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This episode’s guest is 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.
We talk about aviation news from the past week and we have a report from the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk (which is expecially amusing this time). We also have our This Week in Aviation history lesson from David Vanderhoof, and some listener mail.
The news:
- Seatbacks in Position and Empty, Please
- NTSB calls for new air traffic rules over Hudson River
- FAA: Southwest operating 40-plus 737s with uncertified parts
- National Business Travel Association International Convention & Exposition
- Cliff Notes: Seven key items from today’s 787 announcement
- Virgin America’s Second Quarter Results Show Improvement
A photo of the Etrich Taube, the airplane mentioned in David’s This Week in Aviation segment as the first aerial bombardment of a city by a fixed wing aircraft, can be found in Wikipedia.
The photo above is of our own Dan Webb at the National Business Travel Association International Convention & Exposition. It was taken when he wasn’t collecting free junk.
Follow the @AirplaneGeeks on Twitter, send us email at thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com, or leave us voice mail at (812) 757-4252.
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/.
Who wants to be an Aussie now, huh Dan???
Great site, old chaps.
You and your buddies like awesome aircraft pix, humorous air tales, glamorous sky girls?
You’re all more than welcome to taxi over and drop by to say hello at the top secret bunker over at the Royal Air Farce, Biggin Hill.
Warmest regards,
Wing Co
http://royalairfarce.blogspot.com/
Now I see why Dan liked that V Australia booth. Wow!
I wonder how the FA on Dan’s left doesn’t tip over.
[Richard writes…]
Howdy! Thank you for all of the great work by y’all on AGP — I enjoy it a lot and look forward to it!
If you’re on Facebook, you might find my recent pics from a pilgrimage to Willow Run interesting.
Thanks!
[Richard: feel free to let us know who you are on Facebook! Max]
[Chris Van Deusen writes…]
Greetings Airplane Geeks!
My name is Chris Van Deusen and I am writing to you on behalf of MotoArt. We came across your podcast and thought we should drop you an email and say hi. Hi! If you haven’t heard of us before, MotoArt makes high-quality furniture and art pieces out of vintage airplane parts. For over 10 years we have been helping people own a piece of aviation history. You can check out our site at http://www.motoart.com to see what products take flight.
After looking over your site and podcasts, I thought MotoArt might be an interesting topic for your subscribers and for yourself. You have a really interesting podcast and it’s great to see other fans of aviation out there. If you would like any more information on MotoArt please feel free to contact me at any time.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Chris Van Deusen
MotoArt Public Relations
[I know MotoArt – it’s really interesting stuff. Where else can you get a radial piston desk lamp or a coffee table made from a C-119 landing gear door? We’ll see if we can give you a mention on the show. -Max]
I love the Aussies! They are so funny. As a Expat POMIE, I even understand them. Me Dad & Mum spoke cockney, it’s very similar…
Cheers! Jamie