Pilot's Discretion from Sporty's

• Realistic career advice for pilots, with James Onieal

  The job market for pilots has been through some wild swings lately, but aviation career coach (and former airline pilot) James Onieal says it’s neither as good nor as bad as you might think. He offers frank advice about the dangers of social media for aspiring pilots, explains why networking matters now more than ever, and discusses the differences between airline jobs and corporate jobs. In the Ready to Copy segment, James talks about the biggest career mistakes to avoid, what it’s like to flight check instrument approaches, and his favorite joke about cops.

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• Taildraggers and $50 fill-ups, with Ethan O’Rourke

  Learning to fly is all about the challenge for YouTube creator Ethan O’Rourke. That meant training in a J-3 Cub with no electrical system and now traveling the country in an Aeronca Chief. Ethan explains the joy of low and slow flights, shares his approach to making memorable aviation films, and describes what it was like to fly over the North Atlantic in a WWII bomber. In the Ready to Copy segment, you’ll learn tips for hand-propping airplanes, what it was like to fly a MiG-15, and how to land on a frozen lake.

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• The right way to maintain your airplane, with Colleen Sterling

  We train mechanics to attack airplanes with tools, but A&P/IA Colleen Sterling says there’s a better way. She shares her advice for using modern tools like engine monitors and borescopes to maintain airplanes on condition instead of by the calendar. She also talks about her fascinating day job, which involves searching for lost airplanes—including her role in finding the Air France 447 wreckage. In the Ready to Copy segment, Colleen explains why compression checks are overrated, how to be a better air racer, and what it’s like to fly aerobatics in a biplane.SHOW LINKS:- Savvy borescope initiative: https://www.savvyaviation.com/borescope-initiative/- Air France 447 search: https://www.metsci.com/what-we-do/featured-projects/the-search-for-air-france-447/- PilotWorkshops Mastery: https://pilotworkshop.com/products/vfr-mastery/- Buy a borescope: https://www.sportys.com/rigid-one-way-articulating-borescope.html

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• The future of general aviation, with AOPA’s Darren Pleasance

  From ATC modernization to the new MOSAIC rule to unleaded avgas, AOPA is involved in all the key issues for pilots. New President Darren Pleasance shares his opinion on each of these topics and explains what role his organization is playing. Darren is a longtime pilot, flying everything from aerobatic airplanes to warbirds, so he also shares many lessons learned from his 8000+ hours. In the Ready to Copy segment, Darren talks about flying a P-51 solo, pursuing innovation at Google, and kiteboarding.- AOPA advocacy: https://aopa.org/advocacy- Darren’s book: https://darrenpleasance.com/book/- PilotWorkshops Mastery: https://pilotworkshop.com/products/vfr-mastery/- New Air Facts podcast: https://airfactsjournal.com/podcast/

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• Going supersonic, with Tristan Brandenburg

  Breaking the sound barrier isn’t like the movies, and Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg would know: he’s done it both as a Navy F/A-18 fighter pilot and as a test pilot in Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft. He talks about Boom’s plans for supersonic airline travel, learning to fly an all-new design, and the aerodynamics of flight at Mach 1.1 Tristan also talks about his Navy career, including what it was like to make his first carrier landing. In the Ready to Copy segment, you’ll hear what it was like to fly the F-104 Starfighter, what flutter is, and tips for better landings in a Mooney.SHOW LINKS:* Boom Supersonic: https://boomsupersonic.com* XB-1 test flight videos: https://boomsupersonic.com/xb-1* PilotWorkshops Mastery: https://pilotworkshop.com/products/vfr-mastery/* New Air Facts podcast: https://airfactsjournal.com/podcast/

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