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SMAC155 Live From AOPA Fly-In Tampa FL

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AOPA Fly-In Tampa FLWelcome to a special edition of the podcast live from AOPA Fly-In 2017 in Tampa, Florida. Carl was on assignment in conjunction with Sun N Fun Radio. The Fly-In was a fun and informative event held at one of Carl’s favorite airports Peter O. Knight airport.

This airport is where Carl began his aviation career and you will hear his excitement about returning to his roots. The weather was wonderful and as you will hear in the interviews everyone was excited to attend. This was two days and had over 339 airplanes and an estimated 5,478 attendees. If you could not attend the show or you did not get to visit all the exhibitors you can hear about what happened on this episode.

Preflight Checklist:

Sponsor: AviationCareersPodcast.com

Announcements:

Watch for upcoming events at Facebook.com/StuckMicAvcast

Cruise Flight:

Interviews From AOPA Fly-In Tampa, FL

  • Sun N Fun Kid Zone Exhibit, Preflight Pavilion, and what Sun N Fun has to offer all year long. – Greg Gibson
  • Professional Aviation Safety Specialist – Mike Perrone
  • Pilots N Paws – Dan Landry
  • Tavares – America’s Seaplane City – Matt Elia, Aviation Manager
  • Mission Aviation Fellowship – Chuck Weatherstone
  • Sebring US Aviation Expo -Melissa Finger
  • Trade-A-Plane – Kelly Monday new publisher
  • Cessna Pilots Society
  • Drone Nerds
  • Gulf Coast Avionics – Levi VickersTeam Riggs Real Estate
  • Team Riggs Real Estate
  • AOPA You Can Fly Ambassador Jamie Beckett
  • Tampa Bay Aviation Association Daniel Slapo

After Landing Checklist:

Picks Of The Week:

No picks of the week since this is a live show. Check out past picks of the week at https://stuckmicavcast.com/picks-of-the-week/

Links Mentioned In The Podcast:

LiveATC.net/SNF

FlySNF.org

https://www.passnational.org

NexGen Advisory Committee

https://www.pilotsnpaws.org

http://www.tavares.org

Mission Aviation Fellowship

US Sport Aviation Expo

Cessna Pilots Society

Drone Nerds

Gulf Coast Avionics

Tim Riggs Real Estate

AOPA You Can Fly

Tampa Bay Aviation Association

Video Of The Week:

AOPA Introduces Peter O. Knight Airport

SMAC152 AOPA Fly In – Norman Oklahoma

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Welcome to a special edition of the Stuck Mic AvCast. Our reporter in the field, Russ Roslewski was in Norman Oklahoma for the AOPA Fly In. AOPA fly-ins happen around the country bringing many people together in the aviation community. This event broke all previous attendance records with over 7500 people including 500 planes. The AOPA Fly In’s are a great place to learn, share your passion for aviation, and help advocate for the GA community.

Preflight Checklist:

Sponsor: Aviation Careers Podcast. This is the largest online directory of aerospace scholarships. For $10 per month or $10 for the annual guide, you can potentially save hundreds or even thousands of dollars in scholarships.

Announcements:

We have postponed our meet ups until after we clean up from Hurricane Irma. As you know we moved to Lakeland recently and as we record this show the storm is passing through the area. To learn more about upcoming meetups please visit our facebook page.

Cruise Flight:

  • What airlines do during a hurricane.

Interviews From AOPA Fly-In:

  • AOPA Volunteers – Mike Woods – http://www.aopa.org
    – Information on how you can be a volunteer for an AOPA Fly-In near you.
  • Sooner Flight Academy – Dawn Machalinski – http://flightcamp.ou.edu
    – Year-round and summer programs for students ages 6-18
  • Oklahoma Pilots Association – Bill Halpain – http://opa.link
    – Dinner meetings, guest speakers and flyaways around Oklahoma
  • Grand Seaplanes – Steve Robinson – http://grandseaplanes.com
    – Get your seaplane rating in a Lake Amphibian on Grand Lake, OK
  • Air Plains – Eric Papan – http://airplains.com
    – Engine conversions and airframe modifications including the 300-hp Cessna 182
  • Angel Flight South Central – Troy Whistman – http://angelflightsc.org
    – Volunteer humanitarian flights for medical patients
  • University of Oklahoma Aviation Department – Ken Carson – http://pacs.ou.edu/aviation
    – College degree programs in aviation, including piloting, air traffic control, and aviation management

After Landing Checklist:

Picks Of The Week:

Carl: Bay News 9 Weather. A great local news source to Carl’s area that even gives info for pilots.

Russ: Operation Air Drop Facebook and Operation Air Drop Website. This group used airplanes to move needed supplies into Houston after Hurricane Harvey, and have turned to Florida to assist with relief after Hurricane Irma.

Video Of The Week:

Video From Fun Places To Fly