Stuck Mic AvCast - An Aviation Podcast About Learning to Fly, Living to Fly, and Loving to Fly!

Today we have a special guest Alex Koziol better known as AK Warrior on YouTube. Alex was a volunteer this year at Sun N Fun and has been encouraging and entertaining pilots through his YouTube Channel. Preflight: Sponsor: https://www.aviationcareerspodcast.com/ Courses, Coaching, and Scholarships. Cruise Flight: Talking Points: Alpha Kilo Warrior 51-Year-Old. General Aviation Private Pilot 300 hours. Started Flying in 2001 after 9/11. Took 10-years off, Rusty Pilot started a YouTube channel due to being Rusty. Aviation Ambassador in New England. Aviation Entertainment videos since Feb 2024 Target audience: Non-Pilots Successful Videos: Class-C Airport Arrivals Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Is there anything in your content that stands out compared to some other flying/aviation channels? How many cameras do you typically fly with? Where are they mounted? How long does it take to edit one of your videos? What is your favorite airplane to fly? What is your favorite airport to fly into? What is your favorite airport to visit? Which video was your favorite to film or edit? I'm coming up to New England for the first time and going to rent a plane. What advice would you give? Has anyone you know of been inspired to start flight training by finding your content? After Landing Checklist: Pick Of The Week: No pick of the week since this is an interview. Links https://www.aviationcareerspodcast.com/ Courses, Coaching, and Scholarships. https://www.alphakilowarrior.com/ Upcoming Events and Air Shows: FlySnf.org 2027 – April 6-11

SMAC340 Interviews From Sun N Fun 2025 Welcome our interviews from Sun N Fun 2025. Preflight: Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by The Law Offices of Robert M. Strumor, LLC - you can find them at https://www.strumorlaw.com/ The Law Offices of Robert M. Strumor, LLC, handles various aviation matters, including FAA safety investigations and pilot medical certifications. You can find them on the web at https://www.strumorlaw.com/ Cruise Flight: Interviews: Tom Frick: Carolyn - https://www.fly-inn.com Adriana the Luscombe Lady. Tailwheel training. Learning in a tailwheel or transitioning. Philip Gunn Recreational Aviation Foundation. The mission of RAF is to support back country and unpaved airports. https://theraf.org/ Gary Hillman Consolidated Aircraft Coverings. How to work on fabric coverings and rib stitching on vintage and modern planes. https://www.conaircraft.com/ After Landing Checklist: Pick Of The Week: tNo Pick Of The Week Since This Is A Live Show. Links: Upcoming Events and Air Shows: Sun N Fun April 1-6, 2025 https://flysnf.org/ Booth A-41 Florida International Airshow November 1-2, 2025 https://www.floridaairshow.com

Runway Incursions, unstable approaches, and simple misjudgment during landing are the main reasons we need to go around, but are you ready to execute a go-around maneuver properly? In my over 25 years of instructing recreational, business, and airline pilots, I have noticed a consistent trend: we don't perform discontinued approaches very well. In this episode, we discuss how and why you should go around. Additionally, we will give you tips and tricks to execute the go-around maneuver safely and properly. Accident Analysis: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=65858 Preflight: Sponsor Shout out. Cruise Flight: Talking Points: Why should you discontinue an approach? Make the decision! Like Yoda says, "Do, or do not." https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/103492/pdf Tools to better see and avoid objects on the ground and in the air during landing. The difference between a go-around and a discontinued approach. Configuration challenges. Go Around is a normal procedure to be practiced. Power, Pitch, Configure. Programming the electronics comes last. Brief the go around on every approach. After Takeoff Checklist. After Landing Checklist: Pick Of The Week: James - https://epicaircraft.com/ Carl - https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/air-safety-institute Bill - https://www.youtube.com/@Airplanefactswithmax Tom - Eufy Doorbell Camera https://www.eufy.com/products/t8224111?variant=44298879205562&utm_source=google&utm_medium=pmax&utm_content=alwayson&utm_campaign=us_security_edge_m3_google-pmax_alwayson_allpn_purchase_ost_retargeting_internal_highroas&utm_term=19873407993__&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwm7q-BhDRARIsACD6-fWoZRXeKtnxviOPWua4ZysnUGV88FI5v1pVtaadFcFRYHDTTM8OpwcaAv-mEALw_wcB Sponsor: Visit our sponsor Stratus Financial - Where Dreams Take Flight. Stratus Financial offers loans for pilot training, and they understand your needs because they are pilots! You can find more at https://stratus.finance/ Whether financing your dream of flying or simplifying the process by taking care of your student loans, their efficient, hassle-free funding can connect you to the life of your dreams of becoming a professional pilot sooner than you ever thought possible! To find out more, click here: https://stratus.finance As a sponsor of this podcast, Stratus Financial is giving away scholarship guides, and you can get yours for free using the coupon code "Stratus" when you visit https://www.stuckmicavcast.com/free/ Links: Upcoming Events and Air Shows: Sun N Fun April 1-6, 2025 https://flysnf.org/ Booth A-41 Live from Sun N Fun Radio: April 5, 6pm at Sun N Fun

