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Aviation News Talk podcast

General Aviation news, pilot tips for beginners & experts, interviews, listener questions answered, technical details on G1000 & Perspective glass cockpits & flying GPS approaches. 40 yrs experience flying general aviation aircraft. As an active flight instructor, I bring my daily experiences in the air to this show to help teach pilots and future pilots to fly safely. I'm a Platinum Cirrus CSIP instructor and work with people who are thinking about buying a new or used SR20 or SR22. Go to AviationNewsTalk.com for my contact information, or to click on Listener Questions, which lets you speak into your phone to leave a question you’d like answered on the show.

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379 Ferry Pilot Flying, Everything Explained with Sarah Rovner + GA News

Apr 11, 2025
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378 More on Best Glide + Bad Pilots and ATC in the News

Apr 4, 2025
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377 Why Good Pilots Crash with Dr. Tony Kern + GA News

Mar 29, 2025
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376 PALS Skyhope Volunteer Flying of Medical Patients and Veterans with Adam Broun + GA News

Mar 21, 2025
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375 Final NTSB Report on Night Crash that Killed a ND Senator and family + GA News

Mar 15, 2025
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374 NTSB Preliminary Report Out for Reagan National Midair Collision over Potomac River

Mar 12, 2025
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373 How to Fly a Small Plane to Mexico and other Countries + GA News

Mar 7, 2025
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372 N2UZ Bonanza Crash: When Best Glide is Insufficient; Scottsdale Learjet Update + GA News

Mar 1, 2025
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371 ForeFlight Aircraft Insurance Comparison Tool with Connor Hailey

Feb 26, 2025
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370 Citabria Theft, Beach Landing and Recovery with Rachael Webster & DC Midair Update + GA News

Feb 20, 2025
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369 Reagan Midair: CVR and FDR Data Revealed at NTSB Press Conference

Feb 15, 2025
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368 NTSB Accident Investigation Process with Jeff Guzzetti

Feb 11, 2025
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367 Learjet X-AUCI Philadelphia Crash and Reagan MidAir Update + GA News

Feb 7, 2025
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366 Midair Collision at Reagan National - Tragedy Over the Potomac

Jan 31, 2025
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365 FlySto: Bringing Airline-like Flight Analysis to General Aviation

Jan 24, 2025
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364 Second Career in Aviation: Flying for PlaneSense with Jim Goldfuss + GA News

Jan 17, 2025
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363 Buying and Learning to Fly a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet and SOE with Dr. Mark Alford

Jan 10, 2025
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362 Jeju flight 2216 Mystery: Why Aircraft Didn’t Slow During Slide on the Runway

Jan 3, 2025
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361 Multi-engine and MEI Checkride Mock Oral with Jason Blair

Dec 26, 2024
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360 8 Flight Training Experiences to Make You a Better Pilot with Dr. Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

Dec 20, 2024
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359 Sleep Smarter, Fly Safer: A Pilot’s Guide to Rest with Dr. Quay Snyder + GA News

Dec 13, 2024
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358 How Shallow Turns Reduce Safety in the Traffic Pattern with Dr. Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

Dec 6, 2024
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357 N881KE R44 Houston Tower Collision: What All Pilots Can Learn + GA News

Nov 27, 2024
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356 N73WA Beech Baron Crash at Catalina and the Deadly Effects of Somatogravic Illusion + GA News

Nov 15, 2024
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355 Envoy 3936 Wrong Runway Landing at O’Hare with Rob Mark & HondaJet Crash in Arizona

Nov 9, 2024
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354 G100UL Unleaded Fuel on Sale Now; 25 Gallons Free for SF Bay Area Pilots

Nov 1, 2024
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353 System Failure Decision Making and Choosing the Best Airport to Land

Oct 16, 2024
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352 R44 Helicopter Pilot Stories: Delivering Supplies After Hurricane Helene

Oct 10, 2024
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351 Pilots to the Rescue: Your Stories of Hurricane Helene Relief Missions

Oct 4, 2024
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350 N831AZ SR22 Crash at Provo, UT and Stall/Spin Prevention

Sep 30, 2024
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349 Buying and Flying a Cirrus SR22 from California to Missouri + GA News

Sep 16, 2024
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348 N629AG Malibu Crash at Anderson, IN and Descent Planning + GA News

Sep 8, 2024
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347 How to Legally Mount a Camera to a Plane and Video Tips with Patrick Carter

Aug 30, 2024
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346 Tailwheel Flying: The Art and Challenge with Jim Hopp + GA News

Aug 24, 2024
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345 Cessna 182 Prop Strike: Interview and Analysis using Garmin G3X data and FlySto.net

Aug 15, 2024
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344 Truckee Airport’s Challenges and its FLY SAFE Program for Pilots – with Jeff Menasco + GA News

Aug 8, 2024
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343 ACP398 Stay Safe While Building Flight Time With Max Trescott

Aug 6, 2024
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342 N990PT Cirrus SR22 Fatal Accident at KBHB, Bar Harbor, Maine

Aug 1, 2024
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341 N1089W Bonanza Takeoff Crash at KISP, Long Island MacArthur Airport

Jul 26, 2024
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340 Airline Pilot Hiring in 2024 with Career Coach Carl Valeri + GA News

Jul 26, 2024
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339 Skyryse Revolutionizes Helicopter Controls with Single Stick in Robinson R66 + GA News

Jul 20, 2024
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338 Flying the Loft Dynamics Full Motion, Virtual Reality, Airbus H125 Helicopter Simulator + GA News

Jul 11, 2024
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337 Yeti Airlines flight 691 crash – Human Factors for General Aviation Pilots

Jul 3, 2024
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336 Cirrus SR22T CAPS Parachute Pull over Seattle with Jim Simon + GA News

