The Finer Points - Aviation Podcast

This week on TFP I'll help you make life simple ... live by 'always' and 'never' in the cockpit and add safety to your flying. Please enjoy The Finer Points! Fly Your Best, Jason

Practice your simulated engine failure by couch flying this weeks procedure. Make sure that if the worst happens to you it doesn't catch you off guard. Enjoy The Finer Points! Fly Your Best, Jason

Welcome back aviators! This week on TFP I answer some questions from the Forums at www.thefinerpoints.net. We are discussing why Va gets lower with weight and how to log cross country time. Please enjoy, The Finer Points. Fly Your Best! Jason

This week on TFP I talk about the Student / Instructor relationship, rigidity in the training environment and how training for the test and training for safety are one and the same. Fly Your Best! jason

This week on TFP I go over the seatbelt requirements for Pilots and Passengers alike. Sometimes the details need to be heard over and over again before they stick, find out how well you know what's what when it comes to seat belts. Please enjoy The Finer Points!Fly Your Best,Jason

This week on TFP I answer questions about retracting flaps during a power off glide and how simulators can be effectively used during IFR training. Until next time ... Fly Your Best! Jason

It can sometimes be difficult to tell another pilot that you are uncomfortable with the way they are flying. This week on TFP I address that problem and give some suggestions for how to deal with it. Plus, listen to in flight audio from an aerobatic flight lesson. Enjoy The Finer Points! Fly Your Best, Jason

Three Strikes and you're out.  This week on the Finer Points I tell a story about a recent seaplane trip from Vancouver to Saltspring island on the west coast of Canada.  We can all learn from each others experiences.  Please enjoy The Finer Points.  Visit us online at http://www.ontheflightline.comFly Your Best,Jason

Aviators?  Do you copy?  This week on TFP we talk about lost comm procedures and some of the specific rules regarding Class D airspace.Fly Your Best,Jason

They're back!  Now integrated into the weekly podcasts Aviation Safety Sessions are back in your iPod.  This week Anais Radonich Galvin joins me in the studio for a discussion about Go Arounds.Fly Your Best,Jason

Ben Freelove from Tutima School Of Aviation Safety - Sean D. Tucker visits us this week and breaks down the procedure for doing a ballistic aileron roll.  Enjoy TFP!Check out the On The Flight Line Sneak Peek page atwww.ontheflightline.com/sneakpeekFly Your Best,Jason

Class E airspace is often difficult to spot on VFR charts. This week on TFP I review where class E exists and how it is depicted on the VFR Charts. Please enjoy The Finer Points! Fly Your Best, Jason

This week we discuss 14 CFR 91.213, Inoperative instruments and equipment.  What do you do when you find a piece of equipment is not working?  This episode of TFP will go through the decision making process required to stay within the law.  Please enjoy The Finer Points!Check out our new video website sneak peek at OnTheFlightLine.comFly Your Best,Jason

This week on TFP I answer an email regarding traffic pattern operations and give some tips on the early stages of flight training.  Please enjoy The Finer Points!Fly Your Best,Jason

 Is Skywriting a lost art?  This week on TFP I answer an email from a listener 'Down Under' who is curious about the lost art of skywriting.  Please enjoy The Finer Points!Fly Your Best,Jason

Happy Holidays Aviators.  This week on TFP I lay out a plan for those of you planning on pursuing an instrument rating.  Learn a methodology that will help bring focus to your training.  Enjoy The Finer Points!Fly Your Best,Jason

Understanding the aerodynamic effect of flap application can be difficult for primary students.  This week on TFP we are joined, once again, by Torea Rodriguez as we work to uncover the mystery of the flaps.Fly Your Best,Jason

Happy Thanksgiving Aviators!  It's a Mail Call this week on TFP.  I answer email questions on:-Using a GATS jar-Using an autopilot during IFR flight-Aviation gear for the beginning Pilot-Working while you trainAlso, there will be no Aviation Safety Session this month.Have a very happy holiday and until next time,Fly Your Best,Jason

ATC directives can be challenging, particularly in the IFR environment.  Learn to break your approach clearance into components to understand the information you are receiving and hopefully reading back.  Turkey Day is getting close and I hope you enjoy The Finer Points!  Fly Your Best,Jason

This week we visit with Mark Merrill.  Northern California Wing Leader for Angel Flight West.  Angel Flight provides a service that connects pilots with medical patients who need rides, visit them on line at www.angelflight.orgUntil next time ... Fly Your Best.Jason