flight instruction

In this episode of the Adventure Flying Podcast, we interviewed Jason Miller, host of The Finer Points aviation podcast. In addition to hosting The Finer Points, Jason is a 2-time CFI of the year and is one of the most prominent flight instructors in the United States. Since both ICON and Jason promote Adventure Flying, ICON in the A5, and Jason through his Finer Points Airplane Camps, we asked Jason for his perspective on how he teaches adventure flying safely.

How does he teach operating in the low-altitude flying environment?

What has been his most challenging adventure, and how did that shape his personal minimums?

How did he, someone who had no connection to aviation, become a pilot in the first place?

Listen to the latest episode of the Adventure Flying Podcast from ICON Aircraft. 

Bucks County Bytes presents to you a show that has a great story about how people can influence each other, even if it's the smallest gesture.
Meet Joe Mattern, co-founder, and CEO of aeroG Aviation, and Barbara Christie, one of the first female heli pilots in Bucks County going back many years ago, when it wasn't' tradition to be a female pilot.
Joe's story is great to listen to, as he met Barbara Christie when he was just a young boy, fell in love with aviation, and started to take flying lessons because that one meeting with Barb Christie made an impact for the rest of his life.
Not only did Barb make a difference, but so did his instructor at Turner Airfield. Yes, Turner Airfield, the historic airstrip that once was in Montgomery County near Ambler, and not too far from Horsham and Willow Grove. Although no longer there, I was able to pull up a ton of history on it. Joe took lessons there from a man named Rich, another influence on his life. And if you listen to this podcast, all the way to the end, you'll find out how small our world is. Joe, Barb, and I love aviation. And this story has a great feel as well as Joe having outstanding knowledge, aviation connections, and a great company that he is proud of...all because he met Barb Christie all those many years ago.

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Trevor Simoneau shares with the story of his very first GA flight as a participant in EAA Young Eagles, which led to his journey to becoming a private pilot. To wrap up the episode Trevor shares his next big adventure with us. You don't want to miss this.

Trevor started his journey into general aviation at age ten. From there on, only the sky was the limit. In order to afford flight training, Trevor did what any kid his age would do: he started a business selling aviation apparel. With that, http://ChartItAll.com was born.

Trevor soloed a Cessna 172P on this sixteenth birthday, and he will have his private pilot certificate shortly after turning seventeen. As if that's not enough already, Trevor has announced that he is planning to fly a single-engine airplane around the world all by himself. His mission is to encourage grade school kids at all levels to follow their dreams.

Follow along on his journey, and stand behind him as he makes this epic journey to share aviation and STEM education with the entire world.

Trevor's social profiles:

Twitter: http://twitter.com/TrevorJSimoneau

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trevorsimoneau/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ZrwzaBKn_QdSiJ1cQx0tg

TikTok: @TrevorThePilot

Jamie Becket, the AOPA You Can Fly Ambassador for Florida shares some stories of his adventures in flight instruction and sharing aviation with others. As an experienced flight instructor, Jamie has had numerous experiences with students and other instructors. On some of those flights, Jamie gets himself into - and out of - a jam.

Jamie also talks about some of the great times he's had as the AOPA You Can Fly Ambassador. Learn more about the You Can Fly program at http://youcanfly.aopa.org.

David and Derek discuss various ways to save money on flight training. Ideas include the use of desktop flight simulators at home, watching training videos and quality YouTube videos, chair flying, teaming up with other students, and more.

If you have more ideas on how to save money on flight training, we would love to hear them. Drop us an email at podcast@flightreview.tv, or you can Tweet at us at @FlightReviewTV. We would love to hear from you.

Melbourne Flight Training is now hosting "Master Classes" covering a wide range of topics. If you are in the Melbourne, Florida area (KMLB), stop by and join us.

If you want to see videos of David's personal flight training experience, subscribe to the YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/flightreview. And if you would like to send us a question to potentially be answered on the show, send us an email to podcast@flightreview.tv.

Derek discusses the differences between currency and proficiency, and he explains how proficiency for once pilot might not be the same for another pilot.

