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July 14, 2016: Our first airshow
June 9, 2016: My First Stearman Fly-in
May 17, 2016: Brooks’ First Ride in my Stearman
April 4, 2016: Don’t take financial advice from broke people! And why you need good mentors.
March 8, 2016: Using The Tools You Have
February 22, 2016: What’s the deal with that prop?
February 8, 2016: The Longer Flight Home
January 25, 2016: Plane Good People
December 28, 2015: What's it Like Getting Checked Out in a Stearman?
December 14, 2015: If It Ain’t Boeing, I Ain’t Going
November 30, 2015: Going Down the Rabbit Hole
November 17, 2015: Lucky Me - being in the RIGHT place at the RIGHT time in Aviation
October 13, 2015: We have a problem - is this an IFR Emergency?
October 1, 2015: Emerson Lake & Palmer Spitfire "Hardest Day"
September 14, 2015: Flight Report: The Phenom 300 Business Jet
August 11, 2015: A Guy I Know Better Than Myself
July 27, 2015: Becoming a Pilot at a Discount
July 3, 2015: Jets Are For Kids
June 22, 2015: Have You Hugged Your Mechanic Today?
June 2, 2015: Flying a Pitts Reno Air Racer
May 18, 2015: Get Involved in Aviation
May 4, 2015: Aviation Book: Fate is The Hunter
May 4, 2015: A $23,000.00 Super Car vs a 1946 Luscombe 8a
April 27, 2015: People are Weird (plane people, that is...)
March 23, 2015: What Drew Me to Flying
March 2, 2015: Challenge Yourself
February 16, 2015: From a Jet to a Citabria – Something feels wrong!
February 2, 2015: Restoring The Passion For Flying
January 19, 2015: When Hell Freezes Over
January 12, 2015: My favorite (non turbine) airplanes
January 5, 2015: Read The NOTAMs!
December 22, 2014: Where is Mark today? - Chicago
December 8, 2014: Chemical Trails for Mind Control???
December 1, 2014: Lessons Learned: When to Ground Yourself
November 9, 2014: General Aviation Versus Airline Flying
October 24, 2014: Where is Mark Today? - San Antonio TX
June 28, 2014: Dreaming of Oshkosh
June 8, 2014: Making Videos of Your Flights
May 18, 2014: Time to Fly
May 13, 2014: I Want an Airplane
May 10, 2014: Part 2: Army Helicopter Flight School 1969
May 3, 2014: User Fees for All
April 21, 2014: Army Helicopter School 1969
April 17, 2014: Competent and Confident In Your Flying
April 5, 2014: Solo World Record Breaker: Matt Guthmiller
April 5, 2014: Amazing Airlines: A book review
April 4, 2014: Solo Flow
March 29, 2014: The Practical Use Of An Airplane - Part 2
March 23, 2014: Practical Use Of An Airplane - Part 1
March 7, 2014: Extra 300L - Dream Machine With No Conscience
March 1, 2014: My Most Memorable Passenger
February 27, 2014: Burning The Ships
February 15, 2014: Icarus Series #3: Flying Too Close To The Sun
February 6, 2014: CURE FOR THE DECLINING PILOT POPULATION
February 2, 2014: My Favorite Destination: Blogging in Formation Series
January 22, 2014: Announcing The Slipstream Radio Podcast
January 17, 2014: Dancing With The Lizard: Flying and Your Brain
January 10, 2014: ICARUS SERIES #2: THE HUBRIS OF FLIGHT
January 5, 2014: My Flying Bliss
January 3, 2014: My New Year's Resolutions: #BlogFormation Post
December 28, 2013: Icarus Series #1: Innovate or Die
December 18, 2013: Pilots vs. Pilots
December 11, 2013: Name Our Podcast
December 9, 2013: Birds of a Feather Flock Together
December 1, 2013: What I Want Under the Christmas Tree is...Electrifying! #blogformation post
November 28, 2013: Take a load off!
November 25, 2013: Welcome to the New iFLYblog.com
November 23, 2013: BrowseTheRamp.com
November 20, 2013: Drone Pilots or Drone Operators?
