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The Journey Is The Reward (dot) ORG
Episode 85 : The Australia Wrap Up Show

The Journey Is The Reward (dot) ORG

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 65:57


On episode 85, Micah and I finally wrap up my trip to Australia. But first, we hear from Listener Bill who wants to know why Micah loves his cash back instead of going for points. Had Micah spent on the right cards, he would have had enough miles for a free business class ticket to Australia. Instead, he only received $240 in cash. We also had the opportunity to share our thoughts on Listener Lu's question about Southwest charging for seats. Both Micah and I believe this will not work out well for Southwest. During the main segment, we get to play the episode that was recorded in Australia at the PCDU home studio of Steve, and was supposed to be played when I was still in country. We then get to hear Steve do a Pacific Airshow Gold Coast radio promo. The Oz Desk, episode 813, which is played on the Airplane Geeks, was played next. Then we get to hear the recording from the meetup with Grant, ATC Ben, Evan and Leighton. A great time was had by all. Special thanks once again to Steve, Grant, their wives, the guys at the meetup, and all the guests we had on the show.  I wouldn't have been able to do it without them… and you too Micah!!! And if anyone is interested in joining me on a trip to Africa in September or October, 2025, please let me know so I can get you more information. Opening and closing music for The Journey Is The Reward podcast is provided by the Madalitso Youth Choir, recorded live in the lobby of The Royal Livingston Hotel in Zambia. We hope you enjoy the show!

Xtended
Ep.211 – Cold War Coastal Command Chapter 14: Nimrod XV250 The Maid of Moray

Xtended

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 50:23


Nimrod XV250 is based at the Yorkshire Air Museum in Elvington near York. She was dedicated by the Archbishop of York to stand as a permanent tribute to the 14 British servicemen killed in Afghanistan when Nimrod XV230 crashed near Kandahar in September 2006. Her team of volunteers keep her in a ground running condition to remember all Aircrew and Groundcrew who served on "The Kipper Fleet". Ken Bannister joins me today to talk about The Maid of Moray, his RAF career with the Nimrod and to help us better understand the Nimrods capabilities as an Anti-Submarine Warfare, Search and Rescue and surveillance platform. Hear how the crew tracked Soviet ‘Alpha' Class submarines by listening for the frequency of their fridges!   Recorded 10th July 2024   Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk   XV250 ·         Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/134129976607085/?locale=en_GB ·         Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nimrod_xv250/?hl=en-gb ·         Twitter X https://x.com/nimrodxv250?lang=en ·         Youtube Video of XV250 Cockpit operation at start up https://youtu.be/DOQ9reOCXT0?si=zhj6ooKRH10lhsqm We are grateful to the Yorkshire Air Museum for the use of this short audio insert Coastal Command Series ·         EP.210 – COLD WAR COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 13: NIMROD'S GENESIS ·         EP.209 – COLD WAR COASTAL COMMAND: AVRO SHACKLETON MR2 WR693 ·         EP.208 – COLD WAR COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 11: THE OLD GREY LADY ·         EP.207 – COLD WAR COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 10 – THE THREAT ·         EP.132: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 9 – RAF THORNEY ISLAND ·         EP.131: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 8 – THE FLEET AIR ARM ·         EP.130: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 7 – AUSTRALIAN AND ALLIED AIRCREWS ·         EP.129: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 6 – THE ADVERSARIES ·      EP.128: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 5 – KIWI CREWS ·      EP.127 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 4: STRIKE WINGS ·         EP.124 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 3: BATTLE FOR THE ATLANTIC ·         EP.123 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 2: THE AIRCRAFT ·         EP.122 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 1: ‘CONSTANT ENDEAVOUR (THE OVERVIEW)'   Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players:https://pod.link/1611149544     Aviation Xtended Partners ·         Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/ ·         GlobalAviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/ ·         XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/ ·         Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94   Show Supporters ·         The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/ ·         Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076 ·         Aircrew Book Review https://aircrewbookreview.blogspot.com/   Xtended Podcast family ·         AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/ ·         Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/ ·         PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/ ·         Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us: ·         https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1

Xtended
Ep.209 - Cold War Coastal Command Avro Shakleton MR2 WR693

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 52:02


There is a Shackleton that still ‘Growls' and this chapter features Shackleton MR2 WR963, currently based at Coventry but with a major project underway to move her to Elvington and the Yorkshire Air Museum. We speak to Richard Woods the driving force behind the project all about the aircraft and how to engineer the airframe when very few original engineers are still with us. Recorded 25th July 2024   Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk   Shackleton WR693 ·         Facebook https://www.facebook.com/avro.shackleton/ ·         GoFundMe Shackleton WR963 move to Yorkshire Air Museum  https://www.gofundme.com/f/shackleton-wr963-move-to-yorkshire-air-museum ·         Yorkshire Air Museum https://yorkshireairmuseum.org/   Costal Command Series ·         EP.208 – COLD WAR COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 11: THE OLD GREY LADY ·         EP.207 – COLD WAR COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 10 – THE THREAT ·         EP.132: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 9 – RAF THORNEY ISLAND ·         EP.131: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 8 – THE FLEET AIR ARM ·         EP.130: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 7 – AUSTRALIAN AND ALLIED AIRCREWS ·         EP.129: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 6 – THE ADVERSARIES ·      EP.128: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 5 – KIWI CREWS ·      EP.127 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 4: STRIKE WINGS ·         EP.124 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 3: BATTLE FOR THE ATLANTIC ·         EP.123 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 2: THE AIRCRAFT ·         EP.122 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 1: ‘CONSTANT ENDEAVOUR (THE OVERVIEW)'   Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544     Aviation Xtended Partners ·         Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/ ·         GlobalAviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/ ·         XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/ ·         Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94   Show Supporters ·         The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/ ·         Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076 ·         Aircrew Book Review https://aircrewbookreview.blogspot.com/  Xtended Podcast family ·         AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/ ·         Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/ ·         PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/ ·         Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us: ·         https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1

