SMAC186 Teaching Skills or Creating Aviators

Creating AviatorsTeaching Skills or Creating Aviators? While reading an aviation magazine I read a statement from the editor that “Flight training is great for teaching skills, but it’s terrible for making pilots”. This started a thought process in my head and made me realize that in many cases he was correct.

Today we discuss how we can better prepare ourselves for the real world of flying while also accepting the fact your pilot certificate is truly a license to learn. Remember a good pilot is always learning.

Preflight Checklist:

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News And Announcements:

‘NALL REPORT’ NOTES SAFETY GAINS

Teaching Skills or Creating Aviators:

  • Are we training pilots or simply teaching skills?
  • How do we train our students for the real world.
  • Do you tailor your training towards a specific type of flying?
  • Weather flying in your geographic area.
  • Tailwheel endorsement.
  • Flying over water at night.
  • As students do we want to get the rating quickly or really learn?
  • Crosswinds
  • Long and short runways.
  • Pilotage instead of GPS
  • Insurance Checkout.

After Landing Checklist:

Picks Of The Week:

Victoria: Aloha 360 Podcast

Carl: Aerospace Scholarships Guide

Tom: Null School website on weather patterns

Rick: Tabitha Fink Pirate Plushie

Links Mentioned in This Podcast:

20162017AccidentScorecard

Photo Credit: Victoria Neuville

SMAC136 Third Class Medical Reform Is Here and Positive Trends for GA!

In episode 136 we discuss third class medical reform, interview Victoria and discuss a recent article written about her, and discuss the approach to ILS 01 in Medellin, Columbia discussed in a past episode. Of course, we have picks of the week, exciting announcements, and more. Don’t forget to click on the video of the week and visit our sponsor AerospaceScholarships.com.

 

Preflight Checklist:
Sponsor: AerospaceScholarships.com

Announcements and Shout Outs:

Tyler Watkins was listening to the stuck mic podcast on min fuel and realized that Larry was the DA40 that he helped in Springfield.

FAA RELEASES THIRD CLASS MEDICAL REFORM FINAL RULE

Cruise Flight:

FAA BasicMed

Flying Fast And Strong …. Continuing To Soar!

SPORTY’S AVIATION TREND REPORT HIGHLIGHTS GOOD NEWS

ILS RWY 01 Medellin, Columbia

After Landing Checklist:

Picks Of The Week:

Carl – Third Class Medical Reform | What It Means For You!

Russ – “The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight”

Rick – http://weatherlineapp.com

Victoria – The Concorde type plane in The Man in the High Castle

Larry – EAA IMC Clubs 

Tom – Stick and Rudder / Wolfgang Langewiesche    

Links Mentioned In The Podcast:

FAA Final Rule (PDF)

Video Of The Week:

AOPA Mark Baker Comments on Third Class Medical Reform