A hangar flying session with pilot, author, and journalist Rinker Buck, reading from his book, "Flight of Passage".

Hangar Flying:

In this special feature of Pilotcast #37, we have a recording of author, journalist, and pilot Rinker Buck, presenting a reading from his book, "Flight of Passage" to the Oxford Flying Club at an FAA safety seminar on June 30, 2006. "Flight of Passage" is Rinker's recollection of the saga of his trip as a teenager with his brother Kernigan flying a Piper J3A Cub across the country to California. Keep listening for the great Q&A session at the end. Among other topics Rinker discusses his extensive research into the JFK, Jr. accident. Rinker likes to use "colorful" language at these readings so be aware that it should carry a PG rating.

Show Links:

• The Waterbury-Oxford Airport and Oxford Flying Club, where Rinker did his reading.
• Contact Rinker Buck by email: buck (a t) courant.com
• Pilotcast #25 included an interview with Rinker Buck
• Check out the books written by Rinker Buck:
  
  
  
  

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Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike host a CFI Roundtable discussion on "Learning to Fly"

• We're joined this episode by 3 CFIs
  • CFI Ron "the Rev"
  • CFI & AME Dr. Bruce Chien, M.D. 
  • CFI Joe, Pilot Mike's CFI
• The two most common questions are how much does it cost and how long does it take?
  • CFI Joe: The time depends on how much to you put in to it and how you approach it and the cost is related to the time.
  • CFI Bruce: Once taught a General Surgeon who passed his checkride after 19 sequential days of instruction at a cost today of about $5500. More typically, the cost would be about $7000.
  • Potential students usually only listen to the low time and cost estimates
• Why is the percentage of students who actually complete the certification, so low?
  • CFI Bruce: Some people just realize that flying is not for them. Sometimes it's the student, sometimes the CFI, and sometimes just the teaching technique
  • CFI Joe: Agrees that flying is not for everyone, but also agrees that anyone can learn to fly.
• What should a student look for when selecting a CFI?
  • CFI Joe: Recommends the first 4 to 6 hours of instruction be taken with 4 to 6 different CFIs. Realize that the first few hours of instruction will be almost identical across instructors, so use that time to learn the personality and teaching style of the instructor so you can choose someone who's compatible
  • CFI Bruce: Also recommends flying with several instructors and use your gut feeling to choose the one who could be a mentor. There's a difference between instruction and education. Even an excellent student, though, can learn from a miserable teacher.
  • CFI Ron: Come to it from the perspective that you are the customer, choosing a service provider. Look for compatibility first, but ask a lot of questions about who the person is, their background, their experience, their capabilities, how they do business, and previous students. You are hiring a person and need to make sure they fill your job requirements.
• Which is better, a full-time CFI building hours for an airline job, or a part-time CFI who just enjoys the job?
  • CFI Bruce: The connection and relationship between the student candidate and the CFI is the most important. Some CFIs just seem to have an ability to easily make that connection.
  • CFI Ron: Take a close look at the training environment. A new CFI who's working for a structured flight training school is much more desirable than one who is working independently. The less structured the training environment, the more important it is to have an experienced instructor.
  • CFI Joe: The third option is a full-time CFI who has lots of experience but has no interest other than to stay a CFI.
  • CFI Ron: Agrees that those CFIs are usually the best choice, but can be difficult to find.
  • CFI Joe: Those CFIs are not necessarily the best choice, but are just another option. It all comes back to the match between the student and CFI being the most important ingredient.
  • There are resources where you can check an instructors experience:
    • Some CFIs have personal websites
    • AOPA
    • NAFI
    • Chicago Flight Instructors Association
  • CFI Bruce: The best way to find those full-time CFIs is to ask other pilots
• How should a student candidate handle a less then enthusiastic response when they first contact an FBO about learning to fly?
  • CFI Ron: It's an old problem that exists because the people that run FBO's are pilots, with little or no experience in business, marketing, and customer relations.
  • CFI Joe: The industry as a whole has a profit structure that doesn't attract entrepreneurs
  • CFI Ron: If you're treated well when you first enter a flight school, and get the impression they are customer oriented, that's a good sign.
• What is the most difficult stage of private pilot training?
  • CFI Ron: The near-solo phase is the most difficult and the most frustrating for the students
  • CFI Bruce: Agrees with CFI Ron but adds the stabilized approach and crosswind landings
  • CFI Joe: Teaching crosswind landings is also a tough time for the instructor
• Are there different tendencies between the young, middle age, and elderly students?
  • CFI Joe: Younger students tend to immediately accept the different aspects of flying, but an elderly student wants a more comprehensive understanding of the whole picture before he or she will accept them.
  • CFI Ron: Younger students to to be more motivated and have good hand/eye coordination, but often don't have very good learning skills. Older students tend to be better learners, but lack some motor skills.
  • CFI Bruce: The teaching has to be appropriate to the student. This is why you need to find a mentor.
  • Some students seem to think they can buy their way to a license
  • CFI Ron: Sometimes the hard charging attitude of a successful businessman can be the wrong attitude for a pilot
  • Case study: Boise, ID Pilot lands and departs on a runway closed for repairs at KSUN
  • CFI Joe: Sometimes an instructor has to refuse to sign a pilot off because he doesn't believe he is or ever will be a safe pilot
• Is there a problem with CFIs and flight schools not emphasizing the medical certificate prior to solo?
  • CFI Ron: Always recommends obtaining the medical early, but sometimes students put it off assuming all will go well. A flight school needs to be up front about everything a student needs to do.
  • It's important to research any possible medical issues before getting checked. AOPA can help with this.
  • CFI Bruce: The average pilot age is older than it used to be so they will have more disqualifying conditions. There also seems to be more of a acceptance to take medications that may disqualify you.
  • CFI Joe: CFIs need to remind students to check how any medications they may be taking will affect a medical examination, before they go too far with their training
  • CFI Bruce: Find a AME you can honestly discuss any potential issues with, without filling out the actual form.

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A Pilotcast Update 2006.05.08 - The Pilotcast is STILL FLYING!!!

An audio update from Pilot Dan and Pilot Mike.

Pilotcast #30 and Pilotcast #31 will be published soon.

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Song: "Fly, Fly, Fly" by Adrina Thorpe

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Hangar flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike.

Pilot Kent is calling in from Housatonic, Massachusetts.

• We're prepping for Oshkosh!
• An update on Connecticut Senate Bill SB520
  • The bill has been sent back to committee, which usually means it has been killed
  • Pilot Dan sent emails to local pilots, urging them to contact their Senator about it
  • A portion of it ended up getting snuck in as part of the budget bill
  • Ended up with an exemption from sales and usage tax on all parts and maintenance, but...
  • No exemption on the sale of aircraft
• AOPA has scheduled their 2007 convention for Hartford, Connecticut, near the Brainard Airport
  • Some local developers and politicians have their eye on the airport river-front property
  • A group is organizing to make sure they don't have another Meigs Field incident
  • An AOPA representative will be attending the first "Save Brainard Field" meeting, at the Chowder Pot restaurant
• Do you have to register as a pilot or register your aircraft with the state?
  • Some Oregon pilots are upset because they're required to register with the state
  • Wisconsin seems to be the most GA friendly state
    • Home to the EAA
    • $78 to register an aircraft for two years
    • The state has a contract to keep a weather computer in every airport
    • Pilots get free access to the Flight Brief website
  • Illinois used to not charge use tax on aircraft sales between private parties
    • The registration form seemed to want to trip you up on where the aircraft was purchased.
    • They would still request the tax, hoping the new owner didn't know the law
    • The "loophole" has since been closed
• Pilot Kent did some flying in Oregon
  • Rented a Twin Comanche in Hillsboro
  • Had a beautiful view of Mount St. Helens, directly ahead, on takeoff from Runway 02
  • Flew down the Columbia River, over the Pacific, and over the Tillamook Valley
• Pilot Mike passed his medical and got by with a fairly easy annual on his plane

• AOPA President, Phil Boyer has declared war on the airlines
  • He released an editorial and open letter that was sent to all members of Congress
  • It says the airlines' user charge proposal is a control grab
• Diamond's D-Jet completed its maiden flight
  • There's a concern with pilots who fly infrequently, flying these personal jets in the same airspace as commercial and military aircraft
  • Certification and insurance requirements will help alleviate some of the safety issues
  • Both Pilot Dan and Pilot Kent have had the experience of being followed by jets while on final approach

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Hangar flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike.

Pilot Kent is calling in from Whiteland, Indiana.