November 10, 2013: Slipping vs Skidding: Why knowing the difference could save your life
November 7, 2013: Pre-launch of The Pilot’s Guide To Flying On a Budget
November 2, 2013: American Spitfire Recon Squadron
October 31, 2013: Must Haves for the New Pilot
October 24, 2013: Automation Nation
October 17, 2013: Bucket List Birds
October 12, 2013: Life of Flight: 100 Hours from my Logbook (a book review)
October 10, 2013: Apps instead of Maps: The Top iPad Innovations for Pilots
October 7, 2013: Looking Up!
October 3, 2013: One Year Anniversary
September 30, 2013: My Most Instructional Moment
September 21, 2013: But I have a non-flying spouse...
September 15, 2013: What would I buy...Mooney 201
September 11, 2013: Do we really want more pilots?
September 7, 2013: REFINING THE CRAFT
September 2, 2013: My One Wish For Aviation (Blogging in Formation Series)
August 27, 2013: Youth Aviation Adventure Hangarfest 2013
August 22, 2013: THE ADDICTION OF FORMATION FLYING
August 14, 2013: Disney's Planes
August 8, 2013: Drone Wars
August 5, 2013: A Knight of the Air (Blogging in Formation Series)
July 29, 2013: Recency of Experience
July 24, 2013: Caffeinate your flying!
July 19, 2013: You are never too old and it's never too late!
July 14, 2013: Three things that scare pilots
July 10, 2013: Being watched from the inside...what secrets does your electronics hold?
July 5, 2013: How To Be a Good Student. This applies to all of us!
July 1, 2013: The Future of Aviation in the U.S.: From The Blogging In Formation Series
June 28, 2013: The Big Move
June 23, 2013: Is there hope for the future of GA?
June 22, 2013: Why do we suck at being safe?
June 19, 2013: Accomplishments in Flight
June 16, 2013: Situational Awareness: Do you know where your airplane is?
June 13, 2013: Taking Planes to See Disney's Planes
June 11, 2013: 9 Simple Ways to Keep From Killing Yourself in an Airplane
June 8, 2013: Most Memorable Flight : First Flight of my RV-8
June 7, 2013: Flying with Friends: Tom's RV-4
June 5, 2013: Testing my GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition or Another Excuse to Fly My RV-8
June 3, 2013: BLOGGING IN FORMATION IS THIS WEEK!
June 2, 2013: New Project
May 31, 2013: The Most Indecent Proposal: The video that shouldn't have went viral
May 28, 2013: AirVenture Oshkosh 2013
May 26, 2013: 50 Tales of Flight: A Review
May 25, 2013: New Toys
May 23, 2013: Plan Continuation Bias
May 21, 2013: Flying As Art
May 19, 2013: Air Show Love
May 16, 2013: Batteries included: The simplified future of electric flight
May 14, 2013: Something Old, Something New...Light Sport Aircraft
May 12, 2013: Blogging In Formation Series: My Journey to Flight
May 10, 2013: The Last Bush Pilots: A Review
May 8, 2013: 12 Ideas You Can Use to Promote General Aviation
May 6, 2013: Blogging In Formation: Six Aviation Bloggers, Six Posts, Six Days
May 3, 2013: Setting Aviation Goals: The SMART Approach
April 30, 2013: 10 Myths About Learning to Fly
April 28, 2013: This is your brain on FLYING!
April 26, 2013: What would I buy...Monocoupe
April 25, 2013: Oh the lure of a grass runway: One of GA's Best Kept Secrets
April 22, 2013: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Aviators
April 20, 2013: Jet Jocks: How professional pilots can shun recreational aviation
April 18, 2013: What General Aviation Needs: 8 not-so-easy solutions to GA's woes
April 16, 2013: FAASTeam Safety Seminar
April 14, 2013: Aviation Under Attack
April 12, 2013: How To Be a Pilot - FREE Poster (Share this with your non-flying friends)
April 10, 2013: Timing is everything
April 8, 2013: Amazon Aviator
April 6, 2013: Why do people stop flying?
April 2, 2013: 10 Simple Things You Can Do to Improve Your Airmanship
April 2, 2013: Flying Frustrations
March 31, 2013: Nap of the Earth: Flying low
March 29, 2013: If you like this here Flying blog...
