From the folks at the Student Pilot Cast, here is a demo of AOPA’s Flight Training Advantage, or AFTA. This is video episode 9 of the Student Pilot Cast. This episode is also published in higher resolution on our YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg5YQ6CoeUM



In audio episode 65 I had a chat with Dan Justman from AOPA at Oshkosh 2022 about AFTA and some of the details of the product. Here is the SPC audio episode 65 with more information about AFTA from the interview with Dan Justman: https://studentpilotcast.com/spc65



AOPA is trying to tackle what is likely part of the reason so many people quit pilot training before achieving their certificate by organizing the flight training process and making it more transparent and predictable, even in a part 61 setting. With their AOPA Flight Training Advantage program, or AFTA, they are hoping to make flight training more enjoyable for both the student and the CFI, and make the process a little bit easier, more predictable, and more streamlined…thus saving time, money, and hopefully helping a few additional people earn their certificate. I hope you enjoy this one.



More information about AFTA can be found here: AOPA Flight Training Advantage – AOPA

The famous Bell 47 helicopter ride at Oshkosh brought to you in its full, 4-minute glory by the folks at the Student Pilot Cast. Here’s a quick bonus feature from OSH22. This is video episode 8 of the Student Pilot Cast. This episode is also published in 4K on our YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/3L31zewMx7U

For this episode I got a chance to talk to Nick Smith from Part Time Pilot, an online private pilot ground school that packs a lot of personalized value into a rather inexpensive service. Learn about how he’s taking a more personal approach to online training and also learn how to get a discounted price on Part Time Pilot which will last a lifetime.



For the tricks on discounts check this out from Nick:



* If just getting started and wondering how to do it we have the step by step 5 day challenge to get started as a student pilot:  https://bit.ly/3dJH5sX* If already started and getting into your ground training or flight planning we have a free step-by-step cross-country planning guide:  https://bit.ly/3wgosmG* Once you opt-in to either of those you will immediately get an email with your free content. For the free cross-country guide your 1st couple emails will have the links in the email to get the $50 off. For the 5-day challenge the link will be in the Day 5 email. 



This is the video version of the audio podcast episode 64 which can be found here: https://studentpilotcast.com/spc64



A higher resolution version of this video can be found on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/6GCDOrB7cwY



Find out more about the service:



* On the web: https://parttimepilot.com/.* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/part.time.pilot/* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/parttimepilot* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/parttimepilot

In this episode we get a quick demo of Infinite Flight from Jay during our chat at Airventure 2022.



The video can also be found in higher resolution on our brand-new YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/qK2fmjvJdxo



Infinite Flight can be found in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store for your tablets and phones.



Also, more information on Infinite Flight here:



* Web: https://infiniteflight.com/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/infiniteflight* Instagram: https://instagram.com/infiniteflight* Facebook: https://facebook.com/infiniteflight* YouTube: https://youtube.com/infiniteflight



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This is the video version of the Student Pilot Cast Audio Episode 63 which can be found here: https://studentpilotcast.com/spc63/. A high-resolution version can be found on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/-GhDPNoQcj4



In this episode I get to talk to Mark Palm, the CEO and Co-Founder of Samaritan Aviation, a humanitarian organization who help people out in Papua New Guinea. Mark gives us a bit of the history or the org, the operations, and a quick tour of the aircraft they are using.



Samaritan Aviation can be found on the web here: https://samaritanaviation.org



Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/samaritanaviation



Instagram: https://instagram.com/samaritanaviation/



YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SamaritanAviation_







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The state of Oklahoma has gotten serious about aviation, STEM education, and the whole aeronautics industry. I talk here briefly with Grayson Ardies, Director of the Oklahoma Aeronautical Commision, about what the state is doing to further aviation education and aeronautics in general in the state. This is the video version of the audio podcast episode 62 which can be found here: https://studentpilotcast.com/spc62/



This video can also be found on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/FhNjxBVpZU4



The State of Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission website is here: https://oac.ok.gov/

The state of Oklahoma has gotten serious about aviation, STEM education, and the whole aeronautics industry. I caught up with a High School teacher in Oklahoma, Chris Eckler, to talk about what he’s doing in his school district with regard to Aviation Education and how he fell in love with Aviation in the process. He caught the bug and trained to be a pilot himself just ahead of his students.



