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 Episode 11 - Seat Guru [52:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (103)

This week, Max and Court welcome Matt Daimler from SeatGuru.com.  Matt brings us some insight into the history of his site, and gives us some hints on how to find the best seat on an airplane.  Of course, as always, there’s news, and Max and Court even bring back the word associations.

• Don’t auction those airport slots yet
• Air travel BA-AA alliance attracts flak from Branson
• Cell Phones in the Sky?

And don’t miss Dan Webb’s submission to Southwest for their Blog-o-Spondent competition.  Take the time to support a member of the aviation community and vote for Dan.

The intro music is once again produced by Bruno Misonne.  Check out Bruno’s aviation music at http://www.brunomisonne.com.   Brother Love is responsible for the closing music, and you can visit his site at http://www.brotherloverocks.com.

If you have a question or a comment for the Airplane Geeks, you can send it to thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com.

You can also leave us voice mail at (812) 757-4252. If you have a question you’d like mentioned on the podcast, this is the best way to go about it.

 

 Episode 10 - Aviation New Media Meet-Up [100:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (231)

This week, Max and Court are joined by an army of aviation new media members who talk about their projects.  It’s a long episode, but well worth it.

List of Guests -

Roger Bishop - IndyTransponder.com aviation blog.

Rod Rakic - myTransponder.com aviation social networking site

Harry Love - jetrecord.com aviation social networking site.

Pilot Will & Daveflys - Pilot’s Flight PodLog podcast and aPilotsStory.com.

Dan Webb - danwebb.us airline and aviation business blog.

Rob Mark - jetwhine.com aviation blog.

Ted Erickson - aviationbull.com aviation articles.

Stephen Force - airspeedonline.com podcast.

Bill Williams - Studentpilotcast.com podcast.

Todd Curtis - airsafe.com and the podcast.airsafe.org podcast.

Courtney Miller & Max Flight - AirplaneGeeks.com podcast.

We also had several people who were unable to make it, but are also engaged in Aviation New Media:

Bob Collins rvnewsletter.blogspot.com Letters From Flyover Country blog.

Paul Hamrick - airlinepilotcentral.com pilot community and forums.

Brett Snyder - CrankyFlier.com airline blog.

Ru Hartwell - treeflights.com environmentally concious site for aviators.

 

 Episode 9 - "I Might as well be Naked" [46:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (250)

Max and Court welcome Natalia Ippolito, author of “I Might as Well be Naked - How to Survive Airport Screening with your Clothes on.” She talks about her book, and gives some great tips.  Her website can be found at airportbook.com and she offers some great freebies, including excerpts from chapter 2, some great tips, and some funny stories.

Of course, there’s a bunch of news that has come out of the Oshkosh EAA Air Venture 2008.

• Eclipse founder, CEO Steps Down
• White Knight Two Oshkosh bound
• Jetpack jumpstarts at AirVenture

Max also offers his pick of the week at http://www.jetpedia.com.

But the big news to come out of episode 9 is the announcement about episode 10.  We’ll be holding the first live aviation new media meet-up through Talkshoe.com.  Sunday evening at 8:00 pm EST (That’s midnight zulu, for you true airplane geeks), we’ll be holding a live podcast.  If you have an aviation related site, blog, or podcast, we want to hear from you.  You can view the detailed information at http://www.airplanegeeks.com/live.

The intro music is once again produced by Bruno Misonne.  Check out Bruno’s aviation music at http://www.brunomisonne.com.   Brother Love is responsible for the closing music, and you can visit his site at http://www.brotherloverocks.com.

If you have a question or a comment for the Airplane Geeks, you can send it to thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com.

You can also leave us voice mail at (812) 757-4252. If you have a question you’d like mentioned on the podcast, this is the best way to go about it.

 

 Episode 8 - Interview with JetWhine and an Oshkosh Preview [57:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (214)

This week Max and Court welcome Mark Rob from Commavia, and the Jetwhine blog.  OSH begins this week, and we spend some time talking with Rob about the upcoming events at EAA Air Venture 2008.

First up, an obituary for EAA Director Emeritus Bob Gyllenswan
News for this week:

• Passengers suing to block Delta-Northwest deal get trial date
• UPDATE:Boeing Takes Controlling Stake In Parts JV With AVIC I
• US lawmaker: Bring back air - safety survey
• Boeing Joins Lockheed Martin On Blackswift
• Plane makes emergency landing at Manila

We also go through listener emails and voice mails as we hear from former guests Dan Webb and Ryan Keough.

he intro music is once again produced by Bruno Misonne.  Check out Bruno’s aviation music at http://www.brunomisonne.com.

If you have a question or a comment for the Airplane Geeks, you can send it to thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com.

You can also leave us voice mail at (812) 757-4252. If you have a question you’d like mentioned on the podcast, this is the best way to go about it.

 

 Episode 7 - Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow [52:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (250)

This week, Max and Court discuss the latest from Farnborough, and tackle the big story to come out of the USAirways East pilot union this week.

