Mike In The Front

A life well lived in airplanes. Mike sits down to talk with his tailwheel mentor retired Captain Ted Climenhaga. Listen in as Ted recounts his flying career from 1960s RCAF flying in the CF-100 Canuck and CF-101 Voodoo during the Cuban Missile Crisis to flying most of the classic airliners of the new jet age, including the Boeing 747. Ever heard of a 747 doing a touch and go? Ted has done it!

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Edited & Produced by Jason Rosewell

Red eye to Rome anyone? Mike chats with Steve Zago from Lost Aviator Coffee about how two furloughed airline pilots started a business by pivoting to roasting coffee in the face of a global pandemic. Now, almost six years later, with two locations in Guelph, Ontario, Lost Aviator serves coffee infused with the passion for aviation to the local community and all over the world.

For 10% off coffee and merchandise visit Lostaviatorcoffee.com and use code “MIKEINTHEFRONT” on checkout.

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Mike sits down with his friend and experienced aviator, Bill McBride to talk about Bill’s experience in flying almost 50 different types of aircraft. Bill shares his experience as a warbird pilot, ferry pilot, airshow organizer, and volunteer. Bill and Mike also discuss what it means to volunteer in your community and Bill gives his advice for those who are looking to get involved.

Bill has checked out in close to 50 aircraft and flown in over 70 types. Here’s a list of some of the aircraft that are discussed, flown in, or flown by Bill himself:

Fleet Canuck, Piper: PA-12 Super Cruiser, PA-18 Super Cub, PA-22 Tri Pacer, PA-25 Pawnee, PA-28 Cherokee/Arrow, PA-31 Navajo, Stinson 105 Voyager, Fairchild 24, Fairchild Cornell, DHC-1 Chipmunk, T6 Harvard, P-47 Thunderbolt, Fairey Firefly, Avro Anson, Beech 18, Rockwell Aero Commander, McDonnell F-101 Voodoo.

Safe to say Bill is an experienced aviator!

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Music intro by Tyler Wilson

Artwork by Achilles Concepcion

Welcome to Episode 03 where we discuss how Mike accomplished a career long goal of getting checked out in the North American T6 Harvard. This was a journey that was over a decade in the making and introduced Mike to some of his most influential mentors in the warbird world.

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In episode 02, Jason Rosewell joins us from Infinite Flight to talk about the world of mobile flight sim, airplane ownership, and the humbling experience of learning by making a mistake. 

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Edited & Produced by Jason Rosewell

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Artwork by Achilles Concepcion

In our first episode, Mike introduces himself, the origin of "Mike in the Front", the goals of the podcast and what to expect as he shares his passion for aviation

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Edited & Produced by Jason Rosewell

Music intro by Tyler Wilson

Artwork by Achilles Concepcion