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SPC #029-It’s About the People

Posted by on August 8, 2009 at 2:57 am

Airventure 2009 is over, but I’ve got a bit of good material from Oshkosh that I’ll be publishing.  This is the first of it.  In this episode, I confirm why everyone loves Oshkosh so much with a quick discussion with John and Christine Halbrook around the campsite one evening. Obviously, this is a small break [...]

SPC #028-Into the Night, Part I

Posted by on July 26, 2009 at 2:25 pm

Hello SPC listeners! Today we will follow my outbound leg of my dual night cross country.  I had to take a couple of weeks off because of extensive travel, including some family vacations.  I’m back now, though, but headed to Oshkosh this week.  This means lots of content coming up hopefully.  For most of it, [...]

SPC #027-Out of the Nest, Part II

Posted by on June 28, 2009 at 6:02 pm

This episode chronicles my return flight to Chandler from Tucson international, and is the second part of my first solo cross-country flight during my training.  There’s some interesting things that happen, and another bonehead move on my part with the radio.  Please enjoy this flight as I learn to fly in front of the world. [...]

SPC #026-Out of the Nest, Part I

Posted by on June 22, 2009 at 3:26 pm

Today’s episode is a very special one as we’ll cover my first solo cross country.  It was a simple flight from Chandler to Tucson International, but a giant step for me in my training.  Join me as a learn to fly in front of the world in podcast episode 26 of the Student Pilot Cast, [...]

SPC #025-Across the Hills, Part II

Posted by on June 12, 2009 at 8:19 am

This episode is the conclusion of my long dual cross-country training flight, or the last two legs.  We went from Prescott (KPRC) to Sedona (KSEZ) and shut it down to go have a late breakfast at the excellent restaurant.  Then it was on home to Chandler (KCHD). I hope you enjoy the episode.  As usual, [...]

SPC #024-Across the Hills, part I

Posted by on June 5, 2009 at 1:00 am

Hello, everyone.  I’m pleased to release audio episode 24 of the Student Pilot Cast, Across the Hills.  Follow me on the first leg of my long dual cross country from KCHD to KPRC right through the middle of Phoenix.  We’ve got a busy airspace in Phoenix and a really busy airspace in Prescott in this [...]

SPC-Video #004-Flight Over Hana

Posted by on May 25, 2009 at 2:37 pm

I’m back with video!  I’ve been sitting on this footage for almost two years now, so I’m very excited to get this one published.  In this episode I take you on a flight with me over Hana, Hawaii on Maui with Armin from Hang Gliding Maui.  Armin is a CFI, and took me for me [...]

SPC #023-Crossing the Country, Part 2, Coming Home

Posted by on March 15, 2009 at 2:34 am

In episode 23 we cover the return flight from Tucson International Airport (KTUS) to Chandler (KCHD) as part of my first dual cross country.  Leaving a class C airport was a bit different than working in my usual class B airport.  Busier airspace, bigger airplanes, departure controllers, approach controllers, and clearance delivery.  All together, it kept [...]

SPC #022-Crossing the Country, Part 1

Posted by on February 3, 2009 at 11:45 pm

Hello again, everyone.  I’m back with episode 22 about my first dual cross country flight during my primary training.  It was fantastic as I hope you’ll be able to tell from this episode.  I went from KCHD to KTUS, or Tucson International. I also mentioned Scenario Based Training in this episode as well.  Linked here [...]

SPC #021-Good Freakin’ Flight

Posted by on December 14, 2008 at 2:07 am

I’m back SPC listeners!  I’ve had no time to produce new episodes for a while, but I forced myself tonight…and put off some other stuff.  So what we have is another training episode, Episode 21, “Good Freakin’ Flight”.  This is a solo flight that I took after returning from my Dive trip, and this was [...]