We're back! Welcome to the highly anticipated first episode of Season 2 of Up and Away, the Australian Aviation Podcast! This week I'm joined by Henry Ellis! Henry operates a seaplane company down at the waterfront in Hobart called Above & Beyond Tasmania, where he offers charters, joy flights, and day trips in his de Havilland Beaver. When Henry i…

Hey everyone! It's been a while since the Season 1 Finale of Up and Away, so I thought I would take the time to fill you in with what I have been up to, and what you can expect from Season 2! I would love to learn more about you all, so I can keep creating great aviation content that you will love. To do so, I have made a quick little survey. It sh…

Welcome to Episode 15 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation podcast! This episode is the final episode of Season 1 of the show! It's been an absolute pleasure making this show for you all this year, and I can't wait to get even more Australian aviation content out to you all next year! This episode I'm joined by RACQ LifeFlight helicopter pilot N…

Welcome to Episode 14 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation podcast! This week on the show we are joined by TWO guests! You might already know both of them due to their legendary status producing another Australian aviation Podcast... it's Steve Visscher and Grant McHerron from Plane Crazy Down Under! Steve and Grant started PCDU in 2009 and aire…

Welcome to Episode 13 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation podcast! This week it's my absolute pleasure to say we are joined by RAAF Wing Commander Marija Jovanovich! Maz has had a stellar career in the Royal Australian Airforce as a P3 Orion pilot and a test pilot. She is now about to take command of No. 10 Squadron, where her career as a P3 pi…

Welcome to Episode 12 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation podcast! This week I'm joined by YouTuber and Private Pilot Stefan Drury, aka Stef747! Stef produces some incredible content online covering aviation, travel and technology. We have a chat about how he got inspired to get into aviation, what it's like creating his content, his favourite …

Welcome to Episode 11 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation Podcast! On this week's show we have author and aviation writer, Kathy Mexted! Kathy has written a brilliant new book entitled 'Australian Women Pilots' that shares the unique stories of 10 women aviators spanning the past century. Some of the stories include early aviation pioneer Nancy…

Welcome to Episode 10 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation podcast! On this week's episode I'm joined by flight test engineer Jeremy Sequeira!Jeremy has had a really unique journey through aviation as an engineer and a private pilot. We talk about how he studied a degree in aeronautical engineering at the University of Sydney, to his work as an …

Welcome to Episode 9 of Up and Away, the Australian Aviation Podcast! This week I'm joined by Bevan Anderson, the founder and creator of AvPlan EFB and AvSoft. Many of you might be aware of EFBs and perhaps are already even using them in flight. For everyone else, EFB stands for Electronic Flight Bag, and it is essentially an app that gives you eve…

Welcome to Episode 8 of Up and Away, the Australian Aviation Podcast! This week we are joined by the editor of Australian Flying Magazine, Steve Hitchen! Hitch's experience as an editor and an aviation writer has given him the opportunity to cover some amazing stories and have some incredible experiences. We talk about his favourite stories he has …

Welcome to Episode 7 of Up and Away, the Australian Aviation Podcast! This week we are having a chat to jet air racer and warbird pilot Craig 'Wilco' Wilcockson! Wilco has flown and has become familiar with a long list of amazing historic warbird and jet aircraft. We talk about what it's like to fly these planes, how you could get into flying them …

Welcome to Episode 6 of Up and Away, the Australian Aviation Podcast! On this episode, I'm thrilled to announce I'll be joined by airline pilot and Australian aviation pioneer Deborah Lawrie! Many of you might already know Deborah, who in 1979 won a landmark anti-discrimitation case in Australia's high court against Ansett Airlines, becoming the fi…

Welcome to Episode 5 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation Podcast! On this week's episode we have bush pilot Tim Howes! Tim doesn't like airports, or runways at all! His style of flying sees him landing in places you wouldn't ever imagine seeing a plane. We discuss his story of taking the affordable path into aviation, and how it can be inexpens…

Welcome to Episode 4 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation Podcast! On this week's episode we have outback pilot Shelley Ross! Shelley has flown to some of the most amazing and remote destinations across Australia, sharing all these experiences on her website, Flying the Outback. On top of that, she spent 9 years as the editor of Australian Flyin…

Welcome to Episode 3 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation Podcast! On this week's episode we have Simon Burke, aeromedical pilot and musician! After a long and successful career in music, Simon has now had an equally exciting and fulfilling career as a pilot, which includes being a flight instructor, flying freight, as well as now being a pilot …

Welcome to Episode 2 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation Podcast! On this week's episode we have Dan Bolton aka That Mallard Guy who talks about his humble beginnings in aviation flying for his dad's seaplane business, to flying with Air Whitsunday, a stint in Vietnam, and to where he is now... a Grumman Mallard flying boat captain! We also dis…

Welcome to the very first episode of Up and Away! This episode we are up and away with Barrie Rogers where we discuss his diverse career in aviation. From owning a Robinson helicopter franchise in the US, to managing one of the busiest airports in Australia, as well as his latest venture Eyre to There Aviation which will be the first company in Aus…

...and we're Up and Away! Here we are at Episode 0 - Meet The Host, where (you guessed it!) we meet our host, Chris Frangou. Join Chris as he chats about his passions in life, why he decided to start a podcast dedicated to aviation in Australia, and how he sees it flying for the long haul!By Chris Frangou

With Oshkosh 2020 cancelled, we're remembering the good times at Oshkosh 2019 where Grant got to catch up with plenty of people, including a number of companies that had some amazing new equipment being launched at the show. This episode includes: Jessica Koss from Garmin talks about their new GNC 355 & GNC 355a touchscreen GPS & comm units along w…

This episode is our first featuring content from Grant's trip to Oshkosh 2019, including a discussion with staff from Textron regarding their latest developments. The guests are: Martin Tuck, Textron's Technical Marketing Advisor, who talks about Cessna's new aircraft currently in development. These are the Denali (pressurised single-engine turbopr…

In this edition, we speak to the owner & creator of AvPlan EFB, Bevan Anderson, discussing how he started learning to fly, how the AvPlan EFB was created and the product's various developments over the past few years. We also get advance information about the new features being included in the latest release, with the Android version leading the wa…

In this final edition of a three part series, we continue our chat with aviation entrepreneur, Steve Padgett OAM, covering his venture into establishing an airline, purchasing aircraft, and the evolution of his businesses in the current day. Steve also talks about his involvement in the Aviation Hall of Fame and his recent Order of Australia award.…

In this second of a three part series, we continue our chat with aviation entrepreneur, Steve Padgett OAM, covering his venture into establishing an airline, running businesses in the US, and dealing with various regulators along the way. -- Presented by Steve Visscher & Grant McHerron Producer - Steve Visscher 2019 - Aviation Trader…

In this edition, the first of a three part series, we speak with iconic Australian aviation entrepreneur, Steve Padgett OAM, about his early days in the industry, and how that lead to the establishment of a number of companies, including Aeromil. For more information about Steve Padgett OAM, including photos, please visit: https://www.airforcecadet…

In this edition, we speak with Australia's Red Bull Air Racer Matt Hall, in the wake of the recent announcement on the future of the series. Keep up with all Matt's news at http://matthallracing.com -- Presented by Steve Visscher & Grant McHerron Producer - Steve Visscher 2019 - Aviation TraderBy Steve Visscher & Grant McHerron for Aviation Trader

In this edition, we introduce the new show and speak with Aviation Trader's Business Manager, Tony Shaw. -- Presented by Steve Visscher & Grant McHerron Producer - Steve Visscher 2019 - Aviation TraderBy Steve Visscher & Grant McHerron for Aviation Trader