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Pilot Proficiency Training in 57 Seconds - Federal Aviation Administration

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A pilot can maintain and improve performance by gaining familiarity with and obtaining proficiency training in each of the precursors, or contributing factors, to loss of control accidents.

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Valiant Genealogy - Jim Irwin's BT-13 - EAA

The Irwin family's BT-13 Valiant has come full circle for new caretaker Jim Irwin. From treasured memories in the early 1950s when his father, Bob, owned it to its three-year restoration at Aero Trader, this BT-13 has provided not only a great flying airplane with its iconic military lineage, but also a shining example of a son's quest to preserve his father's past. Read more about the BT-13 in April EAA Sport Aviation.

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Take a Flight in the AOPA Sweepstakes Super Cub on Floats - AOPALive

AOPA President Mark Baker takes the Sweepstakes Super Cub up to see what it's like to fly.

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New Aviation Event - STIHL National Championship Air Races, Reno, NV - Wednesday - Sunday, Sep 11-15, 2019

Aviation tradition returns September 11-15, 2019 with the STIHL National Championship Air Races. The event brings aviation enthusiasts from around the world to experience a legendary show and one of the last events of its kind. In its 56th year the event features heart-pounding head-to-head air racing, civilian and military flight demonstrations including the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and world-renown aerobatic performer Rob Holland as well as static aircraft displays including the National Aviation Heritage Invitational, and food and merchandise vendors. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit AirRace.org.

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STIHL National Championship Air Races - Reno Air Racing Association

Behind the scenes views into the cockpits of the 2016 STIHL National Championship Air Races.

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2019 AOPA R.A. Bob Hoover Trophy Presentation - AOPALive

Harrison Ford presents the Hoover Trophy to Clay Lacy, a record-setting air race champion, test pilot, airline captain, aerial cinematographer, and entrepreneur.

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IFR Flight Planning on Foreflight - MzeroA Flight Training

Thinking ahead of the airplane in IFR flight is crucial to decrease cockpit workload. In this video Jason shows you one way to do just that.

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New Aviation Event - Iosco Flying Club Dawn Patrol Fly-in, East Tawas, MI - Sunday, Jul 14, 2019

The Iosco Flying Club is also on Facebook.

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New Aviation Event - Barnstormers Fly-in Drive-In, Waterford, MI - Saturday, Mar 23, 2019

Fly-in Drive-in... 11 till 3 cookout! Bring the kids! Grandkids! Gonna be a beautiful day!

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Pilot Destination Update - McCreery Aviation Co., McAllen, TX

"KMFE and McCreery aviation is a great stop on the South Texas border, the FBO is located next door to one of Texas largest malls along with several restaurants in walking distance from their front door. In addition there is TONS of things to do in the local area. You will be happy you made this stop!" - Submitted by Steffen Hymel.
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I'M BACK! Hangar Tour + New Build Announcement - Mike Patey

Mike Patey is back with regular video updates! Since finishing DRACO, He's been busy working on his hangar. See the tour! He is also announcing his next build at the end of the video.

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ADS-B or SiriusXM: What's right for you? | AOPA Air Safety Institute - SiriusXM Aviation

In this gear comparison we asked John Zimmerman, an aviation writer and ATP, to critically look at two products that have revolutionized cockpit weather: ADS-B In and SiriusXM. Watch and decide which product is right for your style of flying.

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Are Planes With Parachutes Really Safer? - AVweb

The Cirrus line of aircraft have been flying for 20 years and although most people in aviation know they have full aircraft parachutes, it's fair to ask how effective these have been. With more than 90 uses of the so-called CAPS, has the system really saved lives? In this video, AVweb's Paul Bertorelli analyzes the record.

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New Aviation Event - Spring Pig-Roast at Williston X60 Airport, FL, Williston, FL - Saturday, Apr 13, 2019

You're invited to join EAA Chapter 1484 for our world famous Central Florida Pig-Roast and Fly-In! Bring out the entire family for an afternoon of aviation fun and delicious roasted pig! Our cooks use an ancient secret recipe to prepare the smoked pig butts and smoked apple marinated chicken. Entertainment and music will be provided. New this year is our fly-mart. Bring any aviation items to sell, barter, trade or gift. Whether you drive in or fly in, we look forward to spending the afternoon with you!

