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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:

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."

Leaving the engine running and walking away
A twin pilot tries does a hand prop with his wife at the controls

Tony's gear-up landing incident may result in an AD
Airworthiness Directive (AD) vs. Service Bulletin (SB)
How to kill off "Any traffic please advise?"
Teaching making good CTAF calls

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

Theme Song: "Learn to Fly" by Josh Woodward
Song: "Flying Away" by Empyrion from the State of Washington Music on the CFIcast is from the Podshow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at http://music.podshow.com

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Direct download: CFICast_004_2007.01.25.mp3
Category: audio -- posted at: 3:04 PM

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Mon, 7 January 2008

CFIcast #005 - First flights. Signing solos. Training in winter. - 2007.03.08 - Certified Flight Instructor Aviation Podcast

CFIcast #5 - First flights. Signing off solos. Keeping interest in flight training over winter.

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

The CFIcast #5 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
Ron Levy, CFI, a Professional Instrument Courses - P.I.C 10 day course instructor from Maryland

Topics discussed by CFIcast Certified Flight Instructor panel:

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

Recorded Thursday, March 8, 2007 - 00:59:57 - 27.5MB

Theme Song: "Learn to Fly" by Josh Woodward

Music on the CFIcast is from the Podshow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at http://music.podshow.com

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Direct download: CFIcast_005_2007.05.08.mp3
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Thu, 3 January 2008

Pilotcast #060 - AOPA Expo 2007 report - Aviation Podcast - 2007.10.24

Join the Hangar Flying update after AOPA Expo 2007 in Hartford, CT with Pilot Dan, Pilot Kent, and Pilot Mike

The news update from Hartford:

The Eclipse Concept Jet
The Cirrus Jet.
The Cirrus SRS Light Sport Aircraft
The Piper Meridian Matrix. Why?
The new FAA Administrator.
The aerial fire fighters in California.
The Pilotcast pilots' experience with the new Lockheed-Martin AFSS system
About that Lockheed-Martin outsourcing...
Antique aircraft pilots fail to get TFR NOTAM from L-M
Wellsboro Johnston airportin Wellsboro, PA
A surprise conversation with Chicago ATC

Recorded Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - 01:00:42 - 28.1MB

Song: Sky Mall by Jonathon Coulton. Music on the Pilotcast is from the Podshow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at http://music.podshow.com

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

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Direct download: Pilotcast_060_2008.01.03.mp3
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Mon, 31 December 2007

CFIcast #007 - Weather cancellations. Best trainers. Glass cockpits. - 2007.05.17 -Certified Flight Instructor Aviation Podcast

CFIcast #7 - Flight Instructing in marginal weather conditions, cancellations, best training planes

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

The CFIcast #7 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 AMEcast
Tony Condon, CFI, student and glider pilot & instructor from Ames, Iowa
Chip Gibbons, CFI, aerobatic pilot from Rogers, Arkansas
Dr. Judy Parrish-Jones, Ph.D., CFI professor of Geological Sciences and former Dean of Sciences at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho
and a bit of commentary from Pilot Mike of The Pilotcast

When should a flight intructor cancel the scheduled lesson due to weather conditions?

Should you work with the student pilot to make the go/no go decision?
Is there a danger that the student will learn the wrong lesson on decision making?
Is the cancellation of flight itself a great lesson?

What are the best airplanes for training?
What are the issues with giving flight training in airplanes with glass cockpits?

Recorded Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 01:21:38 - 37.4MB

Theme Song: "Learn to Fly" by Josh Woodward

Music on the CFIcast is from the Podshow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at http://music.podshow.com

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Direct download: CFIcast007_2007.05.17.mp3
Category: audio -- posted at: 11:32 PM

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