Best Dpes Podcasts (2024)

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339 Skyryse Revolutionizes Helicopter Controls with Single Stick in Robinson R66 + GA News 1:01:08

3h ago1:01:08

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In this episode, Max visits Skyryse, a Southern California-based startup. Its Skyryse One helicopter, has a revolutionary cockpit configuration that eliminates traditional controls such as the cyclic, collective, and pedals. Instead, it features a single centrally mounted control stick and two touchscreen displays, all powered by a triply redundant…

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Net zero neighbourhoods and financing change, with Cat Magill (Living Places) 1:10:55

25m ago1:10:55

1:10:55

Something-like twelve months on from inception we thought we'd catch up with what's happening at Living Places, the multi-disciplinary, impact-focused consultancy co-founded by this week's guest Cat Magill. Where last year Rufus Grantham came on the podcast to tell us all about the organisation he was in the midst of founding, this year Cat joined …

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Episode 62: 2024 Airventure Call-in Extravaganza Spectacular 1:49:05

34m ago1:49:05

1:49:05

Welcome to the 3nd Annual Airventure Call-in Extravaganza Spectacular! This is a longer episode, but it's worth the listen on your way up to Osh this year. On this episode, we are so thrilled to be joined by several guests and fans of the podcast, talking all things Airventure. We talk favorite memories, what they are looking forward to this year, …

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338 Flying the Loft Dynamics Full Motion, Virtual Reality, Airbus H125 Helicopter Simulator + GA News 1:26:11

1d ago1:26:11

1:26:11

In this episode, Max explores Loft Dynamics, a Swiss company transforming helicopter training with cutting-edge virtual reality (VR) simulators. During his visit to their Santa Monica demo center, Max flies the Airbus H125 training device, the only VR simulator approved by EASA. Loft Dynamics offers a cost-effective alternative to traditional full-…

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Episode 61: By Gosh It's OSH ' 24- With Dick Knapinski 1:13:12

7d ago1:13:12

1:13:12

Welcome Aboard our first of many 2024 EAA Airventure Episodes! We start off the Oshkosh hype with EAA's Director of Communications, Dick Knapinski. He tells us about last year's show, some of the changes they have made for this year, and we talk about what to expect at the big show this year. Get pumped up with us for Airventure 2024! https://www.e…

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337 Yeti Airlines flight 691 crash – Human Factors for General Aviation Pilots 52:35

10d ago52:35

52:35

Max discusses the critical role of human factors in aviation safety, prompted by the tragic crash of Yeti Airlines flight 691 in Nepal in 2023. The flight crashed during a visual approach due to pilot errors and high workload, resulting in the loss of all 72 people on board. Trescott explains how human factors like high workload, distractions, and …

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Running a successful retrofit one-stop-shop isn't easy but it can be done, with Caroline Ashe Brady (KORE Retrofit) 1:16:22

12d ago1:16:22

1:16:22

This week's guest is Caroline Ashe Brady of KORE Retrofit in Ireland, one of the objectively successful one-stop-shop retrofit providers to have emerged over the past few years. Caroline is a business leader who we’re a proper fan of, so apologies in advance for our ‘so Caroline please tell us, why are you so great’ style questioning. That said, yo…

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336 Cirrus SR22T CAPS Parachute Pull over Seattle with Jim Simon + GA News 58:59

15d ago58:59

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Max talks with CFI Jim Simon, about an incident involving a Cirrus SR22T and a parachute deployment. During a routine flight, the engine of their aircraft suddenly seized, resulting in a complete loss of power. Jim, who was flying with a learner, took control and performed emergency procedures. He opted not to land on a congested highway or in wate…

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335 Mental Health Issues: What Pilots Need to Know – with Dr. Victor Vogel + GA News 1:27:34

22d ago1:27:34

1:27:34

Max talks with Dr. Victor Vogel about mental health issues and what pilots need to know when getting a pilot medical certificate. He also talks about how somatogravic illusion nearly brought down Southwest flight 2786, which nearly crashed while flying the missed approach at Lihue, Hawaii. He also discusses two fatal twin engine accidents that occu…

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The challenging life of a retrofit coordinator: problems with process, products, and performance, with returning champion Lisa Pasquale 1:13:50

26d ago1:13:50

1:13:50

Returning champion Lisa Ann Pasquale rejoins us on Zero Ambitions to talk about dogs and retrofit. Mainly retrofit though. Informed by Lisa's experiences as a retrofit coordinator, technical lead at RetrofitWorks, and Technical Manager at The Retrofit Academy she knows an awful lot about the challenges faced by retrofit practitioners. Windows, vent…

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Episode 60: Flying, Camping, Cooking - With Rich Wellner 1:13:57

27d ago1:13:57

1:13:57

Welcome Aboard another excited episode of the Flying Midwest Podcast. What do flying, camping and cooking have in common? they are a great combination of passions that YouTuber Rich Wellner has combined to create his unique brand of aviation content. Rich will talk to us about his adventures in flying to more remote locations, setting up camp, work…

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334 Making Flight Training Safer – Tips for CFIs and Pilots with John Fiscus + GA News 1:23:56

27d ago1:23:56

1:23:56

Max talks with John Fiscus discuss about strategies for flight instructors when teaching in the traffic pattern. These tips are also useful for pilots flying by themselves. John highlights a common issue among new CFIs: teaching based on qualitative feelings rather than quantitative data. He emphasizes the importance of providing concrete numerical…

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What should we do to get more women into retrofit? Well, we should get behind 'Her Retrofit Space', with Ellora Coupe (Her Own Space and now Her Retrofit Space) 1:29:10

1M ago1:29:10

1:29:10

Returning champion Ellora Coupe joins us to talk about the recent report that Her Own Space has published about the place of women in the retrofit sector, which is heartening, insightful, and damning in equal measure. A great piece of work that everyone interested in the sector should heed. Perhaps more importantly, she's with us to promote the inc…

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333 FAA Compliance Program – What You Need to Know with Mark Kolber + GA News 1:21:06

1M ago1:21:06

1:21:06

Max talks with Mark Kolber, an aviation lawyer and CFI, about the FAA's compliance program. Mark explains that the program, launched in 2015, shifted from a punitive approach to a more rehabilitative one, encouraging pilots to report mistakes and undergo retraining rather than facing severe penalties. He highlights the benefits of being proactive a…

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Building better performance: raising construction standards on site and in education, with Joseph Little (TUD) 1:22:39

1M ago1:22:39

1:22:39

This week we're going by Joseph Little, Head of Construction & Building Performance in the School of Architecture, Building and Environment at TU Dublin. He joined us to talk about the journey he's been on leading the MSc in Building Performance over the last seven years, but we got into a lot more. Joseph has been deeply involved in the promotion …

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332 FAA Reauthorization Effects on Training and DPEs with Jason Blair and Friday Mailbag Special 50:33

2M ago50:33

50:33

Max interviews Jason Blair about the FAA reauthorization bill and its implications for flight training and pilot certification. And Max reads listener stories and emails. Jason highlights a significant change allowing non-collegiate programs to qualify for restricted ATP certificates through enhanced qualification programs developed by airlines or …

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331 New ACS Changes and How They’ll Affect Your Next Checkride – Jason Blair + GA News 52:15

2M ago52:15

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Max and Jason Blair discuss recent changes in the FAA's aviation testing standards, notably the transition from PTS to ACS. Key updates include the conversion of the CFI test to ACS, introducing scenario-driven evaluations. New maneuvers, such as demonstrating flight characteristics under various conditions, have been added for CFIs. Instructors ca…

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Episode 59: Demystifying the ACS - With Patrick Mojsak 1:04:08

2M ago1:04:08

1:04:08

Welcome aboard another episode of Flying Midwest! If you have ever stumbled through the Airman Certification Standards (ACS) and felt lost, this episode is for you! We welcome Patrick Mojsak to the program to talk about his app and books, Answers to the ACS. We will get to know Patrick, his background, and how he came up with the concept for Answer…

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Retrofit as a movement for social change (there's more to it all than fabric and finance), with Dan Hill (Dark Matter Labs) 1:13:09

2M ago1:13:09

1:13:09

This week we're thinking about retrofit differently with Dan Hill from Dark Matter Labs (DML). Or rather, we're talking about retrofit's potential to become a movement for social change. In reality, retrofit is about much more than fabric and economics, it's about people and how they live. With that in mind we should be thinking much more about eng…

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330 Prop Safety, Twin Comanche Crash and IFR Listener Stories - A Friday Mailbag Special 42:26

2M ago42:26

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Max reads a number of listeners stories and emails from listeners. Several of the stories are in response to #328, in which we talked about a tragic aviation accident involving a CFI who purchased his dream airplane, N8924Y, a Piper Twin Comanche, and crashed it on the way home. Listeners share their experience with landing gear problems, Garmin G3…

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329 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 and How It Impacts GA Pilots 55:50

2M ago55:50

55:50

In this episode, Max discusses the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 and the dozens of provisions that may impact GA pilots. Here's are a few of the many points covered: Pilots using BasicMed can fly larger and more capable aircraft, and DPEs can fly under BasicMed. CFI certificates will no longer expire, though CFIs will have to meet recent experien…

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Place-based hybrid finance to rebuild Ukraine and catalyse better building standards everywhere, with Iva Merheim Eyre (SMARTER4EU) 1:11:08

2M ago1:11:08

1:11:08

This week we're joined by Iva Merheim Eyre from SMARTER4EU to talk about her recently published report the Catalogue of Good Practices, a document that details a variety of place-based hybrid finance models that have been used to rebuild and renovate homes in locations as wide-ranging as the postwar Balkan states to London's own Westminster. This i…

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Peter Rickaby returns to ZAP: a lot of words about energy, retrofit, and natural building materials, all the way from South Africa 1:20:52

2M ago1:20:52

1:20:52

Jeff and Dan are joined by Dr. Peter Rickaby again. We were due a catch up so we recorded the conversation because he's always interesting. Peter should need little introduction, so we'll just say he's our favourite retrofit expert (sorry everyone else) and our most frequent guest on the show. He's only returned to the pod, not to the UK. In princi…

