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New Aviation Event - Oceano Airport Toys for Tots, Oceano, CA - Saturday, Dec 7, 2019

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Rain or Shine! 10-2 on Saturday December 7th. Please join us for our 11th annual Toys for Tots event in conjunction with the US Marine Corps Reserve. This event is family friendly, free admission and features aircraft on display, live music from the Jingle Belles, antique car display, holiday beverages and food and of course the opportunity to donate new, unwrapped toys for the kids. Oceano Fuel is giving a $.25 per gallon discount and donating $.25 per gallon to Toys for Tots. Historical exemption display certificate sign offs available. Camping available on site. AWOS 118.375 All welcome. Friends of Oceano Airport is a proud chapter of the California Pilots Association 501C3 non profit Volunteer opportunities available. For more information: www.FriendsofOceanoAirport.com

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The Freedom Of Flight II - Aerobatic Aviator

Climb into my aircraft, fasten your harness, turn up the music, enjoy the view, and most of all... relax. This is what flying is all about. This is the freedom of flight.

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New Aviation Event - Super Breakfast with EAA Chapter 165, North Little Rock, AR - Saturday, Jan 25, 2020

Our super breakfast is held in the EAA hangar and it is heated and air conditioned. Breakfast goes from 8:00 to 10:00 and for $8.00 it is all you can eat from our giant buffet bar. Kids half price. Also we have eggs and omelets cooked to order and blueberry pancakes hot off the grill. Load up on biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausauge, hash browns, fresh fruit and lots more. We are the best in Arkansas.

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New Aviation Event - Oceano Airport Toys for Tots, Oceano, CA - Saturday, Dec 7, 2019

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EAA's Ray Aviation Scholarship Fund - EAA

Through the generous support of the Ray Foundation, EAA provided up to $10,000 to 100 deserving youths for their flight training expenses in 2019, with the support of EAA's chapter network. To date, 18 youths have become private pilots and 55 have completed their first solo.

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Pilot Destination Update - Arcadia Municipal, Arcadia, FL

"I just flew in there yesterday and found it was TACO TUESDAY and an extra 10 cents off fuel. 3.59$!! They have a great food truck there on Tuesdays and the folks there are great!!" - Submitted by Al Grajek.
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OVERHAULING Aircraft Engines - How Its Done - Airworx - Experimental Aircraft Channel

OVERHAULING Aircraft Engines - How Its Done - Airworx owner Chris Collum walks us through the stepXstep process his shop uses to overhaul Aircraft Engines. His core business is the FRANKLIN Aircraft Engine but also does a good amount of Lycoming and Continental engine work as well.

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Photo of the DAY - Lots of Airplanes! - Smitty

A view of the grass field outside the static area at the Antique Airplane fly-in at Gainseville, Texas.

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Zenith Aircraft - Tour of the Factory - Experimental Aircraft Channel

Zenith Aircraft - Tour of the Factory 2019 this past September while we were visiting Zenith during their annual OPEN HANGAR DAYS. Take a look into the behind the scenes manufacturing at the Zenith Hangar in Mexico MO.

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Airline Pilots Re-Train Every Year + How It Works - Swayne Martin

Cockpit scenes filmed with permission from Envoy Air, Inc. under Part 91. Unlike many professions, every airline pilot goes through annual recurrent training. It's one way we keep our skills fresh and it's also how airline management and the FAA ensure strict safety standards. Regardless of where you'll fly one day, recurrent training will be a part of life for the rest of your airline career. Here's how it works and what you should know before your first round of training.

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Nose Wheel Cub? - We Fly the CubCrafters NXCub in the Backcountry - AOPALive

We take the new NXCub for a flight to see how it handles rough backcountry strips.

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Fly the Air Traffic Controller in a Van's RV - AOPALive

A group of pilots with the Goldsboro Wayne Aviation Association in North Carolina take air traffic controllers flying to experience the airspace from the pilots' perspective.

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WOW! Patty Wagstaff Flies A Rolling Turn In Her Extra 300 - Sporty's Pilot Shop

With a roll rate of 400 degrees per second, Patty whips the Extra 300L through multiple rolls while completing a 360 degrees turn over her home airport of St. Augustine on the east coast of Florida. Stay tuned for more aerobatic flying - Sporty's and Patty have partnered on a new online course, coming in 2020!

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Bush Pilot STOL Competition - Plane Fun Days 2019 - WhitleyVideos

Bush Pilot STOL Competition in the North Carolina mountains - Plane Fun Days is an annual event for the Just Aircraft family of owners, builders, pilots and friends to share old memories and create new ones together.

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What Would You Do If You Witness an Incident - MzeroA Flight Training

What would you do if you had a flat tire on a runway at an uncontrolled airport? Have you ever witnessed an incident while waiting to take off or land?

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New Places to Fly!

Sam's Kitchen and Grill - Eufaula, AL

4.9 stars folks! It don't get much better than this.. Located on the field at KEUF.. Check out hour...

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Lighthouse Kitchen across from KRCR - Rochester, IN

Homestyle cooking offering breakfast and lunch. The restaurant is called Lighthouse Kitchen and is l...

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Bill's BBQ - Vineland, NJ

Bill's BBQ is 350 ft. from the tie-down locations. Simply walk through the airport perimeter gate an...

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The Bonnie Cafe - Mt Vernon, IL

The Bonnie Cafe, located in the Mt Vernon airport terminal building, features home-style Midwest com...

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Dougherty Pharmacy Beer Shoppe - Hamilton, NY

Across the street from the Hamilton Municipal Airport is Dougherty Pharmacy which has an amazing cra...

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Holmans Table - St. Paul, MN

I could not believe KSTP was not on the list, certainly the best restaurant you can fly to in the Mi...

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Just Plane Adventures Lodging and Campground - Medley, WV

Fly in to our unique mountain top runway and stay in one of our first class vacation rentals with al...

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Riverside Golf Club - Chehalis, WA

Golf course directly across the street from Chehalis-Centralia Airport. Walking distance. Pro shop a...

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North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport - West Palm Beach, FL

AMS is hands down one of the most pleasant and professional aircraft services company I've encounter...

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Texas Antique Airplane Fly-in - Gainesville, Texas - FunPlacesToFly.com

TOP FUN In a SportCruiser Aircraft - FunPlacesToFly.com

EAA Chapter 323 and Cavanaugh Flight Museum Warbird Rides Day! - FunPlacesToFly.com

Flying! A High like none other! - FunPlacesToFly.com

GoPro - We've come a long way - Hero 4 / Hero 7 Compare - FunPlacesToFly.com

MyPilotPro Aircraft Swivel Camera Mount for GoPro, Garmin Virb and More! - FunPlacesToFly.com

The Making of a Legend - The Legend Cub - FunPlacesToFly.com

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

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Picture of the Day: Avoiding Thanksgiving traffic
Hal Denton submitted the following photo and note: “The gift of flight! Flight turns the drudgery of travel into a fun-filled adventure.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for Picture of the Day are also considered for ...

A thought on why Mooney shut down operations, this time
Mooney's shutdown was a shock, but should it have been?

Still don’t have ADS-B? What happens to you Jan. 1, 2020?
The webinar is for aircraft owners who have not equipped with ADS-B.

USS Arizona exhibit opens on anniversary of attack on Pearl Harbor
'USS-Arizona: Sacred Steel"' is a walk-around exhibit about the famous battleship.

Looking for a special gift for your pilot and adventurer?
The limited set is priced at $10,000 for five watches.

Cessna 402 hits flock of birds
Probable cause: Encounter with a flock of birds during takeoff at night, resulting in multiple bird strikes and structural damage.

Picture of the Day: Landing on Yale Lake
Matthew McCoy submitted the following photo and note: “A photo of my nephew (and future airline pilot) landing on Yale Lake near Mount Saint Helens in Washington State.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for Picture of ...

Building an airport Tetrahedron
At Eagles Crest Aerodrome (DE25), we decided having a tetrahedron would be a great addition our private airport community.

Video: Touring the Zenith Aircraft factory
The video also includes some flying scenes, as well as close-up views of the many Zenith models.

Volunteers continue to maintain the Chicken Strip
RAF volunteers will ensure the airstrip is maintained.

Aviation Blogs!

Rod Machado's 40-Hour Private Pilot ELearning Ground School - Rod Machado

Thinking about learning to fly? Do you want to fly for a living? Would you like to refresh your knowledge for your flight review? If so, then the place to start is with Rod Machado's new 40-hour+ private pilot eLearning ground school. This eLearning course prepares you to take the private pilot knowledge exam and provides the foundation of knowledge needed to make your flight training a more enjoyable experience.

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It's a Long Way Down, isn't it? - Rod Machado

Psst! Psst! Come here. Come a little bit closer. I've got something I want to ask you, and I don't want anyone else to hear. Are you afraid of heights? It's probably embarrassing to admit it, but if you're like most other pilots, the answer is Yes.

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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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Help Keep Aviation Alive! Click HERE!

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All the Destinations listed were provided by visitors to our website.
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All Aviation Events entries are made by visitors to our website.
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Fun Places to Fly! Airshows, Aviation Events, Special Features and MORE!
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Flight Training with Rod Machado. Learn to Fly. Improve your Skills!
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We'll show you how to get the best shots from your GoPro!
Click HERE!

Airport information and locations, runways, frequencies and more!
Click HERE!

Pilot Stuff! Cool Supplies, Gifts, Avionics, Action Cameras and Accessories.
Click HERE!

A wide assortment of tools necessary for building an Experimental Aircraft
Click HERE!

Help for the RV Aircraft Homebuilder! Articles, Resources, and Videos!
Click HERE!

Video creation for your Groups, Events or Businesses.
Click HERE!

Help Keep Aviation Alive!
Click HERE!

Beautiful Aviation related photos from all over!
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Aviation News From GAN
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