Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk where we talk General Aviation with relevant news

and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to help keep you safe. I'm Max Ruskat. Today we'll talk

about how to lean for takeoff with high density altitude. Why? Because the way you lean for takeoff

varies considerably depending upon the type of aircraft you're flying and the engine

instrumentation you have in your aircraft. And because it could apply to you even if you're taking

off from an airport as low as 1,500 feet above sea level. Also, this is a shorter than usual episode

because it's a follow-up to episode 196 in which we talked with Colin Arrow about mountain flying and high-density altitude.

But we didn't talk about how to lean an aircraft or takeoff when it's high hot or humid.

So if you didn't hear that episode, you may want to check it out.

At the end of the show, I'll share some of my thoughts about two recent accidents,

one which killed my friend, CFI, Mary Ellen Carlin, a couple of weeks ago,

and the other involving a jet crashing at Truckee, California a few days ago.

Also, I have a quick announcement about a very short hiring window that just opened for applying to be an air traffic controller with the FAA,

but you have only a couple of days to apply.

If you haven't done so already, please click on the subscribe button or the follow button

in whatever app you're hearing me on, then click the share button, those three dots on the

Apple podcast app if you're using that app, and share the show with a friend. Thanks again for your

support. First off, I wanted to let you know there's an extremely short window in which you,

or someone you know, can apply to become an FAA air traffic controller.

My thanks to listener Daniel Ruiz for posting this announcement on a Facebook group,

which is where I first noticed it. The window opens today, July 30th, 2021, but closes in three

days on Monday, August 2nd. According to the FAA.gov website, each year the FAA has a short window for any

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