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SMAC294 Flying The Hudson River Corridor

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Welcome to episode 294. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly the skyline of New York City? Recently Bill English flew the Hudson River corridor and enjoyed the unique perspective you can enjoy during this flight. In this episode, we will discuss Bill’s journey down the river and discuss how you can safely navigate the Hudson River corridor.

Preflight Checklist:

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Cruise Flight:

After Landing Checklist:

Pick Of The Week:

Carl – Wirenest GA Twin Plug to Airbus XLR Headset Adapter

Bill – https://www.edgenyc.com/en

Tom – Mr Piper and his Cubs
https://www.amazon.com/Piper-Cubs-Devon-Earl-Francis/dp/081381250X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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SMAC257 Your Next Flying Adventure in Hawaii with Fly Maui

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Fly Maui

SMAC257 Your Next Flying Adventure in Hawaii with Fly Maui. Welcome to Episode 257. Are you looking for your next flying adventure? Considering the beautiful islands of Hawaii? Joining us today are our friends from The Aloha 360 Podcast and Fly Maui Flight School to discuss the unique aspects of flying in Hawaii and vacation flying. 

Before we begin a quick word from our sponsor.

Preflight Checklist:

Please consider becoming a patron. Every dollar we raise goes towards giving away a scholarship guide through our Pay It Forward Campaign. Please visit:

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News And Announcements:

FRIDAY DECEMBER 4TH, 2020 1PM – 7PM

SATURDAY DECEMBER 5TH, 2020 9AM-4PM

SUN ‘N FUN HOLIDAY FLYING FESTIVAL AND CAR SHOW

Join us Saturday, December 5th at 10 AM for a GA Town Hall

ACE President and CEO John “Lites” Leenhouts, 

AOPA President and CEO Mark Baker, and 

EAA President, CEO, and Board Chairman Jack Pelton

Stay tuned for more details by visiting FlySNF.org. 

Cruise Flight (Talking Points): 

  • Why you should consider Maui for your next flying adventure.
  • What is vacation flying?
  • Sharpen your crosswind landing skills.
  • What better place for your next flight review or IPC!
  • Build hours while viewing some of the most amazing sites including waterfalls, lighthouses, mountains, and maybe a humpback whale!
  • How did they land in Maui?
  • Beyond and island flying vacation: the culture and natural beauty of Maui.
  • What special considerations are there when visiting Maui as a tourist and pilot?
  • How you can experience your next flying adventure on Maui!
  • Aloha360 Podcast.

After Landing Checklist:

Links Mentioned In This Podcast:

https://www.flymauihi.com/

https://www.thealoha360.com/

SMAC231 Flying Adventures, NASA Shuttle Landing Strip And More

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Flying Adventures

 

Welcome to the show about learning to fly, living to fly, and loving to fly. Some of you are patiently awaiting the Spring weather to get the plane out of the hangar and start flying again. Some fly their planes south with other snowbirds and have some interesting adventures to discuss. Today we focus on recent flying adventures of our co-hosts including Tom and Carl’s recent trip flying down the runway at the NASA shuttle landing facility in Florida.

Before we get started a few words from our sponsor. 

Preflight Checklist:

First a quick word from our sponsor.

AviationCareersPodcast.com – Scholarships, Career Coaching, and Interview Preparation. 

The most recent update includes 60 new scholarships and 3 updates. 

If you become a Patron of the podcast we give away one scholarship guide for every 10 dollars we raise. You can truly make a difference in a person’s aviation journey by becoming a Patron of the podcast. To find out more please visit https://www.patreon.com/ValeriAviation or click on the link on our website.

News And Announcements:

Our next live event is Sun N Fun Aerospace Expo March 31 to April 5th.

Cruise Flight:

What flying adventures are you planning this year?

Tom and Carl Flying the shuttle landing facility.

The $100 hamburger.

Sunsets and more.

Bill and Carl Fly to Brunch.

Bill’s adventure with his future wife.

Russ and mountain flying in Colorado

River run-VN

Do you prefer solo adventures or flying with a friend or to meet someone?

What is your next flying adventure?

After Landing Checklist:

Pics Of The Week:

Carl – Mike Busch on Engines: What every aircraft owner needs to know about the design, operation, condition monitoring, maintenance and troubleshooting of piston aircraft engines.

https://amzn.to/2Gyu6Xi

Tom – Foreflight 3D review

https://www.foreflight.com/releases/12/?_ga=2.19789560.1772984816.1580946748-940787664.1564167107#enhanced-3d-review-video

Victoria – The Finer Points YouTube channel – super helpful during my CFI training https://www.youtube.com/user/OnTheFlightLine

Bill – cool way to look at airspace.  http://3dairspace.org.uk/index.php/airspace/

Russ – Kelsey @74gear YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCovVc-qqwYp8oqwO3Sdzx7w

Links Mentioned In The Podcast:

https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com

SMAC216 Greg McHale Piloting The Wild Yukon

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Greg McHaleGreg McHale is a wilderness adventurer who uses his skills as an aviator to reach remote and untapped parts of the world. In his show Greg McHale’s Wild Yukon, he takes us to hidden corners of Canada’s untamed Yukon to pursue adventure, big game, and challenge. Today Greg and I discuss how he uses various modes of aviation transportation to make is adventure come alive.

While flying in the Bush Greg crashed his Super Cub and in a YouTube video discusses lessons learned from this life threatening incident. We will talk about this later but first a few words from our sponsor.

Preflight Checklist:

Sponsor: AviationCareersPodcast.com – Scholarships, Career Coaching, and Interview Preparation.

News And Announcements:

July 13th 10am to 2pm we will be broadcasting live from Sun N Fun Radio. Listen at LiveAtc.net/snf.

Maddie – Instrument Rating

Cruise Flight (Greg McHale):

  • Greg’s Wild Yukon
  • Why aviation is important to Greg
  • How he became interested in aviation
  • The various aircraft he flies and uses in the Wild Yukon
  • The different pilot certificates and ratings Greg has
  • What is next in his aviation adventure.
  • Advice for those considering flying in the Yukon.
  • The Super Cub Crash Lessons Learned.

After Landing Checklist:

Picks Of The Week:

No Pick of the week since this is an interview.

Links Mentioned In The Podcast:

https://gregmchaleswildyukon.com

Bush Pilot Crashes Super Cub

Fly, Run, Scout

Photo Credit Greg McHale’s Wild Yukon on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/gregmchaleswildyukon/