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Experts Mike Busch, Paul New, and Colleen Sterling answer your toughest aviation maintenance questions. Submit questions to podcasts@aopa.org. New episodes are released the first and fifteenth of every month.
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Pilot's Discretion brings you authentic conversations with some of aviation's most interesting people. From honest discussions about flight training to fascinating stories from airshow pilots, this podcast is for anyone who loves to fly. Stay tuned for our rapid-fire "ready to copy" segment at the end of every episode, where we go beyond the cliches to find out what each guest really thinks. Brought to you by Sporty's Pilot Shop, training and equipping pilots worldwide since 1961. Have a com ...
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Midlife Pilot Podcast

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All about flying in midlife. The challenges of flying in midlife are unique, but so are the rewards! Hosts Ben, Brian, and Ted talk learning to fly, growing as pilots, and the joy of flying to destinations. The purpose of the podcast is not to teach, but to share knowledge and experiences of being a midlife pilot. Join the Midlife Pilot Podcast Community and listen in every week!
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Why We Fly is a General Aviation podcast sharing pilot stories that illustrate the reasons behind why we choose to fly airplanes. We hope to share the adventure, excitement, and incredible experiences of flying. The goal is to entertain pilots and more importantly to inspire potential pilots to learn more about flying and hopefully one day become pilots themselves. Almost anyone can fly. We are here to share the Why.
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Welcome to an aviation podcast that caters to all aviation enthusiasts, ranging from pilots to airplane spotters. Our show covers a wide range of topics, including private pilot training, airline operations, and the latest aviation news. Our knowledgeable host, an experienced airline pilot with eight years of flying under his belt, is thrilled to share his own experiences and offer valuable advice to help you pursue your aviation dreams. We are here to support you on your journey, constantly ...
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A podcast for Professional Pilots, by Professional Pilots. Join hosts Dylan and Max, both professional pilots with backgrounds in Flight Instructing, Airlines, and Business Aviation, on their quest to improve as travelers, pilots, and professionals. Expect to find interesting conversations with industry experts in a variety of aviation fields, thought-provoking discussions on hot topics, and hilarious stories from the (sometimes) wild aviation industry. Whether you’re corporate, airline, cha ...
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The Pilot Project Podcast is an aviation podcast that aims to help new pilots learn what it takes to succeed in the world of flight, to help people in the flight training system learn what they may want to fly, and to give Canadians and the world a peek into life on the flight deck in the RCAF. We want to help pilots succeed and thrive! We interview real RCAF pilots for their exciting stories as well as the lessons they've learned along the way. We'll learn their tips to develop resilience a ...
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Ryan Owens, Owner and flight instructor at Owens Flight training interviews other pilots, co-workers, students, air traffic controllers, and talks about everything aviation in these fun and sometimes informative episodes of Flight Tales.
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Travel the world with Flight Attendant Betty!!! This is a airline and travel podcast with funny stories from the airplane and around the world!! I actually have a book coming out...if go to my website www.bettyinthesky.com you can find out more about the book and e-book!
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The Next Trip is a weekly podcast with aviation insiders Doug and Drew, who together bring more than 40 years of industry experience as a professional pilot and a hub operations manager at a major airline. Join them, and their frequent guests, as they create a network for other AvGeeks and travel enthusiasts to obsess about all things aviation. Doug and Drew discuss today’s aviation news, share personal operational stories, regale listeners with trip reviews, and engage in friendly AvGeek ba ...
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Join Thomas as he learns to fly an aeroplane from scratch - using a 1940s self-study textbook for prospective RAF fighter pilots. A most foolish, yet exciting plan! The journey will take you from Thomas's living room to a flight academy near Valencia, Spain - with plenty of stopovers along the way, providing room for verbal digression.
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Come along for the ride as we review some of the most fascinating stories centered around the unforgiving skies of the greatest generation. Each episode gives you a peek at specific events, people, and/or aircraft during World War 2, and other major conflicts.
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The Pan Am Podcast

