• 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.
• The Ninety-Nines
• Women in Aviation International
• The AAUW - The American Association of University Women
• 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

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

Topics discussed on Pilotcast #068
Kent and Mike tell Dan about some of the highlights from EAA Airventure 2008 in Oshkosh, WI USA
• The trailerable Light sport Amphibian ICON Aircraft
• The TerraFugia "roadable aircraft"
• The Eclipse 400 VLJ may go on the market.
• The Piper Jet and the current Piper Aircraft line
• The Cirrus Perspective System
• 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

The Podapalooza 2008 part 2

The Podapalooza 2008 Aviation podcasters:

• Steven "Force" Tupper from Airspeed
• Tony Condon, CFI, from The CFIcast
• Jason Miller, CFI from The Finer Points, On the Flightline Productions and The CFIcast.
• Will Hawkins, Pilot Will of the Pilot's Flight Podlog
• Dave, Jack, and Jeb from Uncontrolled Airspace
• Bill Williams from the Student Pilotcast

The Podapalooza 2008 part 1

The Podapalooza 2008 Aviation podcasters:

• Steven "Force" Tupper from Airspeed
• Tony Condon, CFI, from The CFIcast
• Jason Miller, CFI from The Finer Points, On the Flightline Productions and The CFIcast.
• Will Hawkins, Pilot Will of the Pilot's Flight Podlog
• Dave, Jack, and Jeb from Uncontrolled Airspace
• Bill Williams from the Student Pilotcast

The CFIcast #11 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
• Tony Condon, CFI, student and glider pilot & instructor from Ames, Iowa
• Ron Levy, CFI, a Professional Instrument Courses - P.I.C 10 day course instructor from Maryland

Topics discussed on CFIcast #11:

Training students on emergencies

• The CFIs discuss a mid-air collision that occurred in the pattern at the Republic airport on Long Island on October 21, 2007.
• The ATC radio traffic.
• CNN report on the incident
• KFRG - Republic Airport
• The CFI's opinions on how the incident was handled by the pilots and the air traffic controller.
• The award goes to?
• An analysis of decisions that were made.
• Even airline crews have been known not to respond and coordinate properly.
• How the military trains on emergency egress.
• How should CFIs train students on handling emergencies?

How to deal with students who drop out of training.

• Contact the student to discuss the situation.
• The importance of following up with students.
• The importance of community at the airport.
• Find out and address the student's problem.
• The starving CFI's dilemma...
• For some, solo was the goal
• Students who get frustrated with how many hours it's taking.

• Gaston's Fly In
• Gaston's White River Resort
• AOPA Web Forums
• Pilots of America
• Flippen Marion County Airport
• Ozark Regional Airport
• Previous Pilotcast with CFI Dr. Bruce Chien
• Previous Pilotcast with Pilot Lance Flynn
• The IAR-823 aircraft

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

Song: "Fly, Fly, Fly" by Adrina Thorpe.
Music on the Pilotcast is from the Podshow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at http://music.podshow.com

• Teaching flight students about making off-airport landings.
• Tony: Every glider landing is off-airport
• Considerations when selecting a field for landing
• The crop? Beans vs. Corn vs. Wheat
• Land near a road or the house.
• Should you land on a road?
• How to spot obstructions
• Can you spot telephone poles?
• Power lines
• Trees
• Tony on landing considerations for glider pilots
• Plan your approach to clear the obstructions
• Glider pilots will choose to land at an airport rather than fly over dense wooded areas.
• Gliders will never land on a road.
• What spot in a field is the best to aim for?
• How about a river?
• Rick as a former crop duster...how to spot power lines
• How low can you be and change landing fields?
• What if you see power lines?
• DON'T STALL THE AIRPLANE
• Who owns the airplane once you light off?
• Doing an intentional ground loop
• The precautionary landing
• Don't make a power-off choice when you have power
• How to land in a field
• Use flaps or not?
• Fly a tight pattern
• Richard Bach's "A Gift of Wings" story "The School for Perfection"

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

Song: My Surname's An Airplane by Miranda Sound. Music on the Pilotcast is from the Podshow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at http://music.podshow.com

• Teaching flight instruction to challenged student pilots and students who are a challenge to teach.
• Flying airplanes with hand controls
• Should the CFI become familiar with operating with hand controls?
• How hard is it to learn flying with and controls?
• How many hours can it take for an experienced pilot or instructor to re-learn to fly with hand controls?
• Obtaining an airmen's medical certificate for challenged private pilots
• The S.O.D.A. - Statement Of Demonstrated Ability
• The CFI's responsibily in regards to the medical requirements
• The medical with "Limited to student pilot privileges only"
• What the Aviation Medical Examiner has to decide before issuing a certificate
• Scheduling the S.O.D.A. check with an examiner from the local FSDO (Flight District Standards Office) before the pilot checkride
• Some examples of medical issues discussed and how they can dealt with
• Paraplegic and quadroplegic students
• Visually impaired
• Dyslexia
• ADD
• Other learning disabilities
• Sending the student on the Sport Pilot checkride
• What kind of help can the challenged student get?
• Will the FAA want the student demonstrate any special tasks (like escaping the airpla ne) or have specific requiremets?
• How should the CFI evaluate a challenged student?
• A challenged student is much more motivated.
• Should the CFI can try to simulate the disability?
• An active WW II pilot ace who had lost both legs

• Has a CFI ever had a student who the CFI thought should give it up?
• Other issues with flight students
• A student not fluent in English
• A student with poor judgement
• A student who had a way higher opinion of his abilities than his instructors did
• Students who can't meet performance standards and always have excuses.
• How the CFI could avoid such students
• How can the CFI deal with such students

The CFIs and the Pilotcast pilots send sincere thanks to Pilot Will of the Pilot's Flight Podlog for the production of CFIcast #009.