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New Aviation Event - Warbirds and Wine, Everett, WA - Saturday, Apr 13, 2019

Treat your taste buds to delicious wines and decadent chocolates as you explore living history at the Flying Heritage Combat Armor Museum. Toast to some of the rarest warbirds from WWII that have been fully restored to take to the skies. Painting tickets will also be available at an additional cost to sip and paint with an instructor. Warbirds and wine is for guests ages 21 and over and gives attendees the chance to sample incredible wine from local wineries. Each attendee will receive 6 tasting tokens and a sampler logo'd wine glass upon entrance, redeemable at a winery of their choice. Each token is good for one, 3 oz. pour. ID's will be checked upon entrance. No ID, no entrance. Only 500 tickets will be sold to Warbirds and Wine so get yours quick before they are gone. FHCAM members do not get in free/discounted to this event.

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New Places to Fly!

Ona Airpark and Speedway - Ona, WV

Nice, neighborhood airport. Come fly-in and enjoy racing at the speedway on the airport property. O...

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Simply Suzanne's Cafe - Martinsville, VA

Awesome restaurant in the FBO open daily from 11 to 4. Great home cooking. Simply Suzanne's is a wel...

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Wheeler Downtown Kansas City - Kansas City, MO

KMKC seems to be a bit overlooked when flight planning. The airport is very close to all kinds of sh...

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Flightline Cafe & Catering - Winter Haven, FL

Beautiful restaurant Inside of a state of the art FBO. Great service with everything you need to fue...

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Golden Eagle Aviation - Tuskegee, AL

More than just an airfield!!! Golden Eagle Aviation is located on Moton Field 06A in Tuskegee Alaba...

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Charlevoix Michigan - Charlevoix, MI

Four season fun awaits at Charlevoix the Beautiful! Located less than 1 mile southwest of the City o...

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The Happy Hawg BBQ - Andrews, NC

This a good reasonably price BBQ restaurant. Grab a crew car at RHP and it is just a short drive aw...

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Austin Nevada Airport - Austin, NV

Great place to stop for self serve fuel 100 low lead. Nice lounge with 2 large couches, restroom wit...

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New York City Hudson River Exclusion - New York, NY

Flying the Hudson River Exclusion, Uncontrolled airspace underneath the class B of EWR/JFK/LGA. Ama...

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Flight to Sulphur Springs and a Tour of the Legend Aircraft Co. - FunPlacesToFly.com

uAvionix skyBeacon ADS-B Install on a Cessna 172 - FunPlacesToFly.com

Jason's Military Paint Scheme! Van's Aircraft RV-8 - FunPlacesToFly.com

Fun Flight to Mesquite Metro Airport, Mesquite, TX - New FBO Tour! - FunPlacesToFly.com

Aviation - GoPro Hero 7 Stabilization on a Selfie Stick! - FunPlacesToFly.com

Homemade Powered Slider for GoPro - Static Aircraft Demo - DIY - FunPlacesToFly.com

Homemade GoPro Slider Video of a Sport Cruiser Aircraft - FunPlacesToFly.com

FULL DEMO! V8 Auto Engine with PSRU's Geared Drive for Aircraft - FunPlacesToFly.com

SkyDive 35 - Tandem Skydive in Dallas Fort Worth - FunPlacesToFly.com

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

Aviation Blogs!

Pilots, Poets and Psychologists - Rod Machado

Mention the word poetry to a pilot and he'll act like he's in a hotel fire. He'll think: get low, get down, get out. Admittedly, even I get the heebie-jeebies at the mere mention of haiku (that's Japanese poetry, not the sound of someone sneezing). But poetry is more than cute rhymes with tinkered words. It's an alternate means of learning some of aviation psychology's most important lessons.

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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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