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Episode 58 - You might need to reload it Apr 27, 2018

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Just a quick note that I initially uploaded the wrong file for episode 58. I'm almost immediately uploaded the correct file. However, if you're using our dedicated Aviation News Talk app, and perhaps some other podcast players as well, and you are hearing the wrong episode 58 (it was a repeat of episode 57), you will have to:

1) Make sure that you're podcast player is playing any other episode, but not episode 58.

2) Delete episode 58

3) Re-download episode 58.

The correct file for episode 58 starts with John Ferrell's voice.

Sorry for the inconvenience, but it's a great episode and worth taking the time to do this so you can hear it.

Cheers, Max

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

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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.

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John Ferrell talks about what he does to reduce his potential liability as a flight instructor and help to protect his assets. He talks about LLCs, CFI insurance, and umbrella insurance and about selecting clients. He points out the life is inherently risky and that each person will have a different answer as to whether its worth it to him or her to become a CFI.

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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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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.

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Listeners recommended ten headlamps for night flying and Max purchased and evaluated six of them to see how well they worked in the cockpit. The FAA has a new Advisory Circular on Non-Towered Airport Operations, and Max talks about what's new in it. A listener passes along an idea for identifying the runway orientation at unfamiliar airports. Another listener asks when is the best time of year to fly a Cessna172 from New York City across the country, and what routes should he take.

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Mentioned in the Show New FAA AC 90-66B on Non-Towered Airport Operations. Cirrus Pilot Proficiency Program.Detailed Instruction - Live Sectional Wall Map. Video of Black Diamond Spot headlamp - varying red brightness

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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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56 ATC Visual Separation for Private Pilots Explained, NTSB Report on NYC Helicopter Accident

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.

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Max talks in detail about visual separation, the responsibility pilots assume when they agree to maintain visual separation, and methods they can use for avoiding other aircraft. The NTSB preliminary report reveals more on that NYC helicopter crash that killed five passengers. A listener asks about when to switch from ground to tower at a towered airport, another listener asks about simulating an AHRS failure in a Garmin G1000 equipped aircraft, and another listener ask what exactly controllers mean when they say to enter on a 2-mile base.

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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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55 Entering and Flying Traffic Patterns Safely, Cirrus SR22 Landing Accident, FAA Grounds Open Door Helicopter Tours

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.

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Max talks in detail about some of the challenges pilots face entering a traffic pattern and how to follow a slower aircraft. There was an unusual accident in Florida in which a Cirrus SR22 landed on top of a SR20 that had just landed. Fortunately, there were not injuries. The FAA grounds open door helicopter tours in the wake of an NYC accident in which tethered passengers drowned because they were unable to release their tethers. A listener asks about the requirements for floatation devices for a planned flight from Florida to the Bahamas.

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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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54 Air Traffic Control (ATC) Government Privatization Update – 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.

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Max interviews Flying Magazine Sr. Editor Rob Mark to discuss recent developments surrounding the proposal to spin off ATC from the FAA and give it to a new non-profit corporation.

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53 General Aviation Headset Survey Results for Private and Instrument Pilots + GA News Mar 13, 2018

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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.

Send us an email - http://www.sjflight.com/Forms/inquiry.htm

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.

Max talks in detail about the results of the survey in which listeners gave detailed feedback on what they like and dislike about the different aviation headsets they own.

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Mentioned in the Show Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself. Yes, we'll make a couple of dollars if you do.

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L.L. Bean Baseball cap with built-in lights Sporty's dual color headlamp

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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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There are a couple of ways to load an instrument approach when flying an approach with vectors from ATC. In this show we talk about the tradeoffs involved. The easiest way is to load the approach with vectors, but then you won't see all of the approach waypoints. A better alternative is loading the approach with an IAF and then activating the leg to which ATC is vectoring you. Trump's personal pilot being considered for FAA Administrator. 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. Click here for the current listener survey. Tell us about the aviation headset you use most, what you like and dislike about it, and if you're planning to buy a new headset. Please visit my new Patreon page and make a contribution to help me with my goal of improving the AviationNewsTalk.com website. Mentioned in the Show Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself. Yes, we'll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! News Stories

Textron Aviation Ends Cessna TTx Production
GAMA Year-End Stats Point to Market Turnaround
Exclusive:Trump privately pushing personal pilot to run FAA
Drone collisions, close calls underscore growing risks for aircraft
Suspected Drone Collision Causes $4,000 In Damage
Mechanics retiring faster than they can be replaced
Aviation Week & Space Technology - Pentagon and FAA Lag in Agreement on ADS-B Out
CAA warns PPLs of looming licence deadline
AvGas Update - Bad gas delivered in Canada

51 Buying a new Cirrus SR22T and ferrying it across the country – Interview with Chuck Price Feb 22, 2018

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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. Send us an email - http://www.sjflight.com/Forms/inquiry.htm 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. Max interviews Chuck Price, who accompanied him on a recent trip to the Cirrus delivery center in Knoxville, TN to pick up a new Cirrus SR22T for a buyer and then fly the aircraft back to California. Together they flew nearly 2,000 nautical miles in a day and a half as they dodged snow and ice on the return trip to San Jose, California. And if you're interested in buying a new or a slightly used Cirrus, please contact me now so I can help you learn more about that process. And if you're looking to buy a new aircraft, like the one I ferried back with Chuck, let me set up a free demo flight for you. I specialize in the Cirrus and work with people around the world. Click here for the current listener survey. Tell us about the aviation headset you use most, what you like and dislike about it, and if you're planning to buy a new headset. Please visit my new Patreon page and make a contribution to help me with my goal of improving the AviationNewsTalk.com website.

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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Max talks in detail about what to do if the glide slope fails during an ILS approach. Also, updates on ATC Privatization and the United 1175 incident. Finally, a listener asks whether he'll be able to get traffic information in an aircraft without ADS-B Out after the January 2020 mandate goes into effect.

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