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 Feb 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 20241h 3min
EP56 - Crosswind landings and Galaga cheat codes
Ben, Brian, and Ted share some listener feedback and talk about their experiences with crosswind landings. Brian reads from The Killing Zone, including a story from a pilot in the book. The crew finis...
3 Jan 202458min
EP55 - Year end spectacular - icing on the vegetables
Ben, Brian, and Ted host a hilariously chaotic end-of-year episode, with Ben surprising Brian and Ted with snippets from the show. * Brian's "almost Brasher" Charlie vid: https://www.youtube.com/watc...
27 Dec 20231h 9min
EP54 - The Sage Sells Out; Fixing Bad Habits
Ben passed his commercial checkride, so Brian and Ted debrief (interrogate) him about the experience. The crew then talk about finding bad habits in yourself, and the value of communicating about risk...
20 Dec 202355min
