By Flying Podcast
General Aviation Podcast
A flight across the Atlantic in a microlight. Jon Hilton risks life & limb flying his CTSW from the UK to Canada via The Faroes, Iceland and Greenland. He encounters weather that almost kills him and bureaucracy that nearly defeats...
A chat with Cary Robins of american Aeronautics, producers of the Fly in CG weight and balance calculators and the iPad iFly weight and balance calculator app. We talk about why weight and balance is so important and about Cary's...
A chat about the planning that's required for a flight over 10,000 nautical miles from the UK to Australia in a light aircraft.
A look at the new Swift aircraft, C42 glider tug variant, Zigolo SSDR motor glider, Groppo Trail, Eindecker 3/4 scale SSDR, Foxbat and a chat to the Escapade 2's new owners.
A chat with some of the personnel on the Fly2Pole expedition to the South Pole. John Laity gives us a project update and I also speak with Alan Robinson one of the injured pilots. Mike Oakley is the team's flying...
A couple of days spent at the Popham Microlight Fair talking to many of the key exhibitors
A chat with John Laity of Flying for Freedom. John and his colleagues will be trying to get a team of disabled ex-servicemen to fly flexwing microlights to the South Pole.
A chat with Martin Jones about his restoration of a 1934 de Havilland Comet 'Black Magic'.
A discussion about what the BMAA gets up to in the UK. The Chairman, David Bremner, explains how they support microlighting, help improve safety and regulate the sport.
Chats with Breezer Aircraft, TLAC, Dave Sykes, AIS and GASCo
A chat with Andrew Lysser of Cumbria Gyroplanes. We discuss the latest developments in the market, what it's like to fly in the Lake District and what issuers face this fast growing branch of aviation
An interview with Jon Hilton. Jon has recently returned to flying and this time he's chosen to fly one of the new breed of 3 axis microlights - the CTSW. Jon is getting his money's worth out of his new...
We're talking to Chris Walsh today, ATCO at Manchester International Airport. We had lots of questions for Chris, sent in by podcast listeners. So if you'd like to know about what it's like to be an air traffic controller, how...
A series of short interviews with attendees of the AeroExpo exhibition including: Conair Sports, Cosmik Aviation, Czech Air Sports, Sky Demon, Tecnam UK, Jasta Binks Aviation and Beaver UK.
A chat with Owen Zupp who flew a Jabiru around Australia a few years ago. The flight coincided with the 100th anniversary of powered flight in Australia, helped promote GA in the country and also served to raise money for...
A chat with Andre Tempest, the owner of Victor XL231 based at Elvington, near York.
A chat with Brian Hope about what the LAA does here in the UK. Brian talks about the history of the LAA, how kits have developed, how the association works on behalf of pilots and where their rally is taking...
Talking with the Goodyear blimp's Chief Pilot, Mark Finney about what it's like to fly a blimp.
A chat with Andy Draper of the LAA. We discuss what's involved in building your own light aircraft.
A chat with Duncan Armstrong, fellow aviator from Barton Aerodrome. We always enjoy chatting about our learning experiences so I thought it would make an interesting podcast discussing what we learned during our flight training and in the years afterwards....
Alex Turnbull has always wanted to fly and afetr leaving university decided to pursue his flying career in New Zealand. He left Morpeth in the UK to complete his PPL and CPL at Wakatipu Aero Club in New Zealand. He...
A brief discussion with a Flight Information Service Officer at a busy licensed aerodrome. I'm talking to Mark Knowles about the FISO's job at Barton Airport.
A look around the Eurofighter Typhoon including a cockpit overview and a walk-round underneath the aircraft.
Scott is a relatively low hours pilot but he is passionate about aviation and plans to fly a single engined aircraft around the globe.
A chat with Syd Marshall, a volunteer guide at the BBMF museum. Syd was a flight engineer on Lancasters during WW2 and he kindly told me some of the great stories he has from those days during the war.
A chat with the guys that put the Eurofighter displays together. I'm talking to the team manager and the team engineer about what it takes to keep the display in the air.