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Ep.208 – Cold War Coastal Command Chapter 11: The Old Grey Lady

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 48:31


In this feature we talk to Ian Chisolm, Secretary of the Coastal Command and Maritime Air Association, about the RAF's Avro Shackleton. Ian logged over 3,000 hours as an Air Electronics Officer (AEO) in charge of a team of five SNCO Air Electronics Operators who manned the Radio, Radar and Underwater Acoustics systems as well as the 20mm Hispano cannons fitted in the nose turret and the pyrotechnics launchers for the night illumination system. Hear what it was like on those long, arduous, noisy missions in the ‘Old Grey Lady'. Recorded 7th July 2024  Contact Us: ⁠GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk⁠  Xtended Link Tree https://linktr.ee/aviationxtended Contact Xtended: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk Ian Chisolm Coastal Command and Maritime Air Association http://www.ccmaa.org.uk/ Costal Command Series 207: COLD WAR COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 10 – THE THREAT 132: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 9 – RAF THORNEY ISLAND 131: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 8 – THE FLEET AIR ARM 130: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 7 – AUSTRALIAN AND ALLIED AIRCREWS 129: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 6 – THE ADVERSARIES 128: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 5 – KIWI CREWS 127 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 4: STRIKE WINGS 124 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 3: BATTLE FOR THE ATLANTIC 123 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 2: THE AIRCRAFT 122 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 1: ‘CONSTANT ENDEAVOUR (THE OVERVIEW)' Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players: https://pod.link/1611149544 Aviation Xtended Partners Royal Aeronautical Society  Global Aviation Resource  XTPMedia  Ellie Carter  Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076   Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us):• https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1 For Aviation and Aerospace Podcasts join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FlightAudioandVideo/

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Ep.207 - Cold War Coastal Command Chapter 10 - The Threat

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024 47:29


At the end of World War Two RAF Coastal Command faced the same challenges of all the British military services, one of reduction, cutbacks and a return to a peaceful world. The threat from the axis powers had been effectively squashed but there was a new threat emerging, in the form of the Soviet Union.  Coastal Command had to start learning about new adversaries once again, adapting and performing immediately, to protect British interests initially in the northern Atlantic, but rapidly elsewhere.  For almost 60 Cold War years, the RAF relied heavily on two aircraft types, through various models, enhancements and sheer longevity. The Avro Shackleton and the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod. Chris Gibson author of the brilliant book ‘Nimrod's Genesis', joins us to help understand the new threat and explain to process the UK took to replace its old aircraft with new more sophisticated platforms.   Recorded 19th June 2024   Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk   You can buy a copy of Nimrod's Genesis from the Aviation Xtended Bookshop helping Xtended and local bookshops in the process here https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11161/9781902109473   Chris Gibson ·         Nimrod's Genesis: RAF Maritime Patrol Projects and Weapons Since 1945 https://www.crecy.co.uk/nimrod-s-genesis Costal Command Series ·         EP.132: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 9 – RAF THORNEY ISLAND ·         EP.131:COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 8 – THE FLEET AIR ARM ·         EP.130: COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 7 – AUSTRALIAN AND ALLIED AIRCREWS ·         EP.129:COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 6 – THE ADVERSARIES ·      EP.128:COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 5 – KIWI CREWS ·      EP.127 – COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 4: STRIKE WINGS ·         EP.124 –COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 3: BATTLE FOR THE ATLANTIC ·         EP.123 –COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 2: THE AIRCRAFT ·         EP.122 –COASTAL COMMAND CHAPTER 1: ‘CONSTANT ENDEAVOUR (THE OVERVIEW)' Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544    Aviation Xtended Partners ·         Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/ ·         GlobalAviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/ ·         XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/ ·         Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94   Show Supporters ·         The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/ ·         Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076 ·         Aircrew Book Review https://aircrewbookreview.blogspot.com/   Xtended Podcast family ·         AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/ ·         Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/ ·         PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/ ·         Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us: ·         https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1

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Ep.206 - International Airshow Marketing

Xtended

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 45:16


Ever wondered how you go about marketing one of the worlds premier airshows, an air display act, or an airport? Helen Webb, Founder and Director at International Airshow Marketing, joins us to tell us how it all fits together. Recorded 30th July 2024 Contact Us: ⁠GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk⁠  Xtended Link Tree https://linktr.ee/aviationxtended Contact Xtended: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk International Airshow Marketing Web http://www.airshow.marketing/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenwebbfcim/ Aviation Xtended Partners Royal Aeronautical Society  Global Aviation Resource  XTPMedia  Ellie Carter  Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076   Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us):• https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1 For Aviation and Aerospace Podcasts join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FlightAudioandVideo/

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Ep.205 - Elevate(Her)

Xtended

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 44:07


We speak to the inspirational founder of Elevate(Her), Katherine Maloney. Katherine eloquently speaks up for a more diverse workforce across the aviation sector. Elevate(Her) is growing exponentially due to the demand for the work they do, encouraging, nurturing and assisting the future generations of aviation employees. Recorded 18th July 2024  Contact Us: ⁠GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk⁠  Xtended Link Tree https://linktr.ee/aviationxtended Contact Xtended: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk Elevate(Her) Web https://elevateheraviation.co.uk/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089538480061 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/elevateheraviation/ Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@elevateherav Katherine Maloney Instagram https://www.instagram.com/moloneykatherine/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-moloney-569a09265/ Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players: https://pod.link/1611149544 Aviation Xtended Partners Royal Aeronautical Society  Global Aviation Resource  XTPMedia  Ellie Carter  Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076   Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us):• https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1 For Aviation and Aerospace Podcasts join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FlightAudioandVideo/

