although volplane disbanded in 1999, it was the band responsible for spawning the ideology that became Flight Approved Records. volplane was initially formed in the spring of 1996 by guitarists Jeff Suthers and Todd Ayers. A lineup change in 1997 left core members Jeff Suthers (guitars), Dicky Bosse (drums) and Shannon Stein (bass). from 1997-1999, volplane forged ahead and spent the larger part of two years in their home studio recording what should have been two records which were never officially released: VOLPLANE, and MERLOT.

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