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370 Citabria Theft, Beach Landing and Recovery with Rachael Webster & DC Midair Update + GA News

20 februari 2025 | 68 min

369 Reagan Midair: CVR and FDR Data Revealed at NTSB Press Conference

15 februari 2025 | 34 min

The NTSB held a press conference to provide preliminary findings from the flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) related to the January 29 midair collision near Reagan National Airport between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and a PSA Airlines CRJ regional jet. The Black Hawk was conducting a checkride with night vision goggles and was following FAA-designated helicopter routes. The CRJ was cleared for a visual approach to Runway 33.

The investigation revealed discrepancies in altitude readings from the Black Hawk’s instruments, raising concerns about possible erroneous altimeter data. At 8:47:40 PM, the CRJ received an automated traffic advisory, and the tower instructed the Black Hawk to pass behind the CRJ. However, due to a transmission overlap, the Black Hawk may not have received the full instruction. Seconds later, the aircraft collided at approximately 313 feet altitude.

The NTSB is conducting a visibility study, examining night vision goggle effects, air traffic control communications, and ADS-B transmission issues. The agency commended the FAA’s temporary helicopter flight restrictions but has not determined if permanent changes are necessary. The full investigation is ongoing, with additional findings expected in the final report.

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368 NTSB Accident Investigation Process with Jeff Guzzetti

11 februari 2025 | 63 min

Max interviews Jeff Guzzetti, a former NTSB investigator, to discuss the accident investigation process, in relation to the DC midair collision. Jeff explains ICAO Annex 13, the international standard that guides accident investigations worldwide. He details the NTSB’s congressional mandate to investigate every civil aviation accident and explains their resource constraints, which often require FAA inspectors to assist.

The conversation covers the NTSB’s investigative process, including the launch of a GO team for major accidents, the role of accredited representatives, and the importance of securing accident sites. Jeff discusses the retrieval and analysis of cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders, along with the increasing role of passenger electronics in investigations.

Max and Jeff also touch on the psychological toll of accident investigation, the impact of high-profile crashes near Washington, D.C., and the importance of avoiding premature conclusions. Jeff shares insights into his teaching at USC’s Aviation Safety Program and his consulting work.

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367 Learjet X-AUCI Philadelphia Crash and Reagan MidAir Update + GA News

7 februari 2025 | 56 min

366 Midair Collision at Reagan National - Tragedy Over the Potomac

31 januari 2025 | 17 min

Max discusses the tragic midair collision at Reagan National Airport between a PSA Airlines CRJ700 regional jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. The midair crash over the Potomac River was captured by a Kennedy Center webcam.

ATC instructed the Army helicopter to follow the airliner to Runway 33, but it did not comply. The helicopter was not transmitting ADS-B Out, though its position was tracked using Mode S transponders. TCAS alerts are disabled below 400 feet, meaning the pilots had no automated warning. Nighttime perception challenges likely contributed to the crew’s failure to see and avoid each other.

Trescott reviews ATC audio and past midair collisions, emphasizing the Swiss Cheese Model of accident causation—multiple failures aligned to cause the crash. A reported FAA radar screen showed collision alerts 30 seconds prior, but no action was taken. He urges pilots to use traffic displays with relative vectors for better situational awareness, particularly at night.

The episode ends with a call to fly defensively and use all available tools to prevent midair collisions.

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365 FlySto: Bringing Airline-like Flight Analysis to General Aviation

24 januari 2025 | 58 min

Note: There is a video version of this episode for Patreon.com supporters at the $20/month level, which also gives you access to over 90 other videos. Max Trescott talks with Patrick Lienhart about FlySto.net, a platform bringing Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) to general aviation (GA). FOQA, widely used by airlines, collects and analyzes flight data to enhance safety by identifying trends before they lead to incidents. FlySto applies similar principles, allowing GA pilots to review their flights, compare data, and track performance improvements.

FlySto offers multiple perspectives, including 2D/3D views, cockpit HUD, and graphical analysis. Pilots can upload flight data from various avionics, ADS-B track logs, and navigation apps. A key feature is approach scoring, which compares pilot performance to fleet averages and provides landing analysis.

FlySto also includes customizable flag rules for monitoring exceedances, aircraft performance analysis against POH data, and video integration to overlay flight data onto recorded videos. ADS-B traffic data enhances situational awareness with collision detection and wake turbulence tracking. Additionally, archived weather data helps pilots review conditions during debriefs.

Currently free, FlySto plans to introduce a subscription model with affordable pricing for advanced features. Pilots can explore the platform at FlySto.net to enhance safety and performance in GA flying.

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364 Second Career in Aviation: Flying for PlaneSense with Jim Goldfuss + GA News

17 januari 2025 | 70 min

363 Buying and Learning to Fly a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet and SOE with Dr. Mark Alford

10 januari 2025 | 66 min

Max talks with Dr. Mark Alford, who shares his journey transitioning to the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet. He completed a nine-day type rating course in Knoxville, preparing through extensive study and simulator sessions to master the jet’s systems and emergency procedures.

Mark highlights the challenges and rewards of his Supervised Operating Experience (SOE) with Max, which involved 25 hours of mentorship to remove his type rating restriction. They undertook diverse flights, including weather flying, night landings, and mountain approaches, like Eagle County Airport’s challenging RNAV GPS approach and high-performance departure. Mark also recounts mastering the Garmin G3000 avionics, emphasizing the importance of training tools and preparation.

Personal stories enrich the podcast, such as inspiring a young aviation enthusiast in Wisconsin and connecting with aspiring pilots at FBOs. Mark reflects on how SOE training boosted his confidence for complex airspace and re-routing, as shown during recent flights to Southern California.

Mark advises aspiring jet pilots to focus on mastering avionics and adapting to new systems. His journey showcases the technical challenges and personal fulfillment of flying advanced aircraft, inspiring listeners with his progress and passion.

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362 Jeju flight 2216 Mystery: Why Aircraft Didn’t Slow During Slide on the Runway

3 januari 2025 | 27 min

In this Aviation News Talk episode, Max Trescott analyzes the recent crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216, a Boeing 737-800, in South Korea. The aircraft landed gear-up on runway 19 at Muan International Airport, slid down the runway, hit a concrete berm, and burst into flames, leaving only two survivors among the crew. He performed a video analysis of the aircraft’s speed along the runway and concluded that the aircraft didn’t slow until after it left the runway, suggesting the engines were still at high power during the slide.

The incident unfolded rapidly, with the pilots issuing a Mayday after a possible bird strike on the right engine. The timeline from the distress call to the crash was just five minutes, during which the crew attempted a go-around, circled back, and crash-landed. Analysis of video footage showed the engines were likely producing high power during the landing, preventing proper deceleration.

This episode underscored the importance of minimizing speed during crashes to reduce impact energy and highlighted how modern accidents often involve complex scenarios requiring deliberate and thoughtful responses. The crash investigation is ongoing, with preliminary findings expected in the coming months.

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361 Multi-engine and MEI Checkride Mock Oral with Jason Blair

26 december 2024 | 55 min

Max talks with Jason Blair, a DPE, about multi-engine ratings and training challenges. Jason explains that most pilots pursue multi-engine ratings as add-ons to their commercial certificates. He advises following an efficient training path: private single-engine, instrument rating, commercial single-engine, and finally, the multi-engine add-on.

Challenges with multi-engine training include mechanical delays, as many trainers are older aircraft, and higher accident rates during instruction. Jason highlights the VMC demonstration as a critical yet risky maneuver that simulates engine failure. Pilots must maintain control and recover methodically by managing power and airspeed, avoiding loss of directional control.

Performance considerations include accelerate-stop distance, single-engine ceilings, and reduced performance in high-density altitude environments. Underpowered twins, like the Twin Comanche, demand careful handling during single-engine operations. Jason also stresses the importance of multi-engine instructors (MEIs) understanding systems thoroughly, teaching methodically, and prioritizing safety. He advises MEIs to practice emergency procedures during maintenance opportunities and conduct training at safe altitudes.

Jason’s Multi-Engine Oral Exam Guide serves as a valuable resource for pilots. He concludes with practical advice for pilots and instructors while sharing his contact details for further guidance.

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360 8 Flight Training Experiences to Make You a Better Pilot with Dr. Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

20 december 2024 | 70 min

359 Sleep Smarter, Fly Safer: A Pilot’s Guide to Rest with Dr. Quay Snyder + GA News

13 december 2024 | 73 min

358 How Shallow Turns Reduce Safety in the Traffic Pattern with Dr. Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

6 december 2024 | 66 min

357 N881KE R44 Houston Tower Collision: What All Pilots Can Learn + GA News

27 november 2024 | 50 min

356 N73WA Beech Baron Crash at Catalina and the Deadly Effects of Somatogravic Illusion + GA News

15 november 2024 | 50 min

355 Envoy 3936 Wrong Runway Landing at O’Hare with Rob Mark & HondaJet Crash in Arizona

9 november 2024 | 58 min

354 G100UL Unleaded Fuel on Sale Now; 25 Gallons Free for SF Bay Area Pilots

1 november 2024 | 17 min

Max talks with Eric Peterson, Director of Santa Clara County Airports, discussed the landmark arrival of G100UL, an unleaded 100-octane aviation gasoline, at Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose, making it the first airport in the U.S. to offer GAMI’s G100UL fuel. Santa Clara County, motivated by studies linking lead exposure to nearby airports, decided to phase out leaded fuels in 2022, initially adopting Swift’s UL94 fuel. However, the new G100UL caters to aircraft needing higher-octane fuel, expanding lead-free options for pilots.

To encourage adoption, GAMI is offering incentives: aircraft based at Reid-Hillview and San Martin Airports can receive the required Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for free by following certain steps, while Bay Area pilots who buy an STC by November 1 can get 25 gallons of free G100UL. Peterson highlighted challenges in sourcing G100UL due to limited distribution channels, which required direct contracting with the manufacturer Vitol Aviation. Currently priced at $6.99 per gallon, the fuel may decrease in cost once rail delivery becomes available.

With EPA regulations pushing for lead-free aviation fuel, Peterson emphasized that the shift is imminent, positioning Reid-Hillview as a national leader in environmentally sustainable aviation practices.

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353 System Failure Decision Making and Choosing the Best Airport to Land

16 oktober 2024 | 49 min

Max talks about how to respond to system failures, including those not covered in the POH. The process starts with assessing the severity of the failure—whether it’s a minor inconvenience or a threat to safety. Pilots should determine if they can substitute other instruments or indicators for the failed system and assess if the issue could lead to cascading failures, such as an engine fire after a turbocharger malfunction.

Choosing the right place to land is also crucial. Not all failures require an immediate landing, so if time permits, pilots should consider airports with better repair facilities.

The episode compares the redundancy in the Cirrus SR22, with its dual alternators and batteries, to the Diamond DA40NG, which has less backup, making electrical failures more critical. The discussion emphasizes the importance of understanding your aircraft's systems and being prepared for emergencies.

A real-life example of a failure involving engine sensors in a Cirrus highlights the importance of redundancy and system knowledge, underscoring the episode’s key takeaway: know your aircraft, understand potential failures, and always be prepared to act decisively in flight.

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352 R44 Helicopter Pilot Stories: Delivering Supplies After Hurricane Helene

10 oktober 2024 | 27 min

351 Pilots to the Rescue: Your Stories of Hurricane Helene Relief Missions

4 oktober 2024 | 40 min

350 N831AZ SR22 Crash at Provo, UT and Stall/Spin Prevention

30 september 2024 | 33 min

Max discusses the crash of N831AZ, a Cirrus SR22 at Provo, Utah. The aircraft was following a slower light sport aircraft in the traffic pattern for runway 13. The Cirrus pilot was instructed to go around after getting too close to the preceding aircraft. During both traffic patterns, the pilot struggled with airspeed management, flying with a constantly decreasing airspeed instead of maintaining a stable approach. On the second attempt, the aircraft stalled during the base-to-final turn and crashed into Utah Lake, possibly entering a spin before impact.

He emphasizes the importance of stabilized approaches, maintaining consistent airspeeds, and using proper trim when adding flaps to prevent the nose from rising. He also highlights issues with situational awareness, including managing separation in traffic patterns and avoiding distractions like non-essential conversations in the cockpit. He believes that older Cirrus models have higher accident rates, possibly due to a lack of training rather than the aircraft itself. The crash serves as a reminder of the critical role that airspeed plays in safe flying, especially during the traffic pattern and final approach.

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349 Buying and Flying a Cirrus SR22 from California to Missouri + GA News

16 september 2024 | 51 min

348 N629AG Malibu Crash at Anderson, IN and Descent Planning + GA News

8 september 2024 | 57 min

347 How to Legally Mount a Camera to a Plane and Video Tips with Patrick Carter

30 augusti 2024 | 34 min

Max talks with Patrick Carter of NflightCam about his journey from running an aerobatic flight school to creating specialized camera systems for aviation. His interest in video recording began nearly 20 years ago when he used a basic camera setup to help a student improve his loops. This experience highlighted the value of video for flight instruction, as it allowed students to debrief and learn more effectively by reviewing their performance on the ground, free from the stress of flying. Patrick has also offered a Promo code for Aviation News Talk listeners. To get 10% off all purchases from nflightcam.com, use the promo code: MAX

Carter emphasizes that while video is a powerful tool for instruction and safety, it should never become a distraction during flight. He stresses the importance of easy-to-use, non-intrusive camera systems that allow pilots to "set and forget" during flight, ensuring that the primary focus remains on safe flying. He also discusses the legality of mounting cameras on aircraft, explaining that it can be done as a minor alteration with proper consideration of safety factors. Overall, Carter advocates for using video to enhance flight training while maintaining strict attention to safety and minimizing distractions.

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346 Tailwheel Flying: The Art and Challenge with Jim Hopp + GA News

24 augusti 2024 | 42 min

345 Cessna 182 Prop Strike: Interview and Analysis using Garmin G3X data and FlySto.net

15 augusti 2024 | 64 min

344 Truckee Airport’s Challenges and its FLY SAFE Program for Pilots – with Jeff Menasco + GA News

8 augusti 2024 | 66 min

343 ACP398 Stay Safe While Building Flight Time With Max Trescott

6 augusti 2024 | 53 min

342 N990PT Cirrus SR22 Fatal Accident at KBHB, Bar Harbor, Maine

1 augusti 2024 | 34 min

341 N1089W Bonanza Takeoff Crash at KISP, Long Island MacArthur Airport

26 juli 2024 | 20 min

340 Airline Pilot Hiring in 2024 with Career Coach Carl Valeri + GA News

26 juli 2024 | 65 min

339 Skyryse Revolutionizes Helicopter Controls with Single Stick in Robinson R66 + GA News

20 juli 2024 | 61 min

338 Flying the Loft Dynamics Full Motion, Virtual Reality, Airbus H125 Helicopter Simulator + GA News

11 juli 2024 | 86 min

337 Yeti Airlines flight 691 crash – Human Factors for General Aviation Pilots

3 juli 2024 | 53 min

Max discusses the critical role of human factors in aviation safety, prompted by the tragic crash of Yeti Airlines flight 691 in Nepal in 2023. The flight crashed during a visual approach due to pilot errors and high workload, resulting in the loss of all 72 people on board.

Trescott explains how human factors like high workload, distractions, and ineffective Crew Resource Management (CRM) played a critical role in the accident. The crew's use of noise-canceling headsets and the challenging new airport approach added to their workload, leading to mistakes.

Trescott uses the SHELL model (Software, Hardware, Environment, Liveware) to analyze the accident, emphasizing how the interaction of these elements can lead to errors. He discusses the effects of high workload on pilot performance, including attentional narrowing and task shedding, and offers strategies to manage it, such as starting descent planning earlier and effective CRM practices. Recognizing high workload is crucial, but pilots often don't notice it in real-time, necessitating proactive measures and specific training. Trescott concludes by highlighting the dangers of overconfidence and complacency, even among experienced pilots, and stresses the importance of developing strategies to catch and correct mistakes to enhance flight safety.

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336 Cirrus SR22T CAPS Parachute Pull over Seattle with Jim Simon + GA News

28 juni 2024 | 59 min

335 Mental Health Issues: What Pilots Need to Know – with Dr. Victor Vogel + GA News

21 juni 2024 | 88 min

334 Making Flight Training Safer – Tips for CFIs and Pilots with John Fiscus + GA News

17 juni 2024 | 84 min

333 FAA Compliance Program – What You Need to Know with Mark Kolber + GA News

9 juni 2024 | 81 min

332 FAA Reauthorization Effects on Training and DPEs with Jason Blair and Friday Mailbag Special

1 juni 2024 | 51 min

Max interviews Jason Blair about the FAA reauthorization bill and its implications for flight training and pilot certification. And Max reads listener stories and emails. Jason highlights a significant change allowing non-collegiate programs to qualify for restricted ATP certificates through enhanced qualification programs developed by airlines or FAA-approved training centers. This opens new pathways for aspiring pilots outside traditional collegiate programs. He also discusses the bill's focus on workforce development, including a GAO study on the pilot shortage and provisions to streamline the process for pilots training in experimental or limited category aircraft. Notably, the bill includes measures to improve the deployment and standardization of Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs), such as creating a national oversight office and developing tools to better manage examiner availability and scheduling.