Jun 28, 2024
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335 Mental Health Issues: What Pilots Need to Know – with Dr. Victor Vogel + GA News

Jun 21, 2024
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334 Making Flight Training Safer – Tips for CFIs and Pilots with John Fiscus + GA News

Jun 17, 2024
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333 FAA Compliance Program – What You Need to Know with Mark Kolber + GA News

Jun 9, 2024
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332 FAA Reauthorization Effects on Training and DPEs with Jason Blair and Friday Mailbag Special

Jun 1, 2024
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331 New ACS Changes and How They’ll Affect Your Next Checkride – Jason Blair + GA News

May 30, 2024
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330 Prop Safety, Twin Comanche Crash and IFR Listener Stories - A Friday Mailbag Special

May 25, 2024
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329 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 and How It Impacts GA Pilots

May 23, 2024
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328 Buying a Plane and Crashing on Way Home - N8924Y Piper Twin Comanche

May 9, 2024
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327 N84R Beech A36 Crash in KY – Pilot Breaks multiple FAA Rules + GA News

May 3, 2024
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326 How to Get a Job Towing Gliders – Interview Jason Stephens + GA News

Apr 27, 2024
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325 N51FM SR22 Crash Paso Robles – When to fly the Hold at an IF/IAF 325 N51FM SR22 Crash Paso Robles – When to fly the Hold at an IF/IAF + GA News 325 N51FM SR22 Crash Paso Robles – When to fly the Hold at an IF/IAF + GA News

Apr 24, 2024
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324 13 Ways to build flight time with Rob Mark - Part 2 + GA News

Apr 18, 2024
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323 13 Ways to build flight time with Rob Mark - Part 1 + GA News

Apr 12, 2024
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322 N960LP TBM 960 Truckee crash; Robinson helicopter factory tour + GA News + GA News

Apr 6, 2024
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321 Sleep Inertia and False Glide Slope – Air India Flight 812 Crash + GA News

Mar 29, 2024
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320 The Secret to Making Better Landings with Data – Chuck Cali + GA News

Mar 22, 2024
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319 Hot Springs Jet Crash, United FL 2477 Houston Overrun, Fuel Related Accidents + GA News

Mar 16, 2024
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318 Recent Fuel Exhaustion and Fuel Starvation Accidents + GA News

Mar 9, 2024
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317 Naples Challenger Jet Update & 1994 Challenger Dual Flameout + GA News

Mar 1, 2024
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316 Flying a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet with Max on a long Cross country trip + GA News 316 Flying a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet with Max on a long Cross country trip + GA News 316 Flying a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet with Max on a long Cross country trip + GA ...

Feb 24, 2024
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315 Mastering Arrival Procedures: Common Issues and Best Practices for Instrument Pilots + GA News

Feb 16, 2024
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314 Falcon Jet, N283SA Black Hole Crash in Georgia – with Rob Mark + GA News

Feb 8, 2024
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313 The Vmc Demonstration and Making Multiengine Training Safer - Seth Lake + GA News

Feb 2, 2024
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312 How ATC Heroes Guided a Cincinnati Piper Pilot to Safety + GA News

Jan 26, 2024
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311 Flying IFR in and out of Airports with no Instrument Approaches + GA News

Jan 19, 2024
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310 Cirrus SR20 and SR22 G7 with New Garmin Avionics + GA News

Jan 12, 2024
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309 VFR into IMC and other Recent Loss of Control Accidents + GA News

Jan 4, 2024
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308 Vectors to Final, Activate Approach and other Listener Questions + GA News

Dec 29, 2023
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307 Texas Pilatus PC-12 N188PC Crash and Vectors to Final

Dec 22, 2023
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306 How to Pass a Checkride and Not Fail Before You Start – interview with DPE Jason Blair

Dec 14, 2023
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305 SR22 Crash Update + Pilot SOP Failures in Three Recent Crashes

Dec 7, 2023
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304 When to Choose an IAF versus Vectors when Getting Vectors to Final + GA News

Dec 1, 2023
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303 Cirrus SR22T Crash at Shelbyville, IN and Why the CAPS Parachute Matters

Nov 24, 2023
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302 San Diego Cessna P210 Crash – Poorly flown ILS and low fuel

Nov 17, 2023
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301 San Diego Cessna 340 Crash – the Perils of not Understanding Circling and Visual Approaches

Nov 16, 2023
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300 San Diego Cessna 340 Crash Final NTSB Report – Currency and Proficiency

Nov 14, 2023
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299 Flying Tips from a Military CFI for General Aviation Pilots + GA News

Nov 3, 2023
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298 Pilatus PC-12 NC Crash – Lack of Avionics Proficiency leads to Chaos in the Cockpit + GA News

Oct 27, 2023
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297 What Causes Pilot Fatigue and What You can do about it – Dr. Victor Vogel + GA News

Oct 20, 2023
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296 Blinded by a Laser Beam: How a Pilot Fought for Justice + GA News

Oct 12, 2023
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295 Social Media Storm: The Tragic Flight of a Kentucky CFI with Catherine Cavagnaro +GA News

Oct 5, 2023
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294 Diamond DA50RG Demo Flight - 300 hp FADEC Jet Fuel Engine

Sep 28, 2023
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293 Textbook emergency on Endeavor 1516 and more on remote towers + GA News

Sep 22, 2023
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292 Cirrus SR20 Crash in New Jersey, Remote Towers with Rob Mark + GA News

Sep 14, 2023
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291 FAA Administrator nominee Mike Whitaker interview

Sep 8, 2023
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290 Adding a Gyroplane Rating for Fun with Robert Schapiro

Sep 6, 2023
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289 FAA Medicals and Unreported Conditions with Dr. Warren Silberman + GA News 289 FAA Medicals and Unreported Conditions with Dr. Warren Silberman + GA News

