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Flying Podcast
by Flying Podcast
Flying Podcast is aimed at aviators in the UK.On this podcast we'll be chatting to flyers of all kinds. Hopefully we'll be out there talking to anyone that has an interest in flying whether it be fixed wing, rotary, balloon, glider... anything.Speaking to people that fly just for fun or to professionals that can maybe guide you and me through the maze of flight training.So, if all goes to plan, we can maybe be entertained and learn something along the way.
Episodes
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Episode 69 - Jon Hilton to Canada and Back in a Microlight
As part of the build up to doing a round the world flight Jon Hilton told me that he wanted to fly his CT microlight to Canada and back. Jon set off in May of 2013 and went from the UK to the Faroes, Iceland, Greenland and on to Canada before turning around and doing the same thing in reverse.…
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Episode 68 - Cary Robins - Weight and Balance Calculations
Cary Robins is the owner of American Aeronautics and his company markets weight and balance calculators. I wanted to find out why weight and balance is so important, about his company's products and about his flying career too.
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Episode 67 - London to Sydney The Slow Way
A flight from London to Sydney, Australia in a PA28 by Andy Hardy and Sam Kidd. We discuss the planning that the guys have had to do prior to this epic flight adventure.
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Episode 66 - LAA Rally 2013
A trip to the Light Aircraft Association Rally to see what's new on the GA scene here in the UK. I talk to various aircraft manufacturers and importers including Grass Strip Aviation, Red-Air, Sprite Aviation, Dragon Aviation, The Light Aircraft Company and Swift Aviation.
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Episode 65 - Fly2Pole update
An update on the Flying for Freedom project. As you'll remember from episode 63 the Fly2Pole expedition is endeavouring to get several disabled military personnel to the South Pole in microlight aircraft. So, when the Flying for Freedom team held a sponsor's open day a few weeks ago I popped down...
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Episode 64 - Popham Microlight Trade Fair 2013
A chat with many of the exhibitors at Popham. We talk to everyone from the SSDR manufacturers to the importers of some of the hottest hot-ships in the world of microlighting.
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Episode 63 - John Laity - British Antarctic Microlight Expedition
At the Flying Show last year I met a chap called John Laity on the P&M Aviation stand. John is one of the founders of Flying for Freedom which aims to train injured ex-servicemen to fly microlights as part of their rehabilitation into civilian life. In addition, Flying for Freedom are launching…
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Episode 62 - Martin Jones - de Havilland DH88 Comet Racer
For today's episode I travelled down to Derby Aero Club to meet Martin Jones. Martin is the owner of the airfield and is also proprietor of Airspeed Aviation. My reason for the visit though was to have a chat to Martin about the restoration project that he's undertaking. His labour of love is a...
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Episode 61 - David Bremner - British Microlight Aircraft Assoc.
An interview with BMAA Chairman, David Bremner. David explains what the organisation does and how it works to promote and regulate microlighting in the UK.
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Episode 60 - The Flying Show 2012
A visit to The Flying Show at the NEC with interviews with Breezer UK, The Light Aircraft Company, Dave Sykes, GASCo and lastly, The Airspace and Safety Initiative.
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Episode 59 - Andrew Lysser - Cumbria Gyroplanes
Today we're up in the English Lake District talking gyrocopters with Andrew Lysser of Cumbria Gyroplanes. It's been a while since we discussed the world of gyrocopters so I took this opportunity to get an update from Andrew.
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Episode 58 - Jon Hilton
Jon Hilton is an adventurous pilot, currently flying a CTSW out of Barton Airport, Manchester. Having read a couple of Jon’s reports in the BMAA’s monthly magazine he sounded like a prime candidate to appear on the Podcast. He started out completing his PPL in the USA, in his early twenties, and...
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Episode 57 - Chris Walsh - ATCO at Manchester International Airport
We're talking to Chris Walsh today, ATCO at Manchester International Airport. We had lots of questions for Chris, sent in by podcast listeners. So if you'd like to know about what it's like to be an air traffic controller, how to become one, how they cope with the A380 and what their attitude is...
