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We bring David Allen (from the Pilot's Flight PodLog) and Steve Tupper (from Airspeed) into the studio for a game of Aviation Trivia.  We're not talking arcane FAR/AIM minutiae—we're talking the kind of cool aviation history knowledge that any self-respecting hangar dweller should have roosting in their mental rafters!

Flight Crew:

Pilot Kent (kent *at* pilotcast *dot* com) Twitter: @flyingcheezhead

Pilot Bill (bill *at* pilotcast *dot* com) Twitter: @billwil

Pilot Tiffany (tiffany *at* pilotcast *dot* com) Twitter: @tiffanykwolf

Reach the entire Pilotcast flight crew at pilots *at* pilotcast *dot* com, and follow us on Twitter at @Pilotcast

Ground Crew: Every flight requires a good support crew, and ours is GREAT! The Pilotcast would not be back without their help:

Audio Editor: Pilot Stu Stevenson, (stu *at* thevoicesinyourhead *dot* com), @PilotStuhttp://www.pilotsjourney.com/

Webmaster: Pilot Jason Wilkinson, (jason *at* pilotcast *dot* com), @jawilk

Music: Pilot Steve Tupper, (steve *at* airspeedonline *dot* com), @StephenForcehttp://www.airspeedonline.com/

Announcer: Pilot Troy Whistman, (troy *at* whistman *dot* com), @TJWhiskeyhttp://www.whistman.com/

  Show Links:  

Pilotcast show notes are at http://www.pilotcast.com

Recorded Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 57:58 - 54.4 MB Copyright © 2010 The Pilotcast

 

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We welcome Geoff Armstrong, a commercial pilot and charter captain in the Toronto area.  We’ll hear about flying two-pilot operations in a single engine turboprop aircraft into all sorts of predicaments.  Join as in episode 73 of the Pilotcast for the complete rundown.

Flight Crew:
Pilot Kent (kent *at* pilotcast *dot* com) Twitter: @flyingcheezhead
Pilot Bill (bill *at* pilotcast *dot* com) Twitter: @billwil
Pilot Tiffany (tiffany *at* pilotcast *dot* com) Twitter: @tiffanykwolf

Reach the entire Pilotcast flight crew at pilots *at* pilotcast *dot* com, and follow us on Twitter at @Pilotcast

Ground Crew:
Every flight requires a good support crew, and ours is GREAT! The Pilotcast would not be back without their help:
Audio Editor: Pilot Stu Stevenson, (stu *at* thevoicesinyourhead *dot* com), @PilotStu, http://www.pilotsjourney.com/
Webmaster: Pilot Jason Wilkinson, (jason *at* pilotcast *dot* com), @jawilk
Music: Pilot Steve Tupper, (steve *at* airspeedonline *dot* com), @StephenForce, http://www.airspeedonline.com/
Announcer: Pilot Troy Whistman, (troy *at* whistman *dot* com), @TJWhiskey, http://www.whistman.com/

Recorded Wednesday, December 27, 2009 - 60:13 – 41.4 MB
 

Show Links:  

Toronto Island Airport: http://www.torontoport.com/airport.asp

Pearson International Airport: http://www.gtaa.com/en/home/

Pilatus PC-12 45 Series Aircraft: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilatus_PC-12

Pilatus Aircraft: http://www.pilatus-aircraft.com

Spectrum Airways: http://www.spectrumairways.com/

Waterloo Airport: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Region_of_Waterloo_International_Airport

Various Pitts Bi-plane models: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitts_Special

Edge 540: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zivko_Edge_540

Extra 300: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_300

Geoff Armstrong on Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/geoffarmstrong#/profile.php?id=512083504

Geoff’s website (coming soon): http://www.geoffarmstrongaerosports.com/

Geoff’s twitter:  http://twitter.com/smokeon34

Max Trescott:  http://www.maxtrescott.com/

Diamond DA-40: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_DA40

Garmin G1000: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garmin_G1000

Palo Alto Airport: http://airnav.com/airport/PAO

Moffett Field: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moffett_Field,_California

