Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life

Dan Bass, a single pilot on a small plane, passed out because of carbon monoxide poisoning while flying.  He awoke crashed in a snowy field.  His story is riveting.  Dan and Christy talked to him first in studio, then got an update on location at EAA Airventure.  This podcast combines both interviews.

With the recent Brazil crash of an ATR-72, Dan and Christy look back to 1994 and discuss the American Eagle Flight 4184 that crashed near Chicago on Halloween. The plane had been put into a hold in icing that overran the plane’s anti-icing ability and affected the airflow over the control surfaces.

Is the DPE shortage getting worse? Designated Pilot Examiner and Major Airliner Line Check Airman Joey Johnson joins Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy for a talk about life as a DPE and as a Line Check Airman. Joey also talks about his non-profit foundation to help veterans transition into the aviation field.

Dan and Christy talk with Bryan Turn @JustPlaneSilly about his leaving the IT field and in his middle-age, making a career shift to airlines.  But what is his path?  What are his struggles?  Is the Pilot Shortage over or did it even exist?

Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk about EAA Airventure 2024 of what to see and what to do AND they have a pair of weeklong passes to give away.  Just leave a comment below answering why you’re deserving.  The team will read and vote on who receives them and announce it this Sunday evening (July 14th). 

From the archive, one of the very first episodes of In The Hangar, Christy hosts some OshKosh veterans about their best advice for attending EAA Airventure whether you’re a first-timer or an experienced Osh-goer, something for everyone!

Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy sit down for a debrief of the much anticipated skydiving jump in honor of the 100,000 subscribers achievement.  Did Christy freeze at the door?  Did she pull the chute or did her instructor?  Let’s find out what went right and what went wrong.

It’s T-Minus Two Days before the big jump.  Two years ago, Dan and Kerry ambushed Christy on camera at Airventure and Christy declared she would jump when the channel hit 100K in subscribers.  That has now happened and Christy is getting ready to depart a perfectly good airplane.  How does she feel about?  Let’s find out.

Dan (@TakingoffDan) was heading out to do an exciting backcountry trip with aviation superstars Mike Patey (@MikePatey) and Cory Robin (@flycory) when they got the sad call– Two young men were missing out on Utah Lake and they were needed to conduct search and rescue. The two aviators have been volunteering for years to go out on Search and Rescue missions.

Christy has made the move from right seat, First Officer at Envoy to the left seat as Captain.  She talks about the struggles and joys of making the move and how sim training and IOE went.