By Greg Summers
A Podcast Journal in the Life of a Student Pilot
Multi-cam Madness!!! My friend Jamie and I strapped a bunch of GoPros to the 172 and flew a short trip....during the heat of the day (probably why some shut off). It was a hot but fun experiment and yielded some...
Flying with club member Dave Merchberger Hello everyone! I am glad to get a flying episode out...finally. My new camera performed exceptionally! Dave and I made a quick fueling trip from MLB to X59. Nothing too exciting but hey...it's flying...
SPJ Status Update Hello everyone! Wanted to send out a short video of what I have been up to. Haven't been able to fly lately. My flight review has been due for a few months now so I haven't been...
Greetings! Took another refresher flight to get back into some controlled airspace flying....it's so easy to get behind. Casey gives some good tips and also shows us a demo of LogTen Pro for the Mac and how it integrates with...
Hey guys....this episode introduces a new sponsor, Coradine Aviation Systems with their wonderful electronic logbook software LogTen Pro 6 for the Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It's way cool! Check them out at www.coradine.com. Casey and I took the good ole...
Hello aviators! This episode is from October 2011. I wanted to give everyone an update on what Casey has been up to lately. His new job has been good for him, but it has meant fewer episodes as we try...
This is a flight that Casey and I took to KOBE (Okeechobee) for some breakfast. We flew the 152 and also tried out my new camera mount which performed quite well. Casey also gives us a few tips for traffic...
A very SHAKY instrument flying lesson! The camera I borrowed was horrible! Never again. Anyway, sorry for the bad quality but something is better than nothing I always say. Stay focused in the panel and you will probably get through...
This episode was intended to be a "minicast" interim episode but I think it is fine as an official post. I thought it would be a good idea to talk some more about flight following and provide some in flight...
Talk about a flight to Daytona Beach for pre-buy inspection of N2521L. Just me talking about a flight to KDAB in N2521L. I also got an interview with an interesting girl from Embry-Riddle while I was there. She is a...
A flight to an Aircraft Salvage Yard..... There is something really fascinating about a salvage yard for aircraft. It must be morbid curiosity for me as I look at the junked fuselages and think about their previous flights and owners....
I recently took a trip with a friend to ferry an R44 Heli to the midwestern US. This podcast is a brief overview of the trip. The next podcast will cover in more detail the flight itself including the pre-flight...
Greetings from CFI Casey! Casey gives us our first tips on checkride prep! This is to begin a series on taking your checkride. We are still thinking of useful material but this will at least get you started. -Greg Download...
Hey guys! A quick SPJ update for everyone on what's been happening.... -Greg Download the Podcast
February 7, 2011 Hello pilots! Here is a quick update about some future podcasts that Casey and I are currently working on. Thanks again for all of your continued support! -Greg & Casey Download the Podcast
ForeFlight Mobile HD Review Happy New Year! To keep things rolling we are following through and giving you a more in depth review of this amazing product for the iPad and iPhone. Enjoy! Download the Podcast
Weather Briefing Podcast! Hello everyone. Check out this episode for some helpful tips on weather briefings. Topics covered include WX Brief, DUAT/DUATS, and some unofficial but very useful sources for obtaining weather before you fly. Also featured is Foreflight Mobile...
Flight Following Podcast Hello everyone! I was finally able to devote time to edit this one. Took my entire Sunday but I finished it. I think you all will really enjoy this. This will cover how to initiate flight following...
Simulator Fun! I got bored this past weekend and hooked 2 computers together with X-Plane. One was running the outside view and recording. The other was running the inside view so I could fly. I am sure there are better...
Hey All! Went up for a bit today. It always feel great to get back into it and it also recharges by batteries a little bit and encourages me to at least put out a video update. The podcast is...
January 8, 2010 News update Here is a short video to talk about a few things. This is mainly to introduce the Student Pilot Journal Podcast Facebook fan page but I will also talk about a few other topics as...
Peter Jensen Instrument Flight Part II I am digging in my backlog and getting motivated during the holidays to put out a podcast....finally. I must say that it feels good. I always enjoy the publishing part! This is part 2...
I have posted a short video on YouTube for the Marathon Key flight. The trip was great. We filed IFR both ways so I was able to get in the clouds a little bit....more like "around" for the most part,...
Status Update: Hello everyone! A quick status update of what is going on. I am getting ready for my trip to marathon key this Friday. I am hoping that the weather does not put it on hold so we are...
