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SPC #038 – Thank You Sir, May I Have Another

Published on March 31, 2011 By Bill Williams

Welcome back, SPC listeners.  I’m glad to be back with you for another experience on my road to becoming a private pilot.  Today you’ll be coming along as I complete my 3rd stage check out of four.  As you know from my previous few episodes, I’d been preparing for this.  As I also have mentioned [...]

SPC #033-Into the Night, Part II

Published on October 2, 2009 By Bill Williams

This is part II of my night dual cross country flight.  This part takes us from Marana Airport in the far northern part of Tucson back to Chandler. [KAVQ-KCHD] I mentioned the Remos GX LSA flight from Oshkosh in this episode.  Here is the link to the Airspeed episode that covered this.  My flight video [...]

SPC #025-Across the Hills, Part II

Published on June 12, 2009 By Bill Williams

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

Published on June 5, 2009 By Bill Williams

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

Published on May 25, 2009 By Bill Williams

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

Published on March 15, 2009 By Bill Williams

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

Published on February 3, 2009 By Bill Williams

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 [...]

The Blue Angels, Brian Terwilliger style

Published on October 4, 2008 By Bill Williams

Wow.  Brian Terwilliger, the director and producer of the great aviation documentary film One Six Right, has done it again.  This time in a very high quality web vignette about his history and his media ride with the Navy jet demonstration team, the Blue Angels.  I can’t say any more that you won’t get from [...]