Aug 31, 2023
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288 Mastering Non-Towered Airport Operations and Straight-in Approaches with Catherine Cavagnaro

Aug 24, 2023
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287 Truckee Jet Crash: Unstabilized Circling Approach and Poor CRM + GA News

Aug 17, 2023
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286 Flying Relief to Maui's Wildfire Victims – interview Laurence Balter

Aug 15, 2023
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285 How to Choose a Flight Instructor and When to Fire a CFI + GA News

Aug 10, 2023
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284 The Surprising Distraction before a 737 Crash + GA News

Jul 27, 2023
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283 Wings to Rotors: How you can start now to add a helicopter rating to your pilot certificate + GA News

Jul 20, 2023
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282 Foggy Night: Unraveling the crash of a Cessna Citation 550 jet at French Valley in Southern California

Jul 11, 2023
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281 What is Wrong about the 70-50 Takeoff Rule with Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

Jun 29, 2023
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280 Miracle in the Mountains: Heroic Rescue by Alaska Air National Guard

Jun 22, 2023
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279 Poor Decision Making Kills Airline Pilot in C150 Crash + GA News

Jun 16, 2023
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278 Prop Safety, Checklist Usage: Listener Mail - A Friday Mailbag Special + GA News

Jun 10, 2023
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277 External Pressures & Stress Lead to a Cessna 170 Accident + GA News

Jun 5, 2023
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276 Capturing the Skies – Why and How to Record Your in-Cockpit Audio

May 29, 2023
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275 What Fixed Wing Pilots Need to Know about Helicopters + GA News

May 24, 2023
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274 Checklist Usage, FAA Medical Preparation, & Aging Pilot Solutions: Listener Mail - A Friday Mailbag Special

May 14, 2023
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273 Checklist Accident Failures: The Importance of Using Checklists Properly + GA News

May 5, 2023
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272 Spatial Disorientation and SOPs: Analyzing Three Recent Accidents

Apr 17, 2023
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271 Pilatus PC-12 Crash and other Listener Feedback and Insights - A Friday Mailbag Special

Apr 8, 2023
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270 Exploring the Causes of Two Recent Nighttime Accidents + GA News

Apr 3, 2023
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269 Mastering Your Checkride with ForeFlight with Seth Lake

Mar 16, 2023
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268 How to Troubleshoot a Failing Engine In Flight with Tom Turner + GA News

Mar 10, 2023
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267 What Led to Fatal Breakup of a Medevac Pilatus PC-12 in Nevada

Feb 28, 2023
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266 DA42 Spin Accident and other Listener Feedback and Insights - A Friday Mailbag Special

Feb 24, 2023
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265 Crackling Communications: Exploring the Phenomenon of Precipitation Static + GA News

Feb 23, 2023
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264 Emergency Declarations: Listener Feedback and Insights - A Friday Mailbag Special

Feb 17, 2023
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263 Exploring the Technology and Performance of the Diamond DA42 with John Ewing + GA News

Feb 16, 2023
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262 The Deadly Partial Engine Failure with Tom Turner + GA News

Feb 10, 2023
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261 Fatal Bonanza Engine Failure Crash at Westchester Co. Airport + GA News

Feb 1, 2023
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Knowing When to Attempt the Impossible Turn with Rob Mark + GA News

Jan 18, 2023
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259 The Story Behind the Go Around Song – Interview with Singing Pilot Ken Dravis

Jan 9, 2023
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258 A Pilot's Story of Losing His Son in an Airplane Accident + GA News

Jan 2, 2023
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257 Aging Pilot Challenges and Solutions – Dr. Victor Vogel

Dec 28, 2022
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256 Using Math to Fly Safely – Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

Dec 25, 2022
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255 NTSB: Lucky Mooney Pilot Low on IFR Approach + GA News

Dec 8, 2022
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254 Vertical Navigation for VFR and IFR Pilots + GA News

Nov 29, 2022
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253 ICAO Equipment Codes for FAA Flight Plans with Seth Lake

Nov 11, 2022
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252 Situation Awareness Tips with Marc Epner + GA News

Nov 5, 2022
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251 Managing Engine Failures and Your Energy with Cirrus’ Jeff Galloway + GA News

Oct 27, 2022
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250 Learning Airspace and Measuring Distances to Clouds + GA News

Oct 21, 2022
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249 IFR Safety – What your CFII Didn’t Teach You for the Instrument Rating

Oct 7, 2022
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248 Eviation Alice Electric Aircraft’s First Flight, Pilots N Paws + GA News

Sep 28, 2022
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247 Sean D. Tucker on the Bob Hoover Academy High School + GA News

Sep 16, 2022
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246 New Lightspeed Delta Zulu Headset & Prepping for your FAA Flight Physical + GA News

Sep 9, 2022
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245 What You Need to Know about TIS, TAS, and ADS-B Traffic Systems + GA News

Sep 2, 2022
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244 Prepping to Pass your FAA Flight Physical – Dr. Dylan Caldwell + GA News

Aug 26, 2022
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243 Watsonville mid-air crash, slips with Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

Aug 19, 2022
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242 CFII Mock Checkride – Interview with DPE Jason Blair

Aug 9, 2022
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241 Pilot versus ATC Controller Responsibilities + GA News

Aug 3, 2022
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240 Common Illusions That Kill Pilots with Dr. Victor Vogel + GA News

Jul 22, 2022
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239 Two Fatal IMC Accidents: a low time and a high time pilot + GA News

Jul 14, 2022
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238 When can you Start Logging Flight Time and Other Logging Regulations & Opinions – DPE Jim Pitman + GA News

Jul 6, 2022
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237 Pop-up Request for IFR and Practice Instrument Approaches + GA News

