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Kentmorr Restaurant, Stevensville, MD

"Kentmorr Airport and Restaurant: 3W3 - excellent grass strip and supurb restaurant within short walking distance - 4 STAR quality! Wonderful views of the Bay, access to the beach and marina - perfect for a wonderul, scenic flight! Fly-in, nice waterfront walk, enjoy a great lunch or dinner, then enjoy a beverage on the beach and watch the nice boats enter/depart the marina. Awesome fly-in experience. Just watch the SFRA about a mile or two off the end of the runway. At 3W3, check website of the airport for procedures at http://www.3w3.us/ for all airport and pilot info. This one is worth a journey! Mike Marra, Keystone Flight of Central PA." - Submitted by Mike Marra

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Setting Records and Taking Names - EAA

Since moving to the United States 20 years ago, Harley Milne, EAA 1377610, made it his top priority to see as much of the country as he could, but he's not just sight-seeing; he's taking names and setting records while doing it, all from his paramotor.

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New Aviation Event - Essex Skypark Fly-In Drive-In Pancake Breakfast, Essex, MD - Saturday, May 8, 2021

Essex sky park Fly In Drive In. Pancake Breakfast. Check web site for details.

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Sun 'n Fun 2021 Wipaire's Floats on Display - AVweb

Wipaire is well known for its line of straight and amphibious floats, which is why it has sold 500 sets of the popular 2100 model. At Sun 'n Fun, it was showing off a Husky installation and AVweb got a tour of the laser-enabled gear warning safety system.

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Scenic Westport, Westport, WA

"A six to eight block walk from the tie-down area, leads you to several local fish resturarants and shops along a boardwalk adjacent to a significant fishing fleet. Bennett's Fish Shack had great fish and chips from local cod or halibut. Their menu is available online. We had a wonderful afternoon a very scenic flight some 70 mi west of Tacoma." - Submitted by Richard Bush

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New Aviation Event - Ramona Beech Fly-In, Ramona, CA - Saturday, May 1, 2021

Join Us at the Ramona Beech Fly-In! Please be sure to use the http://beechflyin.com website to register. The BeechFlyin.com website also has ,ots of helpful information about the event. See you there!

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

The MyPilotPro Swivel GoPro Airplane Mount! MyPilotPro make use of a RAM Mount to allow an action camera to point in any direction, making it possible to capture almost any shot you're looking for. This mount attaches to most airplane tie downs and doesn't require any tools.

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BBQ in Lexington, Lexington, NC

"Fun cross country to visit any of the dozen BBQ places around Lexington. Friendly airport, no parking fees, courtesy cars available. They do ask that you throw a couple bucks worth of gas in the car while out, small favor to ask for use of the airport I think and was happy to fill it up for them. I highly recommend Backcountry BBQ. 5 minutes from the field and some of the best BBQ I have ever had. Loaded up and flew some back to RDU as well. This will definitely be a return trip for me." - Submitted by Dan Bishop

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Where can you legally land a bush plane? - Trent Palmer

Trent talks about where you can legally land a bush plane!

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Greenville, South Carolina, Greenville, SC

"If you don't mind walking, start near Main St, and stroll up and down the street, it's beautiful, clean, thriving with people of all ages, some local and some from other countries. Greenville has several companies that pull talent from overseas. Main Street will also take you to the beautiful Falls Park on the Reedy River. Over the river is a unique curved pedestrian suspension bridge. Spend the afternoon walking through the park, shopping and dining downtown." - Submitted by Lara Kaufmann

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Shortest, crooked and dangerous jungle landing strips in Costa Rica - Backcountry182

Most challenging strips in Costa Rica.

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New Aviation Event - 35th Annual Sentimental Journey, Lock Haven, PA - Tuesday - Saturday, Jun 22-26, 2021

A great time, camping, food, nightly entertainment, spot landing contest and more!

