In this episode I give a short preview of Navigraph’s Chart App for Android. I also catch you up on my latest flying adventures, scenery purchases and planned purchases. Spend money to keep to The Flight Sim Industry great.
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Semantic Wars
In this episode I talk about The Manchester Arena Bombing and The white supremacist attack in Portland. I relate this all to the old idea of The War On Terror and the ugly American religion of imperialism
FSRideAlong Ep 16 Flight Sim Con 2017
I talk with Nicole and Evan of FlightSimCon to go over this year’s event. Dovetail, Lockheed Martin and Laminar Research will be at the show talking about their next gen platforms as well as a who’s who of flight sim developers and real world aviation outfits. For more info about the event see flightsimcon.com
FSRideAlong SE 3 Ep 15 Generic Update X
In this episode I announce that I won’t be attending FlightSimCon this year but will be dedicating the donations to attending next year. I also talk FSDreamTeam, P3D4, Aerosoft’s Barcelona and the competition on that airport, IDS KSMF, Bellingham, landings, Taxi2Gate St Louis, my wishlist for next month and my recent activities in the sim. Lastly, I recommend a panel video podcast called On Approach
Season 11 Ep 1 Rough Week
Despite my success with FSRideAlong and related projects things have hit a sour note. Lots of ego little external validation. My thanks to my Mom, Paige, Aimee, and Meagan for helping me get through the week. You can check out Meagan’s research work here
FSRideAlong SE 3 EP 14 Getting Started With Flight Sim
In this episode I offer my two cents on how to get started in flight sim. I also discuss some feedback and give Karlene Pettit my thanks and gratitude for writing an article in her blog about me!
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FSRideAlong SE 3 EP 13 Max Trescott and GA Flying in Glass Cockpits
In this episode I talk with Max Trescott of Airplane Geeks fame about General Aviation, Glass Cockpits and using simulation for training
About Max Trescott
Max Trescott is a full time flight instructor. He’s a Cirrus Platinum CSIP instructor, and specializes in teaching in Cirrus Aircraft.
He started flying at age 15 and finished his pilot certificate in college. He has degrees in Electrical Engineering, Psychology, and a MBA. He spent 25 years working in sales and marketing for Hewlett-Packard. He lives in Mountain View, California in Silicon Valley.
Twelve years ago he left HP and he now devotes full time to teaching flying, writing, consulting and giving speeches and seminars. He’s written two books, including Max Trescott’s G1000 Glass Cockpit Handbook, now in its fifth edition. He is a cohost for the popular Airplane Geeks podcast, and he recently started his own podcast called Aviation News Talk, which is focused exclusively on General Aviation.
In 2008, he was named by the FAA as the National Certificated Flight Instructor of the Year, to represent the 96,000 flight instructors in the United States.
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Season 10 Ep 12 Finale: Apprehensively Optimistic
In this episode I reflect on the past 11 years and the progress and retrogression that has taken place. I also talk about my goals for next year and where things currently stand in my life
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FSRideAlong SE 3 Ep12 Next Gen Sims 2
In this episode a next gen sim gets voted off the show! I spend the rest of the episode talking about the serious sim market and what platform I think PMDG, Aerosoft, A2A, TFDi, and LevelD will use. There is some heavy X Plane 11 talk and a lot of marketing talk that may be good for your next crew rest.
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