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Aloha! On this episode we’re sharing some personal stories of struggles we’ve faced over the last few months… and it’s not just dealing with the pandemic and shutdown. We all experience setbacks in life: in our jobs, aviation, family and other relationships, and you might face some challenges that are totally beyond your control. You can move forward from setbacks, failures and mistakes, big or small. Your attitude and willingness to learn from these experiences will define your long term health and success.

 

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Gain the knowledge you need to pass your Private, Instrument or Commercial FAA written exam, plus “whole picture” learning that will make you a lifelong, safe aviator. Pass your checkride with flying colors with Checkride Ace.

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Vacationing in Hawaii? Book a flight with an experienced instructor and see Maui from above! Follow beautiful coastlines, spot hidden waterfalls, and see majestic humpback whales breach before your eyes. All the while gaining practical insight and instruction on over water operations, mountain flying, Class C operations, and challenging crosswind landings. Fill out the inquiry form at https://www.flymauihi.com/

 

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From the first week of training, student pilots are thrown into a crazy new world of pilot speak. Aside from radio communication itself, there’s a big world of aviation acronyms and mnemonics to learn. It can be daunting at first, but the pilot soon learns that these become helpful flows in flight and memory aids when studying for the next checkride or flight review. On this episode, we’re walking through a big list of common aviation acronyms… welcome to our study session!

 

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FAA PAVE Checklist and personal minimums

https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/training/fits/guidance/media/personal%20minimums%20checklist.pdf

 

Listen to Episode 60: Personal Minimums & the PAVE Checklist:

https://www.flymauihi.com/blog/personalminimums

 

Gain the knowledge you need to pass your Private, Instrument or Commercial FAA written exam, plus “whole picture” learning that will make you a lifelong, safe aviator. Pass your checkride with flying colors with Checkride Ace.

Check out Angle of Attack online ground school:

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Vacationing in Hawaii? Book a flight with an experienced instructor and see Maui from above! Follow beautiful coastlines, spot hidden waterfalls, and see majestic humpback whales breach before your eyes. All the while gaining practical insight and instruction on over water operations, mountain flying, Class C operations, and challenging crosswind landings. Fill out the inquiry form at https://www.flymauihi.com/

 

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Review of the Acronyms Covered

• IMSAFE
  • Illness
  • Medication 
  • Stress 
  • Alcohol
  • Fatigue 
  • Emotion 

• 5 P’s of Single crew Resource Management for phases of flight when managing an aircraft on your own
  • Plan 
  • Plane 
  • Pilot 
  • Passengers 
  • Programming 

• Required Inspections
  • Annual/ADs
  • VOR (IFR)
  • 100 hr
  • Altimeter/Pitot Static (IFR)
  • Transponder
  • ELT

• Required equipment (91.205) – Day VFR
  • Airspeed Ind
  • Tachometer (each engine)
  • Oil pressure gauge
  • Manifold pressure gauge
  • Altimeter
  • Temperature gauge
  • Oil temperature gauge
  • Fuel gauge
  • Landing gear position indicator
  • Anti-collision lights (after 3/11/96)
  • Magnetic compass
  • ELT
  • Safety Belts

• Night VFR
  • Fuses
  • Landing light (for hire)
  • Anti-collision lights
  • Position lights
  • Source of electricity (generator or alternator)

• Engine out emergency
  • Airspeed
  • Best landing site
  • Checklist
  • Declare
  • Execute

• Required pre-flight action outside vicinity of airport
  • Notams
  • Weather
  • Known ATC delays
  • Runway lengths
  • Alternates available
  • Fuel requirements
  • Takeoff/Landing distances

• Special Use Airspace
  • MOA – military operations area
  • Controlled firing area
  • Prohibited area
  • Restricted area
  • Alert area
  • Warning area
  • NSA – National security area

• DECIDE Model
  • DETECT a change has occurred
  • ESTIMATE the need to react
  • CHOOSE the desirable outcome for success
  • IDENTIFY actions that could be successful
  • DO the action
  • EVALUATE the effect of the action

• Runup
  • Controls – check
  • Instruments – set
  • Gas
  • Attitude – flaps/trim
  • Runup

