159 Aviation Weather Briefings and other Preflight Action Required by 91.103 + GA News

159 Aviation Weather Briefings and other Preflight Action Required by 91.103 + 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. Summary159 Pilots need to know how to do a weather briefing before they fly, and there are several other things you are required to do by FAR 91.103. For some flights, you’re not required to get a weather briefing, and we explain why. We’ll show you how to get a weather briefing from a free weather source. If addition to weather, you’re also required to consider fuel, alternatives and known ATC delays. News Stories Bye Aerospace Chooses eFlyer 2’s Emergency Recovery System Pipistrel and Green Motion to create electric aircraft charging network Pipistrel offers type certified electric motor Rolls-Royce & Tecnam Hybrid Powertrain — H3PS Avionics sales plunge 37% SIRIUSXM Tour Brings Tunes to the Cockpit Garmin’s G500 TXi option for older Cirrus SRs New Colorado Aviation Weather Cameras Operational NTSB: aircraft involved in mid-air collision had retardant on windshield Man pleads guilty to pot charges after Medford plane crash Mentioned in the Show SiriusXM Tour Radio $149 - Order HereLatinas in Aviation Book - Order Here A Speck in the Sea - NYT Article about Fisherman 7-Day U.S. Prog Charts surface GFS Forecasts General Aviation Pilot’s Guide to Preflight Weather Planning 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 Like Aviation News Talk podcast on Facebook Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter 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.