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Episode 56 - AeroExpo 2012
For today's episode of Flying Podcast I went down to AeroExpo at Sywell Aerodrome in Northamptonshire. I had a wander round to see which exhibitors had something interesting on offer and got chatting to a fair few of them. I went down on the Friday and although there were a fair few people in...
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Episode 55 - Owen Zupp - Flying a Jabiru Around Australia
On today's Flying Podcast we've got a pilot from 'down under'. That's Owen Zupp. A couple of years ago, Owen flew a single engine light aircraft around Australia. I remember hearing about Owen's exploits on the great Australian aviation podcast Plane Crazy Down Under so when Owen contacted me...
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Episode 54 - Andre Tempest - Victor XL231
A few years back, when the RAF was disposing of its fleet of Victors, Andre Tempest put in a sealed bid and found himself the owner of a full sized V-bomber, designed to deliver the UK's nuclear deterrent to somewhere in the Soviet Union. I was interested in hearing why anybody would want to own...
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Episode 53 - Brian Hope - Light Aircraft Association
To get a broader appreciation of what the Light Aircraft Association does I was pointed in the direction of Brian Hope, editor of the LAA's magazine 'Light Aviation'. We discuss everything about the LAA from its history, through the development of aeroplane kits right up to the forthcoming LAA...
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Episode 52 - Goodyear Blimp Chief Pilot - Mark Finney
I'm joined by Mark Finney on the podcast. Mark is the Chief Pilot for the Goodyear Blimp, 'Spirit of Safety' here in the UK.
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Episode 51 - Andy Draper - Light Aircraft Association
Today I’m off down to Turweston Aerodrome to meet Andy Draper of the Light Aircraft Association. Andy is the design engineer with the LAA and having joined from kitplane company, Europa, he now looks after the modification work for LAA aircraft but also oversees the ongoing airworthiness of all…
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Episode 50 - Duncan Armstrong - Our flying experiences
A chat with Duncan Armstrong, fellow aviator from Barton Aerodrome. We always enjoy chatting about our learning experiences so I thought it would make an interesting podcast discussing what we learned during our flight training and in the years afterwards. We talk about what we found difficult,...
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Episode 49 - Alex Turnbull - Wakatipu Aero Club
I was contacted by some folks from Wakatipu Aero Club, down there in New Zealand, saying that they’d like to appear on the Podcast. One of their instructors is a chap called Alex Turnbull. He is originally from Morpeth in the North East of the UK and has travelled all the way to the other side of...
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Episode 48 - Mark Knowles - FISO at Barton Airport
Today I’m visiting my old stomping ground of Barton Aerodrome to talk to one of the guys in the control tower. The chap that’s featuring on the podcast is Mark Knowles and if you've ever landed or taken off from Barton chances are you will have spoken to Mark at some point. Mark is a Flight...
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Episode 47 - Typhoon Display Team - Part 2
A Typhoon pilot and engineer give me a close up description of the aircraft. Flying Officer Gregor Ogston was kind enough to spend half an hour or so, explaining what all of the knobs, buttons and dials do inside the cockpit. Gregor also explains what the ejection sequence is, which is…
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Episode 46 - Scott Beaver - Flying Around the World
An interview with Scott Beaver who plans to fly around the world. We talk about his flying experiences to date and what's involved in planning for his global adventure.
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Episode 45 - Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - Part 2
As promised, here’s the interview with Syd Marshall. Syd is a volunteer guide at the Battle of Britain memorial Flight museum, and what a great interview it turned out to be. I wasn’t expecting to meet a WW2 Lancaster crew member so it was not only a pleasant surprise, for me, but Syd had some...
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Episode 44 - Typhoon Display Team - Part 1
At the invitation of RAF Coningsby, today I’m visiting the Typhoon Display Team to find out what it’s like to fly the Typhoon and to get a taste of what it takes to put together the superb Typhoon display. The 2 members of the team that I’m talking to are: Flying Officer Gregor Ogston who is the...
