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The Stuck Mic AvCast is an aviation podcast about Learning to Fly, Living to Fly, and Loving to Fly.

SMAC140 Aviation Podcast Pioneer Kent Shook

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Welcome to the podcast where we educate and inspire you to fly. Today we have a special guest Kent Shook. Kent is an aviation podcast pioneer and one of the original organizers of Podapalooza at AirVenture. Kent has a varied technical and aviation background which helped him create the popular PilotCast Podcast. Joining us tonight on the podcast are Rick Felty, Larry Overstreet, Tom Frick, and Victoria Neuville.

Preflight Checklist:

Sponsor: AviationCareersPodcast.com – New Membership benefit is the Advanced Holding Patterns Video. For only $10 a month or $100 a year membership includes:

  • The entire online directory of scholarships.
  • The Practical Guide To winter Flying
  • The Pilot Jobs Book Online Course.
  • Flying IFR Safely this summer.
  • Thunderstorms Hazards and avoidance.

Go to AviationCareersPodcast.com to learn more.

Cruise Flight:

  • In The Beginning – The birth of aviation podcasting.
  • How Podapalooza began and where we are today
  • The melding of Kent’s aviation background and technical background.
  • How Kent developed his passion for aviation and what he flys now.
  • Kent has figured out many ways to have fun with his ratings.
  • There’s always that “next rating” you can go for
  • Flying club benefits.
  • He’s figured out how to have a mission for flying, and not just do the same old stuff over and over.

After Landing Checklist:

Picks Of The Week:

No Picks of the week since this is an interview.

Links Mentioned In The Podcast:

http://mountaincanyonflying.com/ – The mountain flying course
http://capcityflyers.org/ – Kent’s flying club Capitol City Flyers
http://www.greencastle-aeroclub.com – The other flying club Kent was in, where the pumpkin bombing was done
http://www.aeromedicaldoc.com – Dr. Bruce
http://www.rickdurden.com – CFI Rick Durden
http://northwoodsaviation.com – Northwoods Aviation, where Kent flies on floats and skis

The PilotCast

Video Of The Week:

Pilotcast Video – Oshkosh 2011 – LSAF – JAARS

SMAC139 Squawking and Talking

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Carl is joined by Rick Felty, Tom Frick and Larry Overstreet to answer your emails and get some feedback! We talk extensively about communicating with the tower in Charlie and Bravo airspace.

Preflight Checklist:

Announcements:

The new updated 2017 Aerospace Scholarships Book is now available in Amazon and the iBooks store.

AOPA WELCOMES DRONE PILOTS

Rick has released another book: Tabitha Fink, Ninja at Night. It’s a great kids book about being afraid of the dark.

Cruise Flight:

Reader question from ExpertAviator.com Blog:

First Question:

Controller: “Cessna 123NU squawk 2343, maintain 2000 on departure”

You: “Cessna 123NU, two thousand, squawk 2342?.

Controller: “Cessna 123NU read back correct contact ground on 121.9 for taxi”
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Read back correct???

Pilot/Controller Glossary

FAA Air Traffic Organization Policy Memo December 2016

Second Question:

If i got my squawk code and had my VFR flight following en route. My cruise altitude will be flying through Class C airspace and the altitude was approved by the approach. Am i clear to enter Class C airspace or do i have to contact the tower of the Class C before i could enter?

Tampa Airspace Map

Third Question:

Overheard on a podcast that filing and NOT opening a VFR flight plan still gives them a place to start looking if you don’t show up? How?

Question 4:

What season and episode is the Island Life HGTV Episode with TavernAero In Florida Keys? I cannot locate it for the life of me. Haha love the podcast btw. I’m a student pilot but hope to solo any day. Winter here in NH so your podcast helps keep my head in the game.m when I can’t fly. Thanks! HA! Me neither! THANK YOU!

After Landing Checklist:

Picks Of The Week:

Carl – Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Flight Experiences: A national tour of classic planes going around the country this year.

Rick – Dreams of Flight book

Rick’s book

Larry – ASA “Say Again, Please” Guide to Radio Communications.

Tom – Fltplango:
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Links Mentioned In The Podcast:

Amazon HGTV episode

Video Of The Week:

At 96 years old, Bob Brocklehurst needs a little more help boarding a plane than he did back in the day. But give him a second and he’s right at home inside a P-51.