EP134 - CAF Adventures, Heat Domes, and Shredded Tubes
The crew welcomes Dev Cannon, who exemplifies the CAF mission by going from aviation newcomer to Music City Wing Commander in just a few years, leading 70 volunteers in preserving warbird history. Dev...
24 Jun 20251h 4min
EP133 - Ice Bags in Your Nether Regions: Remote Field Breakdown Survival Guide
The guys tackle the inevitable reality of breaking down away from home - and yeah, "you did it to yourself by choosing to take on flying in midlife." They get real about emergency prep: "have a leathe...
17 Jun 202557min
EP132 - Information Whiskey: Smart Charts and Fish Finders
Ben raves about Garmin Smart Charts as a potential ForeFlight killer, while the gang shares their biggest radio pet peeves - from the dreaded "with you" to "fish finder." Brian explains why his igniti...
10 Jun 20251h
EP131 - 4% Gain to Go Pants Less - Cross Country Cockpit Organization
The crew tackles long cross-country cockpit organization after Ted's epic 5,400-mile journey reveals that going "pants-free" provides a "4% gain" in performance (wheel pants, people!). From the critic...
3 Jun 20251h 4min
EP130 - Debriefing the Debriefs: Part 2 - Instrument Checkrides
In the compelling conclusion to their check ride series, the Midlife Pilot crew explores instrument rating experiences drawn from their Patreon community. From developing the perfect instrument scan t...
27 Mai 20251h 7min
EP129 - Debriefing the Debriefs: Part 1 - Private Pilot Checkrides
In this first installment of their two-part check ride series, the Midlife Pilot Podcast crew mines gold from their community's private pilot exam experiences through intimate Patreon debriefs. Ben, B...
20 Mai 20251h 4min
EP128 - Two Bounces and a Skip: Planning vs. Reality
Join the Midlife Pilot Podcast crew as they return from their epic Texas fly-in adventure with tales of triumph, near-misses, and one unfortunate set of wheel pants. Ted recounts his 28.3-hour post-fl...
13 Mai 20251h 8min
EP127 - Big Texas Send Live from T82: Between Two Wheelpants
The Midlife Pilot Podcast hosts the Big Texas Send fly in at T82 in Fredericksburg, TX and lands with a thud (but "didn't dent the runway") at the gorgeous TAC Aero hangar. Ben, Brian, and Ted swap h...
7 Mai 20251h 13min