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Episode 43 - Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - Part 1
An interview with several of the staff at the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight based at RAF Coningsby. I spoke with Yvonne Masters, the PR Officer and a couple of the engineers lucky enough to work on the Spitfires, Hurricanes, Lancaster, Dakota and Chipmunks.
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Episode 42 - Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre
Continuing with the Lincolnshire theme, today I'm at Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre. The centre is home to several WWII aircraft, most notably a Lancaster bomber and a Dakota; both of which are available for taxi rides. I started my podcast interview with Andrew Panton who runs the museum...
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Episode 41 - Malcolm Howland - Thruster Air Services and Fly365
An interview with Malcolm Howland who runs Fly365 Flying School and also works for Thruster Microlights, both based at Wickenby Airfield in Lincolnshire. We talk about the history of the Thruster from its early days in Australia right up to the present day with manufacturing of new aircraft on…
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Episode 40 - Brian Cattle, from PPL to FI via CPL
Today I'm visiting Sherburn Airfield in Yorkshire to meet a fellow pilot, Brian Cattle. Brian is a very keen aviator and has been flying privately for quite a few years now. Dedicated and passionate flyers are always welcome on the podcast so I'm glad to say Brian's agreed to come on the podcast…
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Episode 39 - North West Air Ambulance Service
An interview with Captain Marc Rowley, a pilot with the North West Air Ambulance service. Marc tells me about how the charity air ambulance works and what it's like to fly helicopters for such an important emergency service.
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Episode 38 - Sky Demon Flight Planning Software and GPS
A chat with Rob Hart from Sky Demon. Sky Demon started out by developing VFR flight planning software and have since brought out their own aviation GPS unit. The flight planning software first caught my eye due to the quality of their charts which, I'm told, are built using adaptive vectors. That...
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Episode 37 - Aware Aviation Airspace Warning GPS
An interview with William Moore of Airbox Aerospace. William describes his Aware and Aware Plus GPS units. The Aware GPS device was developed in association with NATS to help reduce the number of controlled airspace infringements in the UK.
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Episode 36 - Sky Watch Civil Air Patrol
An interview with Tony Cowan MBE, Chairman of Sky Watch Civil Air Patrol. Sky Watch is an all volunteer charity consisting of pilots, observers and groundcrew. They work alongside the country's police and search and rescue organisations acting as aerial observers in emergency situations.
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Episode 35 - Flight Training in the USA - Angel City Flyers
By way of a follow up to episode 33 I'm interviewing another UK pilot that chose to go the USA to do his flight training. This episode features Oli Cooper who chose a flight training school at Long Beach Airport and that's Angel City Flyers. Oli tells us about his experiences of fininshing off…
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Episode 34 - Air Atlantique's Classic Flight
This episode of Flying Podcast features Steve Bridgewater, Commercial Director at Air Atlantique’s Classic Flight. Classic Flight do a superb job of keeping some classic old British Aircraft in airworthy condition. They have recently opened ‘Airbase’ at Coventry Airport. Airbase is not a museum…
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Episode 33 - Flight Training in the USA - UK Flight Training
Episode 33 of Flying Podcast features a fellow Barton flyer called Dave Crozier who trained in the US some time back. My first question for Dave was ‘what was your experience of flight training in the USA?’ His response was that he'd been struggling to get his PPL completed over here in the UK.…
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Episode 32 - Peter Davies, a Career in Aviation
Episode 32 of Flying Podcast sees me back up to York to interview Peter Davies. Peter is an instructor on gyrocopters for the Gyrocopter Experience. He currently runs their Preston franchise. Quite by chance, when I was reading about gyrocopters I came across Peter’s name and I was fascinated to...
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Episode 31 - Becoming a Flying Instructor with Martin Hatton
I was interested to find out what it takes to become a flying instructor and what is involved in getting a flying instructor rating. For episode 31 of Flying Podcast I’m talking Martin Hatton. Martin spends much of his time training flying instructors for Ravenair, based at Liverpool Airport and...
