In this episode we discuss an interesting, eventful, learning opportunity John had on a night cross country. Chris does some more cross countries by himself, and Mark passes the FAA written and gets back in the saddle.

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In the second half of episode 8, Chris and Mark get to talking about what they have been up. Chris is starting full steam on Cross Countries and finds that multiple airports along his route may not have been the best idea. Mark continues to work towards taking the written so he can get into doing Cross Countries himself. All this and more in this final part of episode 8.

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In this Weeks Months Episode, John discusses passing his Private Pilot Checkride! We hear all about the long day he had and even the one big mistake he made. Even with his slight slip up, he still passed and became a brand new Private Pilot.

Coming soon is the second part of this episode where we hear about what Chris and Mark have been up too.

John's Checkride Audio: http://podcast.inthepatternpodcast.com/Cockpit_Audio/John/

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Part 2 of our great discussion with Doug Hindman and Mark Pollard about the Private Pilot Checkride. During this segment, we discuss general checkride topics and John asks a few questions he has about his upcoming checkride.

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We did it again, another two parter. This time, we have two special guests, Doug Hindman from the Mile High Flyers and Mark Pollard from Inverted Cast, who join us to discuss the Private Pilot checkride. We also have a good discussion on how our significant others feel about our flying money pit. Plus, we talk about judging your passengers and convincing them flying is safe so they have an enjoyable flight.

Stay tuned for Episode 7 Bravo which features a lot more checkride talk as we help John feel a little better about his upcoming check ride.

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In this episode, we finish our discussion about what we have been up too, and we have some great news. Chris had his first solo!

We also go over Tracon visits and some great listener mail.

Pics from Chris' Solo: http://picasaweb.google.com/101867191272847636708/ChrisFirstSolo?feat=directlink

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In this episode the gang returns, and boy do we have a lot to talk about. So much in fact, this is a two part episode. So here in episode 6 alpha, we talk about what we have done the past few weeks, and well, we ran out of time!

Stay tuned for episode 6 bravo in the next week or so as we finish up our long and overdue discussion.

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After a few weeks off, the gang is back to discuss the FAA Written Exam and Pre-Solo Test. We discuss where we are in our studies, what test prep aides we use, and also what to expect on the pre-solo written test. Finally, John has a question about wheel pants and pre-flight.

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In this episode, we talk about our latest lessons, more soloing, and the problems with having multiple instructors. Also discussed, the one and only Emergency Landings.

Pictures from Chris' visit to the Deer Valley Pilots Association Annual Membership Renewal Picnic: http://picasaweb.google.com/chris.holub/DeerValleyPilotsAssociation2010#

Special Thanks to Adam Fast, @AdamCanFly on Twitter, for the new and improved stall horn sound.

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In this episode, the gang talks about local museums and their initial thoughts on doing the maneuvers for the private pilot certificate. They discuss thoughts and reactions to learning slow flight, stalls, ground reference maneuvers, and steep turns. Finally, Mark talks about his first solo!

Pictures from John's trip to Fantasy of Flight: http://picasaweb.google.com/jay12701/FantasyOfFlight#

Chris' YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/cholubaz

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