Have you ever been curious what it might have been like to work behind the scenes during America’s Space Race? Today’s show brings you an inside look from the perspective of an aerospace engineer on designing and building the very systems that put our countrymen into outer space, including his participation in saving the lives … Continue reading Episode #23 – Space Race, Apollo Moon Program, & R/C Aircraft The post Episode #23 – Space Race, Apollo Moon Program, & R/C Aircraft appeared fi...
May 01, 2012•57 min
Pre-Flight Ooooooooweeeee, what a great show we’ve got lined up for you today! Carl and Len report on their exploits and tomfoolery from Sun N Fun 2012, Rick updates us on the happenings with our friends at Terrafugia and their roadable aircraft, Len shares a story about telling air traffic control to piss off, Victoria … Continue reading Episode #22 – Sun N Fun Domination, Ignoring ATC, & Flying With Pets The post Episode #22 – Sun N Fun Domination, Ignoring ATC, & Flying With Pets appe...
Apr 15, 2012•1 hr 13 min
Pre-Flight In this episode of the Stuck Mic AvCast, we talked about a quick recap of the Women Fly It Forward event back on March 10th, 2012. Carl was attending the Planes, Trains, & Automobiles event at Plant City Airport, Florida during recording so you’ll enjoy a fun airplane sound seeing tour as airplanes takeoff … Continue reading Episode #21 – Fly It Forward Recap, Planes-Trains-Automobiles, Alaskan Ski-Plane Adventures The post Episode #21 – Fly It Forward Recap, Planes-Trains-Automob...
Apr 01, 2012•1 hr 3 min
Pre-Flight In this episode of the Stuck Mic AvCast, we took a slight deviation from the normal show format once again as we interviewed a very special aviator about her first novel, an aviation thriller involving airline accidents, conspiracy, and more. Join us in meeting Karlene Petitt, author of Flight For Control, as we learn … Continue reading Episode #20 – Airline Crashes, Conspiracy, & Flight For Control The post Episode #20 – Airline Crashes, Conspiracy, & Flight For Control appea...
Mar 15, 2012•1 hr 13 min
This is Episode 19 of the Stuck Mic AvCast, an aviation podcast about Learning To Fly, Living to Fly, and Loving to Fly! Today’s show is all about Personal Pilot Limitations, Flying With A CFI, First Impressions of the Cirrus SR22, Single Pilot Resource Management, Red Tails the Movie, and more! Pre-Flight This is the … Continue reading Episode #19 – Personal Pilot Limitations, Flying With A CFI, & First Impressions of Cirrus SR22 The post Episode #19 – Personal Pilot Limitations, Flying Wit...
Mar 01, 2012•1 hr 7 min
Both Carl and Len are airline pilots and go through a great deal of recurrent flight and ground training each year. As an airline Captain, Carl has recurrent ground training once a year and recurrent simulator every six months. As an airline First Office, Len has has the same except his simulator training is only … Continue reading Episode #18 – Aircraft Accidents, Recurrent Training, & Pilot Proficiency The post Episode #18 – Aircraft Accidents, Recurrent Training, & Pilot Proficiency a...
Feb 15, 2012•1 hr 6 min
Pre-Flight In Episode 17 we announced that our Stuck Mic AvCast co-host Carl Valeri would be in attendance at the 2012 US Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, FL. After 3 days of visiting with venders, watching speakers, and most importantly meeting you folks in the field, we’ve compiled an entire show around his Sebring interviews. … Continue reading Episode #17a – A Sebring Sport Aviation Expo Special Edition The post Episode #17a – A Sebring Sport Aviation Expo Special Edition appeared first on St...
Feb 01, 2012•1 hr 43 min
Today’s show was spurred by a listener email that had to do with the pros and cons of flying for fun versus flying for work. There’s a lot of opinions out there on the Internet and aviation forums, some from disgruntled airline pilots, other from passionate aviators looking to fly heavy iron. Since Carl and … Continue reading Episode #17 – Flying For Fun Vs Flying Hire The post Episode #17 – Flying For Fun Vs Flying Hire appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
Jan 15, 2012•1 hr 4 min
First and foremost a Happy New Year to you and yours! From all of us at the Stuck Mic AvCast, we wish you health and prosperity in 2012 and look forward to more episodes together. Pre-Flight 1. A few episodes back we were proud to announce our state-of-the-art Stuck Mic AvCast mobile app for Android, … Continue reading Episode #16 – Pilot Eye Health, FAA Vision Tests, & History of Checklists The post Episode #16 – Pilot Eye Health, FAA Vision Tests, & History of Checklists appeared first...