Pan Am Museum Foundation

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Experience the legacy of the world’s most iconic airline, Pan American World Airways! This award-winning history and humanities program brings Pan Am’s 64-year history to life through engaging storytelling and insightful interviews from Pan Am employees, passengers, pilots, journalists, historians, authors, fashionistas, and aviation enthusiasts! Hosted by historian Tom Betti, the program has won the following awards: Gold 2024 & 2023 Muse Creative Awards, Gold 2024 Vega Digital Award, Silve ...
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The Lessons from the Cockpit Show sits down with standout pilots, dedicated aircrew, skilled maintainers, and passionate aviation buffs from different parts of the world. Our focus is on the lessons drawn from their diverse experiences in military, commercial, and general aviation. You're tuning into firsthand accounts, raw and unfiltered, many stories have never been spoken beyond the confines of a cockpit or a debrief room. For our guests this isn’t just about sharing; it’s a chance to tru ...
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The Pilot Base

Pilotbase.com feat. Ben Hall & Dave Rogers

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Aviation Stories From Around The World. Every week, we speak to pilots and aviation professionals with stories from all over the world, giving you insights and advice on how to have an adventurous, fun, exciting and fulfilling career as a pilot.The Pilot Base is a show hosted by Dave Rogers and co-hosted by Ben Hall, made for pilots and people interested in aviation.
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Greg Brown: Cockpit Adventures from the Flying Carpet

Greg Brown, “the story-teller-poet-laureate of aviation”

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Greg Brown, “the story-teller-poet-laureate of aviation” Ride along with renowned aviator, writer, and photographer Greg Brown in his light airplane, the "Flying Carpet," as he searches behind clouds for the real America, experiencing countless aerial adventures along the way. A former National Flight Instructor of the Year, Greg is author of five books, a former Barnes & Noble Arizona Author of the Month, and longtime aviation adventure columnist for AOPA Flight Training magazine. Some revi ...
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Jason and the Podcasting God Blake Clayton (amen) take a break from the grind and sit down on our favorite loveseat every week to watch and discuss some of the most odd and misunderstood television pilots of the past. There is such a treasure trove of bizarre viewing out there and we're just the jerks to dig em' up and make a show about them. Watch along with us and join in on the conversation!
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A Drinking Podcast; That Sometimes Talks About Airplanes And Learning To Fly. A Private Pilot, A Commercial Pilot And An Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) As Hosts. They Got Board With The FAR AIM Book Years Ago But Are To Lazy To Change The Podcast Name (or do any show prep whatsoever for that matter). Welcome To The Oddest, Most Irreverent And Controversial Pilot Podcast In America.
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The darker side of aviation. Stories of the spooky, the paranormal, true crime, and strange but true with an aviation theme, but no need to be an aviation nut. David Costa is your host on AV8R Case Files. Be entertained and have some fun!
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First podcast from Chris Turke a first officer and cockpit procedures training instructor at a regional airline. Talk about regional airlines, landings, and topics to come in an informal and conversational manner. Leave some feedback and tell Chris what you want to talk about while he shares a unique perspective from the right seat of a Crj-200 cockpit and the life of a regional pilot.
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The Plane Faith Podcast is a podcast about missionary aviation and the stories of missionary aviators who have taken seriously Jesus's command to go and make disciples of all nations and are using airplanes to be his witnesses at the ends of the earth.
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From the creator of the Hush-Kit aviation blog, comes the alternative aviation podcast. An insightful, dark and witty exploration of everything from MiGs to Spitefuls. Interviews with pilots and experts, satire, analysis and histories from the world of aviation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The commercial drone industry is projected to be worth more than $20 billion in the next 10 years. Commercial Drones FM is the podcast for the drone industry. Your host, Ian Smith—a helicopter pilot and international drone operator—analyzes the drone industry, guides you in discovering the people who power it, the concepts that drive it, and the global industries who already use drones in their businesses today. The podcast also explores eVTOL aircraft, urban air mobility, and flying cars (a ...
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Welcome to the Let’s Talk Flying Podcast a show that will continue to teach not only the aviators of today but will educate and influence the aviators of tomorrow. We talk about Flight Instruction, Aviation Safety, Aviation Education and the Aviation industry as a whole. We will have guest co-host from different walks a life in the industry, Everywhere from a flight school to an airline ramp agent all the way up to an airline pilot and more. We will always try to keep you up on the industry, ...
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Gyroplane Flying

