Up and Away

Welcome to Episode 7 of Up and Away, the Australian Aviation Podcast!

This week we are having a chat to jet air racer and warbird pilot Craig 'Wilco' Wilcockson!

Wilco has flown and has become familiar with a long list of amazing historic warbird and jet aircraft. We talk about what it's like to fly these planes, how you could get into flying them yourself, and his day job as an avionics technician with the RAAF. We also talk about his recent experience competing in the jet class at the Reno Air Race, where he was flying as low as 50 feet and at over 500 miles per hour! Crazy!

We have created a special blog post to go along with this episode to show you all the cool aircraft we discuss and give you a little more background to them.

Check it out at:

www.upandawaycast.com/post/episode7

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Welcome to Episode 6 of Up and Away, the Australian Aviation Podcast!

On this episode, I'm thrilled to announce I'll be joined by airline pilot and Australian aviation pioneer Deborah Lawrie!

Many of you might already know Deborah, who in 1979 won a landmark anti-discrimitation case in Australia's high court against Ansett Airlines, becoming the first woman to be a pilot with a major Australian airline.

We have a chat about her journey up until the famous battle with Ansett, including working as a flight instructor and air-racing! We also discuss her career at three major airlines spanning two continents, how we can inspire women to pursue a career in aviation, as well as her passion for flight safety.

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Welcome to Episode 5 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation Podcast!

On this week's episode we have bush pilot Tim Howes!

Tim doesn't like airports, or runways at all! His style of flying sees him landing in places you wouldn't ever imagine seeing a plane. We discuss his story of taking the affordable path into aviation, and how it can be inexpensive for you too. We delve into what bush flying is exactly, and what you need to do and know to keep yourself safe.

We would like to note that the style of flying described in the Podcast can only be achieved safely through dedicated training and experience. It's also important to note, some of these highly-skilled maneuvers, including partial water take-offs and landings are not permitted in Australia. So ensure you obey rules and regulations outlined by CASA, and stay safe!

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Welcome to Episode 4 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation Podcast!

On this week's episode we have outback pilot Shelley Ross!

Shelley has flown to some of the most amazing and remote destinations across Australia, sharing all these experiences on her website, Flying the Outback. On top of that, she spent 9 years as the editor of Australian Flying magazine. Shelley talks about discovering her love for aviation later in life, as well as all the excitement that draws her to outback exploration.

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Welcome to Episode 3 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation Podcast!

On this week's episode we have Simon Burke, aeromedical pilot and musician!

After a long and successful career in music, Simon has now had an equally exciting and fulfilling career as a pilot, which includes being a flight instructor, flying freight, as well as now being a pilot for ambulance Victoria. We talk about maintaining a life-style balance in aviation, the equally dubious earning capacity of music and aviation (the music side of which I know too well...), and share a cheeky John Denver joke.

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Welcome to Episode 2 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation Podcast!

On this week's episode we have Dan Bolton aka That Mallard Guy who talks about his humble beginnings in aviation flying for his dad's seaplane business, to flying with Air Whitsunday, a stint in Vietnam, and to where he is now... a Grumman Mallard flying boat captain! We also discuss his own Podcast all about seaplanes, called On the Step.

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Welcome to the very first episode of Up and Away!

This episode we are up and away with Barrie Rogers where we discuss his diverse career in aviation. From owning a Robinson helicopter franchise in the US, to managing one of the busiest airports in Australia, as well as his latest venture Eyre to There Aviation which will be the first company in Australia to build electric aircraft. Barrie gives us an insight into what the future of electric aviation in Australia and beyond could look like.

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...and we're Up and Away!

Here we are at Episode 0 - Meet The Host, where (you guessed it!) we meet our host, Chris Frangou. Join Chris as he chats about his passions in life, why he decided to start a podcast dedicated to aviation in Australia, and how he sees it flying for the long haul!