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136 Flying the Cirrus Vision Jet, Landing at O'Hare, and Challenging IFR Departures + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary136 Max flew 75 hours in the Vision Jet in the past five weeks, and he talks about those experiences, including landing at Chicago O'Hare. He also talks about a complicated IFR departure from Brackett Field that felt like it was from the 1950s, and he argues for updating some Obstacle Departure Procedures to make them easier to fly with new modern RNAV capable glass cockpits. News Stories FAA Releases Advisory Circular Covering ADS-B Ops Mexico Delays ADS-B Mandate Until 2022 Survey Seeks Pilot Input on FAA Tests Garmin launches electronic 'steam' instruments Mooney furloughs employees again, walks back holiday pay Toyota invests millions in Joby eVTOL New initiative launches to offer long term aircraft rentals to student pilots ForeFlight founder, astronaut among Texas Aviation Hall of Fame Class of 2020 FAA releases NOTAM for Super Bowl traffic Cell Phone Departs Mooney Over Open Desert: Guess What Happens Next Pilot blames accident on his dog Mentioned in the ShowJim's Shelter Cove Video C-130 Aircraft Incident UpdatePilot and two spectators killed in Guatemala airshow crashKobe Bryant Dies in Helicopter CrashWhy insurance rates are increasing 10 to 100 percent A lesson for Life – Air Facts Journal Downwind Or Downhill? Pilots, OTC Drugs Can Be Interactively Bad FAA Aviation Safety: Pilots and Medication If you love the show and want more, visit my Patreon page to see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in the Posts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon - Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself. Yes, we'll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the Free Aviation News Talk app for iOS or Android. Check out Max's Online Courses: G1000 VFR, G1000 IFR, and Flying WAAS & GPS Approaches. Find them all at: https://www.pilotlearning.com/ Social Media Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Follow Max on YouTube Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

135 General Aviation Flying to Mexico – Interview Brian Dear Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary135 Flying to Mexico in a private plane is not as hard as it seems. Brian Dear has been a pilot for two years and just over 200 hours of flying experience. Over Christmas, he spent two weeks flying around Mexico with his wife and three children in a Cessna 206. He talks about the pleasure of flying in Mexico, the preparation he did, and what it takes to cross the border and fly around in Mexico. Mentioned in the ShowCaribbean Sky ToursBaja Bush PilotsLos Medicos VoladoresPilots and PawsAOPA's Mexico Travel web pageGA Flying into Mexico and beyond Facebook Group If you love the show and want more, visit my Patreon page to see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in the Posts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon - Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself. Yes, we'll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the Free Aviation News Talk app for iOS or Android. Check out Max's Online Courses: G1000 VFR, G1000 IFR, and Flying WAAS & GPS Approaches. Find them all at: https://www.pilotlearning.com/ Social Media Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Follow Max on YouTube Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

134 How to Avoid CFIT, Controlled Flight Into Terrain Accidents + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary134 Max talks about several CFIT accidents, including a recent crash of a SR22 near Las Vegas. He also talks about why you might still hit terrain when getting ATC vectors during VFR flight. He also talks about relative terrain tools available in the cockpit and in EFB apps such as ForeFlight and Garmin Pilot, and how they can help keep you safe. News Stories Almost 80,000 GA aircraft ADS-B equipped Test your ADS-B compliance ADS-B Privacy Now Available Owners Seek Battery ADS-B in Nonelectric Aircraft Change to Process for Taking FAA Written Exams FAA to decommission HIWAS in January Flight Service debuts new mobile-friendly site for iPhone and Android OpenAirplane, FlyOtto Shut Down Operations FAA Issues Important Charter Guidance to Pilots and Passengers ForeFlight adds cloud top forecasts and new IFR features Applications now open for more than $100,000 in scholarships Nitrogen Line Explodes at Wichita Beechcraft Plant Teen steals plane and crashes it into building at Fresno airport Dog rescue flies in to KGMU Mentioned in the ShowSedona YouTube Video on Fly with the Guys ChannelProposal VideoFAA's website to request a Public ADS-B Performance Report AEA Scholarships Application Nov 2019 Las Vegas Plane CrashGA Joint Steering Committee's CFIT Brochure AC 61-134 - General Aviation Controlled Flight into Terrain Awareness NTSB Final Report - Dec 1995 CFIT accident at San Jose, CA NTSB Final Report - Nov 2007 CFIT accident near Las Vegas FAA Risk Management Handbook If you love the show and want more, visit my Patreon page to see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in the Posts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon - Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself. Yes, we'll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the Free Aviation News Talk app for iOS or Android. Check out Max's Online Courses: G1000 VFR, G1000 IFR, and Flying WAAS & GPS Approaches. Find them all at: https://www.pilotlearning.com/ Social Media Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Follow Max on YouTube Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

