Summary: Guest Max Trescott joins the conversation with us on Dubai Air Show orders and the Boeing 777X, the future of General Aviation and what pilots need to do now, the new FAA mandate for sleep apnea testing, FCC considering inflight cell phone use, and MU-2 stall training. In the listener mail segment, we talk about difficult approaches, airport security, over-reliance on automation vs. hand flying the airplane, runway debris, flying in Russia, a highway landing, and more. Max Trescott was the 2008 National CFI of the Year. For all his pilot training books, CDs, and iPhone GPS guides, visit G1000Book.com. Also see also his personal blog, Trends Aloft. The week’s aviation news: Dubai Airshow soars to become the world’s top aviation event Boeing launches 777X at Dubai Air Show Gulf Airlines’ Wild Shopping Spree The Future of General Aviation is You, so Get Cracking! by Max Trescott EAA Medical Council Pans FAA Sleep Apnea Testing Proposal CDC BMI Calculator FAA Medical Chief Targets Fat Pilots And Controllers AOPA to ask FAA to suspend implementation of new sleep apnea policy FCC To Reconsider Aircraft Cellphone Ban Phone calls on planes? Please, no! by Benét J. Wilson Inflight Voice Call Debate is Red Herring by Mary Kirby MU-2 Stall Training Rules Conflict with New Technique by Rob Mark David Vanderhoof’s Aircraft of the Week: This week David gives thanks to our friends and listeners. In this week’s Australia Desk: Etihad A330 pilot declares Mayday!, Virgin Australia goes after Qantas who asks for employee support, Indonesia suspends some relations with Australia and departs planned exercises with noisy F-16’s, and RAAF C-17 training. Find more from Grant and Steve at the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast, and follow the show on Twitter at @pcdu. Steve’s at @stevevisscher and Grant at @falcon124. Su-22 used for ground attack in Poland. Taken during Zlot 2013 at Krzesiny Air Base Courtesy – Krzysztof Kuska In this week’s Across the Pond segment: We talk to Krzysztof Kuska, Editor in Chief at leading Polish aerospace website Infolotnicze about developments in the Polish military procurement for both helicopters and a lead in jet fighter / trainer. We also discuss the fragile state of Polish legacy carrier LOT as well as the threat of the new Berlin Airport on surrounding airports in Poland. See infolotnicze in English on Facebook and on Google+. Find Pieter on Twitter as @Nascothornet, on Facebook at XTPMedia, and at the Aviation Xtended podcast. Mentioned: TSA officer killed in LAX shooting bled for 33 minutes before receiving help Logan runway gets debris detectors Xsight Systems VMM-161 “The Greyhawks” 62 Years of Assault Support History Skippyscage by Paul Filmer China gets ready for takeoff Multi-rotor volocopter a “revolution in aviation” Stemme S10 Airplane Lands on Maine’s I-295 During Rush Hour Opening and closing music courtesy Brother Love from the Album Of The Year CD. You can find his great music at www.brotherloverocks.com.
