Midlife Pilot Podcast22 Heinä 2025

EP138 - Cargo Pants Season and $70 Friends: CFII Nathan Ballard Answers Feedback (Ted Live from Oshkosh)

The crew tackles listener Zach R's dilemma about "feeding our souls and starving our wallets" when it comes to aviation passion. Ted broadcasts live from under his airplane wing at Oshkosh (complete with random interruptions from Captain Jeff and the APG crew), while Ben, Brian, and special guest Nathan Ballard brainstorm creative ways to make flying more affordable and fulfilling.

From discovering that online aviation communities are full of CFIs that are "perfectly willing to be its best friend for the low, low rate of 60 to $70 an hour" to discussing whether being an "airport bum" is actually sound career advice, this episode is packed with practical tips for the budget-conscious pilot.

The gang explores everything from airport socializing and grass strip adventures to the reality that a Piper Dakota is "a lot of plane" for soul-searching flights. Plus, Nathan shares insights from his transition to professional flying, Ted dodges media interviews while podcasting, and Brian mourns his recently deceased MR2 (RIP).

Show Links:

Nathan Ballard YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NathanBallardSaferFlying

Midlife Pilot Podcast:

Website: https://midlifepilotpodcast.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/midlifepilotpodcast

Email: midlifepilotpodcast@gmail.com
Merch: https://midlifepilotpodcast.com/merch

Organizations & Resources:

NAFI (National Association of Flight Instructors): https://nafinet.org
EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association): https://www.eaa.org
Civil Air Patrol: https://www.gocivilairpatrol.com
AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association): https://www.aopa.org
Freedom Aviation Network: https://freedomaviationnetwork.org

Flight Planning & Apps:

ForeFlight: https://foreflight.com
Garmin Pilot: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/115856

Aircraft Manufacturers:

Flight Design (CTLS): https://flightdesignusa.com
Piper Aircraft (Dakota): https://www.piper.com

Events:

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh: https://www.eaa.org/airventure

Airports Mentioned:

Peachtree DeKalb (PDK): https://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/airports
John Tune Airport (JWN): https://www.flynashville.com/john-c-tune-airport

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EP195 - I'm Temporarily Delayed, Not Canceled

Ben, Brian, and Ted declare this one Oops All Feedback (or, as Ben coins it, "oopsitizers"): five tape machine clips plus reviews and community wins. Ben's avionics go pop-pop-pop over Columbus under ...

25 Elo 51min

EP194 - "That's Why I Wear the Propeller Hat" - PropHatCat!

Marcus is a magician, an off-Broadway producer, and an en route controller at Houston Center, which is either an unusual resume or a perfectly logical one. To thousands online he's PropHatCat.He opens...

18 Elo 1h 13min

EP193 - Getting in the Way of Our A&Ps

Owner-assisted maintenance, with all four hosts aboard: Ben, Brian, Ted, and Mark (1DullGeek), the show's resident expert, currently apprenticing in his mechanic's shop. What are you actually allowed ...

11 Elo 49min

EP192 - I Can't Believe Someone Pays Me to Do This

Flying, and actually having someone else pay for it. The crew sits down with James Onieal of Raven Career Development: pilot, instructor, type-rated in the King Air, Citation, and Embraer 170/190, vet...

4 Elo 58min

EP191 - I'm Just Going Where He's Going

Ben is back from AirVenture and still hearing the Fisk arrival in his sleep. Two holds around the lakes, a push all the way back to Puckaway, and made it in on the third time, following an RV toward t...

28 Heinä 59min

EP190 - Nothing Like the Real Thing

This week Ben, Brian, and Ted get into IFR currency: what it actually takes to stay instrument current and ready. Six approaches, holds, tracking and intercepting nav aids, and the clock that never st...

21 Heinä 1h 6min

EP189 - Sport Pilot Extraordinaire

Sport pilots get treated as lesser pilots. This week the crew takes apart why, and why it does not hold up. The restrictions are real. The skill gap is not. After MOSAIC put Cessna 172s and Cherokees ...

14 Heinä 1h 1min

EP188 - Go/No-Go: Honoring Your Minimums When Everyone Else Is Leaving

Ben's coming back to McCollum with his wife in the right seat and the winds at 340, 18 gusting 28, basically direct crosswind, and he's already named the two north-south runways he'll divert to if he ...

7 Heinä 45min