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Ep.204 - Liberators and Sabotage

Xtended

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 65:32


We talk to Chris Wroblewski and Garth Barnard about their in depth investigation of the 1943 B-24 Liberator crash, that killed Polish General Sikorski and dispel the myths and conspiracies around assassination or accident being the cause.  Recorded 4th June 2024 Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk You can buy a copy of the book at our bookshop making a small donation to local bookshops and helping out Xtended https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11161/9781911667902 Sabotage Grubstreet Book https://grubstreet.co.uk/product/sabotage/     Audiobook https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sabotage-Audiobook/B0D4G24SC3   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sabotage1943/   Chris Wroblewski Kresy-Siberia Group   https://www.facebook.com/groups/KresySiberiaGroup (administrator) WW2 - 2 KORPUS POLSKI   https://www.facebook.com/groups/38519739600 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-wroblewski-62b0ba38/ Elevator replica cross section trials videoshttps://aviationresearch.my-free.website//sabotage  Garth Barnard Web https://aviationresearch.co.uk Instagram https://www.instagram.com/garfybarnard/ YouTube WW2 Air Crash Detectives https://www.youtube.com/@wwiiaircrashdetectives6217/featured   Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players: https://pod.link/1611149544     Aviation Xtended Partners ·         Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/ ·         Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/ ·         XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/ ·         Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94   Show Supporters ·         The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/ ·         Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076   Xtended Podcast family ·         AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/ ·         Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/ ·         PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/ ·         Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us: ·         https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1

Xtended
Ep.203 - Two hundred missions up

Xtended

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 61:53


The Xtended team finally all assemble to talk about 200 episodes of the podcast, recent sad news from the aviation world, Ellie's trip to Normandy for the D-Day 80th commemorations and more. Believe it or not, this is the first time all four members of the team have managed to record together - hopefully we will do it again soon! Recorded 3rd June 2024  Contact Us: ⁠GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk⁠  Xtended Link Tree https://linktr.ee/aviationxtended Contact Xtended: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk This episode is dedicated to Sqn Leader Mark Long, Cdr Sharkey Ward, Robert Prest and Col Bud Anderson Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players: https://pod.link/1611149544 Aviation Xtended Partners Royal Aeronautical Society  Global Aviation Resource  XTPMedia  Ellie Carter  Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076   Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us):• https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1 For Aviation and Aerospace Podcasts join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FlightAudioandVideo/

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Ep.202 - Solo 2 Darwin

Xtended

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 49:32


Amanda Harrison has always wanted to recreate the footsteps of Amy Johnson, flying solo in a Tiger Moth from the UK to Darwin, Australia in just 20 Days. Listen in as she tells us the tale of the attempt and how things unfolded. From Dracula's Castle to Mediterranean wonders! Although a professional pilot, Amanda is also dyslexic, an additional challenge in planning and executing this journey. Recorded 24th May 2024  Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk  Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544    Amanda Harrison ·         Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/amandajharrisonpilot ·         Twitter - https://twitter.com/Solo2Darwin ·         Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/amandajharrisonadventurepilot/ ·         Web - https://www.amandajharrison.com/ ·         Book - https://grubstreet.co.uk/product/solo2darwin/   You can buy a copy of the book at our bookshop making a small donation to local bookshops and helping out Xtended https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11161/9781911714040   Aviation Xtended Partners ·         Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/ ·         Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/ ·         XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/ ·         Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94   Show Supporters ·         The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/ ·         Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076   Xtended Podcast family ·         AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/ ·         Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/ ·         PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/ ·         Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us: ·         https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1

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Ep.200 - Bomber Command and 'Never Mind The Dambusters'

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 60:07


There is a new podcast focused on RAF Bomber Command in World War Two hosted by Writer and Military Historian Jane Gulliford Lowes and Historian and co host James Jefferies. It is of course 'Never Mind The Dambusters'!    In this, our landmark 200th episode, we get the opportunity to talk to Jane and James about Bomber Command and the challenges the aircrews faced in their multi tasked environment. We share views of the aircraft, the people and the effects of their activities. It is an insight and sometimes personal look at Bomber Command.     Recorded 16th April 2024     Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     Never Mind The Dambusters   Web https://nevermindthedambusters.buzzsprout.com/   Twitter X https://twitter.com/RAFBomber_Pod   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nevermindthedambusters/       Jane Gulliford Lowes  Web https://www.justcuriousjane.com/   Twitter X https://twitter.com/LydiaJane13   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/justcuriousjane/   Facebook https://www.facebook.com/janegulliford.lowes/     James Jeffries  Web https://linktr.ee/jamesjhistory   Twitter X https://www.facebook.com/janegulliford.lowes/  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jamesjhistory   LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-jefferies-37b4aa182/     Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

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Ep.199 - Tuskegee Airmen with Samuel de Korte

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024 55:57


  Samuel de Korte is a graduate student of Utrecht University, where he studied an MA in the Cultural History of Modern Europe. He wrote his Master's thesis about the representation of black Americans during the Second World War, indicating that although they formed a substantial part of the American armed forces, they don't receive an equal share in the representation in contemporary media. His new book ‘Tuskegee Airmen - Dogfighting with the Luftwaffe and Jim Crow' is published by Pen and Sword.    We focus on the human and personal issues they faced. If unfamiliar with the events, this can be a sensitive issue that some might find uncomfortable. The presenter and guest views are their own and not those of the podcast or publisher (or others associated with this episode).    Recorded 11th April 2024     Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     Samuel de Korte   Book https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Tuskegee-Airmen-Hardback/p/24428   Web www.samueldekorte.com  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/samuel.dekorte/   Facebook https://www.facebook.com/samuel.dekorte   Threads https://www.threads.net/@samuel.dekorte     Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us):  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