Gyroplane Flying

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Flying gyroplanes is fun and exciting! We discuss everything gyroplanes in our podcasts produced as a live program with listener interaction, and also prerecorded on-demand episodes you can download right now. Subscribe to the Gyroplane Flying podcast by clicking "follow" so you don't miss a new episode. The podcast is produced by Air Command Gyroplanes and Skywheels Rotor Blade Systems. Visit the website at www.aircommand.com.
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Time in Flight

Hunter Bevis

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Time-in-Flight peels back the layer of mystery that can surround aviation flight training. By interviewing current flight instructors, students and professional pilots who have gone through the flight training experience, Time-in-Flight hopes to provide insight and excitement for those aspiring and currently undertraining the flight training adventure, as aviation students.
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Candid Cockpit

Les Abend/Mike Strauss

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Would you press your call button if a flight attendant ever asked the quintessential question, “Does anybody know how to fly this plane?” Probably not, right? But if you listened to the Candid Cockpit podcast, maybe you’d reconsider. Take some lessons from two seasoned airline captains that will bring you aboard an insightful and compelling journey of anecdotal experiences, providing their human perspective of the profession while satisfying your curiosity about airline travel and the other ...
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Operating a piston engine lean of peak can save fuel and reduce engine temperatures, but the topic is shrouded in mystery and even controversy. Flight instructor and YouTube pilot Martin Pauly breaks it all down in this episode, including what the tradeoffs are, why engine monitors matter, and when to watch CHT. Martin is also an expert on modern a…
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Where has the show been? What's been happening with Bryan's career and mental health? What will the show look like moving forward? We'll answer all these questions and have some fun along the way in this week's episode of The Pilot Project Podcast!By Bryan Morrison
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An owner wants to know if he should tear down his engine after harvesting some corn with his prop. Plus, the benefits of flying oversquare, why you should use the boost pump at higher altitudes, and pre-flight procedures. Send your questions to podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to be on the show. Join the world's largest aviation community at aopa.org…
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Wright B Flyer chief pilot Rich Stepler explains the engineering, design, and flight characteristics of the Wright brothers lookalike aircraft based in Dayton Ohio. Ian and David remember longtime congressional GA advocate Jim Inhofe, discuss David's uAvionix skySensor installation for older aircraft, and preview EAA AirVenture 2024, including spec…
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Joe, Drew's flight instructor, joins us to talk about teaching people to fly. His last lesson as a CFI happened to be Drew's solo flight! We discuss: Drew's still on cloud 9 after soloing What got Joe into aviation Boeing pleads guilty of fraud Lufthansa purchases 41% of ITA TSA breaks a passenger screening record of over 3 million Joe gives advice…
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Let's go on another adventure with Ryan and Erin Owens and their story of why Erin might not be the biggest fan of their trips to Cancun. Owens Flight Training is a flight school based in Lafayette, Louisiana. www.owensflighttraining.comFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/owensflighttrainingInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/owensflighttraining…
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A look at the fly-in at the Spurwink Farm grass field. In the news, the EASA AD for Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, Boeing and DOG agree to a plea deal, 737 oxygen generators, United travel delay messages, 107-II/CH-46 helicopter upgrade, and air travel complaints. Spurwink Farm Fly-In Our Main(e) Man Micah attended the 2024 Spurwink Farm fly-in an…
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Ben, Brian, and Ted compare perspectives from what it's like to have 100 hours vs. the point of view from 500 hours - and the pursuit of mastery. - People Places & Adventures with Dee and Vee: https://www.youtube.com/@planeplaces/videos - RHP - Andrews North Carolina: https://www.airnav.com/airport/RHP - SSI - St Simons Island: https://www.airnav.c…
