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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 #7 – Oshkosh Highlights, Water Ditching an Aircraft, & Engine Failures on Takeoff

Here it is – Episode #7 of the Stuck Mic AvCast! My gosh we’re having soooo much fun recording and sharing these podcasts with you all. Today’s episode has some particularly great gold nuggets of information and some pretty hilarious moments of tomfoolery, too. So let’s get started!

Pre-Flight

*Review of the joint UCAP & Stuck Mic AvCast brunch meet up at the Midfield Cafe at Boire Field, Nashua, NH (KASH)
*Oshkosh Airventure 2011 Highlights by Victoria and Len

Cruise Flight

*Women in Aviation Forum on how to run a woman friendly aviation business
*Ditching an aircraft in water – how to egress and other survival tips
*The Impossible Turn – what to do when your engine quits on takeoff
*Picking an active runway at non-towered airports – how to handle other traffic flying non-standard patterns

After Landing Checklist

Picks of The Week

Victoria – Crooked Island Lodge, Bahamas

Rick – Clarity Aloft Aviation Headset

Len – AvPad iPad Kneeboard

Carl – DunkYou Water Egress Training

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