Latest News from Farnborough

US Airways pilots: We’re pressured to cut fuel

Max has his pick of the week especially for us hard-core airplane geeks at http://www.flightmemory.com.  Follow where you’ve been and how long you’ve been in the air, then show everyone else.  Court’s mad he didn’t think of it himself

The intro music is once again produced by Bruno Misonne.  Check out Bruno’s aviation music at http://www.brunomisonne.com.  After seven episodes, Court finally pronounces Bruno’s name correctly (sorry Bruno!)

If you have a question or a comment for the Airplane Geeks, you can send it to thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com.

You can also leave us voice mail at (812) 757-4252. If you have a question you’d like mentioned on the podcast, this is the best way to go about it.

 

 Episode 6 - Oil Speculating with Dan Webb [50:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (292)

This week, Max and Court Welcome Dan Webb from http://www.danwebb.us.

If you have a question or a comment for the Airplane Geeks, you can send it to thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com.

You can also leave us voice mail at (812) 757-4252. If you have a question you’d like mentioned on the podcast, this is the best way to go about it.

 

 Episode 5 - Cranky Flyin' [59:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (276)

This week, Max and Court welcome Brett Snyder of the Cranky Flier blog.  Brett brings his insight to the industry, and discusses Allegiant and Frontier in detail.  If you’d like to fast forward to Brett’s interview, it begins at 15:30.

Several topics are discussed in the news section including:

• Re-regulation gets a push
• Jet fuel dumped over Lake Michigan likely will degrade within a week, experts say
• Continental ordered to trial in Concorde explosion
• Pentagon to outline new tanker strategy ‘very soon’

Max’s pic of the week:

http://www.solidworkspilot.com/
Paper Pilot: Battle of the air
This is just about the coolest paper airplane page you’ll find.  A true time sink for airplane geeks.

The intro music is once again produced by Bruno Misonne.  Check out Bruno’s aviation music at http://www.brunomisonne.com.

A special thanks to Chris and Jorge for their engaging emails about the Air Force tanker situation and the future of pilot hiring.  If you have a question or a comment for the Airplane Geeks, you can send it to thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com.

You can also leave us voice mail at (812) 757-4252. If you have a question you’d like mentioned on the podcast, this is the best way to go about it.

 

 Episode 4 - News Extravaganza! [34:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (202)

We had quite a difficult go of the AirplaneGeeks podcast for episode 4.  From failed hard drives, to guest cancellations, we did what we could to pull together an industry podcast for you.  Unfortunately, there are some serious sound quality problems that we’ve tried desperately to rectify.  So, if you make it to Episode 5, we consider you a true fan!

This week, Max and Court focus on news.

• United to Eliminate 950 Pilot Jobs
• American Airlines Details Flight Cutbacks
• Denver wins big in Southwest Airlines’ schedule changes
• EU strikes deal to cap airline emissions
• Abandoned change adds up for TSA
• Mother and Autistic Child Kicked Off Airplane Flight
• High Flyers and Soaring Inequality

Max’s pick of the week can be found at http://www.techinflight.com.  Please visit their site and tell them The Airplane Geeks sent you.

The winner from last week’s trivia  is Leslie from Michigan.  Don’t miss this week’s trivia question.

You can also leave us voice mail at (812) 757-4252. Leave a message and we’ll get you on the podcast.

 

 Episode 3 - Interview with Ryan Keough [46:23m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (211)

This week we welcome Ryan Keough of TattoosinFlight.com to the Airplane Geeks as he takes us through his new collection of aviation related tattoos.  If you have an aviation related tattoo, Ryan is interested in showing it off.  You can see his latest collection at tattoosinflight.com.

Max’s pick of the week is Takeoff Tube.  You can view their outstanding aviation video collection at http://www.takeofftube.com

Once again, this week’s intro music courtesy of Bruno Misonne.  Check out his site at http://www.brunomisonne.com.  Our ending music is by Brother Love.  You can learn more about brother love through his site at http://www.brotherloverocks.com.

This weeks News:

• Airlines weigh more jobs cuts, fees to offset fuel
• United flight canceled after upset pilot refuses to fly
• Continental to exit 15 cities, industry struggles with record-high fuel prices
• Democrats Vow to Block Airport-Slot Sale
• GAO Finds Faults in Tanker Replacement Award

If you have any questions or comments, please send us emails at thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com.

You can also leave us voice mail at (812) 757-4252. Leave a message and we’ll get you on the podcast.

 

 Episode 2 - Extra Fees, Stuck Throttles, and Word Associations [53:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (236)

New intro music for the Airplane Geeks provided by:

Bruno Misonne

Check out Bruno’s aviation music at http://www.brunomisonne.com

This week, The Geeks discuss the latest and greatest in aviation news:

• Federal Agency Grounds Light Jet Used as Air Taxi

• Rocket Racing League announces August takeoff

• Flying Stinks — Especially for the Airlines

• Pinnacle says Delta intends to terminate contract

• United Airlines to charge fee to check single bag

Max’s pick of the week is the Rocket Racing League.

http://www.rocketracingleague.com/

http://www.youtube.com/rocketracingleague

Max and Court decide to try some word associations, and it gets funny fast.

If you have any questions or comments, please send us emails at thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com.

You can also leave us voice mail at (812) 757-4252. Leave a message and we’ll get you on the podcast.