Melbourne Flight Training is now hosting "Master Classes" covering a wide range of topics. If you are in the Melbourne, Florida area (KMLB), stop by and join us.

If you want to see videos of David's personal flight training experience, subscribe to the YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/flightreview. And if you would like to send us a question to potentially be answered on the show, send us an email to podcast@flightreview.tv.

What is flight training? How is it different from other training or education? How can a student pilot make the most of their flight training experience? Derek answers these questions here.

Melbourne Flight Training is now hosting "Master Classes" covering a wide range of topics. If you are in the Melbourne, Florida area (KMLB), stop by and join us.

If you want to see videos of David's personal flight training experience, subscribe to the YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/flightreview. And if you would like to send us a question to potentially be answered on the show, send us an email to podcast@flightreview.tv.

You're ready to start flight training, but you have concerns about your health and your medical eligibility to fly. Where do you go for help? We try to answer some of your questions here.

While Derek is not a doctor of AME (Aviation Medical Examiner), he's seen a lot of things while giving flight training and is able to provide some basic guidance. Medical issues can certainly be a touchy subject with complex solutions. We hope to dispel some incorrect assumptions and myths with this episode.

If you have any questions or concerns about your medical eligibility to fly airplanes, please be sure to consult with qualified medical personnel.

If you want to see videos of David's personal flight training experience, subscribe to the YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/flightreview. And if you would like to send us a question to potentially be answered on the show, send us an email to podcast@flightreview.tv.

FAA Medical Certifications: https://www.faa.gov/pilots/medical/

After our last episode was published, we received a Tweet from our friends John and Leslie Caubble of the Fly Maui podcast. They stated that the topic was good food for thought since they had aspirations of becoming flight instructors themselves. This got us thinking about the topic of other good and bad habits found at flight schools and in the flight training environment.

In this episode of Flying With a Purpose, Derek address some bad habits he has encountered with student pilots and their instructors. Derek also discusses ways to ensure students and instructors are following best practices in their flight training operations. We talk about standardization, documentation, assumptions, and unlearning improper procedures. We bring up the importance of stage checks and their role in evaluating the CFI and the student.

We wish to thank John and Leslie Caubble for the thought-provoking Tweet, and for giving us a reason to really dig deeper into this topic. Please check out and subscribe to their fantastic podcast at https://www.flymauihi.com/. And if you need some ridiculously delicious barbecue on Florida's Space Coast, check out Cryderman's in Downtown Melbourne: https://www.crydermansbarbecue.com/

Victoria is an experienced commercial pilot with a confidence problem. She found herself having lots of time in her logbook, but the circumstances under which she flew those hours began to make her a rusty pilot. When she realized this, she began to doubt her abilities. Victoria tells the story of her struggles to overcome this confidence and competency problem in the cockpit, and the victory that ensures months later.

The first segment of this episode was recorded at the 2018 SUN 'n FUN Fly-In on the deck of SUN 'n FUN Radio. There's a lot of background noise, so we hope you we bear with us as we add a little "atmosphere" to the episode.

We would like to thank Victoria for taking the time to talk to us on the show. She was open and honest about her flying experiences. Hopefully this episode encourages more pilots to take a close look at their flying experiences. We can all be better in some area of aviation.

You can find Victoria in a number of places:

Co-host of the Stuck Mic AvCast: http://stuckmicavcast.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Toriafly
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In this episode, David and Derek tackle the controversial practice of flight instructors intentionally messing things up on an airplane prior to a lesson so that the student can find those issues during the preflight. Should instructors "test" their students to see if they are able to spot problems during preflight? What are your thoughts on it?

They also discuss the various types of ground school training available, including computer-based training, study books, classroom training, and one-on-one training with a certified instructor. Each has benefits and drawbacks, and we discuss those.

If you want to see videos of David's personal flight training experience, subscribe to the YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/flightreview. And if you would like to send us a question to potentially be answered on the show, send us an email to podcast@flightreview.tv.

