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SMAC059 – Aircraft Salvage, Recovery, and Transport with @FastAviationFL

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Episode 59 is on the air with your favorite group of aviation junkies – Victoria, Rick, Sean, and Len. Carl couldn’t join us on this recording as he recently got MARRIED and was away on his honeymoon! Make sure to send a big congrats to Carl when you get a chance, we’re sure he’ll appreciate it 🙂

We’ve got a cool guest today to talk about aircraft salvage, recovery, transport, and all kinds of other cool topics like growing up with some of aviation’s legends. Not only does she have an amazing story and background, but she’s also overcome some pretty difficult heath issues on the road to pursing her pilot’s license. In fact, we are proud to also announce her recent completion of her Private Pilot Certificate!

So let’s clear that prop and fire it up! Here we go.

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Announcements

  • PracticalGuideToWinterFlying.com – The Stuck Mic AvCast website has been updated and configured for VIP membership access to NEW online digital training products! Check out our VERY FIRST e-course, the Practical Guide to Winter Flying. You’ll learn all things winter flying for GA pilots based on Len and Carl’s flight instructing and airline experience. Packed chock full of useful tips and information, this training will give you the confidence to make smart decisions and fly safely during the cold, winter months.
  • New blog posts on the website for your reading pleasure – List Of Record-Breaking Airports Worldwide and Flying to Ottawa? Here’s one recommendation. Make sure to check those out and leave a comment on the blog when you’re done.
  • Special Thank You to our AMAZING sponsors, Aviation Universe and For Pilots Only for supporting this episode. We’re really grateful to have you on board with us.

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Special Guest – Rachel Payne – Florida Aircraft Salvage & Trasport (FAST) AviationBR1BKvJCIAEXTQp.jpg-large

Rachel’s dad was a pilot, so she was born into the aviation world. She’s been flying in one way or another ever since she could sit in the front seat with her dad. Rachel had to overcome several medical issues until she finally earned her certificate just a few months ago. She’s got time in all kinds of airplanes including Bonanzas and a Beech 18!

Rachel says she’s doing her part to keep general aviation alive by finding parts for people who need them. She travels from airport to airport dropping in to see what people are working on and if they need to unload any parts or airplanes. Rachel’s family has always accumulated airplanes. In fact, she built her 172 with her father.

When it was time to look into buying a car as a teen, Rachel decided to start selling airplane parts on eBay to make money. From there, Rachel’s business grew. She went to different people offering to sell their parts online. Rachel’s company also does airplane hauling. She’s been able to do some REALLY interesting flying with her job.

Rachel’s contact info:

FastAviationFlorida.com

Facebook.com/FASTAviation

Twitter.com/FastAviationFL

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SMAC058 – Flying The Ford Tri Motor and Landing On Roads

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Episode 58 is here for your listening pleasure and the usual group of aviation trainees were in the house; Len, Carl, Victoria, and Rick. Sean tried to dial in from the one of those iconic red phone booths while on vacation in England but we couldn’t keep the connection, so the show went on.

Today, Victoria shares her story of a recent flight in the Ford Tri Motor around Frederick, MD while accompanyied by Turbo the Flying Dog. We understand it was quite a thrilling experience and we talk about all things Tri Motor as a result including how you too can catch a ride in this historical flying machine. Following that, Len talks quickly about a recent forced landing on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago after an airplane made an emergency landing in the city.

Also check out the announcements and Picks of the Week for this episode. Now let’s get down and dirty!

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Announcements

  • Wings Over Houston Airshow – On October 26th to 27th at Ellington Field, Houston, TX come and enjoy static warbird aircraft displays and performances by some of the greats like Michael Goulian, Matt Younkin, Red Tail P-51C, the Jet Truck, Tora Tora Tora, and a bunch more, including Dusty from Disney’s Planes.
  • Airplane Geeks Episode 267 – Co-host Carl Valeri was recently a guest on the Airplane Geeks podcast! He joined them to talk about aviation careers, pilot furloughs, and airline hiring to name a few.
  • Polk State College Aerospace – Polk State College has achieved a great milestone by becoming the FIRST state school to offer a B.S. in Aviation, a degree typically held only by private college institutions. A giant congratulations to Polk State!
  • SMAC Audio Update – The MP3 only show in iTunes has been removed as we’ve recently migrated to a single audio feed due in part to some changes at Apple and so now ALL our files are MP3 and delivered through our primary feed. You can subscribe in iTunes or your favorite podcatcher to https://stuckmicavcast.com/feed/podcast.
  • SMAC Mobile App – The free Stuck Mic AvCast mobile app available on Apple and Android mobile devices has recently been updated and once again includes access to our YouTube videos. That and a slight redesign of the app are now available in your favorite mobile app store. Download it today, it’s free!
  • SMAB Blog Update – Our website got a minor facelift, a chin tuck of sorts. In addition, there’s a new blog post for your reading pleasure called Where’s Baldo September 2013 Edition. Head on over for a read.

