SMAC288 What Is It Like To Fly Without An Engine? with Glider Instructor Chris Pezalla.

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Welcome to episode 288. What Is It Like To Fly Without An Engine? Glider Instructor Chris Pezalla relates his experience flying through the air without an engine!

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Cruise Flight: 

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Talking Points:

  • Can you really fly without an engine?
    • Yes, first glider flight – 1783
  • Why get a glider rating?
    • Why not? Fun. Great skills building. Not just for engine out.
  • What is it like?
    • Smooth flight, less sound
  • How do you get a pilot certificate?
    • New pilots v. power pilots
  • The rewards of being a glider pilot.
    • Chance to avoid the wife for a day. Club atmosphere
  • Costs
    • Varies by location. Generally 60/flight
  • Challenges to getting your rating.
    • Flying consistently
    • Commercial operator v. club
    • Are there any weight limits for the pilot?
  • Organizations.
  • How To Get Started.
    • Flight a club or school

 

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SMAC287 Beyond the IFR Checkride, Part 2

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Welcome to episode 287. In this episode, we continue our series of IFR questions that started in Part 1, episode 245, and discuss a few questions many have discussed online:

“If I go around below MDA, am I in protected airspace?”
“Is there a “non-protected side” of a holding pattern?”
“The Missed Approach Point doesn’t mean you can land from there!”

We answer these questions coming up next.

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Cruise Flight:

Joining me today are Russ Roslewski, Tom Frick, and Chris Pezalla.

Talking Points:

  1. “If I go around below MDA, am I in protected airspace?”
  2. “Is there a “non-protected side” of a holding pattern?”
  3. “The Missed Approach Point doesn’t mean you can land from there!”
  4. Why these questions.

After Landing Checklist:

Pick of the week –

Carl Valeri – Pilot’s Guide to US Airport Operations book by Chris Pezalla.

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Russ Roslewski – Catkiller 3-2: An Army Pilot Flying for the Marines in the Vietnam War

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Chris Pezalla – Bermuda high soaring in SC

https://bermudahighsoaring.com/index.html

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