• Aviation fuel is $4.30 in Connecticut and $4.78 in the San Francisco Bay Area
• Pilot Kent got his Instrument Rating
  • It was much more difficult than getting the Private License
  • Required two checkrides after descending too far on an approach
  • Instrument currency requires 6 approaches and 1 hold within 6 months
  • Pilots should have their own personal currency requirements that are better than the minimums
  • Got his ticket "wet" just a few days ago by returning from an impromptu fly-in under instrument conditions
  • During his training, he found it both disconcerting and cool when flying an approach in actual IMC and not seeing the runway until descending through 100 feet
• Pilot Mike had real scare
  • On his first flight after his planes annual, he had trouble maintaining lateral control while in the pattern
  • Managed to get some control and got it back down on the ground in one piece
  • Looks like it was just the rudder trim cranked too far over
  • In a previous incident, he had a door pop open in flight
• Pilot Dan's club bought a 1966 Piper Cherokee 140
  • He finds it difficult to get used to the mechanical flap lever
  • Also finds the overhead trim adjustment interesting
  • Agrees with Kent that it's easier than a Cessna to control on the ground
  • The sink rate is higher than a Cessna
  • It has vortex generators on the wings to allow a higher AoA before stalling
• An update on Connecticut Senate Bill SB520
  • The plan was to remove the 6000 lb limit from the sales and usage tax
  • Had unanimous consent from Transportation and Finance Committees
  • The bill is sent off to be written up
  • It ended up being written to place the sales and usage tax on all planes, instead of none
  • Still haven't gotten a straight answer as to what happened and if it will be fixed

• X-15 Test Pilot Scott Crossfield went down in his Cessna 210
• A mid-air collision in Alaska

Song: "Truck" by The Lascivious Biddies

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Returning guest "A&P Tom" joins the Hangar Flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike to talk about purchasing an aircraft

• For all you Connecticut pilots:
  • The Presidential TFR is cancelled, but it didn't matter because it was snowing, anyway
  • Tower controller at Hartford-Brainard Airport has been "refusing the option," to practicing pilots
  • Senate Bill SB520 has made it out of the Finance Committee with a unanimous recommendation, and will probably pass the Legislature with a few modifications. The target date to take effect is July 1st.
• Pilot Dan and his Club bought a plane, but the sale will be completed before SB520 goes into effect so they will probably lose out on the tax advantages
  • An AOPA Lobbyist is looking into the remote possibility that the bill will be retroactive
• Pilot Mike's plane is due for its annual
  • It's up to you, as owner, to remember when scheduled maintenance is due

• Tom's rates:
  • $50/hour flat rate
  • $350 for an annual inspection
  • It may be worth a trip to Washington State for rates like those
• A short bio:
  • Currently, an aircraft mechanic
  • A Navy veteran
  • Was an aircraft mechanic in the Navy, and still does work for them
• Aircraft mechanics liability insurance can be expensive
• Some airports will not allow uninsured mechanics to work on planes
• What should a pre-purchase inspection include?
  • Talk to the potential buyer and see what homework they've already done
  • Is the seller also the owner, or just an agent for the owner?
  • Verify that AD's have, or have not, been complied with
  • General mechanical checks, including avionics
• The internet makes it fairly simple to determine fair market value of an aircraft
• Time since last overhaul is not as important as the engines current condition
• Lycoming engines that are run regularly should not have an issue with corrosion
• Engine displacement upgrades are probably not worth doing until an overhaul
• Use of auto fuel should be determined on a model by model basis
• Auto fuel is cheaper than aviation fuel, but has it's own unique set of problems
• A potential buyer is suing a mechanic who recommended he not buy the plane
  • Aircraft is an Aviat Husky, in Michigan
  • The mechanic found a slew of problems during the pre-purchase inspection and told the buyer it just wasn't worth it
  • The buyer worked out a deal, that he thought was fair, even though the plane had some problems and purchased it
  • Gets a ferry permit and during a flight over Montana, he loses oil pressure and lands at a small airport
  • On inspection, the oil sump and strainers are covered in metal shavings
  • Ends up purchasing a new engine, but it doesn't fit the old mounts
  • They find the airframe is so warped, the new mounts won't fit
  • They called Tom and he recommends jacking the frame until the mounts fit so he can make the flight home
  • Finally get it back together and finds out his ferry permit has expired
  • The mechanic is unwilling to renew the ferry permit because he considers the plane not airworthy
  • They decide to do an annual and finds the wings need rebuilding while checking AD compliance
  • The new owner says the original mechanic did not give full disclosure and so is suing
  • The plane is still in Montana waiting for new wings
• Potential buyers need to do their homework and thoroughly research the plane!
• Check with type clubs on particular models and N numbers
• Check potential replacement cost for accessories, like mufflers and ducting
• Some of the performance muffler claims seem to good to be true
• The sellers reputation is very important
• Know the costs of maintenance and repairs before you have them done
• Potential buyers should search Landings for A&P mechanics in your area
• Most A&P mechanics don't want to work with clubs because of liability issues
• Don't let the romance of flying blind you to potential problems
• Clubs should make sure any potential purchase will fit all it's members
• Prop balancing as part of an annual, can be very important
• Dynamic prop balancing is done on the plane, but static balancing is not
• Cherokee mufflers tend to be fragile
• If your cabin heat is dependent on the exhaust system, you should use a CO monitor
• Stupid pilot trick
  • Pilot Dan was in a club plane on the ramp
  • A parked twin started it's run-up, blasting Dan
  • Good thing Tom wasn't there!
  • The plane was actually lifted against it's tie-downs, logbooks went flying, and the plane was pelted with rocks
  • The FBO was not willing to give Dan the twins tail number
  • Stay tuned...
• Incident at Camarillo Airport
  • Home airport of Angelina Jolie
  • A Lear Jet taxied too close to the hangers
  • Tried to power himself around, rather then call for a tug
  • The thrust hit a tied down 172, breaking the wing
• We have met the Enemy and he is us
  • A twin Bonanza, that was purchased in Canada, has been parking at Tom's airport for about 4 years
  • The aircraft still has a Canadian registration number, but...
  • a check with Canada shows the plane as exported, meaning it should no longer have a Canadian number
  • The Seattle FSDO somehow became interested in the plane and asked Tom if he knew anything about it
  • The FSDO invited the Transport Canada Airworthiness Inspector to look at the airplane, and...
  • a cursory check found 21 major airworthiness discrepancies
  • A registered letter is sent to the registered owner's Canadian address, the man's wife, who is a Canadian citizen
  • The letter comes back undeliverable
  • Their US address is tracked down and another registered letter is sent to the local Sheriff to be hand delivered
  • The letter was signed for but there was no response to the request for log books
  • Transport Canada levied 5 penalty fines, rescinded the airworthiness certificate of the aircraft, and placed a cease and desist sticker on the airplane door
  • A second registered letter was delivered to the owner, informing them of the cease and desist operations order
  • The next day the plane was gone
  • Tom and 3 other witnesses were called to British Columbia to testify on what they knew about the plane
  • The owners didn't show up for the tribunal so a lien was placed on the plane
  • Unfortunately, since the plane is in the US, the Canadian judgement is unenforceable
  • And, because no one actually saw the owner fly it after it was stickered, the FAA is powerless
• If you have any questions for Tom, send us an email
• Thanks, again to A&P Tom

Songs:

• "Flying Away" by Empyrion from the State of Washington.
• "Keep Your Motor Running" by Dave Hole on Chicago's Alligator Records

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Hangar flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike.

Pilot Kent is calling in from North Platte, Nebraska.

Some feedback and followups:

• Pilot Dan apologizes for denigrating the hobby of RC Model Aviation, in Pilotcast #27
• Capt. Joe Deon is back with his latest Fly With Me PodCast
  • Describes radio communications with a Cessna 172 having engine trouble
  • Interviews a totally blind individual who wants to become a helicopter pilot
• Pilot Dan has fallen in love with an immaculate Piper Cherokee 160 and is trying to convince his other club members to purchase it
  • He's concerned about the Mach 1700 digital Interface retrofit to the KX170B radio
  • It turns out, two planes in Kent's club have this upgrade and have had no problems
• Pilot Kent says Hi to fellow club member, Pete, after seeing his plane on the Frappr! map

• The airlines have gone to Congress and the FAA suggesting they should run things like an airline
  • Make it a commercial venture with a billion dollar budget and user fees
  • They are applying pressure to eliminate all but commercial travel
  • Airlines are not exactly a stable business model
  • Norm Mineta's latest comments on user fees
• There is a bill (SB 520) in Connecticut that would repeal aviation taxes in order to prevent pilots from going to other states for repairs or parts
• Who is Pilot In Command?
  • A CFI from Ohio was on a flight, as a passenger, when the plane went down, fatally injuring the other two occupants. The NTSB has determined he was PIC because he had the highest rating on-board the aircraft
  • CFI's should determine who is PIC before any flight as a passenger
  • The best way to protect yourself is to leave a signed letter with the FBO, stating who is PIC for that particular flight
  • You can not be considered PIC if you are not rated for the type of flying being done
  • You are PIC on your checkride
• Pilot Ryan suggests a future Pilotcast on home builts
  • An upcoming article in Kit Plane magazine, describes building a Glasair Sportsman in just over two weeks
  • Watch the Robert Cringely video, Plane Crazy, and see how he tried to scratch build a plane in 30 days
• Pilot Kent describes driving past an airplane boneyard in the Mojave Desert
• German company Thielert, takes over Superior Air Parts
  • Gives them an instant manufacturing facility as well as dealer network, in the U.S.
  • They produce the engines for the Diamond Twin Star and the diesel version, for the Diamond Star, currently only available in Europe
  • May mean we'll see more diesel engines in GA aircraft, in the future
• The FAA was ordered to take down the transcript of the public meeting on the Washington ADIZ
  • NORAD and the DOD considered some of the discussion included to contain sensitive information
• House Bill HR1871 - Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act
  • Meant to protect volunteer organizations, like Lifeline Pilots, from liability
• Bad news - Hooters Air is scaling back
  • High fuel costs
  • First, Naked Airlines and now this
• Steve Fossett's Global Flyer is probably destined for a museum
• Help Wanted
  • Looking to pay a Web Designer to help update the Blog
  • Looking for volunteers to help with production
  • Contact us at by email:   pilotcast (AT) gmail.com

