This week Marc and Al sat down with the President and CEO of AOPA, Mark Baker. AOPA has always been there for the General Aviation pilot, but the focus often seems to be centered on protecting our rights in Washington. It was great to talk to Mark on a pilot to pilot basis and come to understand his passion and commitment to GA is really no different than any of us. And the fact that he is dedicated to making aviation better as a result of his involvement, is proof positive he's the right person for such a critical leadership role.
In the second half of the show, Al and Marc dug into our Facebook postings from pilots asking for our perspective on several topics. Thanks to Mark L for asking for strategies to squash the jitters associated with straying from one's home airport. Listen and Learn as the guys talk about:
@patriotpilot @patriotpilot correctly answered our Instagram post asking for the make and model of the plane you see on our Instagram page. @patriotpilot knew it was a 1939 Cessna 165 Airmaster! Many pilots answered that it was a Cessna 195, but our #avgeek knew that the windows and strut system in the landing gear was that of the 165. Nicely Done!!! If you'd like to be our #avgeek of the week and earn shout out on the show, follow us on Instagram @simpleflightradio
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Tom Haines! This week Marc and Al sat down with the Senior Vice President of Media and Outreach for AOPA, Tom Haines. After 30 years of bringing aviation into the homes of pilots via magazines like AOPA Pilot, Tom helps us to see the world from the editor's point of view. Changing technology and the people who use it, creates a wide range of challenges in bringing the right content, in the right format to the right reader. Tom talks about the strategies he uses to stay connected with his audience. Listen and learn!
In the second half of the show, Al and Marc debriefed their flight to and from the Gulf Shores AOPA Fly-In:
Congratulations to our Avgeek of the Week! @wlblueskies @wlblueskies correctly answered our Instagram post asking for the final approach fix for the now closed Runway 32L ILS at ORD! If you'd like to be our #avgeek of the week and earn shout out on the show, follow us on Instagram @simpleflightradio Thanks to all who came to see us in person at the AOPA Regional Fly-In at Gulf Shores 
Cockpit Hacks! This week its all about making things a little bit easier, simple and safer in the cockpit. You may have seen a few things on Instagram this week of a few of the cockpit hacks. In the show we promised we would include a link to the "LCD Doodle Pad" that we talked about this week. Many of you asked where to buy it, here it is on Amazon: CLICK HERE FOR: LCD Neon Doodle Pad
During our conversation, Al and Marc talked about these ideas:
Congratulations to our Avgeek of the Week! @muerto_garage @Muerto_garage correctly answered our Instagram post asking who the 777's launch customer was and how many are in their fleet! The 777 program was launched in October 1990 with an order from United Airlines. In June 1995, United flew its first 777 in revenue service. The Boeing board of directors authorized production of the 777-300 on June 26, 1995, and the first 777-300 was delivered to Cathay Pacific Airways in June 1998. Come See Us In Person! October 26th and 27th - Jack Edwards Airport - AOPA FLY IN 
Mike Poznansky joins us this week.
Mike has the good fortune to own two airplanes. But what makes his situation a little more unique, is that one of those planes is a Cessna 185 on amphibious floats. He lives a dual life, with a business need and one for adventure. Not surprising, Mike flies mostly for business, but looks for opportunities to increase the adventure side. You can follow Mike on Instagram: @mikepoz During our conversation, Al and Marc talked with Mike about some interesting topics:
So what do you think? Are you interested in getting a seaplane rating? Congratulations to our Avgeek of the Week! Dave - @drdavedraws Dave correctly answered our question that we posted on Instagram. We asked what device Mike Poznansky was holding. Dave correctly answered that the device was a bilge pump used to drain the floats prior to flight. Come See Us In Person! October 26th and 27th - Jack Edwards Airport - AOPA FLY IN 
Amy Voss joins us this week. She is a rockstar CFI, Mentor and is the Regional Training Manager for the East Coast at Cirrus Aircraft. She works daily with helping students, instructors and flight schools help people through elevating their personal minimums. Sometimes personal minimums are a lot harder than we think.
You can follow Amy on Instagram: @tri_everywhere We covered in our conversation with Amy:
Congratulations to our Avgeek of the week! Jodie - @indiana.jodes Jodie correctly answered our question that we posted on Instagram. We asked what all the variants of the 747 are and she answered correctly. Jodie even included all the Military designations too. Come see us in person! October 26th and 27th - Jack Edwards Airport - AOPA FLY IN 
This week on SimpleFlight Radio, Marc and Al discuss:
The PreFlight
Congratulations to our Avgeek of the week! Eva K. - @Eva_Koz_photography Eva's name was randomly drawn to receive a $50 Amazon Gift Card for submitting her responses to our Listener Survey during September. Thanks to all of you that took the time to share your feedback. If you want to earn a shout out on the show as the avgeek of the week, make sure to follow us @simplefligthradio on Facebook and Instagram. Come see us in person! October 5th and 6th - KMDH - AOPA Fly In at the Carbondale, IL Airport.
The SimpleFlight crew welcomes back Air Traffic Controller, Eddie Trujillo. Eddie has been quite busy at C90 (Chicago Approach), including his recent checkout on North Satellite. That means Eddie is now working all sectors around O'Hare, and its quite a challenge.
As we continue to collect survey responses (click the link above to add your voice), it was interesting to see multiple requests on how to fly VFR in a busy area like Chicago, including the beautiful Lake Shore Run. The timing couldn't have been better, as Eddie tackled that with great insight for how best to partner with ATC to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience. Eddie also talked about how his dream of being a pilot took him down a path in which he discovered his true passion... Air Traffic Control. But the main message in this episode is the Pilot / Controller partnership. We are all focused on the same goal, a safe flight. And together, we make it happen. =============== We hope you enjoy listening as much as we love talking to others who share our passion for aviation. Please like us on social media, share and subscribe to the Podcast via iTunes or your favorite broadcast source, and rate, review, and let us know what you think! BLUE SKIES and TAILWINDS!!! 
In the spirit of "bringing the band back together again", Al Waterloo joined Marc in the studio for this week's show. The great news is that this is not a "one and done" event. Al and Marc have been working behind the scenes to put together a long term plan to deliver value for our listeners.
It starts with fanning the flames of our listeners passion for aviation, by connecting them to the people and things that bring aviation to life. So tonight Marc and Al launch SimpleFlight 2.7. Why not SimpleFlight 3.0; read on to find out more. Joined by repeat guest, Tim Rylko, the crew explored the unusual path Tim took to achieve his dream of flying for the airlines. As you may recall, Al was with the airlines and has been on multi-step journey to achieve his success as a Regional Sales Director for Cirrus Aircraft. Different paths, different end games, but both have been successful. What can we learn from their stories? What were the risks? What tough decisions stood in their path? All great questions and all answered on this week's episode. Listen and learn. As for the comment about SimpleFlight 2.7 and 3.0, we need your help in architecting a show that meets your requirements, anticipates your needs, and exceeds your expectations. So please navigate to www.simpleflight.net/listener-survey.html to tell us what you want the SimpleFlight experience to be. Thanks in advance. =============== We hope you enjoy listening as much as we love talking to others who share our passion for aviation. Please subscribe to the Podcast via iTunes or your favorite broadcast source, and rate, review, and let us know what you think! BLUE SKIES and TAILWINDS!!! |
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