Additionally, Jason mentions the upcoming removal of expiration dates from flight instructor certificates, aiming to reduce administrative burdens while still requiring instructors to maintain currency.

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331 New ACS Changes and How They’ll Affect Your Next Checkride – Jason Blair + GA News

30 maj 2024 | 52 min

330 Prop Safety, Twin Comanche Crash and IFR Listener Stories - A Friday Mailbag Special

25 maj 2024 | 42 min

329 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 and How It Impacts GA Pilots

23 maj 2024 | 56 min

328 Buying a Plane and Crashing on Way Home - N8924Y Piper Twin Comanche

9 maj 2024 | 33 min

Max explores a tragic aviation accident involving the crash of a N8924Y, a Piper Twin Comanche shortly after its new owner purchased it. The pilot was flying the aircraft home when he encountered various challenges, including fatigue, pressure to return home quickly, and low experience in the specific aircraft model. The episode delves into the circumstances surrounding the crash, highlighting common factors seen in similar accidents.

The pilot attempted to troubleshoot the landing gear problem while hand-flying the aircraft in dark night conditions. Ultimately, the crash was attributed to the pilot exceeding the aircraft's critical angle of attack while troubleshooting the landing gear indication, resulting in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude. The episode serves as a sobering reminder of the importance of safety, decision-making, and preparedness in aviation. It honors the memory of Rob Prestininzi and underscores the need for pilots to prioritize safety over external pressures.

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327 N84R Beech A36 Crash in KY – Pilot Breaks multiple FAA Rules + GA News

3 maj 2024 | 51 min

Max discusses a tragic accident involved a 55-year-old physician who crashed his Beech A36 aircraft, N84R, at Tucker Guthrie Memorial Airport in Harlan, Kentucky, on November 3, 2022. The pilot departed from Knoxville at around 9:32 a.m. with the purpose of attending scheduled appointments at a medical office near the destination airport.

Despite low instrument flight conditions at the time of arrival, the pilot did not file a flight plan, communicate with ATC, or receive a weather briefing before departure. Upon arrival in the airport area, he announced over the CTAF his intention to circle for landing. However, subsequent flight track data revealed that the airplane completed a total of three approaches to the runway, none of which were consistent with the published instrument approach procedure, and all were conducted in low instrument flight conditions.

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326 How to Get a Job Towing Gliders – Interview Jason Stephens + GA News

27 april 2024 | 55 min

325 N51FM SR22 Crash Paso Robles – When to fly the Hold at an IF/IAF 325 N51FM SR22 Crash Paso Robles – When to fly the Hold at an IF/IAF + GA News 325 N51FM SR22 Crash Paso Robles – When to fly the Hold at an IF/IAF + GA News

24 april 2024 | 33 min

324 13 Ways to build flight time with Rob Mark - Part 2 + GA News

18 april 2024 | 79 min

323 13 Ways to build flight time with Rob Mark - Part 1 + GA News

12 april 2024 | 85 min

322 N960LP TBM 960 Truckee crash; Robinson helicopter factory tour + GA News + GA News

6 april 2024 | 76 min

321 Sleep Inertia and False Glide Slope – Air India Flight 812 Crash + GA News

29 mars 2024 | 26 min

Max talks about two critical factors, sleep inertia and false glide slopes, which played significant roles in an Air India Express accident. Despite being unrelated phenomena, they converged to contribute to the crash of Flight 812 in 2010. Air India Express, a low-cost airline operating in India, experienced its first fatal crash during this flight.

The aircraft, a Boeing 737, was returning from Dubai to Mangalore, India. However, the cockpit voice recorder revealed that the captain had been asleep for a significant portion of the flight, awakening only shortly before the crash. Compounded by issues such as inadequate descent planning and reliance on visual cues due to radar unavailability, the crew found themselves on an unstabilized approach, ignoring multiple warnings and calls for a go-around from the first officer. The aircraft ultimately overshot the runway.

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320 The Secret to Making Better Landings with Data – Chuck Cali + GA News

22 mars 2024 | 61 min

319 Hot Springs Jet Crash, United FL 2477 Houston Overrun, Fuel Related Accidents + GA News

16 mars 2024 | 58 min

318 Recent Fuel Exhaustion and Fuel Starvation Accidents + GA News

9 mars 2024 | 52 min

317 Naples Challenger Jet Update & 1994 Challenger Dual Flameout + GA News

1 mars 2024 | 40 min

In this episode, Max discusses two Challenger jet crashes involving dual engine failures: one in Naples, FL, in February 2024 and another in Nebraska in 1994. The incidents share some similarities.

In the Naples crash, both engines experienced oil pressure warnings within seconds of each other before failing simultaneously. The preliminary report indicates the left landing gear touched down first, followed by the right, before the plane skidded into a concrete barrier. The cabin attendant facilitated passengers' safe evacuation through the tail compartment. The pilots, highly experienced, had a combined flight time of over 35,000 hours. The aircraft, with GE CF34 Series turbofan engines, underwent recent airworthiness inspections and was fuel-soaked post-crash, ruling out fuel exhaustion.

Further examination revealed thermal damage to engine components but no clear cause for the simultaneous engine failures. Discussion with an Challenger jet pilot who listens to the show recalled a similar incident involving a Challenger aircraft that also had a dual engine flameout in 1994.

That crash occurred during a positioning flight after passenger drop-off, after experiencing a dual engine flameout between FL370 and FL410. The aircraft sustained substantial damage during a forced landing at night in an alfalfa field.

Analysis revealed water contamination in the fuel, leading to the engines' failure. Both engines were sent for examination, showing consistent findings with fuel samples. The NTSB attributed the crash to inadequate planning, decision-making, and preflight inspections following fuel contamination.

Comparing the two crashes, both had simultaneous dual engine failures occurring around two hours into flight, and both had a yellow liquid in the fuel. At this point, the cause of the Naples crash is still unknown, though Cockpit Voice Recorder and Flight Data Recorder analysis should provide new clues.

The episode underscores the importance of fuel contamination awareness, and the necessity for thorough preflight inspections and proper response to warning signs.

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316 Flying a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet with Max on a long Cross country trip + GA News 316 Flying a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet with Max on a long Cross country trip + GA News 316 Flying a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet with Max on a long Cross country trip + GA ...

24 februari 2024 | 58 min

315 Mastering Arrival Procedures: Common Issues and Best Practices for Instrument Pilots + GA News

16 februari 2024 | 55 min

314 Falcon Jet, N283SA Black Hole Crash in Georgia – with Rob Mark + GA News

8 februari 2024 | 60 min

313 The Vmc Demonstration and Making Multiengine Training Safer - Seth Lake + GA News

2 februari 2024 | 70 min

Max talks with Seth Lake about Vmc (Minimum Control Speed with the Critical Engine Inoperative) maneuvers, particularly focusing on their importance in multi-engine training. Seth also talks about the challenges and risks associated with VMC demonstrations and offers constructive suggestions for improving training practices in multi-engine aircraft.

Seth explains that Vmc is the minimum controllable airspeed of a multi-engine aircraft when the critical engine is inoperative, and the operative engine is at full power. The FAA mandates specific criteria for this maneuver, emphasizing the need for multi-engine pilots to understand how to control an aircraft during asymmetrical power events. VMC demonstrations are a crucial aspect of multi-engine training, requiring pilots to recover from a VMC condition during their practical tests.

The critical engine, which has the most adverse effect on the aircraft when inoperative, is typically determined by factors like P-factor, accelerated slipstream, spiraling slipstream, and torque. The interview delves into the intricacies of Vmc, including how manufacturers are allowed up to 150 pounds of rudder force for certification purposes, and highlights the challenges pilots face in maintaining control during a Vmc scenario.

Seth Lake describes an unscientific test he conducted using a force measurement tool in one of his aircraft, revealing the significant rudder forces required to hold coordinated flight in Vmc conditions. He also talks about altitude considerations during Vmc demonstrations.

The discussion then turns to the FAA's guidelines for the Vmc demonstration during commercial check rides, examining the specific setup and recovery procedures outlined in the ACS. He also mentions a potential contradiction in other FAA publications, such as the Practical Test Standards for multi-engine instructors, and the importance of understanding these nuances.

Seth also raises concerns about the inherent risks associated with Vmc demonstrations and suggests potential improvements to the current practices. He proposes an alternative method that involves holding the ailerons neutral, using full rudder deflection, and avoiding the five degrees of bank specified in the certification criteria. This alternative method aims to increase safety by reducing the likelihood of spins and providing a more realistic experience of loss of directional control.

The interview concludes with a discussion on the impact of passenger weight on the aircraft's center of gravity during Vmc demonstrations and highlights the need for careful considerations to enhance safety in these maneuvers.

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312 How ATC Heroes Guided a Cincinnati Piper Pilot to Safety + GA News

26 januari 2024 | 33 min

311 Flying IFR in and out of Airports with no Instrument Approaches + GA News

19 januari 2024 | 56 min

Max talks with Mark Kolber about Flying IFR in and out of Airports with no Instrument Approaches. Mark Kolber traces his expertise in aviation law to his background as a trial lawyer and a CFI. He emphasizes the importance of understanding rules, regulations, and procedures in IFR, highlighting that a significant portion of IFR involves adherence to regulations due to the potential impact on others.

The conversation delves into a specific scenario where a listener reports a Homeowners Association (HOA) planning to ban IFR departures from Sea Ranch, which is a private airport in Northern California. Mark clarifies that there is no regulatory prohibition for Part 91 pilots from taking off IFR from an airport without instrument approaches. He emphasizes that such departures are legal, citing examples of airports where IFR takeoffs occur regularly.

The discussion expands to explore the safety considerations associated with IFR departures in IMC from airports without instrument approaches. Mark references regulations like 91.175, which provides guidelines for IFR takeoff and landing, specifying stricter rules for landings compared to departures.

The conversation touches on the distinction between Part 91 and Part 135 operations. Mark explains that Part 135 imposes a direct prohibition on IFR operations from airports without approved standard instrument approach procedures. He highlights the role of Operational Specifications (OPSPEC) in allowing deviations from certain regulations for Part 135 operators.

Mark delves into the FAA's assessment of airports, particularly the evaluation of obstacle departure procedures (ODP) and how they contribute to safe departures. He explains the purpose of ODPs and the FAA's meticulous assessment process, emphasizing that private airports without instrument approaches lack such evaluations.

The podcast explores the concept of creating one's own ODP for airports lacking official assessments. Mark suggests relying on Electronic Flight Bags (EFB) with FAA databases, incorporating local knowledge, and assessing terrain and obstacles using available tools.

Mark clarifies that Part 91 pilots have the discretion to fly or not fly ODPs unless specifically assigned by ATC. For Part 135 pilots, adherence to ODPs is mandatory unless certain exceptions apply. The conversation briefly touches on filing IFR to private airports not in the FAA's database. Mark recommends using identifiers if available and provides insights into filing to and from using lat-long coordinates. In summary, the interview provides a comprehensive overview of IFR regulations, safety considerations, and the nuances surrounding departures and arrivals at airports without instrument approaches. The discussion is enriched by Mark Kolber's legal and aviation expertise, offering valuable insights for both pilots and aviation enthusiasts.

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310 Cirrus SR20 and SR22 G7 with New Garmin Avionics + GA News

12 januari 2024 | 37 min

309 VFR into IMC and other Recent Loss of Control Accidents + GA News

4 januari 2024 | 51 min

308 Vectors to Final, Activate Approach and other Listener Questions + GA News

29 december 2023 | 68 min

307 Texas Pilatus PC-12 N188PC Crash and Vectors to Final

22 december 2023 | 32 min

306 How to Pass a Checkride and Not Fail Before You Start – interview with DPE Jason Blair

14 december 2023 | 60 min

305 SR22 Crash Update + Pilot SOP Failures in Three Recent Crashes

7 december 2023 | 36 min

304 When to Choose an IAF versus Vectors when Getting Vectors to Final + GA News

1 december 2023 | 55 min

303 Cirrus SR22T Crash at Shelbyville, IN and Why the CAPS Parachute Matters

24 november 2023 | 18 min

302 San Diego Cessna P210 Crash – Poorly flown ILS and low fuel

17 november 2023 | 30 min

301 San Diego Cessna 340 Crash – the Perils of not Understanding Circling and Visual Approaches

16 november 2023 | 27 min

300 San Diego Cessna 340 Crash Final NTSB Report – Currency and Proficiency

14 november 2023 | 36 min

299 Flying Tips from a Military CFI for General Aviation Pilots + GA News

3 november 2023 | 70 min

298 Pilatus PC-12 NC Crash – Lack of Avionics Proficiency leads to Chaos in the Cockpit + GA News

27 oktober 2023 | 55 min

297 What Causes Pilot Fatigue and What You can do about it – Dr. Victor Vogel + GA News

20 oktober 2023 | 64 min

296 Blinded by a Laser Beam: How a Pilot Fought for Justice + GA News

12 oktober 2023 | 61 min

295 Social Media Storm: The Tragic Flight of a Kentucky CFI with Catherine Cavagnaro +GA News

5 oktober 2023 | 55 min

294 Diamond DA50RG Demo Flight - 300 hp FADEC Jet Fuel Engine

28 september 2023 | 71 min

293 Textbook emergency on Endeavor 1516 and more on remote towers + GA News

22 september 2023 | 50 min

292 Cirrus SR20 Crash in New Jersey, Remote Towers with Rob Mark + GA News

14 september 2023 | 60 min

291 FAA Administrator nominee Mike Whitaker interview

8 september 2023 | 39 min

290 Adding a Gyroplane Rating for Fun with Robert Schapiro

6 september 2023 | 46 min

289 FAA Medicals and Unreported Conditions with Dr. Warren Silberman + GA News 289 FAA Medicals and Unreported Conditions with Dr. Warren Silberman + GA News

31 augusti 2023 | 54 min

288 Mastering Non-Towered Airport Operations and Straight-in Approaches with Catherine Cavagnaro

24 augusti 2023 | 44 min

Max talks with Catherine Cavagnaro about the new FAA Advisory Circular AC 90-66C on non-towered operations and straight-in approaches. The new Advisory Circular is significantly longer than the previous version, and it places much more emphasis on straight-in approaches. It says “the FAA does not recommend that the pilot execute a straight-in approach for landing, when there are other aircraft in the traffic pattern.” Pilots choosing to execute a straight-in approach do not have a particular priority over other aircraft in the traffic pattern.

Pilots “should not use paint schemes or color descriptions to replace the use of the aircraft call sign.” Also, “Pilots are reminded that the use of the phrase “ANY TRAFFIC IN THE AREA, PLEASE ADVISE” is not a recognized self-announce position and/or intention phrase and should not be used under any condition.”

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287 Truckee Jet Crash: Unstabilized Circling Approach and Poor CRM + GA News

17 augusti 2023 | 55 min

286 Flying Relief to Maui's Wildfire Victims – interview Laurence Balter

15 augusti 2023 | 33 min

Max talks with Laurence Balter about how the general aviation community in Hawaii is flying relief supplies to help victims of Maui’s wildfires. The town of Lahaina is served by just a single road, which has closed frequently since the wildfires began a week ago. Electricity and cell phone outages have also hampered relief efforts.

Soon after the fires, local Maui pilots began organizing to fly supplies into Kapalua Airport, near Lahaina, but which is closed to most general aviation flights. The pilots received permission to fly into Kapalua, and began flying relief supplies to the airport.

Balter and Maui Brewing founder Garrett Marrero organized the effort via text messages and social media, and flights began on August 11. The pilot group worked with the airport fire departments at Maui's main Kahului Airport. Firefighters and volunteers weighed and loaded supplies that were delivered to the fire station. The process worked in reverse at theKapalua airport, where local fire fighters unloaded planes and helicopters and arranged for the distribution of supplies to local victims in Lahaina.

Laurence is flying his relief flights using the Cirrus SR22 that he usually uses for dual-led flying experiences, for pilots vacationing on Maui who are interested in flying a Cirrus and getting exposed to flying in Hawaii. He's also set up a Go Fund me page for people interested in donating to pay for avgas that volunteer pilots have had to pay for to fly the wildfire relief missions.

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285 How to Choose a Flight Instructor and When to Fire a CFI + GA News

10 augusti 2023 | 66 min

Choosing a flight instructor is one of the most important decisions you’ll make as you work to become a pilot, and later as you work on additional certificates and ratings. And that’s because having the right CFI can be one of the biggest factors in your success. Not that you can’t succeed with an awful flight instructor, but it’s so much easier if you’re with the right flight instructor.

Most likely, you’ll get to choose a new flight instructor multiple times, either because your first flight instructor has moved on, or you’ve moved to a new location, or you’re working on advanced training in some aircraft in which your previous flight instructor doesn’t specialize. And the flip side of all of this is firing a flight instructor, which we’ll talk about later.

Since choosing the right flight instructor is so important, you’ll want to give this a lot of thought and not just sign up with the first flight instructor you come across, or your friend, or your employee who’s been itching to get you to fly with them.

