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Wings to Rotors: How you can start now to add a helicopter rating to your pilot certificate + GA News

283 Wings to Rotors: How you can start now to add a helicopter rating to your pilot certificate + GA News

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283 Max talks about his experience getting a helicopter add-on rating, and how you can do it too. The FAA allows a fixed wing pilot to add-on a helicopter rating with 30 hours of helicopter time. For someone without a pilot certificate, they’ll need a minimum of 40 hours of time. The add-on helicopter checkride for a pilot is relatively short compared to the checkride a non-pilot would have to do.

News Stories

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#142 iPad Incidents with Flying Magazine’s Rob Mark
Cessna 182 Hot Weather Operations Supplement 19
Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge free PDF
Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge printed version
Soaring Discovery Day for Youth, Warren, VT

Learning to Fly a Helicopter
#165 How to get a Helicopter License and a Job Flying Helicopters
Specialized Aviation in Hayward and Watsonville, CA
Robinson Flight Training Guide
Robinson R44 POH
Robinson R44 Cadet POH
Robinson R22 POH
Copters.com
FAA Helicopter Flying Handbook
Timtuckershelicopterworld.com
FAA Helicopter Private PTS
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Helicopter Lessons in 10 Minutes or Less
#276 How to Record Your in-Cockpit Audio

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282 Foggy Night: Unraveling the crash of a Cessna Citation 550 jet at French Valley in Southern California

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282 Max talks about the crash of N819KR, a Cessna Citation 550 jet, at French Valley in Southern California. The pilots flew two GPS approaches at 4 AM, while the field was below IFR minimums. After the first approach, they flew the published missed approach and flew a second approach as the weather worsened. On the second approach, they crashed 500 feet short of the runway.

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N819KR – LA Times article

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281 What’s Wrong about the 70-50 Takeoff Rule with Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

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281 Max talks with Catherine Cavagnaro about the Myth of the 70-50 takeoff rule and what’s wrong with it. It seems that 70-50 rule is extracted from a basic but unrealistic model for aircraft takeoffs that ignores air resistance. The same model predicts her Bonanza will go supersonic shortly after takeoff. Even if the rule were valid, a pilot wouldn’t rotate until the last inch of the runway.

News Stories

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Advisory Circular 90-66 C: Non-Towered Airport Flight Operations
Catherine Cavagnaro YouTube Channel
Ace Aerobatic School

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280 Miracle in the Mountains: Heroic Rescue by Alaska Air National Guard

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280 Max talks with LtCol Zerkel and Capt Phillips of the Alaska Air National Guard, who were part of a heroic effort to rescue two NY pilots who crashed a Cessna 182 in high in the mountains. The pilots spent 36 hours waiting to be rescued. At the same time, the Guard was trying to extract 12 mountain climbers and their rescuers who were stuck on a nearby mountain due to high winds.

Mentioned in the Show
Garmin inReach Mini Satellite Communicator
Garmin inReach Satellite Communicator with Topo Maps, GPS
A snowstorm and a plane crash stranded 13 in the Alaskan wilderness
Alaska Air National Guard rescues two men after airplane crash on Mount Hawkins

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279 Poor Decision Making Kills Airline Pilot in C150 Crash + GA News

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279 Max talks about an accident that highlights how external pressures, fatigue, and poor decision making can doom even a high time, professional pilot. An experienced airline pilot crashed a Cessna 150 near the airport of intended landing around 10 PM. He and his teenaged son had been flying all day, and had experienced an electrical failure, so they were unable to turn on the airport lights.

News Stories

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Hope on Short Final

Videos Mentioned on the Show
Pilots that don’t go anywhere video

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278 Prop Safety, Checklist Usage: Listener Mail – A Friday Mailbag Special + GA News

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278 Max discusses a propeller accident in which a CFI let a 16-year old student out of an airplane with the engine running, all to avoid having to get out in the rain. NEVER let anyone out of your plane with the propeller still turning. He also reads a number of emails from listeners about their checklist usage best practices.

News Stories

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Student pilot injured by prop strike during first lesson

Videos Mentioned on the Show
17 Year Old SOLO STUDENT PILOT Loses Wheel on Takeoff

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277 External Pressures & Stress Lead to a Cessna 170 Accident + GA News

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277 Max talks with CFI Chris about how his self-imposed pressure and stress led to multiple incidents and accidents. Chris shares how a 1-hour checkout with the new owner of a Cessna 170 led to an accident. But Chris also had two other accidents or incidents within a 3-year period. He attributes all of them to external pressures and stress, and his tendency to try to pack too much into a day.

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SAFO 18015 Jet Fuel Contaminated with DEF

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276 Capturing the Skies – Why and How to Record Your in-Cockpit Audio

276 Capturing the Skies – Why and How to Record Your in-Cockpit Audio

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Summary
276 In this episode, Max and Marc Epner delve into the benefits of recording in-cockpit audio, from enhancing learning to preserving memorable moments. Whether you’re a seasoned pilot or an aspiring aviator, this episode offers practical tips and guidance on how to set up your audio recording system, the equipment you’ll need, and how to ensure compliance with aviation regulations. So buckle up, tune in, and get ready to soar to new heights with this captivating episode that will inspire you to hit the record button and make the most of your flying experiences!

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Simple Flight Radio
Marc Epner’s YouTube channel

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Nflightcam Aircraft Audio Solution for GoPro Hero5 through Hero11
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Pilot USA GA Headset Audio Recording Splitter Cable
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275 What Fixed Wing Pilots Need to Know about Helicopters + GA News

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275 Max talks about things fixed wing pilots should know about helicopters including their rotor downwash and wake turbulence, and how far away pilot should stay away from hovering and departing helicopters. He also talks about the Robinson Safety Notice, which says that airplane pilots are at high risk when flying helicopters. He also discusses regulations that differ for helicopters.

News Stories

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American Bonanza Society
Tom Turner’s Mastery Flight website
Tough flight instructors are worth it… most of the time
#165 How to get a Helicopter License and a Job Flying Helicopters
Lone Star Helicopter website

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274 Checklist Usage, FAA Medical Preparation, & Aging Pilot Solutions: Listener Mail – A Friday Mailbag Special

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Summary
274 Max reads listener letters and feedback. Listeners share their Checklist best practices. Two pilots share how they prepared in advance for their FAA medical with great success. And a pilot decided to sell his plane, after listening to #257 about challenges facing aging pilots, so that he “goes out on top.”

Mentioned in the Show
Episode 273 Checklist Accident Failures: The Importance of Using Checklists Properly + GA News
Episode 257 Aging Pilot Challenges and Solutions – Dr. Victor Vogel
Flightchecklists.com

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Things successful CFIs do

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