CFIcast #004 - Teaching Winter Operations. FAAST. CTAF. - 2007.01.25 - Certified Flight Instructor Aviation Podcast

CFIcast #4 - Teaching students about Winter Operations. FAAST. Teaching proper CTAF announcements - Certified Flight Instructor Aviation Podcast.

Enjoy listening and learning as you eavesdrop on the Hangar Flying conversation with Certified Flight Instructors!

The CFIcast #4 CFI panel:

• Your host: Rick Durden, CFI, Aviation lawyer and author of "The Pilot's Lounge" column on AvWeb.com and articles for AOPA Pilot and Aviation Safety, from Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Dr. Bruce Chien, M.D., CFI, Senior Aviation Medical Examiner from Central Illinois, host of the The AMECast
• Tony Condon, CFI, student and glider pilot & instructor from Ames, Iowa
• Tom Gilmore, CFI, from Florida, owner of an FBO, Gilmore Aviation Services author of articles for NAFI and IFR magazines.
• Ron Levy, CFI, a Professional Instrument Courses - P.I.C 10 day course instructor from Maryland

 

Topics discussed by CFIcast Certified Flight Instructor panel:

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

A great resource: Doug Ritter's Equipped to Survive

Where you want to keep the plane on the taxiway or the runway

Being aware of the risk of CO when using the airplane heater. Carry an electronics CO detector.

• 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

Recorded Thursday, January 25, 2007 - 01:09:54 - 32.1MB

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