We continue my coverage of EAA Airventure with episode 30.  Today I present an interview with David Fetherston of Nexair Avionics about their new airplane, the Saratoga NX.  The NX is a rebuild from spinner to tail of Piper’s Saratoga, but with all new avionics, speed mods, etc.  It’s a very interesting value in a travelling six-seater mini-van.
Along with the interview, I want to share several pictures with you of their first product of this program, a 1982 fixed gear Saratoga.  Enjoy.



The Saratoga NX
The Rear and Baggage Door


Panel from the Rear Seats
The New Interior


Weight-Saving LED Light
The Panel from the Pilots Door


Avidyne’s R9 PFD
 
The FMS Display and Keyboard


The Whole Panel
The New Switches



I hope you enjoy the interview, and I want to once again thank the folks at Nexair.  I’m impressed with what they’ve done.  I’d love to hear from you on what you think.

SPC #030-Nexair Saratogo NX

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Today we talk about legacy, and legends of aviation.  I recently found some old audio in the SPC archives from OSH 2011, and it brought me back, got me thinking about the legacy of some of the people we sometimes get to cross paths with.  Some are important to the world and some are important more to us and a few others.  In any case, I wanted to let you guys hear this audio, too.  I hope you like it.  



Some notes from the show.



* Jo Hunter’s Video of her Breezy Flight:  #OSH11 Breezy Flight* “There I was” AOPA podcast of Gabrielle’s Mid-Air (Choose Episode 20): https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/podcasts/podcasts/there-i-was* In the Pattern Podcast:  In The Pattern Podcast* A Pilot’s Journey podcast:  Pilot’s Journey Podcast (pilotsjourneypodcast.com)





SPC #66 – Legacy


Welcome back, SPC listeners.  I’m super happy to bring you a chat with Dan Justman from the airplane Owners and Pilots Association, or AOPA, about their program designed to help part 61 students and instructors with their training.



AOPA is trying to tackle what is likely part of the reason so many people quit pilot training before achieving their certificate by organizing the flight training process and making it more transparent and predictable, even in a part 61 setting.  With their AOPA Flight Training Advantage program, or AFTA, they are hoping to make flight training more enjoyable for both the student and the CFI, and make the process a little bit easier, more predictable, and more streamlined…thus saving time, money, and hopefully helping a few additional people earn their certificate.  I hope you enjoy this one.



More information about AFTA can be found here: AOPA Flight Training Advantage – AOPA



There is a demo of the product that will be released shortly as a video episode, but also on our YouTube channel.  Both links will be added below and on the website when published.

SPC #65 – AFTA What?


For this episode I got a chance to talk to Nick Smith from Part Time Pilot, an online private pilot ground school that packs a lot of personalized value into a rather inexpensive service.  Learn about how he’s taking a more personal approach to online training and also learn how to get a discounted price on Part Time Pilot which will last a lifetime.



For the tricks on discounts check this out from Nick:



* If just getting started and wondering how to do it we have the step by step 5 day challenge to get started as a student pilot:  https://bit.ly/3dJH5sX* If already started and getting into your ground training or flight planning we have a free step-by-step cross-country planning guide:  https://bit.ly/3wgosmG* Once you opt-in to either of those you will immediately get an email with your free content. For the free cross-country guide your 1st couple emails will have the links in the email to get the $50 off. For the 5-day challenge the link will be in the Day 5 email. 



Find out more about the service:



* On the web: https://parttimepilot.com/.* Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/part.time.pilot/* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/parttimepilot* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/parttimepilot









SPC #64 – Why Part Time?


This is the audio version of the Student Pilot Cast audio Episode 63.  The video version of this can be found in the video feed of this podcast, or in highest resolution on YouTube here:  https://youtu.be/-GhDPNoQcj4



In this episode I get to talk to Mark Palm, the CEO and Co-Founder of Samaritan Aviation, a humanitarian organization who help people out in Papua New Guinea. Mark gives us a bit of the history or the org, the operations, and a quick tour of the aircraft they are using. 




Samaritan Aviation can be found on the web here: https://samaritanaviation.org 



Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/samaritanaviation 



Instagram: https://instagram.com/samaritanaviation/ 



YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SamaritanAviation_ 




You can find out more about the Student Pilot Cast here: 




Web: https://studentpilotcast.com 



Twitter: https://twitter.com/billwil 



Audio RSS Feed: https://studentpilotcast.org/rss 



Video RSS Feed: https://studentpilotcast.com/video-rss


SPC #63 – OSH22 – The 700 Mile-Long Runway (Samaritan Aviation)


The state of Oklahoma has gotten serious about aviation, STEM education, and the whole aeronautics industry. I talk here briefly with Grayson Ardies, Director of the Oklahoma Aeronautical Commision, about what the state is doing to further aviation education and aeronautics in general in the state. This is the audio version of podcast episode 62, but there is a video version as well in the video feed as episode 6B.



The video can also (and at higher quality) be found on our YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/FhNjxBVpZU4 



The State of Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission website is here: https://oac.ok.gov/

SPC #030-Nexair Saratogo NX

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