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- Presenter: Captain Brian Schiff with Captain Mike Jesch
- Organization: The Schiff Show · Episode 21
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- Duration: 1h 35m
Captains Brian Schiff and Mike Jesch discuss how avionics make flying safer only when pilots truly understand them. They examine a fatal accident in which a YouTube creator's confusion about autopilot and trim led to pilot-induced oscillations and loss of control, then cover the procedures and training habits that prevent automation surprises.
Chapters & program details from theschiffshow.tv
Chapters 15
- 0:00 Avemco message and WINGS credit
- 3:00 Meet guest Captain Mike Jesch
- 10:40 Tour of a G5, G3X Touch and GFC 500 panel
- 14:40 Accident review: Beech Debonair loss of control, Pulaski TN
- 23:00 Briefing and debriefing every lesson
- 29:40 Altitude and airspeed swings before the crash
- 33:20 ATC calls and task saturation
- 37:20 Trim, the Century autopilot and runaway trim
- 50:20 Procedures: learn autopilot modes incrementally
- 54:00 Build a personal avionics task list
- 59:00 Get the manual out: fuel totalizers and procedures
- 1:11:40 Tech tips: simulators, apps and training guides
- 1:16:20 Game show begins
- 1:27:20 Trivia: where the word "aviation" comes from
- 1:30:00 Final thanks
About This Course
THE SCHIFF SHOW Episode 21 – “ "High-Tech - High Risk? When Avionics Bite Back"”
Hosted by renowned pilot and aviation expert CAPTAIN BRIAN SCHIFF
In this episode of THE SCHIFF SHOW, Captains Brian Schiff and Mike Jesch have a practical discussion about the equipment that can make flying safer—but only when pilots truly understand how to use it. We’ll examine a recent fatal accident involving a YouTube creator whose escalating pitch-control difficulties and confusion about autopilot and trim operation led to pilot-induced oscillations and a loss of control. The NTSB found no evidence of a mechanical problem that would have prevented normal operation.
We’ll focus on the procedures, techniques, training habits, and technology-management skills that help prevent an automation surprise from becoming an emergency. Whether you have just upgraded your panel or have been flying behind sophisticated avionics for years, join us to learn why knowing the modes, annunciations, trim requirements, limitations—and how to hand-fly when necessary—is essential before relying on the system in real-world flight.
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The Schiff Show is a monthly aviation education variety show hosted by Brian Schiff and sponsored by AVEMCO. It is offered for FAA WINGS credit. Brian will discuss a specific theme across five program segments on the second Thursday of each month. The themes will be chosen from a hit list of common accident causes. Each episode will be one hour long and focus on a particular causal accident factor, and will include the following segments:
- Accident Review
- Procedures
- Techniques
- Technology Tips and Tricks
- Game Time - WIN PRIZES!
Registration is not required. Go to TheSchiffShow.tv at 7:00 PM Central Time on the second Thursday of the month and join the show. All episodes are archived on TheSchiffShow.tv and available to watch (for WINGS credit) anytime after the original air time. (NOTE: you must be watching live to participate in the game show portion.)
The Schiff Show promises to be an hour well spent, which will fly by while you have fun and learn to be a safer pilot.
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COURSE RESOURCES for "High-Tech - High Risk? When Avionics Bite Back"
TO ACCESS EACH RESOURCE - CLICK ON THE RELATED LINK BELOW
- AC_61-98E Flight Review IPC PDF
- AC_90-109 A Transition to Unfamiliar Airplanes PDF
- AC 120-71b SOPs for Crewmembers PDF
- ATC Audio 1 6600 Feet Checkin
- ATC Audio 2 Off Course
- ATC Audio 3 Calls Help Us
- Automation Task Proficiency List PDF
- Autopilot Confusion Flying Magazine Article PDF
- CFIT Automation Overreliance PDF
- FAA-H-8083-6-1 Advanced Avionics Handbook PDF
- FAA-H-8083-6 Essential Skills Checklist PDF
- Instrument Flying Handbook Chapter 6 II PDF
- NTSB Final Report ERA24FA058 PDF
- SAFO 13002 Manual Flight Ops L PDF
- SAFO 17007 Manual Flight Ops Update PDF
- SAFO 18014 Circuit Breakers in Emergency Situations PDF
- SS1001 Intro of Glass Cockpit Avionice in Light Aircraft PDF
- TSS #21 Web Links PDF
- FAA WINGS MANUAL PDF
Presenters
Captain Mike Jesch
Guest Presenter and Instructor
WINGS Credit Details / Flight Review
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FLIGHT REVIEW / PHASE OF WINGS
The contents of this program can be used to complete a flight review.
A WINGS based flight review helps assure both student and instructor that a complete and well documented flight review in category and class of aircraft has been accomplished.
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The Schiff Show Archives
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