Since 1974, Friends has been serving up the music you love throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and even New York and Virginia. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-Classic-Rock-Band/144598992245108 http://www.friendsclassicrock.com/ This is an outdoor event. If the weather is an issue, the event may be moved inside to the lounge or into the banquet tent. There will be food for purchase and an adjacent bar. Pilot Destination Update - Final Approach Restaurant, Sheboygan, WI "NOW OPEN AGAIN!! Great food and right on the airport. Check it out. http://www.finalapproachrestaurant.com/For_Pilots.php" - Submitted by JJ. 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