EP157 - Information Whiskey: A Countable Number of Summers

EP157 - Information Whiskey: A Countable Number of Summers

The spotted cow tradition lives on as the crew discusses building instrument flows (Wendy's "source-morse-course" wisdom), why updating flows is harder than you think (law of primacy), and the great EFB pricing debate (Sky Demon €120 vs ForeFlight $370+ in Europe). Plus: celebrating no-go decisions as bigger accomplishments than completing flights, Ted's minimalist wedding where the Uber driver waited outside, and why being in aviation has made Ted realize there's a countable number of summers left in his life—a perspective his 18-year-old brain never understood.

In this episode:

  • "Source-Morse-Course" - Wendy's instrument flow (identify source, check morse code, set course)
  • "I need more flow, not more to-do lists" - Brian's IFR struggles
  • Law of primacy: How hard is it to update flows once you've learned them?
  • Ben's multi flow stuck in his head: "Mixtures forward, props forward, throttles forward, identify, feather, verify"
  • Building the helmet fire muscle through repeated exposure
  • Sky Demon €120 vs ForeFlight $370+ in Germany (3 more hours of flying time difference)
  • Richard Yankee88: Flew to New Orleans, drove to Texas instead of flying - "That's a bigger accomplishment"
  • Doug F: "I loved my private checkride. Someone wanted to ask me aviation questions!"
  • "Maybe I'm overthinking this" - The most midlife phrase in Discord

Great moments:

  • Ted's minimalist wedding: "The Uber driver was waiting. That's how long my ceremony took" (5 people total)
  • "We have a 50% success rate for anything we talk about" / "We're like a broken clock—right twice a day"
  • Notice of Disapproval pads: New merch idea
  • Garmin sponsorship dreams: "Everybody has a price" / "Refurb 430s for everybody!"
  • Alternative sponsors: "Icy Hot? That's more realistic"

Thaden Invasion: March 13-15, 2026 at VBT, Bentonville, Arkansas - RSVP at midlifepilotpodcast.com (parking limited!)

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Closing wisdom: "A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures."


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EP204 - What Is Landings?

EP204 - What Is Landings?

Ted did the math: episodes 83, 108, 116, 119, 128, 155, 188, and 201 were all more or less about landings, and tonight makes it nine, because you filled the tape machine and we have no self-control. T...

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EP203 - Pause Not Included

EP203 - Pause Not Included

Last week's emergency deserves a sequel about the thing you reach for in the later phases of one: the checklist. Enter returning special friend of the show Checkmate Barry, two years to the day (Octob...

20 Loka 54min

EP202 - Declared Mercy

EP202 - Declared Mercy

Ryan and Jackie flew the beautiful RV-10 down for the EP200 hangar show. On the way home, the airplane had other plans: autopilot master fault, attitude indicator misbehaving in IMC, showing level whi...

13 Loka 1h 2min

EP201 - The Last Five Seconds of a Landing

EP201 - The Last Five Seconds of a Landing

The Discord kept circling one subject, and it happens to be printed on our favorite t-shirt: I forget how to land (or have never learned in the first place). So this one's all landings: the plateau, t...

6 Loka 1h 2min

EP200 - It Took You Long Enough

EP200 - It Took You Long Enough

Two hundred episodes, and this one comes with a studio audience: live from a hangar at McCollum Field, at a non-event event. "Come if you want, come as you are," and people came anyway, some from very...

29 Syys 54min

EP199 - No Longer Sport Pilot Extraordinaire

EP199 - No Longer Sport Pilot Extraordinaire

Eleven minutes of "we're keeping it a mystery," and then out with it: our friend Timestamp Tedder went and passed his private pilot checkride. "No longer sport pilot extraordinaire." Theoretically he ...

22 Syys 1h 1min

EP198 - How Dare You Try to Minimize My Suffering

EP198 - How Dare You Try to Minimize My Suffering

Ted has a private pilot checkride on the calendar, so naturally the crew dedicated the evening to helping him prepare. And by helping, we mean: "You may not be nervous at all for the checkride. But yo...

15 Syys 1h 6min

EP197 - I Just Passed My PPL at 1,005 Hours

EP197 - I Just Passed My PPL at 1,005 Hours

A listener comment set the agenda this week: as the hosts stack ratings and turbine job offers, do the 20-to-200-hour faithful still see themselves in the show?Ben answered by wearing his Nobody Cares...

8 Syys 1h 1min

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