Stuck Mic AvCast

Preflight:

AOPA awards
https://www.aopa.org/-/media/Files/AOPA/Home/Training-and-Safety/2025-Flight-Training-Experience-Award-Winners.pdf

Leslie: I Hart aFlying Foundation “Fuel From the Hart” scholarship. Will be used toward Commercial Multi-engine add-on training.

Talking Points:

Reasons to Buy or Not Buy (Not just about money):
Cost/Utilization
24-hour availability
Type of aircraft
Exactly meet your mission
No unicorns.

Solo Ownership v Partnership
Costs
Control
Availability
Ability to Sell Plane

Common Mistakes made when purchasing an aircraft:
Not having a written purchase agreement
Using a poorly written purchase agreement
Not having an attorney review the agreement
Other costs – taxes/insurance/tiedown or hangar, etc.
Inadequate prebuy or no prebuy

After Landing Checklist:

Pick of the Week:

Carl – scholarships for non-traditional recipients – stratus financial https://www.aviationcareerspodcast.com/free/

Leslie – Airplane Owner Maintenance podcast with Dean Showalter
https://airplaneownermaintenance.com/

Bill – https://www.cfithebook.com/

Tom -AOPA Flying Club Finder
https://youcanfly.aopa.org/flying-clubs/flying-club-finder#q=st%20petersburg%20fl&t=tagFlyingClubs&sort=%40aopaufbusinessname%20ascending

Links:
https://www.strumorlaw.com/AircraftPurchaseAgreement.asp
https://www.aopa.org/
https://www.aerospacereports.com/

Upcoming Events and Air Shows:

Redbird Migration, Denver, Co. March 4-5, 2025 https://migration.redbirdflight.com/

Sun N Fun April 1-6, 2025
https://flysnf.org/

Booth A-41

 

The Distinguished Flying Cross medal is awarded to any officer or enlisted person of the armed forces of the United States for heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight. We are proud to announce that our Co-Host James Spearman has been Awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross and he is here to tell us about his experience leading to the award and how you can learn from his experience and apply it to your flying.

Cruise Flight

What Is the Distinguished Flying Cross?
Why James Was Awarded The Medal.
What James Learned From His Experience.
Fly the plane
How to decide what is wrong
Team
Good takeoff brief
Delegate
How Can We Apply His Experience To Our Flying?

After Landing Checklist:

Links:

https://www.dfcsociety.org

Upcoming Events and Air Shows:

Redbird Migration, Denver, Co. March 4-5, 2025 https://migration.redbirdflight.com/

Sun N Fun April 1-6, 2025
https://flysnf.org/

Booth A-41

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