Unfortunately, in some cases, you won’t get to choose your flight instructor. If you learn to fly in the military or in a Part 141 school, you probably won’t have a choice of flight instructors. Though you will probably end up flying with multiple instructors. And that’s a good thing. As every CFI tends to put more emphasis on some things and less emphasis on others. And by flying with multiple instructors, you’ll pick up on nuances that your primary instructor never mentioned, or didn’t put much emphasis on.

Ultimately, when you’re working on a pilot certificate, or a new rating or certificate, or transitioning into a new aircraft, you’re working to assimilate a body of knowledge to help you become the best possible pilot. Your goal is not just to pass a checkride. Your goal is mastery of the aircraft. And to do that you’ll pull from many resources. You’ll try to be a sponge and learn as much as you can from books, online courses, and videos. And you’ll try to learn something from each of the flight instructors you fly with.

Choosing a flight instructor is not a precise science; there’s no textbook-like process or formula for choosing that person. Ultimately, it’s a subjective process, and that’s appropriate, because there’s no one flight instructor who’s perfect for everyone. A flight instructor who was ideal for a pilot friend of yours… may not be the right one for you for a variety of reasons.

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284 The Surprising Distraction before a 737 Crash + GA News

27 juli 2023 | 49 min

283 Wings to Rotors: How you can start now to add a helicopter rating to your pilot certificate + GA News

20 juli 2023 | 55 min

282 Foggy Night: Unraveling the crash of a Cessna Citation 550 jet at French Valley in Southern California

11 juli 2023 | 31 min

281 What is Wrong about the 70-50 Takeoff Rule with Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

29 juni 2023 | 56 min

280 Miracle in the Mountains: Heroic Rescue by Alaska Air National Guard

22 juni 2023 | 54 min

279 Poor Decision Making Kills Airline Pilot in C150 Crash + GA News

16 juni 2023 | 65 min

278 Prop Safety, Checklist Usage: Listener Mail - A Friday Mailbag Special + GA News

10 juni 2023 | 41 min

277 External Pressures & Stress Lead to a Cessna 170 Accident + GA News

5 juni 2023 | 75 min

276 Capturing the Skies – Why and How to Record Your in-Cockpit Audio

29 maj 2023 | 58 min

275 What Fixed Wing Pilots Need to Know about Helicopters + GA News

24 maj 2023 | 68 min

274 Checklist Usage, FAA Medical Preparation, & Aging Pilot Solutions: Listener Mail - A Friday Mailbag Special

14 maj 2023 | 37 min

273 Checklist Accident Failures: The Importance of Using Checklists Properly + GA News

5 maj 2023 | 76 min

272 Spatial Disorientation and SOPs: Analyzing Three Recent Accidents

17 april 2023 | 25 min

271 Pilatus PC-12 Crash and other Listener Feedback and Insights - A Friday Mailbag Special

8 april 2023 | 46 min

270 Exploring the Causes of Two Recent Nighttime Accidents + GA News

3 april 2023 | 52 min

269 Mastering Your Checkride with ForeFlight with Seth Lake

16 mars 2023 | 60 min

269 Mastering Your Checkride with ForeFlight with Seth Lake

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Summary 269 Max talks with Seth Lake about how to use and how not to use ForeFlight for a successful checkride. Even if you aren’t planning to take a checkride, you’ll learn lots of tips from Seth about how to use the Documents tab of ForeFlight to organize information that you may want to have at your fingertips when you fly. He recommends you create a Binder for your checkride and then add documents to that binder. For example, for an instrument checkride, you may want to include some of the FAA Handbooks, including the Instrument Procedures Handbook and the Instrument Flying Handbook. Other things you might want to include are: Part 61, Part 91, Part 135, ACS Instrument Rating Airplane, Aeronautical Information Manual, Digital Terminal Procedures Supplemental and FAA International Flight Plan. He also mentions a glitch with the Bookmarks function, which is keyed to a particular page in a document, rather than a particular topic. This can become an issue as documents get updated with new pages, and the topics shift to different pages.

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268 How to Troubleshoot a Failing Engine In Flight with Tom Turner + GA News

10 mars 2023 | 71 min

267 What Led to Fatal Breakup of a Medevac Pilatus PC-12 in Nevada

28 februari 2023 | 29 min

267 What Led to Fatal Breakup of a Medevac Pilatus PC-12 in Nevada

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Summary267 Max plays audio from ATC and the NTSB press conference and discusses what preceded the fatal breakup of a medevac Pilatus PC-12 in Nevada. The aircraft departed Reno, International Airport on February 24, 2023 at about 9 PM. It was snowing lightly at the time, and moderate turbulence and icing were reported in the area. It was a medevac flight with a pilot and four passengers, including a patient. Approximately 15 minutes after departure, the aircraft turned off the instrument departure procedure it was flying, turning about 90 degrees to the right. It appears the autopilot was disconnected about the time of the turn and that the pilot hand flew the airplane to get it back on the original course. About a minute later, it began a steep spiraling turn to the right with a high descent rate. Max discusses possible reasons the autopilot may have become disconnected. Check Out Lightspeed's ANR Headsets Lightspeed Delta Zulu Headset $1099 Lightspeed Zulu 3 Headset $899 Lightspeed Sierra Headset $699 My Review on the Lightspeed Delta Zulu

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266 DA42 Spin Accident and other Listener Feedback and Insights - A Friday Mailbag Special

24 februari 2023 | 24 min

265 Crackling Communications: Exploring the Phenomenon of Precipitation Static + GA News

23 februari 2023 | 56 min

264 Emergency Declarations: Listener Feedback and Insights - A Friday Mailbag Special

17 februari 2023 | 19 min

263 Exploring the Technology and Performance of the Diamond DA42 with John Ewing + GA News

16 februari 2023 | 86 min

262 The Deadly Partial Engine Failure with Tom Turner + GA News

10 februari 2023 | 84 min

261 Fatal Bonanza Engine Failure Crash at Westchester Co. Airport + GA News

1 februari 2023 | 63 min

Knowing When to Attempt the Impossible Turn with Rob Mark + GA News

18 januari 2023 | 90 min

259 The Story Behind the Go Around Song – Interview with Singing Pilot Ken Dravis

9 januari 2023 | 53 min

258 A Pilot's Story of Losing His Son in an Airplane Accident + GA News

2 januari 2023 | 71 min

257 Aging Pilot Challenges and Solutions – Dr. Victor Vogel

28 december 2022 | 59 min

256 Using Math to Fly Safely – Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

25 december 2022 | 68 min

255 NTSB: Lucky Mooney Pilot Low on IFR Approach + GA News

8 december 2022 | 74 min

254 Vertical Navigation for VFR and IFR Pilots + GA News

29 november 2022 | 65 min

253 ICAO Equipment Codes for FAA Flight Plans with Seth Lake

11 november 2022 | 45 min

252 Situation Awareness Tips with Marc Epner + GA News

5 november 2022 | 85 min

251 Managing Engine Failures and Your Energy with Cirrus’ Jeff Galloway + GA News

27 oktober 2022 | 67 min

250 Learning Airspace and Measuring Distances to Clouds + GA News

21 oktober 2022 | 56 min

249 IFR Safety – What your CFII Didn’t Teach You for the Instrument Rating

7 oktober 2022 | 27 min

248 Eviation Alice Electric Aircraft’s First Flight, Pilots N Paws + GA News

28 september 2022 | 77 min

247 Sean D. Tucker on the Bob Hoover Academy High School + GA News

16 september 2022 | 67 min

246 New Lightspeed Delta Zulu Headset & Prepping for your FAA Flight Physical + GA News

9 september 2022 | 62 min

245 What You Need to Know about TIS, TAS, and ADS-B Traffic Systems + GA News

2 september 2022 | 56 min

244 Prepping to Pass your FAA Flight Physical – Dr. Dylan Caldwell + GA News

26 augusti 2022 | 54 min

243 Watsonville mid-air crash, slips with Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

19 augusti 2022 | 81 min

242 CFII Mock Checkride – Interview with DPE Jason Blair

9 augusti 2022 | 70 min

241 Pilot versus ATC Controller Responsibilities + GA News

3 augusti 2022 | 67 min

240 Common Illusions That Kill Pilots with Dr. Victor Vogel + GA News

22 juli 2022 | 74 min

239 Two Fatal IMC Accidents: a low time and a high time pilot + GA News

14 juli 2022 | 57 min

238 When can you Start Logging Flight Time and Other Logging Regulations & Opinions – DPE Jim Pitman + GA News

6 juli 2022 | 67 min

237 Pop-up Request for IFR and Practice Instrument Approaches + GA News

30 juni 2022 | 55 min

236 Flying VOR approaches with GPS, Autopilot Gotchas + GA News

23 juni 2022 | 76 min

235 F-117 Stealth Fighter Designer Alan Brown + GA News

13 juni 2022 | 61 min

234 Staying Legal with Expense Sharing and Illegal Charters with Seth Lake + GA News

1 juni 2022 | 82 min

233 What You Need to Know about Advisory Glide Slopes and Update on the Cessna 208 Caravan Crash in Burley, ID + GA News

25 maj 2022 | 66 min

232 Personal Minimums that Expand and Contract – Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

17 maj 2022 | 84 min

231 One Mistake Too Many: Fatal Pilatus PC-12 Crash + GA News

11 maj 2022 | 58 min

230 Visual Illusions and Map Errors in a Cessna C208 Crash + GA News

2 maj 2022 | 63 min

229 Why Instrument Pilots Don’t File IFR and Crash in IMC + GA News

27 april 2022 | 70 min

228 3 Things You Don’t Know about VFR into IMC Accidents + GA News

11 april 2022 | 73 min

227 My Near-Fatal Icing Incident + GA News

4 april 2022 | 69 min

226 CFI Mock Checkride, Flight Portion – Interview with DPE Jason Blair

28 mars 2022 | 78 min

225 Why Textron Purchased Pipistrel with Paul Bertorelli +GA News

22 mars 2022 | 59 min

224 Controlling Landing Speed with Pitch or Power? + GA News

15 mars 2022 | 69 min

223 New Laser Eye Protection for Pilots + GA News

7 mars 2022 | 72 min

222 Unleaded Fuel G100UL Update - with George Braly + GA News

28 februari 2022 | 73 min

221 Pilatus PC-12 Crashes in Ocean by North Carolina Killing 8 People + GA News

23 februari 2022 | 70 min

220 Why Smart Pilots Crash and an Icing Accident + GA News

14 februari 2022 | 60 min

219 CFI Mock Checkride, Oral Portion - Interview with DPE Jason Blair + GA News

8 februari 2022 | 89 min

218 Can I Fly Through that Cloud? Types and Turbulence with Dr. Scott Dennstaedt + GA News

31 januari 2022 | 65 min

217 $202 Million F-22 Crash Report, Light Gun Test for Colorblind Pilots + GA News

25 januari 2022 | 73 min

216 Learjet Crash update, PIREPS made simple with Virga App + GA News

18 januari 2022 | 61 min

215 Buying and Flying a Cirrus SR22 from Indiana to California + GA News

10 januari 2022 | 66 min

214 San Diego Learjet Crash – Interview with Rob Mark

3 januari 2022 | 55 min

214 San Diego Learjet Crash – Interview with Rob Mark

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Summary 214 Max talks with Rob Mark about the San Diego Learjet Crash in El Cajon, and early clues that this landing wouldn’t succeed. The air ambulance flight crashed in poor weather, after canceling IFR, as required at night to land on a longer runway. A poorly flown traffic pattern at low altitude sealed their fate. Max and Rob asked pilots to think about when they would have diverted, if they were flying. N880Z, a Learjet 35A, crashed while landing at night at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, north of San Diego. The crash was where the base intersects the final, which is a classic location for stall/spin accidents. The aircraft flew a traffic pattern that was lower and farther east than usual, and they were headed straight for Rattlesnake Mountain, which was a couple hundred feet higher than the aircraft. The aircraft crashed about 0.1 miles from the base of the mountain on Pepper Drive. There were no survivors.

The air ambulance flight originated from John Wayne Airport, which was a short, 18-minute flight to Gillespie. The weather at the time was at VFR minimums and IFR minimums for circling. The weather was 3 mile visibility with mist and a broken layer of clouds at 2,000 feet and an overcast layer at 2,600 feet. The two-pilot crew flew the RNAV (GPS) 17 approach, which has LP minimums of 1,360 feet, for a straight in landing to runway 17. However runway 17 is more than a 1,000 feet shorter than runway 27R, and when the aircraft was approximately 3 miles north of the airport, they cancelled IFR and requested to land on runway 27R. Circling to runway 27R is not permitted at night when flying IFR, which is why the crew cancelled IFR, so that there were legally permitted to land on 27R.

The aircraft crossed overhead the airport very low at 725 feet, less than 350 feet above the field elevation of 388 feet. The aircraft then climbed to 950 feet in a left traffic pattern to 27R. The aircraft flew a traffic pattern that was farther north and east than their prior circles to runway 27R. This resulted in them flying directly toward Rattlesnake Mountain.

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213 Why You Should Join a Type Club - Interview Catherine Cavagnaro

27 december 2021 | 50 min

212 Angel Flight West – Interview with Safety Officer Rich Pickett + GA News

21 december 2021 | 71 min

211 Risk Management with Seth Lake

18 december 2021 | 41 min

210 CFIT Controlled Flight into Terrain Accidents and the Crash of Another Friend + GA News

30 november 2021 | 70 min

209 New Honeywell Anthem Glass Cockpit - Interview Jason Bialek

22 november 2021 | 35 min

208 Commercial Flight Training, Fly Like a Pro, It’s the Little Things that Count with Catherine Cavagnaro

15 november 2021 | 65 min

207 Fighters Chase Beech B36TC and Recent Hypoxia-related Accidents + GA News

8 november 2021 | 84 min

206 Helicopter Wake Vortex Accidents and Incidents + GA News

1 november 2021 | 72 min

205 Cessna and Cirrus Seat Rail Incidents and Accidents + GA News

18 oktober 2021 | 65 min

204 13 Recent General Aviation Accidents + GA News

11 oktober 2021 | 60 min

203 Misfueling Accidents: What You Need to Know to Avoid Them + GA News

28 september 2021 | 68 min

202 My Neighbor Clancy Prevost, 9/11 CFI Hero and Speaking Up + GA News

14 september 2021 | 58 min

201 Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts: Aerobridge and GA Pilots Helping

3 september 2021 | 28 min

200 What You Need to Know about Best Glide Speed, Recent Accidents + GA News

27 augusti 2021 | 67 min

199 IFR Circling Approach Hazards & Tips for Flying Them + GA News

9 augusti 2021 | 61 min

198 Pilot Induced Oscillations with Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News with Rob Mark

5 augusti 2021 | 63 min

197 How to Lean for Takeoff with High Density Altitude

31 juli 2021 | 38 min

196 Density Altitude and Mountain Flying – Interview Colin Aro

26 juli 2021 | 54 min

195 Make Better, Safer Landings Using Data with Dierk Reuter + GA News

20 juli 2021 | 68 min

194 Hero Pilot Avoids Houses in Fatal Plane Crash – Brad Launchpad Marzari

7 juli 2021 | 36 min

193 Two SR20 Takeoff Accidents plus Performance Charts with Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

2 juli 2021 | 68 min

192 Avoiding Takeoff Emergencies with Flying Magazine’s Rob Mark

14 juni 2021 | 58 min

192 Avoiding Takeoff Emergencies with Flying Magazine’s Rob Mark

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Summary192 Max talks with Flying Magazine’s Rob Mark about minimizing takeoff risks. Per the NTSB, 26% of fatalities occur during takeoff, so pilots need to plan for what they’ll do if things don’t go well during the takeoff. Engine failure can occur, but a partial power loss is three times more likely than a complete engine failure. Rob also shares a long list of tips for avoiding takeoff emergencies.

Rob's Tips for Avoiding Takeoff Emergencies • Don’t simply read the before-takeoff checklist; make sure you’ve accomplished the required tasks. • Recheck that the tank chosen for takeoff contains sufficient fuel. • Check that the backup fuel pump is on if the aircraft requires it for takeoff. • Recheck that takeoff flaps are properly set. • How many inches of manifold pressure and/or what rpm should the engine deliver during the takeoff roll? • Don’t accept an intersection departure that leaves valuable runway behind you. • Note the distance (in feet) of your upcoming ground roll. • Highlight the intersection where the aircraft should break ground. • If you’re not airborne by the highlighted spot, do you have enough remaining runway to stop? • Have you surveyed the area off the departure end of the runway for potential landing spots? • If you’ve never practiced making a 180-degree turn back after a loss of power, don’t make today the day to try one. • If you’re forced into an off-airport landing, your job is to protect the people on board—the airplane’s insured.

