Preflight Checklist: Carl is joined by Rick, Larry, Russ, Tom, and Victoria to discuss developing good aviation safety habits. Sponsor: Aviation Careers Podcast – Scholarships, Coaching, and Career Advice. Announcements: As a reminder Turbo the Flying Dog’s third book: Turbo Flies through History is due out oct 19th. Victoria is also helping Turbo release a … Continue reading SMAC132 Developing Good Aviation Habits The post SMAC132 Developing Good Aviation Habits appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCa...
Nov 15, 2016
Carl is joined by Rick, Tom, and Victoria for a special interview with John Zapp of the Flying Musicians! Sponsors: Thank you to our sponsor, Three Point Aviation Services. Providing business and technical support for general aviation. Three Point now offers EPA and OSHA compliance reviews for airports, FBOs and aircraft operators. A safety review … Continue reading SMAC131 The Flying Musicians with John Zapp The post SMAC131 The Flying Musicians with John Zapp appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast...
Oct 31, 2016
Preflight Checklist: In episode 130 we discuss preventing accidents caused by skipping preflight checks. Our discussion begins with a review of the NTSB report from the runway overrun in Bedford, Massachusetts. Image Source : NTSB Sponsors: AerospaceScholarships.com If you want your young children to dream of flight, help push their imagination with “The Day I learned to fly” … Continue reading SMAC130 Preventing Accidents Caused By Skipping Preflight Checks The post SMAC130 Preventing Accidents...
Oct 15, 2016
Preflight Checklist: “There is something magical about a seed planted in our younger years. So many passions are born during this time, and the seed that gets the best water and sun is the one that grows the strongest. In aviation, it’s not hard to find people completely addicted. The bug bites hard. ClayViation is … Continue reading SMAC129 Inspiring Tomorrow’s Pilot – ClayViation The post SMAC129 Inspiring Tomorrow’s Pilot – ClayViation appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
Sep 29, 2016
Preflight Checklist In this episode we interview Ben Sclair, publisher of General Aviation News and Living With Your Plane. We also review the movie “Sully” and discuss lessons learned. Visit Our Sponsor: Aviation Careers Podcast inspires future aerospace professionals by providing an inside look into aviation and aerospace careers. Aviation Careers Podcast publishes the largest scholarships directory and provides … Continue reading SMAC128 Ben Sclair Publisher Of General Aviation News and Lesso...
Sep 15, 2016
Preflight Checklist: Interview with pilot and renowned author, Owen Zupp. Owen has written 7 books and has a Masters Degree in Aviation. He has literally flown around Australia, which is a subject of another one of his books. He has recently written about the history of aviation in Australia. You can check out all his … Continue reading SMAC127 Without Precedent by Owen Zupp The post SMAC127 Without Precedent by Owen Zupp appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
Aug 30, 2016•52 min
Preflight Checklist: We have exciting interviews and analysis from AirVenture 2016 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Larry Overstreet, Russ Roslewski, and Tom Frick attended AirVenture, while Rick Felty and Carl Valeri virtually attended through social media. Listen to the crew of Stuck Mic AvCast as they discuss the greatest air show on earth! Please send you questions or comments to contact@stuckmicavcast.com. Cruise … Continue reading SMAC126 Live From AirVenture 2016 The post SMAC126 Live From AirVentu...
Aug 15, 2016
Preflight Checklist: We are at Lakeland Linder Airport at Polk State College with Dr. Ryan Wallace to discuss the new Remote Pilot Certificate. Cruise Flight: FAA estimates that there will be 7 million UAS by 2020, including commercial and recreational use. The FAA estimates about 100 incidents per month involving a visual sighting of unmanned … Continue reading SMAC125 Remote Pilot Certificate Explained The post SMAC125 Remote Pilot Certificate Explained appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
Jul 26, 2016
Preflight Checklist: Do you ever wonder what happens when you are handed off to another air traffic controller? In this episode we will explain. Joining us today is Chris Pezalla who discusses his article he posted on ExpertAviator. We also have some other special guests from our mobile reporting studio at Air Venture. Listen to … Continue reading SMAC124 ATC Handoffs and Special Guests The post SMAC124 ATC Handoffs and Special Guests appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
Jul 16, 2016
Pre-Flight: Welcome to another edition of the Stuck Mic AVCast! Carl, Larry, Eric, Rick, Tom, and Victoria are all here. We have a special interview tonight with Chris Pezalla, who literally wrote the book on advanced holding patterns! But first, some announcements: AirVenture is coming up July 25-31. You can get more information at their website. … Continue reading SMAC123 Advanced Holding Patterns with Chris Pezalla The post SMAC123 Advanced Holding Patterns with Chris Pezalla appeared first o...
