Australian Aviation Podcast Network

Its day-4 of the Avalon Airshow and the final morning of the trade show. The gates will open at 2pm to the general public and the flying displays kick off shortly after. Even though it was a much shorter day we still managed to sit down with several podcast guests including the Lieut Col Kieran Joyce who is in charge of the Army Unmanned Aerial Systems. I also sat down with the world champion drone racer Tom Matta. Listen in to the interviews and don't forget to subscribe to the podcast via your favourite podcasting app and most of all don't forget to share it around your network.

Day-3 of the Avalon Airshow has been a lot bigger than the previous 2 with many more people filing through the gates. We saw some amazing flying displays from the F-35 Lightning and the USAF F-22 Raptor and at the end of the F-35 demo the 2 jets formed up and gave us a couple of amazing passes and 1st time photo opportunities. Later in the day a global hawk arrived from Guam. It landed perfectly, taxied in and it was parked up down the far end of the aerodrome on display. In terms of podcasts I sat down with another 6 guests including Dick Smith to talk about MH370 as well as Neale Prescott ad Ray Cage from Lockheed Martin Australia. Listen to the interviews and don't forget to subscribe to the podcast and share it around your network. https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-au/index.html https://www.raytheon.com/au https://www.cubic.com/ https://www.thedecisivepoint.com.au/

Its day 2 of the Avalon airshow and boy oh boy its been a big one with some really big announcements especially for the Australian defence industry. Earlier today, the 27th of February 2019 defence minister Christoper Pyne revealed the existence of the first high performing military aircraft to be designed and developed in Australia in more than 6 decades. The ATS or the Air Power Teaming System is designed and developed by the Boeing Phantom Works Australian team. It is a fighter sized autonomous and unmanned system designed to operate with manned systems as a loyal wingman. Also announced today was the largest ever drone order in history for STEM related drones. We sat down with Jack Cullen from JAR Aerospace to discuss what it means for his business and the future development of the Australian Air Force Cadets. I sat down with 7 guests including Air Commodore Phil Gordon who is the commander of the Air Warfare Centre as well as Carley Scott from Equatorial Launch Australia who are building Australia's first space port.

The Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition is one of Asia-Pacific's most prestigious aviation and aerospace events and the most comprehensive aviation, aerospace and defence exposition in the southern hemisphere. The team at Australian Aviation have been working hard covering the event, writing the show dailies and reporting on all of the announcements. We sat down with Andrew McLaughlin, Mark Jessop and Lea Vesic to discuss what the airshow means to them and what to expect over the coming week. You can connect with the guests below below: W: https://www.adbr.com.au E: [email protected] Insta: markjphoto LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leavesic/

In Part 3 of "Clear the Air" we discuss the mistakes that people make in their job interviews. Listen in as Kirsty Ferguson from Pinstripe Solutions explains how to manage the expectations in the interview, how to gain an edge over the other applicants and exactly what you can do as an applicant that will give you the best chance of success. https://www.pinstripesolutions.com/

In Part 2 of "Clear the Air" we speak with Kirsty Ferguson and discuss the interview process that people going for their first airline jobs have to go through. Listen in as Kirsty explains how the process works, what to expect and how you can gain a competitive edge over the other applicants. https://www.pinstripesolutions.com/

On part 1 of "Clear the Air" we discuss the pilot shortage with Kirsty Ferguson from Pinstripe Solutions. Is there really a shortage of people or is a shortage of skills and experience or is it both? Kirsty is an industry insider with a deep understanding of what it takes to help candidates achieve their first airline job. Listen in as she explains her view of the industry. https://www.pinstripesolutions.com/

Welcome to the final Australian Aviation podcast for 2018. On today's show, we take a look back at the year that was with 3 guests. Hearing 3 different perspectives from 3 very different segments of the aviation industry is really interesting and it's great to hear about the positive outlook for 2019 that all of our guests have. We spoke with: Rob Hibberd from Airborne Australia. Rob gives us a great perspective from the microlight, ultralight and gyro side of aviation. He also shares a little of how manufacturing and exports are tracking for Airborne Australia. Next up is Nicholas Christie from Sport Aircraft Sales. Nicholas has his finger well on the pulse of what people are buying and selling and also gives a really great insight into the status of the industry only this time from a buying and selling perspective. Finally, we have Michael Linke who is the CEO of RAAus. As the RAAus membership base grows Michael shares a look back at 2018 and what to expect for 2019. It's been a huge year for all aviation sectors. What was your favourite and most memorable moment? Let's kick it off with Rob Hibberd from Airborne Australia.

Today on the podcast we are joined by Captain Michelle Huntington.Michelle is a 737-800 pilot who flies with Virgin Australia. Here at Australian Aviation, we were lucky enough to spend the day with her while we were filming a feature on the day in the life of a Virgin Australia airline pilot. Like many career aviators, Michelle started out as an instructor and her first airline job was with Rex flying the SAAB 340. Michelle was a latecomer to aviation and accelerated her way through the learning process achieving her ATPL in just 12 months. Talk about working hard for it! There are some funny stories in this interview, and I'm sure that you'll agree that strapping a 7-year old Michelle to a Mirage and taking her out for some aeros and low levels makes for some interesting first memories of aviation as a young person. It was a pleasure to have her on the show, and for all of those folks out there that follow us in social media keep your eye out in Facebook for the feature video coming up shortly. Please help me in welcoming Captain Michelle Huntington.

We were joined on the Australian Aviation podcast by Mark Robinson from Frequentis. Mark is a 20 year veteran of both the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. In his military career as an air traffic controller, Mark was lucky enough to be deployed several times including to the conflict in Bosnia in the 1990s on the HMS Ark Royal. Mark also deploy a couple of times over in the sand pit in Iraq. Mark is the lead Business Development manager for the Australia NZ region for Frequentis. His involvement in the business is quite broad however today's podcast has a focus on Remote Virtual Towers and Aeronautical Information Management solutions. It's fascinating to hear about the evolution of technology in this space. Listen in as Mark shares a snapshot of what the future of ATC looks like.