• Before Takeoff
  • Lights – landing light
  • Camera – transponder enabled
  • Action – mixture set, fuel boost pump, flaps/trim

• Before landing checklist; establishing climb, cruise, descent
  • Gas
  • Undercarriage
  • Mixture set
  • Prop set/fuel Pump
  • Seatbelt & Switches
  • ** some pilots add a C (carb heat) at the beginning and an L (landing light) at the end

• IFR required equipment
  • Generator/Alternator
  • Radio/nav
  • Attitude ind
  • Ball
  • Clock
  • Altimeter
  • Rate of turn ind
  • Directional gyro

• 5 T’s
  • TURN
  • TIME
  • TWIST
  • THROTTLE
  • TALK

• Clearance (also helpful in VFR Class C & B)
  • CLEARANCE LIMIT
  • ROUTE
  • ALTITUDE
  • FREQUENCY (DEP)
  • TRANSPONDER CODE

• Magnetic compass turns
  • UNDERSHOOT
  • NORTH
  • OVERSHOOT
  • SOUTH

• Magnetic compass dip errors
  • ACCELERATE
  • NORTH
  • DECELERATE
  • SOUTH

The most basic and probably most important one for you as a

pilot:

AVIATE – NAVIGATE - COMMUNICATE!

Can we all agree on one thing? All of us want to save money in flight training. Getting the job done, and making it easier on yourself in the process will save you time and money in the long run. This isn’t an episode about saving money for training. We’re going to talk about a few common things that both students and instructors expect of each other. Agreeing on these 4 things will help you both set realistic expectations for your training, and will likely even put you on a faster track to success.

 

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Listen to Episode 34 with Leslie's pilot dad:

https://www.flymauihi.com/blog/pilotfather

 

Gain the knowledge you need to pass your Private, Instrument or Commercial FAA written exam, plus “whole picture” learning that will make you a lifelong, safe aviator. Pass your checkride with flying colors with Checkride Ace.

Check out Angle of Attack online ground school:

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Vacationing in Hawaii? Book a flight with an experienced instructor and see Maui from above! Follow beautiful coastlines, spot hidden waterfalls, and see majestic humpback whales breach before your eyes. All the while gaining practical insight and instruction on over water operations, mountain flying, Class C operations, and challenging crosswind landings. Fill out the inquiry form at https://www.flymauihi.com/

 

Get a Kore Aviation headset! Use this link and you’ll save 10% at checkout:

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The last few months we’ve all been navigating uncharted waters during the pandemic shutdown. A few pilots and instructors have continued to fly with precautions, but the vast majority have grounded themselves and their flight schools since mid-March. Now that risk-avoidance is going into a risk-management phase as we’re getting back into the cockpit. On this episode we’ll share some of the things we’ve done, and best practices for getting back into flying whether you’ve been shutdown for a few months or a rusty pilot who hasn’t flown in a few years.

 

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https://www.aopa.org/-/media/Files/AOPA/Home/News/coronavirus-resources/COVID-19-Flight-Operations-v4-051220.pdf

 

 

Gain the knowledge you need to pass your Private, Instrument or Commercial FAA written exam, plus “whole picture” learning that will make you a lifelong, safe aviator. Pass your checkride with flying colors with Checkride Ace.

Check out Angle of Attack online ground school:

https://angleofattack.com/

 

 

Vacationing in Hawaii? Book a flight with an experienced instructor and see Maui from above! Follow beautiful coastlines, spot hidden waterfalls, and see majestic humpback whales breach before your eyes. All the while gaining practical insight and instruction on over water operations, mountain flying, Class C operations, and challenging crosswind landings. Fill out the inquiry form at https://www.flymauihi.com/

 

Get a Kore Aviation headset! Use this link and you’ll save 10% at checkout:

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John Alpine and his family were spending their usual winter break on Maui when the Covid-19 shutdown went into effect. John decided it would be a good time to renovate and deep clean his condo that’s typically rented out to excited visitors. We asked John to share his thoughts about Maui slowly transitioning into opening back up to visitors. John also shares some of the things he’s learned through the shutdown, including soloing an airplane for the first time!