Jun 30, 2016
Preflight: Welcome to Episode 122 of Stuck Mic AvCast. We have a great discussion today about the new Airmen Certification Standards. Also, we have been receiving feedback on climb gradients so we will explain how to calculate the required rate of climb. Before we take off there are a few things to go over on our … Continue reading SMAC122 Airmen Certification Standards Go Live and Climb Gradients Explained The post SMAC122 Airmen Certification Standards Go Live and Climb Gradients Explained app...
Jun 15, 2016
Pre-Flight Checklist: Carl, Rick, Russ, and Tom are here tonight to talk about the passion of aviation and electronic devices. Tonight’s sponsor is Aviation Careers Podcast, which provides aviation scholarships, career coaching, and interview prep. If you are looking to get a new rating come check us out! Cruise Flight: Tonight Carl is going to … Continue reading SMAC121 Safety and The Selfie Generation The post SMAC121 Safety and The Selfie Generation appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
Jun 02, 2016•1 hr 22 min
Pre-Flight Checklist: Welcome to the show, we have a very special guest with us along with Carl, Rick and Victoria. Carl suggested you checkout the June issue of Flight Training magazine, has a cover article on cross wind landings, which ties right in to the recent episode we did on this same topic. Also please … Continue reading SMAC120 Air Race Classic Pilot Lin Caywood The post SMAC120 Air Race Classic Pilot Lin Caywood appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
May 16, 2016•54 min
Pre-Flight Checklist: Welcome aviators and avgeeks. We have a special show for you today focusing on a very important topic you will discuss during your entire flying life. The topic is an idea from our co host Russ Roslewski. Cruise Flight: Russ asked why don’t we talk about about flight reviews? Specifically, as the pilot, … Continue reading SMAC119 Getting The Most Out Of Your Flight Review The post SMAC119 Getting The Most Out Of Your Flight Review appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
May 01, 2016•1 hr 3 min
Pre-Flight Checklist: This is a special, LIVE episode of Stuck Mic from the Sun N Fun Air Show! Carl is joined by special c0-hosts Russ Roslewski, Larry Overstreet, Robert Cigliano, Tom Frick, Eric Crump, and Derek Lagasse. Carl is meeting Russ Roslewski in person for the first time. Russ has his own CFI blog and … Continue reading SMAC118 Live from Sun N Fun 2016 The post SMAC118 Live from Sun N Fun 2016 appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
Apr 15, 2016•2 hr
Welcome aviators and airplane geeks to the show where we talk about learning to fly, living to fly, and loving to fly. Spring is upon us and for many this is the season where we start flying again from a winter break. It also is the season of dynamic changes in weather and strong winds. … Continue reading SMAC117 Crosswind Landings – What Is Your Limit? The post SMAC117 Crosswind Landings – What Is Your Limit? appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
Apr 02, 2016•1 hr 10 min
Pre-Flight Checklist: Welcome to another informative episode of the Stuck Mic AvCast. Joining me today are my favorite scholarly aviators: Tom Frick, Larry Overstreet, Paul Grieco, Russ Roslewski, and Sean Moody. As with most scholarly aviators our hosts are continually trying to improve their aviation skills and knowledge. Today we will be discussing the new … Continue reading SMAC116 Airmen Certification Standards Explained – Interview with Eric Crump The post SMAC116 Airmen Certification Stan...
Mar 15, 2016•1 hr 15 min
Pre-Flight Checklist: Welcome To The Stuck Mic AvCast. Tonight I am joined by my favorite aviation advocates. We have a special episode which is a continuation of our discussion from the last episode. Announcements: One of Russ’ private pilot students (mentioned in a previous episode) completed his Private Pilot checkride after having some engine problems … Continue reading SMAC115 Hold In Lieu Of Procedure turn The post SMAC115 Hold In Lieu Of Procedure turn appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
Mar 01, 2016•58 min
Pre-Flight Checklist: Carl, Tom, Paul, the other Tom, Russ, and Eric are all on this episode to discuss how to be prepared for an in-flight fire. Eric announced that Polk State University recently had their first hiring visit from Express Jet, which gave conditional offers to seven of his students. Eric also announced that he … Continue reading SMAC114 Are You Prepared For An In-flight Fire? The post SMAC114 Are You Prepared For An In-flight Fire? appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
Feb 15, 2016•1 hr 9 min
Pre-Flight Checklist: We have a special show tonight with a big cast of characters: Rick Felty, Victoria Zajko, Tom Frick, Larry Overstreet and Sean Moody. Paul Grieco also joins us tonight as a special guest. Cruise Flight: Tonight’s topic is the NTSB Most Wanted List Reducing fatigue-related accidents and FAR 117 Stories from the crew … Continue reading SMAC113 NTSB Most Wanted List The post SMAC113 NTSB Most Wanted List appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
Feb 02, 2016•1 hr 4 min
