Aviation News Talk Podcast

219 CFI Mock Checkride, Oral Portion - Interview with DPE Jason Blair + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you’re thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Join now as a member to support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you’d like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 219 Pilot examiner Jason Blair talks about the oral portion of the CFI checkride. He first discusses reasons people may want to consider getting a CFI, even if they’d never thought about becoming a CFI. He then discusses requirements to become a flight instructor and talks about common items sometimes overlook in preparing for the checkride. He then talks about the checkride and ways to study for it. News Stories Pilots still confused about sharing

218 Can I Fly Through that Cloud? Cloud Types and Turbulence with Dr. Scott Dennstaedt + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Join now as a member to support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 218 Max talks with Scott Dennstaedt about different cloud types and the turbulence associated with each type. An instrument rated listener wrote in to say that he didn’t feel adequately trained on which cloud types were safe to fly in and which were not. Scott talks about the different cloud types and about which ones are most likely to have turbulence. Cloud photos included in the podcast. News Stories 747 Damaged After Hitting Ca

217 $202 Million F-22 Crash Report, Light Gun Test for Colorblind Pilots + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Join now as a member to support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 217 Max talks about the Air Force’s report on an F-22 Raptor fighter crash that occurred in the Florida Panhandle in May 2020. The accident chain shows several mistakes including maintenance, pilot and technology errors, plus a wayward piece of tape combined to cause the crash. Later, Max talks with Jason Blair about the light gun test that colorblind pilots can take to get night flying privileges.  News Stories Teenage Pilot Completes Around-th

216 Learjet Crash update, PIREPS made simple with Virga App + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Join now as a member to support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 216 Max discusses the San Diego Learjet crash and how Garmin and ForeFlight Visual Approaches could have been used by the pilots for better situation awareness. He also talks with Matt Lane about using the Virga App to enter PIREPS with the Aviation Weather Center. A listener talks about his experience with flash evaporation, which prevented anti-icing fluid from covering his wings. News Stories EPA to assess health impacts of leaded aircraft fuel Helicopt

215 Buying and Flying a Cirrus SR22 from Indiana to California + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 215 Max talks with Dmitry Dakhnovsky about their recent trip buying and then flying an SR22 from Indianapolis to California. Something always seems to happen on these long trips, and in this case the challenge was with the weather as they neared their destination. There’s lots of discussion about the alternatives they considered, and how they always had a Plan B at every step of journey. News Stories At Palmer’s airport, volunteers helped to secure aircraft as wind

214 San Diego Learjet Crash – Interview with Rob Mark Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 214 Max talks with Rob Mark about the San Diego Learjet Crash in El Cajon, and early clues that this landing wouldn’t succeed. The air ambulance flight crashed in poor weather, after canceling IFR, as required at night to land on a longer runway. A poorly flown traffic pattern at low altitude sealed their fate. Max and Rob asked pilots to think about when they would have diverted, if they were flying. N880Z, a Learjet 35A, crashed while landing at night at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, nort

213 Why You Should Join a Type Club - Interview Catherine Cavagnaro Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 213 Max talks with Catherine Cavagnaro about aircraft type clubs and why pilots should join one. There are more than a hundred of them, yet only a fraction of pilots belong to one. Yet they offer the best value proposition in aviation: they’re cheap and they could save your life. Most type clubs offer a newsletter or magazine and many have a web site loaded with aircraft details.  As I wrote in a blog article for AOPA eight years ago, "Give yourself an early Christmas present

212 Angel Flight West – Interview with Safety Officer Rich Pickett + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 212 Max talks with Rich Pickett about Angel Flight West, whose volunteer pilots fly people to their medical appointments at no cost to the passenger. Rich is the Safety Officer, and we discussed Angel Flight West’s approach to safety, and a fatal Mooney accident they had a couple of years ago at the Palo Alto, CA airport. News Stories Attempt to take selfie leads to ditching in open water Police Say Student Planned Massacre At Daytona Embry-Riddle FAA, Army I

211 Risk Management with Seth Lake Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary211 Max talks with pilot examiner Seth Lake about one of the most important topics for GA pilots, which is Risk Management. Seth uses an analogy of a balance scale to weigh the risks we take on for a particular trip. He also discusses some of the tools mentioned in the FAA’s Risk Management Handbook, and we’ve included a link where you can download it for free. Mentioned in the ShowSeth Lake's VSL Aviation web site Max's Books - Order online or call 800-247-6553 to order. Max Trescott's G3000 and G5000 Gla

210 CFIT Controlled Flight into Terrain Accidents and the Crash of Another Friend + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 210 Max talks about common myths about CFIT, or Controlled Flight into Terrain Accidents. More than 75% of CFIT accidents occur in daylight, and more than half of these are in visual conditions. 25% of accidents were VFR into IMC. CFIT accidents often occur while using the autopilot. In September, a friend crashed an Arrow 10 miles from the destination while flying straight and level in Day VFR. News Stories AT&T, Verizon offer to limit 5G pow

