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EPISODE · Apr 3, 2026 · 1H 30M

EP6 - Lunch in Tashkent, Passover with Steve, and listener Q&A

from Cockpit Casual: The Podcast · host Steve Giordano and Robert Allen

This week’s episode opens with something a little different — a 12-minute, behind-the-scenes segment from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where you join us for lunch on a recent trip. It’s raw, cutting-room-floor footage from the upcoming Cockpit Casual series dropping this summer. Fair warning: this segment is definitely better experienced on video — you can watch it on our YouTube version — but it still holds up if you’re along for the ride on audio.From there, Steve shares a bit about his Passover traditions before we get into a big industry topic — the latest (and not-so-great) changes to the United Airlines MileagePlus program.This week’s Side Schtick turns into a fun one: if you could fly with any celebrity pilot, who’s in your cockpit? That conversation, naturally, takes a detour into the legendary Piper Aerostar.We wrap things up with a solid listener Q&A session — some great questions in this one.And if you haven’t yet — check out this episode on YouTube for the full Tashkent segment as it was meant to be seen.

This week’s episode opens with something a little different — a 12-minute, behind-the-scenes segment from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where you join us for lunch on a recent trip. It’s raw, cutting-room-floor footage from the upcoming Cockpit Casual series dropping this summer. Fair warning: this segment is definitely better experienced on video — you can watch it on our YouTube version — but it still holds up if you’re along for the ride on audio.From there, Steve shares a bit about his Passover traditions before we get into a big industry topic — the latest (and not-so-great) changes to the United Airlines MileagePlus program.This week’s Side Schtick turns into a fun one: if you could fly with any celebrity pilot, who’s in your cockpit? That conversation, naturally, takes a detour into the legendary Piper Aerostar.We wrap things up with a solid listener Q&A session — some great questions in this one.And if you haven’t yet — check out this episode on YouTube for the full Tashkent segment as it was meant to be seen.

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