Airplane Geeks - Episode 112 - Airline Security [99:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1455)

Our guest this episode is Fred Gevalt, founder of The Air Charter Guide and a bit of a political activist, having successfully sued the FAA in 1998 on behalf of his air charter constituency. Fred’s a pilot, he’s built airplanes himself, and he flies aircraft for business and recreation. Fred is also the executive producer of a new documentary film titled “Please Remove Your Shoes” which takes a critical look at airport and airline security, both pre and post September 11.

The week’s aviation news:

• 787 first delivery delayed to mid-Q1 2011
• Boeing May Risk More Penalties After Sixth Delay on Dreamliner
• U.S. Approves Merger of United and Continental
• Mexicana to Suspend All Flights by Tomorrow After Last Week’s Acquisition
• Aeromexico offers discounts for Mexicana customers
• Future of Aviation Advisory Committee

Mentions:

• Bruce Schneier – Schneier on Security, a blog covering security and security technology.
• Desert Pilot Podcast

Thanks to special guest Steve Frischling from http://www.flyingwithfish.com/.

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Opening and closing music is provided by Brother Love from the Album Of The Year CD. You can find his great music at http://www.brotherloverocks.com/.

 

 Airplane Geeks - Episode 102 - Outlook for Professional Pilots [101:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (4739)

Guest Louis Smith, a retired NWA DC-10 captain offers some unique insight into the market for professional pilots. The future looks bright, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy for pilots. Louis runs FLTops.com, a site offering information and advice for pilots looking to advance their professional careers.

The week’s aviation news:

• Congressmen may bring back airline regulation
• Spirit May Soar Again but Airline Tensions Simmer
• Airlines look to increase capacity in the second half of 2010
• Turning Blimps Into Ultra Long Endurance UAVs
• Lockheed Martin confident it will beat Pentagon’s F-35 cost projection
• USAF Tanker Award Now Slated for ‘Mid-November’
• Cessna Skycatcher Wins AIAA General Aviation Award
• FAA to LSA Industry: Time for Adult Supervision

David takes the week off, but will return next episode with This Week in Aviation.

Grant and Steve continue their journey back across the Pacific in the Australia Desk Report. This installment features the voices of Dan Morris and Michelle Lowrie, and the music is “Slice of Heaven” by Dave Dobbyn. Last episode included Anthony Simmons, the man behind the View From the Lounge segment you can hear on the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast.

Other mentions:

• Desert Pilot blog and podcast
• Breathtaking spy plane footage

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Opening and closing music is provided by Brother Love from the Album Of The Year CD. You can find his great music at http://www.brotherloverocks.com/.

 

 Airplane Geeks - Episode 101 - Another Jet Whiner [104:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (3527)

Guest Scott Spangler is 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. Oh, and of course, he posts at the Jetwhine blog.

Scott joins Max, David, Dan and Rob to talk about the week’s aviation news and how to get started on an aviation career. That plus This Week in Aviation and the Australia Desk report.

The news:

• FAA adds brainpower to mix unmanned aircraft with commercial aviation
• Virgin Atlantic’s pervy new in-flight cocktail
• First time paraglider Roy Dixon tells of flight horror
• ‘Legend of Flight’ crashes on PR run
• Pay Attention to California School Regs
• Emirates to recruit 700 pilots in next 18 months
• UAL,Continental putting together management team
• Demand rises slightly for new Cirrus jet

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Opening and closing music is provided by Brother Love from the Album Of The Year CD. You can find his great music at http://www.brotherloverocks.com/. Australia Desk music is “Six Months In a Leaky Boat” by Split Enz.

 

 Airplane Geeks - Episode 91 - Flying with Chris Manno [74:55m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (5301)

Our guest this episode is Chris Manno, an airline captain, teacher at Embry-Riddle University and sometimes at Texas Christian University, and writer of the JetHead blog. He also cartoons about life at the airline over at FlightcrewZoo.

We have a special appearance by Christopher White, Director of Public Relations for AirTran Airways. Chris was with us way back in Episode 48 to talk about AirTran’s inflight WiFi. This episode, Chris contributes to the discussion about the recent Southwest and AirTran videos “poking fun” at each other:

• Southwest Airlines Commercial: Battle Cry
• AirTran Video: Skip the Stampede

The week’s aviation news:

• AirTran Jabs at Southwest Air With a Cow Herding Ad
• W.T.O. Affirms Ruling of Improper Airbus Aid
• Airline Safety Bill Passes US Senate; 3407 Families Celebrate
• U.S. Senate passes $34.5B aviation bill aimed at updating air-traffic-control system, safety rules
• Dead Tired
• When Will Foreigners Be Able to Own US Airlines? Not Anytime Soon
• Pentagon Develops Plan to Buy New Air Force One Fleet

As ususal, we have our This Week in Aviation history lesson and the report from the Australia Desk.

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This episode’s opening and closing music is provided by Brother Love from the Album Of The Year CD. Visit his site at http://www.brotherloverocks.com/.

 

 Airplane Geeks - Episode 89 - The Greatest Challenge to Women Pilots [95:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (4299)

Amy Laboda joins as the guest for this episode. Amy is an 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. Amy lives and breathes aviation and we chat with her on a range of topics.

• EU Warns On Protectionism As Northrop/EADS Drop USAF Bid
• Female WWII aviators honored with gold medal
• Airlines More Likely to Cancel Flights to Avoid Fines
• Unified brand name for Republic, Frontier and Midwest airlines set for April
• FAA Renames GA Magazine, Readies Stand Down

Also, David Vanderhoof has his This Week in Aviation segment, and Courtney returns with a wild Wisky Tango Foxtrot.