 

 

Resources

http://thealoha360.com/

https://ther2h.com/

https://ultimateairmaui.com/

https://www.flymauihi.com/

 

 

Want to check out John’s condo for rent? Click here for more information and how to book:

https://www.mauicondonow.com/

 

 

Road to Hana audio guide:

https://ther2h.com/

Use discount code “MAHALO” for 50% off your digital download during the Covid-19 crisis.

 

Did you know we offer a lei greeting service at the Maui airport? Drop us a message online or send an email to [email protected] for the details.

 

Need a rental car for your Maui vacation? Book our Jeeps or truck on Turo.com!

Jeep #1:

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John’s truck:

https://turo.com/us/en-us/truck-rental/kahului-hi/gmc/sierra-1500/737306?searchId=eT9o5r9K

 

 

Looking for a rental car + lodging? Book a 4x4 customized adventure van:

https://www.outdoorsy.com/rv-rental/kihei_hi/2005_chevrolet_other_139805-listing

 

 

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On April 29 the FAA issued a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) that provides relief to pilots who will want to get back into flying after the coronavirus shutdown. Many flight schools across the country remain closed or operating with limited training, and checkrides have nearly come to a standstill. This SFAR allows some extensions to help support general aviation pilots and instructors who could potentially be economically impacted by a shutdown that was beyond their control.

 

We’ll walk through some of these new rules on this episode. We’re also going to end on a positive, optimistic note looking to the future when our state opens back up to travelers & some of the cool things you can do in the air if you’re a pilot visiting Maui.

 

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Read the FAA Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) document here:

https://www.faa.gov/coronavirus/regulatory_updates/media/FAA_SFAR_118_CoVid-19_Relief.pdf

 

 

Gain the knowledge you need to pass your Private, Instrument or Commercial FAA written exam, plus “whole picture” learning that will make you a lifelong, safe aviator. Pass your checkride with flying colors with Checkride Ace.

Check out Angle of Attack online ground school:

https://angleofattack.com/

 

 

Vacationing in Hawaii? Book a flight with an experienced instructor and see Maui from above! Follow beautiful coastlines, spot hidden waterfalls, and see majestic humpback whales breach before your eyes. All the while gaining practical insight and instruction on over water operations, mountain flying, Class C operations, and challenging crosswind landings. Fill out the inquiry form at https://www.flymauihi.com/

 

Get a Kore Aviation headset! Use this link and you’ll save 10% at checkout:

https://www.koreheadset.com/discount/FLIGHTSCHOOL?rfsn=1947882.ec1885&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1947882.ec1885

 

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Retired Alaska Airlines Capt. Kerri Ballard joins us to continue our discussion on preventing bad habits while flying. Kerri offers examples and real-life stories from her years of flight instruction and flying for the airlines. What are some of Kerri’s encounters with wake turbulence? What did she consistently see as bad habits in the flight deck? What did she learn from the airlines that she wishes she had known as a flight instructor? We hope the stories and discussion offers inspiration to become a safer pilot.

 

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Hear more of Kerri’s story on Episode 49:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-after-the-airlines-captain-kerri-ballard/id1437686021?i=1000455343531

 

Gain the knowledge you need to pass your Private, Instrument or Commercial FAA written exam, plus “whole picture” learning that will make you a lifelong, safe aviator. Pass your checkride with flying colors with Checkride Ace.

Check out Angle of Attack online ground school:

https://angleofattack.com/

 

 

Vacationing in Hawaii? Book a flight with an experienced instructor and see Maui from above! Follow beautiful coastlines, spot hidden waterfalls, and see majestic humpback whales breach before your eyes. All the while gaining practical insight and instruction on over water operations, mountain flying, Class C operations, and challenging crosswind landings. Fill out the inquiry form at https://www.flymauihi.com/

 

Get a Kore Aviation headset! Use this link and you’ll save 10% at checkout:

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A few months ago on Episode 60 we talked about the PAVE checklist and setting your personal minimums. This is a topic that we have continued to discuss in relation to decision making before and during flights. On today’s episode, we’re going to dive deeper into how we are trying to challenge ourselves to become safer pilots through decision making and risk management. We’re also taking an honest look at some of our bad habits that we tend to explain away until they become normal operations. Not a good thing!

