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What Makes a Good Student?

The whole gang is back including Sean!

Pre-Flight Checklist

• Sun n’ Fun is almost here April 21-26. Carl and Eric will both be here (despite what Carl thinks on the show!). In fact the next show will be LIVE from Sun n’ Fun at liveatc.net/snf.
• Tonight we are working on clearing out the backlog of listener email going back to the middle of 2014. You can continue to send us questions at contact@stuckmicavcast.com. Going forward we will be answering them on a regular basis.
• Eric and Victoria recently updated their meet the hosts bios.
• Sean recently got current in a DA-20.
• Sean also said the B-29 “Fifi” will be flying all over the country this summer. Check out the Commemorative Air Force Website for dates.

Cruise Flight

Topics covered:

• Know Your Why
• Commit to a consistent training schedule
• Commit to a consistent study schedule
• “Chair Fly”
• Ask Questions
• Be prepared
• Take your training and have a healthy respect for the training environment
• Be open to learning and input
• Have fun while learning
• Join a flight club and share aviation
• Check on your recreational mindset
• Be open to feedback
• Apply the naked butt theory to training
• Set and know your training milestones
• Ask for homework
• Realize ground briefing time is important
• Know what’s next in your training and prep for it
• Pick a professional CFI
• Schedule time every week to fly AND to study
• Fly no less than twice a week
• Set training milestones and hold yourself to them
• Simulation!! Logable or not
• Communicate and expect communication in return
• Flight training is not an on/off activity – must prep before and review after

~Picks of the Week~

Eric: Waze, a crowd sourcing traffic app to help you be on time, including for getting to the airport!

Rick: Air Wings, an aviation game based on point of view flight of a paper airplane

Victoria: The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin historical fiction about the wife of Charles Lindbergh

Sean: Ageless Aviation Dreams, a non-profit honoring US Military veterans by giving flights in a Steerman

Carl: Colorado Pilots Association, which has tons of information on mountain flying, backcountry flying, etc.

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• Carl recently flew in a 172! We’ll put a picture in the show notes.
• Eric’s student Esteban soloed!

Cruise Flight

Tonight we are working on clearing out the backlog of listener email going back to the middle of 2014. You can continue to send us questions at contact@stuckmicavcast.com. Going forward we will be answering them on a regular basis.

Topics covered:

• Thank you for the show and good luck to Len from Zurich, Switzerland.
• A comment from episode 74: You can now fly if you are color blind, but you will have a restriction on your medical certificate.
• Training question: do you need to retake your written FAA test if you have a break in training?
• A question on training hours in a simulator and changes from the FAA.
• A request for a podcast on the Reno Air Show.
• Sandpoint, Idaho Air Park.
• A comment from Russ Roslowski about askcfi.com.
• An answer to what happened to Columbine I, General Eisenhower’s personal plane.
• An offer to help Sean when visiting the air show in Stuart, Florida.
• A comment about a hanger home bed and Breakfast in Danville, Florida.
• A request to discuss more air shows especially the smaller ones that do not get much airtime.

~Picks of the Week~

• Victoria: River Fly-In Condominiums-Resort style community
• Rick: Ivation Universal tripod stand-a mini tripod that is especially good for large phones
• Eric: National Intercollegiate Flying Association
• Carl: Polk State College Aviators Club Facebook Page

After Landing Checklist

Links:

• SAFE Urges FAA to Rescind Flight Simulator Policy Change
• Notice of Policy Change for the Use of FAA Approved Training Devices
• Sandpoint, ID Air Park
• Danville Bed and Breakfast

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You can ask us questions by using our hashtag #asksmac, or by emailing us at Contact@StuckMicAvCast.com, or by calling 347-699-4647 (DIP MY WINGS). Please send us questions or stories about your aviation successes.

Victoria said she no longer needs a special issuance medical certificate!

Eric has a shout out for one of his students named John who earned his Private Pilot’s License today!

Eric also said a big “thank you” to Women in Aviation and JetBlue, who paid for four of his students to attend the Women in Aviation conference in Dallas, Texas. You can check out the pictures of John and the students who attended the conference at their Facebook page.

Cruise Flight:

Our topics this week are coming from our Twitter hashtag #asksmac about when to fire your flight instructor:

• Billing issues
• Safety
• Personality issues
• If they smell bad
• Lack of integrity
• Lack of progress
• Degrading
• Just a time builder
• Lack of availability
• Lack of communication

~Picks of the Week~

Rick: F18 Carrier Landing Lite-a free iOS game

Victoria: Fly Girl by Sheri L. Smith, a Young Adult book about a girl torn between her heritage and wanting to fly as part of the WASPS

Carl: FAA Wildlife Strike Database– a website for logging birdstrikes and learning all kinds of things by exploring the data

Eric: Avare– an offline navigational app that allows you to draw on the screen in GPS mode

After Landing Checklist

Be sure to send us feedback, especially your opinion on the best aviation app for the iPhone 6

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Carl, Victoria, and Rick are here, and everyone is cold and buried.

Announcements:

• Sean says Thunder over Louisville is coming April 18th and includes the US Air Force Thunderbirds and huge fireworks.
• Victoria thanked everyone for coming out for Paws & Planes. The turnout was hampered by 7 inches of snow, but the 20 or so kids there had a great time.
• Carl says Sun n Fun is coming soon, and the team will be covering it, including a story about a romance involving one of the co-hosts!

Cruise Flight

Carl Recently interviewed film maker Nancy Spielberg, Producer of the feature length documentary Above and Beyond. Carl replays the interview before the team opens for discussion.

~Picks of the Week~

Carl: The Bent Prop Project: a documentary about the search for various aircraft lost to the Pacific Ocean.
Sean: The Art of Aircraft a website with great aviation related pictures including planes, posters, and very realistic renderings.
Victoria: AOPA National Aviation Community Center: a special hanger for community events and education including classrooms and simulator located at the AOPA HQ in Frederick, MD.
Rick: Overcast: a great app for listening to podcasts on iOS. The app has some great features such as cutting out dead space to save time, and is free with limits or can be unlocked for $4.99.

After Landing Checklist

• Eric could not be on the show due to a last minute conflict at Polk State University where he is the Aerospace Director
• Please check out our revamped Facebook Page.

This episode is sponsored by:

AerospaceScholarships.com