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      <title>We Need CFIs</title>
      <description><![CDATA[One of the few things holding our sport back is the lack of enough Certified Flight Instructors (CFIs).   There are pockets of CFIs in some areas but there are a lot of areas of North America and the World that do not have any local CFIs.   There is a strong opportunity for anyone interested in offering instruction.  This podcast covers a few things to think about if you have though of becoming a CFI or even if you haven't it is good "food for thought".]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:12:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Six Chuter Flies in Egypt</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Lat in 2008 Doug Maas and Rolando Santiago of Six Chuter West took a trip to Egypt.   They were asked to go by the Egyptian Air Force who fly several different light sport aircraft.  This audio is a summary of the trip.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:20:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[If you are new to reading aviation weather reports you may just think, "Why do they make these things so hard to read?"  That is a very good question given the ease of transmitting and sending information since the internet has come of age.  Why try to read a METAR with all it's code and abbreviations when you can just go to one of many websites and simply read the weather in plane text or better yet just look at a slick graphical depiction of the weather?  The answer unfortunately is.....wait for it......here comes......"because that is the way it has always been done".  Gotta love that answer.  Ultimately, a very poor answer, but reality none the less.  The original reason for the code and abbreviations is pre-internet the reports were easier to transmit, print and post on a weather board, in the shorter abbreviated form.  
The catch with all this is that although the coded aviation weather reports and forecasts no longer need to be coded they are and they are still the absolute best source for aviation specific weather information.  Until they are changed and "uncoded", as a pilot you should be able to read them because they are the single best source for aviation weather information.  If you rely on non-aviation websites or sources for your weather information you are not setting yourself up for success.  Arm yourself with information that was authored with the intent to be used to keep aviators informed and safe.  Not what was authored with the intent to be shown on the evening news.   
The prudent pilot will use aviation specific weather reports and websites to get aviation specific weather.  This video will give you a basic understanding of how to break down and read a METAR so you can plan and fly with appropriate weather information.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:05:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Clearing Turns</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ever wondered why we do clearing turns before we do flight maneuvers?  Clearing turns may not make sense to you until one day when you have a close call with another aircraft.  Instead of thinking of it as "doing a turn just so you can do some turns", think of clearing turns as if you are a gold rush prospector. A prospector would "stake his claim" letting everyone else know a certain area was his to work in.  In a similar fashion, by doing clearing turns, you are staking your claim on a piece of sky that you are going to be operating in.  In the process of your clearing turns you are not only letting others know you are working in your chosen area, you are visually scanning to insure there are no other prospectors who may come and "jump your claim".  Simply put, clearing turns are a practice that establish you in an area of the sky, and give you situational awareness of other aircraft that may interfere with you safely performing your maneuvers.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:01:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Useful Websites for the Sport Pilot</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Mike Bird a Powered Parachute Pilot and soon to be CFI from Battleground Washington shows us several websites he uses in pre-flight planning.   
There are weather sites, and route planning sites.  
www.weather.com;
www.wunderground.com;
www.usairnet.com;
www.airnav.com;
www.skyvector.com;
Google Earth;
Specific tutorials with screenshots of how Mike uses these sites is available in the member area of www.sportpilotacademy.com]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:44:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Rick &quot;The Shepard&quot; Gutierrez of Seattle Powerchutes</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Get to know Rick a little bit.   He talks about how he got started in Powered Parachutes and what he is doing now with Seattle Powerchtues and the training facility at the Arlington Municipal Airport, near Seattle.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:11:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>More Training Options, &quot;Throttle Control&quot;</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Listen to a brief rundown of planned training available through the Western Powered Parachute Coalition (EAA 127) at www.sportpilotacademy.com.

The training tip:  "Throttle Control"  Get a grip on your throttle control to make smoother landings.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:04:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[What is going on fall 2008.  Doug Maas talks about training and clubs in the Northwest United States.   The training tip: "Where to hit it."]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:18:58 GMT</pubDate>
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