The Student Pilot Cast

SPC095 [HS] Pull Early, Pull Often — Inside Cirrus Training

At AirVenture this year I sat down in the Cirrus compound with Eamon Powers, the Director of Cirrus Approach — the man who owns every piece of training content Cirrus pro

SPC094 [HS] Engine Out - Who Showed Up

In episode 94 of the Student Pilot Cast, Bill recounts an unplanned start to AirVenture 2026 after the engine in his Jabiru quit over far southeastern Colorado on July 18

SPC093 [HS] Day Four of Days Not Mattering

It's Thursday night at Camp Scholler, day four of days not mattering, and Kent and I sat down with one goal: be smart-asses about a few things we'd seen at AirVenture. S

SPC092 [HS] Storms, Smoke, and Bladders...Let's Go!

In Episode 92, we join Bill and Trey talking briefly about their upcoming trip to OSH in a light sport aircraft, Lil' Rue. B Get the free Go or No-Go guide: https://stud

SPC091 [BR] ADM in Three Simple Questions - Or How NOT to Become a Case Study

In Episode 91, Bill teaches a simple aeronautical decision-making framework for go/no-go and continue/divert decisions built around three simple questions: can the airpla

SPC090 [BTC] A Tragic Past - Changing The Pilots (ATP-CTP)

In Episode 90, Beyond the Checkride, Bill and Kent reflect on the 2009 Colgan Air 3407 crash near Buffalo and how it drove regulatory changes including the 1,500-hour rul

SPC089 [CS] Hi - Nice to Meet Rue

In Episode 89, we join Bill as he introduces everyone to his airplane, a 2008 Jabiru J230. Come along on a flight with him and he'll tell you all about the plane, but als

SPC088 [HS] Powered by Human Intelligence, a Discussion with Jason Miller

In Episode 88, Bill welcomes Jason Miller, two-time FAA Western Pacific CFI of the Year and founder of The Finer Points, to discuss how his platform evolved into an fligh

SPC087 [BTC] Vroom, Vroom or What Does the Turbo Say?

In Episode 87, we join Bill and Kent as they discuss forced induction in general aviation, contrasting normally aspirated engines with superchargers, turbochargers, and t

SPC086 [BR] Fly. Learn. Repeat. Our New Mission

In Episode 86, we join Bill as he relaunches the podcast. Four distinct series, a new look, and more bad puns. I do a Briefing Room episode to launch things back off, and

SPC#85 - Expanding Your Minimums | Suck Less at Flying

In Episode 85, we join Bill and Kent as they talk about how to expand the envelope of your flying. In other words, how to fly good and not suck...or at least get better a

SPC#84 - Just Go

In Episode 84, we join Bill and Kent again for another Beyond the Checkride segment. In this one we talk about getting out there on the proverbial open road, and going pl

SPC#83 - That Pilotcast Episode with Rob Holland

In Episode 83, we go back to the days of the Pilotcast. Due to the tragic events of the past weekend, we wanted to re-release a Pilotcast Episode from 2018 where Kent, Ti

SPC#82 - Making a List and Checking it Twice...or Never.

Welcome back SPC listeners and Merry Christmas! In this special Christmas day episode, hosts Bill and Kent delve into the pilot's lifeline – checklists. Episode 82 of the

SPC#81 - An Evening with Legion Air

In Episode 81 Bill goes on location to interview some of the guys who started a new flight school recently. Legion Air wants to teach people to be the best aviators they

SPC#80 - Back to Part Time

In Episode 80 of the Student Pilot Cast we reunite with Nick Smith from Part Time Pilot to discuss the latest developments in his online ground school platform. We explor

SPC#79 - And Don't Call Me Shirley

In Episode 79, we join Bill and guest host Tiffany Wolf as they navigate the flight path of AI with an interview with Alex List of FlyShirley.com. Fly Shirley is a tech s

SPC#78 – Low to High and High Performance – Transitioning

In Episode 78, we go back in time a bit. Back when Bill was a brand new pilot and was transitioning into a couple of new airplanes. The Cessna 182 has become one of my fa

SPC#77 – Logging for Mere Mortals

Join us in this 'Beyond the Checkride' only episode of the Student Pilot Cast with hosts Kent Shook and Bill Williams as they delve into the intricacies of logging Pilot

SPC#76 – Last Call

In Episode 76 of The Student Pilot Cast, host Bill recounts a challenging instrument training flight under the guidance of instructor Eddie. The flight proved difficult