Aviation News Talk – Pilot Stories, Safety Tips & General Aviation News

Cirrus Aircraft announced a ground breaking new program called Cirrus Embark that provides free, yes absolutely free flight training to buyers of pre-owned Cirrus Aircraft. So if you were to buy a ten-year old Cirrus from someone, you can get up to 3 days of free flight training, paid for by Cirrus! It's called the Cirrus Embark program, and we interview Ivy McIver, SR Product Line Manager at Cirr...

We talk about flying at non-Towered Airports, including how to enter on the 45, when on the opposite side of the airport. The preferred method of entry from the opposite side of the pattern is to announce your intentions and cross over midfield at least 500 feet above pattern altitude; here in Northern California, pilot examiners look for pilots on checkrides to cross at 1,000 feet above the traff...

We talk about flying the traffic pattern, and talk in detail about flying a Cessna 172 in the traffic pattern. For example, many people don't know the exact meaning of "Make Right Traffic." It means, fly to a position where you can enter the traffic pattern on the 45, then turn to downwind and fly the traffic pattern. It doesn't mean to enter on the downwind. And of course you should be at pattern...

When pilots think about stepping up to a high performance aircraft, the Beechcraft Bonanza, is often on their short list. And for most pilots who rent or own a complex aircraft, such as the Bonanza that one of the best ways to remain safe in these aircraft is to become a member of an aircraft type club, like the American Bonanza Society, which is in the news because it's celebrating its 50th anniv...

Air Canada flight 759 had a near miss last week, when it inadvertently lined up to land on a taxiway instead of on the runway. The FlightAware online tracking service showed the Air Canada Airbus 320 dropping to as low as 175 feet before increasing altitude above Taxiway C, flying over three fully loaded United Airlines and one Philippine Airlines airliners. At 11:55 p.m., the time of the incident...

Please take the Aviation News Talk podcast July 2017 Listener survey! Click here for the survey . Tell us which plane you fly most often. Please visit my new Patreon page and help me with my goal of funding the creation of two apps for my show , one for Apple and one for Google Play, so that non-techie pilots can find the show in the app store. You can Dictate a listener question from your phone a...

ATC Privatization On June 22, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives released H.R. 2997, the AIRR Act, calling for the privatization of Air Traffic Control in the U.S. Later, both EAA , the Experimental Aircraft Association, and NBAA , the National Business Aviation Association, issued an urgent call for members to contact their representatives in Congress to oppose ATC privatization. AOPA , the...

Please take the Aviation News Talk podcast 2017 Listener survey! Click here for the survey . In this podcast, I explain the effects of hot weather on the general aviation airplanes and pilots. We talk about how to calculated density altitude, which is altitude compensated for non-standard pressure and temperature. We also talk about how humidity can also affect density altitude by as much as 32%,...

Please take the Aviation News Talk podcast 2017 Listener survey! Click here for the survey . In this podcast, I explain how to properly do a magneto ground check before engine shutdown, to assure you won't have a hot prop if you move the propeller by hand. This is a followup to a much longer discussion on magneto and hot props in episode 13. You can Dictate a listener question from your phone and...

Garmin recently announced that their low-cost, G5 Electronic Flight Instrument will now be available for use in certificated aircraft. It fits directly into a standard 3 1/8 inch hole used for instruments in most aircraft, which reduces installation time and cost. In this Newsmakers episode of the Aviation News Talk podcast, we interview Garmin software engineer Joe Gepner, who helped design the G...

Please take the Aviation News Talk podcast 2017 Listener survey! Click here for the survey . In this podcast, we talk about hot props, magnetos, and how moving a propeller can result in your death. I had never seen a video of a propeller starting accidentally, but while researching this episode I found one, and I've included a link to it here . You'll see that pilot was shocked when the engine sta...

