Category: Air Traffic Control

SMAC159 Best Of Stuck Mic AvCast 2017

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Dave Abby

Happy New Year and welcome to our special best of Stuck Mic AvCast 2017 edition of the show. This is the annual podcast where the co hosts pick their favorite episodes and you can listen in a mini marathon special.

Of course we want to send a special thank you to all our listeners especially those that helped contribute to the podcast as occasional guest host. The picture in the show notes on our website is from one of our active listeners and occasional guest host Dave Abbey. We look forward to more news stories and field reports from our wonderful listeners and guests host. If you want to be a guest host please e-mail us at StuckMicAvCast@gmail.com.

From everyone here at the Stuck Mic AvCast we hope you have a safe and happy New Year!

Preflight Checklist:

Sponsor: Aviation Careers Podcast – Career Advice and personalize coaching.

Announcements:

The US Sport Aviation Expo is coming up January 24-27 2018.

Cruise Flight:

SMAC148 The Challenges of Picking Up IFR Clearances In The Air and A Descend VIA Example

SMAC156 From Cessna To F16 One Pilots Dream Come True

SMAC153 When A Career And Passion Come Together

SMAC145 Modern Day Barnstormer Dewey Davenport

SMAC151 How One Pilot Changed The Approach Minimums In Brazil – Interview with Arnold Pieper

After Landing Checklist:

Picks Of The Week:

No Picks of the week for this special episode

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.