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In this fascinating video, we hear from Randall Williams about his experiences navigating the ocean as a sailor and the skies as a pilot. Discover the parallels between these two worlds and what it takes to excel in both.

For more interesting stories from Randall, see his most recent NAFI NOTAMs blog post here.

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Kimberly Dawn is a Canadian Class 1 Flight Instructor with international certifications in Aviation Training Management, Advanced Instruction and Virtual Classroom Instruction. Owner of Advancing Aviation and the Facebook Top Instructors and Students Group.

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This episode is sponsored by: NAFI Summit 2023

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This is a special new format for the MRR Podcast, hosted by NAFI Director of Publications and Editor Beth Stanton.

With each release of a new Mentor Magazine (every other month), Beth will pick a regular contributing author to join the podcast and discuss their article, as well as their personal journey as flight instructors and what originally brought them to NAFI as members.

 

About Boots:

Boots is my full name. It’s not a nickname. I was born and grew up in Hollywood, California, which usually is enough of an explanation. It’s the only name on my driver’s license, FAA certificates and passport. I obtained my private pilot certificate in about 1968, my instrument, commercial and multiengine about three years later, and my CFI, CFII and multiengine CFI around 20 years ago. I also obtained my A&P certificate with an IA about 25 years ago. Most of my flying was based at the Van Nuys Airport (KVNY), and I owned a Cardinal RG for about 10 years. I’ve flown in many parts of the world, including Central America, Africa and Europe, but never actually flew or wrenched for a living. I was on the Rare Bear racing team when we were winning at Reno. I am still active as a flight instructor and live in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Hosted by NAFI Director of Publications and Editor Beth Stanton.

"The Writers Behind the Stories" series will feature guests who author the articles in NAFI's Mentor magazine. 

With each release of a new Mentor magazine (every other month), you will get to know the people behind the pens as Beth interviews authors on the podcast. 

You will discover the stories behind the stories as writers discuss how they came up with the ideas for their articles and why they decided to finally write them down. You will also learn about their journey as flight instructors and what they've learned along the way. You won't want to miss these informative and entertaining episodes as you get a sneak peek behind the editorial curtain.

NEXT WEEK'S EPISODE GUEST: Mr. Boots

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This episode is sponsored by: Avemco Insurance Company

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In this episode we welcome Assistant Underwriting Manager at Avemco Insurance Company Luke Barnette to discuss all things insurance, and more specifically flight instructor liability insurance. What is it? Why should you consider having it? And how to keep yourself protected?

We also discuss what happens if you have a claim, and how the process works behind the scene to help the pilots navigate a stressful time.

For those not familiar, Luke explains some common misconceptions behind aviation insurance, and flight instructor liabilities.

Finally, Luke opens up the Avemco claim files to discuss some of the interesting situations they have had reported

Luke Barnette is Assistant Underwriting Manager for Avemco Insurance Company. Luke joined Avemco in 2007. He says "what I love about Avemco is the great diversity of people you get to deal with. There are the young folks just starting out in aviation, the people who fly for business, and the older pilots who've been flying for decades. It's a wonderful mix." He devotes his free time to hunting and fishing in the woods and lakes of Maryland.

 

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Everything we do learning to fly, we do for a reason—but it’s not always the reason you might think. In this program we’ll look at two Federal regulations and two training maneuvers and explore the real reasons they exist and are taught.

The goal is to develop insights that will make it easier to present these topics to your students and clients, and to reinforce the relevance of knowing these rules and maneuvers as they apply to everyday flight.

The topics we’ll cover include:

• VFR flight visibility and cloud clearance requirements
• The Lazy 8 Commercial Pilot maneuver
• Minimum safe altitudes
• The VMC Demonstration for pilots of piston twins

Thomas P. Turner is an ATP and Flight Instructor with CFII and MEI ratings. A NAFI Flight Instructor Hall of Fame inductee, Tom has over 4,600 hours with 2,600 dual given, specializing in type-specific transition and recurrent training in high performance singles and light twins.

He is the 2010 National FAA Safety Team Representative of the Year and the 2008 FAA Central Region CFI of the Year, and holds a Master’s Degree in Aviation Safety. Tom directs the education and safety arm of a 9,000-member pilots’ organization and publishes the free FLYING LESSONS Weekly blog at www.mastery-flight-training.com. Tom writes, lectures and instructs extensively from his home at THE AIR CAPITAL--Wichita, Kansas.

 

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This episode is sponsored by: Sporty's

NAFI members enjoy 20% off of select Sporty's training products and Sporty's eFIRC is free.
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Starting and running a flight school without losing your shirt can be a challenge. Learn directly from a flight school owner, the secret of his success. Everything from the wild potential of the freedom of part 61 training to the formal and highly regulated career track world of part 141 including accepting VA benefits for primary training, will be covered in this talk.

Tim Poole is Co-Owner and Chief Everything Officer of GT Aviation, LLC.  He holds Commercial ASEL and AMEL pilot certificates with Instrument rating, and is an FAA Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic with Inspection Authorization privileges.  He's the guy some call "crazy" for operating a flight school inside the most restrictive airspace in the US -- the Flight Restricted Zone around Washington, DC.  Aside from flight school ownership, Tim has spent the last 20+ years as a federal contractor supporting various DoD and federal Intelligence Community customers.  When not flying or turning wrenches, he currently serves as President of Cyber Technology Services, Inc.

 

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This episode is sponsored by: Sirius XM Aviation Weather

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Today's Guest is Founder and CEO of ICARUS Devices Nick Sinopoli (https://www.icarusdevices.com/). We discuss with Nick what the ICARUS view limiting device is and how he developed the idea and working prototype. 

Listeners can get a 10% discount of ICARUS devices through April 21st using discount code NAFI.

The ICARUS Device uses Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC) film to electronically alter the pilots visibility, bringing the power of a simulator into your aircraft. The app allows the instructor to surprise their students with degraded visual conditions. Instructors can control the transition rate and track simulated IMC time. The ICARUS Device will be to able integrate hypothetical weather scenarios into your tablet’s flight program. Once airborne, the visor will mimic whatever scenario you made up on the ground, all in real time.

Austin native Nick Sinopoli is the Founder, Inventor and Managing Partner of the Icarus Device, which he patented in 2016. After a friend perished in an aviation accident, Nick was determined to make a revolutionary invention that would teach pilots to survive flight into low visibility. His creation is the most advanced flight training tool ever imagined. A dual rated aviator, Nick has had a lifelong love of aviation. He graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. Nick has logged time in Cessna, Piper and Cirrus aircraft, as well as gliders, Bell 206, EC145, T-6B and UH-60A/L/M variants. In his free time he enjoys flying, running, restoring old cars and spending time with his four nephews.