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Airspeed
by Stephen Force
Join host Stephen Force for coverage of aviation and aerospace that includes general aviation, space exploration, military aviation, flight music, and a healthy dose of flying philosophy.
Episodes
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Airspeed - Downwind Dashes and Other Long-Distance Soaring with Tony Condon
Tony Condon is as an ATP and corporate pilot who also serves as the president of the Kansas Soaring Association, headquartered at Sunflower Gliderport. We sat down and talked about long-distance cross-country soaring.
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Airspeed - From Hell to Namibia and Back Again with John Harte
John Harte is glider CFI and chief instructor at Sanhill Soaring Club in Gregory, Michigan, just a few miles down the road from Hell. (Hell, Michigan, that is.) He's also a tow pilot, aerobatic pilot, airshow performer, and FAST formation lead. Here's an hour and a half in conversation with John.
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Airspeed - Hangar Flying with Kent Shook
Kent and I are sequestered in our respective locations at SARS-CoV-2 sweeps the nation, so we thought we'd record a podcast episode.
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Airspeed - The Eudaemonic Pie
We made an audiobook! Steve narrated the audiobook version of Thomas A. Bass's The Eudaemonic Pie. The book tells the story of a band of physicists and computer wizards in the late 1970s and early 1980s who set out to beat roulette in Las Vegas with computers in their shoes. A story of science,...
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Airspeed - Because Glider - Part 2
The second in a two-part series chronicling the long road to becoming a CFI. In this episode, our hero suffers more indignation at the hands of a check airman who calls off Christmas, after which he begins the long slog down the self-launch mountain, through the valley, and back up the adjacent...
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Airspeed - Because Glider - Part 1
Here's Part 1 of the epic quest for the CFI certificate. It covers everything from deciding to go for the certificate up to the failed attempt to transition to a different motorglider at a faraway school. Part 2 is already recorded and will be up soon. In the meantime, enjoy the comedy and the...
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Airspeed - River Days Airshow 2016 - Part 1
Jack Hodgson takes the bully mic for a pre-show discussion of what it takes to put on a hometown airshow in some of the most complicated airspace in North America.
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Airspeed - The Assignment
An eighth-grade language arts assignment from FOD becomes an Airspeed episode. A father's expectations for his son at 14.
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Airspeed - River Days Airshow - Part 4 - Debrief
David Allen (on the bully mic) and Dean Greenblatt (BIRD from the show) join Steve to debrief the first-ever airshow over the Detroit River.
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Airspeed - River Days Airshow - Part 3 - Fast Footwork
This is the third installment of the series that covers - in near-realtime - the events leading up to the GM Detroit River Days Airshow on the Detroit River 20-21 June 2015. As before, David Allen of Other People's Airplanes has taken the mic and is running the show in order to keep things moving.
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Airspeed - River Days Airshow - Part 2 - We've Got an Airshow!
David Allen once again takes the host mic to talk with Steve about the upcoming River Days Airshow in Detroit 20-21 June 2015.
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Airspeed - River Days Airshow - Part 1 - Waiver Application and Planning
First in a series that follows the planning and execution of our very own airshow.
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Airspeed - World Gliding Championship Competitor Tony Condon
US Soaring Team member Tony Condon talks about the upcoming 13.5 Meter World Championships in Lithuania.
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Airspeed - OpenAirplane with Rod Rakic
An interview with OpenAirplane co-founder Rod Rakic, as well as an account of my own OpenAirplane Universal Pilot Checkout at Crosswinds Aviation at Livingston County Airport (KOZW) in Howell, Michigan.
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Airspeed - Rules of Engagement 2014
An update of the Airspeed's rules of engagement and FAQ. Want to know more about what goes on behind the scenedat Airspeed? Here are the answetrs to the questions that people most often ask.
