Pilot's Discretion from Sporty's

• How to buy a used airplane, with Mark Pilkington

  Experienced airplane broker and all-around Cessna expert Mark Pilkington shares invaluable tips for avoiding disaster when buying an airplane, including his advice for first-time buyers, the right way to do a pre-buy inspection, and what to look for when buying a utility airplane like a Cessna 185. He also explains how he became an accidental YouTube star, and what his newest video series is all about (think Airplane Repo). In the Ready to Copy segment, Mark talks about the worst airplane model to buy, handling engine failures, and English pubs.SHOW LINKS:* Skywagons: https://www.skywagons.com/* Skywagons University: https://www.youtube.com/@skywagonuniversity5023* Lightspeed Zulu 4: https://www.sportys.com/zulu4

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• Learning to travel by light airplane, with Tom Haines

  Learning to fly does not mean learning to travel by light airplane. In this episode, longtime aviation journalist Tom Haines shares tips he’s learned from a lifetime of cross-country flying in piston airplanes, including many he learned while flying with the late Richard Collins. Tom is also deeply involved in efforts to prevent poaching in Africa, so he describes the unique uses of CubCrafters airplanes in Namibia. In the Ready to Copy segment, Tom talks about flying the B-25, when he thinks unleaded avgas will be available, and his advice for new airplane owners.SHOW LINKS:* ERP Air Wing: https://www.erp.ngo/* Air Care Alliance: https://www.aircarealliance.org/* Lightspeed Zulu 4: https://www.sportys.com/zulu4

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• 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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