March 29, 2013: Recurrent Flight Training
March 28, 2013: Aviation W&B Calculator App: a review
March 26, 2013: My aviation and flying blog list
March 25, 2013: Lessons learned: Cessna 421 "The boss's open door policy"
March 24, 2013: New Aviation Resources page
March 21, 2013: Those dang centerlines: pilot proficiency one landing at a time
March 20, 2013: Takeoff - Aviation Weather App: Review
March 18, 2013: New Transportation System: Kiwi Style
March 17, 2013: NTSB Safety Alerts: General aviation is on the radar and not in a good way!
March 16, 2013: A Career Aviator is Celebrated!
March 13, 2013: I Love Biplanes!
March 11, 2013: Don't wait on your dreams!
March 9, 2013: Clipper Ships of the Sky: The great flying boats that shrank the world 1931-1946
March 7, 2013: Happy Sixth Month Anniversary: An aviation blog in the first half year
March 6, 2013: Call Sign: Juice
March 5, 2013: Private Pilot Family Man
March 3, 2013: Sequestration impacts VP Biden - Good!
March 3, 2013: RV NATION: It's a grass roots thing!
March 1, 2013: Taking Flight
February 28, 2013: Energy Management: Best Glide and Best L/D
February 26, 2013: Does flying lack value?
February 24, 2013: How To Be a Pilot ebook: Update #1
February 23, 2013: What would I buy...Beechcraft Bonanza
February 22, 2013: Safety vs. Risk Management
February 21, 2013: iFLYblog.com Book Club February 2013: Fire and Air by Patty Wagstaff
February 20, 2013: DH88 Comet: A timeless design
February 19, 2013: False Start
February 18, 2013: How to be a pilot ebook project
February 17, 2013: Three reasons I love flying
February 15, 2013: You've lost your engine, now what? What to do in the case of an engine failure?
February 13, 2013: It's your aviation blog...what do YOU want to see?
February 12, 2013: Bob's Wings
February 10, 2013: Flying careers are a fickle mistress
February 8, 2013: Anti Air Cam
February 7, 2013: Teaching myself aerobatics: Don't try this at home!
February 5, 2013: We have it good in the U.S.
February 3, 2013: Like this page on Facebook
February 3, 2013: Airshow Performer Duane Cole
January 31, 2013: Reckless Flying
January 29, 2013: Flying Wild Alaska Saved My Marriage
January 27, 2013: Computer ATC Police: TARP and Pilot Deviations
January 25, 2013: RV-8 Aerobatics: Video
January 25, 2013: Lean Times
January 23, 2013: Risk vs Reward: GO/NO GO decision making
January 22, 2013: What would I Buy....Globe Swift
January 21, 2013: Test Flying: Operational Check Flight
January 20, 2013: Fall Flight: A short video
January 19, 2013: Getting an Instrument Rating: Perspective
January 18, 2013: Airplane Withdrawals
January 17, 2013: iFLYblog.com Book Club January 2013: You Can Fly Now
January 16, 2013: New Spark Plugs
January 15, 2013: Security Theatre
January 14, 2013: Home Simulation: Part 2 IFR Student / IFR rated
January 13, 2013: Entry-Level Flying Jobs
January 12, 2013: Home Simulation: Part 1 Aspiring Aviator / VFR Pilot
January 11, 2013: Foster Lane: Aviation Pioneer
January 10, 2013: Flying with music
January 8, 2013: Stuck Mic Avcast: Interview
January 8, 2013: I want to build another airplane
January 7, 2013: Keeping my ticket in my pocket: A TFR tale
January 6, 2013: Modern Day Barnstormer: John Mohr
January 5, 2013: HGS Flight: an iPad app review
January 4, 2013: New Year's Resolutions...aviation style
January 3, 2013: Has the last fighter pilot been born?
