Stuck Mic AvCast - An Aviation Podcast About Learning to Fly, Living to Fly, and Loving to Fly!

Podcast:  Download  |  Mobile Friendly In this episode we hear about  Carl's first landing in the Airbus A320  (caught on film). The  Alton Bay NH Ice Runway  is open and you can watch this  Cessna Landing on the Ice Runway . Also we talk about overcoming flight training obstacles after learning that the student pilot who collided with an SUV recently earned his Private Pilot certificate. It all s...

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Podcast:  Download  |  Mobile Friendly Holy heaping podcast episodes, Batman, the boys at  Plane Crazy Down Under  just released their 100TH EPISODE!!! From all of us here at the Stuck Mic AvCast, we wish Steve, Grant, and the entire PCDU crew another awesome 100 shows :-) Cheers, mates! PS - Don't forget to check out PCDU's 100th episode:  http://www.planecrazydownunder.com/2013/02/21/pcdu-episod...

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Podcast: Download | Mobile Friendly Glad to have you back for Episode #41! Carl has some exciting news to share about learning to fly the Airbus A320 at a new airline including some stories about jumping out of the airplane in his water ditching class. Also, we've had a temporary co-host restructuring - Victoria has been extremely busy as the US Team Leader in charge of organizing and assisting wi...

Podcast:  Download  |  Mobile Friendly If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to study aviation at the college or university level, then this special episode is for you. Co-host Rick Felty sat down for a one-on-one interview with Andrew Blanchard, private pilot and freshman at Purdue University’s College of Technology. Andrew is specifically enrolled in the Undergraduate Professional Flight...

Podcast:  Download  |  Mobile Friendly In Episode #39 we shared  Part 1 of Behind the Scenes of Flying Wild Alaska with John Ponts . This audio interview is Part 2 in the series with Ponts as we wrap up our discussion from his desire to be a professional athlete to his transition into flying and includes your listener questions answered by John. Join us as we finish getting down and dirty with the...

Podcast:  Download  |  Mobile Friendly In this exclusive, heard-it-here first interview, Len Costa sits down with Brent Owens, creator and founder of  iFlyBlog.com  to learn more about: Aircraft ownership Corporate flying Being a new aviation blogger Why you shouldn't teach yourself aerobatics Flying the Cessna  152 ,  172 ,  Twin Beech ,  Luscombe  & more Becoming an EAA Chapter Vice President Th...

Podcast:  Download  |  Mobile Friendly Welcome to one of our favorite editions of the  Stuck Mic AvCast ! Today we had the distinct honor of interviewing ERA Airlines Captain and co-host of the Discovery Channel's  Flying Wild Alaska  show, John Ponts. In a chance encounter in late 2012 co-host Carl Valeri bumped into Ponts at the Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, NJ which lead to th...

Co-host Len Costa reads this aviation twist on a holiday classic. This excerpt comes directly from Chapter 13 of  The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles  written by Mort Mason. Virgin Galactic Space Flight Fund Thanks for listening to the  Stuck Mic AvCast , a listener supported aviation podcast. We love publishing and delivering useful content and information for everyone! Please show your support with...

In this edition of the  Stuck Mic AvCast  we deliver quite a lineup of announcements before jumping in to a detailed discussion of the new changes in obtaining an FAA Medical specifically with regards to the paperwork process which has recently gone all digital! Join us for this educational chat about working with the new MedXPress system including tips and tricks from an actual AME followed as al...

In this edition of the Stuck Mic AvCast we sit down for an interview with Lynda Meeks. Join us as she talks about her flying background, the military, working for the airlines and a fractional operator flying corporate jets, and finally about her non-profit organization promoting aviation to women. Pre-Flight Last episode we announced co-host Carl Valeri would be attending the 2013 US Sport Aviati...

Recently co-host Len Costa had a chance to fly a Cirrus SR22 G3 with Maui Flight Academy in Maui, Hawaii. The flight originated in Maui's Kahului Airport (PHOG) making a $100 hamburger run to the island of Lanai (PHNY) where we took a shuttle bus trip up the mountain to the Four Seasons hotel for a very delicious and scenic lunch. After which we departed Lanai for the island of Molokai to do a tou...