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Ep.198 - Air Traffic Control at NATS using Data and AI

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2024 51:06


Finalising our focus on how the use of AI, data and machine learning is changing the sector, we are joined by Andy Taylor, the Chief Solutions Officer at NATS.   NATS it is the UK's leading provider of air traffic control services as well as providing air traffic services to airports, airlines, air traffic service providers and governments across parts of Europe, the Middle East and Asia.    Recorded 27th March 2024     Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     NATS  Web https://www.nats.aero/   Podcast https://www.nats.aero/news/altitude/   Twitter X http://x.com/NATS  LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/company/nats  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/natsaero/  Youtube https://www.youtube.com/natsaero      Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

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Ep.197 - Wings Over Britain - The Return

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 50:35


In 2023 Dave Homewood from the Wings Over New Zealand podcast visited the UK to record and document Kiwi aviation involvement in World War Two by visiting some of our historic aircraft, museums, airfields and memorials.   Dave is returning in 2024 but with a slightly different agenda. We caught up with Dave as he planned the return ‘Wings Over Britain' visit.    Recorded 19th March 2024     Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     Wings over Britain   Wings Over New Zealand show - https://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZShow/   WONZ 276 – Wings Over Britain: Ross Boyens  WONZ 277 – Wings Over Britain: Navy Wings  WONZ 278 – Wings Over Britain: Brooklands Museum  WONZ 279 – Wings Over Britain: Biggin Hill  WONZ 280 – Wings Over Britain: The Fleet Air Arm Museum  WONZ 281 – Wings Over Britain: Sandy's Spitfire  WONZ 283 – Wings Over Britain: Conversations from Shuttleworth  WONZ 285 – Wings Over Britain: East Kirkby  WONZ 286 – Wings Over Britain: The International Bomber Command Centre  WONZ 287 – Wings Over Britain: Dave Gledhill  WONZ 288 – Wings Over Britain: The BBMF  WONZ 289 – Wings Over Britain: The de Havilland Aircraft Museum  WONZ 291 – Wings Over Britain: RAF Museum Midlands  WONZ 292 – Wings Over Britain: Andy Saunders  WONZ 294 – Wings Over Britain: Steve Bridgewater  WONZ 295 – Wings Over Britain: Hornchurch  WONZ 296 – Wings Over Britain: IWM Duxford  WONZ 297 – Wings Over Britain: Bottisham  WONZ 298 – Wings Over Britain: RAF Hunsdon  WONZ 302 – Wings Over Britain: OFMC's Sarah Carr     Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   Airplane Geeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

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Ep.196 - Operation Gratitude and 'Target Hong Kong'

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2024 59:16


Steven Bailey discovered that the story of the U.S. Navy airstrikes on Japanese-held Hong Kong during the final year of World War II had never been told. Operation Gratitude involved nearly 100 U.S. Navy warships and close to a thousand planes. His new book ‘Target Hong Kong' brings this massive operation down to a human scale, recounting the air raids through the experiences of seven men whose lives intersected at Hong Kong in January 1945.    Steven joins us to share the story and help us better understand the Operation, its people and its legacy.    Recorded 19th Feb 2024     Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     You can order a copy of this book whilst supporting local bookshops here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11161/9781472860101     Osprey  https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/target-hong-kong-9781472860101/       Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

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Ep.195 - V Bombers, Britain's nuclear frontline

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 54:32


Dr Tony Redding is a military historian and author with a particular interest in RAF Bomber Command. He joins us to talk us through the operational capability and credibility of Britain's airborne nuclear deterrent during the peak years of the Cold War.   Recorded 23rd Feb 2024   Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk   You can order a copy of this book whilst supporting local bookshops here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11161/9781911667872 Dr Tony Redding https://www.tonyredding.co.uk/        Grubstreet https://grubstreet.co.uk/product/v-bombers-signed/  Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544     Aviation Xtended Partners ·         Royal Aeronautical Society ·         Global Aviation Resource ·         XTPMedia ·         Ellie Carter   Show Supporters ·         The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/ ·         Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club  https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076   Xtended Podcast family ·         AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/ ·         AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/ ·         PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/ ·         Wings Over New Zealand Show  http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us: ·         https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1

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Ep.194 - the perfect aircraft pit-stop

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2024 52:25


Continuing our focus on how data and technology has changed the aviation sector we welcome Diana Franganillo Luque from Indra and Udi Segall from Intell-Act to discuss an exciting project to integrate all airport, airline and air traffic data using AI to streamline the ‘Perfect Aircraft Pit-stop.    Recorded 7th Feb 2024     Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     Diana Fraganillo Luque  LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/diana-franganillo-luque    Indra  Web - https://www.indracompany.com   Twitter - https://twitter.com/IndraCompany   Facebook - https://es-es.facebook.com/indracompany/   LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/company/indra   Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/indracompany  YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU4hJWWBils_53MEkxMHSjw  Udi Segall  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/udi-segall-870a9333   Intell-Act  Web https://www.intell-act.com/  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/intellact     Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

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Ep.193 - Holland 1940

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 66:31


Ryan Noppen joins to help us understand the overlooked air battle between the Netherlands and Germany that thwarted the German invasion of Holland in 1940 for five days.    Ryan is a military author with a Master of Arts degree in European history. Ryan is a scholar of Dutch, German and Central European history and the author of ‘Holland 1940, The Luftwaffe's first set back in the west'.    Recorded 5th Feb 2024     Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     Get a copy of Holland 1940, The Luftwaffe's first set back in the west at our Bookshop> Buy a copy here and support local bookshops https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11161/9781472846686     Ryan Noppen  Osprey https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/author/ryan-k-noppen/  Amazon Books https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3ARyan+K.+Noppen&s=relevancerank&text=Ryan+K.+Noppen&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1     Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

