EP171 - Bracin' for Thaden with Seth Lake
About this episode
Seth Lake discusses pre-flight safety and the realities of flying at busy uncontrolled airports.
DPE, airline pilot, C-130 instructor, and VSL Aviation founder Seth Lake drops in from his car outside a North Little Rock hangar to help pilots get ready for the real thing. He previews his enhanced pre-flight safety seminar happening Saturday morning at Thaden Field — think less checklist theater, more popping cowlings and actually looking at stuff — and breaks down the honest threat picture at a busy uncontrolled airport: why flight following isn't optional, why calling traffic "in sight" is a commitment you'd better mean, and why hope is not an arrival strategy. Plus: the case against the emergency descent maneuver, what midlife pilots actually have going for them on check rides, a surprise Miller's Ale House field recording, and the Bentonville roundabout that has claimed at least one dignity so far. Seth's enhanced pre-flight seminar is Saturday at 9AM in the exhibition hall. Register at faasafety.gov for WINGS credit. See you on the ramp. Mentioned on the show: * Nashville Bravo reclassification: https://www.reddit.com/r/nashville/comments/1q6ixd5/bna_to_be_upgraded_to_bravo_airspace/ * Erica's Aerosafe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AeroSafe * Erica's…
More episodes of Midlife Pilot Podcast
- EP177 - Momentum: The Pudding Skin of Aviation
- EP176 - Flying With Pilots, Strangers, and Stranger Pilots
- EP175 - Say Again, Slowly: Everything We Wish We Knew About ATC Comms
- EP174 - Information Whiskey: Just Don't Do It. Just Don't Do It.
- EP173 - Certified vs. Experimental - Do You Want to Fly or a Hobby?
- EP172 - Live from Bentonville! The Thaden Invasion Fly-In
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Midlife Pilot Podcast podcast page.