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 --- 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