UND CFI’s Mike Lents and Anthony Bottini team up again to bring to you the second episode of the four part series, “Faulty Approaches and Landings.” This episode focuses on timing considerations that could impact you and your aircraft during any phase of the approach and landing. This episode will describe different timing errors, how to make small corrections for a safe landing and when to perform a go-around should the errors cause the approach to depart from a normal, stabilized approach. The specific errors covered include the High Roundout, the Late or Rapid Roundout, Ballooning and Bouncing. Enjoy this latest AeroCast episode and stay tuned for episode 3 of the Faulty Approach series. Thanks goes out this time to Shane Petersen for sharing some amazing photos from the his trip to the far east.

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As a recent addition to the FAA Airplane Flying Handbook, UND Aerospace has decided to tackle the Faulty Approach and Landing on this episode of the UND AeroCast. This episode is meant to shed some light on that grey area during many approaches when the pilot has to decide, based on the airplane’s current state, if the approach can safely continue with minor corrections or if its time to call an unstable approach and go around. UND Aerospace CFI, Anthony Bottini uses an in-depth script written by UND CFI Mike Lents to outline various factors that could cause any approach to be considered Faulty. As the first episode in a four part series, the instruction will be geared towards faulty approach concepts that involve the pilot’s Energy Management skills. As always the UND AeroCast staff would like to thank our latest Fan Photo contributor, Rachel Fish, for her photos of the UND Piper Cub with floats. Stay tuned for episode number two!

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Its back to basics on this UND AeroCast episode. Although we call it Normal, the Normal Approach and Landing is one of the most challenging parts of any flight to consistently master. In this episode, UND CFI Anthony Bottini guides you through the procedures and techniques defined by UND Aerospace Standardization that allows the pilot to make safe, stabilized approaches and landings again and again. If you’re a new student, use this episode as a guide during your flight training to aid in building your confidence in making safe approaches and landings and developing the experience to help decide when it is time to go around. For you seasoned pilots, maybe its time to brush up on some basic skills to keep you safe and, well, maybe impress your next group of passengers. Thanks to Rodolfo from São Paulo, Brazil and to Paula from Grand Forks, ND for sending some absolutely stunning fan photos.

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The UND Video Safety Bulletin is designed to give UND Aerospace students and instructors the latest information regarding issues that UND has deemed safety sensitive which directly relate to UND Aerospace Flight Operations. To address the arrival of the 757 to the Fed-Ex route into Grand Forks, ND, this AeroCast Safety Bulletin is designed to refresh the pilot’s knowledge of the principles of wake turbulence and effective wake turbulence avoidance. UND CFI Anthony Bottini lays out the necessary steps for avoiding a wake turbulence encounter and for recovering from an inadvertent one. Thanks to Udo Müller for sharing some great flying photos from Berlin, Germany and the retired Tempelhof airport.

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 UND Safety Bulletin #3: Wake Turbulence Avoidance (HD VIDEO) [14:00m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

UND CFI Anthony Bottini guides you through the necessary steps and procedures that must be followed to fly a safe, UND Aerospace-standardized Non-precision Approach procedure in the UND Garmin 1000-equipped Cessna 172. A huge thanks goes out to Dr. Harro Heilmann from Stuttgart, Germany for his amazing in-flight photos of different German castles as well as some great shots of the Matterhorn summit!

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 Non-precision Approaches Ed. 2 (HD Large) [26:25m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

UND CFI Anthony Bottini guides you through the necessary steps and procedures that must be followed to fly a safe, UND Aerospace-standardized Non-precision Approach procedure in the UND Garmin 1000-equipped Cessna 172. A huge thanks goes out to Dr. Harro Heilmann from Stuttgart, Germany for his amazing in-flight photos of different German castles as well as some great shots of the Matterhorn summit!

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 Non-precision Approaches (HD Small) [26:25m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The UND Video Safety Bulletin is designed to give UND Aerospace students and instructors the latest information regarding issues that UND has deemed safety sensitive which directly relate to UND Aerospace Flight Operations. This bulletin describes the risk associated with the landing and takeoff phases where numerous factors can lead to an undesired tail strike. Thanks to Attilio and Eric for sending in their fan photos.

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 UND Video Safety Bulletin #2 [7:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The UND Video Safety Bulletin is designed to give UND Aerospace students and instructors the latest information regarding issues that UND has deemed safety sensitive which directly relate to UND Aerospace Flight Operations. This bulletin gives a brief risk assessment of VFR departures on close, parallel runways and also makes recommendations for mitigating the specific risk. Thanks to Jackie, Jason and Eric for sending in their Fan Photos.

