The Finer Points - Aviation Podcast

Using simulators during IFR training can be incredibly effective. Learn The Finer Points of using this great training tool. Fly Your Best, Jason

Keeping track of fuel is one thing ... knowing where the most fuel remains at any given moment is quite another. This week on TFP I will give you a procedure to help with fuel management. Check out the new podcast, simply called "The Aviation Video Podcast by On The Flight Line" It's free and it's on You Tube - http://www.youtube.com/ontheflightline Fly Your Best, Jason

Non Precision approach descent rates. Should they be faster than preciscion approach descent rates? This week on TFP we discuss the benefits of being able to control your rate of descent and your airspeed, IFR or VFR. Learn specific techniques and enjoy The Finer Points. Fly Your Best, Jason

Finding a flight school and a CFI is something that we all contend with ... during primary training and recurrency training. This episode of TFP is dedicated to all of those 'soon to be aviators' who are interested in learning to fly. Direct all of your non - aviators friends to this link, where they can get basic questions answered on how to find a good school and CFI. Please enjoy The Finer Poin...

At Oshkosh this year I had the opportunity to sit in with many other aviation podcasters and wax nautical. No lectures this week, just these highlights from the pod a palooza in Wisconsin. Fly Your Best, Jason

1947 - The war is over and the aviators are coming home. We are using the knowledge we attained during combat to build a civil aviation system. This week on TFP I thought it would be fun to honor the hereos of yesterday by reading from a 1947 edition of FLYING magazine. Being discussed are the pro's and con's of Ground Controlled Approaches vs Instrument Landing Systems. Enjoy TFP! Be Safe and Fly...

Good decisions keep pilots safe. In this aviation safety session, learn about a recent experience of mine where a turn of events meant the difference between life and death. Also, check out an awesome new safety tool at www.foreflight.com Fly Your Best, Jason

It's Holding Patterns this week on The Finer Points. Learn some tips for hold entries. Please enjoy TFP! Jason

3 Rules to keep you safe on your way to the big show ... or anywhere you fly. Enjoy TFP! Fly Your Best, Jason Check out our HD video tutorials at www.ontheflightline.com

In Flight Training we are often told that turning back to the airport in the event of a power loss is NOT what you should do and yet it still happens that some pilots try. This week on TFP I tell a story from my own flight training about a real power loss on takeoff. Be Safe and Fly Your Best, Jason

Interested in IFR training? This week I answer a listener request and give you four solid tips for IFR training. Enjoy TFP! Fly Your Best, Jason

This week we address spin modes and spin recovery. Hear what Ben Freelove from Tutima Academy of Aviation Safety has to say about spinning the Cessna 152 Aerobat. Enjoy The Finer Points! Fly Your Best, Jason

Ground Reference Manuevers ... Oh My! Join me and my guest Anais Radonich Galvin as we offer up tips and tricks to make ground reference manuevers easy as pie. Please enjoy The Finer Points! Fly Your Best, Jason

Sometimes airplanes hit skydivers. This week on TFP we hear from a seasoned jumper and jump pilot. Get tips on how to avoid ever having that happen to you. Thanks to Dave, SkyDive Radio. Be Safe and Fly Your Best, Jason

Learn a procedure that will make your IFR flying safer and more efficient. This week on TFP I discuss re-arranging the order of the common VOR procedure, Tune, Identify, Twist. Please enjoy The Finer Points! Fly Your Best, Jason

It's time for another Safety Session. How can CFI's effectively balance their safety responsibilities to their students with their financial responsibilties to their employers. Find out, this week on The Finer Points! Enjoy. Be Safe and Fly Your Best! Jason

Can you fly when one of your strobes is burned out? What if you have a beacon too? Are you still legal? This week on TFP, I go over the regulations regarding aircraft lights. Keep yourself legal and avoid trouble, those are two ingredients to happy flying! Fly Your Best, Jason

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.com Fly Your Best, Jason