Ted talks about all things sport pilot. What are the limitations? How can a private pilot understand it? The crew talks about LSA planes, MOSAIC, and if Ted would want to fly night or IFR. Ben is out of town, so Mark (aka 1dullgeek) is the third host! Mentioned on the show: * MOSAIC NPRM: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/07/24/2023-14425/modernization-of-special-airworthiness-certification * EAA's summary of the MOSAIC changes: https://www.eaa.org/eaa/news-and-publications/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/news/mosic-takes-significant-step-forward * Van's Aircraft comment on NPRM, discu ..read more

Join Ben, Brian, and Ted as they talk knowledge gaps, being aware of them, and what to do about areas of weakness as a pilot. Feedback has us on a rant about IFR traffic expecting VFR traffic to be psychic, and sorting confusion around midfield crosswind entries in the pattern. Mentioned on the show: * Airplane Flying Handbook, Chapter 8, "enter on a midfield crosswind at pattern altitude": https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/airplane_handbook/09_afh_ch8.pdf * CFII/weather genius Erica Gilbert: https://www.youtube.com/@AeroSafe/videos * Learn ..read more

Ben, Brian, and Ted talk about combating complacency as a private pilot. They also celebrate podcast supporters who have passed checkrides recently! The new midlife pilot podcast website: https://midlifepilotpodcast.com/ * EP37 - Looking for a flying purpose? Join the Freedom Aviation Network: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/midlifepilotpodcast/episodes/EP37---Looking-for-a-flying-purpose--Join-the-Freedom-Aviation-Network-e25oshp * Freedom Aviation Network: https://www.freedomaviationnetwork.org/ * Opposing Bases 319: https://opposingbases.libsyn.com/ob319-kids-in-aviation-and-atc ..read more

We are joined by CFII Erica Gilbert of AeroSafe - she makes weather more fun! Erica speaks to her work as a CFII, the art of weather briefings, expanding your minimums, and how she came to sharing her knowledge through frequent weather breakdowns on her awesome new YouTube channel. Don’t forget to make or update your RSVP for the Nashville Fly-In, April 26-28: https://midlifepilotnashville.mystrikingly.com/ * Erica’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AeroSafe * Midlife Pilot Podcast’s new support home on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MidlifePilotPodcast * Link Discord to Patreon (us ..read more

After talking about filming flights on the last episode, Ben, Brian, and Ted talk about debriefing flights- using a gopro as a "black box", looking at tracks, or using pen and paper. show mentions: * AAS, Taylor County Airport, Kentucky: https://www.airnav.com/airport/AAS * Ted's flight to The Dalles with views that look greenscreened: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcY0cz5eRqM * Ted's debrief with Midlife CFII NateB: https://youtube.com/8UpDLiJmgXs * Brian's Flight Memory Logbook: https://www.newnostalgia.film/store/p/hardcover-bound-notebook * CloudAhoy, good debriefing tool: https://www.c ..read more

Many pilots are recording their flights now, whether to learning, or maybe just for content farming. Ben, Brian, and Ted talk pros and cons of filming your flights, and some ways to do it safer - if at all. Ben also talks about the Fly-In, which is in April. The "midlife compound" is in place and is filling up! Chris and Brian discussed the technical details of recording on EP1 - Why and how we record our flying: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/midlifepilotpodcast/episodes/EP1---Why-and-how-we-record-our-flying-e1940g9 Midlife Pilot Podcast Fly-In, Nashville, April 26-28 2024: https ..read more

Ted and Ben are in the same city and went on an adventure together, so they podcasted in the same room and talked with Brian about personal minimums: What are minimums? What is included? How to you expand them? Also, our thoughts on flying after dry spells of flying. AI takes over the intro. The Spruce Goose: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_H-4_Hercules AOPA's personal minimums document: https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/online-learning/safety-spotlights/do-the-right-thing/personal-minimums Nashville Fly-In: https://midlifepilotnashville.mystrikingly.com/ Get merch! https://store ..read more

Ben, Brian, and Ted share some listener feedback and talk about their experiences with crosswind landings. Brian reads from The Killing Zone, including a story from a pilot in the book. The crew finishes talking about the Nashville Fly-In, which is April 26-28 2024 at KJWN. Lodging (Midlife Central) is in the works. * The Killing Zone, 2nd edition, by Paul Craig: https://bookshop.org/book/9780071798402 * Instagram, "get an instrument rated friend!" https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1kbKh0P481/ * Galaga cheat code: https://jasoneckert.github.io/myblog/the-galaga-no-fire-cheat-mystery/ * MPP EP46 ..read more

Ben, Brian, and Ted host a hilariously chaotic end-of-year episode, with Ben surprising Brian and Ted with snippets from the show. * Brian's "almost Brasher" Charlie vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YJYFuvB_9U * Wilson Air Chattanooga: https://www.wilsonair.com/cha-chattanooga/ * EP40, The Podcast Handoff: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/midlifepilot/episodes/EP40---The-Podcast-Handoff---a-very-special-crossover-episode-e29965s * Saavy Aviation, what Ted used for AOG: https://savvyaviation.com/ * AOG, Aircraft on Ground: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_on_ground * Phantasm ..read more

Ben passed his commercial checkride, so Brian and Ted debrief (interrogate) him about the experience. The crew then talk about finding bad habits in yourself, and the value of communicating about risk to others. Finally the Nashville Meetup, aka White Claw Crawl, is discussed! See the link below for information and to signal your interest. Ron Horton, DPE: http://planevisions.com/ Nathan Ballard, CFII, helped Ben prepare: https://www.youtube.com/@NathanBallardSaferFlying "Flight", the movie with Denzel Washington flying a barbiejet inverted: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_(2012_film) AO ..read more