Jun 30, 2022
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236 Flying VOR approaches with GPS, Autopilot Gotchas + GA News

Jun 23, 2022
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235 F-117 Stealth Fighter Designer Alan Brown + GA News

Jun 13, 2022
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234 Staying Legal with Expense Sharing and Illegal Charters with Seth Lake + GA News

Jun 1, 2022
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233 What You Need to Know about Advisory Glide Slopes and Update on the Cessna 208 Caravan Crash in Burley, ID + GA News

May 25, 2022
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232 Personal Minimums that Expand and Contract – Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

May 17, 2022
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231 One Mistake Too Many: Fatal Pilatus PC-12 Crash + GA News

May 11, 2022
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230 Visual Illusions and Map Errors in a Cessna C208 Crash + GA News

May 2, 2022
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229 Why Instrument Pilots Don’t File IFR and Crash in IMC + GA News

Apr 27, 2022
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228 3 Things You Don’t Know about VFR into IMC Accidents + GA News

Apr 11, 2022
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227 My Near-Fatal Icing Incident + GA News

Apr 4, 2022
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226 CFI Mock Checkride, Flight Portion – Interview with DPE Jason Blair

Mar 28, 2022
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225 Why Textron Purchased Pipistrel with Paul Bertorelli +GA News

Mar 22, 2022
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224 Controlling Landing Speed with Pitch or Power? + GA News

Mar 15, 2022
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223 New Laser Eye Protection for Pilots + GA News

Mar 7, 2022
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222 Unleaded Fuel G100UL Update - with George Braly + GA News

Feb 28, 2022
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221 Pilatus PC-12 Crashes in Ocean by North Carolina Killing 8 People + GA News

Feb 23, 2022
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220 Why Smart Pilots Crash and an Icing Accident + GA News

Feb 14, 2022
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219 CFI Mock Checkride, Oral Portion - Interview with DPE Jason Blair + GA News

Feb 8, 2022
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218 Can I Fly Through that Cloud? Types and Turbulence with Dr. Scott Dennstaedt + GA News

Jan 31, 2022
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217 $202 Million F-22 Crash Report, Light Gun Test for Colorblind Pilots + GA News

Jan 25, 2022
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216 Learjet Crash update, PIREPS made simple with Virga App + GA News

Jan 18, 2022
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215 Buying and Flying a Cirrus SR22 from Indiana to California + GA News

Jan 10, 2022
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214 San Diego Learjet Crash – Interview with Rob Mark

Jan 3, 2022
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213 Why You Should Join a Type Club - Interview Catherine Cavagnaro

Dec 27, 2021
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212 Angel Flight West – Interview with Safety Officer Rich Pickett + GA News

Dec 21, 2021
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211 Risk Management with Seth Lake

Dec 18, 2021
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210 CFIT Controlled Flight into Terrain Accidents and the Crash of Another Friend + GA News

Nov 30, 2021
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209 New Honeywell Anthem Glass Cockpit - Interview Jason Bialek

Nov 22, 2021
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208 Commercial Flight Training, Fly Like a Pro, It’s the Little Things that Count with Catherine Cavagnaro

Nov 15, 2021
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207 Fighters Chase Beech B36TC and Recent Hypoxia-related Accidents + GA News

Nov 8, 2021
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206 Helicopter Wake Vortex Accidents and Incidents + GA News

Nov 1, 2021
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205 Cessna and Cirrus Seat Rail Incidents and Accidents + GA News

Oct 18, 2021
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204 13 Recent General Aviation Accidents + GA News

Oct 11, 2021
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203 Misfueling Accidents: What You Need to Know to Avoid Them + GA News

Sep 28, 2021
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202 My Neighbor Clancy Prevost, 9/11 CFI Hero and Speaking Up + GA News

Sep 14, 2021
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201 Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts: Aerobridge and GA Pilots Helping

Sep 3, 2021
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200 What You Need to Know about Best Glide Speed, Recent Accidents + GA News

Aug 27, 2021
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199 IFR Circling Approach Hazards & Tips for Flying Them + GA News

Aug 9, 2021
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198 Pilot Induced Oscillations with Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News with Rob Mark

Aug 5, 2021
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197 How to Lean for Takeoff with High Density Altitude

Jul 31, 2021
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196 Density Altitude and Mountain Flying – Interview Colin Aro

Jul 26, 2021
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195 Make Better, Safer Landings Using Data with Dierk Reuter + GA News

Jul 20, 2021
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194 Hero Pilot Avoids Houses in Fatal Plane Crash – Brad Launchpad Marzari

Jul 7, 2021
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193 Two SR20 Takeoff Accidents plus Performance Charts with Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

Jul 2, 2021
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192 Avoiding Takeoff Emergencies with Flying Magazine’s Rob Mark

Jun 14, 2021
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191 Thirty Ways to Save Money on Flight Training, PilotEdge’s SimVenture 2021 + GA News

Jun 9, 2021
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190 King Air 350 Crash Analysis with Seth Lake + GA News

Jun 1, 2021
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189 AOPA on Warbirds Adventures Case and its Impact on CFIs, Cirrus Safety Award + GA News

May 25, 2021
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188 Nine Lessons from Cirrus Midair Collision over Denver

May 18, 2021
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187 What Pilots Need to Know about Hearing Loss – Dr. Greg Van + GA News

May 11, 2021
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186 Aviation News of the Weird with Flying Magazine’s Rob Mark

May 3, 2021
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185 Martha Lunken Flies Under Bridge, Loses Certificates; EZWxBrief App by Dr. Scott Dennstaedt + GA News

Apr 26, 2021
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184 Boeing Test Pilot Has IFR Engine Out Emergency in a Beech Bonanza`

Apr 19, 2021
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183 New Garmin G3000 and G5000 Book, ICARUS Devices Smart Hood Interview + GA News