• Pilot Matthew will be visiting Florida and wanted suggestions from Pilot Kent on renting a plane
  • Find the airplane you want to rent as soon as possible and schedule a checkout
  • Most checkouts will take about an hour and require 3 landings
  • Prior to flying, purchase the appropriate sectional charts and study the airspace
  • If you don't have a lot of time, turn the checkout into a sightseeing flight
  • Be prepared for Florida's summer turbulence

• Can a Wings checkout be done with 3 different CFIs?
  • Yes, there is a separate CFI signature line for each phase of the checkout
  • It is necessary to send in the paperwork even though the CFI(s) endorse your logbook
• What can I do with my old charts?
  • Sell them on eBay as wallpaper
  • Give them to kids who are interested in aviation
  • Use them as wrapping paper
  • Give them out as souvenirs at Young Eagles rallies
• What are the most popular charts?
  • Probably Washington and New York
• If you have any topics or questions for future Pilotcasts, please let us know

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Special guest "Doctor Bruce" Chien talks about medicals and multi engines as he joins the hangar flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike.

• Introducing "Dr. Bruce" Chien, M.D..
• Dr. Chien is an FAA certified Aviation Medical Examiner (AME) and Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)
• Dr. Chien serves as a member of the AOPA Medical Advisory Board.
• Dr. Chien is a volunteer pilot, board member, and the past chairman of Lifeline Pilots, the volunteer pilots association serving the Midwestern U.S.
• Kent just got his second class medical.  He's going for a commercial rating.
• You don't need a second class unless your going to exercise the privileges.
• Due to the oppressive workload, there has a been a change of policy at the FAA Medical Certification branch in Oklahoma City.
• They will no longer review medical records unless they accompany an application for medical certification.
• This change means you need to consult with an experienced AME before applying now more than ever.
• Because there may not be a second chance, the AME has to give any chance to talk to OKC the highest priority, which is a huge burden on the AME's practice.
• A review of the Sport Pilot "driver's license medical" Catch-22.
• The government's lawyers have to look out for potential legal liability.
• The public has been made to fear small aircraft and has no sympathy.
• Find a good AME!
• How Dr. Chien became an AME.
• The part 121, commercial and airline pilots, "the first class guys" don't need as much help with medical certification because they have resources, do the research, and come in prepared.  It's the "third class guys" who tend to have complicated medical issues.
• If need to obtain or renew a special issuance medical certification.
• Have your information ready BEFORE you visit the AME.
• Gather the information specified in the special issuance letter 90 days before your certificate expires.  So you can make this date, Make the appointment(s) with your doctor 120 days before.
• Put your name and pilot certificate number on every page of your documents.
• Send the documents to OKC via Certified Mail with return receipt.
• It is good to let OKC you are "interested." Call OKC in about 6 weeks and politely and patiently inquire. If you don't call your file may move DOWN in the queue!
• ALWAYS tell the truth, and the whole truth.  You DO NOT want be caught in a lie.
• You can get some help from resources like the AOPA medical desk.
• If you decide against applying or are advised not to apply for medical certification you should work to qualify for Sport Pilot.
• Ask your personal doctor(s) for an opinion on whether you are qualified to fly.
• If you have no information that you are otherwise not qualified you are legal to fly Sport Pilot.
• If you think have an issue call your AME for advice. Don't give up before you give it a try.
• Find an AME who have experience with your condition who is willing to call OKC on your behalf if necessary.

• Doctor Bruce's tips on flying a twin safely.
• Have a list of the minimum critical takeoff distances. 
• He developed his own list the hard way!
• Brief on EVERY TAKEOFF.  Decide what you are going to do before your apply the power.
• Use the scale to know the actual load.
• He always flies his Piper Seneca with a safe margin under maximum gross weight.
• The critical V speeds in a multi engine.
• The best rate of climb on a single engine.
• V1 : Decision speed. Generally the speed at which the airplane can either stop in the remaining runway distance, or continue to takeoff with the loss of the critical engine. Corrected. Thanks, Len

• In the News: A Cessna hits terrain and shears off the wings while talking to a buddy on the ground on his cell phone.
• Some automated flight service stations are requesting you have "Advisory Information Alpha," which is the multi page blanket security advisory NOTAM.  Not all of them have that message. 

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Special guest "Pilot Rick" Durden, host of "The Pilot's Lounge" column on AVweb.com, joins the Hangar Flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike. Kent reports on Rick's annual ski plane fly-in 

• Email from "Student Pilot Clayton:"  A pilot in his RC flying club near Madison, WI flew a model J3 Cub to 6100 feet.  Congratulations to newly minted "CFI AA," Pete Aarsvold.
• "Pilot Rinker" Buck reads the audio book version of the "Flight of Passage" book available from the iTunes Music Store and Audible.com.  The movie rights to "Flight of Passage" have been optioned again.

• A 14 year old boy and his buddy running away from home steal Dad's Mooney in Palm Springs.  They crash in the desert. AOPA's  "GA Secure" program worked.

• A surprise guest pilot for Pilot Dan has been invited to join the Pilotcast.  His comments may be of concern to his wife...and his AME.  
• Song: "Crack the Sky" by  Joe Campbell (03:50)

Pilot Kent's report on flying Yellow airplanes with skis!" at Pilot Rick's" ski plane party

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• Kent's story of his adventure: http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5996
• Rick's "The Pilot Lounge" column on AVweb.com:
  http://avweb.com/news/columns/182708-1.html

• Rick's Pilot Lounge Column on the ski plane party:  http://www.avweb.com/news/columns/182671-1.html

• It was around 0 degrees F on Saturday, warming up to 20 degrees F on Sunday.
  
• You can rent and get your seaplane rating in 65HP Piper J3 Cub or a 150HP Super Cub ski plane or seaplanes at Northwoods Aviation at KCAD in Cadillac, MI. In the summer they are equipped with floats.
• How do you brake?
• What about others on the lake like ice fishermen and snowmobilers?
• How do you know if the ice is thick enough to land on? A "ski float and go."
• Rick recommends Fred Potts' book on bush flying:  Guide to Bush Flying: Concepts and Techniques for the Pro by F.E. Potts
• The fun of winter flying is enjoying the performance of the aircraft in dense air.
• Can you land anywhere?
• Owner Derrick Derider had to "unplow" to add snow to taxi around the airport ramp and into the hangar.
• Kent landed the J3 Cub on a frozen lake for a $100 Hamburger and taxied up to the restaurant.
• Keeping the engine warm with an insulated cowl blanket.
• How Cessna converted to the Cessna 170 tailwheel plane to the tricycle gear 172.
• The Seaplane Pilots association: http://www.seaplanes.org

• Rick's latest column: "The Pilot's Lounge #97: Precautionary Landings"
• link: http://avweb.com/news/columns/191533-1.html
• Making a precautionary landing on a frozen lake.
• The difficulty of landing in snow in flat light.
• Having a way to get to safety and maybe, get the plane out.
• Off-airport landings do not necessarily have to reported to the FAA or NTSB.
• You usually don't need permission to take off.  Just prepare and use care!
• Are highways good landing sites?
• A highway takeoff can be difficult,
• It might be better to have mechanic remove the wings and haul the plane out on a truck.
• There are many power lines.
• Was one mile in five of the U.S. Interstate highway system design to serve as a runway?  Nope! http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/mayjun00/onemileinfive.htm
• Interstates are not bad choice for landing at night.
• You can't see the power lines. Look for the power poles. 
• The highway median is not a choice.
• Is it safe to fly across a long stretch of water like Lake Michigan?
• How high do you have be to be able to glide to shore?
• Calculating the point of no return.
• The danger of flying over water on hazy summer days. You can have no reference of the horizon.
• How Rick plans the topic of the next "The Pilot Lounge" column.
• The water skiing T6s:
  http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5873
• Stories and inconsiderate pilots who damage how we look to the general public.
• The runaway kids who stole the Mooney.
• The drunk pilot who wasn't a pilot. 
• Pilots who refuse to "Fly friendly"
• Seven fatal GA crashes last week near Washington, DC.
• Kent will to return KCAD next winter and go for his seaplane rating next summer. 
• Rick has a seaplane party right before Oshkosh. 

• Coming soon on The Pilotcast: the return of "A&P Tom."
• Dan's club has decided to go for a Cessna 150 or 152 rather than the 182.
• Mike has a close encounter with a plane turning the wrong way.
• Expensive annuals.
• Aircraft owner nightmares.
• Check out some other recommended aviation podcasts:
• Will Hawkins' Student Pilot Flight Podlog
• The are some great pilot stories on "Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase"
  http://www.bettyinthesky.com
• Closing song: "Winter Sky" by Torchomatic (04:37)

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Special guest "Pilot Rinker" Buck, aviation author and journalist, joins the Hangar Flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent and Pilot Mike.