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Dare County Regional Airport, Manteo, NC

"Great Airport. Beach, picinic shelter and aquarium. Lost Colonly Play nearby. Downtown is a great place to walk beside the water and eat. At the south end of the island is where the fishing boats come in. Fisherman's Wharf is a really great seafood restaurant. Real fresh fish. Seafood shop below restaurant will pack your fish for trip home. Said they would leave a bushel of oysters at the airport if you call ahead." - Submitted by Gil

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We're Back From Sun n' Fun! - King Schools - King Schools

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I'm Cutting Up My Carbon Fiber Airplane Cowling | Scrappy #45 - Mike Patey

The time has come, I'm splitting my carbon fiber cowling! I'm also working to adding in lights, a night vision camera, and a NACA duct for airflow. The cowling has been one of the most labor intensive projects of Scrappy, but we are making progress!

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Niagara Falls Aerospace Museum - Niagara Falls, NY

Wanted to write about my local airport at Niagara Falls. Firstly, if you never done it you can e...

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Hangar 24 Brewing Taproom Restaurant - Lake Havasu City, AZ

Relaxed taproom in an airplane hangar pairing house-label craft brews with pub grub standards....

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Blade 'N Wing Airport Cafe - Andalusia, AL

Blade 'N' Wing Airport Cafe, serving a good buffet, is located next to heliport at South Alabama Re...

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WACO Kitchen - Battle Creek, MI

Nice new restaurant right on the field. Located at Battle Creek Executive Airport, WACO Kitchen offe...

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Sunriver Resort - Sunriver, OR

Located on the dry side of the Cascade Mountain range, Sunriver Resort offers a unique vacation expe...

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Gate 12 Bar & Grille - College Station, TX

A sister to J. Cody's Steaks and BBQ, Gate 12 is Relaxed Elegance in the old terminal building at Ea...

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Williams AZ-Rt 66/Grand Canyon Railroad - Williams, AZ

Visit historic Williams on Route 66 in N AZ. Walk, bike or drive the historic city. Grand Canyon Rai...

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Brae Cabin Airbnb - Gainesboro, TN

Fantastic get-a-way just down the road from a beautiful small county airport. Owners are pilots and...

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The Pig BBQ - Fredericktown, MO

Fredericktown Airport is a great place to fly into. The Terminal lounge is very nice with a kitchen...

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Stanton's BBQ Fly In Restaurant - Bennettsville, SC

Stanton's BBQ in Bennettsville, SC is a 2300-foot grass runway with a tie down ramp right beside the...

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Bill's Toasty Diner - Taylorville Municipal Airport, IL

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Picture of the Day: Shiny Luscombe
Jim Pantas submitted this photo and note: "A friend, Joe Baker, and his daughter, Emma, flew their Luscombe to the local favorite $100 Bar-B-Q restaurant at BQ1. Her takeoff was picture perfect, as everyone watched and filmed it."

Fighting PTSD with flying and fellowship
A grassroots effort to help veterans dealing with PTSD by combining flying in a general aviation aircraft and fellowship afterwards led by a counselor has proven so successful that it's been expanded to help kids dealing with drug and alcohol addiction.

Court rules against Airline History Museum
According to officials with Signature Flight Support, the FBO won the court battle, with the court finding that the Airline History Museum owes Signature rent going to at least a year.

Used aircraft market expected to see ‘slight increase’ over next six months
A "perception survey" of members of the International Aircraft Dealers Association indicates they expect to see a slight increase in all market conditions, with the strongest areas of increase in the light and mid-sized jet markets.'

True Blue Power unleashes most powerful Lithium-ion battery yet
True Blue Power, the first company to receive FAA TSO certification for lithium-ion batteries, has added a 60 amp-hour lithium-ion battery to its product line. "This battery is a beast," company officials say.

Aborted landing goes awry
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and an attempted aborted landing and impact with bushes and terrain.

Pictures of the Day: Will work for flight lessons
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New study: Pilots downplay the impact of stress on flight safety
'The pilots' reasoning for their decisions suggests that although they were aware of the risks of flying while ill or tired, the pilots considered flight to be a stress relieving activity, and so they were less likely to cancel a flight based on being under stress. This is despite guidance from aviation regulatory bodies such as the FAA indicating that stress can potentially compromise flight performance.

West Virginia exempts sales tax for aircraft parts and labor
The new law, which goes into effect Sept. 1, 2021, applies to all aircraft and is expected to save owners of single-engine aircraft an estimated $159 a year based on average annual maintenance costs of $2,500.

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The Forgotten Mechanic - Rod Machado

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Weber's Law - Rod Machado

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

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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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