The guys swap tales of dodging clouds, diverting around storms, and wrestling with an ancient audio panel that picked the worst possible time to conk out (IFR over Atlanta - yikes!) Ben, Brian and Ted dish on what it's like to fly with a pilot you haven't shared a cockpit with before. Is your flying buddy all good? - or a hazardous attitude waiting to happen?

Tune in for some hangar flying gold, including tips for handling your first big weather diversion and the scoop on Ben's long-overdue avionics upgrade. And stick around for a teaser about the big 100th episode extravaganza!

Links to things mentioned on the show:

* EP80 - Checkride Fails - A Good Thing? https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/midlifepilotpodcast/episodes/EP80---Checkride-Fails---a-good-thing-e2l2igq
* GA2 - Peach State Aerodrome (grass): https://www.airnav.com/airport/GA2
* Plane Places & Adventures- landing at Peach State Aerodrome (Ben's plane at end): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9EmsLeWhDg
* Windy app: https://windy.app/
* Master CFI Nathan Ballard's youtube channel:
* https://www.youtube.com/@NathanBallardSaferFlying/videos

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Show Outline

1. Introduction

- Episode 90 of the Midlife Pilot Podcast

- Hosts: Ben, Brian, and Ted

2. Recent Flying Experiences

- Brian: Navigating challenging weather conditions with a passenger

- Ted: Diverting due to thunderstorms near Seattle

- Ben: Dealing with audio panel failure over Atlanta's airspace

3. Discussion Topics

- Handling communication failures in different flight conditions

- Weather assessment and decision-making

- Using tools like Windy for weather forecasting

4. Community Engagement

- Patreon membership and benefits

- Discord community and inside programming

- Upcoming check ride debrief session

5. Avionics Upgrade Discussion

- Ben's plans for updating his aircraft's audio panel

- Potential benefits of modern avionics

6. Quick Topic: Deciding to Fly with Someone

- Assessing personalities and hazardous attitudes

- Considering comfort levels and introversion

7. Wrap-up

- Upcoming Episode 91: Top 10 tips for student pilots

- Teaser for Episode 100