Podcast 120 Thoughts from the Flight Deck Your host is Pilot Bill, CFI, CFII  $$$$$$$$$Note: click on the pod to play! (No money, but you did look)  Feast or Famine!   CFI Bill 's thoughts flight training.  Fear of check ride.  I don't see the need to be able to see green. Flying the pattern correctly. Small but busy airport. Looking for a flight instructor on. Long Island, NY- Bill Duffy -CFI, CFII   Subscribe to TFTFD on iTunes!!!!   Email for people who would like to contact me.  tftfd@cs.com    

Thoughts From The Flight Deck

Feast or Famine!

Podcast 119 Thoughts from the Flight Deck     Your host is Pilot Bill, CFI, CFII  $$$$$$$$$Note: click on the pod to play! (No money, but you did look)  Non-towered Airports Can Be Strange!  CFI Bill’s thoughts flight training.  Pilots with radios ignoring communication. Out practicing with a C-17. Moving on a non-movement area again. Cover the RPM gage. Looking for a flight instructor on. Long Island, NY- Bill Duffy -CFI, CFII  Subscribe to TFTFD on iTunes!!!!   Email for people who would like to contact me.  tftfd@cs.com      

Non-towered Airports Can Be Strange!

Podcast 118 Thoughts from the Flight Deck     Your host is Pilot Bill, CFI, CFII  $$$$$$$$$Note: click on the pod to play! (No money, but you did look)  Hash marks on the runway!   CFI Bill’s thoughts flight training.  Calverton has hash marks on the runway. Don’t fly the DME/DME NA? Always watch the weather Fly a wind correction angle or a constant turn. Looking for a flight instructor on. Long Island, NY- Bill Duffy -CFI, CFII   Subscribe to TFTFD on iTunes!!!!  Email for people who would like to contact me.  tftfd@cs.com

Hash marks on the runway!

Podcast 117 Thoughts from the Flight Deck     Your host is Pilot Bill, CFI, CFII   $$$$$$$$$Note: click on the pod to play! (No money, but you did look)   Turns around the Point!  CFI Bill’s thoughts flight training.  Turns around the point. Having a bad day Moving on a non-movement area Former student moves on to the big time. Looking for a flight instructor on. Long Island, NY- Bill Duffy -CFI, CFII   Subscribe to TFTFD on iTunes!!!!   Email for people who would like to contact me.  tftfd@cs.com

Turns around the Point and more!

Podcast 116 Thoughts from the Flight Deck     Your host is Pilot Bill, CFI, CFII  $$$$$$$$$Note: click on the pod to play! (No money, but you did look)  Fly The Bug!  CFI Bill’s thoughts flight training.  Happy New Year. Fly the bug! Don’t chase the needle? Instrument training overloads the brain? VOR moving on its own. Looking for a flight instructor on. Long Island, NY- Bill Duffy -CFI, CFII  Subscribe to TFTFD on iTunes!!!!  Email for people who would like to contact me.  tftfd@cs.com  

 Fly The Bug!

Podcast 115 Thoughts from the Flight Deck     Your host is Pilot Bill, CFI, CFII  $$$$$$$$$Note: click on the pod to play! (No money, but you did look)  A Bucket List Item Checked Off!   CFI Bill’s thoughts flight training.  Happy holidays to all. Small airports going away? New and better way to fly the pattern? Visiting the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center . Looking for a flight instructor on. Long Island, NY- Bill Duffy -CFI, CFII   Subscribe to TFTFD on iTunes!!!!  Email for people who would like to contact me .  tftfd@cs.com

A Bucket List Item Checked Off!

Podcast 114 Thoughts from the Flight Deck     Your host is Pilot Bill, CFI, CFII   $$$$$$$$$Note: click on the pod to play! (No money, but you did look)  The $5000 Skycatcher Door!  CFI Bill’s thoughts flight training.   A new door for the skycatcher cost $5000. Health concerns due to new FAA medical? Is 300 lbs. too heavy to fly a light sport? Are they rusty pilots or just poor pilots. Looking for a flight instructor on. Long Island, NY- Bill Duffy -CFI, CFII   Subscribe to TFTFD on iTunes!!!!  Email for people who would like to contact me .  tftfd@cs.com

The $5000 Skycatcher Door!

Podcast 113 Thoughts from the Flight Deck     Your host is Pilot Bill, CFI, CFII   $$$$$$$$$Note: click on the pod to play! (No money, but you did look)   Should I move on to a private pilot rating from my sport pilot!   CFI Bill’s thoughts flight training.   Visiting the New England Air museum. Elevator stalls? Is a Sport Pilot license still a valid choice? Reasons to move up to a Private Pilot license. Looking for a flight instructor on. Long Island, NY- Bill Duffy -CFI, CFII   Subscribe to TFTFD on iTunes!!!!   Email for people who would like to contact me .  tftfd@cs.com    

Should I move on to a private pilot rating from my sport pilot!