January 2, 2013: Building my RV-8: the video
January 1, 2013: The Professional Private Pilot
December 31, 2012: Score one for innovation against the declining pilot population
December 30, 2012: Living with your airplane part 2: Residential airparks
December 29, 2012: Living with your airplane part 1: Home strip
December 28, 2012: Self-Appointed Airport Police
December 27, 2012: What brought you here? Your journey to General Aviation
December 26, 2012: The dirty dozen of aircraft ownership! A simple list of the costs
December 25, 2012: A Christmas story from WWII
December 24, 2012: Twas the night before Christmas...mustang style
December 23, 2012: Pattern Work: Touch-and-goes for increased proficiency
December 22, 2012: It's the end of the world. What did you do?
December 21, 2012: New Blogging Weapon: GoPro Hero3 Black Edition
December 20, 2012: Should I train in a modern or vintage LSA aircraft?
December 19, 2012: Christmas light rides for fun or profit
December 18, 2012: Ohio declares December as GA Appreciation Month
December 17, 2012: Medically speaking
December 16, 2012: RV-8 cockpit tour
December 15, 2012: A shout-out to aviation's volunteers
December 14, 2012: Spartan Days: Failed Flight Training
December 13, 2012: Virtual Self-Righteous Aviator
December 12, 2012: Does building or restoring an aircraft make you smarter?
December 11, 2012: Paying it forward: aviation style
December 10, 2012: iFLYblog.com Book Club December 2012: Top Gun Days
December 9, 2012: What will general aviation look like in 40 years?
December 8, 2012: The Instrument rating demystified
December 7, 2012: Buying a used homebuilt
December 6, 2012: iPad EFB
December 5, 2012: Should I fly into Oshkosh?
December 4, 2012: The airport social scene
December 3, 2012: RV-10 In Progress
December 2, 2012: What would I Buy....Luscombe 8A
December 1, 2012: How do I pay for flight training?
November 30, 2012: Balancing Flying with Family
November 29, 2012: Checklist Discipline (updated)
November 28, 2012: The Self-Righteous Aviator
November 27, 2012: Dreaming of Flight: Flying as a second career (update)
November 26, 2012: Always learning: a pilot can never learn too much
November 25, 2012: Old Flight Bag: A glimpse into a flying life
November 24, 2012: We need more aviation heroes
November 23, 2012: Why do people live near airports and then complain?
November 22, 2012: Happy Thanksgiving!
November 21, 2012: Reflections of a flight: Flying with a camera under my wing
November 20, 2012: Jerrie Mock and the Spirit of Columbus
November 19, 2012: Flying Young Eagles: My 1st Rally
November 18, 2012: First Flight: Flight Testing your Experimental Aircraft
November 17, 2012: Crossfired: A Spectacular Fly-In
November 16, 2012: B-17 Gas Station
November 15, 2012: My First Flight
November 14, 2012: Aviation Book List: ebooks
November 12, 2012: A Horse of a Different Color: Flying and Horses?
November 11, 2012: Short Sortie: A Normal Flight in the RV-8
November 10, 2012: Aviation Mentorship: Air Facts Journal
November 9, 2012: Handling an Aircraft Emergency
November 8, 2012: My Ride in a T-34
November 7, 2012: FAA Safety Briefing: A Free Publication From the FAA
November 6, 2012: My Last Piston Twin Trip
November 5, 2012: iFLYblog.com Book Club November 2012: Stick and Rudder
November 4, 2012: Flying with Finesse
November 3, 2012: FLIGHT: The Movie
November 3, 2012: Cory Bird's Symmetry: An Airplane as Art
November 2, 2012: WACO Classic won Autopilot Approval....Really?
November 2, 2012: What's in a name?
November 1, 2012: Father and Son First Solo
October 31, 2012: Barnstormers.com Addict: So many aircraft for sale, so little money...
October 30, 2012: Dedicated Facebook Page
October 30, 2012: How To Fly a Taildragger: 201
October 29, 2012: Hawker Beechcraft to emerge from Bankruptcy as Beechcraft Corp
October 28, 2012: How To Fly a Taildragger: 101
October 27, 2012: Smoke in the Cockpit
October 26, 2012: What Should You Do To Help The Declining Pilot Population
October 25, 2012: What would I Buy....Kolb
October 24, 2012: EAA Leadership Transition
October 23, 2012: NAIA Days: My Flight School Experience
October 22, 2012: iFLYblog.com Book Club October 2012: Fate is the Hunter by Ernst Gann
October 21, 2012: Right Break
October 20, 2012: Formation Flying
October 20, 2012: Lynda Meeks: The Sky's the Limit
October 19, 2012: Cloudahoy: A Review
October 18, 2012: Complacency: The Silent Killer
October 17, 2012: Are Experimental Airplanes Really That "Experimental?"