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Airspeed - Kim Crow - The Original Bitching Betty
A conversation with Kim Crow, who voiced Bitching Betty in the F-15 and many other platforms in the early days of audible annunciations in fighter aircraft.
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Airspeed - The Textron AirLand Scorpion Jet
We talk to Bill Anderson and Dale Tutt about the new Textron AirLand Scorpion Jet, which made its first flight just last week.
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Airspeed - ICAS 2013 - Rep Sam Graves on Sequestration
The remarks by US Rep Sam Graves regarding sequestration and its effects on the airshow industry.
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Airspeed - Inside Airshows - Part 3 - Tuskegee 3
Here it is! The third and final installment of the Inside Airshows series. After doing stints on a pyro crew and as a team narrator, things went to a completely new level as I had the opportunity to train up, join a team, and fly as an actual airshow performer. It's a story of what it's like on…
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Airspeed - Inside Airshows - Part 2 - With a Mic in My Hand
In which I pick up a microphone and purport to entertain an airshow crowd (and confirm my suspicion that it's a lot harder than it looks).
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Airspeed - Inside Airshows - Part 1 - Running Away to Join the Circus
The first of a three-part series that takes you behind the scenes at airshows. In this episode, Airspeed takes you out to show center with the pyro crew at the 2012 TICO Valiant Air Command Warbird Airshow with Mark Sorenson and James Hammons of Tiger Airshows and The Ringmasters.
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Airspeed - GWL RapidCast - AC-47 Spooky
The American Flight museum's AC-57 Spooky gunship.
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Airspeed - GWL RapidCast - Karl Stoltzfus and C-47 Miss Virginia
Karl Stoltzfus of Dynamic Aviation flew this beautiful DC-3/C-47 to Topeka to show her off to this crowd. His grandson, Gabriel (7) joined him to talk about the aircraft and its renovation.
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Airspeed - GWL RapidCast - Greg Smith and his Beech 18
Greg Smith and his Beech 18.
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Airspeed - GWL RapidCast - Bill Whiteman and the T-28 Trojan
Bill Whiteman's T-28 Trojen - a RapidCast from the Gathering of Warbirds and Legends in Topeka.
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Airspeed - GWL RapidCast - Darrell Linenberger's L-16B
Talking abut a liaison aircraft among the heavy metal on the ramp at Topeka.
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Airspeed - GWL RapidCast - MSgt (Ret) Robert Yarberry
Commemorative paratrooper MSgt (Ret) Robert Yarberry.
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Airspeed - Gathering of Warbirds and Legends - Briefing
The briefing from the practice day of the Gathering of Warbirds and Legends.
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Airspeed - Naval Aviation Training with ENS Evan Levesque - Part 2 - Tailhook!
The Airspeed audience first met ENS Evan Levesque (pronounced “leh-VECK”) as a MDN 1/C at the US Naval Academy in 2010. We then checked in with him during his primary flight training in the T-6B in February of 2012. Since then, ENS Levesque has gone on to tailhook training, flying the T-45…
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Airspeed - B-2 Spirit with USAF Lt Col (Ret) Chris "Cliff" DeVaughn
Meet B-52 and B-2 driver USAF Lt Col (Ret) Chris "Cliff" DeVaughn! We talked about the aircraft, its flight characteristics, and its mission. And, more importantly, we talked about what it's like to fly long-duration missions in one of the most important strategic weapons systems in the US...
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Airspeed - Glider Rating - Part 2
The second of two episodes covering my glider rating. Victory, defeat, ground effect, and a sock puppet. It's all here!
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Airspeed - You Don't Know Jack
Pilot, producer, and Uncontrolled Airspace co-host Jack Hodgson joins us to talk about the pilot population, flight training, the future of the aviation podsphere, and more in this nearly-two-hour conversation. Think you know Jack? Listen in!
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Airspeed - Road Trip
Taking to the streets (and tollways) of Orlando, Florida in a T-6 with eight other aircraft for the NBAA Convention 2012.
