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This is another episode of what you can do with your private pilot's license besides the typical $100 hamburger or pancake breakfast flight, I welcome Carl Valeri from the Aviation Careers Podcast into the virtual hanger to talk about flying careers.

I know a number of private pilots,including myself who would love to turn their hobby into a career. Carl is an airline captain and very experienced in counseling pilots on careers. So I figured who better to have on the podcast then Carl to discuss turning the passion of flying into a career.

Carl gives some great advice and suggestions on the different types of jobs that you can do in the aviation industry. It is not just flying for a regional or major airlines. Their are endless opportunities; maybe you want to teach ground school, be a banner tower or manage an FBO. Maybe you are looking for a mid-life career change or just looking for a part-time job while still maintaining your current one. Listen in and Carl will give you the information you need to map your career path.  

I hope you enjoy the podcast and it gives you some ideas on what you can do to turn your passion into a career. Even if it is a part-time job so you can have a little extra money to pay for your $100 hamburger.

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Some information about Carl Valeri. He is a co-host on the Stuck Mic Avcast, blogger on his website ExpertAviator.com, host of the AViation Careers podcast and a CFI. He does this all on his spare time when not flying in the left seat of an Embraer as a Captain of an airline. He has also volunteered at Sun-N-Fun where he was a field reporter.

You can reach Carl at the following:

Aviation Careers Podcast
www.aviationcareerspodcast.com/
www.twitter.com/FlyingCareers
www.facebook.com/AviationCareersPodcast
email:carl@aviationcareerspodcast.com

And for questions, comments, or suggestions please leave a voicemail at:
347-MY-WINGS

Stuck Mic Avcast
www.stuckmicavcast.com/

Expert Aviator
www.ExpertAviator.com
www.twitter.com/expertaviator

Blue skies and tailwinds always.

You can reach me at TheNewPilotPodBlog@gmail.com
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The intro and closing song is called On The Run 1 and it is bywww.pacdv.com/sounds/

Direct access to the mp3 is here

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In this episode I welcome Alex Turnbull into the virtual hanger. Alex is a mountain flying instructor at the Wakatipu Aero Club in Queenstown, New Zealand. This is another episode of what you can do with your certificate aside from the typical $100 hamburger or pancake breakfast flight. http://manage.foxyms.co.nz/files/wac/resources/gallery/thumbnails/100_2249.jpg
Listen in as Alex talks about mountain and remote strip flying in this unique and challenging airspace. He also talks about the unique requirement of private pilot training in New Zealand, hint it involves mountain flying.

I hope Steve and Grant from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast don't get angry with me for encroaching on their part of the world.

Below is information from Gareth Allen, in charge of promotion for the club, on the club itself and the area.



The aero club flies four cessna 172s, a cessna 206, and a Tecnam P2002JF. Most of the club revenue comes from flights into Milford Sound, a popular scenic area, with a challenging approach and landing
at Milford Sound airstrip. The strip itself is 1800ft long, at the intersection of two valleys and the sound itself, producing a washing machine of turbulence, and an awkward traffic pattern. On busy summer days the airspace can get quite busy, with Islanders, Caravans, and smaller planes shuffling tourists in and out from Queenstown. Weather in the area is quite changeable, making the flight impossible roughly a third of the days during the summer, as all tourism operations are done under VFR. Often when weather is marginal, some passes into the area will be closed, making local knowledge of the network of creeks and valleys in and out of the sound essential.

Flight training makes up the rest of the club's income, with a mixture of overseas and local pilots earning PPLs, CPLs, and doing mountain flight training. There is no instrument flight training at Queenstown,
as the IAFs are all at ~10k feet, and the DHs at 4000 (runway elevation is 1200ft). The specialty here is mountain flying, as every flight that leaves Queenstown interacts with the mountains, and there
are an almost endless supply of new valleys to explore. A few dozen remote strips of ranging difficulty within a half hour's flight round out the saddle-crossing, low flight, and contour flight training.
There's also a beach landing strip 40 minutes away, for beach operations training.

Given Queenstown's reputation as the "adventure capitol of the world," many tourists want an aviation experience that is less scenic, and more exhilarating. The club gives trial flights daily during the
summer months, mostly to foreign tourists, through the river valleys and back over the lake to Queenstown. At the high end of the adrenaline spectrum is the aerobatic flight, using a Pitts Special.
The Pitts is known for being extremely difficult to fly, and especially to land. It can't be landed with a "wheel landing" and instead needs a three-point landing. At that flight attitude there is zero forward visibility, meaning that pilots must use peripheral vision to keep lined up with the runway and avoid ground looping. 


