Ground Stop with Austin and Josh: Where Aviation Meets Real Life

Would you cheer if a passenger jet flew just above your stadium or wonder why it was that low? One of us loved it. The other called it an unnecessary risk.

We’re Austin George and Josh Stone, two airline pilots who’ve been best friends for 28 years. In our first episode of Ground Stop, we debate low flyovers in South Africa and Texas, weigh in on aviation headlines, and reveal which airplanes we’d want to fly for the rest of our careers.

The conversation gets personal as we compare crew meals, roast each other’s layover routines, and get into the radio habits that drive us crazy.

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome to Ground Stop

00:27 South Africa’s Low Flyover Debate

03:56 The Boeing 777 Low Pass in Texas

05:55 Tex Johnston’s Famous Barrel Roll

07:55 Marine One and DCA

10:30 LaGuardia and the “Early Shove” Debate

18:21 The UPS Crash in Louisville

22:35 Which Airplane Would We Fly Forever?

25:32 Would We Fly a Supersonic Jet?

26:54 Crossing the Atlantic on a Single-Aisle Plane

29:19 Best Friends for 28 Years

30:13 What Pilots Really Eat

33:33 What’s in Our Flight Bags?

38:38 The Cost of Leaving Your Dog at Home

41:00 Fit to Fly: Working Out on Layovers

43:18 Japanese 7-Eleven Sushi Runs

45:48 Cabin Pressure: Radio Habits That Drive Us Crazy

49:40 First Class Problems: Commuting and Free Flights

51:42 Getting Josh to Miami

52:40 Riding in the Cockpit Jump Seat

54:43 What We Ask the Flight Attendants For

56:15 Wrapping Up Our First Episode

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Welcome to Ground Stop, the aviation podcast that isn’t for airplane nerds.

Hosted by best friends and airline pilots Austin George and Josh Stone, Ground Stop goes beyond the cockpit to cover aviation, travel, airline life, celebrity culture, and the stories everyone’s talking about.

Expect unfiltered conversations, strong opinions, incredible guests, behind-the-scenes airline stories, and absolutely no guarantee of where the conversation will go.

No aircraft systems. No performance charts. No technical analysis.

Just two airline pilots, great stories, interesting people, and a completely different perspective on life in the air and on the ground.

Ground Stop — where aviation meets real life.

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