January 11, 2021
173 Remotely Piloted Cargo Aircraft, Sterile Cockpit for GA, Instrument Departures & ODPs + GA News
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173 Remotely Piloted Cargo Aircraft, Sterile Cockpit for GA, Instrument Departures & ODPs + GA News Your Cirrus Specialist. Call me if you're thinking of buying a new Cirrus SR20 or SR22. Call 1-650-967-2500 for Cirrus purchase and training assistance, or to take my online seminar: So You Want to Fly or Buy a Cirrus. Please help support the show with a donation via PayPal or Patreon . Send us an email If you have a question you'd like answered on the show, let listeners hear you ask the question, by recording your listener question using your phone. Summary173 Max visits Reliable Robotics and talks with CEO Robert Rose about their remotely piloted Cessna 208. FedEx says they're looking at using small, self-flying turboprop aircraft to serve remote areas. Max talks with Rob Mark about the importance of the sterile cockpit rules, and how the rules for Part 135 and 121 can be modified for use by GA pilots. Max talks more about Instrument Departures & ODPs. News Stories GA NOT Involved in Vaccine Distribution New Air Force Mission for XCub New COVID relief bill includes $45 million for GA airports NTSB Calls for Better Monitoring of Flight Instructors Nebraska Fugitive Pilot Indicted On Federal Fraud Charges Will Amazon Become the Next UPS? FedEx Seeks to Add Small Self-Flying Planes for Remote Areas Mentioned in the Show Reliable Robotics website Max Trescott's GPS and WAAS Instrument Flying Handbook Ron's Book: The Compleat Taildragger Pilot Weather Service tells Congress radar gaps don't hurt warning accuracy Mark Kolber's article in IFR Magazine If you love the show and want more, visit my Patreon page to see fun videos, breaking news, and other posts in the Posts section . And if you decide to make a small donation each month, you can get some goodies! So You Want To Learn to Fly or Buy a Cirrus seminars Online Version of the Seminar Coming Soon - Register for Notification Check out our recommended ADS-B receivers, and order one for yourself . Yes, we'll make a couple of dollars if you do. Check out our recommended Aviation Headsets, and order one for yourself! Get the Free Aviation News Talk app for iOS or Android . Check out Max's Online Courses: G1000 VFR, G1000 IFR, and Flying WAAS & GPS Approaches. Find them all at: https://www.pilotlearning.com/ Get Max Trescott's G1000 and Perspective Glass Cockpit Handbook , now in its Fifth edition. Call 800-247-6553 to order. Social Media Like Aviation News Talk podcast on Facebook Follow Max on Instagram Follow Max on Twitter Listen to all Aviation News Talk podcasts on YouTube or YouTube Premium Max Trescott is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.