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SMAC098 Interview With Aviation Author Jeff Kennon

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JeffKennon webCarl recorded a special episode interview with Jeff Kennon of The Day I Learned to Fly, a great children’s book on Aviation.

Pre-flight Checklist

Announcements:

For episode 100, we are asking you the listener to participate by sending in your 100th something in your aviation career. It could be your 100th landing, 100th trip to the airport, etc. Send an email to contact@stuckmicavcast.com

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In this interview Carl and Jeff cover:

  • Intro the book and Carl’s feelings about flying related to the book.
  • Why Jeff wrote the book.
  • The importance of the push cart.
  • Jeff’s writing background.
  • What Jeff has done in the community with his book.
  • What’s book is next.
  • Jeff’s Days as a youth minister
  • Where Jeff is  in his flying and where he is going?

After Landing Checklist:

Thanks to Jeff for coming on. For a sample of his book click the image below:

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SMAC097 Do Pilots Know How To Recover From Stalls?

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Rick27Carl, Rick, Sean, and Eric are here for this show. Victoria is on vacation in Ecuador. Larry Overstreet is also sitting in.

Pre-flight Checklist

Announcements:

  • For episode 100, we are asking you the listeners to participate by sending in your 100th something in your aviation career. It could be your 100th landing, 100th trip to the airport, etc. Send an email to contact@stuckmicavcast.com
  • Check out Jeff Kennon’s The Day I Learned to Fly. Carl Just received his hard copy, and Larry just got one for his grandson
  • Socialflight.com is a great place to find all kinds of aviation related social events like fly-ins, seminars, etc.
  • Carl has given in to peer pressure from his co-hosts and ordered himself an Apple Watch! If anyone has any Apple Watch app recommendations please e-mail us.

Cruise Flight

This week we are covering email from our listeners:

  • A vote for the best show of 2014, which was episode 67 with Russ Roslowski talking about designing approaches.
  • An email from Switzerland, thanks for the show!
  • A question from #asksmac: Do ATP rated pilots know how to recover from a stall?

Books discussed:

Pick Of The Week:

After Landing Checklist:

Thanks to Larry for coming on. This show is sponsored by:

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SMAC096-Hello Larry Overstreet! Tailwheels, gliders, and building the Sonex

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LarryWe’re back from Sun N Fun with Rick, Sean, and a special guest Larry Overstreet!

Preflight Checklist

  • We are coming up episode 100! We would like you to celebrate with us by sending in one of your 100th milestones in your aviation life such as 100th landing, 100th airport, or whatever you can come up with. Send them to contact@stuckmicavcast.com or send them to our contact page.
  • Larry is working on taking Sun N Fun Radio worldwide, and cover air show events at liveatc.net/snf and Chats from the Deck.
  • The Aerospace Scholarships Guide 2015 is out on PDF right now, and soon will be on Kindle and iBooks.
  • Larry will be at AirVenture in Oshkosh along with Victoria and Turbo.

Cruise Flight

Our main topic tonight will be an interview with Larry Overstreet. Larry discusses:

  • His great story about how he got into aviation
  • Building his own Sonex airplane in his basement with his family
  • Flying gliders and the Soaring Society Of America.
  • Larry recommended Hartford Airport (HXF) and Cub Air Flight near Oshkosh for refueling and getting a tailwheel endorsement
  • IMC clubs for safer IFR pilots

Pick Of The Week:

Larry–Flight of Passage audio book by Rinker Buck, recounting a flight from New Jersey to Southern California

Carl–The Day I learned to Fly by Jeffrey Kennon

Sean & Rick– Apple Watch

After Landing Checklist:

Thanks to Larry for coming on. We will be having an email related show soon!

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SMAC095 – Live From Sun N Fun 2015

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SunNFunAirplaneRepoWelcome to this special edition recorded live from Sun N Fun 2015. Today we have a very special show with some inspirational and interesting guests. Plus a very special guest from the Air Force!

Preflight Checklist

Polk State Flight Team announces their campaign to raise funds to compete in the regionals. Read their story and visit their GoFundMe page at GoFundMe.com/PolkFlightTeam.

Remember to listen live to Sun N Fun Radio at LiveAtc.net/snf.  We have events all year and past events including Sun N Fun 2015 are repeated throughout the year. Remember their are many ways to get in touch with us at Sun N Fun Radio by visiting SnfRadio.com.

Cruise Flight

We had some special guests join us on the deck at Sun N Fun Radio including:

Topics:

  • The students at Polk State College Aerospace are asked to join the folks from the Discovery Channel and Airplane Repo for an upcoming appearance. Stay tuned…
  • Polk State Grows from 25 to over 300 students in only few years and becomes the first public institution in the State of Florida to offer a Bachelors Degree in Aerospace Science.
  • Interest in aviation is growing amongst the younger generation.
  • Sun N Fun Love Story
  • Turbo The Flying Dog
  • Turbot gives Back to the community.
  • Victoria Inspires Woman Aviators.
  • Victoria Wins A Ninety-Nines Scholarship.
  • IMC Clubs keeping you Instrument Current.
  • SocialFlight.com
  • Camp RadioActive.
  • Some of the great guests we have had on Sun N Fun Radio.
  • How LiveATC.net works with the founder Dave Pascoe.
  • Behind the scenes at Sun N Fun Radio.
  • How You can volunteer at Sun N Fun.
  • Swearing In of the military recruits at Sun N Fun.
  • Carl wearing his “colors”
  • Dave Abbey talks about the free education aviation podcasts provide.

Pick Of The Show:

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