You can find more about the Wakatipu Aero Club at their website http://www.wakatipuaeroclub.com/
You can Email them at  frontdesk@wakatipuaeroclub.com
And you can follow them on Twitter @AirWakatipu 
Here is a short video showing one of the local strips the club uses for advanced strip training:
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Blue skies and tailwinds always.

You can reach me at TheNewPilotPodBlog@gmail.com
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The intro and closing song is called On The Run 1 and it is by www.pacdv.com/sounds/

Direct access to the mp3 is here

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As I finish up my second year as a private pilot I look back at my accomplishments to see if I have met the goals I have set out for myself.
It has been a very interesting and fun year but  2010 will always be the year of meeting new friends and going to my first Oshkosh.
So have a listen and see how my second year turned out. One thing is for sure, next year will be even better.
I would like to wish all of you and your family a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year.
Blue skies and tailwinds always.
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The intro and closing song is John Mellencamp's My Aeroplane.


Direct access to the mp3 is here

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Hello everybody. In this episode I invite a group of friends into the virtual hanger for a discussion on using the iPad in aviation.

I recently purchased one and was trying to figure out how best to use this new, exciting tool. I took it up with me during a flight in the PiperSport and was very impressed with it. I immediate knew that the iPad will be great tool in my flight bag but I was unsure how best to fit it in my workflow, from preflight, enroute and post flight. To get a better understanding on how others use this cool, new toy, I decided to ask some friends who have already been using it. I figured that if I had these questions, others might have the same questions or at least be curious on using the iPad. So I decided to invite them to a round-table discussion to learn how they use it, what apps they use and to get any tips that might help me figure out how to use it in my flying.

I hope you enjoy it.

Show Notes:
Highlight of what was discussed:

• How reliable is the GPS
• What apps does each guest use and how the use them
• Will the iPad replace paper charts
• Until the chart margin information is included in the apps it will never replace paper charts
• A side note: after the episode I tried Flight Prep iChart and found that it displays the margin information
• The stitching of different charts and from TAC to Sectional
• The utility of being able to see where you are on a section/TAC and not just on a topographical map
• There is a concern that pilots will be looking inside the cockpit instead of outside even more with the iPad
• Concern about the simulated flight instruments and pilots relying on them
• The iPad as n educational tool
• FAA PDFs
• eBooks
• Jason Miller's (The Finer Points) communication app
• How to mount the iPad
• RAM mounts
• kneeboards
• Anti-glare screen protector
• Adam's custom pre-flight checklist that includes the iPad 
• Social Networking
• How myTrasnsponder.com and OshPlanner.com fit in
• Logbooks
• Log Ten Pro
• Logbook Pro
• JetRecord.com
• How we use the iPad for fun
• Angry Birds
• X-Plane
• Is it a legal Electronic Flight Bag

Below are the guests who sat at the round table in the virtual hanger. I have listed the apps that they use and a little information about them so that you get an idea how others are using the iPad.

Adam Fast @adamcanfly

• Private Pilot
• Creator of OshPlanner.com
• Used iPad on flight to Oshkosh
• Apps:
• ForeFlight
• SkyCharts Pro

Mike Miley @mike_miley

• Co-creator myTransponder.com
• CFI/ME/Commercial
• Apps:
• ForeFlight
• External GPS GNS5870 with Blue Tooth

Larry Overstreet @larryoverstreet

• PPL/Instrument/Glider
• uses iPad in Piper Cub
• Apps:
• ForeFlight
• Pilot FAR/AIM

Mike Daniels @Mike_Flys

• Crew member of the Mile High Flyers Podcast
• PPL
• uses it to plan dream flights
• Apps:
• ForeFlight
• Log Ten Pro
• Air Navigation Pro
• Motion X 

Rick Felty @rfelty

• PPL
• Aviation Videos on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/rdfelty)
• Apps:
• ForeFlight
• Checklists
• Bookmarks weather websites
• Weather apps

Darren @Shotgun15e

• Military (2000 hours F-15) and GA pilot (1000 hours SEL)
• Has taken the iPad to FL350
• Apps
• iFlyWhere
• ForeFligh
• Skycharts Pro
• Air Navigation Pro
• Wing X Pro 7

I use the following apps:

• Air Navigation Pro
• iChart
• Duat
• AeroWeather
• AOPA Airports
• iFlyWhere
• WingC Pro 7 (only for the AFD)

Thanks for listening.