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191 Thirty Ways to Save Money on Flight Training, PilotEdge’s SimVenture 2021 + GA News

9 juni 2021 | 63 min

190 King Air 350 Crash Analysis with Seth Lake + GA News

1 juni 2021 | 63 min

189 AOPA on Warbirds Adventures Case and its Impact on CFIs, Cirrus Safety Award + GA News

25 maj 2021 | 70 min

188 Nine Lessons from Cirrus Midair Collision over Denver

18 maj 2021 | 50 min

187 What Pilots Need to Know about Hearing Loss – Dr. Greg Van + GA News

11 maj 2021 | 72 min

186 Aviation News of the Weird with Flying Magazine’s Rob Mark

3 maj 2021 | 65 min

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Summary186 Max talks with Flying Mag Sr. Editor Rob Mark about recent strange events and stupid criminals. In one event, a Southwest pilot went on a profanity-laced rant on the tower frequency at San Jose. A now former Southwest pilot exposed himself in the cockpit while flying a trip. Multiple flying incidents have resulted in criminal charges, including two low level buzzing flights.

00:01 Opening 02:23 Southwest Pilot's Rant 10:06 Southwest Pilot Exposed Himself 17:02 Prison for Flying without Pilot License 20:24 Prison Break Helicopter 26:30 Crashed Drone Into LAPD Helicopter 29:58 ATC Strike and Prison – Albania 35:26 NYPD Cop Trial for Phallic Drawing 38:02 Possible Prison Term for Buzzing 43:53 Possible Criminal Charges – Buzzing 49:17 Turkish Court Convicts Pilots 53:44 RAAF Pilot Gets Jail Time 56:59 Jail Time for False Identify to Get Pilot License

Mentioned in the Show Flying MagazineRob Mark’s JetWhine.com blog

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185 Martha Lunken Flies Under Bridge, Loses Certificates; EZWxBrief App by Dr. Scott Dennstaedt + GA News

26 april 2021 | 60 min

184 Boeing Test Pilot Has IFR Engine Out Emergency in a Beech Bonanza`

19 april 2021 | 56 min

183 New Garmin G3000 and G5000 Book, ICARUS Devices Smart Hood Interview + GA News

12 april 2021 | 71 min

182 PIREP Issues and Automated Ways to Submit PIREPs, FAR 61.57(c) Review: Instrument Currency + GA News

5 april 2021 | 78 min

181 Getting ATP CTP and Airline Hiring has Started with Jason Blair + GA News

22 mars 2021 | 67 min

180 What You Should Know about Flaps with Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

16 mars 2021 | 67 min

179 Eight Lessons Pilots Can Learn from the United 328 Engine Failure + GA News

25 februari 2021 | 65 min

178 Standard Operating Procedures for GA pilots, Minimum Safe Altitude Rule + GA News

15 februari 2021 | 62 min

177 Final NTSB Report: Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash Explained & What Pilots Can Learn from It

10 februari 2021 | 63 min

176 Traffic Pattern Stall Myths, Listener Feedback + GA News

5 februari 2021 | 60 min

175 ForeFlight New Features Update with the Cofounders, Engine Out Emergency Interview + GA News

26 januari 2021 | 66 min

174 CAP Interview – Delivering Vaccine, Military Training Routes, Thunderstorms + GA News

18 januari 2021 | 61 min

173 Remotely Piloted Cargo Aircraft, Sterile Cockpit for GA, Instrument Departures & ODPs + GA News

11 januari 2021 | 78 min

172 How to Choose an Instrument Approach, RH of Opposing Bases, Syringe Pilot Shares Details + GA News

4 januari 2021 | 66 min

171 My Visit with the Pipistrel Panthera + GA News

28 december 2020 | 61 min

170 Mastering the Go-Around – Safety Talk with Rob Mark

7 december 2020 | 46 min

170 Mastering the Go-Around – Safety Talk with Rob Mark You can also watch the YouTube version of this video.

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Summary170 Max talks with Flying Magazine Sr. Editor Rob Mark about some accidents and close calls involving go-arounds and techniques you can use when going around. Rob tells a story about how he nearly died during a go-around soon after he got his Private certificate. A doctor died in a Cirrus in NJ after an unstable approach, a bounced landing, and a poorly managed go-around.

Mentioned in the ShowFlying MagazineRob Mark's JetWhine.com blog SR22 Fatal Go-Around Accident in NJ

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169 Fuel Gauge Accuracy, IFR Visual Approaches, & Listener Close Calls + GA News

27 november 2020 | 70 min

168 How to Avoid Deadly Weather-Related Accidents – Safety Moment with Rob Mark

16 november 2020 | 50 min

168 How to Avoid Deadly Weather-Related Accidents – Safety Moment with Rob Mark

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Summary168 Max talks with Flying Mag Sr. Editor Rob Mark about two recent fatal weather-related accidents and strategies for avoiding them. A family of four was killed in a SR22 after a low time Private pilot took off for a long trip at night and encountered weather. A doctor flying a Cessna 210 crashed in Texas while flying an instrument approach in freezing rain. A timely 180 could have saved both pilots.

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167 Fuel Exhaustion and Fuel Starvation Accidents + GA News

9 november 2020 | 67 min

166 Instrument Flying Gotchas, Filing IFR Flight Plans, and a Pilot Deviation + GA News

2 november 2020 | 78 min

165 How to get a Helicopter License and a Job Flying Helicopters + GA News

12 oktober 2020 | 70 min

164 Helicopter Rescue from California Fires

30 september 2020 | 55 min

163 How Safe is Commercial Air Travel?

21 september 2020 | 31 min

162 Cirrus SR22 Crashes on an Instrument Approach after Unnecessary Fuel Stop + GA News

12 september 2020 | 68 min

161 Kobe Bryant Crash Update and Aviation News of the Weird with Flying Magazine’s Rob Mark

31 augusti 2020 | 63 min

160 Electric Aircraft 2020 and Why You’ll Want One - Interview with George Bye

24 augusti 2020 | 44 min

159 Aviation Weather Briefings and other Preflight Action Required by 91.103 + GA News

17 augusti 2020 | 61 min

158 Emergency Landing of Student Pilot, Instructor Passes Out – Interview Max Sylvester

10 augusti 2020 | 79 min

158 Emergency Landing of Student Pilot, Instructor Passes Out – Interview Max Sylvester

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Summary158 Last year, Australian student pilot Max Sylvester was taking his third flight lesson when his instructor had a seizure and passed out in the cockpit. Max managed to set the radio to the Jandakot Airport tower frequency and declare an emergency. Over the next hour, the air traffic controller, with the help of an instructor from Max’s flight school, talked Max down to a a successful landing.

Mentioned in the Show Video of Max's Landing List of talkdown landings Max Sylvester's Instagram page Max Sylvester's YouTube channel

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157 5 Ways Somatogravic Illusion is Killing Pilots + GA News

30 juli 2020 | 58 min

156 Atlas Air Crash Flight 3591 Explained & What GA Pilots Can Learn from It

17 juli 2020 | 65 min

155 Spins and Stalls Explained - Interview with Catherine Cavagnaro

9 juli 2020 | 47 min

155 Spins and Stalls Explained - Interview with Catherine Cavagnaro

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Summary155 Dr. Catherine Cavagnaro talks about how not everything you’ve been taught about lift or spins may be true! She debunks a common theory of lift and explains the difference between slipping stalls and skidding stalls and which is more dangerous. You’ll learn how spin recovery varies in different aircraft. She also explains how wake turbulence begins at much slower speeds than taught by the FAA.

Mentioned in the Show Catherine Cavagnaro YouTube Channel University of Iowa Secret of Flight Videos Ace Aerobatic School

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154 Six Hazardous Attitudes and Las Vegas Class B violation + GA News

2 juli 2020 | 62 min

153 Normalization of Deviance and Red Bull Air Races - Interview with Mike Goulian

23 juni 2020 | 61 min

153 Normalization of Deviance and Red Bull Air Races - Interview with Mike Goulian

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Summary153 Aerobatic national champion and air show pilot Mike Goulian talks about how if a pilot or an organization gets away with deviant behavior, it becomes normalized. Mike shares observations on air show accidents, the changes brought about by the ICAS Safety Creed, and his own personal experience of being called out by an air show pilot for a subtle change Mike made in his air show performances.

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152 Understanding Aircraft Renters Insurance and the Starr Gate App + GA News

11 juni 2020 | 63 min

151 Understanding Airworthiness - Interview with DPE Seth Lake

5 juni 2020 | 36 min

151 Understanding Airworthiness - Interview with DPE Seth Lake

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Summary151 Pilot examiner Seth Lake talks about the many aspects of airworthiness that pilots and aircraft owners need to be knowledgeable to pass the Private, Commercial, and ATP checkrides. Topics include type certificate data sheets, preventative maintenance pilots can perform, STCs, Airworthiness Directives, Kinds of Operation Equipment Lists, Minimum Equipment Lists and more.

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150 Getting Back into Flying Safely, Fatal Cirrus SR20 Stall/Spin Accident + GA News

25 maj 2020 | 67 min

149 How to Really Fly Commercial Certificate Maneuvers - Interview with DPE Jason Blair

18 maj 2020 | 84 min

149 How to Really Fly Commercial Certificate Maneuvers - Interview with DPE Jason Blair

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Summary149 Pilot examiner Jason Blair talks about what you need to know for the Commercial checkride. He focuses on how to Commercial maneuvers including chandelles, steep spirals, lazy eights, eights on pylons, and 180° accuracy landings. The oral portion is similar to the Private, but with an emphasis on Commercial certificate privileges, and no it doesn’t allow you to immediately start flying charter.

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148 Understanding Aircraft Weight & Balance, Which Cessna 182 to Buy + GA News

5 maj 2020 | 64 min

147 Essential Tips on Aircraft Ownership – Interview with Mike Busch of Savvy Aviation

22 april 2020 | 60 min

146 Understanding WAAS GPS Approach Minimums + GA News

16 april 2020 | 60 min

145 Best Ways to Use a Home or Flight School Simulator – Interview Julian Alarcon

9 april 2020 | 39 min

144 3 Things To Do Immediately When Reporting an Accident per NTSB 830 + GA News

2 april 2020 | 60 min

143 What You Need to Know about Wind Shear + GA News

26 mars 2020 | 68 min

142 Aviation News of the Weird and iPad Incidents with Flying Magazine’s Rob Mark

18 mars 2020 | 87 min

141 GoFly Prize - $2 Million Dollar Contest to Create a VTOL Aircraft

13 mars 2020 | 27 min

140 Coronavirus Hits Airlines and General Aviation + GA News

10 mars 2020 | 40 min

139 Private Mock Checkride for Student Pilots - Interview with DPE Jason Blair

2 mars 2020 | 112 min

139 Private Mock Checkride for Student Pilots - Interview with DPE Jason Blair

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Summary139 Pilot examiner Jason Blair gives Max a mock Private checkride and asks him typical checkride questions. This is also a great review for your Flight Review or BFR! Max pretends to have brought a Cessna 172/G1000 to the checkride. They talk about required documents, aircraft systems, rules and regulations, and a cross country trip that Max prepared prior to the checkride.

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138 Wake Turbulence Accidents and What to Do to Avoid Them + GA News

20 februari 2020 | 73 min

137 Kobe Bryant Crash, Special VFR, More IFR Challenges + GA News

10 februari 2020 | 73 min

136 Flying the Cirrus Vision Jet, Landing at O’Hare, and Challenging IFR Departures + GA News

29 januari 2020 | 62 min

135 General Aviation Flying to Mexico – Interview Brian Dear

13 januari 2020 | 50 min

134 How to Avoid CFIT, Controlled Flight Into Terrain Accidents + GA News

6 januari 2020 | 64 min

133 The Rest of the Story: IFR Mock Checkride, Student Pilot Emergency, Antarctica, Cirrus Vision Jet

30 december 2019 | 57 min

133 The Rest of the Story: IFR Mock Checkride, Student Pilot Emergency, Antarctica, Cirrus Vision Jet

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Summary 133 Max talks with people he’s interviewed over the past year to get updates on their stories. He talks with Robert DeLaurentis the day after he circumnavigated the South Pole, Matt Bergwall for an update on the Cirrus Vision Jet, Jason Blair about our mock IFR checkride, and John Bone about his Antarctica trip.

Mentioned in the ShowRobert DeLaurentis’ Pole to Pole website Robert DeLaurentis’ AOPA Blog Robert DeLaurentis’ Facebook Page Donate to AOPA Foundation

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132 Getting Pilots To Slow Down to Reduce Risk and Improve Performance + GA News

9 december 2019 | 63 min

131 Buying and Flying a Cirrus SR22 from Miami to California, Lightspeed Tango headset, Garmin inReach

28 november 2019 | 61 min

130 SR22 Crash into House in Southern California, Winter Coat Drive + GA News

20 november 2019 | 63 min

129 IFR Instrument Mock Checkride - Interview with Jason Blair

13 november 2019 | 91 min

129 IFR Instrument Mock Checkride - Interview with Jason Blair

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Summary129 Pilot examiner Jason Blair gives Max a mock IFR checkride and asks him typical checkride questions. This is also a great review for instrument rated pilots! Max pretends to have brought a Cessna 172/G1000 to the checkride. They talk about required documents, instrument currency, aircraft systems, instrument rules and regulations, and how to brief an approach.

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128 Garmin Autoland Interviews with the Garmin Engineers, Fire TFRs + GA News

7 november 2019 | 68 min

127 New Garmin G3000 Autoland for Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet and Piper M600

30 oktober 2019 | 9 min

127 New Garmin G3000 Autoland for Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet and Piper M600

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Summary 127 Max discusses the new Autoland Feature announced for the G3000 in the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet and Piper M600. It is primarily for use in an emergency, and it can be triggered by pushing a single button, or it can trigger itself if the pilot doesn’t respond to a series of system prompts, such as when a pilot is hypoxic or incapacitated. It relies on the Garmin autopilot for engine management.

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126 Charter Pilot in a Piper Meridian – Interview Rob Lober

28 oktober 2019 | 50 min

126 Charter Pilot in a Piper Meridian – Interview Rob Lober

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Summary126 Max talks with Rob Lober of Air Tahoe about what it’s like to fly charter, and what it takes to start a charter operation. He talks about the process to get a Part 135 certificate, and about the rules for pilots, including drug testing, and maintenance of the aircraft. He also talks about the economics of the business, including how he finds customers and why he doesn’t own the plane.

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125 Deadly Propeller Accidents, B-17 Crash Update + GA News

21 oktober 2019 | 66 min

124 B-17 Crash, General Aviation Accidents, Nall Report, and CBD Oil + GA News

14 oktober 2019 | 63 min

123 Getting Pilots To Speak Up When They See Something Wrong or Spot Risky Behavior + GA News

2 oktober 2019 | 68 min

122 Air Traffic Controller Saves Lives – NATCA 2019 Archie League Awards

23 september 2019 | 57 min

122 Air Traffic Controller Saves Lives – NATCA 2019 Archie League Awards

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Summary122 Two airliners departing Chicago come within a quarter of a mile of each other, an F-16 is nearly out of fuel and options, a C172 pilot is picking up ice, a Cessna 340 pilot lost pressurization and doesn’t know he’s hypoxic. An IFR Mooney has lost everything except his compass. A student pilot diverts because of high winds, and a C182 pilot in IMC is flying low because of bad altimeter readings.

Mentioned in the ShowList of all 2019 Archie League Award winners NATCA Video: 2019 Archie League Awards Banquet

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121 Getting a Multi-engine rating – Interview Seth Lake

20 september 2019 | 49 min

121 Getting a Multi-engine rating – Interview Seth Lake

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Summary121 Max talks with pilot examiner Seth Lake of VSL Aviation about getting a multi-engine rating in light twin aircraft and the most efficient order for pilots to get their Commercial and multi engine ratings. Seth also describes terms multi-engine pilots need to know including Vmca and Vyse and what to expect on a multi-engine checkride. He also gives a six step process for managing engine failures.

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120 Troubleshooting Radio and Audio Panel Problems, Hurricane Dorian + GA News

9 september 2019 | 65 min

119 Flying a General Aviation Aircraft Around the World Twice – Interview Robert DeLaurentis

22 augusti 2019 | 47 min

119 Flying a General Aviation Aircraft Around the World Twice – Interview Robert DeLaurentis

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Summary119 Robert DeLaurentis, author of Zen Pilot, Flight of Passion and The Journey Within talks about his upcoming polar circumnavigation, and about his previous around the world trip. His new plane, Citizen of the World, is a highly modified 1983 Gulfstream Turbine Commander 900. Robert talks about the challenges of flying a 4200 nm round trip over Antarctica that will take 17 to 18 hours to complete.

