Every 2 years, flight instructors have to go through recurrent training to remain legal. This course is called a Flight Instructor Refresher Course or FIRC (FURR-K). It’s an opportunity to stay up to snuff on a lot of …
Read moreQuestions on this episode: 0:48 Tips for the oral side of the instrument checkride 4:17 Have any tips for remembering the numbers for the regulations? 6:49 What is the best way to not get “burn out” during instrument …
Read moreTechnology is alive and well in aviation. One of the best uses of tech is with simulators. Are simulators a part of your training and proficiency? How have they helped you? Join the conversation! Flight simulation is getting …
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Questions on this episode: 0:55 Instrument Rating. How do you keep everything straight in your head? 2:34 Ownership expenses/upgrades, and what to prioritize? 4:47 In your opinion, what’s the most difficult subject for PPL? 7:04 Hello Chris, I …
Read moreWhat is the biggest liability we have as pilots, in our support of aviation safety? It’s OURSELVES. We are the ultimate decision makers. If we don’t make good choices, then bad things happen while flying. That’s why we …
Read moreWhere did you first notice airplanes… and get hooked? It may have been as a child, or even as an adult, but at some point that ‘light’ went on for all of us. What’s your unique and special …
Read moreQuestions on this episode: 1:01 What do you think of programs like Sheppard Air for written test? 2:46 Would you recommend buying or renting an airplane? 4:13 iPad mini or iPad Pro (11”)? 6:03 Do you know of …
Read more Pilots, this podcast is directed straight to your spouse. Do you have a hard time explaining to them why you love flying so much? Sit down together, listen, enjoy, and perhaps you’ll understand each other better!
Read moreThere’s a reason we go through all those inspections and routine maintenance. A healthy aircraft is a capable one. As pilots, it falls on us to make sure the aircraft is ready for flight, and that it remains …
Read moreQuestions on this episode: 1:40 Are there well paying aviation jobs that allow you to be home with your family every night? 3:23 Going into the military, do you suggest commercial? Have 135 hours and about to get …
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