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SMAC055a – Introducing Midwest Flight Lines LIVE from Meigs Field Chicago

September 8, 2013 by Stuck Mic AvCast 1 Comment

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Today is a very cool in-the-field interview with pilot and aviation website owner, Jon Kessinger, recorded on location from none other than Chicago’s (closed) Meigs Field. In this episode, co-host Len Costa sits down with Jon to learn about Midwest Flight Lines, including:

Jon’s background
Army helicopter pilot grandfather
First flight lesson on Valentines Day
Pursuing the Private Pilot certificate
Mission behind the website
Stuffing a Ford Trimotor with AvGeeks
Experiences at Oshkosh 2013
The best story on the website to date
Flying the Breezy open cockpit airplane
Aspirations to become CFI
Thoughts on closing Meigs Field
And more!

Make sure to visit the website at MidwestFlightLines.com, Follow @MWFlightLInes on Twitter, and Like Midwest Flightlines on Facebook!

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Bingo Fuel iOS App Video Demo

August 29, 2013 by Stuck Mic AvCast Leave a Comment

In today’s video demonstration Len Costa walks you through using the Bingo Fuel iOS App to determine your: Burn to Destination, Calculate Bingo, Time to Hold, including some additional tips and tricks for both turbine and piston pilots.

Thanks for watching this video demonstration!

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Quick Guide To Air Traffic Control Facility Codes

August 19, 2013 by Stuck Mic AvCast Leave a Comment

It’s pretty amazing JUST how much information is out there on the Internet; you can find the answer to virtually any question in the universe. Except maybe what the meaning of life is or Where’s Waldo (still on the loose that little bugger!).

On July 13, 2013, the C90 TRACON (Terminal Radar Approach Control) was evacuated for a fire alarm. It was noted on the FAA National Airspace System Status website, cited as the reason for an FAA issued Ground Stop.

Quick explanation of a Ground Stop; that’s when Air Traffic Control does not permit any air traffic to depart an airport for flight into or out of their airspace for various reasons. Most commonly used when bad weather is affecting a large area or specific airport.

But who is C90 and where is that facility located? You obviously failed Pilot Training 101.

KIDDING!

There actually happens to be a list of all these codes to help you decipher the myriad of abbreviations. Behold, the Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) Facilities code list provided so graciously by the FAA. Using this list you can see that C90 is the Chicago TRACON located in Elgin, Illinois. Use it the next time you need to crack these mysterious identifiers.

The above mentioned fire alarm caused the Chicago TRACON to be evacuated and a subsequent Ground Stop was issued at Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and Chicago Midway (MDW) as you clearly can’t control air traffic from a parking lot. In fact, sources close to us said the fire alarm incident was the second one over the course of about a week. Hey, these things happen! True story.

Hope you have enough gas to hold or divert–just another contingency to plan for it seems. Who knew?

Clear Skies & Calm Winds,

SMAC

SMAC054 – Backyard Flying, Kitfox Aircraft, Rotax Engines, CRAZEDpilot

August 15, 2013 by Stuck Mic AvCast Leave a Comment

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Today we bring a fun interview with a really cool pilot, aircraft and aviation business owner, who’s fortunate to fly from his own backyard runway, leaping into the Oregon wilderness for all the off-airport flying adventures one can handle! Brendan O’Mara of CRAZEDpilot.com shares his experiences flying Kitfox aircraft, the reliability of Rotax engines, what it’s like to operate into his 16% grade grass-runway in his backyard, and a whole bunch more.

Time to saddle up and get your listen on for this Episode 54 sponsored by ForPilotsOnly.com.

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Pre-Flight

Announcements

Air Transport World Eco-Aviation Conference – “ATW’s 6th Annual Eco-Aviation Conference & Awards will focus on overall sustainability, affordability and overcoming political hurdles within the air transport industry, particularly those social, economic and environmental developments that will improve and have a lasting effect on the industry’s future environmental performance.” This years event will take place at the Westin City Center, Washington, DC on September 11th and 12th.
Stuck Mic AvCast Blog Posts – Some new additions to the website that are worth your while to read up on, Mom, Where Do Airplanes Go When They Die?, What’s In A Callsign?, No Second Chances, and Where’s Baldo – July 2013 Edition. Check those out for some reading enjoyment!

Cruise Flight

Show Notes

Meet Brendan O’Mara
Getting into flying
Powered-Parachute Flying
Kitfox Aircraft
Folding wing design
Frequency of flying
Backyard runway
Kitfox variations
Tundra tires
Buying homebuilt airplanes
Homebuilt regulations
Homebuilt insurance
Rotax Engines
Backcountry Flying
Flying M Ranch Lodge
“Pioneering”
CrazedPilot.com

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