EP64 - Exploring your knowledge gaps
Join Ben, Brian, and Ted as they talk knowledge gaps, being aware of them, and what to do about areas of weakness as a pilot. Feedback has us on a rant about IFR traffic expecting VFR traffic to be ps...
28 Helmi 202447min
EP63B - Find the right plane for your mission
After having to do a go around with episode 63 due to tech gremlins, we re-recorded the episode and are now back in the pattern! We talk about the problem with the term "mission", our quests for the p...
26 Helmi 202453min
EP62 - Ways to combat complacency
Ben, Brian, and Ted talk about combating complacency as a private pilot. They also celebrate podcast supporters who have passed checkrides recently! The new midlife pilot podcast website: https://midl...
14 Helmi 202458min
EP61 - Five ways to build confidence as a newer pilot
Ben, Brian, and Ted talk about gaining confidence as a new pilot. The team also reads feedback from Mike Alpha Golf about the importance of having friends in aviation- for one thing, they keep you sa...
7 Helmi 20241h
EP60 - Weather is fun with CFII Erica Gilbert
We are joined by CFII Erica Gilbert of AeroSafe - she makes weather more fun! Erica speaks to her work as a CFII, the art of weather briefings, expanding your minimums, and how she came to sharing her...
31 Tammi 202451min
EP59 - Debriefing the debrief, memory logbooks, and the Nashville fly-in
After talking about filming flights on the last episode, Ben, Brian, and Ted talk about debriefing flights- using a gopro as a "black box", looking at tracks, or using pen and paper. show mentions: *...
24 Tammi 202451min
EP58 - Record your flights safely, or maybe not at all
Many pilots are recording their flights now, whether to learning, or maybe just for content farming. Ben, Brian, and Ted talk pros and cons of filming your flights, and some ways to do it safer - if a...
17 Tammi 202451min
EP57 - Personal minimums, Spruce Goose, and Ben does Portlandia
Ted and Ben are in the same city and went on an adventure together, so they podcasted in the same room and talked with Brian about personal minimums: What are minimums? What is included? How to you ex...
10 Tammi 20241h 3min
