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

Listen to Episode 12 Below

Episode #3 – Believe What You See, Class C Airspace, & Pilots With Disabilities

There were a lot of topics covered in Episode #3 and the show ran about 1hr 20min in length. BUT, it’s chock full of golden nuggets about Staying Safe in the Traffic Pattern, Class C Airspace, Pilots With Disabilities, and a whole bunch more! So stay tuned to the whole episode because it’s worth it.

The full topic list includes:

1. Believe What You See, Not What You Here – Staying safe in the traffic pattern
2. The 3 Tenants of Radio Calls
3. Operating at Non-Towered Airports
4. The Effects of Pilot Fatigue
5. Transitioning to Visual Approaches
6. Students and Pilots With Disabilities – ChallengeAir.com, WheelChairAviators.org, DeafPilots.org
7. Merits of a Thorough Pre/Post-Flight Inspection
8. Practical Guide to Operating in Class C Airspace
9. The ILS Breakout

And now for our picks of the week – this is where each of the co-hosts shares an aviation related product, service, or website they’ve used, found helpful, and recommend to you.

Rick – USairnet.com – forward looking weather planning
Carl – The Pilots’ Guide to the Airports of Historic Massachusetts
Len – Electronic Logbooks – Logten Pro and LogBook Pro

Listen to Episode #3 below: