The New Pilot PodBlog

Sunday, September 19, 2010

The New Pilot PodBlog Ep #13 - The World's Greatest Aviation Adventure

Hello Everybody. This episode is my recollections and imperessions of my first trip to Oshkosh.

We spent 3 days at AirVenture, camping at Camp Scholler. I participated in Podapalooza on Friday night along with other aviation podcasters. This trip was very special for me since I was able to share my passion of aviation and my first trip to AirVenture with my sons. This was our first "boys" trip together and what a trip it was.

The one thing that I will take from this trip is how social media is helping to bring people together, especially the aviation community. I met many of my "social media" friends for the first time in person at Oshkosh. We have all become friendly through Twitter, forums and listening to each other's podcasts. Even before I arrived at Oshkosh I already had meetups scheduled with my friends. So instead of not knowing anyone there, I had parties and meetups to go to. This is what our small community is all about. Strangers coming together with a single, common interest and hanging out like we knew each other for years.

You can see my pictures from Oshkosh at http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertcigliano/sets/72157624676352535/

Some housekeeping,

The URL for the web site has changed to be less of a mouthful, TheNewPilotPodBlog.com (removing blogspot from the name). The old URL will still work.
I am using new equipment, a Behringer XM8500 microphone and Behringer Xenyx802 mixer. I hope the audio quality has improved. I plan to make some more equipment purchases. Please let me know if you hear any improvements.
I also have finally created a logo. Please let me know what you think of it.

Shutouts:

Uncontrolled Airspace (uncontrolledairspace.com)

Jeb Burnside @burnsidej

Jack Hodgson @jackhodgson

Dave Higdon (twitterless)

Steve Tupper @StephenForce

Monika Petrillo @Flyabout

Twitter Friends

@juliewillfly
@adamcanfly
@PilotRob950
@TwiliteFlyer
@pilot2b
@PilotConway
@scofreyjet
@JHWellington
@rfelty

Pilot Tony from UCAP forums and myTransponder.

Podapalooza Participants

Pilots Journey Podcast (pilotjourneypodcast.com) @pilotsjourney

Stewart Stoll @CFIStew

Stuart Stevenson @PilotStu

Mike Hart @IDMike

Airplane Geeks (airplanegeeks.com) @airplanegeeks

Rob Mark @JetWhine

Pilotcast (pilotcast.com) @pilotcast

Ken Shook @flyingcheezhead

Tiffany Wolf @tiffanykwolf

Bill Williams @billwil

AirPigz (airpigz.com)

Martt Clupper @AirPigz

Mile High Flyers (milehighflyers.com)

Nate Duehr @denverpilot

Mike Daniels @Mike_Flys

Elisabeth Daniels @LVMoxieGirl

Doug Hindman, Jr. @dhindmanjr

Special Shoutout to Zyola @Supovadea

Plane Crazy Down Under (planecrazydownunder.com) @pcdu (via recording)

Steve Visscher @stevevisscher

Grant McHerron @falcon124

myTransponder Team

Mike Miley @mike_miley

Rod Rakic @rodrakic

Jason Miller @OnTheFlightLine

Special Shoutout to my sons, Robert and Joey.

Thanks for listening.

Blues skies everyone!

You can reach me at TheNewPilotPodBlog@gmail.com
Please send comments and suggestions.

You can follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/NewPilotPodBlog
And LIPilot on myTransponder.com
Please join the myTransponder group Friends of The New Pilot PodBlog.

The intro and closing song is John Mellencamp's My Aeroplane.

Direct access to the mp3 is here

Friday, August 13, 2010

The New Pilot PodBlog Ep #12 - Podapalooza 2010

Podapalooza 2010

Hello everybody! This is a very special episode. It is the recording from Podapalooza at EAA Airventure in Oshkosh. On Friday night, July 30, a number of your favorite podcasters got together, live on EAA radio to swap stories and meet listeners. There was even a little music from Steven Force. This year there were many new faces, yours truly included.