SPJ Audio and Video Capturing: This podcast will answer 2 of the most frequently asked questions and that is how I capture audio and video for the podcast. This video will also feature 2 products from a company called Foreflight- Foreflight Checklist...
Instrument Flying Lesson 1 I took my first instrument flying lesson. Not much video to look at, but at least it is documented. As you can imagine there is not much of a visual when doing instrument training. It also...
Part 1: Please welcome fellow club member Peter Jensen to this weeks video podcast. Peter is currently pursuing his instrument rating with Casey Allen as his instructor. This video documents Part 1 of a 250 NM cross country. I enjoyed...
Flying With Jason: Man...it's been a long time since I did an episode...so sorry. I have been flying a little, although not near as much as when I was training. I have a few flights on video, but finding the...
No flight video yet. Just me talking for a minute or two. That is all I will say. More flying videos to come. -Greg Download the video
Checkride Update and Status: This is a brief update of what has been going on. My checkride is scheduled for tomorrow, May 29, 2008. Sorry, but no flight video...just me driving. I am stuck on editing the Seneca flight, because...
Check Ride Prep A little late, but here is the footage for the short and soft field takeoffs and landings. I also included another day in here due to the fact that my camera continued to fall throughout the short/soft...
This episode documents my long cross country from Valkaria (X59) to Pahokee (PHK) to Vero Beach (VRB) and back to Valkaria. Aside from a couple more hours of hood work, this flight marks the completion of Part 61 requirements for...
First Solo Cross Country! This episode of the Student Pilot Journal documents my first successful solo cross country from Valkaria (X59) to Pahokee (PHK). Notice that I said successful. I had previously tried to accomplish it but low ceilings caused...
Dual Cross Country This is the video for the dual cross country from Melbourne to Okeechobee. See the blog post from Feb. 15 for details on the flight. -Greg Download the video
Night Flying This was my first introduction to a number of things. Night flying, a Cessna 172, right hand traffic pattern at an unfamiliar airport, and takeoff from a towered airport. The video quality is extremely dark, so in an...
Solo Flying It has taken me longer than I wanted to get this one out. I have probably accumulated another 10 hours since this one. I have had the flu and have not felt up to editing the last couple...
Busy week....finally I am able to get this out to you all. This is from last Saturday the 2nd. We intended to fly to Melbourne (MLB) for some more towered field work as well as Sebastian Municipal (X26). We only...
Second Supervised Solo Podcast Video! We tried something different for the camera in this one. We mounted it on the passenger window (Out of my view, of course...for safety) which gave an over the nose view. It was a cool...
First Solo Podcast Video! It is finally here. I did the best I could without pulling out the rest of my hair.....if I can even say that. My original video was more inspiring, but I did the best I could...
Back to flying! I am glad to be at it once again.....a week off feels like an eternity sometimes. I'd fly everyday if I could. For this lesson I was introduced to some hood work (Instrument work). For your private...
Good lesson today. I felt much more relaxed....I hope I can maintain it for the remaining of my training. We introduced more emergencies - electrical and engine fires. We worked more on in flight engine outs and those went better...
Emergency practice day and towered airport operations. Today was the introduction to dealing with emergency situations due to engine failure on takeoff, cruise, and landing. Casey pulled the power back to simulate a failure. It always amazes me how you...
For this lesson we worked on more landings and I was introduced to ground reference maneuvers, in particular, the rectangular course and s-turns. Once again, I was getting lost from above and had trouble identifying the rectangular course that Casey...
Happy Holidays! We worked some more with the power off stalls and also introduced steep turns, forward slips, and side slips. The slips were challenging for me...to say the least. Thanks again for Casey's patience. I am extremely fortunate to...
Ok...this one was interesting. We worked on arrival and departure stalls as well as touch and goes. The weather was perfect which helped out with the landings. Those were by far my favorite. Stalls...not so much, but with a little...
I was able to get some video today. I forgot the wide angle lens so things are cramped and a lot of the video was dark so I had to do the best I could during post to brighten things...
First Flying Lesson! No video yet, but I was able to record some audio from the flight. I had to edit a lot of it and some of the audio may sound rushed. I cut out the dead space where...
Well.....I took my first discovery flight at Valkaria airport (X59) with CFI Casey Allen from Indian River Flying Club. I wish I had accomplished at 20 years old what he has. I was not able to get video during flight...
I am getting ready to head out for my discovery flight at Valkaria airport with CFI Casey Allen. You can listen to the introductory podcast to find out more about me and and this journal. -Greg [email protected]