Mentioned in the ShowAmazon book: Zen Pilot, Flight of Passion and The Journey Within Amazon book: Flying Through Life Robert DeLaurentis' Pole to Pole website Robert DeLaurentis' AOPA Blog Robert DeLaurentis' Facebook Page Robert DeLaurentis' Instagram Robert DeLaurentis' Pinterest

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118 Instrument Flying and IFR Listener Questions + General Aviation News

16 augusti 2019 | 59 min

117 Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Pilots and Aircraft Owners – Interview Scott W. Williams

8 augusti 2019 | 39 min

117 Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Pilots and Aircraft Owners – Interview Scott W. Williams

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Summary117 Scott W. Williams is an aviation attorney. He talks about some of the ten most common mistakes made by pilots, like what to do when the FAA says “Advise when ready to copy a phone number.” He talks about common pitfalls when buying or selling a plane, getting insurance, and working with maintenance shops. He also talks the myth of a Delaware corporation, and problems with Part 135 charter. #1 The Purchase #2 Missing Title #3 Insurance Ignorance #4 Bad or No Contracts #5 Inadvertent Flight into Part 135 #6 Unauthorized Maintenance #7 Failure to Maintain Airworthiness #8 Shop Contracts #9 Selling Your Airplane #10 Not Asking the Right Questions

Mentioned in the ShowScott Williams General Aviation Law website NASA ASRS Form

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116 A Wearable HUD, General Aviation News + AirVenture Wrap-up with Rob Mark

31 juli 2019 | 57 min

115 Former FAA Deputy Administrator on NextGen and General Aviation - Interview Mike Whitaker

25 juli 2019 | 39 min

115 Former FAA Deputy Administrator on NextGen and General Aviation - Interview Mike Whitaker

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Summary115 Max talks with Mike Whitaker, former FAA Deputy Administrator and Chief NextGen officer about NextGen and General Aviation. Mike talks about factors that led to the decline of GA after the 1970s, and his optimism for further growth due to demand for more pilots, the Part 23 rewrite, and new technologies like electric aircraft. He also talks about NextGen, ADS-B, and his prop strike.

Mentioned in the ShowMike Whitaker's website FAA's Airplane Flying Handbook FAA's Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge FAA's Aviation Weather FAA's Aviation Weather Services

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114 Get-There-itis Accidents, Red Flags, and Tips for Avoiding Them + General Aviation News

19 juli 2019 | 63 min

113 Understanding Aircraft Electrical Systems and Failures + General Aviation News

5 juli 2019 | 66 min

112 Buzzing and Low Altitude Flight + General Aviation News

26 juni 2019 | 62 min

112 Buzzing and Low Altitude Flight + GA News

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SummaryMax talks about Buzzing and Low Altitude Flight, its dangers, and some of the things you can do to mitigate some of the risk if you have to fly low. Even high time pilots have accidents when they fly close to the ground. You can mitigate some of the risk by careful planning ahead of time to identify towers, wires, and other obstacles. Still, unless you have to fly low to the ground, you can avoid a lot of risk by flying at normal altitudes.

Mentioned in the ShowDraco STOL Plane Modifications NASA Icing and Tailplane Stall Video

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AOPA Livermore Flyin and Aviation News Talk Meetup

21 juni 2019 | 6 min

112 AOPA Livermore Flyin and Aviation News Talk Meetup

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Summary112 Max talks about the Aviation News Talk meetup that will be held at the AOPA Regional Flyin at Livermore, CA. The meetup with listeners will be from 5-6 PM on Friday, June 21, 2019 at the Starbucks located at the corner of Airway Blvd, which is the road that leads to the airport, and Kitty Hawk street. This is not a dinner, just a casual stop by, have a cup of tea or coffee and say hello. No need to RSVP, just show up.

Max will also be giving two presentations at the show. The first one is free. It’s at 3 PM on Friday, and it’s his How to Fly the S.F. Bay Tour seminar. Afterwards, S.F. Bay Tour maps will be available for sale for $15.

The second presentation is on Friday, and AOPA has included that as part of their workshop series, for which you do have to pay. The cost is $99 if you’ve registered in advance, and its $120 at the show. That gets you into all of the workshops, on both Friday and Saturday. The workshops run for 3-hours, and you can attend up to four of them. They start at 9 AM and 1 PM on both Friday and Saturday. Max's workshop is Advanced IFR for modern GPS receivers, and it’s at 9 AM to noon on Saturday morning.

Max also discussed the NOTAMs in effect for the show. If you're flying in to the show, you should read the NOTAM, as there are many changes from the standard procedures at Livermore.

Links Schedule of all free Seminars Schedule of all for pay Workshops Livermore Airport NOTAM

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111 SR22 Icing Accident and Tailplane Stalls + General Aviation News

9 juni 2019 | 70 min

111 SR22 Icing Accident and Tailplane Stalls + GA News

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Summary111 Max talks about a SR22 icing accident that killed a client. Meteorologist Scott Dennstaedt analyzes the weather, which had severe icing in clouds, and talks about tools pilots can use in preflight to identify possible icing. Ice often forms first on the tail. Tailplane stalls pitch an aircraft down and require a different recovery method than wing stalls. Speeds were too high to use the parachute.

The accident aircraft was a normally aspirated SR22 which had a TKS anti-icing system, but not the more robust FIKI system that permits flight in known icing. The aircraft didn’t have built-in oxygen, which may be why the aircraft was flown at the 14,000 feet, the maximum altitude at which a pilot can fly for up to 30 minutes without supplemental oxygen. The minimum en route altitude was 13,300 feet, so when the pilot encountered ice, he was unable to descend.

For the first eleven minutes at 14,000 feet, flight data appeared normal. But in the next three minutes the aircraft’s speed decreased by 60 knots, while climbing 600 feet, or about 200 feet per minute, suggesting the aircraft had picked up a heavy load of ice. The aircraft then disappeared.

Simulations show that in a tailplane stall, an aircraft pitches down sharply and rapidly increases speed. Most likely, the accident aircraft reached 200 knots in about five seconds, which would be too fast to deploy the CAPS parachute. Recovery from a tailplane are the opposite of a wing stall that pilots practice. To recover, a pilot needs to pull back on the yoke an reduce power.

SR22 Accident and Icing-Related LinksPreliminary NTSB Report for SR22 Utah crash Flightaware.com Flight Track for the SR22 Kathryn's Report and Photos for the SR22 Scott Dennstaedt's Weather Book Scott Dennstaedt's Website Cirrus Learning Portal - Icing Awareness Course

Mentioned in the ShowFAA Hiring Controllers - Apply Here EAA Chapter 20 at San Carlos, CA Where's My Airport web site Stolen Airplane Radios Riley's Youtube channel Riley's Instagram

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110 Aircraft Icing – How to Avoid or Escape Ice – Interview with Fred Remer

31 maj 2019 | 46 min

109 Avoiding Midair and Near Midair Collisions + General Aviation News

24 maj 2019 | 73 min

108 How to Become an Airline Pilot – Interview with Aviation Industry Careers Coach Carl Valeri

14 maj 2019 | 69 min

107 12 Steps for Handling an Engine Failure in Flight + General Aviation News

6 maj 2019 | 62 min

107 12 Steps for Handling an Engine Failure in Flight + GA News

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Summary107 Max talks about the statistics for engine failures in flight and the 12 step procedure you should follow if you have an engine failure. The procedures described are generic, and may be differ for your aircraft, so check your POH. #1 Don’t panic, wind the clock. #2 Turn toward an airport or landing site at the first sign of engine trouble. #3 Fly best glide speed #4 Clean up the airplane #5 Memorize the first few steps of the checklist #6 Troubleshoot the three things your engine needs to operate: fuel, spark, and air #7 Communicate and squawk 7700 #8 Use crew resource management and delegate tasks to others on board #9 Shut down everything related to fuel and electricity #10 Have a strategy for managing your descent #11 Open the doors while you’re still in the air #12 Use any automation tools that you have available to you

Mentioned in the ShowANT EP #68 - Impossible Turn after Takeoff Engine Failure Robert Wright Article - The Real Risks of Engine Failure

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106 Avoiding Deadly VFR into IMC Accidents - Safety Moment with Rob Mark

23 april 2019 | 55 min

8 Lessons Pilots can Learn from the Boeing 737 MAX Crashes and the MCAS + General Aviation News

16 april 2019 | 71 min

104 Learning Advanced Avionics and Upgrading Your Cockpit + General Aviation News

4 april 2019 | 61 min

103 Cirrus CAPS Parachute Pull over the Caribbean – Interview Ed Regensburg

27 mars 2019 | 65 min

103 Cirrus CAPS Parachute Pull over the Caribbean – Interview Ed Regensburg

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SummaryOn March 5, 2019, two pilots flying a Cirrus SR22 noticed oil pressure dropping rapidly, and soon after, the engine quit. They turned toward land 30 miles away and pulled the airplane’s CAPS parachute. They deployed their raft, which flipped over in eight to ten foot swells. The pilot dived out to right the raft and both men got aboard. But they had no idea who might be coming to rescue them.

Thirty minutes later, a US Coast Guard plane appeared flying a search pattern looking for the men. They tried to use the two flares to signal the plane, but both flares failed to ignite. As the plane flew away in the distance, they didn’t know if they’d been seen.

One of the pilots got sick in the rough seas and began throwing up over the side. About two hours later, the other pilot spotted a ship in the distance. Both men wondered would the ship see them. And if it didn’t, would it accidentally run them over?

Princess Cruises’ Regal Princess was sailing towards St. Thomas, when the US Coast Guard requested that they reverse course to search for the men. The Regal Princess is twenty stories high and was easy for the pilots to spot miles away, but by contrast, they were just a small dot that rose and fell among the waves and white caps.

The pilots Ed Regensburg and Dan Tucker were eventually spotted and brought aboard the cruise ship. In this podcast, Ed Regensburg describe the entire experience from when he first spotted the low oil pressure warning until they were home again in Greensboro, NC.

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102 CO Detectors Save Two General Aviation Pilots, Boeing Buys ForeFlight, Light Sport Aircraft + GA News

18 mars 2019 | 62 min

101 Emergency Landing: Controller Talks Down Student Pilot After Oil Covers Windshield

7 mars 2019 | 37 min

101 Emergency Landing: Controller Talks Down Student Pilot After Oil Covers Windshield

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Summary101 On Sept 30, 2018, a student pilot with 4 hours solo time departed Potomac Airfield on a cross country flight. Within minutes after takeoff, she noticed oil starting to cover the windshield. She immediately requested a vector from Potomac Approach controller Casey Whittaker to return to the airport. Her first attempt to land had her skimming the treetops of the neighborhood next to the airfield. Her next plan was to ditch the aircraft in the Potomac River, to avoid any loss of life on the ground.

The pilot asked that her voice not be used. My thanks to pilot Tricia Belkin Vernola, whose voice you hear in this episode, for reading from the transcript of my interview with the pilot. Thanks also to controller Casey Whittaker and PCT NATCA FACREP Brandon Miller for sharing their stories. Finally, thanks to the student pilot for sharing her story.

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100 Approach Plate Minimums Explained for IFR Pilots + General Aviation News

2 mars 2019 | 59 min

99 Air Force Pilot Crash in Cirrus SR22 - Safety Moment with Rob Mark

19 februari 2019 | 49 min

98 Pilot Communications with ATC: What Not to Read Back to Controllers + General Aviation News

14 februari 2019 | 65 min

97 How to Start a Flying Club: Costs, Benefits, Culture, and Best Practices - Interview Marc Epner

4 februari 2019 | 63 min

96 Cirrus Vision Jet G2 Features, Specs and Price – Interview with Matt Bergwall

31 januari 2019 | 24 min

95 Crosswind Landing Tips for Private Pilots and Student Pilots + General Aviation News

26 januari 2019 | 59 min

94 ForeFlight Tips and Tricks - Interview with Master CFI Gary Reeves

17 januari 2019 | 35 min

93 San Jose’s GA Reliever, Reid-Hillview Airport, Threatened by Closure + General Aviation News

9 januari 2019 | 53 min

92 Pilot Weather: From Solo to the Airlines – Book Interview with Scott Dennstaedt

3 januari 2019 | 30 min

91 Lessons Learned in a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet flying STARs or IFR Arrival Procedures + General Aviation News

25 december 2018 | 56 min

90 Mooney Pilot Passes out from CO Poisoning and Survives Crash - Interview with Dan Bass

21 december 2018 | 37 min

89 General Aviation in Australia – Interview Benjamin Morgan, AOPA Australia

11 december 2018 | 69 min

89 General Aviation in Australia – Interview Benjamin Morgan, AOPA Australia

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SummaryMax talks with Benjamin Morgan, Executive Director of AOPA Australia about the state of General Aviation in Australia. Number of Private pilots is declining. AOPA is working to inspire youth. They’ve acquired a bus full of simulators they drive around the country, and is buying low cost Cessna 150s for flight training. GA also faces regulatory challenges with CASA, which regulates all aviation in Australia.

The number of flight instructors have declined, since independent flight instructors haven’t been permitted since a rule change in 1999. After that decision, flight training declined significantly. Smaller flight schools have been unable to survive, and a significant number of the larger flight schools have been bought by China, to train pilots for SE Asia. Much training is done through local Aero Clubs, but many of these no longer have any low cost airplanes for flight training.

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88 Four things you should know about Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Carbon Monoxide Monitors + General Aviation News

6 december 2018 | 63 min

87 Night IFR Electrical Failure: ATC and a Cell Phone Save a Doctor – Interview with Controller Phil Enis

26 november 2018 | 41 min

87 Night IFR Electrical Failure: ATC and a Cell Phone Save a Doctor – Interview with Controller Phil Enis

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Summary On Super Bowl Sunday, Dr. Peter Edenhoffer was flying IFR at night in a Cessna Cardinal when he lost his electrical system. He’d already texted his son to say goodbye. Then he received a text message from Fort Worth Center which gave him hope for surviving when he realized he wasn’t alone. Max interviews NATCA’s Archie League Medal of Safety President’s Award winner controller Phil Enis about this save. Watch the NATCA video to hear more of the ATC radio transmissions and see more of the text messages from this save. It also includes a link where to where you can watch Dr. Peter Edenhoffer talk about what was going through his mind as he was alone in the dark.

Here are some ideas you should consider on future IFR flights including: 1. Include a cell phone or satellite phone number in the Remarks section of your IFR flight, so that controllers can attempt to reach you by phone or text, if they lose radio communications with you. 2. Bring a handheld radio when you fly. Set it up and test it ahead of time so that you know that it works. Handheld radios in metal airplanes receive OK, but often don't transmit well because they're essentially inside a shielded cage (the airplane!). Installing an external antenna on your airplane will greatly improve the transmit capability of a handheld radio. 3. If you have an electrical failure, use an EFB app like ForeFlight to navigate to an airport with better weather. 4. If you have cell phone service, consider calling 911 and have them pass along your cellphone number to an air traffic controller.

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86 Black Friday and Cyber Monday Aviation Deals on ForeFlight, Garmin, iPads and more for Private and Instrument Pilots

23 november 2018 | 34 min

85 Private Pilot Secrets for Making Short-Field Landings, Red Bull Race Winner, Depression + General Aviation News

21 november 2018 | 71 min

84 Ten Things Pilots Do that bug ATC Controllers - Interview with Brandon Gonzales

12 november 2018 | 58 min

84 Ten Things Pilots Do that bug ATC Controllers - Interview with Brandon Gonzales

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Things Pilots Do that bug ATC ControllersHere's Brandon's List: 1. Monitor the freq. before you speak. 2. Cleared for immediate takeoff, but then not doing it. Or, worse yet, doing it too quickly when not prepared. 3. IMMEDIATELY- Used by ATC when such action compliance is required to avoid an imminent situation EXPEDITE− Used by ATC when prompt compliance is required to avoid the development of an imminent situation. 4. If you can’t accept or comply, advise. Maybe even provide an alternative that you can do. 5. If you don’t understand instructions. Please ask for clarification! 6. Repeating everything back verbatim. Use judgment with respect to read backs. 7. Hold short readbacks need the words hold short with callsign and runway number 8. Traffic calls. Use looking, or traffic in sight, not 'See it on the Fish Finder” 9. Spelling out local airports phonetically; Don't use the the Kilo 10. Turning early crosswinds and cutting out traffic. The AIM says turn crosswind when 300’ below TPA. 11. Doing a touch and go when cleared to land. 12. Turning base without a sequence is very dangerous.

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83 Flying to Antarctica, Wind Shear, & Identifying the Missed Approach Point + General Aviation News

7 november 2018 | 65 min

82 How to Increase Separation on Final without Dangerous S-Turns + General Aviation News

1 november 2018 | 69 min

81 What You Need to Know about the Flight Review or BFR, NBAA Update + General Aviation News

25 oktober 2018 | 76 min

80 Fast Track to an Airline Pilot Career, Piper M-series, Pilatus PC-12 + General Aviation News

18 oktober 2018 | 66 min

79 AOPA Carbondale Interviews with Jack Pelton, Adrian Eichhorn, and Catherine Cavagnaro, Red Bull Update + GA News

11 oktober 2018 | 86 min

78 Cirrus Owner Pilots Association (COPA) Aircraft Type Club Interview with Roger Whittier

9 oktober 2018 | 40 min

77 Twenty Things your CFI Didn’t Teach You as a Student Pilot, NTSB Report on Air Canada 759 SFO Incident + GA News

2 oktober 2018 | 84 min

76 Cirrus Jet Flying and Training, Aviation ANR Headset Benefits + GA News

25 september 2018 | 98 min

75 Mental Health and Stress in Pilots, Seattle Stolen Plane, Blackfly and Sun Flyer 2 Electric Aircraft

31 augusti 2018 | 78 min

74 Red Bull Helicopter Aerobatics Air Show Performer – Aaron Fitzgerald Live Interview

9 augusti 2018 | 33 min

73 In-Cockpit Weather and WeatherSpork app for Private and Instrument Pilots – Scott Dennstaedt Live Interview

31 juli 2018 | 56 min

72 Jolie Lucas Interview – Live from AirVenture 2018

28 juli 2018 | 35 min

71 Vicky Benzing Air Show Pilot Interview – Live from AirVenture 2018

26 juli 2018 | 34 min

70 Broadcasting live video from AirVenture - Watch Us Live on Facebook

23 juli 2018 | 15 min

69 AirVenture 2018 at Oshkosh – Jack Pelton, EAA CEO Interview

11 juli 2018 | 56 min

69 AirVenture 2018 at Oshkosh – Jack Pelton, EAA CEO Interview

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69 AirVenture is the World’s Largest Aviation Celebration. It’s held in July each year in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and it’s run by EAA, the Experimental Aircraft Association. Over 10,000 airplanes fly in for the event, 40,000 people camp on the campgrounds, and over 500,000 people attend the week long show. AirVenture is the best of everything about aviation, and it’s a must visit destination for every pilot.