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

• From Airventure Oshkosh 2007 Pilot Kent talks to Johnny Vermillion in the WW II Devil Dog North American B-25
  • The The Devil Dog Squadron
  • The Commemorative Air Force.

• The FAA has AD deals
• Winter flying
• Make sure you're prepared to survive in the cold.
Make sure you pack some survival gear
• Cellphone
• Extra blankets
• First Aid Kit
• Credit Card
• Personal Locator Beacon
• Handling the winter doldrums
• What to do during the winter when you can't fly
• Getting started in learning to fly.

The Pilotcast pilots send sincere thanks to Pilot Will of the Pilot's Flight Podlog for production of Pilotcast #61.

• Scott Dennstaedt on The Skew-T diagram to predict icing conditions
• Do CFIs teach flight in actual ice?
• Tools to evaluate icing conditions
• Should CFIs give student an exposure to actual ice?
• Should the CFI share a healthy respect and avoid ice with students?
• If the CFI demonstrates an ice encounter is the student likely to think an ice encounter is tolerable on try it on their own?
• If the student gets a scare from ice on a dual session
• Teaching a known ice capable aircraft.
• Appreciating students who do proper preparation.
• Teaching how to evaluate where the ice would be.
• Using weather products tools to find the ice.
• ADDS
• Recognize that the tools only give snapshots.
• The Skew-T diagram
• http://rucsoundings.noaa.gov
• What the CFI's ethical obligation to give students an exposure to ice?
• How do pilots evaluate their own competence?
• Teaching instrument students that they can't always expect to be able to fly.
• Can you teach the discipline and judgment required.
• Teaching the student what to do if they have an ice encounter.
• Can the CFI just brief the student on what to do in an ice encounter without giving an actual experience?<
• Will the simulator work to simulate ice?
• The aircraft's performance in ice is hard to predict. They aren't required to tested in ice.

• CFIs on what to expect on a flight review
• FAA Advisory Circular 61.98A
• How CFIs evaluate a pilot
• Make the review match the kind of flying the pilot does
• Evaluate the pilot's knowledge of new issues on regulations like stadium TFRs
• Ask the pilot what they would like to review
• How long does a flight review take?
• Do a pre-review interview
• Common problem areas that should be covered
• Maintaining control on landing
• Landings and takeoffs on short, narrow, and/or grass fields
• Using too much runway
• Even flying straight and level
• How many flight reviews end in one session?
• How do pilots evaluate their own competence?
• Pilots who try to intimidate the CFI

• The instrument Practical Test Standards
• Ron: The flight review is a training event. The IPC is a check ride.
• Tony: Crank up the stress on the IPC
• Rick: The FAA regulations are only the minimum standards. Should we have tougher standards?
• FAA FAR 61.57 on the Instrument Proficiency Check

• CFIs get to know the DPEs
• Does the CFI talk to DPE before the checkride?
• Pick a DPE that is nearby?
• Should the CFI brief the student on what the DPE asks?
• CFIs sharing DPE evaluations
• DPEs who don't do checkrides "by the book"
• The CFI keeping tabs on the applicant's practical test
• "Maverick" DPEs -Are there active DPEs who should be disciplined?
• Should the CFI be concerned if the DPE doesn't seem to cover everything?

Operating the aircraft in the winter
• Know the temperature you MUST pre-heat the engine
• Use an engine preheater like the
  • Red Dragon
  • Tanis
  • Reiff
• 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

• The FAA FAAST - Safety Team program
• Aviation Safety Counselors
• What can you do when you see somebody doing something dumb?
• Doing an "intervention."
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

• What should be the first lesson for a new student.
• Evaluating a new student<./li>
• What is a good first flight for a new student?
• What if the student's first visit to the FBO is a bad experience?
• What percentage of discovery flight students come back for lessons?
• When the student expects to solo
• Those who think they should solo in x number of hours
• When do you release a student for solo?
• What solo sign-offs make the CFI nervous?
• How to sign off and track a student on a solo cross country
• Evaluating a new-to-you student who is well along in training
• How do you keep students interested in flight training during the winter?
• Sharing the experiences during the winter

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

The Pilotcast pilots, Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike report from Hartford, CT after the first full day of AOPA Expo 2007 on Thursday October 4, 2007.

• Dan talks to Doug Priestley of DTC Duat about DUAT and the new Duat Mobile at http://www.duat.com/mobile
• Pilot Kent has more show news.
• Fitting in the Cirrus Jet
• The Piper Malibu Matrix
• The new Diamond Diamond Star aircraft

Song: "Flying Away" by Empyrion from the State of Washington. 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://wwww.pilotcast.com

The Pilotcast pilots, Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike are joined in the Hangar Flying at AOPA Expo 2007 in Hartford, Connecticut on Wednesday October 3, 2007 for journalist and aviation author Rinker Buck and CFI Kate.

Photo: Left to right, Kent, Rinker Buck, Mike, and Dan.

• Pilot Kent has a pre-show news update.
• Rinker has a message for Patty.

Stay tuned to The Pilotcast for our AOPA Expo 2007 reports!

Copyright © 2007 The Pilotcast

• 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
• Tony Condon, CFI, student and glider pilot & instructor from Ames, Iowa

• Flight instructing in marginal weather conditions
• What lesson do you hope the student pilot learns?
• Is it necessary to do instrument training in actual Instrument Meteorological Conditions?
• What about instrument training in places where there is no IMC to be found?

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

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

Join the Hangar Flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike talking about plans for Oshkosh and an Oshkosh meetup as the Pilotcast hosts the Aviation Podcast-A-Palooza at the GAMA Pavilion, #2, 5:30PM Friday July 27.

• Kent and Mike flew in the 4th annual Gaston's fly in. Some of the hangar flying from Gaston's.
• Cirrus shows The Jet (sorta)
• Dan got a thank you from the Blue Angels!
• The user fee battle
• The AFSS meltdown and the end of alternatives like DUATS?
• The airlines still trying to take over the FAA and ATC.

Song: Blue Sky Days by Joe Colledge. Music on the Pilotcast is from the Podshow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at http://music.podshow.com

• Pilotcast #049 Aviation Video Podcast is the video of Kent's lesson in flying the glider. CFI Tony pilots the Super Cub towplane.
• KAMW - Ames Municipal Airport - Ames, Iowa
• The GlideWiki entry on the Blanik L13 glider
• The new L13AC Blanik glider

• The service bulletin on using the GNS 480 as the sole source of navigation under IFR.
• Garmin's announcement of another delay for the $1500 WAAS upgrade for the GNS 430 and GNS 530.
• Garmin's 2006.11.09 announcement of the WAAS certification for the new 430W/530W GPS and another promised date for the 430/530 WAAS upgrades.

Writer, CFI and aviation lawyer Rick Durden and CFI and AME Dr. Bruce Chien, M.D. join the hangar flying on the Pilotcast with Pilot Dan and Pilot Mike with disussion about the worst ever exhibition of pilots blundering in to Oshkosh during Airventure 2006.

• The new FAA Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2006-20-09 (pdf) on crankshafts in Lycoming engines overhauled after 1997.
• Rick Durden's Pilot's Lounge column, "Flying In To AirVenture -- It's Time To Slap Around The Bozos" on AvWeb.com
• An interesting "aircraft" for sale on eBay
• Tailwinds, Nancy Lynn
• Guy "Doc" Baldwin

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

Master CFI Doug Stewart and author Pilot Rinker Buck join the hangar flying on the Pilotcast with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike with a frank, spirited, and informative discussion about the possible causes of the tragic Cory Lidle accident in Manhattan in New York City.

Doug Stewart is THE expert instructor on flying the New York City Hudson River VFR corridor around Manhattan.

Doug and Rinker discuss the multiple causes behind such accidents and what can be done to prevent them.

Among the topics discussed are the dangers of pilots with overconfidence and hazardous mental attitudes who fly with complacency, with too much dependence on technology.

Doug Stewart reveals what he teaches at his pilot seminars on Flying the Hudson River VFR Cooridor around Manhattan. Doug gives his recomendation for flights on the East River side of Manhattan.

Rinker discusses what he found in his extensive research for a series of articles on the JFK, Jr. accident.

Is there a problem with Cirrus aircraft?

• Doug Stewart - Master Certified Flight Instructor
  • Doug Stewart's DSFlight site where you can order Doug's "Flying the Hudson River VFR Corridor" DVD,
  • Doug Stewart joined in on the hangar flying in Pilotcast #009 and talked for the first time on the Pilotcast about flying the Hudson River VFR corridor. Doug joins at 32 minutes in.
• Rinker Buck - Pilot, Journalist, and Author
  • Rinker Buck does a reading from "Flight of Passage" on Pilotcast #37A
  • Rinker Buck joined in on the hangar flying in Pilotcast #25
  • Books by Rinker Buck

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Song: "Flying Away" by Empyrion from the State of Washington. 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

Pilotcast listener Student Pilot Rick from London, U.K. joins the hangar flying with Pilot Dan and Pilot Mike to talk about flyig in Britain. Rick made a video for the Pilotcast of his flight with his flight instructor on a (literally) cross country navigation training flight from Redhill Aerodrome in Surrey, U.K. across the English Channel to Le Touquet Airport in France. They have crepes for lunch, visit the beach, and fly back in the haze.

• EGKR - Redhill Aerodrome
  • Redhill Aerodrome site
  • Satellite view on Google Maps U.K.
  • Wikipedia entry
• LTQ/LFAT - Le Touquet-CÃ��Ã�´te dÃ��Ã�´Opale Airport
  • Le Touquet Airport site (site requires flash)
  • Satellite view on Google Maps France

Pilot Mike reports on the plans for the Pilotcast insipired by his recent trip to the Podcast and Portable Media Expo in Ontario, CA. Mike was quoted in two stories from PPME in Information Week: 1st and 2nd.

Pilot Kent is on the road in Peru, IL.

Pilot Dan and Pilot Kent talk to Pilot Tony Bill, actor and producer and director of the new thrilling. Flyboys movie.

• Tony flies a Marchetti
• The history of WWI aviation.
  • The pilots and the planes.
  • Reckless and dangerous flying was required!
  • Why didn't they have parachutes?
• Flyboys the Movie
• The DVD is sure to be a pilot film shelf must have!
• How the movie was conceived, financed, and made
• Shot with Pangenesis 35MM digital cameras.
• Can you tell the real planes from those created with computer graphics (CG)? Wanna bet?
• Why the movie IS historically correct, in spite of the criticism.
• Some actual historical events were so unbelieveabel they couldn't be put into the movie.
• Why there WERE many Red German Fokker tri-planes.
• Tony's favorite flying movie
  
  
• The surprising answer to "How many planes were built in WW I?"