Please take the Aviation News Talk podcast 2017 Listener survey! Click here for the survey . News Stories Budget details show White House planning to privatize ATC Pilots flocking to BasicMed Helicopter an Ag pilots unhappy with drone ruling New Commercial ACS published; slow flight is changing again Winds severely damage small planes at North Texas airport Stratos 714 single engine personal jet u...

News Stories Arizona flight instructor jailed in Kansas Cessna ending production of Citation Mustang FAA complying with "two-for-one" executive order GA piston sales increased. Cirrus #1 in piston shipments Air Wisconsin offers cash bonuses for pilots Remote ATC tower testing continues in Leesburg, VA New Garmin Heads Up Display (HUD) AOPA Scholarship deadlines coming up FAA Publishes Clearance De...

The Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet is a single-engine jet priced just under $2 million. In this episode, we review the Cirrus jet during a trip to the Cirrus Customer Experience Vision Center in Knoxville, TN. If you are trying to decide between buying a new Cirrus SR20, SR22, or a slightly used one, or if you're considering buying a SF50 Vision Jet, please contact me early in the process so I can help yo...

Dictate a listener question from your phone, or send an email . News stories Icon A-5 Crash ForeFlight and Jeppesen collaboration FAA Spending Bill Signed into Law Pilots flock to BasicMed Decline in number of ATPs issues Court Orders Review of FAA Deal To Close Santa Monica Airport FAA issues warning on using commercial checklists First commercial two-seater solar plane flies General aviation in...

Dictate a listener question from your phone, or send an email . Max interviewed on the Prebuy Guys podcast . News stories Former pilot headed to jail for 10 months for breaking a FAR Doctor dies in Cirrus SR22 crash 22 days after buying airplane and Max discuss's why pilots often crash soon after buying an airplane. Planes of Fame Air Show will be held in spite of lawsuit . Santa Monica identifies...

Dictate a listener question from your phone, or send an email . Max talks about the planning he's doing now for a cross country trip from Palo Alto California to the Dallas, Texas area in a Diamond DA42NG. He looks at the weather forecast, the route, altitudes, and the many items that he's bring along for the trip. Best of all, you can follow the trip by following N616SA in flightaware.com, if you...

Nailing airspeed in the Cirrus SR22, How do you become a CFI flight instructor, general aviation culture, feds raid flight school, air marshall leaves gun in Delta lavatory, & GA News. Dictate a listener question from your phone, or send an email . News stories FAA releases BasicMed Checklist and approves AOPA's online course. Airplane crash wasn't noticed by more than 20 pilots who flew out of th...

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Interview with Rod Rakic, founder of FlyOtto.com , on a creative alternative to United's current policy of bumping paying passengers to seat airline employees: On demand charter aircraft. This week, United Airlines is in the news for the PR disaster they created on the ground at the Chicago O'Hare Airport when they dragged a passenger off a plane to make room for airline employees who need to get...

Delta aids downed SR22, Cessna 182s seem nose heavy but aren't. Here's why + how-to tips for landings that won't crunch the nose gear. 182s and Bonanza hit by expensive service bulletin. Click here to send a Listener Question you'd like answered on the show. If you're thinking of buying a new or late model Cirrus SR20 or SR22, please contact me  as early in your decision making process as possible...

Podcast Show Notes - Ep 2 After the News, I give my review of my flight in a 2017 Cirrus SR22 G6, which uses the Perspective+ glass cockpit. Here's a list of some features from that review. For full details, or if you're trying to decide between buying a new or used Cirrus, contact me and I can give you some guidance on the tradeoffs. For anyone interested in eventually buying the SF50 Cirrus jet,...

GA News,fuel exhaustion tips & listener question on autopilot use for GPS approach to LP minimums. How do you fly a GPS Approach with an advisory glide path, such as an LNAV+V or a LP+V using an autopilot? APR, or Approach mode works great with an LPV approach, but it won't level off the aircraft when flying a non-precision approach. After the news, we answer a listener question about a WAAS GPS i...