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In this episode, Dylan and Max dive deep into the topic of airline training contracts with industry expert James Onieal from Raven Careers. They explore the pros and cons, legal considerations, and long-term career impacts of signing such agreements. Whether you're a Gen Z pilot or a seasoned aviator, this discussion will help you make an informed …
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Special guest, Ryan, joins us to talk about becoming a private pilot and supervising the Move Team. Doug is back from a domestic 777 circuit including SFO, IAH, DEN, and OGG (Maui). He talks about landing a huge plane on a tiny runway. We also discuss: CRJ200 hate speech is exposed Boeing brings Spirit Aerosystems, that makes 737 fuselages, back in…
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Send us a Text Message. In this episode we celebrate the Archer’s...a family of aviators. 89-year-old Pan Am Captain Stu Archer joined the airline in 1965 as an engineer after serving in the U.S. Air Force. Stu began flying the 727 and then was promoted to captain on the 747 and later Airbus A300 and A310. He stayed with Pan Am until 1991 and then …
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Episode 226 This episode features stories about mushrooms, Jane Bond, safari, an odd lady, voodoo and a Swiss festival. Contact... flywithbetty@gmail.com The music for the show is street music from Seoul and Zurich. Business shout out Ravens Cup Coffee and Art Gallery, La Conner, WA My website Patreon Instagram:Bettyinthesky Twitter: Skybetty My Am…
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This airplane appeared on the ramp not long ago at the Shenandoah Valley Airport in Virginia. I discovered it had taken off, and then very quickly made a 180 and returned for landing due to engine trouble. The pilot thought he may have lost a cylinder. His mechanic stopped by to check it out, and there was nothing blaringly wrong with the cylinder …
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Join us on a journey through the lives of Ryan and Erin Owens as they recount their most memorable moments together, from quirky wedding mishaps like riding in a trunk to unexpected adventures in flight school entrepreneurship. This candid conversation covers everything from starting out in a one-bedroom apartment to navigating the challenges of du…
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The director of the Portland International Jetport explains airport surface detection and runway incursions, airport use restrictions, construction at the airport, the impacts of a power outage, and many other issues faced by airports. In the news, the NTSB reacts to a violation of its investigative regulations, Boeing plans to purchase Spirit Aero…
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Ben, Ted, and Brian catch up, then Ben talks with Chris C about his flight simulator use. The community shares opinions and suggestions, then Ted shares a clip from Chris C's recent video talking about having "jitters" after not flying for a while. Mentioned on the show: * Chris C, Flying Past 50, Rebuilding Confidence and Proficiency: https://www.…
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Modern avionics like glass cockpits and sophisticated autopilots demand a new approach to pilot training, what airline pilot and author Chris Lutat calls “automation airmanship.” He explains what that means, why the distinction between pilot flying and pilot monitoring matters even for single pilot operations, and why humans have an essential role—…
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Aeroprakt manufacturer Yuriy Yakovlev speaks with Ben Moses about aircraft manufacturing continuing during the country's war with Russia. Plus Ian and David break down recent unleaded aircraft fuel developments, warn pilots about avionics thefts, welcome new ASI leader Mike Ginter, and chat about personal aircraft maintenance.…
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Lots of leaks this episode, as Mike, Paul, and Colleen diagnose a leaky strut, a defroster that's not working, a leaking brake system, and more. Send your questions to podcasts@aopa.org for a chance to get on the show. Join the world's largest aviation community at aopa.org/join Full notes below: Greg has a Cherokee with a leaky strut. His mechanic…
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Rawdogging is the challenge of taking a long flight with no IFE, books, music, or sleep. Rawdoggers sit there staring at the cabin, out the window, and at the airshow map - basically what avgeeks do everyday. We’re calling cultural appropriation! 🤣 We discuss this and: Drew’s prepping for his private pilot solo. Doug flies the triangle: SFO-EWR-HND…
