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SPC #037-Windy Solo Makeup Flight

Published on December 6, 2010 By Bill Williams

This is episode 37 of the Student Pilot Cast. Join me as I take a solo makup flight in some windy conditions the morning of my Stage III Check. In this flight I stay in the pattern and practice performance landings and takeoffs. As the flight went on, the wind kept getting worse and worse to [...]

SPC #034-Solo, Shorts, Softs, and FOD

Published on November 6, 2009 By Bill Williams

Hello again SPC listeners.  Today’s episode takes us on a solo training flight on a very busy day to practice performance landings and takeoffs (shorts and softs).  We have everything from FOD to go-arounds in this episode, so enjoy. I was nearing the end of stage III in my training, so I was almost in [...]

SPC #027-Out of the Nest, Part II

Published on June 28, 2009 By Bill Williams

This episode chronicles my return flight to Chandler from Tucson international, and is the second part of my first solo cross-country flight during my training.  There’s some interesting things that happen, and another bonehead move on my part with the radio.  Please enjoy this flight as I learn to fly in front of the world. [...]

SPC #026-Out of the Nest, Part I

Published on June 22, 2009 By Bill Williams

Today’s episode is a very special one as we’ll cover my first solo cross country.  It was a simple flight from Chandler to Tucson International, but a giant step for me in my training.  Join me as a learn to fly in front of the world in podcast episode 26 of the Student Pilot Cast, [...]

SPC-Video #003-Reference This…

Published on July 6, 2008 By Bill Williams

It’s time for another video episode, episode 3, Reference This.  In this episode, I take a solo practice flight to the practice area to go over Ground Reference Maneuvers.  I’m including the smaller version again in this feed (320×240) because of the sheer size of the 640×480 versions (400 MB).  I’ve heard from a couple [...]

SPC #013-Ground Reference Revisited

Published on July 2, 2008 By Bill Williams

This is an episode about a solo flight I took to practice ground reference maneuvers.  I also take the opportunity to share portions of an email I received from David Allen, a future pilot who’s email summarized in an eloquent way what several people have said to me since I started this.  I asked David [...]

SPC #010-Sometimes You Just Feel Like a Pilot

Published on June 16, 2008 By Bill Williams

Hello, everyone.  I’ve just returned from my little vacation Scuba Diving with my buddies in the Channel Islands, and I’m releasing episode 10.  This episode documents a very memorable flight for me; a flight that helped me remember why I’m doing this.  This flight may end up being even more important to me than my [...]

SPC #007-Alone Again

Published on May 26, 2008 By Bill Williams

Another episode.  This week I get to finish up recounting the story of my first solo, and then the very next day, my second solo.  There was a lot of good experience to be had, and I try to sum it up in this episode. Enjoy, and let me know if you have any suggestions [...]

SPC #006-Look, Ma. No Instructor!

Published on May 19, 2008 By Bill Williams

In this episode we catch up in my training through my phase 1 phase check, a change of my CFI, and of course, my first solo.  This is a big episode, and includes an event that I will always remember. I’m including a couple of pictures from the big event that I asked my instructor [...]