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Ep.192 - Britain's greatest Test Pilot

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 69:04


Paul Beaver joins us to talk about Britain's Greatest Test Pilot, Captain Eric ‘Winkle' Brown.    His best selling book, reprinted 5 times and last year's Biography of the Year is ‘Winkle: The Extraordinary Life of Britain's Greatest Pilot'.   Paul gives us an insight to this amazing mans life. This is a fascinating feature. Don't miss it!    Recorded 31st Jan 2024     Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     Get a copy of Winkle: The Extraordinary Life of Britain's Greatest Pilot at our Bookshop and support local bookshops https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11161/9780718186708     Paul Beaver  Paul Beaver's previous appearance on Xtended - https://aviation-xtended.co.uk/ep-49-paul-beaver/  Twitter - https://twitter.com/beaverwestminst  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pilotbeaver/    Captain Eric ‘Winkle' Brown appeared on Xtended in 2013 https://aviation-xtended.co.uk/ep-13-ral-space-and-captain-eric-winkle-brown/     Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

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Ep.191 - Japan's space programme, with Brian Harvey

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 38:57


We welcome back Brain Harvey to talk us through the history and evolution of JAXA and the Japanese Space Programme.     Recorded 23rd Jan 2024     Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     Get a copy of Japan In Space: Past, Present and Future by Brian Havey at our Bookshop    Brian Harvey  Web - https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-45573-5    Amazon - Japan In Space: Past, Present and Future by Brian Havey https://www.amazon.co.uk/Japan-Space-Present-Future-Springer/dp/3031455711/   Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Harvey_(author)     Twitter - https://twitter.com/BrianHarveyAut1     Brian Harvey on Xtended  EP.165 – CHINA IN SPACE WITH BRIAN HARVEY https://aviation-xtended.co.uk/ep-165-china-in-space-with-brian-harvey/   EP.159 – SPACE ROCKET LAUNCH SITES https://aviation-xtended.co.uk/ep-159-space-rocket-launch-sites/     Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

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Ep.190 - Lockheed Blackbird, Beyond the Secret Missions

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2023 67:55


This updated edition of Paul Crickmore's classic Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions is based on 850 pages of documentation and images declassified by the CIA covering the A-12 Oxcart programme.   Paul joins us to talk about the A-12 and SR-71, the missions and their challenges, but also to discuss the changes in this new edition which includes a 40% increase in words, three new chapters and an additional 60 new photos.     Recorded 14th Nov 2023     Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     Book Links  Web https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/lockheed-blackbird-9781472851383/   Amazon https://amzn.eu/d/e6ARFKb     Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

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Ep.189 - Ellie and the time machine

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 58:02


In 2000 a team of retired pensioners set about building Scotland's only World War One aircraft, the Sopwith Strutter. That airframe is now ready to fly and Ellie is in the prime position to test fly it. Find out why they built the aircraft, the challenges they faced and how the team now go about taking her to the air.  Please support the Kickstarter programme if you can, even a small donation will help.    Recorded 15th Nov 2023     Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     Kickstarter APSS and The Strutter  Link https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/453296716/ellie-and-the-time-machine     Web https://www.apss.scot/  https://www.strutteraviation.com/   Twitter https://twitter.com/struttertherep    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/strutterapss/   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sophie_the_strutter/     Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

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Ep.188 - Stanford Tuck with Helen Doe

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2023 51:08


 Legendary battle of Britain fighter ace Stanford Tuck is the subject of a new book by Helen Doe.   ‘Stanford Tuck Hero of the Battle of Britain, the life of the great fighter ace', is published by Grub Street and is available now.    Recorded 24th October 2023     Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     Helen Doe  Web https://www.helendoe.uk/   Twitter https://twitter.com/DrHelenDoe   Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HelenDoehistorian/  Grubstreet https://grubstreet.co.uk/product/stanford-tuck/      Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

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Ep.187 - Mosquito with Rowland White

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2023 64:20


Rowland White joins us to discuss his new book ‘Mosquito: The RAF's Legendary Wooden Wonder and its Most Extraordinary Mission'. Rowland amazes us with his knowledge and detail behind the aircraft and focus of the book. Enjoy the stories, the heroes and villains and of course the de Havilland Mosquito! Recorded 17th October 2023 Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk Rowland White Web http://www.rowlandwhite.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/RowlandWhite Publisher https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/443149/mosquito-by-white-rowland/9781787634534 Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544 Aviation Xtended Partners Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/ Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/ XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/ Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94 Show Supporters The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/ Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076 Xtended Podcast family AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/ AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/ PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/ Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us: https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1

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Ep.186 - FlyV: Revolutionising Mobility By Air

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2023 52:26


Tomislav Lang, Managing Director of FlyVbird joins us to talk about the pioneering tech airline model that will revolutionise airline travel in the future. The methodology is based upon a low cost, on demand air service, driven by proprietary algorithm and software architecture. In this exclusive discussion we hear the exciting news of FlyVBird and its plans for launching the service. Recorded 9th October 2023  Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk  FlyV ·         Web https://www.flyvbird.com/   ·         LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/flyvbird/     Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544     Aviation Xtended Partners ·         Royal Aeronautical Society ·         GlobalAviation Resource ·         XTPMedia ·         Ellie Carter   Show Supporters ·         The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/ ·         AviationEnthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076   Xtended Podcast family ·         AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/ ·         AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/ ·         PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/ ·         Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us: ·         https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1