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Join Ryan and Brennan as we discuss the latest runway reports, share some maintenance updates, and we stress the importance of studying for check rides, the challenges of covering all the necessary material, and offer tips on making the most out of your study time. We also celebrate our newest addition to the fleet and reminisce about our time at R…
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Join Ben, Brian, and Ted discussing a potpourri of topics, including Ted's trip that was 4x as fast as driving, Josh's Cirrus emergency, 1dullgeek's rant on hangars, and Brian landing Lucy on grass. Mentioned on the show: - Buzzfeed: How Nashville Became One Big Bachelorette Party: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/how-nashvill…
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Boeing CEO testifies before Congress and prosecutors ask for criminal charges, investigators look into a low-altitude Southwest flight and an activist investor wants Southwest CEO out, NTSB released a close-call preliminary report, and Cirrus won’t approve a certain 100LL fuel. Also, an Australia Desk report, the E-3 AWACS jet, and a Triphibian. Av…
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Doug is back from 777 simulator training at Denver and Drew is getting ready to solo a (real) Cessna 172. Doug is also choosing patio furniture and guess what… we’ve got an aviation patio furniture story! We discuss: Short runway, big planes at Maui. When did rocking chairs make their way into airports? Boom Supersonic completes its Overture factor…
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In this podcast episode, we’re talking about alternator maintenance! Here’s the alternator I removed from a Beechcraft Bonanza to inspect the drive coupling and the brushes… note the brush assembly in the lower right side of the photo: The brushes had plenty of length left, but they needed a good cleaning due to carbon dust that had collected from …
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Dive into the world of air traffic control with Jake and Alexandra Ross as they share insights on communication, adaptability, and teamwork. Learn how they manage student pilots, tackle unexpected situations, and balance work with personal life.Owens Flight Training is a flight school based in Lafayette, Louisiana.www.owensflighttraining.comFaceboo…
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We are joined by CFII and friend Nathan Ballard to talk about checkride failures. Several cases are discussed and the learnings from them. * Nathan's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NathanBallardSaferFlying/videos * Brian Siskind's new (two hour) video, "the LONGEST most UNWATCHABLE flying video in HISTORY and also mountain flying" https://www.yo…
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Innovations in Flight at the National Air & Space Museum, FAA preparing to address the public charter loophole, titanium components manufactured with improper paperwork, Southwest 737 MAX experienced a “Dutch Roll,” Lockheed Martin team receives Collier Trophy, and business jet found after 53 years. Innovations in Flight The annual Innovations in F…
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Many pilots are intimidated by Air Traffic Control, but veteran controller Kevin Plante says “we’re just another set of eyes for you.” He explains the details of ATC in this wide-ranging episode, including how he handles IFR and VFR traffic differently, what the spacing requirements are for wake turbulence, and when it’s OK to speak plain English o…
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Dylan and Max dive into their recent Father's Day cold plunge experience and its benefits for muscle recovery, then talk about recent trips to DC, Aspen, and Havana. They read listener emails about the best luggage for pilots. In the Flight Advice segment, they tackle the challenge of balancing a pilot career with impending fatherhood, offering tip…
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Virginia-based PT-19 warbird pilot Michael Kuhnert teaches tailwheel pilots in the stout, Golden Age trainer that introduced thousands to military aviation. Plus Ian and David discuss how simulator training can save money and time, the FAA's stance on uncomplicated mental health issues, and defending low-altitude runway inspection passes.…
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Part two is here, y’all! Mike is an exceptionally talented and fascinating individual. In addition to being an airline pilot, he and his brother Stefan run a cartoon series called Chicken Wings—featuring chickens that fly, though not in the way you'd expect. Mike also operates a retail store selling Chicken Wings merchandise and a variety of aviato…
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