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SMAC139 Squawking and Talking

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Carl is joined by Rick Felty, Tom Frick and Larry Overstreet to answer your emails and get some feedback! We talk extensively about communicating with the tower in Charlie and Bravo airspace.

Preflight Checklist:

Announcements:

The new updated 2017 Aerospace Scholarships Book is now available in Amazon and the iBooks store.

AOPA WELCOMES DRONE PILOTS

Rick has released another book: Tabitha Fink, Ninja at Night. It’s a great kids book about being afraid of the dark.

Cruise Flight:

Reader question from ExpertAviator.com Blog:

First Question:

Controller: “Cessna 123NU squawk 2343, maintain 2000 on departure”

You: “Cessna 123NU, two thousand, squawk 2342?.

Controller: “Cessna 123NU read back correct contact ground on 121.9 for taxi”
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Read back correct???

Pilot/Controller Glossary

FAA Air Traffic Organization Policy Memo December 2016

Second Question:

If i got my squawk code and had my VFR flight following en route. My cruise altitude will be flying through Class C airspace and the altitude was approved by the approach. Am i clear to enter Class C airspace or do i have to contact the tower of the Class C before i could enter?

Tampa Airspace Map

Third Question:

Overheard on a podcast that filing and NOT opening a VFR flight plan still gives them a place to start looking if you don’t show up? How?

Question 4:

What season and episode is the Island Life HGTV Episode with TavernAero In Florida Keys? I cannot locate it for the life of me. Haha love the podcast btw. I’m a student pilot but hope to solo any day. Winter here in NH so your podcast helps keep my head in the game.m when I can’t fly. Thanks! HA! Me neither! THANK YOU!

After Landing Checklist:

Picks Of The Week:

Carl – Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Flight Experiences: A national tour of classic planes going around the country this year.

Rick – Dreams of Flight book

Rick’s book

Larry – ASA “Say Again, Please” Guide to Radio Communications.

Tom – Fltplango:
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Links Mentioned In The Podcast:

Amazon HGTV episode

Video Of The Week:

At 96 years old, Bob Brocklehurst needs a little more help boarding a plane than he did back in the day. But give him a second and he’s right at home inside a P-51.

SMAC138 Flight Plan Fear, Dead Reckoning Legs, and More

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Carl is here with Russ, Tom  and Larry to discuss flight plan fear, dead reckoning legs, and a number of other topics. Rick is out tonight, battling a big snowstorm.

Sponsor :

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Announcements:

Website is back up and running. We were using too many resources of our host, and needed to do some “cleaning up” of our site so it not only is back up and running, but more efficient and built for the future.

Listener Mail:

Carl reads a great letter from a pilot who’s girlfriend recently tried flying and liked it so much that she has taken it up and recently soloed! A shout out to Kimberly from the San Fernando 99’s, who is now planning on attending AirVenture this year! Congratulations!

Shout-out:

Larry – Sun n Fun (and other air show) volunteers who are planning, organizing, and preparing for safe and exciting fly-ins and air shows all across the country this season.

Cruise Flight:

Flight Plans:

  • Do you file flight plans when you fly?
  • How to file a flight plan.
  • Do you get a briefing every time you fly and how?

Dead Reckoning legs on Instrument Approach Procedures

Russ discusses dead reckoning legs and how he teaches his students to deal with it using the chart, GPS, FMS, etc. Russ has a great article on his website. The article is here.

Getting Current when you have been out of the cockpit for the Winter

With Spring coming (it REALLY IS coming, right??), and people getting ready for SnF and other aviation adventures, some of us colder-climate pilots are a little rusty. How do you plan to get back in the pilot’s seat after a few months of not being in the air? What if you’re IFR current, but maybe not so proficient. What do you do BEFORE you head out to the airport to get your head back in the game?

  • SIM time?
  • Reading?
  • Reviewing ACS?
  • Reviewing the POH?
  • Other?
  • What is that first flight going to be? Three landings and you’re good to go, or anything more structured? Slow flight, stalls, short takeoff/landing, ground reference maneuvers? Do you take an instructor or pilot friend? What thought goes into that first preflight?

After Landing Checklist:

FAASafety.gov

Picks Of The Week:

Carl – Island Life HGTV Episode with TavernAero In Florida Keys

Russ – The Cannibal Queen by Stephen Coonts A book about a trip in a Steerman making almost 2 laps of the country in 1991.

Larry – Elevate your mood by purchasing your tickets for SnF, OSH, etc. in advance. Just doing that and knowing you have your tickets makes the show seem so much sooner!
SnF – http://www.flysnf.org/sun-n-fun-intl-fly-in-expo/admission-rates/
OSH – https://www.eaa.org/en/airventure/eaa-airventure-tickets

Tom – Ground School Academy, a great website for preparing for reviews. Their guarantee is if you don’t pass your check ride, they will pay for it!

Video Of The Week:

Video of Toilet Paper Dog Fight