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

Stop by the Pilotcast Frappr map and stick in a pin to tell everyone where you are!
http://www.frappr.com/pilotcast

"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.