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May 20, 2016

P-51 Mustang with kills against three axis powers...and America

May 20, 2016/ Ed McCassell
P-51 Mustang with kills against three axis powers...and America

World War II P-51 Mustang with kills against Germany, Italy, Japan...and, the US?

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Military Flight
May 16, 2016

NIGHT MISSION ON THE HO CHI MINH TRAIL

May 16, 2016/ Mark Berent
NIGHT MISSION ON THE HO CHI MINH TRAIL

It's hairy work, flying night interdiction in an F-4 Phantom-a job for real pros.

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May 16, 2016/ Mark Berent/ Comment
Military Flight
February 26, 2016

Best Cross Country Flight

February 26, 2016/ Michael Deck
Best Cross Country Flight

My first long cross country as a new private pilot

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February 26, 2016/ Michael Deck/ Comment
Civilian Flight
February 22, 2016

Ease Your Transition to a Tail Wheel Airplane

February 22, 2016/ Gary Deck
Ease Your Transition to a Tail Wheel Airplane

Just Master These Two Skills First

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February 22, 2016/ Gary Deck/ Comment
Education Corner
February 22, 2016

Low and Slow is Fun

February 22, 2016/ Gary Deck
Low and Slow is Fun

Learning the Army way was a Blast!

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February 22, 2016/ Gary Deck/ 1 Comment
Military Flight, Maneuvers
February 22, 2016

Boys will be Boys!

February 22, 2016/ Ed McCassell
Boys will be Boys!

Mixing it up with the Warthogs...

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Maneuvers, Civilian Flight, Military Flight
February 22, 2016

Maneuvering Speed

February 22, 2016/ Gary Deck
Maneuvering Speed

The relationship between angle of attack, weight and maneuvering speed.

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February 22, 2016/ Gary Deck/ Comment
Education Corner
February 19, 2016

Turbulence

February 19, 2016/ Gary Deck
Turbulence

Turbulence: Where, Why and What to do

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February 19, 2016/ Gary Deck/ Comment
Education Corner
February 18, 2016

Beyond the Clouds

February 18, 2016/ Mark Berent
Beyond the Clouds

How and Why I Became a Military Writer

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February 18, 2016/ Mark Berent/ Comment
Military Flight
February 03, 2016

Partial Power Take-off

February 03, 2016/ Gary Deck
Partial Power Take-off

With the engine only producing partial power, the fence at the end of the grass field loomed large.

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February 03, 2016/ Gary Deck/ Comment
Civilian Flight
Partial power take-off
February 01, 2016

Clear-Air Turbulence

February 01, 2016/ Jim Chandler
Clear-Air Turbulence

Smooth flight at 7500 feet when we were hit with a invisible hammer.

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February 01, 2016/ Jim Chandler/ 1 Comment
Civilian Flight
Turbulence, clear-air turbulence
January 16, 2016

Squawk 7600 for lost communication

January 16, 2016/ Gary Deck
Squawk 7600 for lost communication

You won't believe what happened to the brand new C-310 right after I flew it for my ATP check ride. 

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Civilian Flight, Maneuvers
December 28, 2015

Where Are The Girls?

December 28, 2015/ Gary Deck
Where Are The Girls?

The time I skipped high school and flew 300 miles to have girls in miniskirts park my airplane.  Good idea, don't you agree...?

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December 28, 2015/ Gary Deck/ Comment
Civilian Flight
December 28, 2015

The Decision That Got Me Fired

December 28, 2015/ Gary Deck
The Decision That Got Me Fired

It is always better to be alive and unemployed than dead and unemployed.  

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December 28, 2015/ Gary Deck/ Comment
Civilian Flight
December 28, 2015

Wheels Up Landing

December 28, 2015/ Gary Deck
Wheels Up Landing

Sometimes when you are 16 and a new student pilot, you forget to lower the gear in the Cessna 210 that a very nice man allowed you to fly.  Sorry.

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December 28, 2015/ Gary Deck/ Comment
Civilian Flight
December 28, 2015

Teterboro Hospitality

December 28, 2015/ Gary Deck
Teterboro Hospitality

Anyone who has ever flown into Teterboro will recognize the warm welcome all pilots receive.  Some things never change.

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December 28, 2015/ Gary Deck/ Comment
Civilian Flight
December 28, 2015

SAM Warning!

December 28, 2015/ Gary Deck
SAM Warning!

When the North Vietnamese fire missiles at you, how much do you really trust Military Intelligence?

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Maneuvers, Military Flight
December 28, 2015

My Dad Had My Back

December 28, 2015/ Gary Deck
My Dad Had My Back

Yes, it is possible to retract the gear of a parked airplane.  And it may even be the same Cessna that you recently belly flopped.  

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December 28, 2015/ Gary Deck/ 1 Comment
Civilian Flight
December 14, 2015

Do You Smell Smoke, Part 1

December 14, 2015/ Gary Deck
Do You Smell Smoke, Part 1

7,500 feet, smoke filling the cockpit, no oil pressure...  

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Maneuvers
December 09, 2015

Do You Smell Smoke, Part 2

December 09, 2015/ Gary Deck
Do You Smell Smoke, Part 2

Engine out, second time this week, small island strip our only option

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December 09, 2015/ Gary Deck/ Comment
Maneuvers
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