Doug Stewart: http://www.dsflight.com/about.html

Greg Brown: http://gregbrownflyingcarpet.wordpress.com/

West Valley Flying Club (Bay Area): http://www.wvfc.org/

 

 

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Though there have been many thousands of airplane designs through the years, only a very few have ever been so good, so timeless as to still be flying in normal service as opposed to being a vintage-classic relic when they're a half-century old. The Douglas DC-3, Boeing B-52 and KC-135, and the Lockheed U-2 come to mind. Even rarer are those types that manage to actually remain in production for 50 years (with, of course, some relatively minor modifications along the way): The Beechcraft Bonanza, the Cessna 172 and 182, and the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. (I'll leave it to others to argue over whether the Mooney M20 series or the Piper Cub/Super Cub and their descendants should be included.)

Today, another aircraft joins this list of vaunted aircraft designs: The Piper PA-28 Cherokee, which first took to the skies on January 14th, 1960 from Vero Beach, Florida and which has resulted in over 32,000 airplanes being built in several variants, continuing today. Congratulations to Piper Aircraft and designers Karl Bergey, Fred Weick and John Thorp on their excellent achievement.

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Join the Pilotcast crew as they talk to Tyson Weihs and Jason Miller of ForeFlight about their just released version 3.0 preflight intelligence software, as well as some cool training flights.

Flight Crew:
Pilot Kent (kent *at* pilotcast *dot* com) Twitter: @flyingcheezhead
Pilot Bill (bill *at* pilotcast *dot* com) Twitter: @billwil
Pilot Tiffany (tiffany *at* pilotcast *dot* com) Twitter: @tiffanykwolf

Reach the entire Pilotcast flight crew at pilots *at* pilotcast *dot* com, and follow us on Twitter at @Pilotcast

Ground Crew:
Every flight requires a good support crew, and ours is GREAT! The Pilotcast would not be back without their help:
Audio Editor: Pilot Stu Stevenson, (stu *at* thevoicesinyourhead *dot* com), @PilotStu, http://www.pilotsjourney.com/
Webmaster: Pilot Jason Wilkinson, (jason *at* pilotcast *dot* com), @jawilk
Music: Pilot Steve Tupper, (steve *at* airspeedonline *dot* com), @StephenForce, http://www.airspeedonline.com/
Announcer: Pilot Troy Whistman, (troy *at* whistman *dot* com), @TJWhiskey, http://www.whistman.com/

Recorded Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 51:44 - 21.8 MB
 

Show Links:  

Airshow Pilots

·         Sean Tucker: http://www.poweraerobatics.com/

·         Bill Stein: http://billsteinairshows.com/

·         Gene Soucy: http://www.genesoucy.com/

·         Spencer Suderman: http://www.spencersuderman.com/

·         Bill Cornick: http://www.billcornick.com/

·         Rob Holland: http://www.ultimateairshows.com/  

·         Patty Wagstaff: http://www.pattywagstaff.com/

Airshows

Pilotcast show notes are at http://www.pilotcast.com

Copyright © 2009 The Pilotcast

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Join the rebirth of the original Hangar Flying podcast with Pilot Kent and new co-hosts Pilot Bill and Pilot Tiffany on Pilotcast 71.

Flight Crew:
Pilot Kent (kent *at* pilotcast *dot* com) Twitter: @flyingcheezhead
Pilot Bill (bill *at* pilotcast *dot* com) Twitter: @billwil
Pilot Tiffany (tiffany *at* pilotcast *dot* com) Twitter: @tiffanykwolf

Reach the entire Pilotcast flight crew at pilots *at* pilotcast *dot* com, and follow us on Twitter at @Pilotcast