Dan joined world famous aerobatic pilot "Pilot Patty" Wagstaff and author "Pilot Rinker" Buck at the Nantucket Island airshow September 30th featuring The Blue Angels.

Dan met Patty Wagstaff with the friend of the Pilotcast, author Pilot Rinker Buck.

Dan got a great job at the show!

Kent has started toward his twin rating, flying a Piper Seneca. Kent took his dad for a flight for the first time Kent is planning to go to back to fly the yellow planes on skis.

• The Flyboys movie site
• Flyboys movie trailers and clips on Yahoo! movies
• Tony Bill's film credits from the Internet Movie Database
  • Actor
    • Law and Order - Trial by Jury
    • Alfred Hitchcock Presents
    • Pee-wee's Big Adventure
    • Castle Keep
    • Ice Station Zebra
  • Producer
    • Flyboys
    • Going in Style
    • The Sting - for which he won an Academy Award
  • Director
    • Flyboys
    • My Bodyguard
    • Untamed Heart
    • Monk
• Washington Post Interview with Tony Bill

• Prickett-Grooms Airfield, 6Y9, in Sidnaw, MI
• Door County, Wisconsin airports:
  • 3D2, Ephraim-Fish Creek airport
  
  • 2P2, Washington Island airport off the northeast tip of the Door County peninsula
  with a grass runway that has slope.
  • KSUE, Door County Cherryland airport in Sturgeon Bay, WI has longer asphalt runways for the less adventurous.
• 40D, Three Lakes Municipal Airport in Three Lakes, WI has a grass strip in great condition immediately next to a lake and across the street from the Sunset Grill.
• 68C, Central County airport in Iola, WI has a friendly bunch of pilots who have a BBQ every Friday afternoon and the best slogan on the hangar barn.

The Pilotcast pilots also talked to Tony Bill, producer and interviewed an actor pilot from the new thrilling. Flyboys movie. Look for the "Flyboys" interviews on the Pilotcast soon.

Pilot Kent interviews Christian Dries, CEO of Diamond Aircraft from EAA Airventure 2006 Oshkosh

Available as iPod-compatible Quicktime Video on Pilotcast #044 OSH Videocast #2

The pilots discuss the position of the Diamond D-Jet and Javelin"personal jet" vs. the other "VLJ," Very Light Jets like the Eclipse 500. The D-Jet is designed to be simpler to fly and owner flown.

Recorded on September 1, 2006 - 01:14:55 - 34.4MB

Pilot Kent and Pilot Mike are joined by Pilot Nick from New Mexico and CFI Chip from Arkansas. Nick and Chip have founded the Con US Challenge, which challenges pilots to land at every airport in the United States in one year. Nick tells how the idea came about from personal target to land at every airport in New Mexico. Chip built the great web site on the challenge at http://www.goflyamerica.org

In the news:

• The new AIM specifically bans the phrase "any traffic in the area please advise."  Nick figured out why pilots can't agree on the phrase being a problem.
• A Cirrus passenger deploys the BRS parachute when the pilot is incapacitated saving three at Eagle Creek near Indianapolis.
• The crash of a Comair commuter jet talking off of the wrong runway at Lexington, KY.

Chip tells about taking Pilot Kent up in his Extra for another session of aerobatics fun. Chip talks about the lessons and the fun he has giving aerobatic training to pilots and instructors.

• The Con Us Challenge at http://goflyamerica.org
• Contact CFI Chip Gibbons via email at chip (AT) gibmail (dot) net

Song: "Astronauts and Angels" by The Blue Alarm
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

Recorded on August 8, 2006 - 01:09:30 - 37.3MB

The crew have all made it back to their respective home base after a grueling week at Oshkosh. They saw a showing of the wonderful aviation movie, One Six Right, on a new high definition theatrical projection system. The movie tells the history of the Van Nuys Airport, but is really a take off point for any discussion of general aviation.

Next, Kent does an interview with Alan Klapmeier, co-founder and president of Cirrus Design. There is also a link to the vidcast version of the interview available in the Show Links section. Afterwards, they engage in a bit of a rant about Cessna's vaporware showing at Oshkosh. Dan then talks about his experience of attending his first Oshkosh Airventure. The conversation shifts to a discussion of Very Light Jets, and how they could revolutionize corporate air travel and air taxi services. We end our Oshkosh chat with Dan giving a big shout out to "Simple Green" for the new aircraft cleaner samples he managed to wrangle.

Dan bids adieu as he is called back to a late night session at he day job but Kent and Mike continue the chat in the hangar. Kent tells of his second excellent flying adventure with Rick Durden and his friends at KCAD in Cadillac, MI, this time flying Cubs on floats! Kent describes what it's like landing on water. Kent also got to fly a Stearman biplane.

Then Kent tells of the great time had by all as he joined our buddy, "EdFred" for the grand reopening of Prickett-Grooms Airfield in Sidnaw, MI. Ed bought the airport from the state of Michigan and then put in many long days of work on the runway and property and in getting a new license for the airport. Just about the whole town showed up in appreciation to celebrate and greet the planes. Congratulations, and a Pilotcast THANKS to Ed!

A reminder to join the Pilotcast forums at http://pilotcast.com/forums. Please vote and leave your comments in support of the Pilotcast! The pilots mention the roots of Zulworks and Kent tells how much he enjoys his new Mini-Z kneeboard.

