Hot Weather Flying Tips, Use of GPS on VOR Approach, ATC Privatization + GA News
Aviation News Talk podcast
Glass Cockpit Publishing
4.8 • 730 Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2017
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Please take the Aviation News Talk podcast 2017 Listener survey! Click here for the survey. In this podcast, I explain the effects of hot weather on the general aviation airplanes and pilots. We talk about how to calculated density altitude, which is altitude compensated for non-standard pressure and temperature. We also talk about how humidity can also affect density altitude by as much as 32%, especially at lower altitudes. We also discuss the effects on human physiology and give tips for what pilots can do to minimize the effects of heat on themselves while preflighting and flying general aviation aircraft. Plus listener email: we also discuss the new rules under which you can use an IFR-certified GPS when flying a VOR instrument approach, and how fuel pumps meters are certified by local counties to assure that you get the exact amount of fuel that you pay for. You can Dictate a listener question from your phone and I’ll try to answer it on a future show, or send an email. News Stories
- Heat Wave Sweeping the Southwest Affects the Airlines
- Flight 3407 families may face off against top Air Force general on ATP Requirements
- FAA Privatization Debate Presents Problem for Smaller Airports
- AOPA Working on PIREP Procedures
- French Pilot Bruno Vezzoli Crosses English Channel in a Flying Car
- AeroMobil Unveils Flying Car
- E-Volo Announces Test Flights of Autonomous Air Taxis in Dubai
- SureFly electric helicopter at Paris Air Show
- FlyHonda Program Allows Owners to Fly Their Fractional Jets
- AOPA offers ADS-B selector tool
- Cirrus Aircraft will outfit Lufthansa training fleet with 25 planes
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, and thank you for joining me today. Coming up in the news, the airlines are advocating |
| 0:06.2 | legislation that would make it easier to get an ATP certificate, but at least one group is |
| 0:10.8 | strongly opposed. There are lots of announcements flying out of the Paris Air Show this week. We'll |
| 0:16.0 | talk about the ones that are general aviation related. And one airline just emailed their customers asking them |
| 0:21.5 | to support ATC privatization. Plus, we're going to talk about the heat, how it affects aircraft |
| 0:27.5 | performance and pilot performance. Plus, I'll give you my tips for dealing with the heat when |
| 0:32.2 | you're flying. Plus, listener questions and email. Welcome to Aviation News Talk, where we talk about general aviation. |
| 0:39.2 | I'm Max Truska. |
| 0:40.2 | I'm here to share my over 40 years of experience as a licensed pilot, author, and the 2008 |
| 0:44.8 | National Flight Instructor of the Year to bring you news and safety tips to help you fly |
| 0:48.6 | safely. |
| 0:49.3 | And this is the last time I'm going to remind you, the 2017 listener survey is live. |
| 0:55.0 | I'm going to keep it open all month, but I'd like to find out if there are any ideas you have on how you'd like to see |
| 0:59.5 | the show improved, or if you want me to just leave it exactly the way it is, just take a few minutes |
| 1:03.8 | to take the survey and let me know either way. You can go to AviationNewstalk.com slash survey, or you can get to it by clicking a link in the show notes, |
| 1:12.4 | and you can get to those by tapping on the artwork if you're using an iPhone. Otherwise, you need |
| 1:16.7 | to go to the website. I'll keep the survey open through the end of June. Can't wait to hear from you. |
| 1:21.4 | All this and more, and the news starts now. |
| 1:43.1 | We're going to talk a lot about the heat today, first during the news and then during my pilot skills segment in the middle of the show. From kvOA.com, travelers could experience |
| 1:49.0 | some major delays in their summer vacation plans this week because of intense summer |
| 1:53.2 | temperatures soaring in Phoenix. American Airlines announced Monday that it has canceled its regional |
| 1:58.1 | flights, approximately 30 flights, for Tuesday, June the 20th. |
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