• Pilot Kent is on the road, joining by cell phone
• The Pilotcast is (occasionally) in the top ten podcasts in the iTunes Music Store under the Transportation category!

• The Pilotcast hosts a fun and informative hangar flying conversation with "Pilot Rinker" Buck.
• Rinker's books
• Flight of Passage: A Memoir
• Rinker's father "Tex" Buck was a great pilot and well-known aviator and barnstormer 
• The Buck Family has 11 children.
• Rinker accompanied his 17 year old brother Kern on a cross country flight to California in a Piper J3 Cub
• It was a record for the youngest pilot ever to make a flight of that distance.
• The "Passage" in the story is not only the trip but the life passage of the brothers.
• "If We Had Wings: The Enduring Dream of Flight" is a fun, informative, and colorful "coffee table book" with a celebration of aviation and it's history..
• "Shane Comes Home" is the story of the first U.S. soldier killed in Iraq, a Marine who had made great achievements and stood up for principles in the academy.
• First Job is Rinker's biography with details of how he became a journalist
• Rinker's gives his take on:
• Modern aircraft
• Modern aircraft systems
• New pilots
• Can flying be "safe" now?
• Rinker on how the news media covers aviation
• Editors see little need to have aviation experts.
• There are very few journalists who are pilots.
• Some reporters called him when he wrote about the J.F.K., Jr. crash

In the news:

• The Global Flyer set a new record for distance flown non-stop in an aircraft.
• http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com
• Chicago Sun-Times columnist Neal Steinberg thinks he's a World's Record Show-off
• Did he have it easy because he's rich and had modern systems and resources?  
• Would YOU try it?

Song: "Flying Away" by Empyrion from the State of Washington.
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Pilot Dan's report on the Kappa KP-5 Light Sport aircraft. Hangar Flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike.

Pilot Kent is on the road and is joining by cell phone.

The Kappa KP-5 Light Sport Aircraft

Click on a picture to see a larger version
More pictures are at http://kappaaircraft.com/gallery.asp

• The Kappa Aircraft Company web site: http://www.kappaaircraft.com 
• Greg MacArthur, Manager of Sales and Marketing
• Would this make a good training aircraft?
• How does it fly?
• Edwin R. Miller, President, E.R. Miller Enterprises dba Kappa Aircraft
• Jihlavan company:   http://www.jihlavan.cz/gb/index.htm
• Jihlavan Aircraft Company: http://www.ultralight.cz/
• Metal construction.
• The Rotax engine is water cooled.
• Runs at a High RPM. The prop is geared.
• It starts and stops instantly like a motorcycle engine.
• The seats and controls are staggered about 8 inches for comfort.
• Has a hand brake.
• Has electric trim only.
• It has large fowler flaps with a manual flap lever.
• Has GREAT visibility from the cockpit.
• Very responsive.
• The trim is touchy.
• Has minimal avionics with a moving map GPS display.
• Drawbacks: The cost could easily reach $100,000.
• Fuel burn rate is 4.4 GPH
• 5:1 engine to prop ratio, the engine runs at 5100 RPM!
• It has a 1500 hour TTOH.
• There are 85 or 100 HP versions of the Rotax engine.
• FADEC? It has no mixture control.
• The engine has a great reputation.
• The company seems "on the ball."
• They are located at Pocono Mountain airport.
• Dan's club has to decide whether they want an SUV or a Hybrid.
• Reviews of the Kappa KP-5
• Review of the KP-5 in EAA Sport Pilot magazine.
• AOPA review of Sport Aircraft including the KP-5

Pilotcast feedback and follow ups:

• "CFI Ron" and "Pilot Brian" got in touch and figured out that the "VFR corridor" Ron mentioned between Dulles and the ADIZ is inside the Dulles Class B airspace.
• "Pilot Jim" says that it is Airbus who needs to be able to land at Las Vegas as the alternate airport to LAX.

In the news:

• AOPA awarded the 2005 Sweepstakes Commander to a pilot in Colorado.  The secret almost got out ahead of time.  If you won a $300,000 aircraft could you keep it?
• Pilot Steve Fossett will launch for the longest flight around the world in the GlobalFlyer jet. http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com
• From the AvWeb Newswire http://www.avweb.com: 
• In Elkhorn, Nebraska, a prisoner who cannot drive because he was convicted of vehicular homicide can solo a plane as part of his rehabilitation.
• In Alabama wing tip found from crashed Saratoga is said to contain bullet holes.
• In Tennessee, a teen aged non-pilot steals a plane and buzzes his girlfriend's house for revenge.
• A pair of Shorts cargo planes from the same freight company collide in mid-air over Wisconsin. One is lost. http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2006/02/07/ap2504843.html

Coming up on The Pilotcast:

• Author and journalist Rinker Buck, author  of "Flight of Passage"
• A Civil Air Patrol officer
• "Ask the AME (Aviation Medical Examiner). Send your medical questions to the Pilotcast by email, on the blog, or by voicemail.

• Check out the great flying and WWII era jokes by Bugs Bunny in "Falling Hare" from The Vintage Tooncast!  http://www.vintagetooncast.com or from the, source ,the Internet Archive.
• Kent does NDB approach practice.

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The Conveyor Belt Runway "controversy" just made "The Straight Dope."

"The bottom line: "Cecil Adams" agrees with Rick Durden and us that the plane will take off.

Why didn't you know that?

-- Pilot Mike

Special guest "CFI Terry" Lankford, aviation author, weather expert and retired FAA flight service briefer, joins the Hangar Flying with Pilot Dan, Student Pilot Jason, and Pilot Mike.

• Pilot Kent is on the road. Student Pilot Jason joins.  
• Jason has correction on the the story of the "drunk pilot" who stole a Cessna in Connecticut. The tower was not in operation.
• Jason joined a fly-in at LNS, Lancaster, PA on January 28th.  A good time was had by all.
• Some of Jason's pictures  (more below):

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• How cold is it down there? Mike bought an iPod!
• Thanks again to the Pilotcast's "Apple Army" http://store.apple.com

• Terry is a Gold Seal Certified Flight Instructor, 1997 Flight Safety Award winner, former FAA Aviation Safety Counselor.
• Terry is a partner in a Cessna 172.
• Terry is a retired FAA weather briefer from the FAA Oakland AFSS and a weather enthusiast.
• What does "VFR not recommended mean?" 
• Briefers are following the handbook.
• Will a briefer EVER say, "VFR is recommended?"
• One pilot who called Terry hung up too fast.
• You can get the TIBS information on the same "1-800-WX-BRIEF" call.
• Terry's take on the outsourcing of FSS to Lockheed-Martin.
• National Association of Air Traffic Specialists http://naats.org
• FSS is not used for airline or corporate flights.
• The pilots who have the least experience and the least capable aircraft need FSS the most.
• Does a FSS give briefings to other than pilots?
• The problem with regional FSSs is that not all are kept busy.
• Do FSSs get enough PIREPS?
• The best way to give reports.
• Be subjective.
• What is severe turbulence?
• When you read a PIREP note what kind of aircraft is making the report.
• Almost any ice report from small aircraft means the pilot is a test pilot.
• Calling the FSS for TFRs in region.
• Mike's story about a near encounter with a TFR after getting a FSS briefing.
• Jason's plane called FSS Radio while airborne and ended talking to two FSSs at once.
• How to call up FSS in the air.
• Call the nearest FSS "radio"
• Give your location and what frequency you're monitoring.
• What does Terry think of DUATS?
• Decoded briefings vs. coded.
• Do the FSS briefers resent outside vendors like DUATS?
• How the technology handles changing weather conditions.
• If DUATS is down you can call the FSS, not vice-versa.  FSS will fail over calls to provide coverage.
• Terry's book on aviation charts.
• There are reports that GPS receivers have failed.
• Terry's take on weather.
• ICE!
• Forecasts of icing.
• The aviation weather center in Kansas City is developing a graphical AIRMET.
• If there are no clouds there will be no ice.
• If you are IFR and you pick up ice advise the controller.  
• Worry about a FAR violation later.
• Advise the controller if an instruction will subject you to ice.
• Always have an escape plan.
• Weather is a hard thing for pilots to learn.
• Weather is not a certain thing.  You have to learn to deal with probabilities.
• Weather forecasters cannot be held liable for weather forecasts.  
• Briefers must provide all information they have.
• Pilots learn by observing the weather they encounter.
• Terry is developing a new program for educating pilots on weather.

In the news:

• A CFI and student crash in Michigan
• Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta again says the FAA needs users Fees.  The AOPA is protesting.
• Please send comments on the NPRM for the permanent Washington ADIZ before February 6.  Send copies of your comments to congress. See Pilotcast #007 for instructions on how to send your comments.
• The Las Vegas airport says, "No thanks" to accommodating the Airbus A380.
• A passenger jumps out of a taxiing 737.

Author Rinker Buck of "Flight of Passage" will join the Pilotcast soon.

Some of Jason's pictures of the Fly-in on January 28th at KLNS, Lancaster, PA.

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

Feedback, follow ups, glass cockpits and other new topics. Hangar Flying with Pilot Dan,Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike.

