Author Archives: Bill Williams

SPC Video #006C-OSH22 with the High School Teacher in Oklahoma-Chris Eckler

The state of Oklahoma has gotten serious about aviation, STEM education, and the whole aeronautics industry. I caught up with a High School teacher in Oklahoma, Chris Eckler, to talk about what he’s doing in his school district with regard to Aviation Education and how he fell in love with… Read more »

SPC #61 – OSH22 – State of Oklahoma and the Aviation Teacher

The state of Oklahoma has gotten serious about aviation, STEM education, and the whole aeronautics industry. I caught up with a High School teacher in Oklahoma, Chris Eckler, to talk about what he’s doing in his school district with regard to Aviation Education and how he fell in love with… Read more »

SPC Video #006B-OSH22 with Opener on the BlackFly

In this episode I have an impromptu conversation with Celia Oakley of Opener. We had been hearing about their electric STOL aircraft but hadn’t planned on doing a feature on it until my crew took a spin in their 3D simulator and we found the evolution and the atypical flight… Read more »

SPC #60 – OSH22 – Opener BlackFly

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In this episode I have an impromptu conversation with Celia Oakley of Opener. We had been hearing about their electric STOL aircraft but hadn’t planned on doing a feature on it until my crew took a spin in their 3D simulator and we found the evolution and the atypical flight… Read more »

SPC #59 – OSH22 – Infinite Flight

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In this episode I catch up with Laura and Jay of Infinite Flight to talk about their flight simulator. We cover what it is, how it started, is it a tool or a game, and what’s coming next. This is a fun discussion about something I hadn’t really been keeping… Read more »

SPC #58 – Fly High to Showlow

We finally make it to Showlow the morning after our diversion to Payson. I categorized this flight as a grateful nod to aviation and I dive into how I was feeling at this point in my flying career. I hope you enjoy this flight. https://media.blubrry.com/studentpilotcast/studentpilotcast.com/media/spc/StudentPilotCast-A058-20220706.mp3Podcast: Play in new window |… Read more »

SPC #56 – Oshkosh Out and In, Part 2 (updated audio)

CORRECTION and UPDATE: I had published the episode 55 audio as episode 56 in error. On July 6th, 2022, I realized the mistake, and have updated this episode release with the correct file. Sorry for the inconvenience. Episode Description: Back to a cockpit audio episode this week, but you may… Read more »

SPC #55 – Oshkosh Out and In, Part 1

Back to a cockpit audio episode this week, but you may be asking what it is since I finished my primary training episodes. Well, this is an Oshkosh departure and next week we’ll do an arrival…and yes, in that order. More explanation when we get into the episode…but I hope… Read more »