Author Archives: Marc

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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FAA proposes changes to pilot certificates

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Marc

The FAA is proposing that pilot certificates include photos, as well as other security measures. The incentive for this is to help improve security. What do you think of this?    Continue reading →

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PreFlight TV’s process of growing an audience

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Marc

The first video (preflight.tv) was published to the web in June, and now, four months later, I have made some interesting conclusions about the audience. I don’t know anything about anyone specifically… I’m just talking statistics…    Continue reading →

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Episode 4: The iPad as a flight tool

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Marc

Amy and Marc Discuss the Apple iPad, and its usefulness in flight.    View the episode →

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Small changes afoot…

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Marc

Let us know if you’re experiencing issues with the HD stream.    Continue reading →

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Episode 3: Two Terminal Area Charts

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Marc

Marc discusses some of the differences between the Jeppesen and the government terminal area charts. Guess who wins?    View the episode →

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Episode 2: Headphones

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Marc

Amy and Marc try on, and discuss, ASA, Lightspeed, and Bose headsets. Marc then tries them up in the cockpit.    View the episode →

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10 Pilot to Pilot tips #1

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Marc

There are a whole bunch of advice which is not official, but is really good to know. Most of this advice, if it wasn’t on a test, I’ve quickly forgotten. However, here are a few tidbits I do remember.    Continue reading →

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Episode 1: Pilot Kneeboards

Posted on June 6, 2010 by Marc

Marc discusses the Zuluworks Mini-Z and standard kneeboard, and compares them to the standard ASA kneeboard. Also, some modifications are in order… with Dremel in hand, anything is possible.    View the episode →

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