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This episode’s opening and closing music is provided by Brother Love from the Album Of The Year CD. Visit his site at http://www.brotherloverocks.com/.

 

 Airplane Geeks - Episode 86 - Airplane Spotting with Phil [90:17m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (5876)

Phil Derner, Jr., the founder of NYCAviation joins Max, Rob, and David as they discuss the week’s aviation news and talk about the sport of airplane spotting. NYCAviation provides airline news and resources for aviation enthusiasts, as well as spotting guides and other great information. (That’s Phil above, with the camera.)

• Texas Plane Crash: Wife of Joe Stack Calls Attack ‘Unimaginable Tragedy’
• Smelly Passenger Kicked Off Plane
• Newark, LaGuardia Rated Worst in Air Passenger Survey
• 2010 North America Airport Satisfaction Study
• USAF Chief: F-35 Could Breach Nunn-McCurdy Limits
• American Airlines, FAA faulted for safety lapses

David Vanderhoof has his This Week in Aviation segment, and Steve Visscher and Grant McHerron from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast have their Australia Desk report.

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This episode’s opening and closing music is provided by Brother Love from the Album Of The Year CD. Visit his site at http://www.brotherloverocks.com/.

 

 Episode 84 - Plane Crazy Again [76:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (3628)

Steve Visscher and Grant McHerron from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast join Max, Rob, and Dan to talk about the weeks aviation news.

• France Concorde crash trial begins outside Paris
• No user fees in Obama budget
• TSA Scraps Plan To Toughen Private Air Travel Rules
• Pilot License Certification Requirements Under Review By The FAA
• Sukhoi flies new PAK FA fighter & T-50: A Preliminary Analysis
• Singapore Airshow News
• Airbus aiming for A320 re-engining decision by Farnborough air show
• Republic Airways winding down Lynx Aviation, regional carrier it bought with Frontier

The Flight Global Webbies 2009 winners have been announced, and our own Dan Webb won Best Blog for his Things in The Sky!

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This episode’s opening and closing music is provided by Brother Love from the Album Of The Year CD. Visit his site at http://www.brotherloverocks.com/.

 

 Airplane Geeks - Episode 76 - Flight Testing With James [77:20m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2818)

Our guest this episode is life-long test pilot James Patton. He was the Chief Test Pilot & Head of Flight Ops at NASA Langley, a naval aviator, an FAA test pilot, and an expert at spin testing. Jim was just inducted into the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame.

David Vanderhoof has another This Week in Aviation, Steve Visscher and Grant McHerron from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast have their Australia Desk report, and we have some listener mail.

• F.A.A. Clarifies What Can Be Stowed in Seat Back
• FAA won’t allow cockpit naps as part of plan to reduce pilot fatigue
• Two Years of Lost Growth – Slow Improvement Trend
• US Airways Pilots Ask Department of Justice to Investigate US Airways/Delta Transaction
• Bertrand Piccard’s Solar Impulse aircraft makes inaugural flight [Thanks, John!]
• Northrop Rejects Tanker Bid Under Draft RFP

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This episode’s opening and closing music is provided by Brother Love from the Album Of The Year CD. Visit his site at http://www.brotherloverocks.com/.

 

 Standard Podcast [97:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2815)

Our guest this episode is Joshua Abramson, he’s the Airport Manager at Winchester Municipal Airport, and also an aviation advisor for the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) which carries out applied research on problems that are shared by airport operating agencies. We talk with Josh about issues of concern to regional airports. His website is Airport Solution, which is home of the Airport Executive blog.

The news:

• Airbus, Boeing wooing United Airlines for plane order
• Virgin America Sees Ownership Shift Over 10% With New Investors
• American Airlines ups the ante in battle with Delta over JAL
• Seeking FAA funds, airport hopes sale fares lure fliers
• Metro Airport Explores Wind Power
• American’s flight attendants stage mock strike

David Vanderhoof has another This Week in Aviation. His links this week are The Flying Clippers and Pan Am Clipper Flying Boats.

We also have Steve Visscher and Grant McHerron from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast with their Australia Desk report. The guys sent along a second bonus clip that we found very funny and think you’ll enjoy. We also have some listener mail.

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This episode’s opening and closing music is provided by Brother Love from the Album Of The Year CD. Visit his site at http://www.brotherloverocks.com/.

 

 Episode 66 - Chocolate Thunder [86:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2793)

Dan Webb takes time off, Steve Visscher drops in, and David Vanderhoof spends the entire episode with Rob and Max as they talk aviation news and history. Steve and Grant provide another report from the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk, and the week’s listener mail includes a great recording of “The Top 10 Ways to Tell Your Father is an Airplane Geek.”

The news:

• Revised LASP proposal in the works
• GA General Manager: TSA Tries, Tries Again
• Business & General Aviation: Letters Can’t do it all
• Boeing vs. Northrop Grumman: Round 2 of Air Force tanker fight to kick off
• Report walks airlines through the world of social media
• New Rules Needed to Attract Better Pilots, Aviation Experts Tell Congress

From David’s This Week in Aviation:

• Garros after his flight
• N2Y-1 Biplane
• Pitcairn PCA-2
• Skytrain
• Video of Miss Champion, a restored Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogyro at the EAA museum.
• David’s favorite T-Shirt

and David’s new blog, What Just Flew By!

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This episode’s opening and closing music is provided by Brother Love from the Album Of The Year CD. Visit his site at http://www.brotherloverocks.com/.