133 The Rest of the Story: IFR Mock Checkride, Student Pilot Emergency, Antarctica, Cirrus Vision Jet Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 133 Max talks with people he's interviewed over the past year to get updates on their stories. He talks with Robert DeLaurentis the day after he circumnavigated the South Pole, Matt Bergwall for an update on the Cirrus Vision Jet, Jason Blair about our mock IFR checkride, and John Bone about his Antarctica trip. Mentioned in the ShowRobert DeLaurentis' Pole to Pole website Robert DeLaurentis' AOPA Blog Robert DeLaurentis' Facebook Page Donate to AOPA Foundation If you love the show and want more, visit my Patreon page to see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in the Posts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon - Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself. Yes, we'll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the Free Aviation News Talk app for iOS or Android. Check out Max's Online Courses: G1000 VFR, G1000 IFR, and Flying WAAS & GPS Approaches. Find them all at: https://www.pilotlearning.com/ Social Media Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Follow Max on YouTube Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

132 Getting Pilots To Slow Down to Reduce Risk and Improve Performance + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 132 Max tells stories about pilots who made all kinds of mistakes by rushing. He talks about the many bumps his gotten during preflight. He also discusses poor checklist habits and how skipping one checklist item led to the destruction of a new $900,000. He also talks about how rushing radio communications leads to stepping on other pilot transmissions and inaccurate position reports. News Stories EAA to Give Free Admission to Youth at AirVenture Mooney Reopens Kerrville Factory BIPARTISAN BILL WOULD SPUR TRANSPORTATION CAREERS World's First Electric Race Plane Unveiled at Dubai Airshow Pilots Report Bogus Landing Fee Charges Based On ADS-B Data Pilot is rescued after his plane crashes and gets tangled in power lines Alaska pilot convicted of lying to investigators after crash Border jumper tossed bags out of plane before arrest at B.C. airport AOPA ANNOUNCES 2020 FLY-IN LOCATIONS GA AIDS MIGRANT FARMING COMMUNITIES IN RURAL MEXICO Mentioned in the ShowMission Flight Mission Flight YouTube Video Flying Magazine: Slow Down Your Flying How (and why) Lufthansa trains its pilots in Phoenix, Arizona A Year Of Stewardship – Managing A Flying Club Airplane Caleb Carr, 25, Cofounded A Company To Help Stabilize Helicopter Baskets Greenland Air Trophy 2020 Greenland Air Trophy 2020 YouTube Video Columbia, CA Airport If you love the show and want more, visit my Patreon page to see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in the Posts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon - Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself. Yes, we'll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the Free Aviation News Talk app for iOS or Android. Check out Max's Online Courses: G1000 VFR, G1000 IFR, and Flying WAAS & GPS Approaches. Find them all at: https://www.pilotlearning.com/ Social Media Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Follow Max on YouTube Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

131 Buying and Flying a Cirrus SR22 from Miami to California, Lightspeed Tango headset, Garmin inReach Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 131 Max talks with Luke Fischer about their trip across the U.S. in a 2016 SR22. Luke talks about the buying process, prepurchase inspection, and acceptance flight. The aircraft is now for rent at West Valley at KPAO. During the trip, Max tested the tracking and satellite text message capabilities of the Garmin inReach. Max also tested a wireless Tango headset that Lightspeed lent for the trip. Mentioned in the ShowNASA Super Guppy Lightspeed Tango Wireless Headset $800 at Amazon - dual GA plugs Garmin inReach Mini $274.98 at Amazon Garmin inReach Mini with Accessory Bundle $289.99 at Amazon NOTE: Garmin inReach requires a Service Plan - details here If you love the show and want more, visit my Patreon page to see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in the Posts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon - Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself. Yes, we'll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the Free Aviation News Talk app for iOS or Android. Social Media Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Follow Max on YouTube Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

