Why We Fly
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Why We Fly
Why We Fly is a General Aviation podcast sharing pilot stories that illustrate the reasons behind why we choose to fly airplanes. We hope to share the adventure, excitement, and incredible experiences of flying. The goal is to entertain pilots and more importantly to inspire potential pilots to lear...
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081 Epic Flight - Oregon to Tennessee
With 2 brand new airplanes that needed to get from the factory in Oregon to their new home in Tennessee, 2 Flight Instructors and their students made...
080 Hawkins Flight Academy
Hear the origin story of Hawkins Flight Academy with co-founders Mike Harris & Matt Wilkins!
Hawkins Flight Academy
Keywords: Flig...
079 Sun 'n Fun 2023
Talking with Matt Wilkins, President at Forge Flightworks, about his aviation background, his first Sun 'n Fun, and our new venture to help support th...
078 Aviation Adventures 2020 to 2022
Talking about all my flights for the last few years, including some really epic trips to Key West, several other Florida trips, and all the way to Cal...
077 My New Aviation Career
Updates on my aviation, professional, and personal life after a long time without a new episode. Re-branding the podcast with many exciting things to...
076 Kilo Charlie Aviation - Robert & Drew
Sitting down with the owners of Kilo Charlie Aviation, a flight school near Kansas City, after the Kansas City Airshow. We discuss the awesome airshow...
075 SNF21 Debrief with Michael Ladd
Sun 'n Fun 2021 was a great success, and I had a excellent trip! To recap the experience, my buddy Michael Ladd and I caught up for a debrief and conv...
074 2020 - Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
An update on many items since the last published episode, including what I have been up to both personally and in Aviation during the crazy year that...
073 My 2019 Aviation Adventures
Talking through flight by flight of my aviation adventures in 2019. It was a great year of flying with plenty of good stories to share!
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072 OSH19 - WWII P-51 Mustang Triple Ace Bud Anderson
Recorded at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019. This is a panel discussion featuring the P-51 Mustang and WWII Triple Ace Bud Anderson. It is fascinating t...
071 Flight Schools
What makes a good flight school? What questions should a student be asking as they start their flight training? This is a great discussion with Isaac...
070 SNF19 Debrief
Sun 'n Fun 2019 was a great time! In this episode I'm sitting under the wing at the airfield chatting with fellow pilots Paul Reding and Mike Brown a...
069 SNF19 - One Plane Jane
Interview from Sun 'n Fun 2019 from the porch of the Ninety-Nines Clubhouse with female pilots Christine Hannon from One Plane Jane and Allyssa Vanmet...
068 SNF19 - Open Pod Night on SnF Radio
At Sun 'n Fun 2019 there was a live broadcast "Open Pod Night" on Sun 'n Fun Radio with many different Aviation podcasters talking about their podcast...
067 Diamond Aircraft
I went on a great flight in a brand new Diamond DA40 NG and recorded this interview with Sam from Lifestyle Aviation about the DA40 NG and other Diamo...
066 Logbook Memories 2018
I had a great year of flying the Tri Pacer in 2018! This episode reviews the flights and adventures that I had last year.
Please conside...
065 Rusty Pilots to IFR Ratings with Cannon & Dustin
Interview with local Tennessee pilots Cannon & Dustin. They met at an AOPA Rusty Pilots seminar and in a short time became very active pilots with ve...
064 Private Pilot Vicky
Interview with Vicky who had a non-flying Air Force career which led her to discover a passion for flying. Now she is an Instrument Rated Private Pilo...
063 Tiltrotor Test Pilot Dan Wells
Interview with Dan Wells of Leonardo Helicopters. Dan is a test pilot on the AW609 project, which aims to achieve FAA certification in 2019 as the fi...
062 Allyssa VanMeter
Interview with Allyssa VanMeter, a fairly new pilot and airplane owner. Allyssa has a ton of passion for flying, and has already had some great exper...
061 Sean Chuplis - Tanker Pilot & Crewdog Electronics
Interview with Sean Chuplis, a very active pilot with military, airlines, and General Aviation background. We talk about his flying including some ve...
060 Air Race Classic Winner Mariah Ferber
Interview with Mariah Ferber, professional pilot and recent winner of the Air Race Classic. Mariah along with her teammate Paige represented Nashvill...
059 OSH18 - Wrap-up
First we catch up with friend of the podcast Brandon Martini. Then I have a recap of my highlights from the week, recorded Saturday night at the end o...
058 OSH18 - Warbirds
More coverage from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018! This episode focuses on warbirds. I was fortunate enough to get a ride on a DC-3 owned by Golden Age A...
057 OSH18 - Need for Speed
Interviews from EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018. First we talk to F-16 pilot Major John "Rain" Waters with the Air Force Viper Demo Team. Then we hear fro...
056 OSH18 - Arrival
EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2018! This episodes talks about my flight up in the Tri Pacer and arrival into Oshkosh, as well as the GREAT camping spot I was...
055 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 Preview
Announcement with my agenda for Oshkosh including several meetups where I hope to see some listeners. If you are going to be at Oshkosh, please try to...
054 SnF 2018 - Aaron Tippin, AOPA Jamie Beckett, Camp RadioActive
These are the remaining interviews from Sun 'n Fun 2018. I sat down with country singer Aaron Tippin to discuss his extensive experience in Aviation....
053 SnF 2018 - Bahamas Float Flying & Alaska to Russia
Interviews for Sun 'n Fun Radio from SnF 2018. New Commercial Pilot Deon Mitton talks about professional floatplane flying in the Bahamas. Then two Al...
052 Tim - Flying Club President
Interview with Tim Ostrom, the president of Old Hickory Flyers. I was a member of OHF flying their 180hp Cessna 172 - Tweety Bird - before purchasing...
051 Product Review - Bose A20 Headset
Product review and my feedback on using the Bose A20 Aviation Headset.
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050 Why We Fly - Best of First 2 Years
This is a "best of" episode with highlights from the first 2 years of the Why We Fly podcast. We hope you enjoy it! Please share this episode to help...
049 Aviation & My Career
I don't work in aviation, but in my career I have had some interesting experiences that tie into aviation. These have had a significant impact on my a...
048 Logbook Memories 2017
Recapping a great year of flying my Tri Pacer. I give an overview of my 2017 flying and highlight some of the best trips from last year.
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047 Carl Valeri
Interview with my friend Carl Valeri - airline pilot, flight coach, and aviation podcast host. Carl is super involved in aviation and has some great s...
046 Ken VeArd - Pilot Partner
Interview with Ken VeArd with Pilot Partner. We discuss the pilot lifestyle, his Bonanza flying, flying clubs, and his electronic logbook Pilot Partne...
045 Paul - Rusty Pilot to Airplane Owner
My buddy Paul made his way back to flying after a long hiatus. Since returning to flying he has expanded his experience flying gliders and tailwheel,...
044 High School Aviation
Talking with my buddy Derek Rowe who is an Aviation teacher in a local high school. That's right - Aviation as a high school subject! We discuss what...
043 USAF Maj Gen Carl Schneider
Interview with Major General Carl Schneider, USAF (Retired) and author of "Jet Pioneer: A Fighter Pilot's Memoir."
www.jetpioneer.com
042 John White - Pilot & Internet Entrepreneur
Interview with John White who has had a long career in aviation including as a corporate pilot flying a DC-3. Today in retirement John runs two aviati...