Aviation News Talk podcast

Max talks with Aaron Fitzgerald at AirVenture about how he got inspired as a child to fly helicopters, and how he came to fly aerobatics for the Red Bull Air Force. He first flew news helicopters in Los Angeles. Today, he’s CEO of Airborne Images, and he has worked all over North America on over 100 film and television projects. He recently joined the Red Bull team flying helicopter aerobatics.

Max interviews Scott Dennstaedt, a former National Weather Service research meteorologist talks about how to become a meteorologist, and about the new weather products available in cockpit from SiriusXM and ADS-B In weather services. He also talks about SkewT and the WeatherSpork app for training and trip planning.

Max interviews Jolie Lucas about Airport Advocacy, and what pilots can do to help promote their local airports. She also talks about what she and other pilots have done to save Oceano Airport in California from developers who wanted to close the airport. She also talks about the Mooney Ambassadors group she founded, and the movie she helped make about Mooney Aircraft called Boots on the Ground.

Air Show pilot Vicky Benzing talks about how she first got interested in flying, and how she progressed to flying in air shows and as a racer in the Reno Air Races, where she earned the title “Fastest Woman Racer” flying in a one-of-a-kind L139 jet. She also talks about the importance of being a role model for women and girls.

Max talks about traveling to AirVenture, the people he met on the first evening, and how you can watch the Live versions of Aviation News Talk that will be streamed this week from AirVenture on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10 AM CDT from the Lightspeed tent. To get notified when the Live shows start, go to Facebook.com/maxtrescott and click the Like button.

AirVenture, held in July each year in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is the World’s Largest Aviation Celebration. It’s run by EAA, the Experimental Aircraft Association. Over 10,000 airplanes fly in for the event, 40,000 people camp on the campgrounds, and over 500,000 people attend the week long show. AirVenture is the best of everything about aviation, and it’s a must visit destination for every pilot.

If the engine quits after takeoff, here are 10 things you should know about the Impossible Turn. Update: two flight school employees in Redding, CA charged with kidnapping. A listener explains the difference between SFRAs and SATRs and Max answers a listener question about pilot statistics, how many pilots there are, how many are women, and how many pilots have instrument ratings.

There are many lessons that pilots can learn from the incident in Atlanta in which a man climb up on the wing of an arriving airliner, jumped off, and ran naked onto the runway. 1. There’s always something new that happens you’ve never seen before. 2. Early information is often is often incorrect. 3. When something very out of the ordinary happens, Stop immediately. Plus 8 more lessons!

Update on two flight school employees in Redding, CA arrested for kidnapping a student pilot and trying to force him to return to China. Detailed discussion on IFR Departure Procedures, including Standard Instrument Departure (SID) procedures and Obstacle Departure Procedures (ODPs). Max answers listener questions about GPS T-routes and about how flight training has changed over the years.

To become a pilot, students have to pass the Private Checkride. The ACS is the document that defines what’s on the checkride, and what students have to do to pass. But the ACS for the Private, Instrument, and Commercial checkrides just changed again. Max interviews FAA DPE Jason Blair, who explains what changed, and how checkrides have already changed.

Max interviews Mike Busch, 2008 National Aviation Maintenance Technician of the Year about his new book, Mike Busch on Engines. Mike founded Savvy Aviation, which includes a concierge maintenance management service, a prebuy management service, an engine monitor data analysis service, and a 24/7 fast-response breakdown assistance service. Mike cofounded AvWeb.com, a well known aviation news site.

Two flight school employees in Redding, CA arrested for kidnapping a student pilot and trying to force him to return to China. Listeners speak up on what they would like to see improved by avionics manufacturers. Max answers listener questions about IFR requirements for reporting inflight equipment failure and whether to delete an airport from the GPS when it appears before an instrument approach.

Max interviews Garmin Marketing Manager Joey Ferreyra about the Garmin GDL 52, a no compromises, ADS-B Receiver that includes a SiriusXM Weather Receiver, a GPS, and an AHRS into a single portable unit. Typically, ADS-B weather can only be received in the air, but SiriusXM weather can be received on the ground, since it’s a satellite based system. The system can also receive SiriusXM radio.

Max discusses several accidents that could have been prevented by a go around. One was a Cirrus SR20 that retracted flaps at too slow a speed and entered a stall spin in Houston. Max also talks about his experience that almost led to him going off a runway into a lake in NJ. Next he talks about procedures for executing a go around. Finally he talks about common errors he sees with the go around.

Max interviews Mike McIntyre, who recently purchased a 2006 Cirrus SR22 located in northern California and then fly the aircraft to Macon, Georgia. Together they flew over 2000 nautical miles and crossed the entire country in a day and a half. They discuss the buying process, trip planning, and weather.