Time in Flight
by Hunter Bevis
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.
Episodes
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Episode 33: Peter Zaccagnino - Reno Air Race Hall of Famer, Author & Aviation Business Owner
Peter Zaccagnino went to Embry Riddle for an engineering degree. While he was learning about aerospace engineering, he was taking flight training and was getting to amass experience with flying sky-divers and getting tailwheel experience initially in a Pitts Biplane and then a Cessna 195, with a...
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Episode 32: Audrey Menezes - A Woman Pilot, Originally from Mumbai, Discusses Flight Training, Regional Airlines and Flying Part 135
Born in Mumbai, India. Moved to New York when she was a little girl. Her first love was music and she can play 7 instruments. Audrey fell in love with aviation at 16 and started going to Embry Riddle to be an aerospace engineer. That's where she learned she actually wanted to fly and left Embry...
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Episode 31: Mike Geyer - From Flight Instructor & C5 Load Master to Regional Airline Captain
Mike Geyer First was introduced to flying by his father, while he was stationed in Japan for the Navy. His father gave Mike his first discovery flight as a present for his 11th birthday and this was the 'fish-hook' moment for him for wanted to become an aviator. After high school he decided to...
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Episode 30: Hunter Dunlop - Gets His Commercial License
Hunter Dunlap-Getting Commercial during Covid This guest has been on the show before during the 2018 Oshkosh Air show, were recorded under the wing. The reason Hunter has returned to the show is that he has reached a major aviation milestone and earned his Commercial pilots license. As a…
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Episode 29: James Onieal - Owner of Raven Career Development & Pilot for Navaid Certification
In this episode, our guest is James Onieal who has a wide variety of pilot experience from flight instructing at Embry Riddle, flying turbo-props at Colgan Air, Embraers 170s at Republic as well as being the youngest pilot hired and subsequently furloughed from Netjets. He currently does navaid...
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Episode 28: Austin Kaminski - Regional Airline Captain
This episode's guest is Austin Kaminski, who is a native of Northern Virginia and is now a captain at a regional airline. Austin discusses how the National Air and Space Museum really inspired him to pursue aviation as a career. As a child, his father would also take him down to Gravelly Point,...
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Episode 27: Covid-19 = A Year In Review 2020
COVID-19 Follow up Episode. In this show Peter Teuten and I look back at our initial predictions of how the Corona Virus would affect the aviation industry back in March of this year. Now in October, we saw that the TSA passenger numbers hit over 1 million in a given day for the first time since...
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Episode 26: Bill Sivley - Newly Certified Flight Instructor & His First In-Air Emergency
This episode's guest is Bill Sivley, who at age 53, recently earned his Flight Instructors License. The very next day, Bill was flying an aircraft he is part owner in, and experienced an in-air emergency. The engine of his C182 stopped functioning properly. Bill describes what happened in the 5...
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Episode 25: Tyler Dodson - Regional Airline Captain by Age 24
This show's guest is Tyler Dodson, a Captain that I recently flew with at a Regional Airline. He got his start in flying in high school and perused his aviation career by flight instruction and flying King Airs. He was hired as a regional pilot on his 21st birthday. He made captain by age 24 and…
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Episode 24: Will Kool - Regional Airline Captain and Life During COVID-19
Will Kool joins us this episode to discuss how he got into aviation and how in his quest to achieve this dream of flying, took him to many places around the country and to many different jobs, so aviation some not. He also goes on to discuss his unique perspective of the COVID-19 virus, since his...
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Episode 23: (Special Edition) Corona Virus [COVID-19] and Its Effects on Aviation
Welcome to the first special edition of Time In Flight. During this episode, I bring back my former flight instructor and friend, Peter Teuten, to discuss the various effects the Corona Virus (COVID-19) has had on both fractional ownership and Part 121 commercial flying. We take a look at what we...
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Episode 22: Tom Gavin - Growing Up With An Aviation Father
Tom Gavin grew up in Western Massachusetts and remembers during his formative school years what it was like to have his father learn how to fly in the late 1970's but how aviation was such a strong community for him and his father for the remainder of his father's life. Even though Tom did not…
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Episode 21: Michael Ancel - Earning Aviation Ratings while Starting College
This episode focuses on Michael Ancel, who at age 21 is working on his commercial pilot's license, during his freshman year in college. He discusses what it was like while earning his private and instrument ratings while in high school, with a full curriculum. Michael also talks about how he...
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Episode 20: Chuck Lund - From Radio Host to King Air Business Owner
Chuck began his professional life as a radio host. During that journey he discovered he loved aviation and wanted to fly. From there he figured out how to get lessons, get a job and ultimately became an aviation business owner. He has also flown for regional and cargo airlines. Now Chuck is...
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Episode 19: Rick Cahall - From Sheriff's Office to Regional Pilot
In this episode, our guest, Rick Cahill who just changed careers into aviation discusses his story from originally being in the Marines, to working at a Sheriff's Office full time and then deciding to go back to school at age 35 and get not only a 4-year degree in aviation but get all the…
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Episode 18: Chris Coward - The Final Hurdle of the Commercial Pilots License
Chris Coward is a commercial pilot license applicant, as well as a college student. He discusses the trails, challenges and triumphs of what his journey on the commercial license has been. We also talk about the recent FAA changes to the commercial pilot license requirements and how training for...