Pre-Flight: Carl, Eric, Larry, Tom and Russ are here for this episode to warm your heart for aviation in this cold weather. Eric is currently in Washington, D.C. working on the new Airman Certification Standards with an FAA working group, and he’s not used to it being this cold! Larry is even colder weather where … Continue reading SMAC112 Cold Weather Flying The post SMAC112 Cold Weather Flying appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
Jan 15, 2016•1 hr 7 min
Happy New Year and welcome to the New Years 2016 episode of The Stuck Mic AvCast. We start the year by honoring a special group of veterans, the Woman Air Force Service Pilots with one of our most requested interviews. At Sun N Fun 2012, Carl interviewed World War II pilots Dora Dougherty McKeown and Barry Smith. One … Continue reading SMAC111 Honoring the Women Air Force Service Pilots The post SMAC111 Honoring the Women Air Force Service Pilots appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
Jan 02, 2016•41 min
Pre-Flight: Rick, Larry, Tom, Victoria, and Carl are all here for this episode! Russ will be joining in a bit later in the show. Announcements: The Affordable Aircraft Expo (also knows as the Sebring US Sport Aviation Expo) is January 20-23 2016 and Carl is trying to make it there with SMAC. and Sun N Fun … Continue reading SMAC110 The Disappearing CFI and Why We Need Stall Training The post SMAC110 The Disappearing CFI and Why We Need Stall Training appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
Dec 16, 2015•1 hr 14 min
Preflight: Welcome to Episode 109 and Happy Thanksgiving! In this episode, we discuss reinstating your CFI and Flying Drones. Carl, Rick, Tom, Larry and Eric are here on a warm November day. Carl just finished his annual recurrent training. If you have recently finished some training or rating please let us know so we can … Continue reading SMAC109 Reinstating your CFI and Flying Drones The post SMAC109 Reinstating your CFI and Flying Drones appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
Dec 01, 2015•1 hr 3 min
Preflight: Welcome to Episode 108. In this episode we discuss the proposed drone registration and airplane parachutes. The Cirrus Ballistic Recovery system saves another life and we discuss this incident. We also have some cool flying videos to discuss. Drone registration is proposed to increase safety and promote education on the safe use of drones. This episode … Continue reading SMAC108 Drone Registration and Airplane Parachutes The post SMAC108 Drone Registration and Airplane Parachutes appe...
Nov 15, 2015•59 min
Pre-flight Checklist: Welcome to Episode 107 of The Stuck Mic AvCast, an aviation podcast about Learning To Fly, Living to Fly, and Loving to Fly! Sharing the magic of aviation is a joy flight instructors experience every day. Occasionally, instructors have a student which changes our lives and perspective on life. Today we discuss flying with ALS (Lou … Continue reading SMAC107 Flying With ALS – Lou Gehrig’s Disease, Flying a Maule, and More The post SMAC107 Flying With ALS – Lou Gehrig’s Disea...
Nov 01, 2015•1 hr 9 min
Pre-Flight Checklist: Carl, Sean, and Tom are here to interview Jason Schappert of MZeroA, which is an online training site for pilots which includes online ground school, books, videos and more. They work with pilots of all levels from brand new pilots in training, to current pilots, and even “rusty” pilots that have not flown … Continue reading SMAC106-Interview with Jason Schappert of MZeroA The post SMAC106-Interview with Jason Schappert of MZeroA appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
Oct 15, 2015•1 hr 1 min
Pre-Flight Checklist Carl, Rick, Larry, Eric, and Sean are here, as well as a special guest Tom Frick. Carl realized recently that he is an “AV Geek,” or Aviation Geek. Announcements Eric had a big signing ceremony today with ExpressJet, as Polk State’s Aerospace program entered into Expressjet’s Airline Pilot Pathway Program, which gives their … Continue reading SMAC105 Preparing for a Real In-Flight Emergency The post SMAC105 Preparing for a Real In-Flight Emergency appeared first on Stuck Mic...
Oct 01, 2015•1 hr 10 min
Pre-Flight Checklist: Carl, Sean, and Victoria are here with our special guest Owen Zupp from Australia! Owen loves to fly for the airlines and is also passionate about General Aviation. Thank you to Plane Crazy Down Under for hooking up Carl and Owen. Cruise Flight: Owen’s parents both served in the Australian Air Force, introducing … Continue reading SMAC104 Owen Zupp, Inspirational Aviator from Down Under The post SMAC104 Owen Zupp, Inspirational Aviator from Down Under appeared first on Stuc...
Sep 15, 2015•59 min
Pre-Flight Checklist: Carl is flying today, but Rick, Tom Frick, and Victoria are here to interview Jessica Cox and Nick Spark about Jessica’s inspiring story. Cruise Flight: During Air Venture Victoria got to sneak away from her booth to view the movie “Right Footed,” the documentary about Jessica’s life as the first armless pilot She … Continue reading SMAC103 Jessica Cox First Armless Pilot The post SMAC103 Jessica Cox First Armless Pilot appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast ....
Sep 01, 2015