I talked with the PR Officer at the BBMF and a couple of the engineers who work on the various historic aircraft at the museum.
An interview with Andrew Panton and Paddy Green at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, home to the Lancaster, 'Just Jane@, and a WWII Dakota.
A chat about Thruster Microlights and Fly365 Flying School at Wickenby Airfield
A chat with Brian Cattle who is currently studying for his Flying Instructor rating at Sherburn Airfield. We discuss his PPL, his CPL and much more about his flying experiences.
An interview with Captain Marc Rowley, a pilot with the North West Air Ambulance service. Marc tells me about how the charity air ambulance works and what it's like to fly helicopters for such an important emergency service.
A chat with Sky Demon about their flight planning software and their aviation GPS unit. We also discuss the new release of their Sky Demon Plan software and what enhancements are available.
A chat about the Aware aviation airspace warning devices. The Aware and the Aware Plus were developed by Airbox Aerospace to try and reduce the number of airspace infringements in UK airspace. The task seems to have been successful and...
An interview with Tony Cowan from Sky Watch Civil Air Patrol, the UK's all volunteer air observation support service.
The experiences of Oli Cooper who went to Angel City Flyers, a flight training school at Long Beach Airport in California, to finish off his PPL license.
A chat with Classic Flight's Steve Bridewater about the airraft that they have in their collection and the problems associated with keeping 70 year old aircraft in airworthy condition.
Dave Crozier chose to complete his PPL flight training in the US. After much research he chose to go over to UK Flight Training (UKFT) in California.
Episode 32 of Flying Podcast sees me back up to York to interview Peter Davies. Peter is an instructor on gyrocopters for the Gyrocopter Experience. He currently runs their Preston franchise. Quite by chance, when I was reading about gyrocopters...
What sort of person does it take to become a flying instructor? What are the prerequisites? What does the course involve? Everything you ever wanted to know about training to become an FI.
A discussion with Craig Richardson. Craig has his PPL but now wants to set out on the route to getting his ATPL. He's done lots of research and shares his findings with us.
An interview with Flight Lieutenant Stu Walker about his career with the RAF. He tels us about his original goals when he joined the forces and explains how his career has evolved to see him now flying helicopters at RAF...
An interview with Thomas Cook Airlines' Chief Pilot, Paul Hutchings discussing everything from their Cadet Training Scheme and the route to becoming a commander of your own aircraft through to what they look for in potential new pilots.
In the second part of the DHFS podcasts I interview Squadron Leader Jason Bowes and Master Aircrew Graeme Longmuir. They’re both from 60 Squadron, responsible for training pilots and crewmen on multi engine helicopters at RAF Shawbury. I also talk...
The Defence Helicopter Flying School is where military helicopter pilots and crewmen for all of the UK's armed forces are trained. In this the first of 3 episodes on the Defence Helicopter Flying School I'm talking to the Commandant, Group...
Episode 25 is all about gliding or sailplanes as they are sometimes called. This chat covers many aspects of gliding from learning to fly through to the more advanced training that's available.
A discussion with Ted Moore of European Balloons all about hot-air balooning. We discuss all aspects of ballooning from why people take up the sport to what European Balloons have to offer.
A podcast interview with Claire Hatton, a Commercial and Instrument Rating Instructor with Ravenair, based mainly at Liverpool, John Lennon Airport. We discuss what’s involved in more advanced ratings and licenses such as the IMC, Multi engine, IR and CPL. So if...
Following on from my chat with Mike Miller-Smith of the BDFA, today I’m talking to one of the pilots that has trained with them. Arthur Williams broke his back in a car accident in 2007 leaving him paralised from the waist...
In episode 21 of Flying Podcast today, I’m talking to Nick Forder, Transport Curator at Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry. Nick has a superb insight into the history of AVRO aviation and how that was inextricably linked with the history...
Today I’m talking to Mike Miller-Smith from the British Disabled Flying Association. The BDFA is a registered charity which provides 'experience of a lifetime' trial flying lessons for as many terminally ill & disabled people as possible every year. They also...
