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SMAC059 – Aircraft Salvage, Recovery, and Transport with @FastAviationFL

 

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Episode 59 is on the air with your favorite group of aviation junkies – Victoria, Rick, Sean, and Len. Carl couldn’t join us on this recording as he recently got MARRIED and was away on his honeymoon! Make sure to send a big congrats to Carl when you get a chance, we’re sure he’ll appreciate it 🙂

We’ve got a cool guest today to talk about aircraft salvage, recovery, transport, and all kinds of other cool topics like growing up with some of aviation’s legends. Not only does she have an amazing story and background, but she’s also overcome some pretty difficult heath issues on the road to pursing her pilot’s license. In fact, we are proud to also announce her recent completion of her Private Pilot Certificate!

So let’s clear that prop and fire it up! Here we go.

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Announcements

  • PracticalGuideToWinterFlying.com – The Stuck Mic AvCast website has been updated and configured for VIP membership access to NEW online digital training products! Check out our VERY FIRST e-course, the Practical Guide to Winter Flying. You’ll learn all things winter flying for GA pilots based on Len and Carl’s flight instructing and airline experience. Packed chock full of useful tips and information, this training will give you the confidence to make smart decisions and fly safely during the cold, winter months.
  • New blog posts on the website for your reading pleasure – List Of Record-Breaking Airports Worldwide and Flying to Ottawa? Here’s one recommendation. Make sure to check those out and leave a comment on the blog when you’re done.
  • Special Thank You to our AMAZING sponsors, Aviation Universe and For Pilots Only for supporting this episode. We’re really grateful to have you on board with us.

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Show Notes

Special Guest – Rachel Payne – Florida Aircraft Salvage & Trasport (FAST) AviationBR1BKvJCIAEXTQp.jpg-large

Rachel’s dad was a pilot, so she was born into the aviation world. She’s been flying in one way or another ever since she could sit in the front seat with her dad. Rachel had to overcome several medical issues until she finally earned her certificate just a few months ago. She’s got time in all kinds of airplanes including Bonanzas and a Beech 18!

Rachel says she’s doing her part to keep general aviation alive by finding parts for people who need them. She travels from airport to airport dropping in to see what people are working on and if they need to unload any parts or airplanes. Rachel’s family has always accumulated airplanes. In fact, she built her 172 with her father.

When it was time to look into buying a car as a teen, Rachel decided to start selling airplane parts on eBay to make money. From there, Rachel’s business grew. She went to different people offering to sell their parts online. Rachel’s company also does airplane hauling. She’s been able to do some REALLY interesting flying with her job.

Rachel’s contact info:

FastAviationFlorida.com

Facebook.com/FASTAviation

Twitter.com/FastAviationFL

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Flying to Ottawa? Here’s One Recommendation.

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In Episode #29 – Porpoising, Flying in Canada, & OpenAirplane we first talked quite extensively about flying general aviation aircraft into Canada, customs, regulations, and Canadian TSA to name a few. After a recent flight to Ottawa (CYOW), Victoria added her experiences to the Canadian flying discussion in SMAC056 – Broken Airplanes, Over-Flight Permits, Pre-Flight Oversight, & Pathfinding Expeditions.

After airing SMAC056 we received listener mail that added some additional advice, tips, and information about the local Ottawa area. Today, we share with you those comments, titled “For your next visit to Ottawa, try CYRO.”

First, I wanted to congratulate you all for having such an enjoyable show to listen to on a regular basis. Really a pleasure for my commute to and back from work.

Living in Ottawa, ON, Canada, I found your recent podcast [SMAC056] very interesting. I wanted to add a few comments to your discussion for future trips to the Canadian capital. In summary, next time you plan to come to Ottawa, try CYRO (Rockcliffe Airport) instead of CYOW. CYRO is an uncontrolled field located 10 minutes away with a cab ride from downtown.

There are no landing fees at CYRO (the only thing to remember is that the circuit for 27 is with right turns, and we don’t do entries at 45 degrees downwind in Canada). The field itself is managed by the Rockcliffe Flying Club www.rfc.ca, a great club with passionate aviators like yourselves, and there is a mechanic on the field.

As pointed out during the show, the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum is also located at CYRO. The great thing is that you can actually fly into CYRO to go and visit the museum (just call ahead so that Unicom can make sure you can get into the museum).

Regarding custom clearances, you can only do it at CYRO if you have CANPASS. I would recommend stopping in Kingston or other airports close to the border without landing fees to clear customs and the continue your wait to Ottawa if you want to avoid the high costs of Ottawa International.