Those that participated were

Uncontrolled Airspace (uncontrolledairspace.com)

Jeb Burnside @burnsidej

Jack Hodgson @jackhodgson

Dave Higdon (twitterless)

Pilots Journey Podcast (pilotjourneypodcast.com) @pilotsjourney

Stewart Stoll @CFIStew

Stuart Stevenson @PilotStu

Mike Hart @IDMike

Airplane Geeks (airplanegeeks.com) @airplanegeeks

Rob Mark @JetWhine

Pilotcast (pilotcast.com) @pilotcast

Ken Shook @flyingcheezhead

Tiffany Wolf @tiffanykwolf

Bill Williams @billwil

Airspeed (airspeedonline.com)

Steve Tupper @StephenForce

AirPigz (airpigz.com)

Martt Clupper @AirPigz

Mile High Flyers (milehighflyers.com)

Nate Duehr @denverpilot

Mike Daniels @Mike_Flys

Elisabeth Daniels @LVMoxieGirl

Doug Hindman, Jr. @dhindmanjr

New Pilot Pod Blog (thenewpilotpodblog.blogspot.com) @NewPilotPodBlog

Robert Cigliano @RobertCigliano

Plane Crazy Down Under (planecrazydownunder.com) @pcdu (via recording)

Steve Visscher @stevevisscher

Grant McHerron @falcon124

It was great meeting all of the voices in my head in person. We had a lot of fun and I hope you enjoy the recording of Podapalooza.

Be sure to get all of these aviation podcasts and others at the following

http://aviationpodcasts.net/

http://thevoicesinyourhead.com/

Sunday, July 25, 2010

The New Pilot PodBlog Ep #11 - The PiperSport Interview

Hello Everybody, in this episode I interview Bart Jones Chief Pilot of Piper Aircraft about the PiperSport. The PiperSport is Piper's new Light Sport Aircraft which has captured the attention of the aviation community. As most of you know, this is the plane that I personally fly. Bart shares his insights about this exiting new plane. So sit back and listen and enjoy the interview.

I will be at Airventure 2010, arriving Thursday morning and staying until Sunday afternoon. I will be camping at Camp Scholler with my two sons, Robert who is 20 and Joey who is 15.

One thing I am excited about is that I will be participitating in Podapalooza along with 20 other podcasters. It will be Friday night beginning at 7:00 PM at the Forum Pavillion 07 mainstage. So stop by and listen live to the voices in you head.

Shoutouts:

Bart Jones for taking his time out of his busy schedule to talk to me.
Piper Aircraft for allowing Bart to do the interview and for being very helpful and supportive in getting this podcast published.
www.OSHplanner.com, a great website where you can plan your time at Oshkosh. You can view my schedule at http://www.oshplanner.com/schedules/share/RobertCigliano/.

Promos:

The Pilot's Journey Podcast - www.pilotsjourneypodcast.com
Plane Crazy Down Under Podcast - www.planecrazydownunder.com
The Pilot's Flight PodLog - www.pilotsflightpodlog.com

Friday, July 2, 2010

The New Pilot PodBlog Ep #10 - The 1940 Air Terminal Museum Airplane Raffle

Hello everybody. This is a special episode. PJ Gustafson has joined me on the podcast to talk about the 1940 Air Terminal Museum and the vintage Cessna that they are raffling off. Each year, the museum gives away a vintage Cessna airplane to raise money for the continued operation and restoration of the museum building.

The 1940 Air Terminal Museum is housed in a beautiful art-deco air terminal building at the William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU) in Houston, Texas. It pays tribute to the history of civil aviation including the airlines, general aviation and business aviation.

The 1940 Air Terminal Museum is open to the public between the hours of:

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday
The Museum is closed on Mondays.

Admission is $5.00 for adults and $2.00 for children. Admission is free for members of the United States military, law enforcement, firefighters, and their families.

The third Saturday of every month the museum has an event called Wings and Wheels and it features aircraft and cars on static display out on the ramp. Each month there is a different theme. This month's theme is the raffle give away and they will also be unveiling next year's raffle plane. August's theme is experimental aircraft. So anyone with an experimental aircraft is welcome to fly in.

Raffle Plane

This year the museum is raffling off a beautiful vintage 1958 Cessna 172. The tickets are $50 and no more than 2,500 tickets will be sold. These are great odds, better than Sportys, King Schools or AOPA.

This beautiful Cessna sports polished a aluminum exterior, with black and white trim and full VFR vintage panel. The drawing is on July 17, 2010, only two weeks away. Currently 1,400 tickets have been sold, so the odds are even better. So please purchase some tickets to help support this wonderful museum and you might just win this beautiful 1958 Cessna 172.

You can find out more about the raffle on the museum's website at http://www.1940airterminal.org. You can also follow the Museum on Twitter at @1940ATM or "Like" them on Facebook by searching for 1940 Air Terminal Museum.

You can follow the Raffle Plane on Twitter at @N4285F and you can follow the planes flight progress live at http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N4285F.

Tickets can be purchased over the phone by calling 713-454-1940, in person at the museum, or by going to any of the locations where they bring the raffle plane until the drawing takes place.