Apr 12, 2021
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182 PIREP Issues and Automated Ways to Submit PIREPs, FAR 61.57(c) Review: Instrument Currency + GA News

Apr 5, 2021
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181 Getting ATP CTP and Airline Hiring has Started with Jason Blair + GA News

Mar 22, 2021
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180 What You Should Know about Flaps with Catherine Cavagnaro + GA News

Mar 16, 2021
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179 Eight Lessons Pilots Can Learn from the United 328 Engine Failure + GA News

Feb 25, 2021
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178 Standard Operating Procedures for GA pilots, Minimum Safe Altitude Rule + GA News

Feb 15, 2021
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177 Final NTSB Report: Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash Explained & What Pilots Can Learn from It

Feb 10, 2021
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176 Traffic Pattern Stall Myths, Listener Feedback + GA News

Feb 5, 2021
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175 ForeFlight New Features Update with the Cofounders, Engine Out Emergency Interview + GA News

Jan 26, 2021
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174 CAP Interview – Delivering Vaccine, Military Training Routes, Thunderstorms + GA News

Jan 18, 2021
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173 Remotely Piloted Cargo Aircraft, Sterile Cockpit for GA, Instrument Departures & ODPs + GA News

Jan 11, 2021
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172 How to Choose an Instrument Approach, RH of Opposing Bases, Syringe Pilot Shares Details + GA News

Jan 4, 2021
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171 My Visit with the Pipistrel Panthera + GA News

Dec 28, 2020
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170 Mastering the Go-Around – Safety Talk with Rob Mark

Dec 7, 2020
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169 Fuel Gauge Accuracy, IFR Visual Approaches, & Listener Close Calls + GA News

Nov 27, 2020
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168 How to Avoid Deadly Weather-Related Accidents – Safety Moment with Rob Mark

Nov 16, 2020
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167 Fuel Exhaustion and Fuel Starvation Accidents + GA News

Nov 9, 2020
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166 Instrument Flying Gotchas, Filing IFR Flight Plans, and a Pilot Deviation + GA News

Nov 2, 2020
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165 How to get a Helicopter License and a Job Flying Helicopters + GA News

Oct 12, 2020
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164 Helicopter Rescue from California Fires

Sep 30, 2020
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163 How Safe is Commercial Air Travel?

Sep 21, 2020
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162 Cirrus SR22 Crashes on an Instrument Approach after Unnecessary Fuel Stop + GA News

Sep 12, 2020
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161 Kobe Bryant Crash Update and Aviation News of the Weird with Flying Magazine’s Rob Mark

Aug 31, 2020
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160 Electric Aircraft 2020 and Why You’ll Want One - Interview with George Bye

Aug 24, 2020
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159 Aviation Weather Briefings and other Preflight Action Required by 91.103 + GA News

Aug 17, 2020
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158 Emergency Landing of Student Pilot, Instructor Passes Out – Interview Max Sylvester

Aug 10, 2020
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157 5 Ways Somatogravic Illusion is Killing Pilots + GA News

Jul 30, 2020
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156 Atlas Air Crash Flight 3591 Explained & What GA Pilots Can Learn from It

Jul 17, 2020
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155 Spins and Stalls Explained - Interview with Catherine Cavagnaro

Jul 9, 2020
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154 Six Hazardous Attitudes and Las Vegas Class B violation + GA News

Jul 2, 2020
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153 Normalization of Deviance and Red Bull Air Races - Interview with Mike Goulian

Jun 23, 2020
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152 Understanding Aircraft Renters Insurance and the Starr Gate App + GA News

Jun 11, 2020
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151 Understanding Airworthiness - Interview with DPE Seth Lake

Jun 5, 2020
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150 Getting Back into Flying Safely, Fatal Cirrus SR20 Stall/Spin Accident + GA News

May 25, 2020
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149 How to Really Fly Commercial Certificate Maneuvers - Interview with DPE Jason Blair

May 18, 2020
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148 Understanding Aircraft Weight & Balance, Which Cessna 182 to Buy + GA News

May 5, 2020
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147 Essential Tips on Aircraft Ownership – Interview with Mike Busch of Savvy Aviation

Apr 22, 2020
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146 Understanding WAAS GPS Approach Minimums + GA News

Apr 16, 2020
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145 Best Ways to Use a Home or Flight School Simulator – Interview Julian Alarcon

Apr 9, 2020
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144 3 Things To Do Immediately When Reporting an Accident per NTSB 830 + GA News

Apr 2, 2020
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143 What You Need to Know about Wind Shear + GA News

Mar 26, 2020
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142 Aviation News of the Weird and iPad Incidents with Flying Magazine’s Rob Mark

Mar 18, 2020
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141 GoFly Prize - $2 Million Dollar Contest to Create a VTOL Aircraft

Mar 13, 2020
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140 Coronavirus Hits Airlines and General Aviation + GA News

Mar 10, 2020
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139 Private Mock Checkride for Student Pilots - Interview with DPE Jason Blair

Mar 2, 2020
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138 Wake Turbulence Accidents and What to Do to Avoid Them + GA News

Feb 20, 2020
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137 Kobe Bryant Crash, Special VFR, More IFR Challenges + GA News

Feb 10, 2020
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136 Flying the Cirrus Vision Jet, Landing at O’Hare, and Challenging IFR Departures + GA News

Jan 29, 2020
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135 General Aviation Flying to Mexico – Interview Brian Dear

Jan 13, 2020
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134 How to Avoid CFIT, Controlled Flight Into Terrain Accidents + GA News

Jan 6, 2020
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133 The Rest of the Story: IFR Mock Checkride, Student Pilot Emergency, Antarctica, Cirrus Vision Jet

