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September 24, 2012

United takes first 787

Check out their line of headsets, camera cables, and LED lighting today! By:  EDWARD RUSSELL WASHINGTON DC 4 hours ago United Airlines took ownership of its first Boeing 787-8 on 22 September, the carrier announced today. It says that it will fly the aircraft, which is registered N20904, to its Houston Intercontinental hub later this week. “As the…

September 22, 2012

The Tale of an Almost Glider Pilot

Check out their line of headsets, camera cables, and LED lighting today! The Tale of an Almost Glider Pilot When I was working for Jim at Brewer Aviation, he decided it would be fun to buy a glider so we could give lessons and rides. This was pretty typical of Jim, we always looking for…

September 21, 2012

Antique and Classic Airplanes are GAs Best Kept Secret

Check out their line of headsets, camera cables, and LED lighting today! Antique and Classic Airplanes are GAs Best Kept Secret These are a class of airplanes that I believe are under recognized and certainly under utilized by the average GA flyer. If you are already an antique/classic enthusiast please hold the hate mail and…

September 21, 2012

Stall Spin Awareness: What Your Instructor Should Be Telling You

Check out their line of headsets, camera cables, and LED lighting today! Stall/Spin Awareness The industry has not done a good job keeping people from spinning into the ground. In this short article I will distill down the essence of the problem and hopefully provide another perspective that might keep you out of trouble. History…

September 20, 2012

Space: The Final Frontier

Check out their line of headsets, camera cables, and LED lighting today! Space: The Final Frontier Editorial With the recent passing of Neil Armstrong, I find myself lamenting about where we are in the history of manned space exploration. I am a disciple of all things related to outer-space. I actually found myself in love…

September 19, 2012

iFLYblog.com Audiocast Episode #3

Check out their line of headsets, camera cables, and LED lighting today! This is episode #3 of the iFLYblog.com Audiocast. To be fair, this isn’t a podcast in the traditional sense. The audiocast will simply be an audio version of posts that are here on the blog. The truth is, lots of folks like to…

September 18, 2012

Our Unfriendly Airports

Check out their line of headsets, camera cables, and LED lighting today! Editorial Our Unfriendly Airports When it comes to customer service there seems to be a universal constant among airports – they stink! It slays me that FBOs, Flight Schools, and other airport-based businesses are so unapproachable. “What do I mean? They are nice…

September 17, 2012

Annual Inspection: The first annual on my RV-8

Check out their line of headsets, camera cables, and LED lighting today! Annual Condition Inspection: Wow a year went by fast! August 2nd, 2011 marked a year since I signed off the inspection on my newly minted RV-8. Nine days later I would fly her for the first time (another story for another day). Having…