October 16, 2012: Misadventures of a C-172 Flight
October 15, 2012: Mary Flies
October 14, 2012: Redbull Stratos: A Success
October 14, 2012: Yeager Celebrates Going Mach One 65 Years Ago
October 13, 2012: FLY AWAY IN AN S-LSA RV-12!
October 13, 2012: My Friend Tom Webster Goes West
October 11, 2012: NTSB Press Release on G650 Crash
October 10, 2012: Obama Critical of Corporate Aviation: Again!
October 10, 2012: Professional Flying: Is the romance gone?
October 9, 2012: Flying in High School
October 9, 2012: Embry-Riddle: Climbing out despite turbulent times
October 8, 2012: Aerobatics: A Primer
October 8, 2012: SpaceX Makes History - Again!
October 7, 2012: Flight Stimulation: A Week In the Life of Recurrent Training
October 6, 2012: Mid-Air Collision: Disaster Averted
October 6, 2012: AOPA Air Safety Foundation: The Latest Nall Accident Report
October 5, 2012: Mitchel Flying the RV-8
October 4, 2012: The Bugatti 100P: Reviving a Ghost
October 3, 2012: We Fly Dynon’s New D1 Pocket Panel
October 2, 2012: Mayday! The Declining Pilot Population Part 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
October 2, 2012: The Bücker Jungster I
October 1, 2012: Pilot Training Tools: When, if at all, would you let a student bring an iPad or other electronic flight bag into the cockpit?
September 30, 2012: Sunday Sortie
September 29, 2012: The Fokker Triplane: My Secret Obsession
September 28, 2012: RV-14
September 28, 2012: Preflight Inspections: It's What You Don't See That Can Hurt You
September 28, 2012: EAA Eagle Flights
September 27, 2012: Automotive Powerplant Conversions: Caveat Emptor
September 27, 2012: The Piper Cub
September 26, 2012: My Own Private Oshkosh: Airventure 2012
September 25, 2012: Race 88 at the 2012 Reno Air Races
September 25, 2012: Cessna 182 JT-A
September 25, 2012: Jeff Granger and his Extra 300L
September 24, 2012: Dual Purpose Mission
September 24, 2012: Kermit Weeks is my Hero!
September 24, 2012: United takes first 787
September 22, 2012: The Tale of an Almost Glider Pilot
September 21, 2012: Antique and Classic Airplanes are GAs Best Kept Secret
September 21, 2012: Stall Spin Awareness: What Your Instructor Should Be Telling You
September 20, 2012: Space: The Final Frontier
September 19, 2012: iFLYblog.com Audiocast Episode #3
September 19, 2012: Fly Cheap: Some techniques and tips for flying without breaking the bank
September 18, 2012: Our Unfriendly Airports
September 17, 2012: Annual Inspection: The first annual on my RV-8
September 17, 2012: The Ercoupe: A Journey into the resurrection, restoration, and triumph of a 48 year old airplane
September 17, 2012: Flight Testing Homebuilts: Are You Ready
September 16, 2012: iFLYblog.com Audiocast Episode #2
September 16, 2012: Quiet Technologies Halo In-Ear Headset: Review
September 15, 2012: User Fees: The never ending saga
September 14, 2012: Professionalism in Flying: Thoughts on taking your flying to the next level
September 14, 2012: Flying the Twin Beech
September 14, 2012: iFLYblog.com Audiocast Episode #1
September 13, 2012: Checking Out in a New Airplane: A thoughtful approach to risk management
September 13, 2012: Learning to Fly: What you really need to know
September 12, 2012: Buying an airplane: Part two
September 8, 2012: iFLYblog.com Audiocast Episode #0
September 8, 2012: Buying an airplane: Asking yourself the right questions
September 8, 2012: Building your own airplane: What is it like?
September 7, 2012: Welcome to iflyblog.com: Virtual hangar

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