Dec 30, 2019
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132 Getting Pilots To Slow Down to Reduce Risk and Improve Performance + GA News

Dec 9, 2019
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131 Buying and Flying a Cirrus SR22 from Miami to California, Lightspeed Tango headset, Garmin inReach

Nov 28, 2019
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130 SR22 Crash into House in Southern California, Winter Coat Drive + GA News

Nov 20, 2019
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129 IFR Instrument Mock Checkride - Interview with Jason Blair

Nov 13, 2019
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128 Garmin Autoland Interviews with the Garmin Engineers, Fire TFRs + GA News

Nov 7, 2019
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127 New Garmin G3000 Autoland for Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet and Piper M600

Oct 30, 2019
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126 Charter Pilot in a Piper Meridian – Interview Rob Lober

Oct 28, 2019
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125 Deadly Propeller Accidents, B-17 Crash Update + GA News

Oct 21, 2019
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124 B-17 Crash, General Aviation Accidents, Nall Report, and CBD Oil + GA News

Oct 14, 2019
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123 Getting Pilots To Speak Up When They See Something Wrong or Spot Risky Behavior + GA News

Oct 2, 2019
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122 Air Traffic Controller Saves Lives – NATCA 2019 Archie League Awards

Sep 23, 2019
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121 Getting a Multi-engine rating – Interview Seth Lake

Sep 20, 2019
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120 Troubleshooting Radio and Audio Panel Problems, Hurricane Dorian + GA News

Sep 9, 2019
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119 Flying a General Aviation Aircraft Around the World Twice – Interview Robert DeLaurentis

Aug 22, 2019
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118 Instrument Flying and IFR Listener Questions + General Aviation News

Aug 16, 2019
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117 Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Pilots and Aircraft Owners – Interview Scott W. Williams

Aug 8, 2019
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116 A Wearable HUD, General Aviation News + AirVenture Wrap-up with Rob Mark

Jul 31, 2019
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115 Former FAA Deputy Administrator on NextGen and General Aviation - Interview Mike Whitaker

Jul 25, 2019
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114 Get-There-itis Accidents, Red Flags, and Tips for Avoiding Them + General Aviation News

Jul 19, 2019
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113 Understanding Aircraft Electrical Systems and Failures + General Aviation News

Jul 5, 2019
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112 Buzzing and Low Altitude Flight + General Aviation News

Jun 26, 2019
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AOPA Livermore Flyin and Aviation News Talk Meetup

Jun 21, 2019
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111 SR22 Icing Accident and Tailplane Stalls + General Aviation News

Jun 9, 2019
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110 Aircraft Icing – How to Avoid or Escape Ice – Interview with Fred Remer

May 31, 2019
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109 Avoiding Midair and Near Midair Collisions + General Aviation News

May 24, 2019
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108 How to Become an Airline Pilot – Interview with Aviation Industry Careers Coach Carl Valeri

May 14, 2019
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107 12 Steps for Handling an Engine Failure in Flight + General Aviation News

May 6, 2019
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106 Avoiding Deadly VFR into IMC Accidents - Safety Moment with Rob Mark

Apr 23, 2019
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8 Lessons Pilots can Learn from the Boeing 737 MAX Crashes and the MCAS + General Aviation News

Apr 16, 2019
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104 Learning Advanced Avionics and Upgrading Your Cockpit + General Aviation News

Apr 4, 2019
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103 Cirrus CAPS Parachute Pull over the Caribbean – Interview Ed Regensburg

Mar 27, 2019
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102 CO Detectors Save Two General Aviation Pilots, Boeing Buys ForeFlight, Light Sport Aircraft + GA News

Mar 18, 2019
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101 Emergency Landing: Controller Talks Down Student Pilot After Oil Covers Windshield

Mar 7, 2019
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100 Approach Plate Minimums Explained for IFR Pilots + General Aviation News

Mar 2, 2019
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99 Air Force Pilot Crash in Cirrus SR22 - Safety Moment with Rob Mark

Feb 19, 2019
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98 Pilot Communications with ATC: What Not to Read Back to Controllers + General Aviation News

Feb 14, 2019
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97 How to Start a Flying Club: Costs, Benefits, Culture, and Best Practices - Interview Marc Epner

Feb 4, 2019
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96 Cirrus Vision Jet G2 Features, Specs and Price – Interview with Matt Bergwall

Jan 31, 2019
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95 Crosswind Landing Tips for Private Pilots and Student Pilots + General Aviation News

Jan 26, 2019
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94 ForeFlight Tips and Tricks - Interview with Master CFI Gary Reeves

Jan 17, 2019
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93 San Jose’s GA Reliever, Reid-Hillview Airport, Threatened by Closure + General Aviation News

Jan 9, 2019
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92 Pilot Weather: From Solo to the Airlines – Book Interview with Scott Dennstaedt

Jan 3, 2019
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91 Lessons Learned in a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet flying STARs or IFR Arrival Procedures + General Aviation News

Dec 25, 2018
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90 Mooney Pilot Passes out from CO Poisoning and Survives Crash - Interview with Dan Bass

Dec 21, 2018
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89 General Aviation in Australia – Interview Benjamin Morgan, AOPA Australia

Dec 11, 2018
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88 Four things you should know about Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Carbon Monoxide Monitors + General Aviation News

Dec 6, 2018
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87 Night IFR Electrical Failure: ATC and a Cell Phone Save a Doctor – Interview with Controller Phil Enis

Nov 26, 2018
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86 Black Friday and Cyber Monday Aviation Deals on ForeFlight, Garmin, iPads and more for Private and Instrument Pilots

Nov 23, 2018
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85 Private Pilot Secrets for Making Short-Field Landings, Red Bull Race Winner, Depression + General Aviation News

Nov 21, 2018
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84 Ten Things Pilots Do that bug ATC Controllers - Interview with Brandon Gonzales

