Helicopter Online Ground School Podcast

#240 Almost no one Fails the Medical Certificate ExamDay 240 Coffee with Kenny! We get a lot of questions from pilots just starting out about the Medical Certificate Exam. Just about what generally goes on. I can tell you that almost everyone should pass the exam. It is really a basic medical exam, like a physical. It's normal for everyone to be a little nervous, so maybe lay off the caffeine before going in is what I have been told. Of course if there is some kind of an issue that he finds, he can help you to fix it and get you on your way. Please leave us your questions and comments below the video!

239 Pinnacle Approach and Landing Coffee With Kenny!Today I'm going to roll a video for you that Taz and I shot in the Las Vegas desert. I wanted to share it with you because it is a really great video and man did we have an absolute blast making it! So, the perfect pinnacle demonstration demonstrated by 2018 Flight Instructor of the year Dan "Taz" Christman, a great Instructor, friend and all around awesome guy!

238 So you want to learn to fly Helicopters!It all started many years ago seeing a movie at this theater that influenced my dream of wanting to become a helicopter pilot! I new I wanted to be a policeman too, and from there it went on! I even ended up living beside the theater that started it all! Pretty Cool! I want to hear your stories and dreams and what you got you started!

( My only engine failure in 20 years ) Advanced Preflight After MaintenanceWelcome to day 237 Coffee with Kenny! Advance Preflight from the FAA. A significant study has determined that if pilots took more time to do a thorough preflight before take off after maintenance. It can prevent fatalities in Helicopter crashes! Avoid distractions during preflight as well and before and after maintenance. Even if you are new to this or a seasoned pilot, or an expert mechanic, you can get busy and miss or skip a step! I highly recommend you read this PDF I will put below!

236 The Importance of FAILURE!Today I am just kind of going to rattle a little bit, I've talked about failure before and the things that I have failed at. It's important to talk about because there has to be failure in our lives to succeed. It shapes the rest of your life. It makes you better in the aspect of what you failed in. So don't be to hard on yourself when you fail the first time in things in life, stay patient and confident that success will happen!

Helicopter EMS Pilot Jobs Required Recent Flight Experience..Day 235 Coffee with Kenny! Awesome question today from a gentleman coming out of the military who wants to go for an EMS career. How much experience and hours are required? It does depend on what company you apply to, they have different hour and timeline requirements. Bottom line, my answer is..get flying! The more time you can get under your belt, the better! Get in as many hours as you can, and stay as current as you can! Maybe take a part time CFI gig!

#234 "Dreams, Accomplishments, Blood, Sweat and Tears"Day 234 Coffee with Kenny! I got this thing a viewer said when I didn't respond promptly. He said "oh you must be to busy hanging pictures". So of course we weren't sure how to respond to that but we are extremely proud of our Wall of Fame. These photos that we hang are more than a photo. They are people's blood sweat and tears! It represents the struggles and sacrifices that they make to make their helicopter pilot dreams come true!That is why we take pride in hanging your pictures up! Since this video first posted, the person sent us a really nice email letting us know he didn't mean it that way and he actually wrote a sincere testimonial about HOGS, so we appreciated that!

#233 E6B Flight Computer "heard you rarely use it after the private pilot test?"Day 233! Too funny, the time is 2:33 as well lol! Getting ready to post two more pictures on the HOGS wall of fame, it is filling up and the studio is coming together, so members send us your rating pictures! Getting to today's topic, a member asks about flight computers whiz wheels and if it is worth it. My take on flight computers is that in the end, is the examiner going to have you use it on the test. I never spent the money on the fancy electronic ones, I like old school. Basically use what you want, what works best for you!

232 Why do Flight Instructors limit Student actions during solo?Day 232 Coffee with Kenny! Great question today from a HOGS member who has been training at a flight school and getting close to his rating. He wants to get his CFI's to sign an endorsement to be able to fly solo back and forth to his own aircraft. So, while I get his frustration, we our taught as CFI's to be very careful with our endorsements.

61.65 - Aeronautical experience for the instrument helicopter ratingWelcome to day 231 Coffee with Kenny! We are going to talk a bit about the Helicopter Instrument Rating today, following up from yesterday's video. I will show you the requirements listed and give you an example of how I did it. Knowing how to use your Far/aim and going through it is key as well. So do your research and yes you can use a simulator as well. We love to hear your questions and comments!

Private Pilot, Instrument next, then on to Commercial! Smart Plan!Coffee with Kenny day 230! Answering a great question today from member Ryan. He asks about what plan to go about in getting all 3 ratings of Private, Commercial and Instrument. He is planning of flying 5 days a week and getting is Instrument between Private and Commercial. I think that is great, you're building that PIC time and becoming a better pilot! Don't skip that Instrument rating! We love to hear your experiences and questions! Comment below the video!

Social Media Helicopter Maneuvers, don't confuse skill vs showing off..Welcome to day 229 Coffee with Kenny! Today I want to talk a little bit about Social Media take offs and unsafe maneuvers in helicopter piloting. These days in the social media video world, you're seeing a lot of fancy unsafe take offs and pilots showing off. You need to understand that this is not a proper helicopter take off, nor is it safe and it is not what we do in the real world. Helicopters are not designed to do those maneuvers. You have to check systems once you pull up!

Commercial Pilot Retirement at 60 65, that's an airline thing...Welcome to day 227 Coffee with Kenny! Got an email today asking about age limits for Commercial Helicopter Pilots. There are differences in ages for Airline pilots and helicopter pilots! If you have the drive and the dream, go for it! It doesn't matter how old you are as long as you have the passion for flying!

Helicopter Pilot Check Ride Starts Tour Co.Welcome to day 226 Coffee with Kenny! Congratulations member Rob! Going up on the HOGS wall of Fame! Today I'm reading an email from a member who is 67 years old and got his Commercial Pilot rating and gives a really nice testimonial as well as letting us know that now he will be doing Helicopter Tours in his R44! Living his dream! We absolutely love that! Congrats again and we hope he stops to visit us at the HOGS Hangar!

225 Can I use this for my ground hours? Part 61 and Part 141?Welcome to day 225 Coffee with Kenny! We get a lot of questions coming in lately about 61 vs part 141 flight schools. You can use our ground school whether you are going to a part 61 or 141 flight school. However, if you're doing a part 141 you still have to use their ground school because they have to follow their regulations. You can still use HOGS to help you get a jump start and to help you along the way and before check ride! I explain some more in the video!

Day 223 what is cheapest is not the right focus for flight training!Hello, welcome to day 223 Coffee with Kenny. A lot of questions coming in lately are asking what's going to be the cheapest? What's the cheapest option? My answer is that sometimes going for the cheapest route isn't always going to be your best option. Yes, I know we all have financial struggles and looking for ways to save money, but sometimes you get what you pay for. You have to focus on the quality of your instructors, school, aircraft you'll be flying and such.

222 How much does instructor make from flight school charges?We are doing some rearranging in the studio here, getting the new HOGS Wall of Fame rebuilt and some new studio equipment coming that will be even more professional with lighting and some cool new updated videos for the site as well. Great question I'm covering today that someone just asked, he is taking out loans to become a helicopter pilot. He questioned how much CFI charge per hour and asked if all the money goes to the instructor or what percentage goes to him and the school. So, I'll explain it a little bit today.