• Thanks to AOPA ePilot Flight Training Edition for the mention of the Pilotcast .  The Pilotcast was mentioned along with Jason Miller's The Finer Points in the Volume 6, Issue 2 January 13, 2006 AOPA ePilot Flight Training Edition. AOPA members can get a copy of the January 13 issue on the AOPA Flight Training site. http://www.aopa.org/members/files/pilot/epilot/ft/2006/060113epilot.html
• Thanks to the Pilotcast's "Apple Army" http://store.apple.com
• The amazing technology used in producing the Pilotcast
• Responses to emails to the Pilotcast:
• "Pilot Peter" in Germany tells us there is no Czechoslovakia and besides they've got a long history of making great planes. 
• If you email us we might invite you to join.
• Shoutout to Pilot Xavier from France, now in the U.K.
• "Pilot M.D.": Does the Hudson River freeze over?  Yes...and the Coast Guard is not always nearby to lend a hand. The NYPD patrols the river.
• "Pilot Ian" from Germany wants to know about aviation fuel and mogas conversions.
• Flying in Germany? 
• "Pilot Peter": Germany will have a 30nm TFR over The World Cup.
• "Pilot Russ": Wants to know about homebuilts.
• Coming topics: aircraft ownership, weather, the Civil Air Patrol.
• "CFI Joe" has follow up comments on "We have met the enemy and he is us."  
  • The Cleveland, Ohio GADO had hand out cards that were not exactly well received.
    
  • How a CFI can handle the high expectations of problem students.

• Kent's report on flying with glass cockpits.
  • Flying from Albert Whitted field, which was threatened like Meigs.
  • At first you have information overload.
  • Graphic engine monitor.
  • Manufacturers of glass panels:
    • Garmin http://www.garmin.com/products/g1000/
    • Avidyne http://www.avidyne.com
    • Sagem http://www.sagemavionics.com/Products/Displays/
  • Kent likes the Garmin G1000
  • The Avidyne looks dated.
  • Using the panel vs. "steam gauges."  The steam gauges are not placed well.
  • The high resolution makes any change on the AI look large.
  • Critical speeds are marked on the "tape" but are not placed intuitively.
  • Traffic display was very useful.
  • The engine display. It was nice having an engine analyzer for tasks like leaning.
  • Data like winds aloft is always displayed.
  • Avidyne vs. Garmin.
    • Avidyne is self contained.
    • Garmin has remote modules.
  • The Sagem is scheduled to be installed in the Seawind.
  • You get a choice of Garmin or Avidyne panels in Diamond and Columbia aircraft.




Kent's pictures of his Florida flight in the G1000 equipped 172

• The DC ADIZ
• "CFI Ron" and "Pilot Brian" are BOTH right about the VFR corridor around Dulles.
• The NPR is open for comments on the permanent ADIZ until February 6th.  Send your comments.  Send a copy to your congressional representatives. See Pilotcast #007 for instructions on how to send your comments.
• Mainstream media is reporting that the decision on the permanent ADIZ is a "done deal."
• AOPA President Phil Boyer's comments at the public hearing on the ADIZ including his personal amazing story of HIS encounter with ADIZ "enforcement." http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9216902498481585229
• The 24 hour annual TFR for the State of the Union address will close DC to GA.
• The Superbowl Sunday TFR is 30 miles, which would extend into Canada. The U.S. asked Canada to co-operate to close the circle.  Canada doesn't have TFRs!
• How much a threat is a Cessna 150?  One was almost brought down by a kite.
• Kent dealt with the real ADIZ, hostile terrian below, and a restricted area for a balloon tether in Florida.
• AOPA is reporting that a large number of members are reporting being ramped checked. 
• AOPA's advice:
• DON'T CARRY your pilot or aircraft LOG BOOKS. 
• Be polite.
• You do not have to allow the inspector to enter your plane.

• In the news: PIREP: "SR22 at 7000 feet, encountered icing, aircraft descending under parachute" in Alabama on Friday the 13th.
  

• Author Rinker Buck of "Flight of Passage" will join soon.
• Coming up on Pilotcast #23: Terry Lankford, author, Gold Seal CFI, Flight Briefer and weather expert

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

Thanks to Pilot Ryan and Pilot Mark for letting us know that The Pilotcast was mentioned along with Jason Miller's The Finer Points in the Volume 6, Issue 2 January 13, 2006 AOPA ePilot Flight Training Edition. AOPA members can get a copy of the January 13 issue on the AOPA Flight Training site.

The AOPA ePilot is a great resource for everybody in aviation in the US. Besides the periodic ePilot newletters, AOPA sends immediate timely warnings about TFRs and other urgent news to the potentially affected pilots int he area. AOPA members can subscribe to ePilot here. Note that there are two editions of AOPA ePilot: AOPA ePilot and AOPA ePilot Flight Training Edition.

Thanks, AOPA!

Special guest "Pilot Rick" Durden, host of "The Pilot's Lounge" column on AVweb.com, joins the Hangar Flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike.

• Rick's "The Pilot Lounge" column on AVweb.com:
  http://avweb.com/news/columns/182708-1.html
• Rick's latest column: "Amazing! There are TFRs that Make Sense!"
• TFRs have always been in place over disaster areas.
• Rick talked to the official in charge of the Hurricane Katrina TFR
• The officials in charge of the TFRs for forest fires were put in charge of those for hurricane relief.
• G.A. Pilots CAN get access to the area to lend a hand in relief. Just read the NOTAM for the contact.
• Were there a lot TFR by busts by pilots before 9/11?
• Rick's bio.
• He has CFI and ATP ratings and is an aviation lawyer.
• Rick was a member of a Flight Explorer post sponsored by a Beech dealer.
• He was a crop duster...until his father found out!
• The dangers of crop dusting,
• He was an an airport kid until he discovered...
• Do commercial students have a future? It is a financial hardship.
• Issues in Aviation Insurance:
  
  • Are insurance rates out of control?
  • How and why the aviation insurance industry changed.
  • Many insurers did not make money most years in the late 1980's and the 90s.
  • Insurers lost money when the stock market crashed.
  • Does incorporating the aircraft ownership help protect the pilot/owner insured?
  • Watch the sub-limits. Owners and pilots should have "smooth" coverage.
  • Pilots are not protected unless they are a named insured.
  • Renters are not safe under the FBO's insurance policy. In subrogation, the FBO's insurance company may come after the pilot.
  • How about flying clubs?
  • Check to see if you still need renter's insurance.
  • Work with your broker to let the insurance company know your true risk factor.
  • Get recurrent training every 6 months! It is the cheapest insurance you can buy.

• "The instructor's obligation."
• Dealing with problem pilots.
• How people rate their own competence.
• How they react to criticism of their skills
• Non-instructors should get someone else, like an instructor, to step when concerned about a "problem pilot."
• There is new plan for Aviation Safety Counselors.

• Landing on a taxiway?
• Off-airport landings.
• Make the decision to take the safe out and least you'll be alive to answer for the consequences.
• "A 709 ride is painless."
• "Do something to get people down safely."
• "We can imagine getting into trouble. We can't imagine getting dead."

• Flying in a ski plane or seaplane.
• Rick is throwing a "Super Cub on skis" party at KCAD in Cadillac, Mi.
• Landing on frozen lakes.
• Landing in snow in flat light.
• How to tell if the ice is thick enough.
• Can you land anywhere?
• They used to dock seaplanes at Navy Pier in Chicago.

• The legacy of Admiral Balbo.
• Mayor Daley's legacy.
• The need for airports for emergency relief.
• The "temporary" concert venue there now.
• Can we hope for an election in Chicago?

• The conveyor belt runway runs in the opposite direction to the aircraft. Will the plane get airborne?
• Understanding the physics of flight.
• Ground speed vs. indicated airspeed.

• "Any other traffic please advise."
• Proper phraseology on the radio.
• Pilots should higher standard.

• AOPA is fighting TFRs and plan for UAVs patrolling the U.S./Mexico border in Nogales, AZ.
• Warrior with CFI and student crashes into the chilly Hudson River in NYC while flying the NYC VFR corridor.
• The drunk student pilot who stole a Cessna in Connecticut, landed a taxiway with beer cans falling out the door, pleads guilty in New York.
• The NTSB report is published on the Cessna Caravan "which had a UFO encounter."
• A fatal Cirrus SR-20 crash in Lancaster, California. The chute might have deployed afterwards.
• The Global Flyer was damaged when it hit a fuel truck.

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Special guest "Pilot Ken" Ibold, Editor of EAA's Sport Aviation magazine, joins the Hangar Flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike.

• Introducing "Pilot Ken" Ibold, Editor of EAA's Sport Aviation and the IAC's Sport Aerobatics magazines from Jacksonville, FL.
• The EAA's Sport Aviation Magazine: http://www.eaa.org/benefits/sportaviation
• The IAC's Sport Aerobatics magazine: http://www.iac.org/magazine
• Ken's airplanes.
  