Blues skies everyone!

You can reach me at TheNewPilotPodBlog@gmail.com
Please send comments and suggestions.

You can follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/NewPilotPodBlog
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The intro and closing song is John Mellencamp's My Aeroplane.

Direct access to the mp3 is here

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Hello everybody. This podcast I try something unique. I am doing the whole podcast from the cockpit of N385PR a PiperSport which I rent from Mid Island Air Service at KHWV. I was inspired by Nate Duehr aka Denverpilot from the Mile High Flyers podcast. He recorded the cockpit audio of a flight that he took with Zyola and Mrs. Denverpilot and released it as episode 15, Zyola Returns to the Sky. In this episode he let the recorder run and released it with out any compression of time or editing of the audio. I thought that was pretty cool and got me started thinking about doing a whole podcast from the cockpit.

This episode has been totally recorded from the cockpit of N385PR. I did a little editing and some minor compression. I tried to clean up the audio as best as I could but this is pretty much the audio as it was on my practice flight.

It was a pretty typical Saturday at KHWV. You will hear a lot of chatter on the radio and there are a lot of traffic in the pattern including gliders. If you listen closely you will hear pilots calling on the CTAF of other airports that share the same frequency as KHWV. Before I take off as I do my run-up, you will hear that there was almost an incident when a C152 took the runway when another Cessna was on final. That is why your head needs to be on a swivel especially at an uncontrolled field.

From the ATIS you will notice that the wind was 250@12 but the recommended runway was 15. This would be a tailwind. I was curious why we did not use 24 and briefly thought that I would ask to go to a runway more aligned with the wind but when I saw the limp windsock I continued on. Looking back, I should have questioned the runway and waited for them to switch the runway, which they did while I was on upwind.

To give them time to switch the runway and make it easy for me, I decided to to fly to the south practice area. You will hear me reference a diagram that I use to determine how to approach the pattern when  I say that I need to fly to the golf course. I have a laminated diagram showing how to enter the pattern for each runway. On it I have marked the checkpoint where I need to be to enter the 45.

The rest of the podcast you will hear me practicing landings and in the pattern. I try to add some comments on what I am seeing, thinking and what is going on.

I hope this gives you a good idea of what goes on during a typical flight at KHWV on a hot, summer Saturday. This is in real-time and you hear what I hear and hopefully get a picture of what I see.

Let me know what you think of this and if you like listening to pretty much unedited in-cockpit audio and if you would like me to do this again..

Remember I am not a CFI or professional pilot. So that anything I say or do in this audio, is not intended to teach. It is what I do as a relatively low-time pilot who is trying to not only stay current, but more importantly be more proficient. You are the pilot-in-command and if you have any questions ask your CFI.


Shout Outs:

• @Denverpilot from the Mile High Flyers podcast for inspiring me to do this.
• @PilotDamon who has put a new aviation podcast, The Pursuit of Wings. It is one that I think will carve out its own niche. Damon is taking you along as prepares to become a professional pilot. He has a full-time job which he will be quitting to become a professional pilot. 
• @CFIPilot Noah Carroll who I met at Oshkosh but forgot in my list of shoutouts on the last episode.

Thanks for listening.

Blues skies everyone!

You can reach me at TheNewPilotPodBlog@gmail.com
Please send comments and suggestions.

You can follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/NewPilotPodBlog
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The intro and closing song is John Mellencamp's My Aeroplane.

Direct access to the mp3 is here

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Hello Everybody. This episode is my recollections and imperessions of my first trip to Oshkosh.

We spent 3 days at AirVenture, camping at Camp Scholler. I participated in Podapalooza on Friday night along with other aviation podcasters. This trip was very special for me since I was able to share my passion of aviation and my first trip to AirVenture with my sons. This was our first "boys" trip together and what a trip it was.

The one thing that I will take from this trip is how social media is helping to bring people together, especially the aviation community. I met many of my "social media" friends for the first time in person at Oshkosh. We have all become friendly through Twitter, forums and listening to each other's podcasts. Even before I arrived at Oshkosh I already had meetups scheduled with my friends. So instead of not knowing anyone there, I had parties and meetups to go to. This is what our small community is all about. Strangers coming together with a single, common interest and hanging out like we knew each other for years.

