Flying Smart Newsletter from Rod Machado
Courtesy of AOPA’s ePilot Training Tips email newsletter that I receive each month (this is an AOPA member benefit but hopefully many of you are already members of AOPA, if not please have a look and consider joining) I found out that Rod Machado has just started an email newsletter. Rod is a very well know part of the aviation community and brings his unique brand of humour to his columns in Flight Training Magazine, AOPA Pilot and his live seminars and his training books.
You can always tell when Rod is speaking at Airventure as the crowd spills out of the seminar hall and it’s standing room only inside! AOPA has an online video showcasing some of Rod’s humorous approach to teaching so you can have a look if you are not familiar with Rod’s style.
Needless to say he has a lot of great information to impart on the subjects of flight training, being a student pilot, flight instruction and a lot more. You can find the March 2008 edition of his newsletter here: http://www.rodmachado.com/Newsletters/March-08.html and this includes a place where you can sign-up to receive subsequent newsletter via email.
The current newsletter gives some links to Rod’s existing material online and information about his new book “Rod Machado’s Instrument Flying Handbook” (you can check out some example chapters and it does look very nice). He writes that subsequent editions of the newsletter will contain free podcasts, CFI slides for instrument ground school and more. Given the quality of Rod’s work this should turn into a very valuable resource so I would encourage you to have a look and sign up.
