X-Plane Pilot Reports

Developer blogs and Austin's Adventures

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Austin's Adventures

2010
June 2010 - "Evo"
May 2010 - "Honeymoon"
May 2010 - "Avanti"

2009
October 2009 - "State of Flight Simulation"
September 2009 - "Techno"
August 2009 - "428X"
July 2009 - "The Bear You Do Not Climb On"
June 2009 - "French Conference"
February 2009 - "Shawano --> Columbia"

2008
January 2008 - "Follow Up"
June 2008 - "Hangar Final"
June 2008 - "Engine Failure"
June 2008 - "Dalhart, TX"
July 2008 - "Oshkosh 2008"
November 2008 - "428X"
December 2008 - "Green Bay"

2007
February 2007 - "Final Cirrus Flight"
February 2007 - "First Lancair Flight"
February 2007 - "Lancair/Cirrus Comparison"
February 2007 - "Longest Flight EVAR"
June 2007 - "Cirrus SR-22 Turbo Test Flight"
June 2007 - "The Sled from HELL!"
July 2007 - "Why Does God Hate Lancairs?"
August 2007 - "Captain Bermudez!"

2006
March 2006 - "TFR Violation"

2005
January 2005 - "Detailed Cirrus Flight" - This one is a common favorite
January 2005 - "Cirrus Journal Pics"
January 2005 - "Udvar Hazy Museum" - Relevant to you... read it!
February 2005 - "Saturday Afternoon Flight"
May 2005 - "Cross Country"
June 2005 - "X-Cannes"
July 2005 - "Oshkosh '05"
August 2005 - "God's Country August"
August 2005 - "Thunderstorms at Night"
August 2005 - "The Space Trip"

2004
August 2004 - "An Italy Trip"
September 2004 - "A Washington Trip"
November 2004 - "Night Flight"

2003
February 2003 - "The Long Room"
March 2003 - "The Abyss" - This one is a common favorite
July 2003 - "The Cows"
July 2003 - "The Firebomber"
Decmber 2003 - "The Cirrus Pick-Up"

2002
July 2002 - "The Magical Fishbowl"
September 2002 - "The City"
November 2002 - "The Train"
November 2002 - "The 4WD Buick"

2001
September 2001 - "NYC"

2000
February 2000 - "The Martian Chronicles"
February 2000 - "The Space Glider"
July 2000 - "The Speck of Incredible Speed"

1989
October 1989 - "The Thirsty Birds"

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