Podcast 112 Thoughts from the Flight Deck     Your host is Pilot Bill, CFI, CFII  $$$$$$$$$Note: click on the pod to play! (No money, but you did look)    Approaching flight training as a hobby activity!  CFI Bill’s thoughts flight training.  How many times a week should I fly. Flying as a social activity? Your flight instructor as a tour guide or social director? Work with your flight instructor to fit your needs. Looking for a flight instructor on. Long Island, NY- Bill Duffy -CFI, CFII   Subscribe to TFTFD on iTunes!!!!   Email for people who would like to contact me .  tftfd@cs.com  

Approaching flight training as a hobby activity!

Podcast 111 Thoughts from the Flight Deck     Your host is Pilot Bill, CFI, CFII  $$$$$$$$$Note: click on the pod to play! (No money, but you did look)  Are you a better pilot today!  CFI Bill’s thoughts flight training.  Flight review. Who scares flight instructors more? After earning your private pilot certificate have you become a better pilot? Never think it cannot happen to you. Looking for a flight instructor on. Long Island, NY- Bill Duffy -CFI, CFII  Subscribe to TFTFD on iTunes!!!!  Email for people who would like to contact me .  tftfd@cs.com    

Are you a better pilot today!

Podcast 110 Thoughts from the Flight Deck     Your host is Pilot Bill, CFI, CFII  $$$$$$$$$Note: click on the pod to play! (No money, but you did look)  A Sad Story!  CFI Bill’s thoughts flight training.  NY college flight school goes out of business. Yelled at by ATC again. Commercial drone operators no longer need a pilot certificate? Never think it cannot happen to you. Looking for a flight instructor on. Long Island, NY- Bill Duffy -CFI, CFII   Subscribe to TFTFD on iTunes!!!!   Email for people who would like to contact me .  tftfd@cs.com  

A Sad Story!

Podcast 109 Thoughts from the Flight Deck     Your host is Pilot Bill, CFI, CFII  $$$$$$$$$Note: click on the pod to play! (No money, but you did look)  Squawking 1300!   CFI Bill’s thoughts flight training.  Helicopter mayhem. Yelled at by ATC. Get your commercial rating in a Skycatcher light sport? Transponder malfunction. Looking for a flight instructor on. Long Island, NY- Bill Duffy -CFI, CFII   Subscribe to TFTFD on iTunes!!!!   Email for people who would like to contact me .  tftfd@cs.com  

Squawking 1300!

Podcast 108 Thoughts from the Flight Deck     Your host is Pilot Bill, CFI, CFII   $$$$$$$$$Note: click on the pod to play! (No money, but you did look)   Leave the motor running!  CFI Bill’s thoughts flight training.  Safety in the pattern. CFI Weight. Skycatcher catchers on fire. Weather can change in a lap around the pattern. Looking for a flight instructor on. Long Island, NY- Bill Duffy -CFI, CFII  Subscribe to TFTFD on iTunes!!!!  Email for people who would like to contact me .  tftfd@cs.com  

Leave The Motor Running!

Podcast 107 Thoughts from the Flight Deck     Your host is Pilot Bill, CFI, CFII  $$$$$$$$$Note: click on the pod to play! (No money, but you did look)   Dancing with the helicopter!  CFI Bill’s thoughts flight training.   Strange communications. Student asking for recommendations. 300 no shows? Why do soft field landing have to be so hard. Looking for a flight instructor on. Long Island, NY- Bill Duffy -CFI, CFII   Subscribe to TFTFD on iTunes!!!!  Email for people who would like to contact me .  tftfd@cs.com  

Dancing with the helicopter!

Podcast 106 Thoughts from the Flight Deck     Your host is Pilot Bill, CFI,CFII  $$$$$$$$$Note: click on the pod to play! (No money, but you did look)  The Terminator on the ILS6!  CFI Bill’s thoughts flight training.  Student says talking to ATC is nerve racking. Seasoned pilots can be worse then student pilots? How long does it take to learn ATC speak? Pilot sounds like the Terminator. Looking for a flight instructor on. Long Island, NY- Bill Duffy -CFI, CFII   Subscribe to TFTFD on iTunes!!!!  Email for people who would like to contact me .  tftfd@cs.com  

The Terminator on the ILS6!

TFTFD is a podcast about flying. Pilot/CFI Bill Duffy talks about flying and general aviation from the perspective of a pilot and Long Island, New York based flight instructor. The show is a mix of educational topics and hanger flying style chitchat.

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Thoughts From The Flight Deck

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