Niche Aviation Podcast

Vertical Aerospace is a British aerospace manufacturer based in Bristol, England that designs and builds vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) electrically powered aircraft. 

Vic Terry is the head of Digital Systems at Vertical Aerospace

In this episode we talk about:
- The history of Vertical Aerospace
- The type of aircraft they've built
- The difference between VTOL aircraft & helicopters
- The use case for their aircraft
- The future development & obstacles 

Email: [email protected]  

Links:
Vertical Aerospace: https://www.vertical-aerospace.com/ 

Uber Elevate White Paper: https://www.uber.com/elevate.pdf 

This week I speak to Ivo Boscarol, the founder of Pipistrel

Pipistrel are primarily focused on the ultralight aircraft market. Their aircraft are incredibly efficient and as a result are ideal for flight training schools. 

Pipistrel are also the only aircraft manufacturer to build & fly a certified electric aircraft.

In this episode we talk about:
- How Ivo started Pipistrel?
- Why Pipistrel started producing aircraft instead of microlights?
- How Pipistrel have been able to grow without investment.
- Electric aircraft

Email: [email protected]  

Links:
https://www.pipistrel-aircraft.com/

This week I speak to Jonathan Clough 

Jonathan is the UK Sales & Marketing Director of Jetfly. Jetfly specialise in the fractional ownership of Pilatus aircraft. 

If you’re interested to learn more about Jetfly, Fractional Ownership or the Pilatus PC-12 then this show is for you.

In this episode we talk about:
- How Jetfly started?
- Who are Jetfly's Customers?
- How Fractional Ownership works
- Jetfly's growth
- Jetfly's future plans

Email: [email protected] 

Links:
https://jetfly.com/  
Email: [email protected]

Apache Aviation was the first civilian aerobatics team to fly fast jets. Flying ex-soviet military jets (Aero L-39 Albatros), Jacques Bothelin, the founder, performed air shows in 39 countries across Europe, North America, Asia & the Middle East. 

From 2003, Breitling, the Swiss watch manufacturer, sponsored Jacques & seven of his jets to fly around the world to help them sell more watches. 

Despite numerous setbacks, including an exchange with an Algerian fraudster, Jacques career is truly extraordinary. 

In this discussion we talk about:
- How Jacques started an aerobatic team at 27 years old
- How Jacques persuaded Breitling to sponsor him for 17 years
- How Apache became the first civilian jet team
- What's next for the Apache Team

Email: [email protected]  

Links:
https://www.apache-aviation.com/  
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Dan Bolton has the dream job. 

Flying 1940s Seaplanes out to remote Australian coastlines. 

Dan is a pilot for Paspaley Pearls. Paspaley's main business is the farming of Pearls. 

Based in North West Australia, Paspaley use Grumman Mallards to fly crew in and out of the farms. 

In this discussion we talk about
- How Dan got into aviation?
- Why the Grumman Mallard exists & how it's still flying nearly 80 years later?
- What Paspaley do?
- How you can fly the Grumman Mallard & visit a pearl farm.

Email: [email protected]  (All feedback welcome!)

Links:
Dan's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thatmallardguy/
Paspaley Pearls: https://www.paspaley.com/
Paspaley Holidays: http://www.paspaleygroup.com/aviation/mallards 

Hybrid Air Vehicles is a British Hybrid Airship Manufacturer.
 
In 2012, they built the world’s longest aircraft, also known the Airlander 10. Measuring over 100m long, the Airlander 10 is about 40% longer than an airbus A380.

I was fortunate enough to speak to the CEO of Hybrid Air Vehicles, Tom Grundy.

In this discussion we talk about:
- What makes Hybrid airships different from Hydrogen airships?
- How Hybrid Air Vehicles started?
- The Highs and Lows of building the Airlander 10.
- What use cases the Airlander is built for?
- The path to production

Links:
https://www.hybridairvehicles.com/
Fundraising Page: https://www.crowdcube.com/companies/hybrid-air-vehicles
Amazon Prime Documentary: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B088PG7H2C

Special thanks to House of Noise & The Podcast Collective. I couldn't have released this episode without your help!
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