Logging Time, Checkride Tips & Pilot Questions

Logging Time, Checkride Tips & Pilot Questions

Author: Seth Lake May 5, 2025 Duration: 1:19:31

In this episode, we celebrate new pilot certifications 🎉, tackle common logbook questions 📘, explain how ForeFlight sources winds aloft 🌬, and clarify cross-country time rules 🗺. We also walk through a real listener landing scenario at KVNY 🛬, give a quick weather symbol refresher 🌦, cover what to do if ADS-B is inoperative 📡, and answer listener questions ❓. Stick around to the end for shout-outs and closing notes!

 

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⏰ Chapters


00:00 🎙 Episode Introduction & Shout-outs


02:16 🎉 Celebrating New Pilot Certifications


03:42 📘 Logging PIC Time: Common Questions


06:22 🌬 How ForeFlight Sources Altitude Winds


09:44 🗺 Who Can Log Cross-Country Time


18:42 🛬 Listener Landing Scenario at KVNY


24:27 🌦 Quick Refresher on Weather Symbols


26:40 📡 ADS-B Inop


30:30 ❓ Q & A

 

➤ Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/46zt3N8ckx


➤ FAA ADS-B Deviation Tool: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/technology/equipadsb/adapt


➤ UND Magneto Trainer: https://aero.und.edu/aviation/current-students/trainers.html


➤ ForeFlight Winds Aloft Article: https://support.foreflight.com/hc/en-us/articles/203313449-How-are-winds-aloft-used-in-NavLog-calculations


➤ FAA Legal Interpretations (Gebhart, Hillard): 
Gebhart:
https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/FAA000000000LEGALINTPR2009024PDF.0001


Hillard: 
https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/FAA000000000LEGALINTPR2009033PDF.0001

 


Seth Lake hosts The VSL Aviation Podcast, a conversation that feels like hanging around the hangar after a flight. It digs into the practical realities and pure joy of General Aviation, moving beyond textbook definitions to the lived experience. You’ll hear discussions about aircraft ownership, maintenance tips, navigating weather, and the stories that emerge from a life spent in the sky. The tone is approachable, whether you’re a student pilot, a seasoned aviator, or simply someone fascinated by flight. This podcast sits at a great intersection-it’s a leisure listen that feels like catching up with friends, yet consistently offers educational nuggets that stick with you. Episodes might explore a specific cross-country adventure, break down a common regulatory question, or feature a conversation with another pilot sharing their unique perspective. The result is a well-rounded look at the aviation community, delivered with genuine enthusiasm. Tuning in provides a regular dose of that flying mindset, the one that combines meticulous planning with the freedom of exploration. It’s the kind of show that makes you want to head to the airport, even if just to watch the traffic pattern. For anyone who finds magic in the hum of an engine and the view from above, this podcast feels like coming home.
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