Nov 12, 2018
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83 Flying to Antarctica, Wind Shear, & Identifying the Missed Approach Point + General Aviation News

Nov 7, 2018
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82 How to Increase Separation on Final without Dangerous S-Turns + General Aviation News

Nov 1, 2018
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81 What You Need to Know about the Flight Review or BFR, NBAA Update + General Aviation News

Oct 25, 2018
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80 Fast Track to an Airline Pilot Career, Piper M-series, Pilatus PC-12 + General Aviation News

Oct 18, 2018
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79 AOPA Carbondale Interviews with Jack Pelton, Adrian Eichhorn, and Catherine Cavagnaro, Red Bull Update + GA News

Oct 11, 2018
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78 Cirrus Owner Pilots Association (COPA) Aircraft Type Club Interview with Roger Whittier

Oct 9, 2018
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77 Twenty Things your CFI Didn’t Teach You as a Student Pilot, NTSB Report on Air Canada 759 SFO Incident + GA News

Oct 2, 2018
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76 Cirrus Jet Flying and Training, Aviation ANR Headset Benefits + GA News

Sep 25, 2018
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75 Mental Health and Stress in Pilots, Seattle Stolen Plane, Blackfly and Sun Flyer 2 Electric Aircraft

Aug 31, 2018
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74 Red Bull Helicopter Aerobatics Air Show Performer – Aaron Fitzgerald Live Interview

Aug 9, 2018
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73 In-Cockpit Weather and WeatherSpork app for Private and Instrument Pilots – Scott Dennstaedt Live Interview

Jul 31, 2018
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72 Jolie Lucas Interview – Live from AirVenture 2018

Jul 28, 2018
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71 Vicky Benzing Air Show Pilot Interview – Live from AirVenture 2018

Jul 26, 2018
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70 Broadcasting live video from AirVenture - Watch Us Live on Facebook

Jul 23, 2018
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69 AirVenture 2018 at Oshkosh – Jack Pelton, EAA CEO Interview

Jul 11, 2018
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68 10 Things to Know about the Impossible Turn after a Takeoff Engine Failure Emergency + GA News

Jul 4, 2018
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67 Top Ten Lessons from Delta 192 – Naked Man on the Runway at Atlanta Airport

Jun 27, 2018
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FAA Hiring ATC Controllers - Apply by Tonight!

Jun 26, 2018
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66 Flight School Kidnapping Update, IFR Departure Procedures, SIDs, ODPs, GPS T-Routes + GA News

Jun 22, 2018
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65 Private Pilot, Instrument, and Commercial Checkrides Changed Again – Interview with Jason Blair, FAA DPE

Jun 14, 2018
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64 New Book on Engines, General Aviation Maintenance – Interview with Mike Busch of Savvy Aviation

Jun 6, 2018
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63 Flight School Kidnapping, Suggestions for Improving Modern Avionics, IFR Questions + GA News

Jun 1, 2018
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62 Garmin GDL 52 Portable SiriusXM and ADS-B Traffic and Weather Receiver – Interview with Joey Ferreyra

May 30, 2018
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61 Preventing Airplane Accidents and the Go Around Maneuver, VFR vs IFR for long trips + GA News

May 18, 2018
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60 Buying a 2006 Cirrus SR22 and flying it across the country – Interview with Mike McIntyre

May 5, 2018
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59 Summary of Recent Private Pilot NorCal Fatal Accidents including Long Trips, Weather, Night & Loss of Control + GA News

May 1, 2018
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Episode 58 - You might need to reload it

Apr 27, 2018
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58 Managing Your Risk and Liability as a Flight Instructor - Interview with John Ferrell, lawyer, CFI

Apr 27, 2018
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57 Best Headlamps for Night Flying, New FAA Guidance for Non-Towered Airport Operations + GA News

Apr 16, 2018
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56 ATC Visual Separation for Private Pilots Explained, NTSB Report on NYC Helicopter Accident + GA News

Mar 30, 2018
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55 Entering and Flying Traffic Patterns Safely, Cirrus SR22 Landing Accident, FAA Grounds Open Door Helicopter Tours + GA News

Mar 22, 2018
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54 Air Traffic Control (ATC) Government Privatization Update for General Aviation Private and Instrument Pilots and People Planning to Learn to Fly – Interview with Rob Mark

Mar 15, 2018
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53 General Aviation Headset Survey Results for Private and Instrument Pilots + GA News

Mar 13, 2018
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52 Loading an Instrument Approach When Flying with Vectors, Trump’s Pilot and the FAA + GA News

Feb 27, 2018
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51 Buying a new Cirrus SR22T and ferrying it across the country – Interview with Chuck Price

Feb 22, 2018
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50 Instrument Pilot: Glide Slope Failure, ATC Privatization, United 1175 incident, ADS-B after the Mandate + GA News

Feb 14, 2018
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49 Private Pilot Radio Communications at Towered Airports, Roy Halladay crash, Jason Miller on ELT Testing + GA News

Feb 2, 2018
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48 AeroMexico 668 SFO Go Around & Radio Communications, GAMA President Pete Bunce + General Aviation News

Jan 19, 2018
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47 The CFI Shortage – How it Happened and What You Can Do About It - Interview with Jason Blair

Jan 12, 2018
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46 Private Pilot Cold Weather Flying, New Tax Bill, VFR vs IFR, Garmin GDL 82 ADS-B + General Aviation News

Jan 8, 2018
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45 Private Pilot Night Flying Dangers, new Garmin GDL 52 ADS-B receiver, Aviation Headsets + General Aviation News

Dec 21, 2017
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44 Cirrus SR22 Cross Country flight from CA to Miami, NASA SuperGuppy. Roy Halladay Icon A5 crash + General Aviation News