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SMAC057 – Bird Strikes, Flying Turtles, & Flight Simulators

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This show is chock full of useful goodies, starting first with a flying story from Victoria about a bird strike on landing. We discuss many areas of this topic from national statistics to reporting bird strikes to the FAA. Then Carl share his recent experience flying the Redbird FMX full motion general aviation flight simulator. So let’s jump right into it.

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Announcements

  • Autumn Airshow – October 13th, 2013 brings the 40th annual Ducksford Autumn Airshow in Cambridgeshire, England. This historic airfield will feature a display of Sea Furys, Spitfires, and Hurricane Hunters, including some aerial demonstrations. Venture out for a day of aviation history.
  • SUN ‘n FUN Wings n Things – Youth Aerospace Weekend, from October 25th-27th, introduces people to the world of aviation. Kids from ages 7 to 18, free flights for first time youth fliers, an F-18 simulator, camping, scout badges, including a chance to meet an astronaut. Your child will adore you for this.
  • LIVE From Meigs Field Chicago – Len sits down with Jon Kessinger to talk about his passion for aviation, the background and mission of Midwest Flight Lines, and our observations of the once great Meigs Field and all that remains, all live on-site. An audio episode NOT to be missed!
  • Subscribe Via E-Mail – You can now get all of your favorite SMAC content delivered straight to you e-mail inbox and never miss one of our updates again! Plus, other special e-mail offers and sneak peaks for our newsletter members only. Sign up right now.
  • Podcast Feed Maintenance – As a another reminder, Apple recently stopped supporting Enhanced Podcast Feeds, so all of our audio files have been swapped and updated to MP3 format. Our secondary MP3 feed has now been removed and unlisted from iTunes. Everything has been automatically redirected and we expect no show interruptions on your end.
  • New Sponsor – We’re excited to have teamed up with Aviation Universe, Chicago’s Aviation Emporium, to sponsor us. Join us in welcoming them to our aviation family!

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SMAC056 – Broken Airplanes, Over-Flight Permits, Pre-Flight Oversight, & Pathfinding Expeditions

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Welcome back! By our collective years of experience as aviators we truly hope these shows help you fly smarter and fly safer and today’s episode is no exception.

Back in Episode 29 we talked about flying to Canada. After a recent experience taking the Glasair and Turbo the Flying Dog to Ottawa, co-host Victoria Zajko has some information to add the the Canadian discussion regarding broken airplanes, dealing with customs, and animal issues to name a few.

In Episode 53 we talked about aviation accidents and how we cope. Co-host Rick Felty had some thoughts to add to 53 after a recent general aviation crash fatally injured the occupants allegedly due in part because of failure to remove a flight control lock.

Then to wrap things up, Len Costa Carl Valeri talk about the risks and responsibilities of being a pathfinder flight including some considerations you should take into account before accepting such a departure. All that and more, coming up now, on this edition of the Stuck Mic AvCast!

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Announcements

  • Women of Aviation – Find out how you can help, support, or even host your very own Women Fly It Forward event in 2014 so we can spread the love and joy of flight with women of all ages to show them how attainable a hobby or career in aviation truly is.
  • California International Airshow – Located in Salinas, CA this airshow takes the skies on September 21st and 22nd to include military and civilian aircraft displays, performances by Mike Goulian, The Patriots Jet Team, a Russian MIG-17 Demo, Robosaurus, and a bunch, bunch, more.
  • Stuck Mic AvCast Blog Posts – Yet another addition to the website – Bingo Fuel iOS App Video Demo. Have a look, will ya?

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Show Notes

  • Flying to Canada
  • Maintenance issues abroad
  • Taking animals and food across the border
  • International flying paperwork
  • Ottawa sights
  • Update on Aeronca crash at Taunton
  • Complacency and checklist usage
  • Flying as a pathfinder
  • Lightning safety

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~ Picks of The Week ~

Sean – Check out the Smithsonian Channel’s “Aerial America”

Victoria – Find out more about insurance for planes within the OpenAirplane network through STARR Aviation

Rick – Download ATC Voice game for iPad

Len – The ResQLink PLB

Carl – The Canadian Aviation and Space Museum