• One Six Right movie site
• Flyboys movie site
• Van Nuys airport, the subject of One Six Right
• Vidcast interview with Alan Klapmeier, co-founder and president of Cirrus Design
• The Cirrus VK30 kitplane
• The Diamond D-Jet VLJ
• The Eclipse 500, the first VLJ to receive FAA certification
• The HondaJet VLJ
• The Toyota TAA-1
• DayJet in Florida is the GA alternative to airline hassles.
• KCAD Wexford County airport in Cadillac, MI where kent flew the Cub on floats.
• Kent reported on flying the Cubs on skis on Pilotcast #26
• Prickett-Grooms Airfield, 6Y9, in Sidnaw, MI
• Simple Green aircraft cleaner
• The Zuluworks Mini-Z kneeboard.

Song: "Once Upon a Summer Day" by Monika Herzig
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

• Burt Rutan forum highlights
• Cessna finally gets it?
• New airplanes used to be affordable and why they aren't now.
• There is no true hybrid electric car
• Mike Melville's first SpaceShipOne flight into space.
• Why can't the FAA give Mike an Astronaut rating?
• A peek behind the scenes at the Pilotcast
• Pilotcast farewell from Oshkosh.

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

Pilotcast shownotes are at http://www.pilotcast.com Copyright © 2006 The Pilotcast

Joining the crew are:

• CFI Jason Miller, host of the "Finer Points" PodCast
• Pilot Ron from Mountain View, CA, a member of the Apple Air Force
• Pilot William Foster, host of the "Pilot's Log" PodCast

Mike starts off by telling the story of how, just over a year ago, the Pilotcast began. Then we move on to the real reason for the discussion, Oshkosh. Pilot Dan gives his impressions as the only one of the three who had not attended before this year. Everyone joins in to talk about all of the sites and sounds they experienced at the show. Three of the group flew into the Airventure, two from California, and they talked about their flights. This was the fourth long cross country that CFI Jason has flown, and it was done in the ZuluWorks DA-40. Pilot Kent had the shortest flight, flying his Cessna 182 from Cadillac, Michigan. For Pilot Ron, this was his first long cross country flight, and he flew it from California, in a Cessna 172. Kent introduces a recording, thanks to LiveATC.net, that shows how not to fly into Oshkosh. Back on the ground, the group gets back to talking about what they've seen at the show. There is a lengthy discussion of the new Very Light Jets and whether or not they're good for aviation.

Moving on, Dan and Mike begin an examination of the pros and cons of the two DUAT online briefing services, losing their current contracts with the FAA. The conversation ends up coming back around to what exhibits the group thought were the most interesting. Mike informs us the FAA has made, and is making, improvements in the handling of medical certifications. A microphone is passed to Pilot William(Will), who flew into Oshkosh in a 1958 Cessna 310, and tells a bit about his fight in and some his favorite displays at the show. We finish up the roundtable with the crew describing some of the Oshkosh related audio and video clips that will be in upcoming Pilotcasts.

Stay tuned for a special audio treat at the end of the show.

• EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006
• The Finer Points aviation PodCast
• The Finer Points is sponsored by ZuluWorks
• The Pilots Log aviation PodCast
• Pilots of America, where the Pilotcast got it's start
• The Diamond DA40, that CFI Jason flew from California
• The HondaJet VLJ
• The Eclipse 500, the first VLJ to receive FAA certification
• The Diamond D-Jet VLJ, debuted at the show
• Online briefing services, DUAT and DUATs
• Crossbow Technology, mentioned by CFI Jason
• Lightspeed Aviation took care of Pilot Kent's headset battery problem
• A Cessna 310, the type of aircraft flown by Pilot William Foster
• The Commemorative Air Force, of which Pilot William is a member
• Official Blue Angels website

• The Pilotcast will post a separate VIDEO podcast feed under pilotcast.tv. Check iTunes and pilotcast.com for the feed URL.
• Thanks to the staff and volunteers of EAA for the hospitality, especially EAA President Tom Poberezny and EAA Media Relations Director Dick Knapinski.
• Thanks to Dave Pascoe of LiveATC.Net for the ATC recordings. There are plenty more in the LiveATC archives.

Shownotes are at http://www.pilotcast.com

Kent flew into Oshkosh, this year, and gives us a little taste of the approach and landing procedures. There are a lot on non-standard procedures so you need to be ready. If you are not current and proficient in these procedures, you shouldn't attempt flying into Oshkosh. To prove the point, he mentions a pair of fatalities that occurred when an aircraft stalled on the base to final turn. Kent parked in the Cessna Base Camp, new this year, and is spending the week camping under the wing of his 182. Cessna announced their Light Sport Proof of Concept as well as a new Single Engine Proof of Concept, the NGP.

Cessna President, Jack Pelton, announced their entry into the Light Sport Aircraft arena with the first public showing of a Proof of Concept aircraft. The craft will take it's first flight later this year, and is expected to be competitively priced with other LSAs. Cessna emphasizes they have not yet made the decision to enter the LSA market. That decision will be made in the first quarter of 2007, after assessing the LSA market. Here are some specifications on the concept aircraft:

• High wing, tricycle gear, two seater
• Maximum Gross Weight of 1320 pounds
• Level flight speed of 120 kts.
• Powered by a 100 hp, Rotax 912 engine
• Wingspan of 30 feet
• Dual control sticks
• Upward opening doors
• Toe brakes and a castering nose wheel
• Primarily aluminum, with some composite parts

Mr. Pelton, also announce Cessna will be developing a new generation of single engine, piston airplanes to augment the 172 Skyhawk, the 182 Skylane, and the 206 Staionair. No timeframe has been set, but they hope to unveil a Proof of Concept in the not to distant future. The prototype has been flying since June 23rd, and did a fly-by at the show.

• EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006
• EAA website
• Cessna

The Pilotcast crew is planning to have a live recording ession with a Pilot Roundtable on Thursday night from the grounds of EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI. Stayed tuned here for the update on where the gathering will be.

Dan's flying club's Cherokee 140 has an engine shudder.

Kent's club's Cessna had a prop strike when the intermittent light went out at night.

Shownotes are at http://www.pilotcast.com

This will be the first in a series of shows on surviving Oshkosh. First, though, we start off with the crew talking about their latest flying experiences. One of Pilot Dan's club planes, the Cherokee 140, has developed a hard to find shudder at high RPMs. There's a short discussion of Tach Time vs. Hobb's Time, and which to use when billing by the hour. Pilot Kent took a flight on the 4th of July and managed to see multiple fireworks shows from the air.

Rick Durden joins us and Pilot Mike asks his legal opinion on almost busting the St. Louis Class Bravo, due to an out of date marking on a sectional chart. Then there's a short discussion on the new changes to AVweb's site and how difficult it is to find articles, including Rick's series on Oshkosh. They mention a news item about a Grandfather who lands his Cessna 180 on a road, but clipped power lines and crashed on takeoff. Pilot Mike then brings up the new proposal that would make taking an online course on flight procedures within the Washington DC ADIZ mandatory for anyone flying VFR within 100 nm of it. In more news, they discuss the Southwest Airlines co-pilot who was arrested for being under the influence of alcohol. Pilot Dan has a friend at the Miami Herald, who just complete a 3 part series about fatalities in the air cargo industry. Before Pilot Ron joins us, Rick mentions his Fly In Fest' at Cadillac, Michigan. Pilot Kent will be attending to do some seaplane flying and possibly get some dual time in a P-51D Mustang.

Pilot Ron, a member of the Apple Air Force, joins us and we move on to a discussion of Oshkosh. Rick has written a series of columns, available from AVweb, on "Surviving Oshkosh." Pilot Kent has put together a simple flow chart for the Fisk arrival NOTAM. Rick identifies the biggest risk to flying into Oshkosh are planes going too slow on their final approach, forcing planes behind to go slower than they should, causing a stall. Pilot Dan asks for a walkthrough of the VFR approach, during the busiest arrival period.

1. Read and understand the NOTAM!
2. Make sure you can fly your airplane at the appropriate approach speed
3. As you're approaching, listen to the ATIS and do not make any calls
4. Arrive over the town of Ripon and set up on speed
5. Get in line with the other aircraft and follow along the railroad tracks
6. As you approach Fisk, listen on the appropriate frequency for the controllers
7. At Fisk, you will be called by airplane color and type, given instructions on which runway to set up for, and given the next radio frequency
8. Acknowledge the call by rocking your wings (Do not call!)
9. Be aware, you will be flying a lower than normal patter altitude
10. If landing on 36, you'll be on a left base and the controller will call you by color and type, and give you either 36L or 36R
11. If landing on 9, make a gently right turn to 45 degrees, and you will be told to land on one of a series of colored dots
12. If landing on 27, you'll be on a right downwind, low and close in, and flying a tight pattern, unless instructed otherwise
13. Maintain the 90 kt speed until a 1/2 mile final to not slow the traffic behind you
14. Once down, you'll be instructed to exit the runway, immediately, without stopping
15. Follow the flag people to parking, keeping full back pressure on the yoke because you're taxiing on grass

For entertainment before the airshow, Rick suggests sitting by the runway, with a cooler of beer and an air band radio. You'll witness some amazing flying, both good and bad. Just a few more points to keep in mind:

• If departing on 27, stay below the maximum altitude in the NOTAM, to prevent entering the stream of arriving aircraft
• At 30 nm out, switch your transponder to standby
• Make sure all eyes on the cockpit are looking outside
• If you're unable to hold your speed, altitude, and direction, you shouldn't be flying into Oshkosh
• Student pilots are prohibited from flying arriving or departing aircraft
• Use the busses that take you from aircraft parking to the admission gate
• Join EAA before going in order to get the admission discount
• There is a shuttle bus that takes you to the seaplane base
• If driving in, enter in the center lane which heads you to the red lot, which is about 1/2 mile closer than the yellow
• Pilot Mike has a secret method for getting a closer parking space, but you'll have to listen to get it

Pilot Ron asks about getting an IFR reservation and for any tips on surviving the crowd or 800,000 people for a week, once you get on the ground. The IFR procedure is explained in the NOTAM. Rick noted that if the airport is in VFR conditions, you will be encouraged to cancel IFR, but they can't require it. 

Rick comments on camping on the field. Be prepared for sometimes oppressive hot and humid weather and occasional violent thunderstorms. Mike has some tips on routes and parking for those driving in.