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 UND Video Safety Bulletin #1 [7:17m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On this UND AeroCast episode, UND Aerospace CFI Anthony Bottini breaks down an entire flight in UND’s Cessna 172 in order to standardize checklist procedures from preflight to postflight. Also, the student will learn the contrasting methods for checklist procedures between Single Pilot and Crew scenarios. Thanks to Adam from Florida and to all of the UND Aerospace students and staff who sent in some great fan photos.

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On this UND AeroCast episode, UND CFI Anthony Bottini teaches the procedural steps and techniques that are vital to affecting the most successful outcome possible during an engine failure emergency and subsequent power-off, forced landing. All emergency procedures are based on the educational guidance contained in the UND Aerospace Cessna-172 Standardization Manual. Thanks to UND Instructors David Barbee, Alyssa Kugler, Daniel Dvorsky and Dana Siewert for submitting some stunning Fan Photos. And whether you are a UND Aerospace student, instructor or just another non-UND dedicated AeroCast viewer, enjoy the episode and stay tuned for future quality UND Aerospace HD AeroCast videos. Posted below is a smaller version of this episode for all of you iPod users. Fly Safe!

**Pilots must only use the information presented in this video as a reference and a training-aid. At no time should the pilot attempt any emergency simulations in an aircraft unless under the direct supervision of a Certified Flight Instructor.

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 The Emergency Approach and Landing (HD Large) [21:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Smack dab in the middle of our 40th Anniversary, UND Aerospace has let the cat out of the bag and introduced the addition of the newest member of a fleet of over 100 aircraft. As of July, 2008 UND Aerospace started the process of transitioning its fleet of primary trainers, comprised of the Piper Warrior, over to brand-new 2008 Cessna 172SP’s. This latest AeroCast episode gives an inside-out look at UND’s new single engine trainer. This episode also marks the beginning of the UND AeroCast being presented in HD. (Now you won’t have to waste screen space on those cool new iPhones and iPod Touches when you watch the AeroCast.)

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Back for more, UND Lead Flight Instructor, Mike Lents, shares all he knows about making a safe and effective Soft-Field Approach and Landing on soft or rough surfaces. Mike’s information parallels the procedures set forth by the UND Aerospace Warrior Standardization manual and will guide the pilot from initial approach to final touchdown. Remember, its not all even, level pavement out there - from time to time a pilot must set the airplane down properly on what could be considered “less than ideal” runway conditions. Thanks a bunch to Jennifer for her awesome flying photos and to Ryan Carlson (writer and narrator of the Spin Awareness Training episode) for his video sign-off. Enjoy the episode and leave us a comment on our iTunes page and let us know what you think. As always, stay subscribed for more!

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Lead Flight Instructor, Mike Lents, gets the UND AeroCast started with landing standardization by introducing the Short-Field Approach and Landing. This episode is chock-full of footage of Mike performing textbook short-field landings at several short runways in North Dakota - runways of course, that many of you UND Aerospace students will have to make landings at from time to time. The information presented in this AeroCast episode was gathered from the UND Aerospace Warrior Standardization manual and is designed to give UND Aerospace students, as well as all of our dedicated non-UND viewers, a chance to have a look at a high performance Short-Field landing before actually attempting it for the first time. Don’t forget, even if it isn’t your first Short-Field Landing attempt, the UND AeroCast is a great refresher before going out and practicing with your instructor. Enjoy the episode and stay tuned for future quality UND Aerospace training videos…..have fun and fly safe!!

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 Short Field Approach and Landing [11:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Here’s a great addition to any instrument pilot’s IFR training library. UND Flight Instructor, Anthony Bottini, teaches the instrument student about the IFR Holding Pattern as outlined in the UND Standardization Manual. This episode is similar to the “Precision Approaches” episode in that it teaches UND IFR Standardization and not necessarily UND airplane-specific standardization. So, just realize that specific aircraft operating procedures may vary and that students should reference the UND Standardization manual for the aircraft that they will be flying during the holding maneuver. This episode will take a pilot through set-up, visualization and execution of a proper holding pattern so that the IFR rated pilot will always be confident while performing any type of holding pattern that ATC throws at them. Stay tuned for further IFR standardization videos from the UND AeroCast and if any of you viewers out there have any questions about the episode, feel free to ask them below. Thanks to Rob and Matt for the great video sign-off and to Jeff for the amazing contrast in flying photos - he sent in some photos that went from desert flying, to snowy mountain flying, and then back to more desert flying. Thanks Jeff!

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