This is the video version of the audio podcast episode 61 which can be found here: https://studentpilotcast.com/spc61/



This video episode can be found on our new YouTube channel in higher resolution here: https://youtu.be/wJN44tWHDto



The State of Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission website is here: https://oac.ok.gov/



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In this episode I have an impromptu conversation with Celia Oakley of Opener. We had been hearing about their electric STOL aircraft but hadn’t planned on doing a feature on it until my crew took a spin in their 3D simulator and we found the evolution and the atypical flight characteristics of the BlackFly interesting…so we started asking some questions, and with the permission of Celia, got a bit of the conversation here.



This is the video episode, but you can find the audio version which is almost the same but in audio only, in the audio podcast feed (our main feed). This video can also be found in higher resolution on our brand-new YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/cijxyS4E1HE



More information on Opener and the BlackFly aircraft can be found here: https://opener.aero.



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In this episode I catch up with Laura and Jay of Infinite Flight to talk about their flight simulator. We cover what it is, how it started, is it a tool or a game, and what’s coming next. This is a fun discussion about something I hadn’t really been keeping up on the last decade or so; the flight sim world, and what I love about Infinite Flight is how easy it is to get started and use it wherever you might be. It’s a far cry from the traditional desktop sims which require big, expensive computers and big, expensive accessories. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.



The video can also be found on our brand new YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/cijxyS4E1HE



The Audio version of this episode is here: SPC #59 – OSH22 – Infinite Flight – The Student Pilot Cast



Infinite Flight can be found in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store for your tablets and phones.



Also, more information on Infinite Flight here:



* Web: https://infiniteflight.com/* Twitter: https://twitter.com/infiniteflight* Instagram: https://instagram.com/infiniteflight* Facebook: https://facebook.com/infiniteflight* YouTube: https://youtube.com/infiniteflight



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I’m finally releasing a quick video covering how I record cockpit audio. This is my most frequently asked question. The video does not tell the whole story, so please visit the website at http://www.studentpilotcast.com and find the show notes for this episode for more information.

I’m back with video!  I’ve been sitting on this footage for almost two years now, so I’m very excited to get this one published.  In this episode I take you on a flight with me over Hana, Hawaii on Maui with Armin from Hang Gliding Maui.  Armin is a CFI, and took me for me first microlight ride, and it couldn’t have been in a better setting.
This flight was one of the experiences that finally got me doing something about my dream of learning to fly.  Within 6 months of this, I was preparing to start my own training.  I hope you enjoy it.  As always, I would love to get feedback from you on this.
NOTE: I have encoded this video at a higher quality than I usually do because the content deserves it, and it is a shorter video, so the file size wouldn’t be too massive.  It could, however, prove problematic on some hardware players.  I have tested on iPhone, both classic and new Zune’s, and Xbox 360, and all work great.  I couldn’t get my hands on a regular iPod to test, but I think it should work.  It may not work on older iPods though (pre G5).  In any case, please let me know if you run into any problems so that I can continue to improve my process.

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 of you commenting that you would rather have the larger version…and I still may consider that, but these files just seem too large for a simple podcast.  The embedded video from Vimeo in this post is pretty high quality, so if you desire a more detailed version, maybe this will suffice.  For those of us who watch video podcasts on a handheld device, the smaller version will suffice.  Again…if I hear from more of you wanting the larger versions of these, I will consider changing this, or adding a High Quality feed for the larger videos.
Thanks for taking the time to watch.  As usual, I’d love to know what you think, so shoot off an email or use the contact page on the website.

Hey…look at this.  Finally a video episode!  It’s been a long time coming, I know.  I hope you enjoy it.
There are some problems with the video which I explain a bit about in this episode, but I decided to use some of the video anyway as I think it will still be interesting.  Also, I rendered this mp4 video at 320×240 pixels to save space.  This should work well on most portable video players…but won’t look quite as good viewing on a computer of TV screen.  I do have a standard definition version (640×480), but it is a whopping 227 MB as opposed to 94 MB, so I went with the smaller one.  Please let me know if you would prefer the larger, clearer versions of this and future video podcasts or the smaller ones that I’m releasing.  Based partially on this feedback, I will make future decisions on the rendering of future videos (and may even change this one).
In this video I show some of the flight that I talked about in the audio episode 10, “Sometime You Just Feel Like a Pilot”.  All of the commentary and insight about the flight is in the audio cast; this video is simply a compilation of parts of that flight for your viewing pleasure.  The main discussions still happen in the audiocast…so simply put, the video is not a replacement for the audio…they are for different purposes.
Thanks again for listening and watching.  Please let me know what you think of the video.  The quality will be better next time…but feel free to comment on the content, length, flow, etc., so I can try to make my next one even better.

Here is Trent on his first single engine plane ride…and low and behold, he’s at the controls.  Trent may be a regular on the site going forward.  We’ll see.  Give him some encouragement, folks!