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97 How to Start a Flying Club: Costs, Benefits, Culture, and Best Practices - Interview Marc Epner Feb 04, 2019

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

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Summary97 Max talks with Marc Epner, a founder of the Leading Edge Flying Club in Chicago, about best practices for starting a flying club, the tradeoffs in structuring as an equity vs. a non-equity club. Some clubs form to reduce the cost of flying, while others such as Leading Edge focus strongly on social activities. Events include hotdog lunches, monthly breakfasts, seminars, and a Run the Runway event.

Mentioned in the ShowLeading Edge Flying Club AOPA Guide to Starting a Flying Club AOPA's Flying Club Resources Cape Fear Flying Club Simple Flight Radio podcast

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96 Cirrus Vision Jet G2 Features, Specs and Price – Interview with Matt Bergwall Jan 31, 2019

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

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Summary96 The Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet G2 was just announced and Cirrus Product Manager Matt Bergwall tells us what's new with this amazing jet. He talks about the higher speed and service ceiling, product pricing, and options. Also there are changes to the cabin, including noise reduction and new seating configurations. The Vision Jet is unique in that it's the only jet with a whole airframe parachute.

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95 Crosswind Landing Tips for Private Pilots and Student Pilots + General Aviation News Jan 26, 2019

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95 Crosswind Landing Tips for Private Pilots and Student Pilots + GA News

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Summary95 Max talks about the art of making crosswind landings. There are tradeoffs between the crab and low wing, also called side slip, methods of compensating for crosswinds. The crab method can handle larger crosswinds. The low wing method is harder to set up on final, but is simpler when transitioning to the flare.

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Mentioned in the ShowThe Acronym Song by Captain Roger Victor Captain Roger Victor, comedian puppeteer Simple Flight Radio episode on ADS-B Airplane Geeks #536 with Tom Haines Eat at the Airport site lists airport restaurants 2019 Airport Challenge Exiting the Hold: Reaching Your Life Goals February 21, KSBP Citation X standing on it's tail at Truckee Tahoe Airport San Carlos Flight Center XWing 200 simulator Opposing Bases Podcast Avare EFB App for Android

Videos Mentioned CloudAhoy video of Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet crosswind landing at Teterboro

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94 ForeFlight Tips and Tricks - Interview with Master CFI Gary Reeves Jan 17, 2019

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94 ForeFlight Tips and Tricks - Interview with Master CFI Gary Reeves

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Summary94 Max talks with Master CFI Gary Reeves about tips and tricks for using the ForeFlight electronic flight bag app for pilots on the iPhone or iPad. Gary talks about the best ways to file an IFR flight plan, and some of the newer ForeFlight Features like PDC, Pre-Departure Clearance, D-ATIS, and synthetic Vision.

Mentioned in the ShowPilotSafety.org Video: Cirrus SR20 Crosswind Landing by Student Pilot

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93 San Jose's GA Reliever, Reid-Hillview Airport, Threatened by Closure + General Aviation News Jan 09, 2019

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93 San Jose's GA Reliever, Reid-Hillview Airport, Threatened by Closure + GA News

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Summary93 In addition to discussing GA news, Max talks with Walt Gyger about recent actions by county supervisors that open the door to closing Reid-Hillview Airport. Walt is the founder of CAAPSO, an organization focused on community outreach to build support for the airport. Walt talks about what pilots at any airport can do to help protect their airport from closure.

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Mentioned in the ShowReid-Hillview Airport CAAPSO DART

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92 Pilot Weather: From Solo to the Airlines – Book Interview with Scott Dennstaedt Jan 03, 2019

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92 Pilot Weather: From Solo to the Airlines – Book Interview with Scott Dennstaedt

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Summary92 Max talks with flight instructor and former research meteorologist Scott Dennstaedt about his new Weather book for student pilots to airline pilots. We talked about things pilots need to know about encountering icing. Later we talked about how to deal with the overwhelming number of online aviation weather sites. Finally, Scott talks about some of the tools that pilots can use to determine cloud tops.

