EP152 - "Into the Wilds of GA": MOSAIC Day Celebrations, Carb Heat Confusion, and Airframe Chaos
("One Fifty Two") Ted celebrates Mosaic Day by breaking free from the "walled garden" of light sport aviation and "soloing" both a purple lightning-bolt Cessna 152 and a 172. As our friend Dominic elo...
28 Okt 20251h
EP151 - 2nd Chances at 46: Motion Sickness, Legacy, and Finding the Right CFI
Listener Chris T. writes in with a powerful story about his WWII pilot grandfather, a 25-year-old discovery flight that ended in motion sickness, and the question: Is it too late to try again at 46? T...
21 Okt 20251h 1min
EP150 - The Garmin 430 Is That Friend Who Peaked in High School
Episode 150! Ben has a hilarious ATC mix-up flying into Nashville at night ("The other controller told me it was two zero...I could hear him laughing in the background"), Ted gets stuck at an abandone...
14 Okt 20251h
EP149 - Information Whiskey: Why Does This Plane Smell Like Grandpa?
It's Information Whiskey time - the crew's monthly no-format format where they "chew the fat" and see what happens. Brian accidentally became a Cherokee salesman at an air show ("I turn around, there'...
7 Okt 202559min
EP148 - Camping on Mount Stupid: A Love Letter to Infrequent Flyers
Listener Chris C sparked this week's conversation with a thoughtful question about infrequent flying: "I have to think there's a whole class of pilots out there like me who just don't get up in the ai...
30 Sep 202557min
EP147 - Trip, Fall, Succeed: Chip Away at Your Next Rating
The crew tackles the midlife aviation dilemma: wanting that next rating but lacking time for full commitment. The hosts share Brian's "Trip Fall Succeed method" - making progress through small steps i...
23 Sep 20251h 5min
EP146 - The Third Rail of Aviation Discussion
1DullGeek takes the hot seat to defend his controversial lean-of-peak flying technique that left Brian "smiling and nodding while trying to keep up." Using full throttle and mixture control for power ...
16 Sep 202557min
EP145 - Information Whiskey: Life, Spotted Cow, and Plane Jinxes
Episode 145 brings you "information whiskey" - the crew's loose, conversational format where they step back from their "really tightly wound formatted structure" to catch up on life, flying, and every...
9 Sep 202551min
