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Episode #12 – Haunted Airports, Visiting ATC, & FAROS Airport Lights

Pre-Flight

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Cruise Flight

  • Haunted Airports – an undoubtedly interesting review of haunted airports both in the USA and internationally. You’ll be surprised to hear about your local airport on the list!
  • Visting Air Traffic Control – a recent visit to the Newark Liberty International Airport control tower and information on how to go about touring your local ATC facilities
  • FAROS Airport Lighting – learn about this new airport lighting system currently in beta test to help alleviate runway incursions
  • 360’s in the Pattern – tips for making space in the traffic pattern including some do’s and dont’s that will make your next 360 safer
  • Listener Mail – Everything you ever wanted to know about constant speed propellers, a blog post by Carl Valeri

After Landing Checklist

~ Picks of the Week ~

Rick – LogTen Pro Electronic Logbook Software

Carl – FreedomsWings.org: Soaring For People With Disabilities

Victoria – 100 Years of Southland Aviation History: Southern California’s transformative aviation upbringing

Len – JetWhine.com Blog: Aviation Buzz and Bold Opinion by Robert Mark

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Episode #11 – Official Stuck Mic Gear, AOPA Summit Highlights, & Intro to Hot Air Ballooning

Episode 11 in the house! For those of you have been with us since the very beginning, you’ll recall that Episode 1 was an interview Len conducted with test pilot Mark Jones Jr. We decided if was time to interview another interesting aviator and our special guest during Episode 11 was Patrick Smith of TailwindsOverFrederick.com. Tune in to learn all about getting started in hot air ballooning and what the transition was like from fixed wing to lighter than air!

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Pre-Flight

Cruise Flight

  • Tailwinds Over Frederick – hot air balloon enthusiast, and newly minted Commercial Lighter-Than-Air pilot Patrick Smith, joins us as our special guest to tell us how he caught the balloon bug and what it’s like to experience the joys of flight from one burn to the next

After Landing Checklist

~ Picks of the Week ~

Victoria – Worlds Scariest Runways

Len – Right Seat Flying blog by Ron Klutts

Rick – iPhone App – Hot Air

Carl – Hot Air Balloon Insurance & NJ Festival of Ballooning

Listen to Episode 11 Below

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