148 Understanding Aircraft Weight & Balance, Which Cessna 182 to Buy + GA News

148 Understanding Aircraft Weight & Balance, Which Cessna 182 to Buy + GA News

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Summary
148 Max talks about what you need to know about aircraft weight and balance theory. Plus a listeners asks whether to buy a 2003 Cessna 182 with a GTN 750, or a 2004 model with the Garmin G1000. We discuss several accidents involving weight and balance issues, and how to calculate a weight and balance. Finally, we talk about how %MAC is used in turboprops and jets to calculate a center of gravity.

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FAA SFAR:Relief for Medicals, Knowledge Tests, CFI Renewals
Control Tower Hour Adjustments
Airport Grants Announced on April 30, 2020
Sectional Chart Masks
Careers in Aerospace Webinars
Thief Tries to Sell Airplanes He Doesn’t Own

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Jonathan Weiswasser’s EWR>LGA>JFK video
Engine out landing on freeway

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119 Flying a General Aviation Aircraft Around the World Twice – Interview Robert DeLaurentis


119 Flying a General Aviation Aircraft Around the World Twice – Interview Robert DeLaurentis

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119 Robert DeLaurentis, author of Zen Pilot, Flight of Passion and The Journey Within talks about his upcoming polar circumnavigation, and about his previous around the world trip. His new plane, Citizen of the World, is a highly modified 1983 Gulfstream Turbine Commander 900. Robert talks about the challenges of flying a 4200 nm round trip over Antarctica that will take 17 to 18 hours to complete.

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Amazon book: Zen Pilot, Flight of Passion and The Journey Within
Amazon book: Flying Through Life
Robert DeLaurentis’ Pole to Pole website
Robert DeLaurentis’ AOPA Blog
Robert DeLaurentis’ Facebook Page
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116 A Wearable HUD, General Aviation News + AirVenture Wrap-up with Rob Mark

116 A Wearable HUD, General Aviation News + AirVenture Wrap-up with Rob Mark


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116 Max talks with Flying Magazine Sr. Editor Rob Mark on AirVenture 2019. Announcements include Texas Aircraft’s electric Colt LSA, ATP buys 100 Skyhawks, iFly GPS and SA Photonics Partner On Wearable HUD, Redbird’s GIFT or guided independent flight training, Nerves of Steel book by Southwest Captain Tammie Jo Schults, Electric Jet Aircraft JetPack, Extra’s Carbon-Fiber NG, Lycoming Electronic Ignition, ForeFlight’s Sentry Mini ADS-B Receiver, Continental Engine for 172R and S models, and Sling NGT LSA.

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Nerves of Steel by Capt. Tammie Jo Shults $26.99
Flying Magazine’s On-Demand Video Service
Rob Mark’s JetWhine Blog
SAFE – Society of Aviation and Flight Educators
ADS-B Receivers

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80 Fast Track to an Airline Pilot Career, Piper M-series, Pilatus PC-12 + General Aviation News


80 Fast Track to an Airline Pilot Career, Piper M-series, Pilatus PC-12 + GA News

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COPA Las Vegas Pilot Interviews
80 Max interviewed pilots while attending the Cirrus Owner Pilots Association (COPA) annual meeting in Las Vegas. One future airline pilot who is on track to fly 1500 hours in one year, and she talks about how she’s accomplishing that. Max also interviews pilots about using flight simulators and Angle of Attack indicators, and two dealers about the Piper M350, M500, and M600, and the Pilatus PC-12.

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AOPA Region Fly-In Gulf Shores, AL
FAASTeam Facebook Group
Turning Fledglings into Fliers – Three Challenges for Flight Instructors

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