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SMAC298 Keeping Your Flying Passion Alive Through Flight Simulation

Welcome to episode 298. We all have had to take a break from flying for various reasons. One of the most difficult things to do is keep up with all the changes and our skills while we have stepped away. Additionally, we want to keep the passion alive but how do we do that? Today we discuss how to keep the aviation passion alive through flight simulation.

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Joining me today is guest host Even Reiter co-founder of the Flight Sim Association https://flightsimassociation.com/

Preflight Checklist:

Before we begin please visit our sponsor the Aviation Scholarships Guide at AviationCareersPodcast.com/Scholarships. You might find a scholarship to help you achieve your dream of flying or obtain other ratings.  http://aerospacescholarships.com 

Cruise Flight: 

  • Welcome to the show Evan.
  • Keeping the aviation passion alive even if you can’t make it to the airport.
  • Keeping up with the technical aspects of aviation.
  • Keeping our skills from degrading.
  • Think Flight Simming is too expensive and complex….think again.
  • Fighter pilot for a day

 

After Landing Checklist:

 

Pick Of The Week:

 

Carl – https://flightsimassociation.com/ 

 

Even – https://flightsimcoach.com/

 

Sponsor:

 

Please visit our sponsor the Aviation Scholarships Guide at AviationCareersPodcast.com/Scholarships. You might find a scholarship to help you achieve your dream of flying or obtain other ratings.  http://aerospacescholarships.com 

 

Links:

 

https://www.vatsim.net/

https://www.pilotedge.net/

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/

SMAC297 Carl Upgrades To Captain On The Airbus A320

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Welcome to episode 297 this is Russ Roslewski, not Carl with a cold. It has been a while since we’ve recorded, but for good reason – In today’s episode We switch seats! Bill English and I are going to interview Carl about his recent upgrade to Captain. Hopefully, you will learn from his experience and learn how to prepare for your next rating.  

Preflight Checklist:

Speaking of helping people reach their goals, a special shout out to the sponsor of this episode http://PlaneEnglishSim.com. Many of you listen to this podcast to help understand aviation terms and their proper pronunciation in English. Well, there is an app for that. PlaneEnglishSim is the App-based aviation radio simulator and an easy way to gain radio proficiency in both VFR and IFR. 

Use the coupon code “PlaneEnglishSim” for free one-year access to the online Aerospace Scholarships guide. Links to the aerospace scholarship guide and the coupon code are in the show notes. There are a limited number of coupons so visit AviationCareersPodcast.com and use the code PlaneEnglishSim today.

http://www.aviationcareerspodcast.com/scholarships/ 

Cruise Flight: 

  • Good to be back podcasting again and why we have been silent.
  • Upgrading at an Airline. There is more than you think.
  • The Process.
    • Why the Short course
    • Why is training “reset” during the process?
    • Why no 8710 for me but the FO needed one.
    • How was the training different for a Captain vs. an FO?
    • How had training changed since the last time you did it?
  • What is next?
  • Advice in preparing for your next rating.

After Landing Checklist:

Pick Of The Week:

Carl – https://www.cirruspilots.org 

Russ – 3 Feet to the Left: A New Captain’s Journey from Pursuit to Perspective – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42187229-3-feet-to-the-left

Bill – https://librivox.org/ 

Sponsor:

Many of you listen to this podcast to help understand aviation terms and their proper pronunciation in English. Well, there is an app for that. PlaneEnglishSim is an App-based aviation radio simulator and an easy way to gain radio proficiency in both VFR and IFR. 

Use the coupon code “PlaneEnglishSim” for free one-year access to the online Aerospace Scholarships guide. Links to the aerospace scholarship guide and the coupon code are in the show notes. There are a limited number of coupons so visit AviationCareerPodcast.com and use the code PlaneEnglishSim today. http://www.aviationcareerspodcast.com/scholarships/ 

Links Mentioned:

http://www.aviationcareerspodcast.com/acp275-whats-it-really-like-to-be-a-new-airline-captain-with-korry-franke/