Jack Pelton is the Chairman of the Board and CEO of EAA, and he’s the former CEO of Cessna Aircraft Company. Before that, Jack was Cessna's Senior VP of Engineering. While at Cessna, he was an active advocate for GA, often meeting with members of Congress about general aviation issues. Today that work still continues for Jack and his staff, as advocacy is just one of many facets of the Experiment Aircraft Association.

Jack talks first about what's special and unique about EAA. He then discusses some of the advocacy issues that the association is currently involved in, including STCs that allow avionics for experimental aircraft to be used in certificated aircraft, and future changes needed for the Light Sport Aircraft category. Jack then talks about the many activities planned for AirVenture 2018. These include the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force and a visit by the Gloster Meteor, the oldest flying Jet. The only flying XP-82, a twin fuselage Mustang, is also expected to fly to the show. The "One Week Wonder," returns this year, in which show attendees help build a Vans RV-12 during the week and then see it fly on Sunday.

Other events include: Doc – B-29, one of two flying in the world Pilot Proficiency Center Annual Salute to Veterans & Honor Flight to D.C. Innovation Day - Tuesday Founder’s Innovation Prize Women Venture Day – Wednesday KidVenture & Aviore Superhero Night AirShows on Wednesday and Saturday Twilight Night Fest on other evenings Aircraft Rides – B-17, Ford Tri-Motor, Bell 47 Seaplane Base EAA Museum Mentioned in the Show AirVenture Planning Site Tedx Talk, by EAA’s Dick Knapinski on AirVenture EAA AirVenture App – iPhone/iPad EAA AirVenture App – Android Join EAA - $10 Off Offer

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68 10 Things to Know about the Impossible Turn after a Takeoff Engine Failure Emergency + GA News

4 juli 2018 | 70 min

67 Top Ten Lessons from Delta 192 – Naked Man on the Runway at Atlanta Airport

27 juni 2018 | 26 min

67 Top 10 Lessons from Delta 192 – Naked Man on the Runway at Atlanta Airport

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Summary There are many lessons that pilots can learn from the incident in Atlanta in which a man climb up on the wing of an arriving airliner, jumped off, and ran naked onto the runway. 1. There’s always something new that happens you’ve never seen before. 2. Early information is often is often incorrect. 3. When something very out of the ordinary happens, Stop immediately. 4. Shut down your engine. 5. Don’t start up again until you’re absolutely sure everyone is clear the area. 6. Relay information about things you see that others may not see. 7. If there’s any doubt about the condition of the plane, don’t start up without having someone inspect the aircraft, and consider having it towed. 8. Re evaluate your original plan based on what has just happened. 9. Defer to tower to sort things out….that’s their job 10. Be patient, its going to take time for things to get unsnarled. 11. Enjoy the show! Question of the Month Send us your audio recordings by July 31, 2018 answering this question: What did you learn after you got your private pilot certificate that you wished you learned while working on your private certificate? Click here to record your answer. If you love the show and want more, visit my Patreon page, where I post breaking news in the Blog section. If you sign up to support the show by contributing a few dollars each month, you'll get an email notifying whenever I post a new story of Patreon. If you donate at least $8/month, you can see my original scripts and the list of news stories I had to cut each week. Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself. Yes, we'll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Mentioned in the Show Aviation News Talk dedicated app - iOS Aviation News Talk dedicated app - Android Live ATC app for iOS Live ATC app for Android

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26 juni 2018 | min

66 Flight School Kidnapping Update, IFR Departure Procedures, SIDs, ODPs, GPS T-Routes + GA News

22 juni 2018 | 73 min

65 Private Pilot, Instrument, and Commercial Checkrides Changed Again – Interview with Jason Blair, FAA DPE

14 juni 2018 | 38 min

64 New Book on Engines, General Aviation Maintenance – Interview with Mike Busch of Savvy Aviation

6 juni 2018 | 60 min

63 Flight School Kidnapping, Suggestions for Improving Modern Avionics, IFR Questions + GA News

1 juni 2018 | 64 min

62 Garmin GDL 52 Portable SiriusXM and ADS-B Traffic and Weather Receiver – Interview with Joey Ferreyra

30 maj 2018 | 38 min

61 Preventing Airplane Accidents and the Go Around Maneuver, VFR vs IFR for long trips + GA News

18 maj 2018 | 58 min

60 Buying a 2006 Cirrus SR22 and flying it across the country – Interview with Mike McIntyre

5 maj 2018 | 37 min

59 Summary of Recent Private Pilot NorCal Fatal Accidents including Long Trips, Weather, Night & Loss of Control + GA News

1 maj 2018 | 71 min

Episode 58 - You might need to reload it

27 april 2018 | min

58 Managing Your Risk and Liability as a Flight Instructor - Interview with John Ferrell, lawyer, CFI

27 april 2018 | 33 min

57 Best Headlamps for Night Flying, New FAA Guidance for Non-Towered Airport Operations + GA News

16 april 2018 | 66 min

56 ATC Visual Separation for Private Pilots Explained, NTSB Report on NYC Helicopter Accident + GA News

30 mars 2018 | 61 min

55 Entering and Flying Traffic Patterns Safely, Cirrus SR22 Landing Accident, FAA Grounds Open Door Helicopter Tours + GA News

22 mars 2018 | 60 min

54 Air Traffic Control (ATC) Government Privatization Update for General Aviation Private and Instrument Pilots and People Planning to Learn to Fly – Interview with Rob Mark

15 mars 2018 | 35 min

53 General Aviation Headset Survey Results for Private and Instrument Pilots + GA News

13 mars 2018 | 78 min

52 Loading an Instrument Approach When Flying with Vectors, Trump’s Pilot and the FAA + GA News

27 februari 2018 | 56 min

51 Buying a new Cirrus SR22T and ferrying it across the country – Interview with Chuck Price

22 februari 2018 | 61 min

50 Instrument Pilot: Glide Slope Failure, ATC Privatization, United 1175 incident, ADS-B after the Mandate + GA News

14 februari 2018 | 41 min

49 Private Pilot Radio Communications at Towered Airports, Roy Halladay crash, Jason Miller on ELT Testing + GA News

2 februari 2018 | 50 min

48 AeroMexico 668 SFO Go Around & Radio Communications, GAMA President Pete Bunce + General Aviation News

19 januari 2018 | 54 min

47 The CFI Shortage – How it Happened and What You Can Do About It - Interview with Jason Blair

12 januari 2018 | 51 min

46 Private Pilot Cold Weather Flying, New Tax Bill, VFR vs IFR, Garmin GDL 82 ADS-B + General Aviation News

8 januari 2018 | 59 min

45 Private Pilot Night Flying Dangers, new Garmin GDL 52 ADS-B receiver, Aviation Headsets + General Aviation News

21 december 2017 | 58 min

44 Cirrus SR22 Cross Country flight from CA to Miami, NASA SuperGuppy. Roy Halladay Icon A5 crash + General Aviation News

14 december 2017 | 66 min

43 Loss of Control Accidents: Dealing with Distractions, ADS-B Out configurations to see traffic + General Aviation News

6 december 2017 | 57 min

42 Portable ADS-B Receiver Pilot Reviews and Roy Halladay Icon A5 accident update + General Aviation News

23 november 2017 | 47 min

41 Icon A5 Aircraft Review and Roy Halladay accident + General Aviation News

17 november 2017 | 75 min

40 Aviation Safety: Cirrus and low flying Cessna 172 Accidents, Air Canada Incident, ForeFlight and more + GA News

6 november 2017 | 50 min

39 Private Pilot Checkride Prep – How to Fail a Checkride before it Even Starts - Interview with Jason Blair

1 november 2017 | 56 min

38 General Aviation Risk Management, instrument rating, Red Bull, drone midair, Pilot in Command Responsibility, and more + GA News

25 oktober 2017 | 57 min

Northern California Wildfire Rescues – CHP Pilot Jan Sears Interview

18 oktober 2017 | 57 min

This past weekend, the governor of California called the Northern California wildfires “one of the greatest tragedies California has ever faced.” And even as we record this today, nine days after the fires started, over 11,000 firefighters are still on the front lines, fighting these fires. You’ve probably seen news reports showing some of the dozens of airtankers and helicopters that are fighting the fires. But most people are unaware that the California Highway Patrol runs one of the largest law enforcement aviation operations in the country, both in number of aircraft and hours flown. And that those aircraft, flown by CHP officer/pilots, have been heavily involved in fire-related activities. Late on a Sunday night, on October 8, 2017, CHP officer/pilot Jan Sears was returning from a routine patrol in one of the department's GippsAero GA-8 Airvan airplanes, when he spotted a faint flicker in the dark hills. He told his partner, Flight Officer Todd Labadie that it might not be anything, but that they should fly over and take a look. Jan picks up the story from there and describes how he and other CHP officers have support the fire relief efforts, including air rescues of over 50 people from within the fires. You can find more information about CHP here, and on the CHP Golden Gate Division Air Operations' Facebook page. It includes a link to this story that ran on the CBS Evening News, about Pepe Tamayo, a father who had to stay behind because there was only room for four people in the CHP helicopter. CHP made two return trips before they found Pepe and rescued him too. In our interview, Jan Sears referred to an article in LA Times titled Understaffed and overwhelmed, rescuers had to make life-and-death choices as wildfires rages. If you enjoy this show, please visit my Patreon page, and become a supporting member of the show by contributing as little as $2/month by credit card. Click here for the listener survey. Tell us what what ADS-B portable receiver you own or plan to buy, and what you like and dislike about it. You can Dictate a listener question from your phone and I’ll try to answer it on a future show, or send an email.

Flight Planning with ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot, SkyVector.com, FltPlan.com and more + GA News

12 oktober 2017 | 68 min

Instrument Pilot IFR Tips – Using GPS on a VOR or ILS approach, Foreflight + GA News

5 oktober 2017 | 48 min

Instrument Pilot IFR Tips – Briefing the Approach, iPhone iOS 11 update + GA News

29 september 2017 | 49 min

Overcoming Checkride Anxiety – 14 ways to reduce your fears + GA News

22 september 2017 | 54 min

Hurricane Irma Evacuation Flight: Embry-Riddle CFI Veenen Udayan Interview

15 september 2017 | 25 min

Hurricane Irma Relief – Remote Area Medical – Stan Brock Interview

13 september 2017 | 30 min

Operation Airdrop’s Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts – Doug Jackson Interview

11 september 2017 | 37 min

29 Best Aviation Jokes and Pilot Jokes – M&R Joke Hour

4 september 2017 | 37 min

General Aviation Accident: How Glynn Falcon Survived a Crash in a Piper Arrow with its Ailerons Connected in Reverse

30 augusti 2017 | 32 min

In July 2017, Glynn Falcon had a crash while taking off in his Piper Arrow at the Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose, CA. His plane was there for maintenance, and he was planning to fly it back to his home airport in Marina, CA. Immediately after rotation, he observed that the aircraft made an uncommanded roll to the left. Realizing he was unable to control the aircraft, he pulled the power, and the plane was destroyed in the crash. Glynn survived with minor injuries. In this episode, he describes the factors that led to the crash, and what he learned from his first flight instructor that helped him avoid what is often a fatal accident type. Here’s what I teach my students from day one. When you’re checking the controls, take ahold of the yoke and stick and stick your thumb straight up. Then when you move the yoke or stick, your thumb will be pointing at the aileron that is supposed to be up. If you do that religiously, every time you do a run up, you’ll avoid ever taking off with the controls connected backwards. And this is a mistake that even test pilots make. In 2006, the sole prototype of the Spectrum 33, which was a $3.6 million business jet, crashed on takeoff, killing both pilots. Witnesses reported that the plane entered a right roll and immediately cartwheeled when the right wing hit the ground. According to the NTSB, the ailerons were linked in a manner that reversed the roll control, such that the left roll input from the stick would have deflected the ailerons to produce right roll of the airplane, and vice versa. Prior to the accident, the aircraft had undergone extensive maintenance, including removal of the main landing gear, which required disconnection of a portion of the linkage control systems. Click here for the listener survey. Tell us what flight planning tools you use when planning a longer flight. Please visit my new Patreon page and make a contribution to help me with my goal of improving the AviationNewsTalk.com website. You can Dictate a listener question from your phone and I’ll try to answer it on a future show, or send an email.

Unstable Approach Definition and Private Pilot Tips for How to Fly a Stable Approach + GA News

26 augusti 2017 | 51 min

13 Fun Ideas for National Aviation Day + GA News

17 augusti 2017 | 46 min

Turbocharger emergencies, TAWS Terrain Awareness Systems, Activating a Leg of an Instrument Approach + GA News

9 augusti 2017 | 44 min

FAA WINGS program, Marvel Comics, Non-towered airport pattern entry, More ADS-B products, Flight Design Sold + GA News

3 augusti 2017 | 41 min

Cirrus Embark – Free Training for Buyers of Used Cirrus Aircraft – Ivy McIver Interview

31 juli 2017 | 20 min

Private Pilot Tips for Non-Towered Airports, Free Cirrus Training, ATC Privatization, and Air Canada Near Miss Update + GA News

28 juli 2017 | 40 min

Private Pilot Tips for Traffic Patterns, Cirrus Crash, ATC Privatization, and Air Canada Near Miss Update + GA News

20 juli 2017 | 61 min

Beechcraft Bonanza and the American Bonanza Society - Tom Turner Interview

14 juli 2017 | 44 min

Air Canada News Near Miss at SFO, Private Pilot Tips on Squelch and Audio Panels, ATC Privatization + GA News

12 juli 2017 | 52 min

Private Pilot Tips, Flight Training Listener Question, ATC Privatization Update + GA News

5 juli 2017 | 47 min

Air Traffic Control (ATC) Government Privatization Explained - Call to Action for General Aviation Private and Instrument Pilots and People Planning to Learn to Fly to Contact Congress

30 juni 2017 | 122 min

ATC Privatization On June 22, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives released H.R. 2997, the AIRR Act, calling for the privatization of Air Traffic Control in the U.S. Later, both EAA, the Experimental Aircraft Association, and NBAA, the National Business Aviation Association, issued an urgent call for members to contact their representatives in Congress to oppose ATC privatization. AOPA, the Aircraft Owner and Pilots Association, also sent a call for their members to contact their representations just before we published this show, which is why we weren't able to mention them in the podcast. Please take action by going to govt.eaa.org to generate a letter to your representatives in Congress. Please support my show by checking out my new Patreon Page. You will ultimately find lots of free posts on the page. To kick things off, I just posted a pdf of the Delta Airlines study on privatization, which you can download and read for free now. I've also posted results of an ATC Privatization survey of US pilots conducted of Airplane Geeks podcast listeners in February 2017. Please consider supporting my show with contributions of as little as $2 per month, also at my Patreon page. Today, I’m devoting this entire episode to privatization. I’ll be playing audio clips from the President, members of Congress, Airline CEOs, EAA CEO Jack Pelton, and from pilots in other countries that have privatized their air traffic control system. I’ll also share results of a survey of pilot podcast listeners on privatizing ATC. And to help me, I'm joined by Senior Editor of Flying Magazine, Rob Mark. You can Dictate a listener question from your phone and I’ll try to answer it on a future show, or send an email. Audio Clip sources

Review of Air Traffic Control Reform Proposals - Hearing Before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives. February 10, 2016. Video Hearing Transcript
Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: Federal Aviation Administration Authorization - Hearing Before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives June 8, 2017. Video
Full Committee Markup - Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives. June 27, 2017. Video

Hot Weather Flying Tips, Use of GPS on VOR Approach, ATC Privatization + GA News

20 juni 2017 | 53 min

Shutdown Mag Checks, ADS-B solution alternatives, static wicks +GA News

13 juni 2017 | 43 min

Please take the Aviation News Talk podcast 2017 Listener survey! Click here for the survey. In this podcast, I explain how to properly do a magneto ground check before engine shutdown, to assure you won’t have a hot prop if you move the propeller by hand. This is a followup to a much longer discussion on magneto and hot props in episode 13. You can Dictate a listener question from your phone and I’ll try to answer it on a future show, or send an email. News Stories

Diesel Cessna Skyhawk JT-A Awarded FAA Certification
Saturday's Beechjet Flameout Marks Fifth in Type
Alternative bill to ATC Privatization introduced
NTSB Pilot shuts off one engine before fatal plane crash near Haines
New cataract-correcting replacement lens approved
Paris Airshow Preview
Lancair Brings Back Mako
Merlin PSA Quick-Build Kit Earns FAA 51% Approval
Navajo Strikes Gator In Orlando Plus listener email: We explain static electricity and how static wicks work to dissipate it from an aircraft, a listener asks why flying in IMC seems so different from flying under a hood, two pilots asks about which ADS-B alternative to install in their aircraft, a pilot asks how to stay current flying in four different airplanes, and a listener from Belgium ask why in the U.S. the FAA refers to pilot certificates instead of pilot licenses and flyers are called airmen and not pilots. In Flight Problems If an engine becomes rough during flight, it could be because one magneto has developed a timing problem. In that case, switch to the L and R positions to see if the engine runs better in one of those positions. If it does, leave the magneto switches or key in that position for the rest of the flight and report the problem to your mechanic. Shutdown Mag Check Some checklists say to switch the mag switches or key very briefly to the Off position, so you can hear if the engine is stopping. If it is, that verifies that both mags are properly grounded. Then before the engine quits, switch back to the Both position and shut down the engine properly by pulling the mixture to idle. If there’s a mag key, it’s important that you do this check by turning all the way to the Off position, and not just turn to the L and R positions, as some CFIs insist. Turning to the L and R positions checks part of the grounding system, but it doesn’t check whether the switch itself works in the Off position! It's not unusual for an older switch to become corroded and fail to work in one position, so definitely do the shutdown mag check by switching briefly to the Off position. Do the mag checks and engine shutdown procedures properly, and you will greatly enhance your safety when you move a prop.

