SMAC133 Winter Flying, Stabilized Approaches, and Flying Sick

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Eric, Rick, Victoria, Larry, Russ and Carl are all here to discuss winter flying, stabilized approaches, and flying when sick.

Preflight Checklist:

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Announcements:

• Thanks to Pilot Mandi On Instagram for the photo this week.
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• Eric Crump – Students interview. Four of his students just interviewed and were given offers for ExpressJet. Carl helped with interview prep, 100% of students Carl has helped with interview prep have received job offers!
• Carl reads an email from a listener about his success story.

Cruise Flight:

• Winter weather flying
• Practical Guide To Winter Flying – First Video Is Free
• Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment (TALPA)

Flying Sick – Tis the Season for Colds

• Personal minimums
• Risk assessment (PAVE)
• 14 CFR Part 61.53
• Good medications database (you can search by category)
• Here’s an alternative medical database, which seems to have the same information
• AOPA AIR SAFETY INSTITUTE, UND STUDY STABILIZED APPROACH
  • AC61-98C – Defines stabilized approach for GA
  • Loss of control still NTSB “most wanted” for GA

After Landing Checklist:

Picks Of The Week:

Eric – ASI interactive online courses Great free resources for anyone that needs a refresher or for learning new skills.

Carl – Avidyne IFD440 Video Page Lots of video tutorials for using the 440.

Russ – NASA web page and apps.

Rick – Unmatched Air Traffic Control It’s a pretty good ATC app, but there are some drawbacks.

Victoria – Lularoe Airplane Leggings Very popular leggings for women, some of which now have aviation related prints.

Larry – PilotMall A great place to get all kinds of aviation related gear.

Links Mentioned In The Podcast:

AOPA Medical database

Video Of The Week: