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SMAC060 – Precision GPS Approaches, Midair Collisions, And Parachutes

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Episode 60 is on the air with your favorite group of aviation insomniacs – Carl, Victoria, Rick, Sean, and Len. We’ve got the whole gang together!

In today’s episode we talk about how Len learned something new at work in the past couple of weeks. Have you ever made a GLS approach? Learn everything you need to know about this new precision approach making its way to an airport near you. There’s also video floating around the internet of two skydiving planes colliding while the jumpers and one of the pilots parachute to safety. The co-hosts talk about their reactions to that video as well as what might happen if they find themselves in a similar situation including their thoughts on the merits and uses of parachutes for pilots and for airplanes.

So lets kick the tires and light the fires cuz it’s SMAC time! Here we go.

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Announcements

  • Centennial of Commercial Flight – January 1, 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the first commercial airline flight in the USA. This flight departed from St. Petersburg, FL for Tampa, FL in 1914 and was flown in a bi-wing seaplane called the “Benoist Airboat.” Mayor Abe Pheil of St. Pete won an auction to be that first passenger and a Florida group is working to recreate that flight next year.
  • Our podcast sponsor, Aviation Universe, has donated $500 of prizes for Women of Aviation Week 2014. 20 winners will get receive one of the $25 gift certificates.
  • SMAC VIP List – Sign up to become a Stuck Mic AvCast VIP! We’ll deliver all of our content right to your inbox and you’ll even get sneak peeks at episodes before we publish them to the general public.
  • Practical Guide to Winter Flying – Our Practical Guide to Winter Flying Course is now available! Len and Carl put together their combined general aviation and airline experience to help you become more aware of some of the hazards of winter flying and how to mitigate them.
  • Shout out to our sponsors, Aviation Universe and For Pilots Only for supporting this episode, we sincerely appreciate you!

Listener Mail

  • Gérard enjoys listening to the podcast to and from work in Ottawa, Canada. He tells us to try landing at CYRO instead of CYOW to avoid landing fees plus some other helpful information about CYRO. We share his listener mail on the air, PLUS, you can read it here: Flying to Ottawa? Here’s One Recommendation.

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Show Notes

  • GLS Approaches – GPS-based precision approaches
  • GLS Grows in Popularity
  • Unbelievable video of two skydiving planes colliding
  • Are jump pilots required to wear parachutes?
  • How difficult is it to exit an out-of-control airplane?
  • What do you do in a midair?
  • If you’re wearing a parachute, when/how do you jump?
  • Cornfield Bomber – The pilot of an F-106 ejected after the airplane entered a spin, only to see the plane recover itself and continue flying on its own until it glided into a farmer’s cornfield with minimal damage

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SMAC057 – Bird Strikes, Flying Turtles, & Flight Simulators

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This show is chock full of useful goodies, starting first with a flying story from Victoria about a bird strike on landing. We discuss many areas of this topic from national statistics to reporting bird strikes to the FAA. Then Carl share his recent experience flying the Redbird FMX full motion general aviation flight simulator. So let’s jump right into it.

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Announcements

  • Autumn Airshow – October 13th, 2013 brings the 40th annual Ducksford Autumn Airshow in Cambridgeshire, England. This historic airfield will feature a display of Sea Furys, Spitfires, and Hurricane Hunters, including some aerial demonstrations. Venture out for a day of aviation history.
  • SUN ‘n FUN Wings n Things – Youth Aerospace Weekend, from October 25th-27th, introduces people to the world of aviation. Kids from ages 7 to 18, free flights for first time youth fliers, an F-18 simulator, camping, scout badges, including a chance to meet an astronaut. Your child will adore you for this.
  • LIVE From Meigs Field Chicago – Len sits down with Jon Kessinger to talk about his passion for aviation, the background and mission of Midwest Flight Lines, and our observations of the once great Meigs Field and all that remains, all live on-site. An audio episode NOT to be missed!
  • Subscribe Via E-Mail – You can now get all of your favorite SMAC content delivered straight to you e-mail inbox and never miss one of our updates again! Plus, other special e-mail offers and sneak peaks for our newsletter members only. Sign up right now.
  • Podcast Feed Maintenance – As a another reminder, Apple recently stopped supporting Enhanced Podcast Feeds, so all of our audio files have been swapped and updated to MP3 format. Our secondary MP3 feed has now been removed and unlisted from iTunes. Everything has been automatically redirected and we expect no show interruptions on your end.
  • New Sponsor – We’re excited to have teamed up with Aviation Universe, Chicago’s Aviation Emporium, to sponsor us. Join us in welcoming them to our aviation family!