130 SR22 Crash into House in Southern California, Winter Coat Drive + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary130 Max talks with pilot Eric Gundersen, who created a video that shows some of the factors that led to the crash of a SR22 that was landing at Cable Airport in Upland, CA. The factors identified could apply to any aircraft type and is a cautionary tale for all pilots. And a group of pilots in Mississippi collected and delivered 1000 winter coats for needy children in Wounded Knee, SD. News Stories Cirrus SR22 crashes into House in Southern California Mooney Shuts Down, Employees Furloughed U.S. Aviation Fatalities Increased in 2018 Gender reveal stunt led to plane crash in Texas FLOAT Plans Launch For SoCal Short-Distance Commuter Service FAA Sees Trust Growing with Compliance Program CANADA ADS-B MANDATE DELAYED Cessna 206 design problem behind N.W.T. plane crash Area pilots shuttle coats to Wounded Knee Mentioned in the ShowEmail Lynn and Anita Havens about Winter Coat Drive Statistics About Pine Ridge Reservation Donation Needs for Pine Ridge Reservation Erik Gundersen's video of SR22 crash Noise Abatement software tracking site Fingertip Oximeter for measuring inflight oxygen levels If you love the show and want more, visit my Patreon page to see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in the Posts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon - Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself. Yes, we'll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the Free Aviation News Talk app for iOS or Android. Please Take our 2019 Social Media Survey. I'd love to understand how you use, or don't use, social media, so I can target social media posts and advertising for Aviation News Talk to other people similar to you. Social Media Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Follow Max on YouTube Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

129 IFR Instrument Mock Checkride - Interview with Jason Blair Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary129 Pilot examiner Jason Blair gives Max a mock IFR checkride and asks him typical checkride questions. This is also a great review for instrument rated pilots! Max pretends to have brought a Cessna 172/G1000 to the checkride. They talk about required documents, instrument currency, aircraft systems, instrument rules and regulations, and how to brief an approach. Mentioned in the ShowJason Blair's Website If you love the show and want more, visit my Patreon page to see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in the Posts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon - Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself. Yes, we'll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the Free Aviation News Talk app for iOS or Android. Please Take our 2019 Social Media Survey. I'd love to understand how you use, or don't use, social media, so I can target social media posts and advertising for Aviation News Talk to other people similar to you. Social Media Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Follow Max on YouTube Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

128 Garmin Autoland Interviews with the Garmin Engineers, Fire TFRs + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 128 Max visits Garmin headquarters and interviews engineers and management responsible for the new Autoland system. We talk about when development started, some of the key steps in the development process, and some of the challenges Garmin faced in implementing Autoland. We had many listener questions about the system, and we go answers to many of those questions. A listener ask about Fire TFRs, and another listener asks about why pilots don't always fly with the fuel selector in the Both position. News Stories FAA to allow pilots with diabetes to fly commercial jets Honeywell Predicts Single-Pilot Future FAA Completes Runway Status Lights Rollout Turboprop Aircraft, Design and Tooling Discovered in Kansas Barn BACKCOUNTRY FAVORITE 'DRACO' to fly again Report: Pilot who crashed into pickup worried about wet turf British Airways to fund flying lessons in 2020 Pilot forced to abort landing after firework explodes next to plane Passenger's hat flies out of plane, hits propeller Epic Aircraft E1000 Receives Type Certificate A most unusual marriage proposal: Floating weightless in a plummeting plane Mentioned in the Show Myers 200 and Interceptor 400 Offer British Airway applications Runway Status Lights FAA Video Mike Patey New Improved 'Draco' Video'Life in the Fast Lane' Piper Meridian videos If you love the show and want more, visit my Patreon page to see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in the Posts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon - Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself. Yes, we'll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the Free Aviation News Talk app for iOS or Android. Please Take our 2019 Social Media Survey. I'd love to understand how you use, or don't use, social media, so I can target social media posts and advertising for Aviation News Talk to other people similar to you. Social Media Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Follow Max on YouTube Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

127 New Garmin G3000 Autoland for Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet and Piper M600 Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon. Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary 127 Max discusses the new Autoland Feature announced for the G3000 in the Cirrus SF50 Vision Jet and Piper M600. It is primarily for use in an emergency, and it can be triggered by pushing a single button, or it can trigger itself if the pilot doesn't respond to a series of system prompts, such as when a pilot is hypoxic or incapacitated. It relies on the Garmin autopilot for engine management. Mentioned in the ShowGarmin Autoland Video If you love the show and want more, visit my Patreon page to see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in the Posts section. And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon - Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself. Yes, we'll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the Free Aviation News Talk app for iOS or Android. Please Take our 2019 Social Media Survey. I'd love to understand how you use, or don't use, social media, so I can target social media posts and advertising for Aviation News Talk to other people similar to you. Social Media Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Follow Max on YouTube Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.