Rick and Mike review a list of items to have, from Rick's Survival Guide:

• tie down stakes and rope
• comfortable walking shoes
• small backpack
• sunscreen
• water bottle or CamelBak
  
• light snacks
• money
• plastic sheet/tarp
• duct tape
• extra rope
• lightweight cardboard for signs
• marking pens
• money
• the NOTAM for OSH (The FAA's version might be hard to print or read; you can try the PDF version instead.)
• camera
• film (three times what you think you'll need)
• batteries

• EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006
• EAA website
• AVweb, the Aviation News site
• AVweb news: Pilot Lands On Road, Is Killed Trying To Take Off
• New ADIZ Training Requirement Sparks Concern
• Co-pilot arrested on alcohol charges
• The Miami Herald's series "Deadly Express," about fatalities in the air cargo industry.
• NPR coverage of the "Deadly Express," series.
• Wexford County Airport, site of Rick's Fly In Fest

• Pilot Kent's flow chart for the Fisk arrival NOTAM
• Rick Durden's Oshkosh Survival Guide columns
  • The Pilot's Lounge #38: Yes, Pogo, the Enemy Is Us
  • AVweb's AirVenture 2003 Survival Guide -- Part One
  • AVweb's AirVenture 2003 Survival Guide -- Part Two
• Palo Alto Airport, where Pilot Ron will begin his flight to Oshkosh

We start off this week with Pilot Kent telling the harrowing story of his recent truck accident. Luckily, the only fatalities were the truck and his PowerBook. He's already replaced the PowerBook with a new MacBook Pro, with the help of Pilot Bill of the Apple Air Force. Apple couldn't help with the truck, though.

Pilot Dan and Pilot Mike mention an NPR story about a 1956, in-air collision of two passenger planes, over the Grand Canyon, that was the impetus for todays nationwide ATC coverage. And lastly in this section, we give many thanks to Rinker Buck for allowing us to record and publish his reading from his book, "Flight of Passage", to the Oxford Flying Club.

Pilot Dan attended the Westfield International Airshow at Barnes Air National Guard Base, in Massachusetts, where the Blue Angels were performing. He explains a bit about how the Blue Angels Team is configured and how they coordinate maneuvers during the show. We also hear about a conversation he overheard about why the full Blue Angels team almost didn't make it to the show. From there, we move on to some interviews he was able to get with performing pilots.

• Bill Horrigan, Stearman pilot: Bill is a former airline pilot who now occasionally flies a Stearman at airshows. He gives us a bit of the history of his plane along with some of it's flying characteristics. Bill talks about how tough the Stearman is and some of the maintenance issues. We hear about what instrumentation is installed, it's range, and how to hold a chart in an open cockpit aircraft. Bill finishes up with a discussion of takeoff and landing distances and how some of it's characteristics could be modified.

• Jim Vocell, Chief Pilot for the American Airpower Museum, Farmingdale, NY: Jim was displaying a 1944 C-47, a derivative of the DC-3, the first really reliable transport plane, for both passengers and cargo. He gives us a history of this particular plane, and how the American Airpower Museum came to own it. We get a comprehensive overview of the flight characteristics, including takeoff and landing distances, useful load, engines and props, range, and fuel usage. Jim gives some tips to pilots who may want to fly into Republic Field, where the museum is located.

• Billy Segalla, pilot with the Iron Eagles Acrobatic Team: Billy starts off with a little info on the two Christen Eagle aircraft flown by the team and a bit about their overall show schedule. The Eagle aircraft have an amazing power to weight ratio, allowing extremely tight turns. He talks about the differences between Eagles and Pitts as well as the custom modifications they've made. The aircraft are flown from show to show, including 3 1/2 hour over-water flights from Florida to Guatemala and El Salvador. Billy finishes with the upcoming schedule for the Iron Eagles.

• Capt. Emily Naylor, C-5 pilot for the Air National Guard: Pilot Dan started off on the wrong foot by asking Capt. Naylor, "Are there any pilots around?" After a vain attempt at an apology, he went on with the interview. She starts off with how long she's been flying the C-5 and informs us the C-5 is the largest aircraft in the U.S. military. Capt. Naylor says it actually a very easy plane to fly, it just reacts a little slower to control inputs. She describes a typical long flight. She then talks about how she got her ratings and how it felt to go from piloting a small plane to the C-5 and finishes with why she thinks there are so few women in aviation and how to encourage them to get involved.

First off, Pilot Kent did some flying to get some aerial photos of his accident site so it could be included with his accident report. Pilot Dan talks about the really terrible weather they've been getting on the East Coast, forcing quite a few flight cancellations. Pilot Mike describes his flight back from the 2006 Gaston's Fly In, and how he almost busted the St. Louis Class Bravo airspace because of an out of date marking on sectional chart. Chart updates can be found in your local AFD's. For you non-pilots who are listening, the crew give some explanation of the "pilot-eese" they were using to describe the different altitudes, airspace, charts, and AFD's. You can self report any infraction, and Pilot Mike tells you how and why you would want do that.

• Westfield International Airshow
• NPR story on the Grand Canyon Crash of '56
• Pilotcast #37A with a reading by Rinker Buck
• Official Blue Angels website
• Pilotcast #33 interview with Cmdr. "Boss" Foley
• The Boeing Stearman
• Republic Field, home of the American Airpower Museum
• Iron Eagles Acrobatic Team
• The Christen Eagle
• The C-5 Galaxy
• St. Charles County Smartt Airport where Pilot Mike almost busted Class Bravo

To start things off, Pilot Mike follows up on some of the goings on from last episodes, 2006 Annual Gaston's Fly In show.

Coming up on Pilotcast #37A, author and journalist Rinker Buck reads from his book, "Flight of Passage" about his cross country flight with his teenage brother across the U.S to California in a Piper J3A Cub in the 1960s. Caution: The next show file has mature language.

Looking ahead, Pilot Dan talks about some of the plans the crew have for the upcoming EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006. We're planning on doing a roundtable Pilotcast from the show and are looking for a vendor area to record from. Next, as part of our Oshkosh 2006 preview, we play a segment from CFI, aviation author, and humorist, Rod Machado's talk from the 2005 Oshkosh.

On the next Pilotcast Dan will be reporting from the Westfield International Airshow where he will meeting with the Blue Angels and CMDR. Steven "Boss" Foley.

