343 ACP398 Stay Safe While Building Flight Time With Max Trescott
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🗓️ 6 August 2024
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
In this replay of episode #398 of the Aviation Careers Podcast, guest Max Trescott discusses strategies for pilots to stay safe while building flight time toward the 1,500-hour requirement for airline positions. Emphasizing the higher risk associated with general aviation compared to commercial airline flying, Trescott highlights key factors such as the "killing zone" for low-time pilots and the importance of accumulating time in type rather than just total flight hours.
He underscores the necessity of a professional attitude, akin to that expected in airline operations, and adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Trescott warns against complacency and overconfidence, stressing continuous learning and thorough understanding of aircraft limitations. He advises maintaining safe margins, avoiding risky behaviors, and being aware of the heightened dangers of night flying, particularly the somatogravic illusion and black hole approaches.
Trescott also touches on the hazards of fatigue, the importance of avoiding FAR violations, and the risks associated with certain over-the-counter medications. He concludes by recommending vigilance in identifying hazards and fostering a strong safety culture, whether in general aviation jobs or as a flight instructor.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk, where we talk in general aviation. |
| 0:05.9 | Hi, Max Truscott. |
| 0:07.3 | Earlier this week, I was a guest on the Aviation Careers podcast, and while I hadn't originally planned to do this, |
| 0:13.1 | I like the episode so much that I'm replaying it here for you on Aviation News Talk so that you can hear it. |
| 0:19.1 | In that episode, I talked with host Carl Valeri |
| 0:21.7 | about tips for pilots on how to stay safe while they're building flight time to reach the |
| 0:26.9 | 1,500 hour minimums needed to apply to the airlines. And as I mentioned in the episode, |
| 0:32.2 | low-time pilots probably have no idea that their first 1,500 hours are easily 100 times more dangerous than the 20,000 |
| 0:41.6 | hours they may fly after they reach the airlines. So it's important to do what you can to stay as |
| 0:46.3 | safe as possible while building those hours. And if you're thinking that you might someday want |
| 0:51.3 | to fly for the airlines or in some other flying job, |
| 0:58.3 | you might want to subscribe to the Aviation Careers Podcast, which you can find at Aviation Careers Podcast.com on YouTube and in most podcast apps. |
| 1:03.5 | Last week in episode 342, we talked about the crash of November 990 Popatango, a SRS serious SR22 that crashed while on an instrument approach |
| 1:12.8 | with weather near minimums at Bar Harbor, Maine. |
| 1:15.7 | So if you didn't hear that episode, you may want to check it out at AviationNewsTalk.com |
| 1:19.6 | slash 342. |
| 1:21.2 | And if you're new to the show, take a moment right now and touch either the subscribe key, |
| 1:25.3 | or if you're using Spotify or the Apple Podcast app, the follow key so that next week's episode is downloaded for free. |
| 1:32.6 | And now here's the replay of episode 398 of the Aviation Careers podcast that came out |
| 1:37.1 | earlier this week. |
| 1:38.9 | Hi, my name is Carl Valeri host of Aviation Careers podcast, and I have a real special |
| 1:44.1 | guest with us today. |
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