  • Ken owned a Mooney, then a Lance.
  • Ken owns a formerly factory-new Citabria, and is looking at buying a Pitts biplane.
  • Update: Ken bought the Pitts!
    Here's a picture of the Citabria with the new Pitts:
    
    The new Pitts:
    

• Ken, Kent, "CFI Ron" and Mike will join a large group of pilots from all over the U.S. at a fun fly-in at Gaston's White River Resort in Arkansas June 9-11 2006.
• http://www.gastons.com
• http://www.gastonsflyin.com
• One Six Right, a general aviation movie!
  http://www.onesixright.com
• Light Sport Pilot and Light Sport aircraft
• Light Sport Aircraft - Why aren't they selling?
• Sport Pilot certificates are VERY popular.
• The quality of the Light Sport aircraft being made.
• The safety record of the Cirrus aircraft. Is it due to owners not being experienced?
• The record of Cirrus vs. other manufacturers.
• The International Aerobatic Club.
  http://www.iac.org
• World Aerobatic Competitions.
• Why don't aerobatic competitions draw spectators?
• Why aren't there facilities for spectators?
• Why aren't they properly promoted with the public?

In the news:

• Warrior with CFI and student crashes into the chilly Hudson River in NYC while flying the NYC VFR corridor.
• A Cessna lands on a freeway in northern California.

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"We have met the enemy and he is us."
Special guest "CFI Ron" returns to join the Hangar Flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike to talk about the need for all pilots to help in the efforts to help the "Problem pilots."

• Welcome "CFI Ron," "The Rev." from Maryland.
• FAA authorized Aviation Safety Counselors
• Are older pilots "cowboys?"
• Hazardous Attitudes.
• The "Smoketown Two" tell their story in AOPA Pilot.
  http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2006/060104flight.html
• Can clubs have training and currency standards?
• What are the consequences of the actions of "problem pilots?"
• FAA hot button issues.
• Why all pilots should speak up and help.
• Where to go to get help.
• How to find your local ASC.

In the news:

• Oprah's Gulfstream returns to Santa Barbara after having windshield failure due to fatigue.

• Coming on the Pilotcast: Aviation author and journalist, Rinker Buck.
• Kent went flying in Florida.

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• "Get Santa Claus on the Line" by Lee Harris

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Special guest "A&P Tom" joins the holiday Hangar Flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike to talk about aircraft engines and winter operations and much more in very informative show for pilots and aircraft owners.

• Introducing "A&P Tom" from Whidbey Island, Washington.
• Tom's pictures of his restoration of his Fairchild:
  
  http://www2.whidbey.net/nc19143/index.htm

• When do you need to pre-heat?
• Is multi-weight oil less of a problem?
• Which kind of preheat system is best?
• What's the biggest mistake pilots make with their engines?
• How long should you warm up the engine?
• Why should we lean the mixture on the ground?
• What about diesel engines?
• Getting oil from coal. America has great resources.
• When do you need to overhaul the engine?
• Can you run the engine past TBO?
• The problem with vibration. More than the passengers are bothered by vibration.
• Those old radial engines heavily consume fuel and oil. That's why war birds cost so much to fly.
• The best ways to preheat.
• Heat the cabin, too.
• How long to heat.
• Clean the ice and snow from the wings. A tip on how to keep your wings clean.
• Winterization plates and other ways to block the oil cooler.
• Run the engine long enough to remove water from the oil
• How to tell of there's still moisture in the oil.
• How to check for a sign of engine corrosion.
• Kent's recent problems getting his cold Cessna 182 to run smoothly.
• A technique for cold starts using the primer.
• Proper technique for priming the engine.
• "Never take your hand off the throttle?" Oh yeah?

In the news:

• The Southwest 737 runway overrun at Midway.
• How the autobrakes (antiskid) works
• Landlocked airports
• A bit more doubletalk from the City of Chicago
• The crash of the Grumman Mallard in Miami.
• NTSB reports the wing spar had cracks.
• The PT6 turbine conversion.
• Tom: Cracks don't necessarily mean an aircraft is not airworthy.
• A Beech accident in Connecticut. A 78 year old pilot survives an emergency landing in trees.

• An update on the flight status of one Mr. Claus.
• Coming on the Pilotcast: What Dan learned about the tax status of airplane clubs.
• An update from Kent on his club's search for a new plane.

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• "Deck the Halls with We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Piano Solo" by Doug Boldt
• "Santa Please Go To New Orleans" by Lee Harris and Loose Change
• "This White Christmas Will Be Blue" by Beatrice Ericsson

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

We'd like to know what you think about having entire songs at the beginning and end the show. We've found these podsafe songs that we think are pretty good, fun, and sometimes appropriate to flying.

We figure if you decide you hate the song that it is fairly easy to skip ahead on an MP3 player or computer.

Is it annoying to have to hear a whole song on our talk show? Do you want us to identify the artist and the length? Do you want us to cut it out?

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Hangar Flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike.

• "Santa is on the No Fly List" by Lee Harris & the Good Time Charlies
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• In the News:
• Cape Air charter pilot passes out in flight. Student lands the Cessna 402.
• 9/11 commission wants U.S. airspace made more restrictive.
• Chicago Alderman wants to ban any aircraft landings within 4 miles of Chicago lake shore.
• The Mars Rover Spirit is still running.
• Mentally disturbed passenger shot by air marshalls in Miami.
• Report that an airliner leaving LAX saw a smoke trail coming up.
• In spite of recent convictions, lasers are still targeting aircraft.
• Kent gets hit by a spotlight while landing at night.
• California millionaire John Gilmore refuses to supply his ID to travel. Sues the government.
  http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,69773,00.html

• The first CTAF by "CFI Joe." Use of CTAF at uncontrolled airports.
  Music:"Learn to Fly" by Josh Woodward
• When do sectional charts expire? Are they all at the same time?
• You can get sectionals in .TIF images. They're 45MB per side!
• Mabel from Washington, DC has a question from her son, Roger.
• Can Santa fly in the DC ADIZ?
• Kent's continuing search for a new plane for his club.
• An Arrow, a Diamond, an Archer, a Cessna 172, or a Tiger?
• Glass panel or steam gauges? Which is a better future value?
• Modular systems can be upgraded.

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

The show for Pilots, by Pilots.
"CFI Jason" Miller from The Finer Points aviation podcast joins The Pilotcast and goes hangar flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent and Pilot Mike.

• The Finer Points aviation podcast: http://www.thefinerpoints.net
• Are there difficult students?
• Many pilots greatest fears: midairs, base to final stall/spin
  
• Favorite phases of flight?

• In the news:
• The state of aviation in Chicago, where the FAA gives $3M for improving an airport while suing the city for $4M for destroying an airport.
• NO GA USER FEES! (for a year)
• The end of the Age 60 rule?
• XCOR Long-EZ piloted by Dick Rutan to go for record for rocket powered flight.
• Dan would have been safer flying.
• Kent's excellent flying adventure to LEX - Lexington, KY.
• Kent's pictures:
• Flying the Chicago lakefront VFR route.
  Looking west down the Chicago River.
  
• "Northerly Island Park," former site of Meigs Field
  
• Flying above the clouds at sunset.
  
• "Garmin GNS-430 Terrain Warning display
  

Remember to check out Jason Miller's The Finer Points aviation podcast. http://www.thefinerpoints.net

Podsafe music is from The Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at http://music.podshow.com

• "Santa is on the No Fly List" by Lee Harris & the Good Time Charlies
• "If Every Day Were Christmas" by Podsafe for Peace
  http://www.podsafeforpeace.org

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

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"Pilot Doug" Kaye joins The Pilotcast and goes hangar flying with Pilot Dan and Pilot Mike.

• Blogarithms, Doug's Blog: http://www.rds.com/blogs/doug/index.php
• Doug's IT Conversations: http://www.itconversations.com
• Doug's plan for The Conversations Network http://www.conversationsnetwork.org
• Doug's flight from Ontario to Oakland was recorded on Adam Curry's Daily Source Code #279.
  Shownotes and links: http://www.shownotes.info/wiki/DSC_279
• Doug's tips for podcasters
  http://www.itconversations.com/wikis/itc/pmwiki.php?n=Main.HomePage
• Doug's flying experiences:
• Doug's Bonanza
• Doug put a STD'd turbo normalizer on his Bonanza, which was the best move he has made.
• Doug's tips on getting what you need from ATC. "The Salinas subterfuge."

• In the flying news:
• Twin spirals into the Pacific off the shore of Orange County.
• The Nike corporate Gulfstream has a gear problem. All the TV stations have field day.
• King Air in Fulton County also has a gear problem and makes a belly landing.

• Doug on flying a glider at 18,000 feet with a groundspeed of ZERO. It takes a long time to get down from there.
• Doug's Bonanza can haul a load!
• Doug's Cross Countries
• North of the Arctic Circle
• Dealing with customs in Canada and the U.S.
• Flying "the trench" though the Canadian Yukon to Alaska.
• There are 6 months of no night up there. How do they stay night current?
• Glacier Bay at 500 feet AGL.
• Camping at Watson Lake.
• Flying NDB airways
• Tracking by position reports.
• Flying in Baja.
• Aviation in Mexico is "flaky."
• "Nice trip" to Copper Canyon. "The trip from hell."
  See http://www.rds.com/coppercanyon/index.html for a description of one of Doug's more interesting trips.
• Banditos and Boulders
• 4 or 5 planes didn't make it back the way they left.

• Bravo Zulu to CAPTAIN Joe d'Eon of the "Come Fly with Me" podcast! http://www.flywithjoe.com
• Check out Jason Miller's The Finer Points aviation podcast. http://www.thefinerpoints.net
• Check out the very funny "Lost in Translation" episode on the Betty in the Sky podcast. http://www.bettyinthesky.com


• What we're thankful for.
• Airport fees and fuel prices.