SMAC336 Fuel Management Fuel Management Tips, Tricks, And Common Errors. Accident referenced in my opening: Jet A instead of 100L leads to a crash. https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100366 Loss of control. Contributing was the pilot's inadequate supervision of the fuel servicing. Preflight: Sponsor Shout Out: https://www.aviationcareerspodcast.com Cruise Flight: Talking Points: Fuel begins on the ground. AvGas Auto Fuel (Mo Gas) Jet Fuel Strategies to avoid misfuelling What to do with spent fuel? Know your Fuel System. Do you know your system? 182 new vs old story from Carl. Gravity fed Fuel boost pumps Aux fuel pumps Aux Tanks - Super Cub Know your fuel selector Tools to manage fuel in flight. Timer - Leslie Audible reminder Visual reminder How far vs how long you can stay aloft Leaning Do you track your fuel consumption? For instructors who is responsible for the fuel Personal minimums Where is it After Landing Checklist: Pick of the Week: James- Garmin Aviation: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/c/aviation/ Carl - https://stuckmicavcast.com/podcast/smac327-collision-avoidance-tips-and-tricks/ Leslie - JPI Fuel Scan 450 https://www.jpinstruments.com/shop/fuel-scan-450/ Tom - The Islands of the Bahamas App Apple https://apps.apple.com/in/app/the-islands-of-the-bahamas/id1098173174 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/datasafety?id=com.bahamas.app Links: https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/09_phak_ch7.pdf Upcoming Events and Air Shows: Sun N Fun April 1-6, 2025 https://flysnf.org/ Booth A-41

The Distinguished Flying Cross medal is awarded to any officer or enlisted person of the armed forces of the United States for heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight. We are proud to announce that our Co-Host James Spearman has been Awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross and he is here to tell us about his experience leading to the award and how you can learn from his experience and apply it to your flying. Talking Points: What Is the Distinguished Flying Cross? The DFC is the fourth-highest award for heroism and the highest award for extraordinary aerial achievement. The heroism or achievement must be entirely distinctive, involving operations that are not routine. It is not awarded for sustained operational activities and flights. Why James Was Awarded The Medal. What James Learned From His Experience. Fly the plane How to decide what is wrong Team Good takeoff brief Delegate No one is shooting at you How Can We Apply His Experience To Our Flying? After Landing Checklist: Links: https://www.dfcsociety.org Upcoming Events and Air Shows: Redbird Migration, Denver, Co. March 4-5, 2025 https://migration.redbirdflight.com/ Sun N Fun April 1-6, 2025 https://flysnf.org/ Booth A-41