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Episode 17: Rob Evans - The long road to Private Pilot
This episode hosts Rob Evans, who is a long time friend of mine, who, a couple of years ago was inspired to earn his pilot's license. He currently lives in the Settle area and had to face a host of challenges when it came to his training. This was recorded while his was a still a student pilot....
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Episode 16: Stephen Black-Flight Instructor to Regional Airlines by 21
Recorded on location in Orlando, FL. Stephen Black discusses his path from being a philosophy major to now a regional airline pilot. Stephen went to large flight school where he earned most of his ratings, to where he began his flight instruction. From there, he found a great opportunity to...
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Episode 15: Mike Swanigan - Alaska Airlines Captain, Retired
In this episode, Captain Mike Swanigan describes his entry into to flight training and how he began his amazing career at Alaska Airlines. Mike discusses the challenges of not only having a challenging first solo course, but also with his not-so-straight-forward entry into Air Force flight...
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Episode 14: Jared Keeny - Student Pilot & Aircraft Mechanic
In this episode, our guest Jared Keeny discusses what life is like as not only as an mechanic on the airfield but what life is like as a student pilot and how he juggles a full time job, a family with 3 kids and flight training. Jared describes how just because it may seem easy for him to get to...
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Episode 13: (New Years Edition) Enrico Bernoni - Software Engineer & Flight Instructor
HAPPY NEW YEARS! In this episode we explore what it's like for Enrico to have a full-time job and still find time to be a part-time flight instructor. Enrico has had a passion for aviation for some time, ever since he got first earned his private pilot's license back in 2003. Since then he went…
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Episode 12: Craig Shaver - Retired EVA Airlines Captain & ATP Instructor
Craig Shaver joins us on this episode to discuss his experiences while flying with the U.S. Air force, serving on the flight crew at Eastern Airlines, working aboard for foreign carriers and ultimately retiring for EVA Airlines as Captain. Craig discusses how those experiences made him a more...
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Episode 11: Greg Calvert - Instrument Pilot, Jet Mechanic & Airplane Owner
In this episode, Greg Calvert joins the show to discuss his wholehearted journey into aviation. Greg jumped into aviation with both feet, with first getting his inspiration to fly from his father and then finding his vocation by become and airframe and power plant (A&P) mechanic on aircraft. He...
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Episode 10: Devin Durant - New Private Pilot and Future UND Aviation Student
Time In Flight: Episode 10 – Devin Durant On this episode, Devin Durant, who just received his Private Pilots License (PPL) the day before, shares his experience and journey of what it was like to obtain this pilots license. He describes what it was like to start with very little information on…
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Episode 9: Oshkosh '18 Edition - Hunter Dunlap: Private Pilot & Medical Resident
This episode was recorded on location at the Oshkosh 2018 AirVenture Air Show, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin with our guest Hunter Dunlap. Hunter is currently a medical resident located in Baltimore, MD. His passion for aviation was strong but now that the he had the amazing experience of seeing what the...
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Episode 8: Scott Bonjukian Co-Hosts: Remote Pilot and Urban Planner
Scott Bonjukian joins Time in Flight as a Co-host from his Cascadia Podcast. Scott is a newly minted Part 107 Remote Pilot. This episode discusses the overlap between manned and unmanned aviation and urban planning design and the impacts that future technology may hold for both urban planners and...
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Episode 7: Joe Mancini - Private Pilot, Airplane Mechanic and Aircraft Owner
This interview is with a fellow airplane enthusiast, private pilot and flight school airplane mechanic. Joe discusses how he became interested in aviation and how he started on his path toward becoming an airplane airframe and powerplant (A&P) mechanic. He also discusses what it is like to also a...
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Episode 6: Fathers Day Edition - Robert Bonjukian: Director of System Operations Alaska Airlines
Happy Father's Day from Time in Flight. To celebrate the occasion, this episode hosts a very special father figure of mine, who had a very interesting a career in aviation and continues to stay involved in the commercial and general aviation communities. Happy Father's Day!
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Episode 5: Ryan Gauthier - Flight Instructor & Owner Operator of Action Multi Ratings
In this exciting episode, I get to interview the Owner of Action Multi Ratings after completing my Multi-engine check ride in Groton, CT. Ryan Gauthier describes the motivations that first got him into flying and how his passion lead him to seek out an aviation education at a university in…
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Episode 4: Myriam Lucke: From High School Teacher to 747 & 767 Pilot at UPS
Myriam discusses how she got started in Aviation, from her original career choice of being a high school teacher. She outlines how she was able to achieve her aviation licenses using the local airfield by where she was living at the time. She mentions how building a good reputation around the...
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Episode 3: Jay Delozier: Full Time Flight Instructor
Show Notes for Episode 3: Jay Delozier This episode focuses on what motivated Jay to become a flight instructor and what life is like now that he is one. We take a look of the journey that Jay as been on as he first discovered his love for aviation all the way through to where he is currently...
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Episode 2: Tim Crisp - Flight Instructor's Journey to Airline Captain
Welcome to the second episode of Time In Flight. Our guest today spent several years as an active flight instructor and has since moved up the ranks to Captain in a regional airline. Tim discusses how his journey began and why it took him three different flight schools to obtain his private…
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Episode 1: Peter Teuten-Flight Instructor & Professional Pilot
Welcome to the first episode of Time-in-Flight! In this episode is an interview with my first flight instructor, turned professional pilot, to discuss his adventures in Aviation. He first describes life in England in the 1970's and 1980's and his introduction to aviation. Then he explains what it...
About this show
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.
Hosted by
Hunter Bevis