SMAC281 Summer Flying 2021

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Welcome to episode 281. Summer flying has arrived and today we start off our annual discussion of summer flying with some interesting experiences and great advice from our experienced co-hosts. My name is Carl Valeri and joining me today is Tom Frick and Sean Moody.

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Cruise Flight: 

Summer flying in 2021 advice and experiences. 

Talking Points:

• The joys of summer flying
  • Days are longer so more flying!
  • Fewer worries about icing.
• Hazards of summer flying
  • Thunderstorms.
    • How far you should try and avoid them.
    • What side of the storm should I fly?
    • How far above the thunderstorms should I fly?
  • Airspace and thunderstorms “squeeze”.
  • Humidity
    • Carb Ice
    • Water in fuel
  • Hot starts
  • Unexpected engine system indications
  • Even affects airliners 
  • Density altitude.
• Summer flying tips for passenger comfort….and your comfort.
  • Bring water.
  • Shade for your plane and you.
    • Hats and plane covers.
  • Fly earlier and later in the day.
  • Air vents
  • Buy an air conditioner
  • Sick sack in plane
  • Information for the passenger
• Tools for preflight.
  • Prog charts
  • Ipad apps for navigating around weather.
• In-flight tools for summer flying.
  • ADS-B
    • Watch what others are doing.
  • XM weather
  • Flightradar 24
• Tools on the internet for learning weather.

After Landing Checklist:

Picks Of The Week:

Carl - https://amzn.to/2TjiBMY Weather Flying by Robert Buck, 5th edition.

Tom - SkewT/LogP chart training https://www.weather.gov/source/zhu/ZHU_Training_Page/convective_parameters/skewt/skewtinfo.html

Sean - Flight simulator on Xbox https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/06/13/microsoft-flight-simulator-lands-on-xbox-series-xs-and-with-xbox-game-pass-on-july-27/