Oshkosh 2010

I have all my tickets for The Worlds Greatest Aviation Celebration, EAA's AirVentue Oshkos 2010. I will be there Thursday, July 29, through Sunday, August 1. Me and my 2 boys, Robert and Joey will be camping at Camp Scholler. So if anyone would like to meetup, please drop me a line. I would love to meet with you.

Happy Independence Day Everyone. Get out there and exercise your freedom to fly in the greatest country in the world.

Thanks for listening.

Blues skies everyone!

You can reach me at TheNewPilotPodBlog@gmail.com
Please send comments and suggestions.

You can follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/NewPilotPodBlog

And LIPilot on myTransponder.com

Please join the myTransponder group Friends of The New Pilot PodBlog.

The intro and closing song is John Mellencamp's My Aeroplane.

Direct access to the mp3 is here.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

The New Pilot PodBlog Ep #09 - Colleen's 1st Flight in the PiperSport and my 4 Mistakes

In this episode follow Colleen and I as we take a sight-seeing flight along the south shore of Long Island. We start of from Brookhaven airport (KHWV), fly along the south shore beaches and then circle the Montauk lighthouse. This was Colleen's first flight in the PiperSport and her first time flying with me since I received my private pilot's license.

I try my hand at recording in-cockpit audio. I hope to show everyone how to get flight following and how easy it is. Even in the busy New York airspace.

During my flight I make 4 mistakes. Have a listen to find out what they are and I hope others will learn from them.

Shoutouts:

1) PJ Gustafson and The 1940 Air Terminal Museum in Houston, TX.
Each year the museum gives away a vintage Cessna aircraft in a raffle to raise money for the continued operation and restoration of the museum building. The airplane is given away on the 3rd Saturday of July each year. Please support this cause and maybe you might win this beautiful airplane.

For more information on the museum and the raffle, you can visit their website at http://www.1940airterminal.org, on Facebook by searching for The 1940 Air Terminal Museum, or Follow the museum on Twitter at http://twitter.com/1940ATM. The raffle plane also has its own Twitter account at http://twitter.com/N9379B.

2) Jones Beach Airshow. http://jonesbeachairshow.com
Each Memorial Day weekend there is an airshow at Jones Beach in Wantagh Long Island. It is a spectaculart show. This year the Blue Angels are the headlining show. Also performing will beUS Army Golden Knights, Canadian Forces CF-18 Demonstration Team, Sean D. Tucker and Red Bull Air Force to name a few.

3) Joe Rejeske
Joe is a new private pilot. I look forrward to many $100 hamburgers with Joe. Congratulations to Joe.

4) Piper Aircraft.

Thanks for bringing the PiperSport to the market. Also, personal shoutouts to Mark Miller, Chief Corporate Spokesperson and Bart Jones, Chief Pilot of Piper Aircraft for taking time to tlk to me about the PiperSport. This will be in the next episode.

5) Our Military personnel

On Memorial Day we should all think about the sacrifices they have made to preserve our way of life and allow us our freedoms and to thank them. My prayers and best wishes go out to them.

Please join the myTransponder group Friends of The New Pilot PodBlog.
The intro and closing song is John Mellencamp's My Aeroplane.

Direct access to the mp3 is here.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

The New Pilot PodBlog Ep #08 - My Flight in the SportCruiser AKA PiperSport

In this episode I again do something a little bit different. This is my first Pilot Report. I discuss my first flight in a Czech Airworks SportCruiser. Piper Aircraft has just recently announced that they are dirstibuting this sleek and sexy airplane as the new PiperSport

You can read more about the new PiperSport at http://piperaircraftinc.com/home/pages/PiperSport.cfm.

I discuss my first flight with Mike Bellenir in this cool aircraft. I had always wanted to try the SportCruiser, ever since Mid Island Air Service got one on the flight line at Brookhaven (KHWV). I have always been a low wing-guy and, although I love flying the Eaglet, it never felt right. So when I saw the SportCruiser, I knew I had to fly it. Plus, Joey has said that the SportCruiser is the plane he wants to take lessons in.

So have a listen and hear what I like and dislike about the SportCruiser and what I learned on the flight.

