Airplane Geeks - Episode 110 - Social Media in Aviation [97:58m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (3111)

Guest Ashley Moore is Founder and President of The Aviation PR Group, which helps aviation businesses find their niche audience through marketing, public relations and communications. She’s an Embry-Riddle graduate, was associate editor for Professional Pilot Magazine, and she worked for NATA representing the interests of GA airports, FBOs and other aviation businesses.

We also have a special appearance by our new listener Harriat. We touch on just a few of her many aviation adventures.

The week’s aviation news:

• JetBlue memo questions flight attendant’s motive
• Southwest May Add Bigger 737 Jet for Busiest Routes
• Delta airline unveils option for customers to book flights on Facebook
• 5 social media lessons for Air Canada
• Russia, NORAD complete joint air defense drills
• GCI executive recalls plane crash that killed Ted Stevens
• Will pilotless aircraft be safer in flight?

Mentions:

• Speculation over delay of Air Force tanker contracts heats up – An interview with Richard Aboulafia

To listen to Podapalooza 2010 from EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, view event photos, and see all the aviation podcasts represented, visit these sites:

• Pilots Journey Podcast
• Mile High Flyers Podcast
• Student Pilot Podcast

Winners of the World Airport Data iPhone app giveaway:

• Kevin Heistermann
• Ben Stephens
• Stuart Stevenson

Listeners Harriet and Micah taken before their second helicopter flight out in Alberta in 2009:

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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 94 - Jet Checking [101:07m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (4400)

Our guest this episode is Jonathan Heckman, founder and writer of the JetCheck.net blog. Jonathan attends Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University where he’s working to a Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Business Administration. He’s also a student pilot, logging hours in a Diamond Eclipse.

The news:

• Airlines want payouts for ‘overreaction’
• Airlines and Ashes
• Aircraft engine makers, regulators study ash impact
• US Airways calls off merger talks with United Airlines
• With Higher Passenger Revenue, Delta Narrows Loss to $256 Million
• Southwest Airlines posts $11 million 1Q profit
• Spirit Airlines Installs “Pre-Reclined” Seats On New Airbus A320’s
• DOT Denies Requests for Waiver of Tarmac Delay Rule
• Swelblog: Dr. Amy Cohen on Tarmac Delays
• O’Hare to shorten runway
• EADS North America Intends to Submit Proposal for U.S. Air Force Tanker
• See also: EADS KC-45 Tanker and The Real American Tankers
• U.S. Army Unveils UAV Road Map
• ‘Green Hornet’ flies for Earth Day

David provides his This Week in Aviation history segment, and we have a great report from the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk.

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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 79 - Aviation Photos by Skippyscage [95:19m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (3477)

Guest Paul Filmer joins the Airplane Geeks to talk about current aviation news. Paul is Stateside Editor and Database Administrator for Global Aviation Resource, he contributes to Combat Aircraft Magazine, and you can find his personal page at skippyscage.com/. Paul is an accomplished aviation photographer and you can find his work at those sites.

• Flight terror suspect Abdulmutallab charged with trying to blow up jet
• Ryanair threatens to stop local flights in Italy
• United, Continental and ANA apply for antitrust immunity
• New DOT Consumer Rule Limits Airline Tarmac Delays, Provides Other Passenger Protections
• Airbus fears delay to Boeing report
• European Union expects civil unmanned air vehicles to use general aviation equipment
• Skycatcher Joins Light Sport Aircraft Fray

David Vanderhoof gives us This Week in Aviation, 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 69 - Rob and David [61:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2578)

Airplane Geeks Historian David Vanderhoof joins Rob and Max as they discuss the week’s aviation news. David also provides his This Week in Aviation history segment, Steve and Grant have the Australia Desk report, and Court returns with another Wiskey Tango Foxtrot look at aviation.

• Pilot safety bill passes US House
• Passenger ‘Rights’ Advocate Sues Delta, Alleges Email Hacking
• Michigan airport grounds website over malware risk
• UK Military Wants Istar UAV In 2015
• Flight Pay For Non-Flyers
• China’s Leap in Unmanned Aircraft Development
• Ion Tiger Fuel Cell Unmanned Air Vehicle Completes 23-hour Flight
• Airline flies first passenger flight on natural gas

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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 62 - The Youngest Airplane Geek [78:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2671)

Evan, from the Evan Flys website, joins Dan, Rob, and Max to prove that airplane geeks come in all sizes and ages. Evan has a passion for aviation, especially warbird aviators and airshow performers. In fact, he’s interviewed a number of them, he can be heard on Flight Line Internet Radio, and he writes a monthly column for Atlantic Flyer magazine.

• SWA ’seriously considering’ Canada/Mexico/Caribbean flying in 2011
• Government clears air crew in recent runway stranding
• Eclipse Aviation purchase approved
• Flight Delay Predictor Saves Airport Time and Hassle
• NTSB Needs to Re-Admit NATCA to Investigation
• What’s up with the naked unruly fliers? and Man Strips Naked On Plane, Punches Lady In Face
• Fly kid grounded

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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 45 - Rob Mark's Back from Brazil [63:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2517)

In case you were worried that we weren’t going to bring Rob Mark back, worry no more.  He’s back from the JetWhine blog and in no short supply of opinion as we talk the latest and not-so-greatest in aviation news.

• Toy plane in close call with 737 jet

• FAA Releases Records On Aircraft Bird Strikes

• Air collision fears slow expansion of US drone use

• Tiny Weapons, Jet Engines in Killer Drone Upgrades

• Mr. airline CEO, meet telepresence (or else)

• Alaska narrows first-quarter loss, introduces unique checked bag fee

Max’s pick of the week is AirTran’s everyflight.com.

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