Dec
17

Guests on the Podcast

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We’ve been lucky enough to have been joined on the podcast by some of the best minds in the industry. If you’d like to suggest a guest for a future episode, please email us. These are the guests that have appeared on the Airplane Geeks podcast:

Dave Shallbetter

From Sun ‘N Fun Radio.

Brett Snyder

The Cranky Flier Blog, and the Cranky Concierge.

John and Martha King

From King Schools, Inc., producing aviation training videos and computer software since 1974.

Todd McClamroch

From My Flight Blog.com, one of the longest running General Aviation blogs around, and featured in the press including Wall Street Journal, AOPA Pilot and AOPA Flight Training Magazine.

Mikey McBryan

From Buffalo Airways and the TV show Ice Pilots (known as Ice Pilots NWT in Canada).

Ann Millbrooke

Aviation historian at http://www.annemillbrooke.com/.

Igor Sikorsky III

Grandson of the man many consider to be the father of the helicopter industry, float plane pilot, and owner (along with wife Karen) of The Bradford Camps in the North Maine Woods.

Stephanie Gehman

Manager of Marketing and Customer Service at Harrisburg International Airport (MDT).

Chad Trautvetter

Online news editor for Aviation International News (AIN) and also the editor of AINalerts.

  • Episode 142 – Chad from Aviation International News

Matt Perra

Spokesperson from Pratt & Whitney Canada.

Dan Pimentel

Publisher of Airplanista Magazine, a high quality, monthly online magazine targeted to general and business aviation.

Jeffery Bass

President and CEO of the Hiller Aviation Museum located in the San Francisco Bay Area at the San Carlos Airport.

Jeff Ackland

President of New Century Aerosport Inc., producer of the Radial Rocket, a two place performance and aerobatic kit plane.

Shashank Nigam

CEO of Simpliflying and expert on airline branding.

Jason Bong

A writer and photographer at PHXspotters, a great site for plane spotters and aviation enthusiasts.

Gavin Werbeloff

A long time aviation enthusiast who tweets as travel_buddha.

Kelli Jones

Aviation consultant at White Consulting & Mediation, cabin safety expert, mediator, traveler, philanthropist, and a blogger at Traveling Smart. Previously a cabin equipment engineer and accident investigator.

Peter Sanders

Staff Reporter in the Los Angeles bureau of The Wall Street Journal, covering the commercial aerospace industry.

David Parker Brown

Owner/founder of AirlineReporter.com.

Jillian Gustafson

Board member of the National Air Disaster Alliance/Foundation.

Captain Steve Fulton

Former pilot at Alaska Airlines, developer of the world’s first Required Navigation Performance (RNP) procedure, principal author of the RNP RNAV criteria in the FAA Advisory Circular. Steve is now a Technical Fellow with GE Aviation, and a co-founder of what was formerly Naverus now GE PBN Services.

Richard Aboulafia

Vice President of Analysis at Teal Group and Author of RichardAboulafia.com

Kelly Skyles

National Safety and Security Coordinator for the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, representing  about 17,000 American Airlines Flight Attendants.

Jon Norris

Board member of the Airline Passenger Experience Association and chairman of the APEX Technology Committee. Vice President of the Cabin Design Office at Airbus.

Jason Paur

Contributing writer for Wired.com where Jason posts to the Autopia blog. Find Jason on Twitter as @jasonpaur.

Molly McMillin

The Senior Aerospace/Aviation reporter for the Wichita Eagle and blogger at Air Capital Insider. Molly tweets as @mmcmillin.

Rafael Marquez

The blogger from I Love Planes and @rafaelmarquez in Twitter.

Mary Kirby

Also known as RunwayGirl from the Flight Global Runway Girl Blog.

Steven Frischling

The founder of The Travel Strategist site as well as the popular travel blog Flying With Fish.

Chris Manno

Airline captain, teacher at Embry-Riddle University and Texas Christian University, writer of the JetHead blog, cartoonist about life at the airline at FlightcrewZoo.

Benet Wilson

Online Managing Editor for Business Aviation at Aviation Week.

Fred Gevalt

Founder of The Air Charter Guide, a pilot, airplane builder, and Executive Producer of the documentary film titled “Please Remove Your Shoes” which takes a critical look at airport and airline security, both pre and post September 11.

