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Weather, traffic and markets at a glance. Trips worth the fuel. A shop with taste. One quiet address for pilots and their families.

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The Pilot Lounge

METAR, TAF, nearby traffic and a market board. The screen in a good FBO, on yours.

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Travel Map

Fly-outs, fly-ins and family trips worth the fuel, pinned on one chart.

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The Journal

Hangar talk, how-tos and trip reports.

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Diversions

Arcade

Ten quick aviation games for the gate or the couch. No login.

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Provisions

Gear & Gifts

Considered picks for students, owners and the pilot in the family.

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The Journal

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travel · fly-out

Fly-out idea: Key West from South Florida Draft

Planning notes for a family day trip to Key West by light aircraft. Outline only.

weather · training

Read a METAR in 60 seconds Draft

A plain-English walk through one real Fort Lauderdale METAR, field by field.

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