Shoutouts:

1) The Pilotcast - episode 74 is hysterical and a must listen. Dave Allen (The Pilot's Flight PodLog) and Steve Tupper (Airspeed) join the crew for some aviation trivia. Plus they mention yours truly and The New Pilot PodBlog. http://pilotcast.libsyn.com/

2) The Pilot's Flight PodLog (http://www.pilotsflightpodlog.com/) - episode 57 is FANTASTIC! Dave and Will interview Nick Spark, the producer of the documentary, The Legend of Pancho Barnes. This movie sounds great and I plan to pick up a copy. http://www.panchobarnesfilm.com/film/

3) Piper Aircraft for bringing the PiperSport to market and bringing credibility to LSA. http://piperaircraftinc.com/home/pages/PiperSport.cfm.

Thanks for listening.

Blues skies everyone!

You can reach me at TheNewPilotPodBlog@gmail.com
Please send comments and suggestions.

You can follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/NewPilotPodBlog

Please join the myTransponder group Friends of The New Pilot PodBlog.

And LIPilot on myTransponder.com

The intro and closing song is John Mellencamp's My Aeroplane.

Direct access to the mp3 is here.

Here are some pictures of the N529SC

P92 Eaglet and the SportCruiser side-by-side.

A sleek looking bird.

A close-up showing the canopy and panel.

All glass panel.

Nice profile!

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

The New Pilot PodBlog Ep #07 - Monika Petrillo's Flight Around Australia and Her DVD Flyabout

http://www.flyaboutmovie.com/

In this episode I do things a little bit differently. I don't talk about one of my flights; instead I have invited Monika Petrillo into the virtual hanger to chat about her documentary film, Flyabout.

As a relatively new pilot, Monika decided to fly around the continent of Australia with her father, brother and father's wife. Flyabout is the inspirational and beautiful film which chronicles her flight around Australia. It is not a travel log, it is more than that. It is her personal journey as she grows from a young woman into adulthood.

For the pilot or aviation lover, there is a lot of flying in this film. You follow her flights around Australia. You see the beautiful scenery, the wildlife and the people she meets along the way. You see her deal with formation flying, IMC weather, dirt runways and an extreme crosswind landing. You get to see Monika grow as a pilot.

This is a must see movie and has a spot on my shelf right next to 16 Right.

You can purchase the DVD, read about the movie and watch the trailer on her website http://flyaboutmovie.com/.
You can follow Monika on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Flyabout.

Show Notes:

Interview with Monika Petrillo about Flyabout the documentary chronicling her flight around the continent of Australia

Issues with being the least experienced and the only female pilot
Why Australia
Her growth as a pilot and a person
Her struggles with IMC, crosswind landings, back-country runways and formation flying
Her flight to Oshkosh as part of Bonanzas to Oshkosh
Discuss each of our trips of Oshkosh 2010
What is a walkabout and is there a connection with Flyabout and what Monika learned about herself
The shifting of generations and her conflicts with her father because she is the more experienced pilot
Celebrating the centennial of the first woman to get a pilot's license by setting a record for the most woman being introduced to flying in one single day - March 8, 2010
Her daily prep for each leg of the journey
How she conquered an extreme cross-wind landing

The 3 Question Segment

1) What do you most like about flying?
2) What do you want to do next?
3) How has flying changed you?

Monika's Shoutouts:

1) Will and Dave of The Pilot's Flight PodLog - http://pilotwill.libsyn.com/
2) Bonanza's to Oshkosh - http://www.b2osh.org/Home_page.htm
3) Lynda Meeks of Girls With Wings - http://girlswithwings.com/
4) The Ninety-Nines - http://www.ninety-nines.org/

Please go to The Centennial of Woman Pilots website http://centennialofwomenpilots.com/ to celebrate the Centennial of Licensed Women Pilots and Women’s Day, women pilots from around the world will attempt to set a new worldwide flying record: the most women pilots introducing a woman to flying in one single day, March 8, and in one single week, March 6 to March 12. Please visit this site to register and be part of the event.

My Shoutouts:

1) Monika Petrillo - Thank You for taking the time for talking to me - http://flyaboutmovie.com/
2) Will and Dave for introducing me to Monika's DVD on Episode # 54 Monika Petrillo & Flyabout of The Pilot's Flight PodLog
3) Dave Crawford for helping me test my Skype Connection
4) Plane Crazy Down Under - An aviation based podcast with a focus on the Asia/Pacific area. They are a couple of crazy Aussies (with even crazier accents) talking about aviation - http://www.planecrazydownunder.com/.

Thanks for listening.

Blues skies everyone!

You can reach me at TheNewPilotPodBlog@gmail.com
Please send comments and suggestions.

You can follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/NewPilotPodBlog

And LIPilot on myTransponder.com

The intro and closing song is John Mellencamp's My Aeroplane.

Direct access to the mp3 is here.