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Episode 58: Like Mother, Like Daughter 58:21

2M ago58:21

58:21

Welcome aboard this special Mother's Day Episode of the Flying Midwest Podcast! To celebrate mothers in aviation, we sat down with this mother/daughter pairing of pilots. Carrie is a 28 year airline pilot, while Adie is a recent private pilot just starting her aviation journey. We hear about their family history with aviation and Adie following in …

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328 Buying a Plane and Crashing on Way Home - N8924Y Piper Twin Comanche 33:24

2M ago33:24

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Max explores a tragic aviation accident involving the crash of a N8924Y, a Piper Twin Comanche shortly after its new owner purchased it. The pilot was flying the aircraft home when he encountered various challenges, including fatigue, pressure to return home quickly, and low experience in the specific aircraft model. The episode delves into the cir…

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The UK has a weird relationship with heat pumps: under appreciated influencers, wild pricing, and bad vibes. With Andrew Sissons (Nesta) 1:21:03

2M ago1:21:03

1:21:03

This week we're joined by Nesta's Deputy Mission Director, Andrew Sissons, to discuss his take on why the UK has such a weird relationship with heat pumps. It was inspired by an excellent Twitter thread on the subject that gained quite a bit of attention the other week. We talk through it all so you might as well listen, or just take a look at the …

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327 N84R Beech A36 Crash in KY – Pilot Breaks multiple FAA Rules + GA News 51:25

2M ago51:25

51:25

Max discusses a tragic accident involved a 55-year-old physician who crashed his Beech A36 aircraft, N84R, at Tucker Guthrie Memorial Airport in Harlan, Kentucky, on November 3, 2022. The pilot departed from Knoxville at around 9:32 a.m. with the purpose of attending scheduled appointments at a medical office near the destination airport. Despite l…

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Building with straw on a continental scale and experiencing retrofit as a resident. With Cypren Edmunds (European Straw Building Association) 1:16:34

2M ago1:16:34

1:16:34

The other week we had a chance to have a conversation with Cypren Edmunds, President of the European Straw Building Association about building with straw, experiences in retrofit, and the meandering path that led him to the green building trade. For us, it was a really interesting chat because we got to talk about how he got into greed building via…

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326 How to Get a Job Towing Gliders – Interview Jason Stephens + GA News 55:16

3M ago55:16

55:16

Max talks with Arizona Soaring President and Chief Flight Instructor Jason Stephens and eight time Nation glider aerobatic champion about what it takes to become a glider towplane pilot. Surprisingly, you can tow gliders with just a Private certificate, though most operators will probably want their prospective tow pilots to have a commercial ratin…

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325 N51FM SR22 Crash Paso Robles – When to fly the Hold at an IF/IAF 325 N51FM SR22 Crash Paso Robles – When to fly the Hold at an IF/IAF + GA News 325 N51FM SR22 Crash Paso Robles – When to fly the Hold ... 32:39

3M ago32:39

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Max talks about the accident of N51FM, a Cirrus SR22T at Paso Robles, CA, and emphasizes the importance of understanding approach procedures, particularly when starting an approach from an IF/IAF fix with a racetrack. The accident involved a pilot who failed to follow correct procedures, leading to a crash, though fortunately, all occupants survive…

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The energy performance of buildings matters, to me and EU and everyone you know, with Ciarán Cuffe (MEP) 51:04

3M ago51:04

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The Recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive is now enshrined in EU law, which has big implications for the built environment everywhere. Even the South East of England. To mark the occasion and get the lowdown on what this all means, we invited friend of the show Ciarán Cuffe back on to talk about it. For those who might not remember, he's…

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Episode 57: What a Relief- With MAC Director of Reliever Airports: Joe Harris 1:05:47

3M ago1:05:47

1:05:47

Welcome aboard another episode of the Flying Midwest Podcast! Have you ever wondered about airport management and reliever airports? We welcome Joe Harris of the Metropolitan Airports Commission to talk talk about their system, his role, and much more. This Minnesota based airports commission runs the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, and…

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324 13 Ways to build flight time with Rob Mark - Part 2 + GA News 1:18:46

3M ago1:18:46

1:18:46

Max talks with Rob Mark about thirteen different ways a pilot can build flight time. These jobs may be attractive to weekend pilots who are looking for a fun flying activity, or for pilots who are looking to reach the 1500 hours required for an ATP and an airline job. This is Part 2 of a two episode series. In Part 2, we discuss Part 91 and Corpora…

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A new way to measure performance, negative energy use, and learning from disaster zones, with Kate Crawford (KLH Sustainability) 1:17:08

3M ago1:17:08

1:17:08

Kate Crawford is a building nerd who is obsessed with measuring performance. She's currently, Technical Director at KLH Sustainability, a multidisciplinary consultancy working in the built environment. Kate has a very interesting background in terms of her experience and she's now working on a very fascinating project in which she's researching and…

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