SMAC332 Stepping Up To Twins Considerations for Flying, Training, and Maintaining Proficiency. Why fly multi-engine aircraft? When a twin is safer than a single. When is a twin more dangerous than a single? Considerations of multi-engine aircraft ownership. Cost of maintenance. Cost of training. What twin should I buy? Depends on budget and mission. What can you do to make flying a twin safer? Where to train? Accelerated programs and type-specific programs. Sponsor: Visit our sponsor Stratus Financial - Where Dreams Take Flight. Stratus Financial offers loans for pilot training and they understand your needs because they are pilots! You can find more at https://stratus.finance/ As a sponsor of this podcast, Stratus Financial is giving away scholarship guides and you can get yours for free using the coupon code "Stratus" when you visit https://www.stuckmicavcast.com/free/ Whether financing your dream of flying or simplifying the process by taking care of your student loans, their efficient, hassle-free funding can connect you to the life of your dreams of becoming a professional pilot sooner than you ever thought possible! To find out more https://stratus.finance After Landing Checklist: Picks Of The Week: Carl - The Complete Multi-Engine Pilot - https://amzn.to/4iurBpF Bill - Doug Rozendaal, multi-engine ground school. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD3YPdOH5Xo Leslie - FAA WINGS Course ALC-30 "Multi-Engine Safety Review" https://www.faasafety.gov/gslac/ALC/course_content.aspx?cID=30&sID=122&searchresults=true&preview=true Tom - Multi-Engine Pilot Flight Maneuvers http://www.pilotflightmaneuvers.com/MultiEnginePilotFlightManeuvers.html James: https://www.dfcsociety.org Russ: Night Intruder: A Personal Account of the Radar War Between the RAF and Luftwaffe Night-Fighter Forces by Jeremy Howard-Williams https://www.amazon.com/Night-Intruder-Personal-Luftwaffe-Night-Fighter-ebook/dp/B0C6MGBX72 Upcoming Events and Air Shows: Redbird Migration, Denver, Co. March 4-5, 2025 https://migration.redbirdflight.com/ Sun N Fun April 1-6, 2025 https://flysnf.org/ Booth A-41

The flight review is a requirement but is also an opportunity to enhance your skills and increase your and your passenger's safety. In this episode, we take you beyond the basic FAA requirements and promote what we call a "Successful Flight Review". Preflight Checklist: Sponsor: Visit our sponsor Stratus Financial - Where Dreams Take Flight. Stratus Financial offers loans for pilot training and they understand your needs because they are pilots! You can find more at https://stratus.finance/ As a sponsor of this podcast, Stratus Financial is giving away scholarship guides and you can get yours for free using the coupon code "Stratus" when you visit https://www.stuckmicavcast.com/free/ Whether financing your dream of flying or simplifying the process by taking care of your student loans, their efficient, hassle-free funding can connect you to the life of your dreams of becoming a professional pilot sooner than you ever thought possible! To find out more https://stratus.finance Cruise Flight: The Flight Review What Is A "Successful" Flight Review - Carl Beyond (14 CFR) 61.56 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/61.56 A review of the current general operating and flight rules of part 91 of this chapter; and A review of those maneuvers and procedures that, at the discretion of the person giving the review, are necessary for the pilot to demonstrate the safe exercise of the privileges of the pilot certificate. What Is Your Experience And What Do You Want To Learn - Carl. How To Analyze the Learner from an Instructor's Perspective. - Leslie Using scenarios to guide the ground portion - Wings Program - Tom ALC-25: Flight Review Prep Guide (I suggest this to all flight review clients - LC) Foster An Environment and Attitude Of Continual Learning. - James What do you do if no satisfactory flight review that day? After Landing Checklist: Picks Of The Week: Tom - ALC-25: Flight Review Prep Guide https://www.faasafety.gov/files/helpcontent/Courses/ALC-25/content/index.html#/ Carl - The Practical Guide To Winter Flying will not only teach you how to manage encounters with ground and in-flight icing but also provide you the tools to make smarter decisions so you fly confidently during the coming cold, winter months. .https://valeri-aviation.thinkific.com/courses/the-practical-guide-to-winter-flying Leslie - AOPA's Focused Flight Review profiles https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/active-pilots/focused-flight-review James - AC 61-98D https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC_61-98D.pdf Links: https://stuckmicavcast.com/podcast/smac119-getting-the-most-out-of-your-flight-review/ https://expertaviator.com/2011/07/11/never-do-a-flight-review-again/ Upcoming Events and Air Shows: Sun N Fun April 1-6, 2025 https://flysnf.org/ Booth A-41