Show notes are on www.pilotcast.com

Special guest CFI Ron, "The Rev", joins The Pilotcast and goes hangar flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike.

• Introducing CFI Ron from Maryland, "The Rev."
• A great podcast of a GA flight in California in "Pilot Doug" Kaye's Bonanza recorded by "The Podfather," "Pilot Adam" Curry is on Daily Source Code #279.
  
  • DSC Site (look for #279): http://dailysourcecode.com
  • Shownotes: http://www.shownotes.info/wiki/DSC_279
  • MP3: http://mp3.dailysourcecode.podshow.com/DSC-279-2005-11-13.mp3
  • Note: The .mp3 file is 100MB in size. Warning for sensitive listeners: The DSC podcast may have explicit language.
  • Podcasting and internet services pioneer "Pilot Doug" Kaye will join Pilotcast #15 to talk about the flight, podcasting, and his flying experiences.
    http://www.rds.com/blogs/doug
    http://www.itconversations.com
    
• Pilotcast #13 was updated later in the day of release. If you got a copy during the day on November 14, please visit Pilotcast.com for a smaller and cleaner copy. The filename on the updated version ends with "-r.mp3"
• Pilot Dan's recording of the forum from "Women Take Flight" will follow as a special on The Pilotcast soon.
  http://www.neam.org/wtf2005.html

Hangar flying with "The Rev." CFI Ron

• Ron loves his Yankees and Grummans.
  • Ron's Grumman Cougar twin is for sale
    http://www.aso.com/aircraft/95073
  • The new Tiger Aircraft Company
    http://www.tigeraircraft.com
  • FFI - Formation Flying Incorporated
  • The American Yankee Association
    http://www.aya.org
  • The Grumman Gang
    http://www.grumman.net
• TFRs were around before 9/11.
• Flight training
• How the military does training. Civilian student pilots could use a similar method.
• Why today's CFI might not want to do ground training.
• The best ways to learn and complete your training efficiently.
• Plan your lessons.
• Request and do your homework!
• Buy a commercial flight training lesson kit.
• Make use of online aviation communites as a resource for information and mutual support.
  • AOPA forums
    http://forums.aopa.org
  • Pilots of America forums
    http://www.pilotsofamerica.com
• Fly (reasonably) often if you can.
• How long should it take to solo and earn a pilot certificate?
  Should I be concerned?
• Flying with dogs
  Flying dogs
• Advice to future military and/or professional pilots: You have ZERO strikes available.
• In the news:
• Archer ends up tangled in power lines in Milwaukee and makes all off the network news shows.
• Comanche 250 makes a successful emergency landing on I25 in Castle Rock, CO. This one later takes off safely.
• "Boorish behavior" is no longer tolerated in the military.

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

Pilots will love this podcast episode!

The Podfather and "Pilot Adam" Curry recorded his flight in "Pilot Doug" Kaye's Bonanza from Ontario,CA to Oakland,CA on the Daily Source Code #279. You can hear "Pilot Doug" talking with ATC on his IFR flight right through "Pilot Adam's" in-flight relief and what sounds like a greaser landing.

• DSC Site (look for #279): http://dailysourcecode.com
• Shownotes: http://www.shownotes.info/wiki/DSC_279
• MP3: http://mp3.dailysourcecode.podshow.com/DSC-279-2005-11-13.mp3
• Note: The .mp3 file is 100MB in size. Warning for sensitive listeners: The DSC podcast may have explicit language.This episode ends with bathroom activity.

Adam says it's the first podcast of a flight. It may be the first to be published, but Pilot Mike did record his flight home from AOPA Expo in Tampa. The recording didn't turn out too good because his recorder wasn't wearing a headset.

"Pilot Doug" Kaye, also a podcasting founding guru, has promised to join The Pilotcast and talk about his flying adventures.

Update: "Pilot Doug" Kaye has agreed to join us on Pilotcast #15, which will be published the week of November 20. Check it out!

Women in aviation: Pilot Dan's report from "Women Take Flight" at the New England Aviation Museum. http://www.neam.org/wtf2005.html

• CFI Peggy Loeffler
  The Ninety-Nines http://www.ninety-nines.org
• Pilot & Artist Josh Simpson http://www.megaplanet.com
• NASA Astronaut Col.Catherine G. " Cady" Coleman
  http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/coleman.html
  http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/News/2000/News-CadyColeman.asp
  

In the news:

• New Cessna rumors resurface
• Boeing sets new non-stop distance record with 12,000nm flight of a 777-200LR from Hong Kong to London.

Show notes are on http://www.pilotcast.com

AOPA Expo 2005 report.
Pilot Lance's adventure.
Hangar flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike.

• Correction from Pilot Dan: the birds are innocent.
• Pilot Mike's trip and report from AOPA Expo in Tampa, FL.
  
  • A nighttime launch into howling winds.
  • A runway incursion at a fuel stop in Georgia.
• AOPA Expo report
  http://www.aopa.org/expo/2005/virtual
• AOPA's video highlights
  http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2005/051110expo.html
• Pilot Lance tells us about his "interesting" flying experience.
• "Stump the Pilots" #2.
  Pilot training courses recommended:
  
  • King Schools video courses: http://www.kingschools.com
  • Flight-Tech audio courses: http://flight-tech.com
  • Sporty's video courses: http://www.sportys.com/courses

• In the news:
• The pilot owner of Cessna 210 makes an emergency landing on a road in Baton Rouge then severely damages the plane rushing his takeoff.
• Independence Air files for bankruptcy.
• Song is sung no more.
• A Citation crashes after rushed takeoff from Houston Hobby.
• Cirrus buys the SATSair Air Taxi service.
• Can the Chicago lakefront VFR route have a CTAF?
• Many manufacturers and entrepreneurs are betting on a future for small aircraft air taxi services.
• Pilot Dan and Pilot Kent love those Diamonds! http://www.diamondair.com

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

Hangar flying with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike. Kent's blimp pilot interview and Pilot Ron from California.

• NTSB report of Citabria practicing "the impossible turn" (NTSB Identification: LAX06FA005)
  http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20051013X01647&key=1
• Comments on some celebrity accidents.
• Email from pilot Mike Moss says you should call ahead to the FBO to tell them you're coming.
• Raffle of Cirrus SR-20 by Concerns of Police Survivors http://www.cops-cirrus.com
• "Mr. Discount Airline Pilot Guy" http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2005/10/mr_discount_air.html
• "Stump the Pilots"

• Hangar Flying with Pilot Dan and Pilot Mike
• In the news:
  
• First fatality on a Young Eagles flight.
  http://www.youngeagles.org
• Mid air takes Mark Schaden, webmaster of flightinfo.com
• Plane down in AR gets help by using SMS messages.
• Dago Red, "The World's Fastest P-51" up for bid on eBay.
  Update: The bidding hit $1.2Million but the reserve was not met.
• Insurance companies add 25% surcharge for planes over 30 years old?

REMINDER! LAST CHANCE! SEND YOUR COMMENTS on the Washington DC ADIZ!

• How to handle sending your comments on the DOT web site
• Goto the FAA Docket Sheet
  http://dms.dot.gov/search/document.cfm?documentid=341297&docketid=17005
• How to send your comments from the AOPA:
  http://www.aopa.org/adizalert
• See Pilotcast #7 below for more.

Show notes are on http://www.pilotcast.com

• Concerns on getting your tailwheel endorsement.
• CFI of the year Doug Stewart - Flying the NYC Hudson VFR corridor and 'Narly New England
  http://www.dsflight.com
• Kent's interview with a blimp pilot coming soon.
• Kent flies an Angel Flight mission!
  http://www.angelflightcentral.org

• In the news:
• Mode S transponders mandated for part 121 and part 135.
  How Mode C and Mode S work.
• Information on Transponders and TCAS:
  http://yarchive.net/air/airliners/tcas.html
• TIS, Traffic Information Service:
• TIS AIM Entry from Avionics West
  http://www.avionicswest.com/articles/tisaim.htm#TIS
• From the FAA: http://www.tc.faa.gov/act310/projects/modes/tis.htm
• Chicago gets the FAA's OK and $300M for expanding O'Hare. Didn't they once have another runway on the lakefront? Mayor Daley cites airports as reason for business to locate in Chicago.
• The Javelin has its test flight
  http://www.avtechgroup.com


• REMINDER! Send your comments on the Washington DC ADIZ!
• How to handle sending your comments on the DOT web site
• Goto the FAA Docket Sheet
  http://dms.dot.gov/search/document.cfm?documentid=341297&docketid=17005
• How to send your comments from the AOPA:
  http://www.aopa.org/adizalert
• See Pilotcast #7 below (September) for more.


