Month: January 2020

50: Turbulence: Keith Schwab Glider Pilot With a PHD in physics

On this episode of the podcast we talk with Keith Schwab a glider pilot with a PhD in physics who didn’t always love flying in fact, While on a commercial flight crossing the Atlantic in some very extreme turbulence he found himself stuck in the bathroom…

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49: Soaring Namibia:Gaetano Benicasa Glider and Airline Pilot

On This episode we take a soaring journey with our guest pilot Gaetano Benicasa an airline pilot from Italy who also loves flying gliders. He just returned from Namibia Africa, one of the most spectacular soaring sites on the planet. He will share his st…

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48: Four Six Whiskey My First Girlfriend: David MacVeigh

On this episode we talk with aviator David MacVeigh who will soon celebrate his first glider ride fifty years ago. Since then he has accumulated 1100 hours in gliders and 550 hours in powered. He also has 40 to 50 hours in ultralight aircraft. David also…

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47: Condor Soaring with Chris Wedgwood Of The Soaring Flight Simulator Condor

On this episode we join Chris Wedgwood of Condor, the complete soaring simulator. Chris joins us from France to tell us how Condor got it’s wings. He shares his journey with us and the journey of Condor and how it’s helping to teach people to fly all ove…

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46: Boxing The Wake With Student Pilot Connor

On this episode a young aviator joins us to share his aviation journey. Connor shares with us how his interest in powered planes led him to gliders. Hear what happened when he was boxing the wake on his pre solo flight. Just one of his stories he shares….

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