Jesse Ziglar

A private pilot who also works for a large airline in revenue management. Jesse blogs at Airtransparency.

Ashley Moore

Founder and President of The Aviation PR Group, which helps aviation businesses find their niche audience through marketing, public relations and communications.

Stephen Trimble

Author of The DEW Line blog on FlightGlobal.

Bruce Landsberg

President of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Foundation.

Floyd S. Werner, Jr.

A Baltimore City Police Helicopter Pilot who also flew AH-1 Cobras in Desert Storm and Bosnia, and OH-58D Kiowa Warriors in Bosnia.

Dave Pascoe

Operates LiveATC.net, which provides real-time Air Traffic Control feeds to your browser, mp3 player, and mobile device.

Louis Smith

A retired NWA DC-10 captain who runs FLTops.com, a site offering information and advice for pilots looking to advance their professional careers.

Scott Spangler

An instrument-rated commercial pilot and the founding editor of Flight Training magazine. He launched and edited NAFI Mentor for the National Association of Flight Instructors, and was editor in chief of EAA publications. As a freelancer he’s written for Air & Space Smithsonian, Overhaul & Maintenance, Aviation for Women, Twin & Turbine, Avionics News, Kitplanes, a number of non-aviation titles. He posts at the Jetwhine blog.

George Hamlin

President of Hamlin Transportation Consulting and specializing transport economics, marketing and strategic planning, aircraft requirements/fleet planning, economic analysis and forecasting for both passenger and cargo operations.

Darryl Jenkins

Managing Director at Aviation Consulting Group and author of the Handbook of Airline Economics. Find Darryl at The Airline Zone which contains a series on the future of the airline industry.

Karlene Petitt

A long time airline pilot, currently flying with Delta. She blogs at Flight to Success and she’s also an emerging author.

Bob Poole

Founder of the Reason Foundation, a free market think tank.

Jim Oltersdorf

A pilot and an accomplished aviation and outdoor photographer and writer, and producer of the documentary film Alaska’s Bush Pilots, The Real Deal. Find Jim’s personal page at http://www.joltersdorf.com/.

Jonathan Heckman

Founder and writer of the JetCheck.net blog.

Martin Rottler

Blogger at http://martinrottler.com/ and Master’s Degree candidate at the University of North Dakota.

Doug Morris

A320 captain for Air Canada, certified meteorologist, writer for enRoute magazine and other publications, blogger at From the Flight Deck and is author of the book From the Flight Deck: Plane Talk and Sky Science.

Amy Laboda

Aviation writer, Editor in Chief for Aviation for Women, the official publication of Women in Aviation International, and she’s an instrument-rated commercial pilot, and an instructor.

  • Episode 89 - The Greatest Challenge to Women Pilots

Mary Grady

Contributing writer for AVweb, an online aviation magazine and news service. She holds pilot ratings for airplanes and balloons, and also a ground instructor certificate.

Jill Rutan Hoffman

Pilot, author of First Flights and Oshkosh Memories, wife of U-2 pilot, daughter of Dick Rutan, niece of Burt Rutan.

Phil Derner, Jr.

The founder of NYCAviation.

Steve Visscher

Co-host of the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast.

Grant McHerron

Co-host of the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast.

Henry Harteveldt

Vice President, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research

Allen Howell

CEO of Corporate Flight Management, writer at the Plane Conversations blog.

Chris Elliott

Author of the Elliott.org travel blog, reader advocate for National Geographic Traveler magazine, writes the syndicated Travel Troubleshooter column, produces a weekly commentary and podcast on MSNBC.com, writes the Navigator column in Sunday’s Washington Post.

Paul Filmer

Stateside Editor and Database Administrator for Global Aviation Resource, contributor to Combat Aircraft Magazine, accomplished photographer. Personal page at skippyscage.com.

James Patton

Life-long test pilot, naval aviator, FAA test pilot, and Chief Test Pilot & Head of Flight Ops at NASA’s Langley Research Center. A spin testing expert and inductee in the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame.

Joshua Abramson

Airport Manager at Winchester Municipal Airport, and also an aviation advisor for the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP). His website is Airport Solution, which is home of the Airport Executive blog.

Heather Poole

Flight attendant for a major U.S. airline, author of the Another Flight Attendant Writing blog, writer of the Galley Gossip column on Gadling.

MayCay Beeler

Pilot, flight instructor, and TV journalist. MayCayBeeler.com.

