Aviation News Talk – Page 17 – General Aviation Podcast

258 A Pilot’s Story of Losing His Son in an Airplane Accident + GA News

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258 Max talks with Arturo Guerra about his VFR into IMC accident in a Carbon Cub in which his son, Arturo, Jr. was killed. His son, who was instrument rated, was flying in the front of the plane on a trip from Texas to Monterrey, Mexico. All was well until they decided to squeeze between a layer of clouds and a mountain and encountered turbulence. Arturo describes the day and the aftermath.

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FAA Aeronautical Chart Guide
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257 Aging Pilot Challenges and Solutions – Dr. Victor Vogel

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257 Max talks with Dr. Victor Vogel about challenges pilots face as they get older. These include deteriorating vision and hearing, memory loss and declining strength, endurance, and proficiency. But there are strategies pilots can use to counter declining proficiency. These include frequent flying, training, and scaling back on more challenging flight conditions.

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AOPA Aging and the GA pilot
AC 61-98D Guidance for the Flight Review and Instrument Proficiency Check
Susquehanna STEM to the Skies
National Association of Flight Instructors – NAFI

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256 Using Math to Fly Safely – Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

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256 Max talks with Catherine Cavagnaro about aviation factors that increase by the square of airspeed or height above ground. These include lift, turning radius, and landing distance. Noise at the ground also decreases by the square of the height above ground. Max also shares a story of a pilot who nearly killed him and about a way that a person can unchain an aircraft when it’s parked on an incline.

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Puppy abandoned at SFO adopted by airline captain and family
FAA’s new Aviation Weather Handbook
Catherine Cavagnaro YouTube Channel
Ace Aerobatic School

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255 NTSB: Lucky Mooney Pilot Low on IFR Approach + GA News

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255 Max discusses the NTSB Prelim Report on a Mooney that crashed into a powerline tower on an IFR approach to Gaithersburg, Maryland. The pilot flew too low along the instrument approach, and thought he was closer to the airport than he was. Max discusses several possible mistakes that the pilot might have made. In his updates, talks about how to preflight a constant speed prop.

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Learjet crash at Batesville, AR airport
What are your favorite Aviation Rules of Thumb? Send them to us.
Why Does the Pilot in Command Sit on the Left Side of the Cockpit?
How Aviation Week Got a Sensitive Photo of B-2 Bomber
G1000 Guide for DPEs and CFIs

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YouTube: How to Preflight a Constant Speed Propeller

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254 Vertical Navigation for VFR and IFR Pilots + GA News

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254 Max talks about vertical navigation and the many different ways that VFR and IFR pilots can use it to enhance their flying, and uses the Garmin 430, G1000, and Perspective as examples. Vertical navigation becomes more important as you step into aircraft with bigger engines that fly higher and faster. VFR pilots can use it to manage pattern entries and IFR pilots use it on arrivals and approaches.

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General Aviation Midair Collision Risk, February 2022
Service Alert for Garmin GFC500. NO.: 22109 Rev A
AOPA Australia CEO forfeited Salary under COVID

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253 ICAO Equipment Codes for FAA Flight Plans with Seth Lake

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253 Max talks with Seth Lake about ICAO Equipment Codes needed to file a FAA Flight Plan. In 2019, the FAA adopted the International Flight Plan standard, which requires you to enter many equipment codes for your aircraft. Seth uses the SF50 Vision Jet as an example, and also talks about codes for the Garmin 430, GTN650, 750 and G1000. He recommends you keep the codes handy for pop-up IFR clearances.

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FAA ICAO Guide
ForeFlight ICAO Equipment Guide
Seth Lake’s VSL Aviation web site
Seth Lake’s podcast

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252 Situation Awareness Tips with Marc Epner + GA News

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252 Max talks with Marc Epner of Simple Flight Radio about Situation Awareness, and things you should be thinking about when you fly. Marc talks about a progression of learning as pilots expand their knowledge of SA. Max and Marc share stories in which pilots were not aware of their surroundings and talk about things to look for on the ground and in the traffic pattern.

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AC 90-48E, Pilots’ Role in Collision Avoidance
Interview with Aviation Industry Careers Coach Carl Valeri
How much did you pay for your check ride?
Reddit: It happened: my medical was suspended
§ 67.403 Applications, certificates, logbooks, reports, and records: Falsification, reproduction, or alteration; incorrect statements.
FAA’s Prompt Settlement Policy for Legal Enforcement
Why 10,000 pounds of rubber are stripped from runways
How Rubber Is Removed From Runways
LiveATC.net
Children Of The Magenta Line
Simple Flight Radio
Marc Epner’s YouTube channel

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251 Managing Engine Failures and Your Energy with Cirrus’ Jeff Galloway + GA News

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251 Max talks with Cirrus Aircraft’s SF50 Instructor Pilot Jeff Galloway about using energy management techniques after an engine failure. Jeff is a former Air Force F-15 instructor pilot, and he talks about staying in the energy cone around an airport, and managing your energy to touchdown. He shares stories of two pilots who failed to reach the runway, because they didn’t follow the process.

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SIU researchers pioneer use of psychology to optimize student pilots’ success

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250 Learning Airspace and Measuring Distances to Clouds + GA News

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250 Max talks about different types of airspace and how to remember each of their visibility and cloud clearance requirements. He spends a lot of time on Class E and Class G airspace, which are the most confusing to pilots. He also talks about his technique for measuring your distance from clouds.

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SoCal TEC Routes website
CPPP – COPA Pilot Proficiency Program
Orange Aero Club

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249 IFR Safety – What your CFII Didn’t Teach You for the Instrument Rating

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249 Max talks about flying IFR safely and professionally about things your CFII may not have taught you. Most of the things he observed pilots do incorrectly occurred in just the last few weeks. Many of these were in a Vision Jet with pilots transitioning into the plane. And two of the items were mistakes he made.

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61.31 – Type rating requirements
Where to find TEC Routes in ForeFlight

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