Alex MacPhail Podcast

Jimbo Reed is an aerospace engineer and Team Technician who is advising the WCAR (World Championship Air Race) on all aspects of their technical regulations as well as engineering safety management protocols.

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Terence Marsh heads up Red Lined Motorsports. He has a  fascninating and varied background.

Red Lined Motorsport builds Dakar race ready vehicles. They also provide driver training for Dakar style events. The engineering works are located in South Africa, they also have offices in UAE and China.

We discussed all aspects of the racing journey, entrepreneurship and build solid products, to be used in the toughest conditions on earth. I know you will enjoy this conversation.

Watch this interview on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eErsnfstbrg

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Martin Šonka is the 2018 Red Bull Air Race World Champion. Martin, from Sezimovo Ústí, claimed his first overall crown, and the first for the Czech Republic, in a gripping title battle in 2018. If Šonka can deliver another outstanding campaign this season, he could become only the second pilot in history to clinch the sport’s highest honor two years in a row.

Šonka began flying gliders and parachute jumping at age 17. As a pilot in the Czech Air Force, he flew a supersonic jet fighter, the JAS-39 Gripen, in the 211th Tactical Squadron and was a member of the prestigious Czech Air Force display team flying the L-159 ALCA. He also holds a master’s degree from the Military Academy and the University of Pardubice.

Šonka’s aerobatics career started with gliders and then powered aircraft. Since joining the Czech aerobatic team in 2005, his achievements include European overall Vice Champion in the Unlimited category, two-time World Freestyle Vice Champion, three consecutive European Freestyle Championships, and eight Unlimited and seven Freestyle Championship wins at Czech Nationals.

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Bryan Roseveare grew up in aviation. Having been around his father who flies and shown a keen interest since a tender age, he was destined to become a pilot. Today, like thousands of others, Bryan has his wings clipped, first by a crippled airline and closely followed by COVID-19.

Never someone to back away when the difficulty starts, Bryan doubled-down on an already solid beginning with Bryan Air. With the settling of the dust after the initial covid tsunami, Bryan and his crew refocused their energy on the professional aviation podcast series, a trail-blazer on the African continent.

Watch this interview on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiI2ZPWeAgI

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Melanie Astles is a six-time French Aerobatic Champion in five separate levels, from Espoir in 2007 – to Elite/Unlimited in 2020 and reigning British Unlimited Champion.

She made history as the first woman to compete in the famous Red Bull Air Race as a Challenger Cup pilot. In 2022 she will join the prestigious WCAR (World Championship Air Race) in the premier “Aero GP1” class.

Mélanie’s story is above all made of passion, perseverance and overcoming the odds. When she quit school at 18 to enter active life, nobody could imagine that this young lady would one day see her dream of becoming a pilot come true. Like every successful life path, it is, to a large extent, thanks to the exceptional people met along her way that she owes her success.

Passionate, self-willed and hard-working, Mélanie puts all her heart towards pursuing her sporting and aviation objectives. She loves to share her dreams with the public and inspire people to find their own path, by way of her social network, or at aviation meetings during which she performs worldwide every year. Taking all disciplines together, she totals up 4000 flight hours.

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Prof Johann Coetzee is a Psychologist, mentor, author, helicopter pilot, accomplished athlete and family man. Has a love for learning and holds three doctorates, together with emeritus professorships.

Johann was instrumental in starting Henley Air in 1995, and although not directly involved with the day-to-day running of the business, he is held in great respect for his guidance, wisdom and ethics. Johann has counselled more than 27000 people during his career as a Psychologist, including World Cup winning coach, Gary Kirsten.

He has been a friend and mentor for many airline, aerobatic and helicopter pilots and continues to counsel and de-brief pilots in distress to this day.

Watch this interview on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgbbHN38vOU

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In this episode Alex interviews Captain Jim "Guido" DiMatteo, a world-class pilot who spent 25 years flying fighters in the U.S. Navy. He logged more than 5,000 hours flying the F-14 Tomcat, F/A-18 Hornet, A-4 Skyhawk, F-5N Tiger II and F-16N Fighting Falcon. He commanded Top Gun adversary squadrons on both coasts and led the foundation stood up by the Commander Naval Air Forces to organise the Centennial of Naval Aviation Celebrations in 2011.

DiMatteo retired in 2013 and currently serves as the Race Director for the popular World Championship Air Race (WCAR) and as vice president of flight operations, features and attractions for the world’s largest aviation event, EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. His deep background and connections in aviation and his experience organizing and managing large-scale events make him an ideal speaker for events around the world.

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Dr Anchen Laubscher is Group Medical Director for Netcare. She is responsible for the strategic oversight of all clinical and quality related matters. Previously, Dr Anchen was part of a High Performance Team, operating as a flying doctor with Netcare 911 helicopter. She now leads a High Performance Team of subject matter experts and is responsible for quality.

After qualifying as a Doctor and not someone to rest on her laurels, Dr Anchen later further qualified with a Diploma in Child Health, Diploma in Primary Emergency Care, Post Graduate Diploma in General Management and an MBA (cum laude). She is also a member of the examining board of the College of Emergency Medicine of South Africa.

Now as Group Medical Director for Netcare, she faced the mammoth task of making Netcare Hospitals safe, effective and efficient during the COVID-19 pandemic. Creating and fostering High Performance Teams courses through her veins.

Watch this interview on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7GBcUIAyVE

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In this episode Alex interviews Matt Hall, the current and defending Red Bull Air Race World Champion.  Matt Hall is a third-generation pilot, a former Royal Australian Air Force fighter combat instructor, international unlimited aerobatic competitor and the first Australian to be selected to compete in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in 2009.

As the defending World Champion in the rebranded World Championship Air Race, Matt discusses all thing racing from g-tolerance, building a winning team, team losses and more. Enjoy this and reach out on any form of social media to share your comments and questions.

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The Human Factor Hub was set up by two airline professionals, who have lived, breathed and taught core non-technical skills over decades.

Neil Clarke, an airline Captain with South African Airways for more than 25 years, has been a Human Factors facilitator for more than two decades. David Doull, head of Crew Resource Management training at South African Airways, has a Masters degree in Human Factors training from Coventry University.

I have spent the past 8 years working with both of these fine gentlemen, planning, creating and teaching Human Factors at SAA. It has been a pleasure working with both Neil and Dave and this conversation will share some of the upcoming exciting projects, they are creating.

With a combined 50+ year history in aviation, The Human Factor Hub will be sharing the lessons learnt in safety thinking from aviation, with other complex, high-risk industries.

Watch this interview on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X53LN-0Mi9o

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