Midlife Pilot Podcast

We are joined by CFII Erica Gilbert of AeroSafe - she makes weather more fun! Erica speaks to her work as a CFII, the art of weather briefings, expanding your minimums, and how she came to sharing her knowledge through frequent weather breakdowns on her awesome new YouTube channel.

Don’t forget to make or update your RSVP for the Nashville Fly-In, April 26-28: https://midlifepilotnashville.mystrikingly.com/

* Erica’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AeroSafe

* Midlife Pilot Podcast’s new support home on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MidlifePilotPodcast

* Link Discord to Patreon (use a web browser, not the Patreon app!). https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/212052266-Getting-Discord-access

* FlightInsight’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/@flightinsight9111

* AOPA’s Personal Minimums Contract (Erica should be creating a better one soon!): https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/online-learning/safety-spotlights/do-the-right-thing/personal-minimums

* Discord radar-contact channel with Ted’s creeperbot: https://discord.com/channels/1016100180325564418/1083513512040595548

* Normalization of deviance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalization_of_deviance

* NASA: The Cost of Silence: Normalization of Deviance: https://sma.nasa.gov/docs/default-source/safety-messages/safetymessage-normalizationofdeviance-2014-11-03b.pdf?sfvrsn=c5421ef8_4

* Aviation Safety Magazine: Recovering From Unusual Attitudes: ​​https://www.aviationsafetymagazine.com/instrument_flying/recovering-from-unusual-attitudes/

* Nathan Ballard on Midlife EP53: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/midlifepilotpodcast/episodes/EP53---CFII-Nathan-Ballard---question-everything-e2d6q7r

* Victor Vogel’s “flight reviews for the older pilot” NAFI topic: https://nafisummit2023.org/schedule/flight-reviews-for-the-older-pilot/

* Flight Chops with a 90 year old pilot in the T6 Texas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtDcnC8qKEQ

* Audio of Victor Vogel’s topic: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-x5fx6-131deb5

(long notes this week! -ted)

After talking about filming flights on the last episode, Ben, Brian, and Ted talk about debriefing flights- using a gopro as a "black box", looking at tracks, or using pen and paper.

show mentions:

* AAS, Taylor County Airport, Kentucky: https://www.airnav.com/airport/AAS

* Ted's flight to The Dalles with views that look greenscreened: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcY0cz5eRqM

* Ted's debrief with Midlife CFII NateB: https://youtube.com/8UpDLiJmgXs

* Brian's Flight Memory Logbook: https://www.newnostalgia.film/store/p/hardcover-bound-notebook

* CloudAhoy, good debriefing tool: https://www.cloudahoy.com/

* FlySto, another debriefing tool: https://www.flysto.net/

* Johari Window for debriefing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johari_window

* Donald Rumsfeld's "Unknown unknowns": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_are_unknown_unknowns

* AeroSafe, a great weather series from CFII Erica: https://www.youtube.com/@AeroSafe

The rental houses aka Midlife Pilot Compound for the Nashville Fly-In, April 26-28 2024, is full, but it's still possible to attend the fly-in: https://midlifepilotnashville.mystrikingly.com/

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We have moved to Patreon!

For those who have been gracious enough to support us on Spotify, we have turned off listener support there, and canceled your monthly support pledges.

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Many pilots are recording their flights now, whether to learning, or maybe just for content farming. Ben, Brian, and Ted talk pros and cons of filming your flights, and some ways to do it safer - if at all.

Chris discussed equipment in EP1 of the podcast, and Ted shared a "TLDR filming gear" list to boil it down to a starter kit in this episode:

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Ted and Ben are in the same city and went on an adventure together, so they podcasted in the same room and talked with Brian about personal minimums: What are minimums? What is included? How to you expand them? Also, our thoughts on flying after dry spells of flying. AI takes over the intro.

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Ben, Brian, and Ted share some listener feedback and talk about their experiences with crosswind landings. Brian reads from The Killing Zone, including a story from a pilot in the book. The crew finishes talking about the Nashville Fly-In, which is April 26-28 2024 at KJWN. Lodging (Midlife Central) is in the works.

