The Hangardeck Podcast

Aviation Enthusiast Matthew McArthur from Melbourne, Australia Skype's into The Hangardeck Podcast to discuss Antarctic Aviation and the History of flying in this unforgiving environment. Matthew's expert commentary is quite fascinating and enthusiastic as he describes the history and his experiences while working there. Matthew also is the host and creator of the Ice Coffee Podcast and discusses his passion about Antarctic exploration and base his content on my his extensive research on the topic and his own experiences working as a diver at Scott Base. During Matthew's time on the ice he flew in a range of types not normally a transport option to Australian civilians and found himself spending time at the sea ice runway and local helipads as much as he could where he could combine his passion for Aviation and the Antarctic. Tune into Matthew at his podcast - The Ice Coffee Podcast.

A great State of the Hangardeck Podcast Union. Tune into the explosion of the Podcast this year and our discussion on our upcoming events and our relationships with the Military Aviation Museum and the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum. We are also introducing our new Co-Host "Jackscrew Jesse" Olmstead to the show.

Our first Podcast from the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum with our Special Guest Mr. Dave Elliott. Dave is the Program Manager for the NASA Super Guppy Transport Aircraft. This episode The Hangardeck Podcast team continue the discussion with Dave on the specifics of the aircraft, history and unique cargo that the aircraft is designed to transport. The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum staff was extremely hospitable and welcoming to the team. We look forward to monthly Podcast Recordings with a unique guests supporting diverse aviation topics.

The Hangardeck Podcast Team Traveled to Virginia Beach to participate in the Warbirds Over the Beach 2016 Airshow. We were fortunate to witness the first flight of Jerry Yagen's Messerschmitt Bf-109G. First, we have to say, Jerry is an amazing host and provided us with the opportunity to record some amazing people he has flying and working with these unique aircraft. This episode we recorded on Saturday May 21, 2016 with SNJ Pilots "Jackie" and "Cooler" who were flying the photography shoot aircraft this weekend in formation to help capture rare Warbird formation footage for the Military Aviation Museum.

The Hangardeck Podcast Team Traveled to Virginia Beach to participate in the Warbirds Over the Beach 2016 Airshow. We were fortunate to witness the first flight of Jerry Yagen's Messerschmitt Bf-109G. First, we have to say, Jerry is an amazing host and provided us with the opportunity to record some amazing people he has flying and working with these unique aircraft. This episode we recorded Saturday May 21, 2016 with Fighter Factory General Manager "TK" and talk about the Fighter Factory and his maintenance team. The Fighter Factory is the restoration & maintenance facility of the Military Aviation Museum, a recently built hangar located on the grounds of the Virginia Beach Airport located in Pungo, VA. The Team maintains and restores WW2 & WW1 military aircraft. With a large inventory of flying vintage aircraft from both the First World War and the Second World War and also other vintage aircraft from from the Korean war . Military warbirds, fighters, bombers, training aircraft and liaison planes. Go and see all these warbirds restored to their former glory on show at the Military Aviation Museum. What a great interview with "TK" and tune in for more episodes and great interviews on The Hangardeck Podcast.

The Hangardeck Podcast Team Traveled to Virginia Beach to participate in the Warbirds Over the Beach 2016 Airshow. We were fortunate to witness the first flight of Jerry Yagen's Messerschmitt Bf-109G. First, we have to say, Jerry is an amazing host and provided us with the opportunity to record some amazing people he has flying and working with these unique aircraft. This episode we recorded on Saturday May 21, 2016 with Pilot John "Pappy" Mays. Pappy discusses his time at the Military Aviation Museum. John, "Pappy" Mazza has been flying his entire life; as a matter of fact he took his first plane ride at the age of 1 Month. When Pappy was nine years old he was given a check ride by an FAA flight examiner and passed the check ride for a private pilot's license due to Pappy being only nine years old. On his 16th birthday, he soloed and went on to et his commercial license, single engine land, multi-engine land and instrument rating. Today, Pappy has over 4,500 hours in over 40 different aircraft, flying everything from a J-3 to an F-16. He has flown in aerobatic competitions and raed in both the formula "V" and formula one class of air racing. Today, he flies the museum's PT-17, SNJ, P-40, B-25, PBY Catalina, and of course the Spitfire. What a great interview with Big John and his son Little John and Stay Tuned for more episodes and great interviews on The Hangardeck Podcast.

The Hangardeck Podcast Team Traveled to Virginia Beach to participate in the Warbirds Over the Beach 2016 Airshow. We were fortunate to witness the first flight of Jerry Yagen's Messerschmitt Bf-109G. First, we have to say, Jerry is an amazing host and provided us with the opportunity to record some amazing people he has flying and working with these unique aircraft. This exclusive interview took place with Mr. Jerry Yagen on Sunday, May 22, 2016.

The Hangardeck Podcast Team Traveled to Virginia Beach to participate in the Warbirds Over the Beach 2016 Airshow. We were fortunate to witness the first flight of Jerry Yagen's Messerschmidt Bf-109G. First, we have to say, Jerry is an amazing host and provided us with the opportunity to record some amazing people he has flying and working with these unique aircraft. This episode we recorded on Sunday, May 22, 2016 with Pilot Rick Volker. Rick explains the flight characteristics of the BF-109G on it's first flight on May 20, 2016.

In this Episode of the Hangar Deck Podcast, the team discusses the Flying US Navy Helicopters with CDR Sam Maroon (ret.). Sam discusses dynamics of flying large carrier based helicopters to include water landings. Listen to this great Episode and thanks for supporting our Podcast.

In this Episode of the Hangar Deck Podcast, the team discusses the Russian SU-24 being shot down over the Turkey Syria Border. A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-24M bomber aircraft near the Syria–Turkey border on 24 November 2015. According to Turkey, the aircraft whose nationality was unknown at the time was fired upon while in Turkish airspace because it violated the border up to a depth 1.36 miles for about 17 seconds after being warned to change its heading 10 times over a period of five minutes. The Russia Defense Ministry denied the aircraft ever left Syrian airspace, counter-claiming that their satellite data showed that the Sukhoi was about 1,100 yards inside Syrian airspace when it was shot down. The US State Department said that the US independently confirmed that the aircraft's flight path violated Turkish territory, and that the Turks gave multiple warnings to the pilot, to which they received no response. Russian president Vladimir Putin said that the US knew the flight path of the Russian jet and should have informed Turkey; two US officials said that Russia did not inform the US military of its jet's flight plan. The Russian pilot and weapon systems officer both ejected from the aircraft. The weapon systems officer was rescued, the pilot was shot and killed by Syrian Turkmen rebel ground fire while descending by parachute. A Russian naval infantryman from the search-and-rescue team launched to retrieve the two airmen was also killed when a rescue helicopter was shot down by the rebels. The shoot down was the first destruction of a Russian or Soviet Air Forces warplane by a NATO member state since the Korean War. Reactions to the incident included denunciation from Russia and an attempt to defuse the situation by NATO afterwards. Russia deployed the guided missile cruiser Moskva armed with S-300F (SA-N-6 Grumble) long-range SAM missiles off the Syrian coast near Latakia and S-400 (SA-21 Growler) mobile SAM systems to Khmeimim airbase. The Hangar Deck Podcast would like to thank our audience for the continued support on our venture. We reached a milestone of over 7,000 downloads and continue to grow our audience. The Hangar Deck Podcast Team continues to strive and bring great interviews for the aviation enthusiast. Tell us how we are doing by dropping Pitchlock Pete a direct comment at [email protected].