Author Archives: Marc

My 2 cents about SOPA and PIPA

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Marc

If their business models don’t work… they need to change them to fit our needs. We shouldn’t be changing our infrastructure to fit their needs.    Continue reading →

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Letter to AOPA (Plane Talk)

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Marc

This is a letter I wrote to AOPA in response to an article Dan Namowitz wrote about “Plane Talk”, a show about GA flying…    Continue reading →

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Episode 9: Vendors at AirVenture

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Marc

Last month Marc attended AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He’s brought back some video. This is the first of the series. (Pacific Coast Avionics, Factory Direct Models, Kannad, Sporty’s, Air Pigz, In The Pattern Podcast, and ZD Publishing)     View the episode →

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Errors in the low and medium feeds

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Marc

I’m very sorry for those who’ve been having issue getting the latest episodes. If you were subscribed to the medium or low resolution feeds they were not necessarily pulling the videos. This has been true for nearly the whole month. However, I’ve figured out what the issue was, and it has been resolved.    Continue reading →

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Episode 8: Air Band Transceivers

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Marc

Marc discusses hand held, air-band transceivers, and has some options about them as well.    View the episode →

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Episode 7: Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Marc

Marc checks out the Northwest Aviation Conference and Trade Show at the Puyallup Fair grounds.    View the episode →

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Episode 6: Electronic Pilot Logbooks

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Marc

Marc discusses some of the pro’s and cons of electronic logbooks.    View the episode →

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PreFlight TV’s Occurrence

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Marc

Why is the PreFlight TV only once a month, and why is the delay this month longer than normal?     Continue reading →

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Electronic Pilot Logbooks (preview of episode 6)

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Marc

Feature comparison of several pilot electronic logbook. The meat of this is a spreadsheet. Marc has distilled what he feels are the important features in a logbook down to a few items, and gives a side-by-side comparison of a few logbooks.    Continue reading →

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Episode 5: Scotch Break with Amy and Marc

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Marc

A little ‘get to know your hosts’ episode. Marc and Amy discuss Amy’s history with general aviation flying, while they sip their scotch. … and it’s on record – Amy agrees to go fly with Marc.    View the episode →

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