Posted: 12/10/2025 12:14:04 AM EDT
[Last Edit: SnoopisTDI][Edited]
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Ty is an old friend of mine, although I haven't talked to him in years. He dropped episode one of his new flight training series today. I thought some of y'all might be interested. (ETA they talk about focusing on the fundamentals, being comfortable with things like stalls and spins instead of avoidance, good instruction methods, etc)  Talk Flying - Episode 1 |
McCarthy was right.
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I usually don't watch/listen to aviation podcasts, but that was a good one. I'm whole-heartedly in agreement. If I were king-for-a-day, basic flying training would include full stall and spin training, in addition to basic aerobatics. There has been this push for the last 20+ years to try and make general aviation as 2-dimensional of an experience as possible, ostensibly in the name of "safety". Unfortunately, an aircraft is an all-attitude vehicle regardless of how carefully a pilot tries to keep it less than 20 degrees of bank and 10 degrees of pitch. I'm constantly astonished to find Captains I fly with at the airlines who have never been upside-down in an aircraft....and also think that doing so in an Extra or a Pitts would be worthless because "those airplanes have nothing to do with a 777." Hell, if it were up to me, everyone would need a tailwheel endorsement before getting their PPL, too, but that's another story. Thanks for sharing that. A good watch for even seasoned aviators...even if just to yell at clouds. |
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Originally Posted By MudEagle: I usually don't watch/listen to aviation podcasts, but that was a good one. I'm whole-heartedly in agreement. If I were king-for-a-day, basic flying training would include full stall and spin training, in addition to basic aerobatics. There has been this push for the last 20+ years to try and make general aviation as 2-dimensional of an experience as possible, ostensibly in the name of "safety". Unfortunately, an aircraft is an all-attitude vehicle regardless of how carefully a pilot tries to keep it less than 20 degrees of bank and 10 degrees of pitch. I'm constantly astonished to find Captains I fly with at the airlines who have never been upside-down in an aircraft....and also think that doing so in an Extra or a Pitts would be worthless because "those airplanes have nothing to do with a 777." Hell, if it were up to me, everyone would need a tailwheel endorsement before getting their PPL, too, but that's another story. Thanks for sharing that. A good watch for even seasoned aviators...even if just to yell at clouds. I told my son the same thing and he got his in an Extra and got upside down to boot. 
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