Time for a heat dome intervention. Weather expert and certified mensch/CFII/CSIP Erica Gilbert returns to explain why we're all flying around in "the most expensive tin can you could sit in" and why Brian's brilliant idea of turning a boneyard 152 into a backyard sauna might actually be profitable. Learn why high temperatures make us all like moms telling kids to "get off of me," discover why Erica confidently wears long sleeves in 100-degree heat, and how even Ted's fancy liquid-cooled engine can't escape the tyranny of thermodynamics. Plus, why Ben's mighty beast has to humble itself to a mere 750 fpm climb, and Nathan's astute observation that density altitude performance issues are basically the aviation equivalent of being in midlife. Mentioned on the Show: Erica Gilbert's 4-Week Aviation Weather Course SISKIND - Flying With Ghosts - Fairchild PT-19 Flight - Miss Cornelia Heat Exhaustion - Mayo Clinic Heatstroke - Mayo Clinic OSHA - Working in Outdoor and Indoor Heat Environments Delta Airlines Inspects 100 Aircraft for Hail Damage ATC Zero - IFR Magazine Erica Gilbert / Gilbert Aviation: Gilbert Aviation - Instagram Gilbert Aviation - TikTok AeroSafe Newsletter Signup AeroSafe on YouTube Midlife Pilot Podcast: Website Patreon Community Watch Live on YouTube - Mondays 8PM Eastern Email:
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