Dec 14, 2017
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43 Loss of Control Accidents: Dealing with Distractions, ADS-B Out configurations to see traffic + General Aviation News

Dec 6, 2017
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42 Portable ADS-B Receiver Pilot Reviews and Roy Halladay Icon A5 accident update + General Aviation News

Nov 23, 2017
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41 Icon A5 Aircraft Review and Roy Halladay accident + General Aviation News

Nov 17, 2017
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40 Aviation Safety: Cirrus and low flying Cessna 172 Accidents, Air Canada Incident, ForeFlight and more + GA News

Nov 6, 2017
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39 Private Pilot Checkride Prep – How to Fail a Checkride before it Even Starts - Interview with Jason Blair

Nov 1, 2017
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38 General Aviation Risk Management, instrument rating, Red Bull, drone midair, Pilot in Command Responsibility, and more + GA News

Oct 25, 2017
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Northern California Wildfire Rescues – CHP Pilot Jan Sears Interview

Oct 18, 2017
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Flight Planning with ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot, SkyVector.com, FltPlan.com and more + GA News

Oct 12, 2017
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Instrument Pilot IFR Tips – Using GPS on a VOR or ILS approach, Foreflight + GA News

Oct 5, 2017
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Instrument Pilot IFR Tips – Briefing the Approach, iPhone iOS 11 update + GA News

Sep 29, 2017
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Overcoming Checkride Anxiety – 14 ways to reduce your fears + GA News

Sep 22, 2017
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Hurricane Irma Evacuation Flight: Embry-Riddle CFI Veenen Udayan Interview

Sep 15, 2017
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Hurricane Irma Relief – Remote Area Medical – Stan Brock Interview

Sep 13, 2017
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Operation Airdrop’s Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts – Doug Jackson Interview

Sep 11, 2017
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29 Best Aviation Jokes and Pilot Jokes – M&R Joke Hour

Sep 4, 2017
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General Aviation Accident: How Glynn Falcon Survived a Crash in a Piper Arrow with its Ailerons Connected in Reverse

Aug 30, 2017
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Unstable Approach Definition and Private Pilot Tips for How to Fly a Stable Approach + GA News

Aug 26, 2017
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13 Fun Ideas for National Aviation Day + GA News

Aug 17, 2017
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Turbocharger emergencies, TAWS Terrain Awareness Systems, Activating a Leg of an Instrument Approach + GA News

Aug 9, 2017
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FAA WINGS program, Marvel Comics, Non-towered airport pattern entry, More ADS-B products, Flight Design Sold + GA News

Aug 3, 2017
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Cirrus Embark – Free Training for Buyers of Used Cirrus Aircraft – Ivy McIver Interview

Jul 31, 2017
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Private Pilot Tips for Non-Towered Airports, Free Cirrus Training, ATC Privatization, and Air Canada Near Miss Update + GA News

Jul 28, 2017
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Private Pilot Tips for Traffic Patterns, Cirrus Crash, ATC Privatization, and Air Canada Near Miss Update + GA News

Jul 20, 2017
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Beechcraft Bonanza and the American Bonanza Society - Tom Turner Interview

Jul 14, 2017
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Air Canada News Near Miss at SFO, Private Pilot Tips on Squelch and Audio Panels, ATC Privatization + GA News

Jul 12, 2017
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Private Pilot Tips, Flight Training Listener Question, ATC Privatization Update + GA News

Jul 5, 2017
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Air Traffic Control (ATC) Government Privatization Explained - Call to Action for General Aviation Private and Instrument Pilots and People Planning to Learn to Fly to Contact Congress

Jun 30, 2017
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Hot Weather Flying Tips, Use of GPS on VOR Approach, ATC Privatization + GA News

Jun 20, 2017
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Shutdown Mag Checks, ADS-B solution alternatives, static wicks +GA News

Jun 13, 2017
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Low Cost, Garmin G5 Electronic Flight Instrument for certificated, experimental and LSA Aircraft – Garmin Interview - EP14

Jun 8, 2017
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Hot prop dangers, how Magnetos Work, and Best Way to do a Mag check + GA News - EP 13

Jun 6, 2017
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Overview of Traffic systems, how TIS traffic works & limitations, Avoiding Unstable Approaches + GA News - EP12

May 26, 2017
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Portable ADS-B receiver limitations, Cutting flying costs, BasicMed for safety pilots, CFI arrested, Aztec loses landing gear + GA News - EP10

May 18, 2017
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Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet Review & Visit to Cirrus Aircraft Customer Experience Vision Center in Knoxville, TN - EP11

May 16, 2017
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Icon A-5 seaplane crash, Diamond DA42 trip report, Airline Pilot use of pitch and power to control airspeed+GA news - EP9

May 11, 2017
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Fatal Cirrus SR22 crash, Inspecting a Cessna 182, Why new airplane owners crash +GA news - EP8

May 4, 2017
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Planning a cross country flight from California to Texas in a Diamond DA42NG - EP7

Apr 28, 2017
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Flying Cirrus SR22 & Diamonds, CFI Training, general aviation culture + GA News - EP6

Apr 26, 2017
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Red Bull Winner, Pilot Arrested, Flying the Atlantic, Deadly Distractions +GA News - EP5

Apr 19, 2017
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United Airlines PR Disaster & FlyOtto’s Offer to UAL: Aircraft Charter Service - EP4

Apr 14, 2017
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Cirrus SR22 crash, Why Cessna 182s seem nose heavy, Red Bull Races + GA News - EP3

Apr 12, 2017
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2017 Cirrus SR22 G6 Review + GA News - EP 2

Apr 6, 2017
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How to fly a GPS Approach using an Autopilot + GA News

Apr 3, 2017
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App Privacy Policy - Aviation News Talk

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