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Episode 30 - Craig Richardson - Choosing Providers for ATPL Theory and Flight Training
Craig is at the point in his flying career where he’s about to launch into training for the ATPL and he’s trying to decide where to do his ATPL groundschool studies and the CPL/IR flight training. He thought that the decision making process that he’s going through would make for an interesting...
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Episode 29 - Flt Lt Stu Walker - DHFS Part 3
In this the third and final part of the DHFS podcasts I’m interviewing Flight Lieutenant Stu Walker. Stu invited me down to RAF Shawbury, arranged my visit and the interviews with the various personnel on the base. Stu’s story is quite an interesting one and so I thought it would make a good...
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Episode 28 - Thomas Cook Airlines Chief Pilot - Paul Hutchings
Today I’m talking to Paul Hutchings, Chief Pilot for Thomas Cook Airlines. I’ve had a lot of questions from listeners about becoming a commercial pilot so who better to talk to than the chief pilot of one of the country’s largest charter airline fleets. I was interested to hear what qualities…
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Episode 27 - Defence Helicopter Flying School - RAF Shawbury - Part 2
In the second part of the DHFS podcasts I interview Squadron Leader Jason Bowes and Master Aircrew Graeme Longmuir. They’re both from 60 Squadron, responsible for training pilots and crewmen on multi engine helicopters at RAF Shawbury. I also talk to a couple of RAF students; Flight Lieutenants...
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Episode 26 - Defence Helicopter Flying School - RAF Shawbury - Part 1
The Defence Helicopter Flying School is where military helicopter pilots and crewmen for all of the UK's armed forces are trained. In this the first of 3 episodes on the Defence Helicopter Flying School I'm talking to the Commandant, Group Captain Jock Brown, who gives me an overview of the unit...
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Episode 25 - Gliding at London Gliding Club with Adrian Hobbs
Today I’m visiting London Gliding Club near Dunstable talking to Adrian Hobbs, a Basic Instructor at LGC all about gliding. In this episode Adrian tells us pretty much everything we might need to know about learning to fly a glider. He explains how London Gliding Club operates and what you can...
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Episode 24 - Ted Moore from European Balloons
In this episode of Flying Podcast, I'm talking with Ted Moore of European Balloons. European Balloons operate commercial hot-air balloon flights in the Home Counties from their base in Great Missenden. The purpose of this interview was to find out more about hot-air ballooning. How do you get…
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Episode 23 - Claire Hatton, Commercial and Instrument Rating Instructor with Ravenair
Today I’m talking to Claire Hatton. Claire is a Commercial and Instrument Rating Instructor with Ravenair, based mainly at Liverpool, John Lennon Airport. Way back in episode 3 we discussed flight training for the PPL so I thought it probably a good idea to find out a little more about what’s...
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Episode 22 - Arthur Williams flies with the BDFA
Following on from my chat with Mike Miller-Smith of the BDFA, today I’m talking to one of the pilots that has trained with them. Arthur Williams broke his back in a car accident in 2007 leaving him paralised from the waist down. At the time he was serving with the Royal Marines and as you could...
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Episode 21 - Museum Of Science & Industry - Avro Collection
In episode 21 of Flying Podcast today, I’m talking to Nick Forder, Transport Curator at Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry. Nick has a superb insight into the history of AVRO aviation and how that was inextricably linked with the history of aviation in the Manchester area. The interview...
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Episode 20 - The British Disabled Flying Association
Today I’m talking to Mike Miller-Smith from the British Disabled Flying Association. The BDFA is a registered charity which provides 'experience of a lifetime' trial flying lessons for as many terminally ill & disabled people as possible every year. They also offer subsidised flying days for…
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Flying Podcast is aimed at aviators in the UK.On this podcast we'll be chatting to flyers of all kinds. Hopefully we'll be out there talking to anyone that has an interest in flying whether it be fixed wing, rotary, balloon, glider... anything.Speaking to people that fly just for fun or to professionals that can maybe guide you and me through the maze of flight training.So, if all goes to plan, we can maybe be entertained and learn something along the way.
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