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Airspeed - VIDEO - Acro Camp Sneak Peek 04 - With Friends Like These . . .
Despite the aggressive schedule around here (glider training, trying to find a new acro ride, doing really cool legal work for the best clients on the planet, etc.), I managed to get some time this weekend to do some editing on the movie. The result is this sneak peek, "With friends like these .…
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Airspeed - Glider Rating - Part 1
Here's an account of my glider training this year through my first glider solo on Friday. Show notes at www.airspeedonline.com.
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Airspeed - VIDEO - Airspeed Promo: Monday 0600Z
Behind the scenes at Airspeed. Kinda.
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Airspeed - Airshow Announcer Rob Reider
50 minutes of pure awesome with one of North America's busiest airshow announcers, Rob Reider.
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Airspeed - Navy Primary Flight Training with ENS Evan Levesque
ENS Evan Levesque (pronounced “leh-VECK”) is a primary flight student at NAS Whiting Field near Milton, Florida. He’s flying the mighty T-6B in the aerobatic phase of training, having recently completed the contact phase and flown his first solo. He has instrument work and a formation phase yet…
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Airspeed - Airspeed LPA Part 2 - Military Pilot-Speak
The second installment of the Airspeed LPA.
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Airspeed - Making Good on a Deal - IAC Michigan Aerobatic Open 2011 Diary
A diary of my first aerobatic competition. Compiled from blog posts I wrote before, during, and after the competition. Music is Game Day by Jon Schmidt. www.johnschmidt.com. www.musicalley.com.
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Airspeed - Airshows 101 at ICAS 2011
An overview of the Airshows 101 course at the 2011 ICAS convention.
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Airspeed - Flying through the Totality
On 21 August 2017, the umbral shadow of the moon will sweep across the continental United States from Oregon to South Carolina. Here are some thoughts about how (and why) to fly through that shadow.
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Airspeed - VIDEO - The Hoppers Promo
Here's the promo that I shot for The Hoppers, an L-39 team based in the midwestern US.
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Airspeed - Touching the True Source - CAP NESA MAS 2010 (Entire Essay)
Here's a big file that contains the full account of my experiences at CAP NESA MAS 2010. This file contains all of the audio from the prior three episodes in one tasty jumbo audio burrito. I hope that this doesn't bother anyone who has already downloaded the three individual installments. I'm...
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Airspeed - CAP NESA MAS - Part 3
This is the third of a three-episode series covering my experience at Civil Air Patrol’s National Emergency Services Academy Mission Aircrew School (NESA-MAS) in Indiana in the summer of 2010.
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Airspeed - CAP NESA MAS 2010 - Part 2
This is the second of a three-episode series covering my experience at Civil Air Patrol’s National Emergency Services Academy Mission Aircrew School (NESA-MAS) in Indiana in the summer of 2010. I intend to make available the entire 30,000-word piece in a single file and PDF document with photos…
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Airspeed - Airshow Safety: The View from ICAS
In the wake of a difficult weekend (and, indeed, a difficult season) for the airshow community, I asked John Cudahy to sit down for a few minutes to talk about airshow safety. John has been the president of the International Council of Air Shows, Inc. (“ICAS”) since 1997. I’ve heard him speak at...
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Airspeed - CAP NESA MAS 2010 - Part 1
Part 1 of my 30,000-word epic describing my experiences at CAP's National Energency Services Academy Mission Aircrew School in 2010.
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Airspeed - My Movie Ate My Podcast
Will Hawkins joins Steve to commiserate about independent filmmaking.
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Airspeed - Shooting the MacGuyver Six
Getting complacent in your flying? Take a cue from a TV secret agent and try flying an approach with everything completely different and some of it detinitely not TSO'ed.
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Join host Stephen Force for coverage of aviation and aerospace that includes general aviation, space exploration, military aviation, flight music, and a healthy dose of flying philosophy.
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