Randy Padfield

Editor-in-Chief at Aviation International News.

Jon Ostrower

The Flightblogger

Paula Williams

From Aviation Business Consultants International Inc. (ABCI)

Jeremy Monnett

The CEO of Sonex Aircraft.

Jeffrey Ward

Jeffrey is the Savvy Navigator and has been in the travel industry for over 20 years, about half of that with American Airlines. He now provides gay travelers with experiential journeys.

Mike Friesen

Principal at Leading Strategies, a provider of consulting services and coaching for aviation executives, particularly in the airport industry. He’s also a former U.S. military pilot, having flown the F-4 Phantom and the F-15.

Evan

Writer, interviewer, columnist,  author of the Evan Flys website, and eleven years old.

Dick Knapinski

Media and Public Relations Director for the Experimental Aircraft Association.

James Hileman

Alternative fuels researcher from MIT.

Max Trescott

Author, CFI, and writer of the Max Trescott on General Aviation blog.

Tom

Author of The Airline Blog.

Elizabeth Clark

Executive Director for Women in Corporate Aviation and the current President of the Memphis Belles Chapter of Women in Aviation International. Liz is an experienced pilot currently flying for FedEx Express Corporate Aviation where she’s a Captain on both the Challenger 601 and Learjet 45 aircraft.

Blogger Bob

From the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s blog: The TSA Blog.

Chris Webb

Director and co-producer of the documentary film Air Racer: Chasing the Dream

Kate Sedlmayr

President of KES Consulting

Ben

From the One Mile at a Time blog

Paula Berg

Manager of Emerging Media at Southwest Airlines.

Dan Webb

Things in the Sky Blog.

Rob Mark

CEO of Commavia and Author of JetWhine Blog.

Eddy Pieniazek

From Ascend Worldwide.

Addison Schonland

The voice behind the IAG Blog Podcasts.

Christopher White

Director of Public Relations for Airtran.

Michael Maya Charles

Author of “Artful Flying”.

Kevin Garrison

Author of CEO of the Cockpit and www.kevincreates.com.

Evan Sparks

Author of the Evan Sparks Aviation Policy Blog

  • Episode 42 – Evan Sparks Talks Aviation Policy
  • Episode 20 – Celebrating Deregulation with Evan Sparks

Dr. Adam Pilarski

Senior Vice President at AVITAS and Author of “Why Can’t we Make Money in Aviation.”

Joe Murray

Journalism Instructor and Creator of Stories That Fly.

Tracy Rhodes

Author of Around the Pattern Blog.

Rand Peck

Pilot, Photographer, and Author of FlyingWithRand.com.

Martt Clupper

Founder and author of the AirPigz blogazine.

Beth Blaire and Shannon Hurst-Lane

Co-founders and authors of the Traveling Mamas Blog.

Kevin Michaels

Partner and co-founder of the AeroStrategy Management Consulting Group.

Dr. Alfred Kahn

Economics Professor at Cornell, Former Head of CAB, and Father of U.S. Airline Deregulation.

Will Hawkins, Rico Sharqawi, David Allen

Directors and Producer of A Pilot’s Story Documentary, and co-hosts of the Pilot’s Flight Pod Log Podcast.

Capt’n Chris

Creator of the PlaneMadness Podcast.

Susan Pruitt

Creator and Editor of Flight Plan Magazine

  • Episode 22 – Flight Plan Magazine Editor Susan Pruitt

Dr. Tim Brady

Dean of the College of Aviation at the Embry Riddle Daytona Beach Campus.

Joel Mier

Marketing Mastermind and Author of the Think for a Moment blog.

Shane Price

Author of the Eclipse Aviation Critic NG Blog.

Randy Petersen

Founder of Flyer Talk and Boarding Area.

  • Episode 16 – ‘Flyer Talk’ with Randy Petersen

Lynn Gardner

Citation X Pilot and Corporate and Sport Aviation Consultant.

George Hobica

Founder of AirFareWatchDog.com.

  • Episode 14 – Interview with the Airfare Watchdog.

Matt Daimler

Founder of SeatGuru.com.

Natalia Ippolito

Author of “I Might as Well be Naked – How to Survive Airport Screening with your Clothes on.”

  • Episode 9 – “I Might as well be Naked”

Ryan Keough

TatoosinFlight.com.