You can see my pictures from Oshkosh at http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertcigliano/sets/72157624676352535/

Some housekeeping,

• The URL for the web site has changed to be less of a mouthful, TheNewPilotPodBlog.com (removing blogspot from the name). The old URL will still work.
• I am using new equipment, a Behringer XM8500 microphone and Behringer Xenyx802 mixer. I hope the audio quality has improved. I plan to make some more equipment purchases. Please let me know if you hear any improvements.
• I also have finally created a logo. Please let me know what you think of it.

Shutouts:
Uncontrolled Airspace (uncontrolledairspace.com)
Jeb Burnside @burnsidejJack Hodgson @jackhodgsonDave Higdon (twitterless)

Steve Tupper @StephenForce

Monika Petrillo @Flyabout

Twitter Friends@juliewillfly
@adamcanfly
@PilotRob950
@TwiliteFlyer
@pilot2b
@PilotConway
@scofreyjet
@JHWellington
@rfelty

Pilot Tony from UCAP forums and myTransponder.

Podapalooza Participants
Pilots Journey Podcast (pilotjourneypodcast.com) @pilotsjourneyStewart Stoll @CFIStewStuart Stevenson @PilotStuMike Hart @IDMikeAirplane Geeks (airplanegeeks.com)  @airplanegeeksRob Mark  @JetWhinePilotcast (pilotcast.com) @pilotcastKen Shook  @flyingcheezheadTiffany Wolf  @tiffanykwolfBill Williams  @billwilAirPigz (airpigz.com)Martt Clupper @AirPigzMile High Flyers (milehighflyers.com)Nate Duehr @denverpilotMike Daniels @Mike_FlysElisabeth Daniels @LVMoxieGirlDoug Hindman, Jr. @dhindmanjrSpecial Shoutout to Zyola @SupovadeaPlane Crazy Down Under (planecrazydownunder.com) @pcdu (via recording)Steve Visscher @stevevisscherGrant McHerron @falcon124
myTransponder Team
Mike Miley @mike_mileyRod Rakic @rodrakic

Jason Miller @OnTheFlightLine
Special Shoutout to my sons, Robert and Joey.
Thanks for listening.

Blues skies everyone!

You can reach me at TheNewPilotPodBlog@gmail.com
Please send comments and suggestions.

You can follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/NewPilotPodBlog
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The intro and closing song is John Mellencamp's My Aeroplane.

Direct access to the mp3 is here

Podapalooza 2010

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Hello everybody! This is a very special episode. It is the recording from Podapalooza at EAA Airventure in Oshkosh. On Friday night, July 30, a number of your favorite podcasters got together, live on EAA radio to swap stories and meet listeners. There was even a little music from Steven Force. This year there were many new faces, yours truly included.
Those that participated were                                          https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94872_LviaVJhjy3j5yd5id_yuqFySzVFosX-K28rgtt3RU73rI8AtI3bKH59wguztIvUtTOHOmbN7AseNl9uRtj5z6qgYxPLC0D-PTBOtXnDxFPQ1GZuNZaK2DRA-KUUm2M0la3B188/s1600/UncontrolledAirspace_vsmall.pngUncontrolled Airspace (uncontrolledairspace.com) Jeb Burnside @burnsidejJack Hodgson @jackhodgsonDave Higdon  (twitterless)https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtO51PFH9ISO-o6D2yE86FXLu5t28EXxK1zERemteYrcVrpbiakabILeRuKM5HxEQgZtxJmG7Uxy4tkqdLLRw3xbr7Y9ff9AYTWPZaZ-Rr35Nx0NHOfjE8KB6aSyyDNqyO18ncAl9aNTE/s1600/PilotsJourneyPodcast_small.pngPilots Journey Podcast (pilotjourneypodcast.com) @pilotsjourneyStewart Stoll @CFIStewStuart Stevenson @PilotStuMike Hart @IDMike
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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7En3JDuD_N1MPcfH-wKpk9pSM-7IqCMxClMeQVG7Cf9HyHKXCywRDSFBzvtpePiAx3H7flNAStXH5NBbwuzFNNg7WW4iLrUqh6MQ7l3XR7gDXw9d5vWEX0hNEwbf0IUyN6dQEg2popZk/s1600/PilotCast_small.jpgPilotcast (pilotcast.com) @pilotcastKen Shook  @flyingcheezheadTiffany Wolf  @tiffanykwolfBill Williams  @billwil
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTWBpmizioTFSOQDt9rj27KkCnV6HPx7J9_Gs80Vl5nX23faPIkafMyUSjd6TnqzzlY-rAQKJvnKaFoACyjLhrJVm3fzW23YGVfUTPiq4lQLm-nGJK5dXNfdWdc13LyCNPLRGgGbk104/s1600/Airspeed_sm.pngAirspeed (airspeedonline.com)Steve Tupper @StephenForce