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Welcome Our Sponsor, AviationUniverse.us!

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You’ve heard them before on Episode 51a – Len Costa Reporting From the Center of the Aviation Universe, so you KNOW just how wonderful, passionate, and awesome these folks are. And we’re ecstatic to announce Aviation Universe has joined us as a sponsor!

Aviation Universe, Chicago’s Aviation Emporium, the premier Aviation and Pilot Shop offers pilot and crew gear, diecast models, aviation books and magazines, collectibles, aviation themed furniture, gifts, kids toys and so much more.

Aviation Universe also offers a full line of supplies to meet the needs of pilots and aviation enthusiasts, including:

– Pilot supplies such as a complete cycle of FAA charts, training materials from ASA and Jeppesen, a large selection of the finest headsets, crew bags and uniforms.
– An extensive assortment of diecast and other models, as well as historic airline logos offered on a variety of objects.
– A large variety of aviation DVDs, magazines and books including some autographed by the author.
– A selection of clothing ranging from hats and t-shirts to bomber jackets.
– Gifts of all kinds from greeting and holiday cards, to kids toys.
– Unique items such as furniture made from aircraft parts, rare books and hand-carved models.
– Much … Much … More

We’re confident they’re a perfect addition to our aviation family. So join us in welcoming aboard Lora, Richard, Orville, Wilbur, and the rest of the AviationUniverse.us crew!

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SMAC056 – Broken Airplanes, Over-Flight Permits, Pre-Flight Oversight, & Pathfinding Expeditions

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Welcome back! By our collective years of experience as aviators we truly hope these shows help you fly smarter and fly safer and today’s episode is no exception.

Back in Episode 29 we talked about flying to Canada. After a recent experience taking the Glasair and Turbo the Flying Dog to Ottawa, co-host Victoria Zajko has some information to add the the Canadian discussion regarding broken airplanes, dealing with customs, and animal issues to name a few.

In Episode 53 we talked about aviation accidents and how we cope. Co-host Rick Felty had some thoughts to add to 53 after a recent general aviation crash fatally injured the occupants allegedly due in part because of failure to remove a flight control lock.

Then to wrap things up, Len Costa Carl Valeri talk about the risks and responsibilities of being a pathfinder flight including some considerations you should take into account before accepting such a departure. All that and more, coming up now, on this edition of the Stuck Mic AvCast!

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Pre-Flight

Announcements

  • Women of Aviation – Find out how you can help, support, or even host your very own Women Fly It Forward event in 2014 so we can spread the love and joy of flight with women of all ages to show them how attainable a hobby or career in aviation truly is.
  • California International Airshow – Located in Salinas, CA this airshow takes the skies on September 21st and 22nd to include military and civilian aircraft displays, performances by Mike Goulian, The Patriots Jet Team, a Russian MIG-17 Demo, Robosaurus, and a bunch, bunch, more.
  • Stuck Mic AvCast Blog Posts – Yet another addition to the website – Bingo Fuel iOS App Video Demo. Have a look, will ya?

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Show Notes

  • Flying to Canada
  • Maintenance issues abroad
  • Taking animals and food across the border
  • International flying paperwork
  • Ottawa sights
  • Update on Aeronca crash at Taunton
  • Complacency and checklist usage
  • Flying as a pathfinder
  • Lightning safety

After Landing Checklist

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Sean – Check out the Smithsonian Channel’s “Aerial America”

Victoria – Find out more about insurance for planes within the OpenAirplane network through STARR Aviation

Rick – Download ATC Voice game for iPad

Len – The ResQLink PLB

Carl – The Canadian Aviation and Space Museum