Welcome to episode 281. Summer flying has arrived and today we start off our annual discussion of summer flying with some interesting experiences and great advice from our experienced co-hosts. My name is Carl Valeri and joining me today is Tom Frick and Sean Moody.
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Cruise Flight: 
Summer flying in 2021 advice and experiences. 
Talking Points:

The joys of summer flying

Days are longer so more flying!
Fewer worries about icing.


Hazards of summer flying

Thunderstorms.

How far you should try and avoid them.
What side of the storm should I fly?
How far above the thunderstorms should I fly?


Airspace and thunderstorms “squeeze”.
Humidity

Carb Ice
Water in fuel


Hot starts
Unexpected engine system indications
Even affects airliners 
Density altitude.


Summer flying tips for passenger comfort….and your comfort.

Bring water.
Shade for your plane and you.

Hats and plane covers.


Fly earlier and later in the day.
Air vents
Buy an air conditioner
Sick sack in plane
Information for the passenger


Tools for preflight.

Prog charts
Ipad apps for navigating around weather.


In-flight tools for summer flying.

ADS-B

Watch what others are doing.


XM weather
Flightradar 24


Tools on the internet for learning weather.

After Landing Checklist:
Picks Of The Week:
Carl – https://amzn.to/2TjiBMY Weather Flying by Robert Buck, 5th edition.
Tom – SkewT/LogP chart training https://www.weather.gov/source/zhu/ZHU_Training_Page/convective_parameters/skewt/skewtinfo.html
Sean – Flight simulator on Xbox https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/06/13/microsoft-flight-simulator-lands-on-xbox-series-xs-and-with-xbox-game-pass-on-july-27/
 
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