• 2006 Gaston's Fly In
• The upcoming EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2006
• The Pilotcast sends thanks again to Rod Machado. Rod Machado's website

• Westfield International Airshow
• The official Blue Angels website
• Pilotcast #33 included an interview with the Flight Leader of the Blue Angels, Cmd. Stephen "Boss" Foley

We've got a little different show for you, this week. The crew is doing their very first "live" Pilotcast from the Gaston's White River Resort, in Lakeview, Arkansas. They start out with a little bit of history about the resort and the fly in, including who started the event when it first occurred. Pilot Kent tells us why he was so determined to be at Gaston's on Saturday morning, and how flew in and landed at 11:30 Friday night. He also describes his aerobatic flight in an Extra 300, with CFI Chip Gibbons.

Next we listen to a pilot roundtable, that includes Pilot Mike, Pilot Kent, CFI Dr. Bruce Chien, Pilot Lance Flynn, CFI Chip Gibbons, Pilot Steve See, Pilot Grant, Pilot Leslie, Pilot Spike Cutler, Pilot Kathryn, and Pilot Nick. To start things off, Pilot Lance retells the harrowing story of an engine failure while flying his Mooney from Atlanta, Georgia to Teterborough, New Jersey. Then there's a short discussion on some of the difficulties you can expect when landing on Gaston's 3200' grass runway. CFI Chip talks about how he got into aerobatic flying and how he got over the nausea he had when he first started. We hear a little about some of the different aircraft the flew in and CFI Chip give his reaction to learning that someone flew 20 hours cross-country in a Pitts. CFI Bruce describes the amazing mix of social activities that are going on, from a drive-in movie theater to an illicit card game. Pilot Steve, who acts as Gaston's unofficial air traffic controller, talks about his very unusual aircraft, an IAR-823. Everyone talks about why they keep coming back to the Gaston's Fly, and why the attendance grows every year. Pilot Grant and Pilot Leslie are husband and wife, and they tell about their experiences while training for their Private Pilots License at the same time. Pilot Spike has a little fun and show the "Gaston's International Airport Security" passes, he made. Pilot Katherine wins the award for the furthest distance traveled, coming from Anchorage, Alaska, to attend the fly in. The group talks about the wide variations in the condition of rental aircraft. Pilot Nick gives a quick description of bringing his new dog along from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and how you shouldn't make your cross country legs too long with a dog aboard. Lastly, Pilot Kent suggests that if you're not able to make it to Gaston's next year, put together a fly in of your own at a local airport.

We're providing a couple of different ways to view the routes that Terry took to and from Sun 'n Fun. The first is to simply click on either of the thumbnail images to the right to load larger static depictions of the routes.

The alternate way to view the routes is with Google Earth. It's a free, downloadable application that allows you to view detailed satellite images of almost any point on the earth. If you don't already have a copy, you can get one here. Once you've got it installed, start it up and we'll set up a network link. To see the route Terry took to Florida, copy this entire address:

http://libsyn.com/podcasts/pilotcast/images/35/terrys_route.kmz

and go back to the application. Now, select "Network Link" from the "Add" menu. Type in "CFI Terry's Route" in the name section, paste the route address into the "Location" section, and hit return/enter. You should now have an overview map of the US showing all of the stop-over locations on Terry's trip. To view the return route, add another Network Link, but now use this address:

http://libsyn.com/podcasts/pilotcast/images/35/return_route.kmz

We've got another great show for you, this week. In our Feedback and Followup section, Pilot Kent continues to get his Instrument Ticket wet and describes a wicked cool IFR night flight. Pilot Mike talks about the frustration trying to get ATC services while flying the Chicago Lakefront route and lastly, the whole crew talk about some of the most interesting airport names they know about.

In our hangar flying with Capt. Rod, he tells us how and why the Civil Air Patrol was formed. We learn about their role in today's world, how their Cadet program trains for leadership, and what adult members can achieve as part of CAP. Capt. Rod talks about the current fleet of aircraft and what a typical mission in support of Homeland Security, would involve. He describes his most memorable mission, which didn't even involve his piloting a plane. And finally, he talks about how a pilot can best outfit himself to prepare for an emergency.

• The Central Wisconsin Airport where Pilot Kent departed on his IFR night flight
• The Hartford-Brainard Airport that may become the Hartford-Brainard Condominium Complex
• Airports with cool or interesting names
  • Wahoo Municipal Airport
  • Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport
  • Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport
  • Email us with any other interesting airport names you may know about

• The Official Civil Air Patrol website
• The CAPblog, an unofficial Civil Air Patrol Blog, run by Capt. Rod
• Midway Airport, "the busiest square mile in the world," is the home base for Capt. Rod's CAP Squadron
• The standard search and rescue platform is the 182 Skylane
• GA8 Airvan's are used as imaging platforms for surveillance
• Nav III equipped aircraft also have SDIS (Satellite Digital Imaging System)
• A 406 Mhz PLB (Personal Locator Beacon) is a good piece of equipment to have

Song: "Fly Raven Fly" by Scott Merrick  Music on the Pilotcast is from the Podshow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at http://music.podshow.com

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

• We're also joined this episode by our first in-studio guest, Patrick Raycraft, a Photojournalist for the Hartford Courant and longtime friend of Boss Foley.
• The first week of March, Pat was in El Centro, California, photographing the winter training of the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels.
• Pat was also lucky enough to get a flight in one of the F/A 18 Hornet jets used by the Blue Angels. He got almost 55 minutes in the cockpit. We've got a link to an amazing QuickTime video of parts of that flight, taken with a cockpit camera.