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4DwKhyphenhyphenJygSNOHGIifWnz-p8K_FOtn0dqL8fd1OGHZtzfgkqBD_Ibz-AZf4u-nBn66V0YlWwYKp5irBkJ40p1Nx6vlKTjHGwBQFJdg7Zi4_DObiWOsEBupXgCGM-uNc5kV75E7we-lNc/s1600/AirPigz.pngAirPigz (airpigz.com)Martt Clupper @AirPigz


https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZD2VVMWZ_IpPyZ1YWUgsTAUYP94CIXhVH33ZjHB4kSgBlETT8QXbAoQZu6qucoLMBIzamiqEYJPwCGHlexFRf3TRJ6qIMj-FiI-lxZT6Dx-s3sz_3_1muPId9m9jKi0mjsQ8tPcdyFM/s1600/MileHighFlyers_sm1.pngMile High Flyers (milehighflyers.com)Nate Duehr @denverpilotMike Daniels @Mike_FlysElisabeth Daniels @LVMoxieGirlDoug Hindman, Jr. @dhindmanjr

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU8_R28pXxpWfTxpFPmcAuDM-2bttCo8I113mLkeHi-05jvzBsbs3esNrtkiSPIErRhUw8QJ53NphPjewz1PA0DrVJceFqtzBV7WM0Y0Bp4igX6HbcW6gnpyZAMvMWWD-HOy4PpnErmzY/s1600/TheNewPilotPodBlog_sm1.pngNew Pilot Pod Blog (thenewpilotpodblog.blogspot.com) @NewPilotPodBlogRobert Cigliano @RobertCigliano
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBpqiAymMdb3kdihx6Z2v38U5ctj6gKCMm8x6phDeunJhnyamvWubsPscAG6HvFuM5q4IkBF1tuVoryc5wxuNiomTGICmNMVXRuZcSU-Ll3MTyd3hS_Knb-6TzxYCnkjVyzudS_tkNr0/s1600/PlaneCrazyDownUnder_sm.pngPlane Crazy Down Under (planecrazydownunder.com) @pcdu (via recording)Steve Visscher @stevevisscherGrant McHerron @falcon124

 It was great meeting all of the voices in my head in person. We had a lot of fun and I hope you enjoy the recording of Podapalooza.
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The intro and closing song is John Mellencamp's My Aeroplane.

Direct access to the mp3 is here.

Hello Everybody, in this episode I interview Bart Jones Chief Pilot of Piper Aircraft about the PiperSport.  The PiperSport is Piper's new Light Sport Aircraft which has captured the attention of the aviation community. As most of you know, this is the plane that I personally fly. Bart shares his insights about this exiting new plane. So sit back and listen and enjoy the interview.





I will be at Airventure 2010, arriving Thursday morning and staying until Sunday afternoon. I will be camping at Camp Scholler with my two sons, Robert who is 20 and Joey who is 15.

One thing I am excited about is that I will be participitating in Podapalooza along with 20 other podcasters. It will be Friday night beginning at 7:00 PM at the Forum Pavillion 07 mainstage. So stop by and listen live to the voices in you head.

Shoutouts:

1. Bart Jones for taking his time out of his busy schedule to talk to me. 
2. Piper Aircraft for allowing Bart to do the interview and for being very helpful and supportive in getting this podcast published. 
3. www.OSHplanner.com, a great website where you can plan your time at Oshkosh. You can view my schedule at http://www.oshplanner.com/schedules/share/RobertCigliano/. 

Promos:

1. The Pilot's Journey Podcast - www.pilotsjourneypodcast.com 
2. Plane Crazy Down Under Podcast - www.planecrazydownunder.com
3. The Pilot's Flight PodLog - www.pilotsflightpodlog.com

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Blues skies everyone!

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The intro and closing song is John Mellencamp's My Aeroplane.

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Hello everybody. This is a special episode. PJ Gustafson has joined me on the podcast to talk about the 1940 Air Terminal Museum and the vintage Cessna that they are raffling off.  Each year, the museum gives away a vintage Cessna airplane to raise money for the continued operation and restoration of the museum building.