Low Cost, Garmin G5 Electronic Flight Instrument for certificated, experimental and LSA Aircraft – Garmin Interview - EP14

8 juni 2017 | 34 min

Garmin recently announced that their low-cost, G5 Electronic Flight Instrument will now be available for use in certificated aircraft. It fits directly into a standard 3 1/8 inch hole used for instruments in most aircraft, which reduces installation time and cost. In this Newsmakers episode of the Aviation News Talk podcast, we interview Garmin software engineer Joe Gepner, who helped design the G5. The Garmin G5 is a direct replacement for a round-gauge attitude indicator, and it was originally introduced for experimental and LSA aircraft in July 2016. Pricing of that version starts at $1199. Later, Garmin introduced a second page in the G5 that displays a HSI, so that it can also be used as a direct replacement for a DG, heading indicator, or HSI. If a pilot has two of these instruments in an aircraft and the one displaying the attitude indicator fails, the G5 displaying an HSI can be switched in flight to display the attitude indicator. In May 2017, Garmin announced a version of the G5 Electronic Flight Instrument that can be used to retrofit attitude indicators and DG/heading indicators in over 600 models of the most common certificated aircraft. That makes it easy for Cessna, Piper, Beechcraft and other aircraft owners to easily retrofit their aircraft with a low cost glass panel display. A single Garmin G5 for certificated aircraft sells for about $2500, and includes an installation kit, magnetometer and 4-hour backup battery. When configured as a attitude indicator replacement, the Garmin G5 looks like a miniature version of a Garmin G1000 PFD (primary flight display). Like the G1000, it displays the six primary flight instruments: airspeed, altitude, vertical speed, an attitude indicator, HSI, and turn coordinator with slip/skid indicator. It also displays ground speed and ground track from a built-in GPS. The experimental/LSA version of the Garmin G5 also has a built-in autopilot. To use it, two optional servo motors need to be installed. Listen to episode 14 of the Aviation News Talk podcast now to learn more about how owners can retrofit older aircraft with the Garmin G5 to add glass cockpit features and reliability to these planes. Please take the Aviation News Talk podcast 2017 Listener survey! Click here for the survey. You can Dictate a listener question from your phone and I’ll try to answer it on a future show, or send an email.

Hot prop dangers, how Magnetos Work, and Best Way to do a Mag check + GA News - EP 13

6 juni 2017 | 39 min

Overview of Traffic systems, how TIS traffic works & limitations, Avoiding Unstable Approaches + GA News - EP12

26 maj 2017 | 39 min

Portable ADS-B receiver limitations, Cutting flying costs, BasicMed for safety pilots, CFI arrested, Aztec loses landing gear + GA News - EP10

18 maj 2017 | 39 min

Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet Review & Visit to Cirrus Aircraft Customer Experience Vision Center in Knoxville, TN - EP11

16 maj 2017 | 41 min

Icon A-5 seaplane crash, Diamond DA42 trip report, Airline Pilot use of pitch and power to control airspeed+GA news - EP9

11 maj 2017 | 46 min

Fatal Cirrus SR22 crash, Inspecting a Cessna 182, Why new airplane owners crash +GA news - EP8

4 maj 2017 | 50 min

Planning a cross country flight from California to Texas in a Diamond DA42NG - EP7

28 april 2017 | 39 min

Flying Cirrus SR22 & Diamonds, CFI Training, general aviation culture + GA News - EP6

26 april 2017 | 45 min

Red Bull Winner, Pilot Arrested, Flying the Atlantic, Deadly Distractions +GA News - EP5

19 april 2017 | 46 min

[caption id="attachment_163" align="alignleft" width="174"] Aviation News Talk #1 in iTunes.[/caption] Aviation News Talk was #1 in the Aviation category of iTunes this week. Totally cool! Thanks for listening! A Crash that sent pilot to closed runway prompts FAA changes. When pilot Joseph Milo reported engine trouble, an air traffic controller directed him to a nearby airfield. But the airfield had actually closed 25 years earlier, and industrial buildings occupied its former runway. Milo crashed a quarter-mile away and died. His death prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to update its procedures to include weekly accuracy checks of its radar video maps The FAA has adopted a new airworthiness directive, effective Wednesday, in response to a report of an event aboard an American Champion Aircraft Corp. airplane. Specifically, a pilot reported dealing with a stuck aileron during a flight in his Super Decathlon (model no. 8KCAB), and while he was able to “un-stick” the aileron and land successfully, the subsequent examination of the aircraft uncovered a “cracked structure around several of the aileron hinges,” according to the AD. Area Forecasts (FA) to be discontinued in October 2017. AOPA Regional Fly-in at Camarillo, CA on April 28-29 EAA officials announced this week that the Founder’s Innovation Prize competition will continue through 2020, with five years’ worth of finalists eligible for a major grand prize. Each year’s competition welcomes ideas to counter loss of control accidents in amateur-built aircraft. Five aircraft violated air restrictions during President Trump’s 4-day Easter weekend stay at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday. If you’re keeping track there have been 13 weekends since the President was inaugurated on Friday, January 20. Seven of those weekends have been spent in Palm Beach. So pilots in Florida going to have to get used to the fact that it appears that on any given weekend, there’s a greater than 50% chance there will be a 30 NM TFR around Palm Beach. So far, those visits have averaged over 3 days per visit. A Southwest Airlines pilot has been arrested on a weapons charge in New York after airport security officers found a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag. Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple says 55-year-old Erik Gibson was slated to pilot a flight to Tampa, Florida, on Monday morning when TSA officers found the gun during routine screening. Over the weekend a Cessna 208 lost power and landed in a field safely in Texas. And there’s a winner…for the Red Bull races in San Diego last weekend. Japanese pilot Yoshi Muroya placed first. Stemme AG, best known for its high-end motor gliders, the S10 and S12, has announced its merger with Remos AG, the German maker of the GX light sport aircraft. [caption id="attachment_164" align="alignleft" width="300"] Volocopter 2X. Photo by Ute Stumpf[/caption] More new models from Friedrichshafen, Germany show. e-Volo shows 2X Volocopter on sale in 2018. The German company plans to certify the two-seat 2X under a new German Ultralight category being created for 2018 and offer the 2X for sale next year. The first Public Showing Of The 11-seat Tecnam P2012 Traveller. Australia International Airshow was held last month at the Avalon Airport Video from ThePlaneSpotterHD on Youtube. The boys for the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast released a new episode yesterday in which they did interviews at the Avalon Airport. So if you want to know more about the Avalon show, look for episode 130 of the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast. FAA ATC Privatization Update. AP Story. NBAA story. Deadly Cockpit Distractions. We talk about how to identify them when they occur, and what to do once you identify them.

United Airlines PR Disaster & FlyOtto’s Offer to UAL: Aircraft Charter Service - EP4

14 april 2017 | 37 min

Cirrus SR22 crash, Why Cessna 182s seem nose heavy, Red Bull Races + GA News - EP3

12 april 2017 | 41 min

Delta aids downed SR22, Cessna 182s seem nose heavy but aren’t. Here’s why + how-to tips for landings that won’t crunch the nose gear. 182s and Bonanza hit by expensive service bulletin. Click here to send a Listener Question you'd like answered on the show. If you're thinking of buying a new or late model Cirrus SR20 or SR22, please contact me as early in your decision making process as possible, so that I can provide you the most assistance. Landing Technique in the Cessna 182 The Cessna 182 is an excellent aircraft, but it has one knock against it that’s undeserved. Many pilots say the Cessna 182 is “nose heavy,” making it difficult to land. I respectfully disagree. The Cessna 182 is not difficult to land, IF you know how to land it properly and remain proficient through practice. And while calling it “nose heavy,” seems to match what pilots experience when landing the aircraft, an aeronautical engineer would blanch at that description. The C182 balances at its center of gravity like any other aircraft; the front end is NOT heavier than the back end. It is true that nose wheel damage and bent firewalls are common for 182s that have spent their lives as rental aircraft. So yes, it’s easier to make a bad landing in a 182 than in a 172. And those bad landings often involve the nose wheel hitting the runway before the main wheels touch down. If you want to know three simple steps for better C182 landings, skip to the end of this article. If you want to know why those steps work so well, listen to this episode! General Aviation News

Two people on board a plane that crashed into the side of a mountain at Olympic National Park in Washington state on Sunday evening have survived after making a distress call picked up by a nearby Delta Air Lines flight.
A new Service Bulletin from Continental Motors is going to cost some Cessna 182 and Beech Bonanza owners may have to shell out big bucks in the next hundred hours because of an engine service bulletin.
The Red Bull Air Race World Championship makes a welcome return to San Diego on the 15-16 April 2017.
Diamond Aircraft launched three new diesel-powered singles at Aero Friedrichshafen. They are the four-place DA50-IV, five-place DA50-V and seven-place DA50-VII with 230-, 260- and 360-horsepower Safran/SMA diesels. The -VII will also be available with a 375-horsepower Lycoming gas engine or a Ukranian turboprop. The DA-50-V was on display at the show and is shown below; click for full size images. [caption id="attachment_153" align="alignleft" width="278"] DA-50-V. Photo by Ute Stumpf[/caption] [caption id="attachment_157" align="alignnone" width="281"] Diamond DA-50 Interior. Photo by Ute Stumpf[/caption]
Airbus has abandoned its plan to produce the electric E-Fan two-seater as a ready-for-sale training aircraft. Instead they will build a 2 mega watts demonstrator that will be a prototype for an electric powered airliner.
Electric-powered aircraft will gather for a fly-in at the Grenchen airport in Switzerland, Sept. 9-10, the first event of its kind in Europe.
Walter Extra has further cemented his status as a legendary figure in aviation, setting a new world electric airplane speed record in March to go with the electric time-to-climb mark he set in November.
The STC Group has received an STC for the installation kit for the non-TSO’d Trio Pro Pilot digital autopilot into dozens of models of Cessna 172s and 182s, with more to follow soon.
Avidyne expects to have a wireless hotspot of some kind certified by 2018.
Owners of U.S.-registered, fixed-wing, single-engine piston aircraft that are not currently equipped with Version 2 of ADS-B Out are eligible for a $500 rebate Rebates are still available and they are being issued on a first-come, first-served basis until 20,000 are claimed or until the end of the one-year program, whichever comes first. Eligible aircraft owners can reserve a rebate until Sept. 18, 2017, the program’s last day to accept reservations, if any are still available.
Flight Design has announced a new LSA model, the KLA-100, a two-seat training aircraft.
A new company announced plans to build a Finnish LSA amphib in Maine. The Atol Avion will be built at Brunswick Landing, the former NAS Brunswick.
Mark and Conrad Huffstutler are the new owners of the Lancair. They plan to support the models from the 320 on up, and will eventually be putting effort into the new Mako – a four seat, fixed-main-gear aircraft with a retracting nose gear.
Lancair Owners & Builders Association is having a gathering in Sante Fe, NM, August 31-September 3.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) and Sen. James Inhofe sent a letter requests the FAA include funding to provide air traffic and safety services at major aviation events, like EAA AirVenture, in its budget for the next year.

2017 Cirrus SR22 G6 Review + GA News - EP 2

6 april 2017 | 38 min

Podcast Show Notes - Ep 2 After the News, I give my review of my flight in a 2017 Cirrus SR22 G6, which uses the Perspective+ glass cockpit. Here's a list of some features from that review. For full details, or if you're trying to decide between buying a new or used Cirrus, contact me and I can give you some guidance on the tradeoffs. For anyone interested in eventually buying the SF50 Cirrus jet, you may want to start your training in a 2017 Cirrus SR22 G6, since it has virtually the same cockpit! Most of the features differences I discuss about the 2017 Cirrus SR22 G6 are related to differences between the Perspective and Perspective+ avionics. But there are some external differences. For example, the Cirrus has keyless entry, so you can unlock it with a key fob. When you do, the new light tubes which wrap around the length of the wing tips illuminate. The lights stay on until you climb above 300 feet, when they switch to a pulsating "wig-wag" functionality, which greatly enhances the plane's visibility to other pilots. Some of the 2017 Cirrus SR22 G6 features you'll find inside include:

Cell phone storage pocket on front of pilot seat.
Optional automatic yaw damper turns on at 200 feet and off at 300 feet
Weight & Balance page lets you enter weights, fuel, TKS, baggage, & plots position on graph.
QWERTY keyboard makes it easier to enter flight planes
At shutdown, flight plan saved and transponder set to 1200
Can load a Visual Approach to any runway using the PROC key
- Choice of Straight in, which takes you to a 5.1 mile final
- Or Vectors, which provides a curved path to a 1.4 mile final
- Visual approach also calculates a descent profile to fly
Option to display sectionals, IFR high, or IFR low en route charts on MFD
You can transfer flight plans between the airplane and an iPad or smartphone
On Traffic Page, turn knob to sequentially view info for each aircraft

Some of the new 2017 Cirrus SR22 G6 features on the PFD include:

Can displays maps in HSI on PFD
Coms – displays name of facility you’re talking to
Aircraft Callsign displayed on PFD near Coms
SurfaceWatch displays description of where you are located on ground
Groundspeed displayed next to TAS at bottom of Airspeed tapeCirrus says the Perspective+ has ten (10x) times faster processing speed than prior Cirrus Perspective® avionics. I found no delays in using the displays.

If you're interested in the new 2017 SR20, it has a power upgrade to a Lycoming IO-390 engine with 215hp! And it comes with a useful load increase up to 150lbs more. It also has the same wingtip lights and Perspective+ found in the 2017 Cirrus SR22 G6. General Aviation News

ForeFlight Glide Advisor™️ helps you to quickly assess your landing options in case you ever lose engine power in flight. Using terrain, GPS data, and your aircraft’s best glide speed and ratio, ForeFlight shapes a glide range ring around your own ship icon on the moving map display.
When Garmin released its NXi upgrade of the G1000 integrated flight deck in January, it also announced the new visual approach feature, and that has now been added to the GTN 650/750 touchscreen GPS/com/navigators. The visual approach guidance feature adds a new visual approach in the procedure menu, and it provides advisory vertical guidance “based on a published glide path angle or a three-degree glideslope from the threshold of the runway, while considering terrain and obstacle clearance,” according to Garmin. The procedure is designed to help pilots fly a stabilized approach. If the pilot hasn’t already selected the visual approach when nearing a destination airport with a flight plan loaded, the GTN automatically provides a short cut to load and activate the visual approach when the aircraft is within five miles of the airport.
The Garmin G5 is a low cost, drop in replacement for attitude indicator and/or a directional gyro. It will be soon be available for certificated aircraft. The TruTrak autopilot will also soon be available for certificated aircraft. Aspen Avionics is offering a $1000 discount in April only on the VFR version of their PFD.
UAvionics, introduced four new ADS-B products. And there's a new dual band ADS-B receiver from Dynon for LSA and experimental aircraft.
In LSA news, the Viper SD-4 light sport aircraft was introduced at Sun n Fun. Belite introduces the low cost Chipper kit aircraft.
In Privatization news, American Airlines CEO Doug Baker argues that airline trips have increased a half hour since 1979 and it attributes that to ATC delays. Max Trescott puts that myth to rest; in 1979, the airlines were flying 727s and 747s that were faster than any of today airliners. Also, airlines weren't padding their schedules so that they could improve their on-time performance reports now compiled by the Commerce Department. Also, members of the Trump administration are visiting Canada this week to see their privatized ATC system.
In International news, the new electric Volta helicopter will give a demonstration flight at AERO 2017 in Friendrichshafhaven, Germany. It recently hovered for 15 minutes. And REMOS AG, has delivered the first production line copy of a GXiS that conforms to German Ultralight standards. The aircraft, registered as D-MIDA, expands the fleet of a flight school operation known as UTC, based in Schoenberg (EDPK), Bavaria.
Once again, a California flight school, this time in Fresno, is closing its doors, and foreign students from Taiwan and other countries, who've paid as much as $58,000 to attend, may be out their money. NEVER pay a flight school more than 10-20% in advance, even if they offer you a discount.
Drunk pilots in the news. A drunk pilot headed to San Diego overflew his destination by 70 miles and landed his Cherokee in a parking lot. And an airline pilot who passed out in the cockpit of an airline in Canada is sentenced to 8 months in prison.
Harrison Ford has his day in court. After remedial flight training, his incident in which he landed on a taxiway at the John Wayne Airport is now behind him.

