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This weekend is the annual Boone Airport RV fly-in in Boone, Iowa. It's an RV event, but all types are welcome. Saturday, June 18, 2011 · 8:00am – 4:00pm I'll have my shiny new RV4 there. Come check it out! Matthew

I suddenly find myself in Boston on a dreary Monday afternoon with nothing on my calendar. What's an aviation-minded traveler to do? I've never been in the area, and would like to do a little sightseeing. M

I haven't been around POA much lately. Too focused on turning the expensive pile of parts in my basement into a flyable RV-4. I learned a new trick recently that I thought I'd share. Anyone with a passing familiarity with aluminum aircraft construction will recognize the cleco pliers. Few...

Anyone catch this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4lE6HcBPxw It's for sale. I say we all pitch in 10 bucks. I'll find the hangar space. M

I thought I'd chime in with a few thoughts after a few weeks of being an IFR pilot. 1) It sure is handy. I made a quick day trip from Des Moines (DSM) to Lincoln (KLNK) yesterday to visit my aging grandfather, and with all of Iowa and Nebraska blanketed in thick clouds and low ceilings, I...

Okay, I'll make this brief, because I have to get back to my scotch: After an exhausting week of work and checkride prep in my hotel room (I travel a lot), I did my IFR checkride at today. And I got my ticket wet on the way home with some IMC enroute and an easy GPS approach in IMC into IKV...

Well, maybe a little more than half. I've been quietly working on my instrument rating lately. I joined a club and I'm flying a 172SP that was a Sporty's sweepstakes airplane in the late '90's. It's even in some of the Sporty's training videos. All is going well. I've been doing the headwork...

Has anyone ever flown an approach in actual IFR with one of those VAL all-in-one CDI/Nav radios? It doesn't seem like a string of LED lights would provide the same level of information as you get from flying the needles of a traditional CDI. But, they're out there, and they're certified, so...

Perfect open-ended forum question, eh? Like Kent, I've been looking for the perfect next airplane, but I'm finding a limited selection. Here are the requirements: 2 seats, economical (at least in terms of MPG, but ideally in terms of low fuel consumption as well), SPIFR capable, and a...

Sorry I've been silent on the forum for a while. It's hard to keep up with everything through the summer flying season. For those of you who know us, Amy and I just got married over the weekend. Here's a cool photo (and one of her favorites, I might add). Matthew

Ken sucks for getting time in an Eclipse, but I just got my first eight tenths in a P-51. (Dual, that is) I did it yesterday, and I'm still trying to get my mind around the experience. Here are some highlights, stream of consciousness style: It's not as loud as I expected - standard ANR...

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Avweb just posted a clip about an 88 year old ex-Luftwaffe pilot who claims to have shot down Saint Exupery. I suppose it's been claimed before, but it still evokes thought.

It's been (another) good year for my company, and fortunately, I'll be able to attend the "club" trip to Kauai in May. A week-long break from the rat race would probably be sufficient reward, but we'll be living the easy life for a week. Never the lethargic type, I'm afraid of getting bored...

The EAA just announced a new aviation calendar at http://www.eaa.org/calendar/ Make sure to get your local fly-ins posted there. The calendar itself is pretty neat, allowing you to search for events within a specified radius around your home location or airport. Cheers, Matthew

I happen to be in Barcelona this week and have a day or two to check out the sights. While visiting the Sagrada Familia temple, I noticed a Super Cub flying in low circles over the city. I assume it was flying tourists around, but it triggered the thought of how much fun it would be to get...

Anytime I come up with a breakthrough idea, I discover that someone else has already thought of it. Today, I hope to take advantage of this lifelong Murphyesque dilemma. I have a great idea for a website, so I'm sure someone has already thought of it. All I need to do is locate it. So...

I hopped in the Cessna 140 this morning for a "quick" flight from KAMW to KLNK and back. (Sorry for not calling the local POAers). Winds aloft were brutal, netting a groundspeed of 50 - 55 kts enroute to Lincoln. Somewhere southwest of Omaha, still in the Charlie, the Approach controller...

What's the best personal accounting software for the Mac? I've heard that the Mac version of Quicken is pretty buggy (not that it's particularly good in Windows). M

I've been kicking around a career move that would put me somewhere in the vicinity of Portland, OR (i.e., Lake Oswego). Can anyone comment on how aviation-friendly it is out there? Some things that come to mind (from the perspective of an Iowa boy) are: hangar availability and cost weather...