THE SCHIFF SHOW Episode 22 – “ "The Voices in Your Headset: Demystifying ATC"”
Hosted by renowned pilot and aviation expert CAPTAIN BRIAN SCHIFF
In this episode of THE SCHIFF SHOW, host Brian Schiff welcomes air traffic controller Marcus Miller (#PropHatCat) for a fast-moving, practical question-and-answer conversation from both sides of the frequency. In a candid PILOT-to-CONTROLLER back-and-forth, they will tackle real-world communication, expectations, procedures, workload, weather deviations, sequencing, missed approaches, emergencies, en route communications, and the small decisions that can make every flight safer and smoother.
No jargon for jargon’s sake—just direct questions, clear answers, and useful insight for pilots who want to become easier to work with on the radio and better prepared for what happens behind the scope.
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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 90 minutes long and focus on a particular causal accident factor, and will include the following segments:
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 90 minutes well spent, which will fly by while you have fun and learn to be a safer pilot.
COURSE RESOURCES for "High-Tech - High Risk? When Avionics Bite Back"
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Brian Schiff is a captain for a major US airline and is type-rated on the Airbus A320, Boeing 727, 757, 767, DC-9 (MD-80), CL-65, LR-JET, and G-V. Schiff’s roots are deeply planted in general aviation where he has flown a wide variety of aircraft. His total flying time is over 21,000 hours.
He is a Gold Seal flight instructor and FAASTeam Representative and holds several flight instructor ratings. He is recognized for his enthusiasm and ability to teach in a way that simplifies complex procedures and concepts. He has been actively instructing since earning his flight and ground instructor certificates in 1985. Schiff also has been an FAA-designated examiner.
He attended San Jose State University, and earned his B.S. degree in Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and his M.S. Degree in Aviation Safety from the University of Central Missouri. He regularly teaches and conducts seminars about aviation safety and techniques to student and professional pilots.
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Marcus is an air traffic controller, aviation educator, magician, and theatre producer who has built an online following by making the world of air traffic control easier to understand. As the creator of PropHatCat, he takes viewers behind the scenes of ATC, breaking down complex procedures, phraseology, and the decisions controllers make every day while helping pilots feel more comfortable using ATC services.
His path into aviation began in the virtual skies of VATSIM before becoming a professional enroute controller, and he also holds Advanced Ground Instructor and Aircraft Dispatcher certificates. Outside aviation, Marcus has performed magic and worked as an off-Broadway producer. Whether he is talking airplanes, theatre, or what really happens on the other side of the radio, his goal is simple: take something complicated and make it make sense.
SINGLE WINGS CREDIT
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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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