Jan 01, 2012•1 hr
Pre-Flight Carl interviewed Todd Castro about starting and becoming involved with flying clubs. In error, Len mentioned it would be released as Episode #15a. But as timing would have it, the Flying Clubs Explained audio was released ahead of schedule as Episode #14a. Sorry for the confusion! Cruise Flight Flying Couples Charles & Ann Lindbergh … Continue reading Episode #15 – Flying Couples, Nantucket Traffic Pattern, & Preventing Pilot Fatigue The post Episode #15 – Flying Couples, Nant...
Dec 15, 2011•1 hr 3 min
One of the best ways to decrease the cost of flying and increase your time in the air is to join a flying club. Recently I spoke with Todd Castro, former President of The Blue Sky Aviation Association, one of the most successful flying clubs in the United States. Todd shared many aspects of starting … Continue reading Episode #14a – Flying Clubs Explained The post Episode #14a – Flying Clubs Explained appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
Dec 08, 2011•34 min
Pre-Flight In this episode we interviewed a special guest from Terrafugia Roadable Aircraft, aka the flying car company. Our guest John Telfeyan, Senior Engineering Technician, comes from the high-performance competitive boating industry. He worked his way through a world-renowned sailboat design and fabrication house over the course of a 30 year career developing significant expertise in carbon … Continue reading Episode #14 – Flying Cars, Sport Pilots, & Composite Airplanes The post Episod...
Dec 01, 2011•1 hr 4 min
Mastering the art of flying is a continuos journey along a path towards an elusive and worthy destination. Mastering the art of flying is a worthy goal which has a positive affect on of those who we fly with and those we fly over. Our journey towards mastering the art of flying leads us to … Continue reading Episode #13a – Video Interview with Dave English, Author of The Inner Art Of Airmanship The post Episode #13a – Video Interview with Dave English, Author of The Inner Art Of Airmanship appea...
Nov 22, 2011•14 min
Pre-Flight The Stuck Mic AvCast Mobile Apps are NOW AVAILABLE for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Android. Download them today! You’ve probably noticed some extra content in the feed. These extra episodes are interviews from out in the field and other special feature content above and beyond our bi-monthly episodes. You’ll be able to distinguish … Continue reading Episode #13 – Mobile Apps, Pilot Shortages, & Magneto Checks The post Episode #13 – Mobile Apps, Pilot Shortages, & Magneto Chec...
Nov 15, 2011•1 hr
Only a few years ago the birthplace of scheduled airline service and the home of National Airlines was considered for demolition. Local politicians and a small but powerful group wanted to turn the airport into a park ending the life of this historic and vibrant airfield overlooking Tampa Bay. The Albert Whitted Airport Preservation Society … Continue reading Episode #12a – Interview: Preserving The Birthplace Of Scheduled Airline Service, Albert Whitted Airport Preservation Society The post Epi...
Nov 08, 2011•9 min
Pre-Flight NOW AVAILABLE – Stuck Mic AvCast gear like coffee mugs, magnets, buttons, women’s and men’s shirts (long sleeve, short sleeve, hoodies), and more at StuckMicAvCast.com/buy Cruise Flight Haunted Airports – an undoubtedly interesting review of haunted airports both in the USA and internationally. You’ll be surprised to hear about your local airport on the … Continue reading Episode #12 – Haunted Airports, Visiting ATC, & FAROS Airport Lights The post Episode #12 – Haunted Airports, ...
Nov 01, 2011•56 min
Episode 11 in the house! For those of you have been with us since the very beginning, you’ll recall that Episode 1 was an interview Len conducted with test pilot Mark Jones Jr. We decided if was time to interview another interesting aviator and our special guest during Episode 11 was Patrick Smith of TailwindsOverFrederick.com. … Continue reading Episode #11 – Official Stuck Mic Gear, AOPA Summit Highlights, & Intro to Hot Air Ballooning The post Episode #11 – Official Stuck Mic Gear, AOPA S...
Oct 15, 2011•1 hr 1 min
Our second LIVE broadcast in our behind the scenes look at recording Episode 10 of the Stuck Mic AvCast. Below, for your listening pleasure, is the final product with all the trimmings! Enjoy 🙂 Pre-Flight Reminder – we have a “Classic” non-interactive MP3 ONLY version of the podcast: Stuck Mic AvCast MP3 Feed Double digit … Continue reading Episode #10 – Gusty Landings, Island Hopping, & NOTAMs Explained The post Episode #10 – Gusty Landings, Island Hopping, & NOTAMs Explained appeared ...