The 1940 Air Terminal Museum is housed in a beautiful art-deco air terminal building at the William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU) in Houston, Texas. It pays tribute to the history of civil aviation including the airlines, general aviation and business aviation.



The 1940 Air Terminal Museum is open to the public between the hours of:

• 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday
• 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday
• The Museum is closed on Mondays.

Admission is $5.00 for adults and $2.00 for children. Admission is free for members of the United States military, law enforcement, firefighters, and their families.

The third Saturday of every month the museum has an event called Wings and Wheels and it features aircraft and cars on static display out on the ramp. Each month there is a different theme. This month's theme is the raffle give away and they will also be unveiling next year's raffle plane. August's theme is experimental aircraft. So anyone with an experimental aircraft is welcome to fly in.

Raffle Plane 

This year the museum is raffling off a beautiful vintage 1958 Cessna 172. The tickets are $50 and no more than 2,500 tickets will be sold. These are great odds, better than Sportys, King Schools or AOPA.

This beautiful Cessna sports polished a aluminum exterior, with black and white trim and full VFR vintage panel.  The drawing is on July 17, 2010, only two weeks away. Currently 1,400 tickets have been sold, so the odds are even better. So please purchase some tickets to help support this wonderful museum and you might just win this beautiful 1958 Cessna 172.




You can find out more about the raffle on the museum's website at http://www.1940airterminal.org. You can also follow the Museum on Twitter at @1940ATM or "Like" them on Facebook by searching for 1940 Air Terminal Museum.

You can follow the Raffle Plane on Twitter at @N4285F and you can follow the planes flight progress live at http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N4285F.

Tickets can be purchased over the phone by calling 713-454-1940, in person at the museum, or by going to  any of the locations where they bring the raffle plane until the drawing takes place.


Oshkosh 2010

I have all my tickets for The Worlds Greatest Aviation Celebration, EAA's AirVentue Oshkos 2010. I will be there Thursday, July 29,  through Sunday, August 1. Me and my 2 boys, Robert and Joey will be camping at Camp Scholler. So if anyone would like to meetup, please drop me a line. I would love to meet with you.


                                         
Happy Independence Day Everyone. Get out there and exercise your freedom to fly in the greatest country in the world.


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The intro and closing song is John Mellencamp's My Aeroplane.

Direct access to the mp3 is here.

In this episode follow Colleen and I as we take a sight-seeing flight along the south shore of Long Island. We start of from Brookhaven airport (KHWV), fly along the south shore beaches and then circle the Montauk lighthouse. This was Colleen's first flight in the PiperSport and her first time flying with me since I received my private pilot's license.

I try my hand at recording in-cockpit audio. I hope to show everyone how to get flight following and how easy it is. Even in the busy New York airspace.

During my flight I make 4 mistakes. Have a listen to find out what they are and I hope others will learn from them.

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Shoutouts:

1) PJ Gustafson and The 1940 Air Terminal Museum in Houston, TX.
Each year the museum gives away a vintage Cessna aircraft in a raffle to raise money for the continued operation and restoration of the museum building. The airplane is given away on the 3rd Saturday of July each year. Please support this cause and maybe you might win this beautiful airplane.

For more information on the museum and the raffle, you can visit their website at http://www.1940airterminal.org, on Facebook by searching for The 1940 Air Terminal Museum, or Follow the museum on Twitter at http://twitter.com/1940ATM. The raffle plane also has its own Twitter account at http://twitter.com/N9379B.

2) Jones Beach Airshow. http://jonesbeachairshow.com
Each Memorial Day weekend there is an airshow at Jones Beach in Wantagh Long Island. It is a spectaculart show. This year the Blue Angels are the headlining show. Also performing will beUS Army Golden Knights, Canadian Forces CF-18 Demonstration Team, Sean D. Tucker and Red Bull Air Force to name a few.

3) Joe Rejeske
Joe is a new private pilot. I look forrward to many $100 hamburgers with Joe. Congratulations to Joe.

4) Piper Aircraft.
Thanks for bringing the PiperSport to the market. Also, personal shoutouts to Mark Miller, Chief Corporate Spokesperson and Bart Jones, Chief Pilot of Piper Aircraft for taking time to tlk to me about the PiperSport. This will be in the next episode.
5) Our Military personnelOn Memorial Day we should all think about the sacrifices they have made to preserve our way of life and allow us our freedoms and to thank them. My prayers and best wishes go out to them.
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Blues skies everyone!

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The intro and closing song is John Mellencamp's My Aeroplane.

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