209 New Honeywell Anthem Glass Cockpit - Interview Jason Bialek Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 209 Jason Bialek describes the new Anthem glass cockpit from Honeywell. It is scalable for use in business jets and down to single-engine pistons, and also helicopters and eVTOLs. It features an always-on, cloud-connected flight deck, so pilots can configure the aircraft before they arrive. A web browser connects to 3rd party apps and websites. Also Engine out glide ring and runway overrun alerts. Mentioned in the Show Honeywell Aerospace Max's Books - Order online or call 800

208 Commercial Flight Training, Fly Like a Pro, It’s the Little Things that Count with Catherine Cavagnaro Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 208 Max talks with Catherine Cavagnaro about 36 things pilots can do to improve, so they’ll fly more professionally and increase the odds of passing the Private and Commercial checkrides. These include preflight briefings, taxiing, the run up, clearing turns, preparing for landing, crosswind landings, braking, and prop blast. She also talks about The University of the South aviation program. Mentioned in the Show Catherine Cavagnaro You

207 Fighters Chase Beech B36TC and Recent Hypoxia-related Accidents + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 207 Max talks with Rob Mark about an accident in which fighters chased a B36TC with an unconscious pilot and about other recent hypoxia-related accidents. He also talks with Annemarie Bain about the 2022 Pilots Without Pants calendar, a fundraiser to raise money for aviation scholarships. Cirrus is offering a free Takeoffs and Landings online course and a YouTube video shows a King Air in a spin. News Stories FAA Approves 600 Engines For GAMI Unleaded Fuel Wha

206 Helicopter Wake Vortex Accidents and Incidents + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 206 Max talks about airplane accidents caused by helicopter vortices. Pilots should exercise extreme caution near helicopters, especially at low altitudes. Although these kinds of accidents aren’t really common, there is about one accident per year. It appears helicopters may churn up air in all directions, and that the location of their wakes may not be quite as predictable of those from airplanes. News Stories Environmentally Friendly Fuels Approved for Cessnas A year of acc

205 Cessna and Cirrus Seat Rail Incidents and Accidents + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 205 Max talks about Seat Rail accidents that have occurred in Cessna and Cirrus aircraft. Also, a video recording from a pilot made minutes after he pulled the parachute in his Lancair over a forest in Oregon last week. You’ll also hear the ATC audio from a San Diego plane crash that killed two people last week; the pilot appears to have lost situation awareness. News Stories Nall Report Finds Rise In Fatal Accident Rate For 2019 Diamond Announces Plans to Create All-Elec

204 13 Recent General Aviation Accidents + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 204 Max talks about 13 recent general aviation accidents. A Citation crashed after taking off with the parking brake on. A couple of planes crashed when pilots raised the landing gear instead of the flaps. A midair collision left tire tracks on the wing of a plane. Two CFIT crashes occurred, on at night and one in low visibility. More info on the crash of a Baron that was misfueled with Jet A. News Stories FAA Fumbled Its Response To a Surge in GPS Jamming HOW ADS-B RECEIVERS CAN PROTECT

203 Misfueling Accidents: What You Need to Know to Avoid Them + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 203 Max talks about the different ways your aircraft can get misfueled, and the steps you should take every time you get fuel, to ensure you don’t get misfueled. A Baron 58P that recently crashed at Palo Alto airport, appears to have been misfueled. Sumping the fuel doesn’t guarantee you’ll catch a misfuelling. Also a 50/50 mix of 100LL and Jet looks the same as 100LL. News Stories Private airplane pilot helps St. George police with pursuit Is eVTOL The Next Big Thin

202 My Neighbor Clancy Prevost, 9/11 CFI Hero and Speaking Up + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 202 Max talks about his neighbor Clancy Prevost, the CFI who spoke up about Zacarias Moussaoui, the 20th 9/11 hijacker. Clancy was a former Northwest Captain who was giving Moussaoui ground school on operating the 747-400. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary until Clancy asked him one question, and the change in the tone of Moussaoui’s voice led Clancy to push his superiors to call the FBI. News Stories Pilot and Fiancée Save 17 from Tennessee Flood SANTA CLARA COUN

201 Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts: Aerobridge and GA Pilots Helping Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Just select a contribution level, and enter your credit card number. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 201 Max talks with Trevor Norman, Aerobridge’s National Chapter Coordinator, about Hurricane Ida relief efforts about the need for donations and airplanes to fly supplies. In Louisiana, nearly 1,000,000 people are without electricity. Many communities remain without access to drinking water, food, gasoline, and basic needs, while temperatures remain in excess of 100 degrees. The need is great. Mentioned in t

200 What You Need to Know about Best Glide Speed, Recent Accidents + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 200 Max talks about important factors related to flying best glide speed and the importance of using a checklist during an engine out emergency. He explains how to judge whether you’ll make it to the airport or a particular field using visual methods and electronic tools and apps. He also talks about a number of recent accidents including a recent Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet accident. News Stories Haiti Earthquake Relief - Operation Airdrop Iowa Farmer Assisting with