Oct 01, 2011•59 min
Raise your headphones to your ears and listen like you have no cares, Stuck Mic AvCast Episode 9 is here! Pre-Flight Reminder – we now have a “Classic” non-interactive MP3 ONLY version of the podcast that you can subscribe to: Stuck Mic AvCast MP3 Feed Listen email regarding autopilot babies and over reliance on cockpit … Continue reading Episode #9 – Going Live, Dangers of Hypoxia, & How To Avoid Pesky Weather The post Episode #9 – Going Live, Dangers of Hypoxia, & How To Avoid Pesky We...
Sep 15, 2011•1 hr 2 min
Episode 8 is LIVE and ready for your listening delight! Pre-Flight Reminder – we now have a “Classic” non-interactive MP3 ONLY feed you can subscribe to: Stuck Mic AvCast MP3 Feed Cruise Flight Over Reliance on Automation and Technology in the Cockpit Using the autopilot as a crutch vs as a tool Losing “touch” with … Continue reading Episode #8 – Autopilot Babies, Who’s Your SIC, & Insurance Made Easy The post Episode #8 – Autopilot Babies, Who’s Your SIC, & Insurance Made Easy appeared ...
Sep 01, 2011•52 min
Here it is – Episode #7 of the Stuck Mic AvCast! My gosh we’re having soooo much fun recording and sharing these podcasts with you all. Today’s episode has some particularly great gold nuggets of information and some pretty hilarious moments of tomfoolery, too. So let’s get started! Pre-Flight *Review of the joint UCAP & … Continue reading Episode #7 – Oshkosh Highlights, Water Ditching an Aircraft, & Engine Failures on Takeoff The post Episode #7 – Oshkosh Highlights, Water Ditching an ...
Aug 15, 2011•1 hr 5 min
Thanks for tuning in to the Stuck Mic AvCast for Episode #6! In this episode, Victoria explains how she hired a flight instructor and aircraft on a daily rate in order to complete her Commercial Certificate flight training, Rick did his very first flight review and shares the full story in detail, Carl tells us … Continue reading Episode #6 – Flight Instructor Day Rates, Flight Review Substitutes, and Flying Scholarships The post Episode #6 – Flight Instructor Day Rates, Flight Review Substitute...
Aug 01, 2011•1 hr 8 min
Episode #5 was all about you, an entire episode of answering listener mail. We had some great questions and submissions and really enjoyed taking time to answer them. Please continue to submit your questions and feedback via blog comments, Twitter, and email and we’ll be sure to answer them on the air! And remember we … Continue reading Episode #5 – Stuck Mic Tirades, Scenario Based Training, & Stabilized Approaches The post Episode #5 – Stuck Mic Tirades, Scenario Based Training, & Stab...
Jul 15, 2011•1 hr 5 min
Victoria returns from her 2 week long adventure to obtain her Commercial Pilot certificate to join us on Episode 4. Tune in to hear about her intensive flight training, how she contracted a flight instructor on a daily rate, and flew her bottom off to reach that Commercial ticket on her 7th day of training. … Continue reading Episode #4 – Victoria Gets Her Commercial, Navigating Thunderstorms, & Ejection Seat Tests The post Episode #4 – Victoria Gets Her Commercial, Navigating Thunderstorms,...
Jul 01, 2011•1 hr 3 min
There were a lot of topics covered in Episode #3 and the show ran about 1hr 20min in length. BUT, it’s chock full of golden nuggets about Staying Safe in the Traffic Pattern, Class C Airspace, Pilots With Disabilities, and a whole bunch more! So stay tuned to the whole episode because it’s worth it. … Continue reading Episode #3 – Believe What You See, Class C Airspace, & Pilots With Disabilities The post Episode #3 – Believe What You See, Class C Airspace, & Pilots With Disabilities app...
Jun 15, 2011•1 hr 23 min
In Episode #2 we started out discussing the findings of the Air France 447 black box. Air France 447 disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean during a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris on June 1, 2009 killing all on board. After years of extensive searching for the aircraft black boxes, they were recently found. … Continue reading Episode #2 – Air France 447, Deep Stalls, & LiveATC.net The post Episode #2 – Air France 447, Deep Stalls, & LiveATC.net appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
May 31, 2011•1 hr 14 min
Ever wondered what life is like for a test pilot? Listen to my interview with Mark Jones Jr of MultiplyLeadership.com as he tells how he got started as a test pilot and other fun stuff like: – Flying a MIG – The A-10 and why it’s Mark’s favorite plane – The most challenging part of … Continue reading Episode #1 – The Life Of A Test Pilot The post Episode #1 – The Life Of A Test Pilot appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
May 10, 2011•55 min
