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PIREPS: The Stuews meet up at EAA AirVenture 2015 in Oshkosh Wisconsin. Stu describes a good tail wind while flying an Extreme Decathlon. Mike flew his trusty Cessna 180, and Stew flew in the back of a Southwest 737. |
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Stew announces his new position as Chief Pilot for Stu’s US Sport Aircraft and Mike details his experience flying the FISKE arrival into Oshkosh. |
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The Stuews also describe some of the new and interesting things they’ve seen at the show. These include:
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LINKS:
- Pilots Journey Listener Line: 330-3JOURNEY (330-356-8763)
- http://www.airventure.org EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh
- http://www.ussportaircraft.com/ US Sport Aircraft
- http://www.iconaircraft.com/ Icon Aircraft
- http://recreationalaviationfoundation.org Recreational Aviation Foundation
- http://www.aviationsafetymagazine.com Aviation Safety Magazine
- http://coradine.com Coradine LogTen Pro X
- http://dynonavionics.com Dynon Avionics
- http://www.garmin.com Garmin Avionics
- http://foreflight.com ForeFlight Mobile Aviation Apps
- http://thevoicesinyourhead.com The Aviation Media Network
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Stew tells us about his new job as an assistant chief pilot for a part 141
flight school. He also describes his flight bringing a new Cessna 310Q from
the Pacific Northwest to its new home in Texas.
Stu describes his trip to Sebring Florida for the US Sport Aviation Expo. He also
tells us about their new Xtreme Decathlon aerobatic plane.
Mike has been flying quite a bit, including some IFR and night flying. He also
relates getting back into "real" IFR vs flying under the hood.
The crew discusses the "selfie pilot" and how chains of errors lead to accidents.
We also talk about Ballistic Recovery Parachutes and advanced avionics.
Mike tells us about landing at Lava Hot Springs by use of a pickup truck headlights
for runway lighting. He also relates his experiences at Sulphur Creek's restaurant.
Stu finally completes his multi-engine commercial on his 2014 race for ratings.
He also describes a true single engine landing when an engine would not un-feather
on his checkride.
Stew was fortunate enough to attend the Red Bull Air Races in Fort Worth.
He tells us about how high winds caused pilots to slice dozens of pylons
during time trials.
The crew discusses the newest iPhone offerings from Apple and options available
for pilots.
Mike tells us about an FAA training event held recently in Idaho Falls.
His special guest was Rich Stowell - the Spin Doctor. The idea was for Rich
and Mike to do some spin training for the crowd, but this required an FAA
waiver to allow the display to be done over the airport at an altitude
where spectators could see what was happening. Mike relates the process
and response of working with 2 FSDOs to obtain the aerobatic waiver.
After the demonstration, Mike headed off on a 3300 mile cross country trip
in his Cessna 180. The trip included several segments in and out of IMC.
He also had a great visit at Mountainair, a private resort airpark, then
on to Sporty's in Clermont County, OH.
Stu tells us about his company becoming an American Champion dealer, and
ordering their first Xtreme Decathlon. He also recites his ambitious training
goals for the year. He reported success on passing the ATP written test.
Next up is the multi-engine commercial checkride, then multi-engine
instructor (MEI), and finally Airline Transport Pilot (ATP).
Stu also relates a sad incident where a mechanic taxing a King Air experienced
a runaway engine that turned him into a pair of parked Cessna 172s. One Cessna
wing was essentially chewed off, and another "trimmed" a few feet. Luckily no
one was injured, but it was an expensive afternoon for a King Air's insurance
company.
Mike returns to the skies in his beloved Cessna 180 after a top overhaul
on his engine. He describes the process of “breaking in” new rings, pistons
and cylinders. He also noticed how much rust had accumulated on his pilot
skills during the time his 180 was down for maintenance.
Stu laments business concerns limiting his flying. He did get to fly to
the US Sport Expo on Sebring, Florida in January, but has not been able
to fly as much as he’d like due to weather and year-end activities.
Stew describes the new changes to the ATP certificate requirements that
become effective in July, 2014. After the changes go into effect, candidates
for an ATP written test must have accrued costly flight experience prior to
taking the written exam, much less the flight exam.
Stu relates his desire to get his ATP this year before the changes, but before
that he’s planning to get instrument proficient again, have an IPC, get the
CFII, commercial multi-engine add-on, MEI and then ATP. To complete these
lofty goals, Stu is looking to buy a Cessna 310Q twin-engine plane. The crew
discusses the merits of a 310, other twins and the importance of a critical
engine.
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