Mentioned in the ShowOrder Scott's Weather Book - link for signed copy Order Scott's Book from Amazon Scott Dennstaedt's AvWxWorkshops.com website Weatherspork.com

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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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91 Lessons Learned in a Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet flying STARs or IFR Arrival Procedures + GA News

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Flyings IFR STARS or Arrival Procedures91 Max talks in detail about IFR Arrival Procedures, also called STARs. These are ATC-coded IFR route for IFR aircraft flying to a specific airport. There are different kinds of clearances you can get on an Arrival. If you're cleared to "descend VIA" an Arrival, then you can descend at pilot discretion to reach all of the published altitudes for each fix.

Some key takeaways for pilots should be: 1. Read the Arrival charts ahead of time to find all altitude and speed restrictions. 2. Don't descend automatically on an Arrival unless you been issued a Descend Via clearance by ATC. 3. If you're not able to make a speed or altitude crossing restriction, notify ATC as soon as possible. 4. When loading an Arrival into your GPS, be aware that you may have to load a transition, even if you're not flying on a transition, but have been cleared directly to the fix for which the Arrival procedure is named. 5. Use the FLC or IAS mode on the autopilot to meet speed restriction while descending.

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Mentioned in the ShowAviation News Talk episode #66 on Departure Procedures

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

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SummaryMax talks with Mooney pilot Dan Bass who passed out on his third flight of the day due to an exhaust system leak that let CO enter the cockpit. He talks about the symptoms he experienced, the treatment he received, and his belief that all pilots should fly with CO detectors.

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Other Carbon Monoxide ResourcesFAA Brochure: Carbon Monoxide: A Deadly Menace Detection and Prevention of CO Exposure in GA Aircraft

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89 General Aviation in Australia – Interview Benjamin Morgan, AOPA Australia Dec 11, 2018

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89 General Aviation in Australia – Interview Benjamin Morgan, AOPA Australia

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SummaryMax talks with Benjamin Morgan, Executive Director of AOPA Australia about the state of General Aviation in Australia. Number of Private pilots is declining. AOPA is working to inspire youth. They've acquired a bus full of simulators they drive around the country, and is buying low cost Cessna 150s for flight training. GA also faces regulatory challenges with CASA, which regulates all aviation in Australia.

The number of flight instructors have declined, since independent flight instructors haven't been permitted since a rule change in 1999. After that decision, flight training declined significantly. Smaller flight schools have been unable to survive, and a significant number of the larger flight schools have been bought by China, to train pilots for SE Asia. Much training is done through local Aero Clubs, but many of these no longer have any low cost airplanes for flight training.

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88 Four things you should know about Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Carbon Monoxide Monitors + General Aviation News Dec 06, 2018

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88 Four things you should know about Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Carbon Monoxide Monitors + GA News

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Four Things to Know about Carbon Monoxide Poisoning88 Max talks in detail about Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and CO Monitors. 1. Know the symptoms, which include headache, dizziness, upset stomach, vomiting, weakness, confusion, and chest pain. Skin is pink or pale and the lips bright red. 2. Most CO in planes is from a faulty heating system. So shut off the cabin heat, open windows, and land as soon as possible. 3. 43 percent of poisoned patients still have cognitive problems a year after their encounter. 4. Get an electronic CO Detector. This is a perfect Christmas gift for any pilot, so treat yourself to this potentially lifesaving device. We have two recommendations including: Pocket CO KWJ Carbon Monoxide Detector $163 Sentry ADS-B Receiver with Carbon Monoxide Detector $499

A listener asked how he can get free ADS-B weather in flight without having to pay for an app. The FltPlan Go app for iOS, Android, and Windows is free. It's compatible with the Garmin GDL 50 Portable ADS-B Receiver. Get these two items, and you should have free ADS-B weather and traffic for the foreseeable future.

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Mentioned in the ShowApplication for ATC jobs on USAJobs.gov FAA Brochure on Carbon Monoxide AvWeb.com article on Carbon Monoxide by Mike Busch

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