Airspeed

Airspeed

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Airspeed episodes

  • Airspeed - "Hey, Don!" and AirVenture Oshkosh 2007 Wrap-Up
    NSFW version of the song is at http://media.libsyn.com/media/airspeed/FirstSoloHeyDon.mp3.We're back from AirVenture Oshkosh 2007 and beginning the decompression process. For this episode, I'm hauling out a song I recorded about my first solo a few months after it happened.Many of you have heard the podcast episode about my first solo (the show notes for which are here), but there's a funny side, too. I loaded all of the angst and energy into a song called First Solo and recorded it and gave a copy to Don Fuller, the CFI who soloed me. I don't know why it hasn't occurred to me before now to include the song in an episode of the podcast, but I thought about it on the drive home and decided to do it.It's way too long, contains too many details, and isn't the best sound-engineering job I've ever done (I did all of the engineering in addition to performing all of the instrumental parts and all of the vocals except for two of the radio voices without much help in setting the levels, etc.) but it's a fun tune and you guys might appreciate it. So I post it now for what it's worth.Thanks to John Crowe and Doug Parker for playing the parts of YIP tower and Don Fuller respectively.
    19 min
  • Airspeed - Pod-A-Palooza 2007 Audio

    Pod-A-Palooza 2007 went off without a hitch on Friday. Members of The Flying Pilot, Uncontrolled Airspace, UltraFlight Radio, The Pilotcast, The Student Pilot Flight PodLog, The CFIcast, The Finer Points, and, of course, Airspeed, gathered in Forum No.2 to on Friday, July 27 at AirVenture Oshkosh 2007 to hangar-fly.

    See the full show notes at www.airspeedonline.com.

    1 hr 5 min
  • Airspeed - Listening to the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team
    We all know that the best formation aerobatics teams fly great formations and match each other's moves with great precision. But have you listened to a really good team? The formation maneuvers match pitch beautifully and the series maneuvers not only look the same but sound the same. Here's some audio from the Aeroshell Team's performance today.Aeroshell Aerobatic Team website: http://www.naat.net/
    10 min
  • Airspeed - John Mohr - Energy Management in a Gorgeous Boeing Stearman PT-17

    See the full show notes at www.airspeedonline.com.

    We talk to Boeing Stearman PT-17 pilot John Mohr of Mohr Barnstorming at the Battle Creek Balloon Festival and Field of Flight Air Show.

    John will be at Oshkosh July 23 through 29 and then he performs August 11-12 at the Bay City Air Show at Bay City, Michigan, August 18-19 at the Canada Remembers Air Show at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and then August 25-26 at the Wichita Flight Festival at Withica, Kansas. After that, it's on to Toronto, Terre Haute, Columbus, St. Petersburg, Randolph AFB, and Stuart, Florida. See more schedule information at http://www.mohrbarnstorming.com/.

    Thanks to John for taking some time to talk to us at Airspeed and thanks also to the Battle Creek Balloon Festival and Field of Flight Air Show. http://www.bcballoons.com/.

    19 min
  • Airspeed - Blue Angels Opposing Solo LCDR Craig Olson

    We talk to LCDR Craig Olson, Opposing Solo of the US Navy Blue Angels. Dan McNew and I were treated to a Blue angels demonstration flight from the ramp of the Western Michigan University School of Aviation on the northeast corner of the field at Battle Creek International Airport (KBTL) in Battle Creek, Michigan. The Blue Angels arrived at about 10:30 local and the diamond and the solos, respectively, flew familiarization maneuvers between then and 2:30. The team then flew a full demo before meeting us out by the aircraft for interviews.

    Full show notes at www.airspeedonline.com.

    Blue Angels: www.blueangels.navy.mil

    US Navy Recruiting: www.navy.com

    US Marine Corps Recruiting: www.marines.com

    16 min
  • Airspeed - Viper East F-16 Demo Pilot Maj Jason Koltes USAF

    We ran into Maj Jason Koltes, USAF, on the ramp at Battle Creek and managed to buttonhole him for a few minuteds to talk about the F-16 Fighting Falcon and what it's like to train and fly in the workhorse of the US fighter arsenal. See more about the Viper East F-16 Demo teams at http://www.shaw.af.mil/library/vipereast/index.asp.More about the Air Force in airspeed's sidebar or at www.airforce .com.

    10 min
  • Airspeed - Battle Creek Behind the Scenes with Kathy Rocco
    We interview Kathy Rocco, a director of the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival, on the Monday before the air show kicks off. Talk about busy!Get out to an air show this summer and, when you do, thank a volunteer.Check out the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival website at http://www.bcballoons.com/ for more information!See the NOTAM at http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_7_5775.html.
    15 min
  • Airspeed - Air Force Blues with Austin May
    In the words of today's guest, "You're not truly sh*t hot until there's a comic about you." This week, we talk to Austin "Farva" May, the author of the relatively new web comic "Air Force Blues." Air Force Blues directs a finely-tuned wit at the US Air Force and fighter pilots in particular. We caught up with Farva at his home during a recent evening to talk about the Air Force, flying, and comics. May was an airborne surveillance technician on the Boeing E-3 Sentry for four years. The E-3 is a a military airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft that provides surveillance, command, control and communications in all weather conditions. Click here for interview audio.

    Additional information:

    Air Force Blues website: www.afblues.com Farva's AWACker MySpace page: www.myspace.com/awackerWikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Blues USAF Recruiting: www.airforce.com AWACker at Chairforce: http://www.chairforce.com/fun/awacker/awacker.htmCAPblog's entry about AWACker.com: http://capblog.typepad.com/capblog/2004/07/awackercom.html
    43 min
  • Airspeed - Civil Air Patrol with Midway Six
    It's time once again to talk about the Civil Air Patrol, the auxiliary of the United States Air Force and one of the best volunteer opportunities in the country. As many of you know, I'm a CAP captain and the legal officer of the Oakland Composite Squadron (GLR-MI-238) and I also handle recruiting and public affairs duties.For this episode, we invited Midway Six, a Civil Air Patrol Captain and publisher of CAPblog, to join us to talk Civil air Patrol for part of a pleasant spring evening.E-mail us at [email protected] or leave voicemail at 206-339-8697 any time - day or night. You can also contact me directly at 248-470-7944.CAP Contacts:Website: www.cap.govTelephone: 800-FLY-2338CAPblog:http://capblog.typepad.comOakland Composite Squadron (GLR-MI-238) (My squadron!)www.oaklandcomposite.org
    56 min

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