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Ep.185 - Satellites and data

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2023 42:59


This episode we start a new focus on how data has, and continues to change, the aerospace and aviation sector.   We will have a few episodes that will come out over the next month or two that specifically challenges our guests to talk about how data, the cloud, AI and machine learning are changing the aerospace sector.  We actually started with our last episode where we talked to Xwing about their autonomous Cargo Cessna caravan flights.  This episode comes from the Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire where we talk to Gary Cannon - Space Segment Lead at The Satellite Applications Catapult.  Recorded 25th September 2023    Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     Satellite Application Catapult   Web https://sa.catapult.org.uk/    Twitter https://twitter.com/SatAppsCatapult    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/satellite-applications-catapult/   Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SatAppsCatapult/  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/satelliteapplicationscatapult     Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

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Ep.184 - Xwing

Xtended

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 45:41


In 2021, Xwing made history by completing the world's first autonomous cargo flight.  During the demonstration — Xwing's CESSNA 208 Caravan backed out of its gate, taxied onto the runway, took off, flew a predetermined mission, landed, and returned to its gate. All entirely on its own. The flight was supervised by Xwing's remote crew on the ground, along with a safety pilot.   We are joined by Max Gariel the Co-Founder, President and Chief Technology Officer for Xwing.   Recorded 25th September 2023   Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk   Xwing  Web https://xwing.com/   Twitter https://twitter.com/xwinginc   LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/xwing/  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCELq0VFvX94IfpyjxR6lTmA    Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544     Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94   Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076   Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

Xtended
Ep.183 - Aviation history roundtable

Xtended

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2023 68:28


What happens when you put three authors and publishers around a table to discuss the challenges of writing historical aviation content?   Find out in this fascinating insight on what it is like to research, write and publish accurate and compelling historical aviation books and magazines.     Mick Oakey is a familiar voice to many and is of course Managing Editor at The Aviation Historian. Mick was the editor at Aeroplane magazine and is a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society's Historical Group Committee  https://www.theaviationhistorian.com     Robert Forsyth is an author, editor and publisher specialising in historic military aviation. He set up his own publishing company in 1994 and since then has gone on to write more than thirty titles on the aircraft, campaigns and units of the Luftwaffe. You can hear Robert on Xtended episodes   Ep.126 – The Luftwaffe's Special Weapons   Ep.129: Coastal Command Chapter 6 – The Adversaries  Ep.160 – Stalingrad Airlift  https://www.chevronpublishing.co.uk     Chris Gibson sits on the committee of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Heritage Specialist Group and is on the editorial Committee of The Aviation Historian for whom he also writes. He researches, writes, illustrates, produces and publishes aviation books for Crecy publishing, Key Publishing and his own company, Blue Envoy Press. He is the former editor of Air Britain Aeromilitaria and specialises in Cold War military aviation and guided weapons.  https://www.blueenvoypress.co.uk/     Recorded 4th September 2023    Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

Xtended
Ep.182 - Hazard Spectrum with Nathan Gray

Xtended

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2023 73:19


We continue our Test Pilot series with Commander Nathan Gray, who joins us to talk about his book ‘Hazard Spectrum'. With over 140 combat missions to his name, he is among the most decorated pilots in the British armed forces and we share Nathan's journey to the top of the Fleet Air Arm, from student to F-35 Test Pilot.   But, the episode starts with the sobering account of how he walked away from an ‘unsurvivable' crash at RAF Wittering, which sadly killed his instructor. Nathan is one of the humblest heroes we have had the pleasure to interview. He is also one of our most talented pilots, flying and test flying with the Fleet Air Arm for over two decades on various aircraft including the Harrier, F-15, F-16, F-18, and of course F-35.     His career has taken him from the Californian coast of the United States to war zones in the Middle East. Nathan was part of the ground-breaking F-35 development program and conducted the first-ever F-35 launch and recovery on the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers. He has also qualified as a commando green beret, paratrooper, and forward air controller.   This is an unmissable episode!   Recorded 15th August 2023  You can buy a copy of Hazard Spectrum at the Xtended bookshop through this link https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11161/9781035402519   Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk    Nathan Gray  https://www.headline.co.uk/titles/nathan-gray/hazard-spectrum/9781035402519/   Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544    Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94  Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076  Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

Xtended
Ep.181 - Kamikaze!

Xtended

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2023 51:47


Mark Lardas joins us to talk about the ‘The Kamikaze Campaign 1944–45 - Imperial Japan's last throw of the dice' his book published by Osprey. Mark of course was a major part of our Coastal Command series, nominated for an International Aerospace Media Award.   Mark has been fascinated by all things related to the sea and sky his entire life; from building models of ships and aircraft as a teen to studying Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at college. He worked as a navigation engineer on the Shuttle program and is now employed at Johnson Space Center on the Lunar Gateway program. He has written extensively about aircraft and warships, and has authored more than 50 books on military, naval and maritime history. He lives in Texas.  Recorded 28th July 2023   You can buy a copy of Mark's book at the Xtended bookshop through this link https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11161/9781472848444     Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk     Mark Lardas  Website: http://www.marklardas.com/about-me/   Books: https://ospreypublishing.com/mark-lardas  The Kamikaze Campaign 1944–45 - Imperial Japan's last throw of the dice  https://ospreypublishing.com/uk/kamikaze-campaign-194445-9781472848291/   EP.124 – Coastal Command Chapter 3: Battle For The Atlantic https://aviation-xtended.co.uk/ep-124-coastal-command-chapter-3-battle-for-the-atlantic/   Ep 129 Coastal Command - The Adversaries https://aviation-xtended.co.uk/ep-129-coastal-command-chapter-6-the-adversaries/   Battle of the Atlantic 1939–41 - RAF Coastal Command's Hardest Fight Against The U-Boats https://ospreypublishing.com/battle-of-the-atlantic-1939-41   Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link to all the pod players https://pod.link/1611149544      Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1  

