Today we sit down with my buddy Robert Pinksten, whom we all affectionately call, Pinky. Many of you know Pinky as the Chief Pilot for Collings Foundation, an organization that flies a multitude of warbirds, including where we met, the Wings of Freedom tour. We talk about how we met, and he gives us a clinic on warbird flying. It was so much fun to pick his brain and and shoot the shit with him. Hope you all enjoy!

In this week’s episode, we talk to the amazing Justin Hickson. Justin is an IAC judge, competitor, airline pilot, Pitts owner, and super cool guy. He placed 4th in intermediate at the 2019 IAC Nationals in his gorgeous yellow and black Pitts S2B. We talk about all kinds of stuff, including why canopies trigger Mark. We talk judging versus competing, the pesky snap roll topic returns and we get into some of Justin’s aerobatic heroes, and his thoughts on the sport, and the future of IAC. It was a great time to talk to Justin, and we hope you enjoy it!

This episode the wonderful Petro and myself talk shop on helmets. We both wear helmets and believe in them as a piece of safety equipment. We talk different helmets, communication systems, looks, visors, weight etc. We get into some other stuff as well but we really tried to focus on helmets, and the pros of investing in a good helmet. We talk about why some people may not want to wear a helmet as well. We completely understand why one would not like a helmet (looks, weight) and we agree, but we also think that the safety elements outweigh the negatives. Enjoy!

Episode 11! Petro had his buddy over who happens to work for a certain 3 letter alphabet agency so we sat down and shot the shit for a bit. This was actually fun and casual, with no real agenda as far as what we wanted to talk about. We get into getting ramp checked, violations, noise complaints and a bunch of other stuff. We also get into the topic of safety gear and egress, a topic Petro and I plan on covering at length at at future episode. Enjoy!

We finally captured the unicorn! We sat down with the awesome Maciej Rogozinski, a fellow mid-wing Northern Lights Extra 300 owner, who basically bought a bunch of parts in boxes, put the plane back together the way he wanted, and the result is amazing. We talk about a bunch of random crap which was fun as always. The audio on this one was really tricky so I apologize in advance for some levels being off, as Petro and Maciej were using the same mic. We talk about GenAviation, and MX Aircraft being boutique aircraft builders, versus manufacturers like Extra and Gamebird, we jump on the IAC topic a bit, and we also talk about getting together a virtual competition, to which we are getting more serious about so stay tuned!

Oh also, the intro and outro lol… Those are not staying, but I had to include them in this episode just because its so freaking bad lol.

Jeff and I are back for another episode of randomness! My plane is finally back!!! I flew almost 1,900 miles in two days of pure insanity, and boy are my arms tired(derrrrrrrp)! It was great to get the Extra back and get familiar with her again. Jeff and I talk about the journey, good food, and a host of other stuff.

Hey all! Sorry this episode is a couple of days late, but better late than never. This episode, Petro is back to shoot the shit on a number of things. The wildly debated issue this past week was the 2021 proposed intermediate known with no snap of any kind. What are your thoughts? We also talk a little bit about CIVA moving to combine the men and woman divisions for world competition. My plane is basically done and awaiting me to ferry it home from Florida, and getting the airplane rigged and flying like a pretty little Extra 300 should, was the final work of the great people at Southeast Aero. P-strips, and spades have been a hot topic lately and I had my spades tuned, as well as them adding a bit of P-strip so we shall see how I like it. Petro went opposite, and kicked his P-strip habit! It is always interesting to talk about aircraft and how pilots make their airplanes, fly the way they want. Anyhoo, hopefully you enjoy the ADHD ramblings of two pilots who love this shit lol.

Happy Friday! This episode I address a question I received non how I got bit by the aerobatic bug, and my flying career. Sometimes aerobatic flying and a budding professionally flying career, don’t always mesh. It has been an absolute blast of a career so far, and I am so glad that aerobatics is a part of that career. Enjoy!

Petro comes back on to talk about an airplane near and dear to our hearts, the Extra 200. Jeff has been fortunate to own two different Extra 200s and I have had the pleasure of regularly flying two different Extra 200s. We talk about all kinds of fun random stuff related to the Extra 200, as well as a host of other stuff. We compare it to the Extra 300, a well as other 200HP aircraft to see where it really stacks.

Happy Friday! Sorry about getting this podcast out a bit late today, but keeping with the tradition of releasing on Fridays, here it is! In this episode I fly solo and talk a bit about the turnout of one of the premier IAC contests in California, Akrofest in Borrego. Sounds like it was a fantastic turnout! I also talk about the status of my Extra, a bit about what happened, and the repairs needed. Should be picking her up in a week or two now! The main guts of the podcast I talked about intro aerobatics. More specifically, I talk about what a new aerobatic student should expect to accomplish, to become proficient in foundational level aerobatics. Also, I talk about how important and integral I think UPRT (upset prevention and recovery training) and spin recovery training his to basic aerobatics. Whether you are planning to pursue advanced aerobatics, or you just plan to fly recreational aerobatics in your own airplane, basic aerobatics have a symbiotic relationship with upset recovery and spin training. I get emails asking my this a lot so hopefully this helps those who are looking to make the move from dream to reality, and learn aerobatics.