Derek and David are at the 2019 SUN 'n FUN International Fly-in and Expo in Lakeland, Florida. In this episode - which was recorded while on the grounds at SUN 'n FUN - they discuss flight training in the aviation industry, and spend a lot of time discussing the new Piper Pilot 100 trainer and its possible impact on the industry.

Later in the episode, Derek gives his thoughts on the impact an event like SUN 'n FUN has on the flight training industry and on the aviation industry as a whole.

If you want to see videos of David's personal flight training experience, subscribe to the YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/flightreview. And if you would like to send us a question to potentially be answered on the show, send us an email to podcast@flightreview.tv.

In this episode of Flying With a Purpose, Derek talks about dealing with windy conditions on landing. We specifically discuss crosswind landings and changing wind conditions as the aircraft approaches the airport environment.

John & Leslie Caubble live in Kihei, Hawaii on the island of Maui. The host the Fly Maui aviation podcast, and have mentioned a number of times how their personal minimums had to change if they were ever going to get flight time in the islands. The crosswinds in Hawaii are some of the craziest in the world.

Jason Miller of The Finer Points recently made a couple of YouTube videos about how to learn to land in a crosswind.

Derek and David talk about the various techniques for landing in a crosswind, and about how to train for this difficult but critical skill.

Be sure to subscribe to the Fly Maui podcast and The Finer Points. Links to both are below.

If you want to see videos of David's personal flight training experience, subscribe to the YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/flightreview. And if you would like to send us a question to potentially be answered on the show, send us an email to podcast@flightreview.tv.

Fly Maui: https://www.flymaui.com/

The Finer Points: https://www.learnthefinerpoints.com/

In this episode of Flying With a Purpose, we answer our first listener email. Joe is a student pilot currently pursuing his private pilot certificate, and he wonders if the pace of his flight training is too fast.

While certain tasks need to be learned early in flight training, like basic aircraft control and proper handling of emergency procedures, Derek suggests that some experiential-based flight instruction might help during the cross-country phase of the training. A cross-country flight to a location the pilot will typically fly to on their own once they are a certificated private pilot might help to slow the pace and make the training more relevant to the long-term mission.

We owe a huge thanks to Joe for sending us an email, and we hope we have answered the question effectively.

If you want to see videos of David's personal flight training experience, subscribe to the YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/flightreview. And if you would like to send us a question to potentially be answered on the show, send us an email to podcast@flightreview.tv.

In this episode, Derek tells the story of the most scared he has ever been while flight instructing. Early in his flight instructing career, Derek and his private pilot student embarked on a mission-based lesson that would take them to a destination airport on one day, with a return to the home airport the next day. Circumstances came together such that they encountered a very low-fuel situation, and without immediate and decisive action, they would have faced a forced landing.

Everything turned out alright, but Derek certainly recalls this as one of the "never again" moments of his career. Many lessons were learned by both the student and the instructor.

If you want to see videos of David's personal flight training experience, subscribe to the YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/flightreview. And if you would like to send us a question to potentially be answered on the show, send us an email to podcast@flightreview.tv.

In this episode, Derek and David discuss the complexities surrounding different ratings and add-ons, especially when it comes to single- versus multi-engine ratings. The whole thing is enough to leave you scratching your head, and it feels a little bit “inside baseball”. In fact, I make a reference to that in the episode. It’s a really interesting conversation, and it shows just how complex getting new ratings and certificates can be.

Later, we talk a bit about the differences between the older PTS and the newer ACS that replaced it. We also discuss how the ACS helps pilots manage risk and execute better aeronautical decision making.

If you want to see videos of David's personal flight training experience, subscribe to the YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/flightreview. And if you would like to send us a question to potentially be answered on the show, send us an email to podcast@flightreview.tv.

In this episode of Flying With a Purpose, David asks Derek what qualifies him to own and operate a flight school like Melbourne Flight Training. They also discuss standardization of the flight instruction given at the flight school. Finally, they answer the question about how to find a good flight school and instructor.

If you want to see videos of David's personal flight training experience, subscribe to the YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/flightreview. And if you would like to send us a question to potentially be answered on the show, send us an email to podcast@flightreview.tv.