Archive for July, 2008

SPC #015-On Par with the VOR

July 8, 2008

Shooting ‘em out rapid-fire, now, folks.  Here’s another episode of the Student Pilot Cast, number 15, about a flight in which we focused on VORs and Simulated Instrument Conditions (The Hood).  I had passed my Phase II Check, and I was starting on Phase III.  I hope you enjoy.

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SPC #014-Stage II, That’s Who!

July 6, 2008

Episode 14 is here!  Today we’ll follow a dual lesson that I had to prep for the Stage II Stage Check.  Now that I had been introduced to shorts and softs, and had some time to practice, it was time to finish stage II.  Before I could do this stage check, though, I had to [...]

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SPC-Video #003-Reference This…

July 6, 2008

It’s time for another video episode, episode 3, Reference This.  In this episode, I take a solo practice flight to the practice area to go over Ground Reference Maneuvers.  I’m including the smaller version again in this feed (320×240) because of the sheer size of the 640×480 versions (400 MB).  I’ve heard from a couple [...]

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SPC #013-Ground Reference Revisited

July 2, 2008

This is an episode about a solo flight I took to practice ground reference maneuvers.  I also take the opportunity to share portions of an email I received from David Allen, a future pilot who’s email summarized in an eloquent way what several people have said to me since I started this.  I asked David [...]

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