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SMAC149 Pilot Partner Founder Ken VeArd

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If you have used an electronic logbook, or have an interest in switching to one, we have a special treat for you. Ken VeArd, who has harnessed his technological skills with his passion for aviation to produce a truly innovative, easy to use, and practical electronic logbook. Today we have the pleasure of speaking with Ken about his passion for aviation and his electronic log

book PilotPartner.net.

Preflight Checklist:

Carl is joined by Tom Frick, Victoria Nuville, and Larry Overstreet who is in Oshkosh, WI getting ready for AirVenture.

Sponsor: Jeff Kennon’s The Day I Learned to Fly: Eight-year-old Jeff’s imagination isn’t earth bound. He dreams of flying over his neighborhood, free from the bonds of gravity – becoming part of the elite list of eight-year-olds who have flown. When he and his brothers begin building a homemade go kart, he leaps on this opportunity to use his ingenuity, and make his dreams real!

Cruise Flight:

Ken and the crew at SMAC discuss:

  • Why he loves aviation.
  • His opportunity to fly in the 737 simulator.
  • Why he developed the electronic logbook.
  • The new PilotPartner.net and how he rekindled his desire to produce a practical and easy to use electronic logbook.
  • The technology behind the logbook.
  • Challenges pilots face with logbooks and how Pilot Partner provides a solution for all your logbook needs.
  • Importing, Exporting, and Reporting your times.

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Links Mentioned In The Podcast:

PilotParnter.net

Video Of The Week:

Pilot Partner Overview:

SMAC148 The Challenges of Picking Up IFR Clearances In The Air and A Descend VIA Example

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Tom, Rick, and Victoria join Carl for a great technical episode on the challenges of picking up IFR clearance in the air

Preflight Checklist:

Thank you to our sponsor, Three Point Aviation Services, specializing in aviation seminars and training materials. Checkout Three Point’s facebook page, to browse its new collection of short aviation articles. It can be found at www.facebook.com/3pointaviation.

Announcements:

Air Venture is almost here: https://www.eaa.org/en/airventure
July 24-30 Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Cruise Flight:

  • If you are cleared to descend via the star on the hyper7 for Rwy 19c into KIAD what altitude you descend too.
  • A listener asks about filing and activating a flight plan departing VFR and then continuing IFR.

 

After Landing Checklist:

Picks Of The Week:

Carl – Aviation Careers Podcast’s new learning platform Our new place for learning about lots of Aviation topics.

Rick – Total Eclipse 2017

Victoria – Airplane dresses on Amazon!

Tom – Chart it All, a clothing company started by a young man saving for college, which provides all kids of clothing with your local sectional chart.

 

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