Airspeed

Jetwhiner and Airplane Geek Rob Mark joins me to talk through that fantasy of every non-airline pilot:  Being called to the cockpit to land an airliner after the pilots are incapacitated.  Could a 300-hour private pilot do it?  Could you?

The cast of Acro Camp got together on TalkShoe the evening of 14 July to reunite, talk about the experience, and offer suggestions for the next time we do this. Acro Camp campers Paul Berliner, Michelle Kole, Lynda Meeks and Jim Rodriguez joined IP Don Weaver, production chief David Allen, and MyTransponder co-founder Rod Rakic for an hour or so in the virtual post-production studio.

The crew gathers at the VOQ to talk about Steve's impending T-38 ride.

MIDN 1/C (“Midshipman First Class”) Evan Levesque (pron. leh-VEHK) just completed his third year at the United States Naval Academy. He’s a private pilot with a tailwheel endorsement and he flies aerobatics on weekends. He’s also managed to get a couple of flights in the back seat of an F/A-18 Hornet. Now notes at http://tinyurl.com/2dtbg9k.  

Ron Klutts remembers Doug Bourn and talks aviation safety.

Debut of a new song, The Last Pure Thing on the Radio.  Many thanks to Scott Cannizzaro and Chris Wormer for their roles in really thickening up and improving this tune!

Barb Haluszka appears for the fourth time talking about the Battle Creek Field of Flight Airshow and Balloon Festival. The show is slated for 1-4 July 2010, but that’s just around the corner when you think about the amount of planning and coordination required to put on a show like this.

We bring in Will Hawkins, Roger Bishop, and Rick Felty to talk about shooting video aloft.

Capt Force waxes philosophical about Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and what they mean to pilots.

We talk to Jason Schroeder, a veteran of an accelerated flight training from private pilot to commercial multi and CFI.  jason@overthenumbers.com.

Meet Acro Camp IP Don Weaver!  We talk about his experience and what cast members ("campers") will likely experience.

Acro Camp is cleared hot!  This is the announcement and casting call.  Check out www.acrocamp.com or the Acro Camp group at www.mytransponder.com.

Talking jet warbirds with L-39 driver Tim Brutsche. www.hopperflight.com.

Mike Agranoff's Ballad of the Sandman makes a reappearance (www.mikeagranoff.com) and WION's Jom Carlyle and I talk about the spirit of radio.

Debrief of Day 3 at the ICAS Convention 2009.

Debrief on the proceedings at the ICAS Convention 2009 with Rico Sharqawi of Wilco Films.

A quick update and some session audio from ICAS 2009.

On the ramp with The AeroShell Team at this year's Battle Creek Field of Flight6 Airshow and Balloon Festival.

A full account of my dollar ride in the mighty T-6A Texan II at Randolph AFB this spring. www.airforce.com.