Airspeed

I got the thunderbirds ride!  Here's my initial reaction and audio of the takeoff.  Recording tonight with Rod Rakic for the full episode.  Stay tuned!

Almost got up today with the USAF Thunderbirds.  Scheduled to fly tomorrow!

Summary episode covering the whole DC-3 type rating experience.  

F/A-18 mach pass at the end!  Rod and I hangar-fly from the Red Bull Air Races in Detroit.

Type rating complete! 

Day 1 of my DC-3 type rating training with Dan Gryder in the Herpa DC-3 in Griffin, Georgia.  www.thedc-3network.com www.herpa.de.

I'm here in Griffin, Georgia for the DC-3 SIC type rating flying Dan Gryder's DC-3.  Here's audio and other material from Dan's briefing, our initial encounter with the airplane, and more.  Stay tuned!  I'll be posting daily!

Welcome to the second part of the instrument checkride. This is the second of two parts covering my checkride for the instrument rating. If you haven’t checked out Part 1, make sure that you download it and listen to it. It contains background information that’s helpful to understanding some of the material in this episode and will bring you up to speed on the checkride so far.

Interview with Scott Cannizzaro, the New York audio engineer who recently worked up the Airspeed theme music. Scott CannizzaroThe Soundtrack Group936 BroadwayNew York, NY 10010212 420 6010nycmixer@mac.comwww.scottcannizzaro.com

Ambient audio from flying a load of skydivers in the Twin Otter. 3:30 Startup6:30 Takeoff7:30 Throttle back9:30 Synching the props18:45 Door opens20:15 Begin descent24:30 Level-off downwind25:15 Landing26:00 Taxi (right engine shutdown and taxi on left engine)27:00 Shutdown

We talk this time with Jeb Burnside about aviation safety. Jeb is an editor at Belvoir Publications, the folks who bring you Aviation Safety Magazine (of which Jeb is editor), KitPlanes, AvWeb, Aviation Consumer, IFR, IFR Refresher, and Light Plane Maintenance. Many of you know him as a third of the regular occupants of the Uncontrolled Airspace Podcast's virtual hangar. He's also a longtime pilot.Jeb's website is at http://www.jeburnside.com/, where there's a pretty complete account of the partial engine failure in he experienced in 2003 along with pictures.You can reach him at jeb@uncontrolledairspace.com.

Second day of the accelerated multi-engine course at Traverse Air. Traverse Air, Inc.294 West Silver LakeTraverse City, Michigan 49686231-943-4128tbrady294@charter.nethttp://www.traverseair.com/

Commentary on Day 1 of multi-engine training with Tom Brady at Traverse Air.  www.traverseair.com

We continue the annual tradition of calling up Barb Haluszka, the executive director of the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival. www.bcballoons.com  

Audio of the checkride for my instrument rating.  See www.airspeedonline.com for links to the approach charts if you want to follow along.

Download a 128 Mbps copy of the tune, The Lake Parker Arrival, for free at http://airspeedonline.blogspot.com/2008/03/lake-parker-arrival.html.  Written especially for Sun 'N Fun 2009. Enjoy!

The second load from my September visit to Skydive Chicago.  Two jump runs at two different altitudes and then a stall, some single-engine flight, and a steep descent to a short-field landing. www.airspeedonline.com steve@airspeedonline.com

Today, I’m joined by Eric Carver, my fellow member in the law firm and an expert in tax law.

Part 1 of a two-part series on the legal aspects of aircraft purchase, sale, and ownership. Make sure you check out the parallel episodes similar topics on Uncontrolled Airspace, The Pilot's Flight PodLog, and The Finer Points. steve@airspeedonline.com

We interview Lt Col John Desmarais, the Deputy Director of Operations of the US Civil Air Patrol about SARSAT's discontinuation of monitoring 121.5 MHz ELTs.