Jan 8, 2008
CFIcast #4 - Teaching students about Winter Operations. FAAST. Teaching proper CTAF announcements - Certified Flight Instructor Aviation Podcast.
Enjoy listening and learning as you eavesdrop on the Hangar Flying conversation with Certified Flight Instructors!
The CFIcast #4 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
- Dr. Bruce Chien, M.D., CFI, Senior Aviation Medical Examiner from Central Illinois, host of the The AMECast
- Tony Condon, CFI, student and glider pilot & instructor from Ames, Iowa
- Tom Gilmore, CFI, from Florida, owner of an FBO, Gilmore Aviation Services author of articles for NAFI and IFR magazines.
- Ron Levy, CFI, a Professional Instrument Courses - P.I.C 10 day course instructor from Maryland
Topics discussed by CFIcast Certified Flight Instructor panel:
- Operating the aircraft in the winter
- Know the temperature you MUST pre-heat the engine
- Use an engine preheater like the
- Keeping the mixture as rich as possible.
- Good advice for renters
- Removing frost from the wings
- Taking care of the battery
- Don't pump the throttle
- A great resource: Doug Ritter's Equipped to Survive
- Where you want to keep the plane on the taxiway or the runway
- Being aware of the risk of CO when using the airplane heater. Carry an electronics CO detector.
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- The FAA FAAST - Safety Team program
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- Aviation Safety Counselors
- What can you do when you see somebody doing something dumb?
- Doing an "intervention."
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- The CFIs tell some "war stories:"
- Leaving the engine running and walking away
- A twin pilot tries does a hand prop with his wife at the controls
- Tony's gear-up landing incident may result in an AD
- Airworthiness Directive (AD) vs. Service Bulletin (SB)
- How to kill off "Any traffic please advise?"
- Teaching making good CTAF calls
Recorded Thursday, January 25, 2007 - 01:09:54 -
32.1MB
Theme Song:
"Learn to Fly" by Josh Woodward
Song:
"Flying Away" by Empyrion from the State of Washington
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