 

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Listen to Episode 60: Personal Minimums & the PAVE Checklist

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/personal-minimums-and-the-pave-checklist/id1437686021?i=1000464967970

 

Gain the knowledge you need to pass your Private, Instrument or Commercial FAA written exam, plus “whole picture” learning that will make you a lifelong, safe aviator. Pass your checkride with flying colors with Checkride Ace.

Check out Angle of Attack online ground school:

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Vacationing in Hawaii? Book a flight with an experienced instructor and see Maui from above! Follow beautiful coastlines, spot hidden waterfalls, and see majestic humpback whales breach before your eyes. All the while gaining practical insight and instruction on over water operations, mountain flying, Class C operations, and challenging crosswind landings. Fill out the inquiry form at https://www.flymauihi.com/

 

Get a Kore Aviation headset! Use this link and you’ll save 10% at checkout:

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ForeFlight is an aviation app for pilots and one of the most popular electronic flight bags available on the market. ForeFlight combines multiple resources for pilots with an easy user interface. With a few clicks you can access aeronautical charts, approach plates, airport information, weather, and file your flight plan. Combine this easily accessible information with ADSB-in and you’ve just multiplied your situational awareness in flight. This episode is a recorded Zoom call between several local Maui pilots.

 

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Subscribe to ForeFlight or sign up for a free demo version:

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Gain the knowledge you need to pass your Private, Instrument or Commercial FAA written exam, plus “whole picture” learning that will make you a lifelong, safe aviator. Pass your checkride with flying colors with Checkride Ace.

Check out Angle of Attack online ground school:

https://angleofattack.com/

 

 

Vacationing in Hawaii? Book a flight with an experienced instructor and see Maui from above! Follow beautiful coastlines, spot hidden waterfalls, and see majestic humpback whales breach before your eyes. All the while gaining practical insight and instruction on over water operations, mountain flying, Class C operations, and challenging crosswind landings. Fill out the inquiry form at https://www.flymauihi.com/

 

Get a Kore Aviation headset! Use this link and you’ll save 10% at checkout:

https://www.koreheadset.com/discount/FLIGHTSCHOOL?rfsn=1947882.ec1885&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1947882.ec1885

 

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A lot has happened in the world – it almost seems overnight how drastically our lives have changed, including for many of us as pilots.

A large percentage of Americans are now under shelter at home/work at home mandates. Over the last month it’s brought discussion and confusion over what is legal for us as pilots in regards to dual instruction, solo flights, or making the decision to not fly altogether. It’s a hard time for many of us, but we can use this as an opportunity to evaluate and pivot your mindset. Instead of gaining the Covid-15 from eating all your snacks and binging on Netflix, make the most of this forced time at home to make yourself a better, smarter and safer pilot.

On this episode we’ll share some of the ways you can expand your knowledge, study and connect in ways that during a “normal” work week you didn’t have the time for.

 

Resources

https://www.flymauihi.com/

https://angleofattack.com/

https://www.mauiflightacademy.com/

https://www.sportys.com/pilotshop/airspace-review-online-course.html

https://fly8ma.com/

https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/online-learning/online-courses

https://www.learnthefinerpoints.com/

https://www.faasafety.gov/wings/pub/learn_more.aspx

https://www.ninety-nines.org/

https://www.wai.org/

https://www.wificfi.com/

https://erau.edu/aviation101

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nav-trainer-pro/id427480051

Gain the knowledge you need to pass your Private, Instrument or Commercial FAA written exam, plus “whole picture” learning that will make you a lifelong, safe aviator. Pass your checkride with flying colors with Checkride Ace.

Check out Angle of Attack online ground school:

https://angleofattack.com/

 

 

Vacationing in Hawaii? Book a flight with an experienced instructor and see Maui from above! Follow beautiful coastlines, spot hidden waterfalls, and see majestic humpback whales breach before your eyes. All the while gaining practical insight and instruction on over water operations, mountain flying, Class C operations, and challenging crosswind landings. Fill out the inquiry form at https://www.flymauihi.com/

 

Get a Kore Aviation headset! Use this link and you’ll save 10% at checkout:

https://www.koreheadset.com/discount/FLIGHTSCHOOL?rfsn=1947882.ec1885&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1947882.ec1885

 

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