Todays show discussions involved some information and chatter about formation flying and each co-host's experience with this flying pleasure. We also shared a story of nearly one of the coolest $100 hamburger flights known to man and then wrapped it up with a segment on obstacle departure procedures explained, as requested by one of our listeners. Do to innumerable scheduling issues thanks to Hurr...

Todays show discussions involved what to do when losing radio communication in Class Bravo and Charlie airspace and the results of a survey involving the topic of Track Up vs North Up when flying and navigating with moving map displays. Pre-Flight First flying video of  Rick's bird dog flight  with Paul Santopietro that brought us the interview in  Episode 32a  is NOW available on YouTube! Be sure...

Thanks for joining us again on this edition of the  Stuck Mic AvCast!  Before we get started today an apology and best wishes to us all from co-host Carl Valeri as he was not able to be with us on today's show. We did, however, find a stunt double to step in with our VERY FIRST guest co-host, one Mr  Larry Overstreet . For those of you not familiar with Larry, Len interviewed him for  Episode #31a...

In this episode of the  Stuck Mic AvCast  we ended up spending the bulk of our show on a discussion about ways that pilots can stay flying and ways to stay involved in aviation versus quitting altogether. Many factors can play into such a decision to quitting aviation such as time constraints and increasing costs and in this show we share our ideas on how to remain involved including what we hope...

Recently co-host Rick Felty had a chance to fly with and simultaneously interview Paul Santopietro, a 13,000 hour pilot, ATP, CFII, MEI, Commercial Glider, Commercial Single Engine Sea and 8,000 hour tailwheel pilot. The interview was conducted during cruise flight at about 2000 feet above southeastern Massachusetts while flying in a Cessna L-19 Bird Dog. With an old-school stick and rudder approa...

Welcome back to this weeks edition of the Stuck Mic AvCast - your aviation podcast about all things Learning to Fly, Living to Fly, and Loving to Fly! Pre-Flight We've got a very special guest interview today with a rockin gal who, during her flying career, earned her Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi-Engine ratings, as well as her CFI, CFII, and MEI, and ultimately flew for the airlines. Alt...

During this field interview at the  Hartford Municipal Airport KHXP  in Hartford, Wisconsin,  Stuck Mic AvCast  co-host Len Costa interviewed  Larry Overstreet  about learning to soar and flying gliders at age 15. Larry takes us on a journey for a virtual glider flight from start to finish as he explains the preflight weather process, hooking up to a tow-plane, take offs and landings, and everythi...

It's that time of the month again where we bring you an episode of one of aviations finest, up and coming podcasts out there! Today we share the real story of Oshkosh 2012 from those who lived it in the trenches, weathered the storm, and even worked the event as vendors and photographers. But let's look at a few announcements first... Pre-Flight For those of you who haven't heard yet, our co-host...

And we're back! In this episode of the Stuck Mic AvCast we interview our most distinguished aviator to date. But before we get to that... Pre-Flight Carl shares some information about the upcoming  Cleveland National Air Show . Victoria tells us how you can get in touch with her if you want to host your own  Women Fly It Forward  (click to email her directly) event in 2013. And Rick gives a shout...

Welcome home for another episode of the  Stuck Mic AvCast ! Rick shares a story about a flight where he experienced some porpoising which led to a group discussion on tips and techniques to help reduce porpoising and ideas for recovery. We also speak about flying into Canada from the United States which stemmed from a flight Carl did where a crew member got detained in customs. This led Carl into...

Thanks for tuning in to another episode of the  Stuck Mic AvCast ! Today's show contains information about aircraft valuations, the first part of Len's story about airline Captain training, and some notes about the FAA. Rick wasn't able to join us on this episode due to some unforeseen circumstances that were out of our control although he sends his best wishes! NOTE: there were a few struggles wi...

Welcome back to another episode of the  Stuck Mic AvCast ! We've got a special guest interview today from a brave woman who, at 140 hours of flight time as Private Pilot, decided to embark on the flight of a lifetime as she used general aviation aircraft to circumnavigate the continent of Australia. Join us as we interview Monika Petrillo about preparing for this flight, her scariest moments as a...