Category: Safety

SMAC280 Reflecting On A Decade Of General Aviation

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Welcome to episode 280 Where we celebrate 10 years of bringing this podcast to you and discuss how general aviation has changed in the past decade. I am Carl Valeri and joining me today are Victoria Neuville and Eric Crump.

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Today we discuss how General aviation has changed in the past decade both good and bad.

Talking Points:

  • Training
    • More Free and paid training options.
    • YouTube.
    • Experiencing aviation virtually.
    • Simulation advancements. 
    • Podcasts.
  • Aircraft Safety
    • Proliferation of  Ballistic Recovery Systems.
    • Increase moving maps with terrain and ADS-b.
    • engineering
  • System Safety
    • ADS-B.
    • Weather reporting and products.
  • Becoming More Inclusive and sharing the dream of flight with everyone.
    • Clubs
    • Social Organizations.
    • All demographics are included.
  • Social Media
    • How podcasts and YouTube have changed aviation.
  • How Stuck Mic AvCast has influenced our aviation experience?
  • The future of The Stuck Mic AvCast. – YouTube.

After Landing Checklist:

Picks Of The Week:

Carl – https://www.bahamas.com/getting-here/private-aviation/pilot-faqs 

Victoria – Joyce Lin Memorial Foundation – https://joycelinfoundation.org/ 

Eric – Simionic G1000 simulator https://www.simionic.net/wordpress/

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SMAC256 Control The Plane and Don’t Hit Anything

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Control The Plane

Welcome to Episode 256. Whether flying recreationally or professionally, two important goals you should always keep in mind is to control the plane and not hit anything. These goals include various skills and philosophies we use while flying an aircraft. 

Today we will discuss in this how you can better control the plane and not hit anything. This is an especially relevant topic since many of us have not been flying much and need to return to mastering some of the most basic flying skills.

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Cruise Flight (Talking Points): 

  • Adding to the Aviate, Navigate, Communicate mantra.
  • Control The Plane.
    • Are you current or proficient in flying?
    • Crosswind practice.
    • Maneuvers.
  • Don’t Hit Anything.
    • Communication helps.
    • See and Avoid
    • ADS-B benefits and challenges.
    • Use your charts.
    • Is your plane a challenge to control or require additional training?
    • When do you take control as an instructor?

After Landing Checklist:

Picks Of The Week:

Carl – Buccaneer: The Provocative Odyssey of Jack Reed, Adventurer, Drug Smuggler, and Pilot Extraordinaire.

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Bill – FAA Runway Safety Simulator  

https://www.runwaysafetysimulator.com/ 

Sean – New SLC Airport – 

https://slcairport.com/thenewslc/ 

Tom – Special Use Airspace site

https://sua.faa.gov/

Eric – Holding Procedures Guide 

https://thebackseatpilot.com/products/the-bsp-holds 

Links Mentioned In This Podcast:

https://generalaviationnews.com/2020/09/16/pilot-on-wrong-frequency-hits-another-plane-while-landing

https://generalaviationnews.com/2020/02/28/instructional-flight-ends-in-hitting-sagebrush/