Xtended
Ep.173 - Surviving Siberia

Xtended

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2023 65:10


Graeme Rendall has appeared several times on Xtended to talk about such diverse topics as Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon and the history of RAF Morpeth. On both occasions these episodes proved popular and we teased you with mention of a plane spotting trip Graeme made to Russia in 1992, just six months after the fall of the iron curtain; a trip that even until today has never been repeated. Graeme is back to tell us all about the journey recorded in his book “To The Ends Of The Earth: A Snapshot Of Aviation In North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992” the amazing and rare aircraft he saw and the whole post-Soviet Union aviation experience.   Recorded 9th May 2023   Contact Us: GetInvolved@aviation-Xtended.co.uk    Graeme Rendall   Twitter https://twitter.com/Borders750   Web https://www.reivercountrybooks.com/   To The Ends Of The Earth: A Snapshot Of Aviation In North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992 https://amzn.eu/d/cf4Vcrk          Please leave us a review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or your podcast playing app. Here is a link https://pod.link/1611149544     Aviation Xtended Partners  Royal Aeronautical Society https://www.aerosociety.com/  Global Aviation Resource http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/  XTPMedia https://www.xtpmedia.co.uk/  Ellie Carter https://twitter.com/dragongirl94    Show Supporters  The Aviation Historian http://www.theaviationhistorian.com/  Aviation Enthusiasts Book Club https://www.facebook.com/groups/359410134220076    Xtended Podcast family  AeroSociety https://www.aerosociety.com/events/catch-up-on-events/video-audio-archive/   AirplaneGeeks http://www.airplanegeeks.com/   PCDU https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/   Wings Over New Zealand Show http://cambridgeairforce.org.nz/WONZ_Show.html  You can shop through this Amazon link (No cost to you but a small benefit to us):  https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=xtenaeroradi-21&linkCode=ur1      

Up and Away
Steve Visscher & Grant McHerron: Plane Crazy Down Under

Up and Away

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 94:43


Welcome to Episode 14 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation podcast!This week on the show we are joined by TWO guests! You might already know both of them due to their legendary status producing another Australian aviation Podcast... it's Steve Visscher and Grant McHerron from Plane Crazy Down Under!Steve and Grant started PCDU in 2009 and aired their last show in 2017. During that time they produced a tonne of amazing content, and the show is a big inspiration for the show you see before you right now!We have a chat about their favourite episodes over the years, what it's like covering the Avalon Airshow, the challenges they faced producing such a large volume of high-quality content, what they are currently up to (including Grant's dance music... you heard me correctly!), and what it would take for there to be a PCDU reunion!You can check out and listen to Plane Crazy Down Under here: www.planecrazydownunder.comThanks again for all your support! Don’t forget to subscribe, as well as follow us on Facebook and Instagram, and if you love the show, please leave us a review!

Plane Talking UK's Podcast
Plane Talking UK Podcast Episode 179

Plane Talking UK's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2017 146:54


Join Carlos, Matt and an incredible line up of guest hosts for an aviation mega show! Featuring PCDU's Grant McHerron, Stephen Ivey and APG hosts Dr Steph and Cpt. Nick. We discuss whether or not food can help a nervous flyer, the pros and cons of renewable energies in aviation and should we ban alcohol at the airport?  Nev has treated us to not one but two fantastic interviews this week.  All this and much much more!  Fancy joining us in the Chat Room during the Live Recording?Subscribe to our channel on YouTube and head over to https://www.youtube.com/c/planetalkinguk/live next Friday 1st of September at 18:00 UTC

Plane Crazy Down Under
PCDU Episode 130: Avalon 2017 – Alpha

Plane Crazy Down Under

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2017


Steve, Grant and Maikha were on-site at Avalon recording plenty of content and this episode is our first collection of audio content covering some of the companies, people and aircraft we encountered while there. Steve & Grant have already started editing the next batch of content for Episode 131 and Maikha’s starting to wade through . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 130: Avalon 2017 – Alpha

Plane Crazy Down Under
PCDU Episode 129: Going Back to School

Plane Crazy Down Under

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2017 49:42


Steve & Grant have both been back to school in the past week with Steve revisiting his old high school (Brentwood Secondary College and yes, it’s still standing) where they have a great aviation curriculum. Meanwhile, Grant’s been out to Bacchus Marsh airport to the TVSA flying school’s open day. This one’s a short episode . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 129: Going Back to School

Plane Talking UK's Podcast
Plane Talking UK Podcast Episode 136

Plane Talking UK's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2016 129:17


Join Carlos, Matt and Grant from PCDU for the regular weekly skim through the big aviation related news stories.   In this episode we discuss some good news for the Boeing 747, a couple of worrying air incidents and we pay our respects to Bob Hoover.   We have the usual informative segment from Pip about the Oxygen systems and we have some great feedback from Jenny in Rome and Glen Tower.   Check out our website on http://www.planetalkinguk.com

Plane Crazy Down Under
PCDU Episode 128: Unprecedented

Plane Crazy Down Under

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2016 195:05


From Grant’s collection of ballooning interviews to a chat with Owen Zupp about his latest book and our tribute to Hannes Arch, this episode is our biggest yet (yes, even bigger than Episode 51, our tribute to the RAAF’s F-111s!). We’ve even captured Anthony “The Infrequent Flyer” Simmons’ first ever viewing of the movie TopGun . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 128: Unprecedented

Plane Crazy Down Under
PCDU Episode 127: From the Vault

Plane Crazy Down Under

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2016 151:23


We’ve gone back into our archives to pull out some great content that we never got around to releasing before. We have some more interviews from Avalon 2015 (yes, we recorded lots didn’t we? :) ) and we also have WGCDR Tim Alsop (now a GPCAPT :) ) walking us through planning & implementing an . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 127: From the Vault

Plane Crazy Down Under
PCDU Episode 126: Emirates Wants You!