Ground Crew:
Every flight requires a good support crew, and ours is GREAT! The Pilotcast would not be back without their help:
Audio Editor: Pilot Stu Stevenson, (stu *at* thevoicesinyourhead *dot* com), @PilotStu, http://www.pilotsjourney.com/
Webmaster: Pilot Jason Wilkinson, (jason *at* pilotcast *dot* com), @jawilk
Music: Pilot Steve Tupper, (steve *at* airspeedonline *dot* com), @StephenForce, http://www.airspeedonline.com/
Announcer: Pilot Troy Whistman, (troy *at* whistman *dot* com), @TJWhiskey, http://www.whistman.com/

Recorded Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 51:44 - 21.8 MB

Show Links:

Pilotcast show notes are at http://www.pilotcast.com

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Join the Hangar Flying with Pilot Kent and Pilot Mike with Aviation Podcasters from around the country at Aviation Podapalooza 2009 at EAA AirVenture 2009 in Oshkosh, WI.

Recorded Friday, July 31, 2009 - 01:14:30 - 34.2MB

Pilotcast show notes are at http://www.pilotcast.com Contact us at by email:   pilotcast (AT) g mail (dot) com

Copyright © 2009 The Pilotcast
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Enjoy listening and learning as you eavesdrop on the Hangar Flying conversation with Certified Flight Instructors!

The CFIcast #12 CFI panel:

  • Your host: Rick Durden, CFI, Aviation lawyer and author of "The Pilot's Lounge" column on AvWeb.com and articles for AOPA Pilot and Aviation Safety, from Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Rick hosts a panel of female CFIs:
  • Kate Bernard, CFI, from Neenah, WI. Kate is developing a new Light Sport Pilot training program and is an instructor with Able Flight, a program that grants scholarships for challenged person to obtain Light Sport Pilot certificates.
  • Dr. Judith Parrish-Jones, PhD., CFI, Professor of Geology and past Dean of Science at the University of Idaho in Moscow.
  • Terri Watson, CFI, a pioneering U.S. Army veteran pilot, Commercial Fixed and Rotor wing pilot from Santa Rosa, CA.

Topics discussed by CFIcast Certified Flight Instructor panel:
  • Teaching female flight students.
  • The different typical student learning styles of women vs. men.
  • Should the CFI use different techniques for men vs. women?
  • Women and men require different motivations to fly.
  • Encouraging a lapsed student or student that has a bad experience.
  • Working out the match with the student and CFI.
  • How male instructors can avoid talking down to female students
  • How women students and pilots can deal with discrimination.
  • How woman pilots can socialize.
  • Marketing aviation to the public.
    • Building and marketing a new Light Sport Pilot school.
    • How to recruit more women CFIs.
    • How to encourage kids to get excited about aviation.
    • Elders too? They will want to get the brain exercise
Recorded Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 00:57:21 - 26.3MB

Theme Song: "Learn to Fly" by Josh Woodward Music on the CFIcast is from the Podshow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at http://music.podshow.com

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Join the Hangar Flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent and Pilot Mike as they talk about AirVenture 2008 in Oshkosh, WI, catch up with Dan, and Kent talks about his planned ultimate cross country adventure.

    Topics discussed on Pilotcast #068
  • Dan's adventure on his BFR flight
  • Mike had the engine quit on his first full day as a pilot
  • Kent had a rough engine on a cold day
  • Are we seeing a lot less activty at the airport?
  • Are high fuel prices scaring pilots?
  • Kent suggests one way to slightly ease the pain of high fuel prices
    • Kent plans his flight across the country
    • Buying two shopping bags full of charts
    • Wall Drug
    • 16R an Van Nuys
    • Bryce canyon
    • Leadville, CO - the highest public use airport in the US
    • Lincoln, NE

Recorded Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - 00:53:28 - 24.5MB

Song: "Texas Sky" by Val Davis   Please support the Hurricane Relief efforts in the Texas Gulf Region.
Music on the Pilotcast is from the Podshow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at http://music.podshow.com

Pilotcast show notes are at http://www.pilotcast.com Contact us at by email:   pilotcast (AT) g mail (dot) com

Copyright © 2008 The Pilotcast
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