EP90 - Information Whiskey - NORDO in a Bravo, orcas diversion, cloud dancing

The guys swap tales of dodging clouds, diverting around storms, and wrestling with an ancient audio panel that picked the worst possible time to conk out (IFR over Atlanta - yikes!) Ben, Brian and Ted dish on what it's like to fly with a pilot you haven't shared a cockpit with before. Is your flying buddy all good? - or a hazardous attitude waiting to happen? Tune in for some hangar flying gold, including tips for handling your first big weather diversion and the scoop on Ben's long-overdue avionics upgrade. And stick around for a teaser about the big 100th episode extravaganza! Links to things mentioned on the show: * EP80 - Checkride Fails - A Good Thing? https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/midlifepilotpodcast/episodes/EP80---Checkride-Fails---a-good-thing-e2l2igq * GA2 - Peach State Aerodrome (grass): https://www.airnav.com/airport/GA2 * Plane Places & Adventures- landing at Peach State Aerodrome (Ben's plane at end): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9EmsLeWhDg * Windy app: https://windy.app/ * Master CFI Nathan Ballard's youtube channel: * https://www.youtube.com/@NathanBallardSaferFlying/videos --- Show Outline 1. Introduction - Episode 90 of the Midlife Pilot Podcast - Hosts: Ben, Brian, and Ted 2. Recent Flying Experiences - Brian: Navigating challenging weather conditions with a passenger - Ted: Diverting due to thunderstorms near Seattle - Ben: Dealing with audio panel failure over Atlanta's airspace 3. Discussion Topics - Handling communication failures in different flight conditions - Weather assessment and decision-making - Using tools like Windy for weather forecasting 4. Community Engagement - Patreon membership and benefits - Discord community and inside programming - Upcoming check ride debrief session 5. Avionics Upgrade Discussion - Ben's plans for updating his aircraft's audio panel - Potential benefits of modern avionics 6. Quick Topic: Deciding to Fly with Someone - Assessing personalities and hazardous attitudes - Considering comfort levels and introversion 7. Wrap-up - Upcoming Episode 91: Top 10 tips for student pilots - Teaser for Episode 100