• See Serenity for flying fun!
• Movie site:
  http://www.serenitymovie.com
• Trailer:
  http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/serenity
• Get up to speed on the story:
  http://centripetalnotion.com/2005/10/10/07:37:41/

• IT IS KATANA! The Diamond Katana Xtreme
  http://www.diamondair.com/contentc/xtmain.htm

Show notes are at http://www.pilotcast.com

WRITE the FAA and your congressperson to oppose a permanent ADIZ for Washington, DC! http://www.aopa.org/adizalert
Direct links are in Pilotcast #7 below (September)

• In the news:
• Millville, NJ FSS closed
• FSS outsourced to Lockheed.
• Cessna planning a "Cirrus Killer?"
• New Piper has new CEO
• Dr. Peter Diamandis, X PRIZE chairman, and NASCAR owner Granger Whitelaw, are planning the Rocket Racing League. http://rocketracingleague.org
• J. Roy Shoffer goes west. http://thelostsquadron.com
  The Story of the Lost Squadron from Pat Epps and Richard Taylor http://www.eppsaviation.com/lostsq.html

• Jason tells us about virtual Air Traffic Control for Microsoft Flight Simulator
• http://www.vatsim.net
• http://liveatc.net
• Email from Embry-Riddle student Ben

Show notes are at http://www.pilotcast.com

Pilotcast Hangar Flying Internationale!
Pilot Dan and Pilot Mike are joined by Pilot Bill from Victoria, BC, Pilot Brian from Washington, D.C, and Pilot Kent from Madison, WI.

• Love (or hate) that music!
• Pilot Bill tells us about flying in Canada and how the Canadian user fees work. For information visit Nav Canada: http://navcanada.ca
• Pilot Brian let us know about flying in the tricky ADIZ and FRZ airspace of Washington, DC.
• The FAA permanent ADIZ proposal:
• FAA Docket Sheet (the Federal Register Notice is linked at the bottom) http://dms.dot.gov/search/document.cfm?documentid=341297&docketid=17005
• Make sure you provide your comments on the proposal for permanent DC ADIZ. The comment form is at http://dms.dot.gov/submit/dspSubmission.cfm
  At the top, in the box "Docket ID," enter: FAA-2004-17005. The rest of the stuff is pretty self-explanatory. Anything that doesn't make sense can be left the way it is. ("Enter a Comment" gives you a text box in which to type; "Attach a File" allows you to send a file -- text, Word, etc.)
• How to send your comments from the AOPA: http://www.aopa.org/adizalert
• DC message boards Brian mentioned:
• http://www.dcpilots.net
• http://www.dcpilots.com


• Contacts from fellow pilots:
• A voicemail from Dave, a commercial pilot flying skydivers in Nebraska. Dave thinks Microsoft Flight Simulator can be useful for filight training, especially for the instrument rating. Dave's podcast is Skydive Radio: http://www.skydiveradio.com
• Andrew, a student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, http://www.erau.edu wants to know about insurance for renter pilots. Check the AOPA Insurance Agency http://www.aopaia.com for information on renters insurance.


• In the news:
• The Jet Blue gear incident in L.A.
  
  
• Squawking 7500

Show notes are on http://www.pilotcast.com

Sincere thanks to Joe d'Eon of the Fly with Me podcast at http://www.flywithjoe.com for the Jet Blue excerpt.
Also check out the podcast of Flight Attendant Betty, Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase at http://betty.libsyn.com

Music: Ebola Zaire by r.domain from the Podshow podsafe music network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.

• Pilot Dan is working on getting a 182 for his flying club
• In the news:
  
• Marta Bohn-Meyer goes west
• Malasian 777 has computer glitch
• BaltoWash ADIZ going to be permanent?
• No FAA user fees!
• Pilot Kent from Madison, WI joins the Pilotcast.
• The Pilotcast interview with Dr. Warren Silberman.
Review of securing your medical:.

• Be prepared!
• Work with your AME
• DON'T GIVE UP!
• Rod Machado! Part 1 of "Aviation Humor with Rod Machado" Visit http://www.rodmachado.com for great learning resources and fun excerpts! Tell Rod The Pilotcast sent you.

Thanks again to Rod Machado.

FAA Medical forum titled "What Can I Do If I Lose My Medical Certificate" by Dr. Warren Silberman, D.O. MPH.

Recorded July 30, 2005 at EAA in Oshkosh, WI.

Dr. Siberman starts off the forum by explaining the process of medical certification for the new Sport Pilot license. There has been a lot of confusion with this, and the Dr. tries to clear it up. He then moves on to the main topic, how to handle a lost or denied medical certificate. He has several suggestions, like learning as much as you can about your condition, checking up on your AME, and proper management of the waiver packet. if you received a waiver letter from the FAA, make sure you follow the directions explicitly, and return all of the information requested. The Dr. stresses that there are certain conditions an AME can still issue a medical certificate for, if you have the proper documentation, but some AME's are not aware of this. He also lists 20 conditions that an AME can issue a certificate for, after first being deferred, if you provide the information listed in the FAA waiver letter. Dr. Silberman then explains how a waiver can affect the time period a normal medical certificate is issued for. The forum is then opened up to questions from the audience. The Dr. finishes up by answering questions about depression and associated medications, prostate cancer and surgery, ADD/ADHD, various eye conditions, cardiology stress tests, and unapproved medications.

• FAA Medical forum with Dr. Warren Silberman will follow on a separate special podcast.
• Aviation provides Hurricane Katrina relief.
  
  Please support:
  
  • Lifeline Pilots http://www.lifelinepilots.org
  • Angel Flight Southeast http://www.angelflightse.org
  • The Salvation Army http://www.salvationarmyusa.org
• The impact of Hurricane Katrina on the supply of aviation fuel.
• How to get started on your pilot training. Get a certificate to get your first flight for $49 from Be A Pilot http://www.beapilot.com

Show notes are on http://www.pilotcast.com

Thanks to Pilot Kent for the intros.

• The Pilotcast gets a mention and "I like the Pilotcast" from The Podfather, "Pilot Adam" Adam Curry on the Daily Source Code #230 on 2005.08.29(Caution, explicit language)! Pilot Mike's email to Pilot Adam is in the show notes.


• GPS technology, and WAAS, and LAAS. AOPA's advocacy for more WAAS approaches.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics data says General Aviation is the third most dangerous profession. What's behind that?

In the news:

• The US Air Force Thunderbirds have a collision at the Chicago Air and Water show. Recording of the actual radio traffic of the Thunderbirds. (~6.5 minutes)
  
  The story in The Chicago Sun-Times and The Chicago Tribune Free registration required.
  
  
• How the media reports aviation stories. How to get the word to the press.

"This Old Hangar" or..."My Hole in the Sky".

• Interview with Dr. Norm Smith, "kitchen table" manufacturer of the Aero-Trim aileron or rudder trim. How to properly trim your aircraft.
• FAA publishes the Garmin GPS training on their web site.
• Pilot Mike's "petite" coffee mug.
• Pilot Dan deals with the garbage near the airport.

Please give for Hurricane Katrina relief to

Of course, It's "The Right Stuff".

Pilotcast #3. http://www.pilotcast.com
Pilot Dan's club is shopping for a new plane and is considering a Flight Design CT Light Sport Aircraft.

The Sport Pilot Certificate to fly Light Sport Aircraft. The promised "drivers license medical" has a catch. Information on the Sport Pilot Certificate and Light Sport Aircraft from EAA, AOPA, the FAA and CFI Rod Machado

In the news: Bryon's Aztec makes an emergency landing in Lancaster, PA, Irish pilots fail to notice part of the wing is missing, Apparent fuel exhaustion accident in Erie, PA

Studying the mistakes and misadventures of other pilots. Recommended: I Learned about Flying from That How Pilot Mike eased his mind about having enough fuel.

Interview with Alan Bernard, board member of and volunteer pilot for Lifeline pilots of Peoria, IL. http://www.lifelinepilots.org

Show notes are on http://www.pilotcast.com

Wonder where that movie clip at the open came from? That scene in "A Guy Named Joe" happened to come up just as the channel changed.

Pilotcast #2.
Dan visits Katama and Bob Stone on Martha's Vineyard;

In the news: 737 depressurizes and crashes in Greece, Renton, WA midair, Space Shuttle Discovery lands - you go Cmdr. Eileen!;

More from Mike in Oshkosh,
Dr. Peter Diamandis, Xprize Chairman and head of Zero Gravity Corporation,
Dewey Conway of Pacific Coast Avionics,
Lifeline pilots of Peoria. http://www.lifelinepilots.org

Show notes are on http://www.pilotcast.com

Pilotcast #1 arrives! http://www.pilotcast.com
Pilot Dan and Pilot Mike welcome you.

Mike's report from Oshkosh EAA AirVenture 2005. The new Garmin GPSMAP 396 GPS receiver with XM weather. White Knight/SpaceShipOne. Burt Rutan.

In the flying news: The "miracle crash" in Toronto, Space Shuttle Discovery.

Pilot's advice to NASA.

Dan's landings had witnesses. Coming on The Pilotcast: Lifeline Pilots, Dr. Warren Silberman.

Pilot Dan from Connecticut checks in on the Pilotcast and lays out the Pilotcast mission plan. http://www.pilotcast.com

The Pilotcast is the first podcast for Pilots, by Pilots. Join the pilots chatting around the virtual flight planning table at "This Old Hangar" as they engage in "hangar flying." The Pilotcast is for General Aviation, for pilots and aircraft owners, the General Aviation industry and for those who want to become pilots. The Pilotcast has flying news, commentary, interviews and "hangar flying" wih pilots from the U.S. and around the world.