* The Killing Zone, 2nd edition, by Paul Craig: https://bookshop.org/book/9780071798402

* Instagram, "get an instrument rated friend!" https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1kbKh0P481/

* Galaga cheat code: https://jasoneckert.github.io/myblog/the-galaga-no-fire-cheat-mystery/

* MPP EP46 - Flying With Your Spouse: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/midlifepilot/episodes/EP46---Flying-With-Your-Spouse-e2b1cpn

* Nashville Fly-In: https://midlifepilotnashville.mystrikingly.com/

Get merch! https://store.midlifepilotpodcast.com/

We have moved to Patreon!

Become a Patreon member for behind-the-scenes and exclusive content, access to the vibrant Midlife Pilot Podcast Discord community, merch discounts, stickers, and much more!

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Ben, Brian, and Ted host a hilariously chaotic end-of-year episode, with Ben surprising Brian and Ted with snippets from the show.

* Brian's "almost Brasher" Charlie vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YJYFuvB_9U

* Wilson Air Chattanooga: https://www.wilsonair.com/cha-chattanooga/

* EP40, The Podcast Handoff: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/midlifepilot/episodes/EP40---The-Podcast-Handoff---a-very-special-crossover-episode-e29965s

* Saavy Aviation, what Ted used for AOG: https://savvyaviation.com/

* AOG, Aircraft on Ground: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_on_ground

* Phantasm, 1979 horror film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantasm_(film)

* The most popular podcast episode, EP4, Demystifying the Private Pilot Checkride: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/midlifepilot/episodes/EP4---Demystifying-the-Private-Pilot-Checkride-e1ajpdf

* AOPA's Cessna 170 sweepstakes plane: https://www.aopa.org/Membership/Sweeps

* Brian's Marfa vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVrQ0tzicC8

* Brian's 2023 in review vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EejbxBWsfo

* Ted landing on the beach (S16 Copalis): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO2szW-_SNQ

* Map of airports that Ben, Brian, and Ted landed at in 2023: https://midlifepilotpodcast.com/img/ep55-2023-airport-map.png

We have moved to Patreon!

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Ben passed his commercial checkride, so Brian and Ted debrief (interrogate) him about the experience. The crew then talk about finding bad habits in yourself, and the value of communicating about risk to others. Finally the Nashville Meetup, aka White Claw Crawl, is discussed! See the link below for information and to signal your interest.

Ron Horton, DPE: http://planevisions.com/

Nathan Ballard, CFII, helped Ben prepare: https://www.youtube.com/@NathanBallardSaferFlying

"Flight", the movie with Denzel Washington flying a barbiejet inverted: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_(2012_film)

AOPA's droolworthy Cessna 170B sweepstakes plane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwsfLYDvbNU

Stevie Triesenberg flying her amazing Cessna 140 across the US: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vwmp_Qk74s

Fly The Transition podcast was relaunched with Bryan Turner (Just Plane Silly) talking about his commercial license: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-code-to-clouds-navigating-the-skies-bryan/id1657873290?i=1000638885915

Brian Siskind's new video, "be wrong." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wml7sOZDa34

The April 2024 Nashville fly-in, aka Whiteclaw Crawl, April 26-28 2024: https://midlifepilotnashville.mystrikingly.com/

We have moved to Patreon!

Become a Patreon member for behind-the-scenes and exclusive content, access to the vibrant Midlife Pilot Podcast Discord community, merch discounts, stickers, and much more!

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CFI (and midlife pilot) Nathan Ballard joins the show to talk about instructing midlifers and answer some listener questions.

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Ben is away, so Brian and Ted wing it without him and discuss the contents of a checkride binder, announce the April 2024 Midlife Pilot Podcast meetup in Nashville, and cover a strange potpourri of aviation topics, including announcing the April 2024 Nashville meetup!

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EP51 - Your First Solo

What's it like to solo? Ben, Brian and Ted discuss their flight training and their respective first solo flights.  We respond to listener feedback from Dan B. who asked about dealing with the jitters and doubts that inevitably pop up in every pilots journey.

Brian's solo vid: https://youtu.be.com/A7ma6pvmwxM

Ted's solo vid: https://youtu.be/L5EPZzUshHw

OG Chris Moran's solo vid: https://www.youtu.be/0e5tfl_DpRc

OG Chris Moran choosing not to fly: https://www.youtu.be/zoFxLpcd7og

EP16, what are you most afraid of in flying? https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/midlifepilot/episodes/EP16---What-Are-You-Most-Afraid-of-in-Flying-e1joodd

The surprise and startle responses in flying: https://skybrary.aero/articles/surprise

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We have moved to Patreon!

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