Plane Crazy Down Under

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2016 125:08


They say patience is a virtue and hopefully our audience has plenty of it because it’s been a while since our last episode was released. Fortunately we’ve been able to make some time available to record content, edit it and get this episode into the feed. For this one Steve & Grant are joined by . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 126: Emirates Wants You!

Plane Crazy Down Under
PCDU Episode 125: Avalon Charlie (The Avalon Airshow Goodness Continues)

Plane Crazy Down Under

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2015 85:50


Welcome back to our coverage of the 2015 Australian International Air Show (aka Avalon Airshow) with our third release of content recorded at show. It’s been a while since the last episode and we’re sorry for that but as with many labours of love & fun, life gets in the way and paying the rent, . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 125: Avalon Charlie (The Avalon Airshow Goodness Continues)

Plane Crazy Down Under
PCDU Episode 124: Avalon15 Bravo (Yet more Avalon Airshow Goodness)

Plane Crazy Down Under

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2015 71:40


The Australian International Airshow (aka Avalon Airshow) may well be over for 2015 but our collection of content recorded at the show is still being worked on. Here’s another hour of interviews & discussions and we suspect there may be another two episodes before we’re through with all of it. This is what happens when . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 124: Avalon15 Bravo (Yet more Avalon Airshow Goodness)

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Plane Crazy Down Under
PCDU Episode 123: Avalon15 Alpha (It’s Avalon Airshow Time :) )

Plane Crazy Down Under

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2015 90:54


The Australian International Airshow (aka Avalon Airshow) is held every two years and runs for 6 days with the first 3 being trade-only. The 4th day of the show is always on a Friday and the public start coming in around midday then stay for the night show, a feature of Avalon for well over . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 123: Avalon15 Alpha (It’s Avalon Airshow Time :) )

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Plane Crazy Down Under
PCDU Episode 122: Farewell 2014

Plane Crazy Down Under

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2014 133:22


As the final hours of 2014 draw to a close, we’re getting our last episode for 2014 out the door. The boys have been kept pretty busy with their day jobs lately but, despite this, they’ve managed to do some flying: Grant’s been taking friends on their first balloon flights including Evan Schoo and Darren . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 122: Farewell 2014

Plane Crazy Down Under
PCDU Episode 121: Exercise Pitch Black 2014

Plane Crazy Down Under

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2014 147:18


During August, Grant spent a week in Darwin covering Exercise Pitch Black 2014, a major multinational “war game” exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force. RSAF F15 at dusk in DarwinHeld every two years, Pitch Black is Australia’s version of the Red Flag training exercises held in the USA and in 2014 . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 121: Exercise Pitch Black 2014

Plane Crazy Down Under
PCDU Episode 120: History & Records

Plane Crazy Down Under

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2014 141:22


Steve’s very happy to have finally started converting currency into currency as he’s logging hours in a Flysynthesis Texan and progressing towards getting his RA-Aus license. Grant’s been too busy with work to get many hours but did finally get to log some “special shape” time in his balloon logbook. Naturally, both Steve & Grant . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 120: History & Records

Plane Crazy Down Under
PCDU Episode 119: F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: The RAAF Approach

Plane Crazy Down Under

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2014 138:31


With Australia’s confirmed purchase of a total of 72 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, Steve & Grant are joined by Andrew McLaughlin from COMINT (Communications Intelligence) to discuss the F-35 and its operation within the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). We also feature a number of great interviews with Lockheed Martin staff and an in-depth discussion . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 119: F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: The RAAF Approach

Plane Crazy Down Under
PCDU Episode 118: Can you fly to NatFly 2014?

Plane Crazy Down Under

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2014 50:07


Just to be different, this episode Steve joins ATC Ben on a BenAir flight from Essendon (YMEN) to Temora (YTEM) to attend the NatFly 2014 event. With the Cirrus SR20’s autopilot keeping them on track, Captain Ben & FO Steve introduce the show before opening up their packed lunches. Sadly, Sierra Juliette Alpha (VH-SJA) did . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 118: Can you fly to NatFly 2014?

Plane Crazy Down Under
PCDU Episode 117: Holler for a Marshall, an AIR Marshal

Plane Crazy Down Under

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2014 114:34


With the RAAF’s Centenary of Military Aviation air show only a couple of days away, we thought we’d mix up some content that promotes the event as well as some chats Grant recorded with a number of past & present members of the RAAF at the Temora Aviation Museum’s “Warbirds Down Under” event back in . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 117: Holler for a Marshall, an AIR Marshal

Plane Crazy Down Under
PCDU Episode 116: High Performances

Plane Crazy Down Under

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2014 88:46


After a break due to injuries, surgery & a wedding, we’re back on deck and our first episode for 2014 is packed with Down Under aviation goodness :) From Matt Hall & the return of the Red Bull Air Race to flying in a pair of C130Js over MelbourneFrom Matt Hall and the . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 116: High Performances

Plane Crazy Down Under
PCDU Episode 115: Farewell 2013

Plane Crazy Down Under

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2013 145:52


Steve & AntCB chatting with Chris SperouIt’s been an amazing year but as 2013 draws to a close, we’re squeezing one more episode out for you. We’ve combined some content not yet published from Avalon & AusFly with some great reports supplied by other members of the PCDU team. We’ve also got a . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 115: Farewell 2013