Tag Archives: New Media

Episode 140 – Are You an Airplanista??

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Guest Dan Pimentel is the publisher of Airplanista Magazine, a high quality, monthly online magazine targeted to general and business aviation. Dan was the man behind Av8rdan’s World of Flying blog, and has written articles for AOPA Pilot Magazine, InFlight USA, Atlantic Flyer, and National Speed Sport News. He’s also a frequent speaker at Oshkosh and aviation clubs and organizations, and he’s an instrumented-rated private pilot. Dan Tweets as @Airplanista.

Also joining us is Brian Foley to talk about his effort to create a counter-offer for Cirrus Aircraft through a group of American investors. You can find Brian at Brian Foley Associates where General Aviation management advisors focus on market research, industry analysis and forecasting, strategic marketing plans, new product evaluation and positioning, due diligence and transaction support.

Along the way, David Vanderhoof offers an outstanding overview of the current military aviation action in Libya.

We have the Australia Desk Report by Steve and Grant from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast, and Pieter Johnson’s Across the Pond segment.

The week’s aviation news:

Mentions:

Loofbourrow – Private investment banking.
TarmacLimits.com – Impact of Three-Hour Tarmac Delay Rules and Fines
On Passenger Travel Time and Welfare.
The Cockpit Chronicles and the Renewed Pilot Blog , recommended by listener Jusus.
Jarrett’s YouTube channel with a video picture presentation from his first plane spotting trip.

Bonus:

Listen: Secret Libya Psyops, Caught by Online Sleuths.

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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/.

Episode 43 – Richard Aboulafia – “Funniest Man in Aviation”

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During Episode 41, Jon Ostrower named Richard Aboulafia as the “funniest man in aviation.” So we decided to put that to the test once more as we welcome Richard back from his blog at RichardAboulafia.com.

Jon was right.

Top Nine Outrageous Airline Fees and Extreme Flying Charges

Trapped on a Plane? Court Says Deal With It

Gates Proposes Ending Lockheed F-22, Expediting F-35

Don’t Kid Yourself — The F-22 Lives

The Last Ace

Max’s pick of the week is Manchester Airport’s Guide to Traveling with Autism.

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We’ll be bringing you these show notes, as well as some of the week’s news we didn’t have time to cover.
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Brother Love is responsible for this episode’s opening and closing
music, and you can visit his site at 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
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Episode 26 – Capt’n Chris with The Geeks

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Captain Chris from the Plane Madness Podcast joins Max and Court this week as they talk podcasting, and the week’s news. Fortunately, it seems like we may be seeing some improvement to the sound quality, thanks to Chris, and to the hundreds of listeners who’ve put up with some trying podcasts. Regardless, this is another heavy news week:

FAA Warns Winter Travel Delays Possible Due To Runway De-icer Shortage

Airbus, Turkey sign A350 cooperation agreement

FlightBlogger: Airbus Dreamliner Dossier Revealed

US aviation industry needs foreign cash, Barack Obama told

US negotiator Byerly stands firm on ownership, cabotage changes in near term

Three airlines drop self-reporting safety program

Max’s pick of the week is Simpliflying. This fantastic blog covers airline branding, and provides a great perspective of international aviation

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Brother Love is responsible for this episode’s opening and closing
music, and you can visit his site at 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.

2nd Aviation New Media Meet-up

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Max and Court are proud to welcome the aviation new media during our second aviation new media meet-up. This one’s a bit long, and the sound quality isn’t necessarily the greatest, but we more than make up for it in content. Here’s a list of those who joined us:

Steve Tupper – Airspeed Podcast

Captain Chris – Plane Madness Podcast

Martt – AirPigz.com

Jack Hodgson – Uncontrolled Airspace Podcast

Jen Whitley – Avweb

Dave Flys – Pilot Flight Pod Log and APilotsStory.com

Roger Bishop – Indy Transponder

Rod Rakic – MyTransponder.com

Susan Pruitt – Flight Plan Magazine

Rob Mark – JetWhine Blog

Thanks to all who joined in the discussion! Make sure to check back here regularly for some possible announcements of some more roundtable discussions.