Listener Question An air traffic controller asks "Is LPV the most accurate and is it considered a precision approach. Do you prefer ILS or RNAV?" Max tells him the LPV is the low minimums to which you can fly an RNAV (GPS) approach, and while it's almost exactly like a precision approach, it doesn't meet the international definition for a precision approach. Max prefers the to fly an LPV approach, though flying an ILS is easier for pilots who aren't expert at using their GPSs!

How to fly a GPS Approach using an Autopilot + GA News

3 april 2017 | 37 min

GA News,fuel exhaustion tips & listener question on autopilot use for GPS approach to LP minimums. How do you fly a GPS Approach with an advisory glide path, such as an LNAV+V or a LP+V using an autopilot? APR, or Approach mode works great with an LPV approach, but it won't level off the aircraft when flying a non-precision approach. After the news, we answer a listener question about a WAAS GPS instrument approach with LP approach minimums. He was flying the RNAV (GPS) X Runway 31 approach into Hailey, Idaho. He said, “on final, I hit APR on my S-TEC 2100 and yes, it captured ‘the glide slope,’ I put GS in parenthesis because it’s a non-precision approach, so technically there is no GS, but yes, the S-Tec capture it. Ok, here is the rub: I’m descending down and sure enough, the autopilot takes me BELOW 6180’ MSL, the MDA for this approach. And yes, it’s snowing and full disclosure, I can’t see the runway environment but it does pop into view at about 6000’MSL (roughly 750’ AGL). My bad. My fault.

“So here is the mistake I think I made: 1. I should NOT have hit the APR button on the S-TEC 2100. It captured the GPS GS, when in truth, there is none on an LP approach. And it lulled me into thinking I was safely on a GS. Is this correct? 2. In other words, I turned a non-precision approach into a precision approach when it does not exist. I should have NOT hit the APR button. 3. Having hit the APR button, I noticed on the S-TEC, that any ALTITUDE numbers were erased. Second question: could I have hit the ALT button when I noticed I had slightly descended below the MDA of 6180? Would that have stopped my decent?

“Lastly, when I got home I researched LP approaches AND looked at both the JEPP chart of the RNV (GPS) X 31 and the Government Charts. Interestingly, the JEPP charts shows a dotted line of the what I will call, “GS guidance,” and it shows a dotted line BELOW the MDA. The Government chart does not. I’m not looking for excuses, but it seems to me the JEPP chart in this case, almost encourages you to get on the GS, rather than ‘dive and drive.’ ”

My response, in part, to his question includes: You fell into one of the WAAS traps that I’ve discussed with others, but I haven’t seen documented anywhere. The issue is that the APR key of most autopilots will couple to any glide slope (ILS) that’s present, or any glide path (for GPS) that the GPS manufacturer has included in their database for a particular approach. This works great for ILS and LPV, where you have a DA and can descend below minimums while making your decision to land or go around. It works poorly for any LNAV+V, or in your case, LP+V advisory glide path. With the advisory +V glide paths, autopilots don’t know to level off at the MDA for these approach types, and they continue through minimums as if these approaches have DAs, which they don’t. So you should monitor the approach and plan to push the autopilot’s autopilot just before you reach the MDA, so that you don’t descend below the approach minimums. For this and more about GPS approaches, I recommend my Max Trescott’s GPS & WAAS Instrument Flying Handbook.

General Aviation Flying Tips We share some thoughts about how to avoid fuel exhaustion (running out of gas) and fuel starvation (gas not making it to the engine) type accidents. It’s important to know before you depart how much fuel you have using more than one source of information. For example, you should ALWAYS visually inspect the fuel in the tanks. In addition, you could look at fuel gauges, see how many gallons were added if you’re present during refueling, or if it’s a rental aircraft, see how long plane was flown on previous flight.

If you use a fuel stick, may sure you put it straight down into the tank, and not at an angle. For some planes like the Cessna 210, the fueler has to put the last few gallons in slowly, otherwise the tanks won’t be completely filled.

Some things that could happen in the air which might lead to fuel starvation include: Faulty gauges, Plugged fuel vents, Gas cap comes off in flight, Blocked fuel filter, Ice in fuel lines, Vapor lock, Failed fuel pump, or Failure to lean, which uses more fuel.

Some pilots like to run a tank dry in flight. I don’t, as sometimes the aircraft won’t start immediately after you switch tanks. Therefore, if you do plan to run a tank dry, switch it at altitude; don’t wait to switch until your low in the pattern, where if the tank runs dry you might not have time to restart the engine. Cessna started installing “LOW FUEL” annunciator lights in their C172s, 182s, and 206s beginning in 1997. The annunciator turns on whenever there is less than 5 gallons in a tank in a C172. At one point Cessna claimed that they have had no fuel incidents since these fuel annunciator were added.

In older Cirrus, the fuel annunciator sensors in the tanks are connected in series. For example, in older SR20s, the sensor doesn’t come on until the fuel quantity in both tanks drops below approximately 8.5 gallons (17 gallons total with tanks balanced in level flight). Since both tanks must be below 8.5 gallons to illuminate the light, it might not illuminate until there is as little as 8.5 gallons total on board, if one tank was allowed to run dry.

General Aviation News

NATCA, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association honored controllers at the 13th Annual Archie League Medal of Safety Awards banquet in Las Vegas. The awards are named for Archie League, who was the first air traffic controller. We play the ATC audio from an accident involving a Piper Aztec. According to an NTSB report, on March 27, 2016, the aircraft departed Charlestown, SC for Baltimore. The pilot stated that the flight departed with 5 hours of fuel onboard for the estimated two and a half hour flight. After about one hour the pilot reported to air traffic control that he had lost his directional gyro and attitude indicator. While diverting to Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA), Roanoke, Virginia, the right engine abruptly lost power. After switching fuel tanks, power was briefly restored to the right engine, followed by an abrupt loss of power in both engines. Our next story comes from the Wichita Eagle with the headline “FAA forecasts decline of 17,500 piston airplanes” “The FAA’s 20-year forecast expects the general aviation fleet to increase from 209,905 airplanes and helicopters in 2016 to 213,420 in 2037, a weak 0.1 percent annual increase. During that period, turbine aircraft – business jets and turboprops – are expected to grow at an annual clip of nearly 2 percent a year. Offsetting turbine growth (and helicopters’ annual growth rate of 1.6 percent) are piston airplanes. The piston airplane fleet is expected to shrink 0.8 percent annually, the FAA forecast said, or by 17,500 aircraft over the next two decades. The FAA uses input for its forecast from sources including its 2014 General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey, as well as discussions with industry experts.
Earlier this month, investigators were confused by the crash of a Cessna in the woods earlier this month just before midnight near Manitouwadge, Canada, which is just north of Lake Superior. At the crash site, they found the Cockpit was empty and there were no footprints in snow around the wreckage. Earlier in the day, the Cessna 172 had been rented by a 27-year old experienced pilot who was also a PhD candidate at the University of Michigan. He was from, China, studied artificial intelligence at the university's School of Information, and hoped to one day work in aviation safety. Please believe he committed suicide by jumping from the plan in mid-flight.
In an ironic twist, officials at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are now using drones to inspect runways and document pavement issues for future maintenance. Traditionally, the FAA works hard to keep drones away from airports. The FAA granted a waiver to the airport and a surveying contractor to allow drones to be flown in the restricted airspace of the airport. The aircraft will be used to make accurate surveys of areas of the airport that are slated for changes in the $6 billion ATLNext construction project,
AvWeb reports “Boom Technology Raises Additional Capital To Support Supersonic Demonstrator” Boom Technology, which is developing a supersonic airliner has raised an additional $33 million to fund development of its one-third-scale demonstration aircraft. Boom CEO and founder Blake Scholl says “our mission is to make supersonic flight a reality,” and expects to see the XB-1 fly in 2018. If successful, Boom says the XB-1 will be the first independently developed and privately funded supersonic jet. The company indicates the final production aircraft will be capable of carrying passengers at costs comparable to business-class on modern wide-body jets.
EAA Announces VMC Club First there were IMC Clubs, now EAA introduces VMC Clubs for non-instrument rated pilots who want to improve their proficiency. The VMC Club is modeled after the popular IMC Club concept, which provides organized “hangar flying” focused on building proficiency in instrument flying. The VMC Club will do the same, but for pilots who are not instrument rated and fly primarily under visual flight rules and under VMC. The VMC Club offers monthly meetings in which pilots can network and share knowledge and experience.
Earlier in the year, Harrison Ford mistakenly landed on a taxiway at John Wayne Airport, after being cleared to land on a runway. TMZ released the audio from his phone call to the tower immediately afterwards. He starts off by saying “I’m the Schmuck who just landed on a taxiway.” We disagree. Everyone makes mistakes, and he owned up to his. A Schmuck would have said, “it wasn’t my fault, and nobody got hurt so what’s the big deal?” Hopefully, all pilots, including Harrison Ford, learn from their mistakes and avoid making any of the fatal ones!

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370 Citabria Theft, Beach Landing and Recovery with Rachael Webster & DC Midair Update + GA News

369 Reagan Midair: CVR and FDR Data Revealed at NTSB Press Conference

368 NTSB Accident Investigation Process with Jeff Guzzetti

367 Learjet X-AUCI Philadelphia Crash and Reagan MidAir Update + GA News

366 Midair Collision at Reagan National - Tragedy Over the Potomac

365 FlySto: Bringing Airline-like Flight Analysis to General Aviation

364 Second Career in Aviation: Flying for PlaneSense with Jim Goldfuss + GA News

363 Buying and Learning to Fly a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet and SOE with Dr. Mark Alford

362 Jeju flight 2216 Mystery: Why Aircraft Didn’t Slow During Slide on the Runway

361 Multi-engine and MEI Checkride Mock Oral with Jason Blair

360 8 Flight Training Experiences to Make You a Better Pilot with Dr. Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

359 Sleep Smarter, Fly Safer: A Pilot’s Guide to Rest with Dr. Quay Snyder + GA News

358 How Shallow Turns Reduce Safety in the Traffic Pattern with Dr. Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

357 N881KE R44 Houston Tower Collision: What All Pilots Can Learn + GA News

356 N73WA Beech Baron Crash at Catalina and the Deadly Effects of Somatogravic Illusion + GA News

355 Envoy 3936 Wrong Runway Landing at O’Hare with Rob Mark & HondaJet Crash in Arizona

354 G100UL Unleaded Fuel on Sale Now; 25 Gallons Free for SF Bay Area Pilots

353 System Failure Decision Making and Choosing the Best Airport to Land

352 R44 Helicopter Pilot Stories: Delivering Supplies After Hurricane Helene

351 Pilots to the Rescue: Your Stories of Hurricane Helene Relief Missions

350 N831AZ SR22 Crash at Provo, UT and Stall/Spin Prevention

349 Buying and Flying a Cirrus SR22 from California to Missouri + GA News

348 N629AG Malibu Crash at Anderson, IN and Descent Planning + GA News

347 How to Legally Mount a Camera to a Plane and Video Tips with Patrick Carter

346 Tailwheel Flying: The Art and Challenge with Jim Hopp + GA News

345 Cessna 182 Prop Strike: Interview and Analysis using Garmin G3X data and FlySto.net

344 Truckee Airport’s Challenges and its FLY SAFE Program for Pilots – with Jeff Menasco + GA News

343 ACP398 Stay Safe While Building Flight Time With Max Trescott

342 N990PT Cirrus SR22 Fatal Accident at KBHB, Bar Harbor, Maine

341 N1089W Bonanza Takeoff Crash at KISP, Long Island MacArthur Airport

340 Airline Pilot Hiring in 2024 with Career Coach Carl Valeri + GA News

339 Skyryse Revolutionizes Helicopter Controls with Single Stick in Robinson R66 + GA News

338 Flying the Loft Dynamics Full Motion, Virtual Reality, Airbus H125 Helicopter Simulator + GA News

337 Yeti Airlines flight 691 crash – Human Factors for General Aviation Pilots

336 Cirrus SR22T CAPS Parachute Pull over Seattle with Jim Simon + GA News

335 Mental Health Issues: What Pilots Need to Know – with Dr. Victor Vogel + GA News

334 Making Flight Training Safer – Tips for CFIs and Pilots with John Fiscus + GA News

333 FAA Compliance Program – What You Need to Know with Mark Kolber + GA News

332 FAA Reauthorization Effects on Training and DPEs with Jason Blair and Friday Mailbag Special

331 New ACS Changes and How They’ll Affect Your Next Checkride – Jason Blair + GA News

330 Prop Safety, Twin Comanche Crash and IFR Listener Stories - A Friday Mailbag Special

329 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 and How It Impacts GA Pilots

328 Buying a Plane and Crashing on Way Home - N8924Y Piper Twin Comanche

327 N84R Beech A36 Crash in KY – Pilot Breaks multiple FAA Rules + GA News

326 How to Get a Job Towing Gliders – Interview Jason Stephens + GA News

325 N51FM SR22 Crash Paso Robles – When to fly the Hold at an IF/IAF 325 N51FM SR22 Crash Paso Robles – When to fly the Hold at an IF/IAF + GA News 325 N51FM SR22 Crash Paso Robles – When to fly the Hold at an IF/IAF + GA News

324 13 Ways to build flight time with Rob Mark - Part 2 + GA News

323 13 Ways to build flight time with Rob Mark - Part 1 + GA News

322 N960LP TBM 960 Truckee crash; Robinson helicopter factory tour + GA News + GA News

321 Sleep Inertia and False Glide Slope – Air India Flight 812 Crash + GA News

320 The Secret to Making Better Landings with Data – Chuck Cali + GA News

319 Hot Springs Jet Crash, United FL 2477 Houston Overrun, Fuel Related Accidents + GA News

318 Recent Fuel Exhaustion and Fuel Starvation Accidents + GA News

317 Naples Challenger Jet Update & 1994 Challenger Dual Flameout + GA News

316 Flying a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet with Max on a long Cross country trip + GA News 316 Flying a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet with Max on a long Cross country trip + GA News 316 Flying a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet with Max on a long Cross country trip + GA ...

315 Mastering Arrival Procedures: Common Issues and Best Practices for Instrument Pilots + GA News

314 Falcon Jet, N283SA Black Hole Crash in Georgia – with Rob Mark + GA News

313 The Vmc Demonstration and Making Multiengine Training Safer - Seth Lake + GA News

312 How ATC Heroes Guided a Cincinnati Piper Pilot to Safety + GA News

311 Flying IFR in and out of Airports with no Instrument Approaches + GA News

310 Cirrus SR20 and SR22 G7 with New Garmin Avionics + GA News

309 VFR into IMC and other Recent Loss of Control Accidents + GA News

308 Vectors to Final, Activate Approach and other Listener Questions + GA News

307 Texas Pilatus PC-12 N188PC Crash and Vectors to Final

306 How to Pass a Checkride and Not Fail Before You Start – interview with DPE Jason Blair

305 SR22 Crash Update + Pilot SOP Failures in Three Recent Crashes

304 When to Choose an IAF versus Vectors when Getting Vectors to Final + GA News

303 Cirrus SR22T Crash at Shelbyville, IN and Why the CAPS Parachute Matters

302 San Diego Cessna P210 Crash – Poorly flown ILS and low fuel

301 San Diego Cessna 340 Crash – the Perils of not Understanding Circling and Visual Approaches

300 San Diego Cessna 340 Crash Final NTSB Report – Currency and Proficiency

299 Flying Tips from a Military CFI for General Aviation Pilots + GA News

298 Pilatus PC-12 NC Crash – Lack of Avionics Proficiency leads to Chaos in the Cockpit + GA News

297 What Causes Pilot Fatigue and What You can do about it – Dr. Victor Vogel + GA News

296 Blinded by a Laser Beam: How a Pilot Fought for Justice + GA News

295 Social Media Storm: The Tragic Flight of a Kentucky CFI with Catherine Cavagnaro +GA News