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This is a special episode where Carl and Bill English report live from the most seaplane friendly city in the World, Tavares, FL. Bill has his seaplane rating and wanted to take a tour of the SeaRay facility. So we where up for an adventure and drove to Tavares from Lakeland. What a wonderful city which I am sure you will enjoy as we describe our seaplane adventures.
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Announcements:
Us Sport Aviation Expo 14th Annual Event January 24th – 27th, 2018
Cruise Flight:
Interview with Matt Elia, Aviation Manager, Tavares Seaplane Base – FA1
Why Tavares is the most seaplane friendly airport in the world.
Recovery from Hurricane Irma.
Tavares is a great place to visit for the whole family.
Where you can learn more about upcoming aviation events.
Seaplane-A-Palooza, April 7-8 2018
https://www.facebook.com/City-of-Tavares-Americas-Seaplane-City-124749307568135/
Interview with Bill English NTSB Lead Investigator and head of the Drone Program. Bill and I discuss:
Drones and their effect on public safety.
Drones and their effect on aviation safety.
How drones help the NTSB investigate accidents.
What type of accidents does the NTSB use drones to investigate?
What Bill enjoys about being a drone pilot and combining it with his passion of being an airplane pilot.
What model drones is he flying? How many do they have?
Can he estimate the cost savings to the NTSB/government vs contracting for an airplane/helicopter?
On what percentage of accidents do you bring out the drone?
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NTSB Investigation Using Drones
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