Airspeed

Tony Condon is as an ATP and corporate pilot who also serves as the president of the Kansas Soaring Association , headquartered at Sunflower Gliderport . We sat down and talked about long-distanc...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-downwind-dashes-and-other-long-distance-soaring-with-tony-condon

John Harte is glider CFI and chief instructor at Sanhill Soaring Club in Gregory, Michigan, just a few miles down the road from Hell. (Hell, Michigan, that is.) He's also a tow pilot, aerobatic p...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-from-hell-to-namibia-and-back-again-with-john-harte

Kent and I are sequestered in our respective locations at SARS-CoV-2 sweeps the nation, so we thought we'd record a podcast episode.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-hangar-flying-with-kent-shook

We made an audiobook! Steve narrated the audiobook version of Thomas A. Bass's The Eudaemonic Pie. The book tells the story of a band of physicists and computer wizards in the late 1970s and earl...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-the-eudaemonic-pie

The second in a two-part series chronicling the long road to becoming a CFI. In this episode, our hero suffers more indignation at the hands of a check airman who calls off Christmas, after which...

http://airspeedonline.com/2016/09/because-glider-audio-episode-show-notes/

Here's Part 1 of the epic quest for the CFI certificate. It covers everything from deciding to go for the certificate up to the failed attempt to transition to a different motorglider at a farawa...

http://airspeedonline.com/2016/09/because-glider-audio-episode-show-notes/

Jack Hodgson takes the bully mic for a pre-show discussion of what it takes to put on a hometown airshow in some of the most complicated airspace in North America.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-river-days-airshow-2016-part-1

An eighth-grade language arts assignment from FOD becomes an Airspeed episode. A father's expectations for his son at 14.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-the-assignment

David Allen (on the bully mic) and Dean Greenblatt (BIRD from the show) join Steve to debrief the first-ever airshow over the Detroit River.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-river-days-airshow-part-4-debrief

This is the third installment of the series that covers - in near-realtime - the events leading up to the GM Detroit River Days Airshow on the Detroit River 20-21 June 2015. As before, David Alle...

http://airspeedonline.com/2015/05/audio-episode-show-notes-river-days-airshow-part-3-fast-footwork/

David Allen once again takes the host mic to talk with Steve about the upcoming River Days Airshow in Detroit 20-21 June 2015.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-river-days-airshow-part-2-weve-got-an-airshow

First in a series that follows the planning and execution of our very own airshow.

http://airspeedonline.com/2015/04/river-days-airshow-part-1-waiver-application-and-planning/

US Soaring Team member Tony Condon talks about the upcoming 13.5 Meter World Championships in Lithuania. 

http://airspeedonline.com/2015/01/world-glider-championship-competitor-tony-condon-audio-episode-show-notes/

An interview with OpenAirplane co-founder Rod Rakic, as well as an account of my own OpenAirplane Universal Pilot Checkout at Crosswinds Aviation at Livingston County Airport (KOZW) in Howell, Mi...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-openairplane-with-rod-rakic

An update of the Airspeed's rules of engagement and FAQ.  Want to know more about what goes on behind the scenedat Airspeed?  Here are the answetrs to the questions that people most often ask.

http://airspeedonline.com/2014/06/rules-of-engagement-2014-audio-episode-show-notes/

A conversation with Kim Crow, who voiced Bitching Betty in the F-15 and many other platforms in the early days of audible annunciations in fighter aircraft.

http://airspeedonline.com/2014/02/kim-crow-the-original-bitching-betty-audio-episode-show-notes/

We talk to Bill Anderson and Dale Tutt about the new Textron AirLand Scorpion Jet, which made its first flight just last week.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-the-textron-air-land-scorpion-jet

The remarks by US Rep Sam Graves regarding sequestration and its effects on the airshow industry.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-icas-2013-rep-sam-graves-on-sequestration

Here it is!  The third and final installment of the Inside Airshows series.  After doing stints on a pyro crew and as a team narrator, things went to a completely new level as I had the opportu...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-inside-airshows-part-3-tuskegee-3

In which I pick up a microphone and purport to entertain an airshow crowd (and confirm my suspicion that it's a lot harder than it looks).

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-inside-airshows-part-2-with-a-mic-in-my-hand

The first of a three-part series that takes you behind the scenes at airshows.  In this episode, Airspeed takes you out to show center with the pyro crew at the 2012 TICO Valiant Air Command War...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-inside-airshows-part-1-running-away-to-join-the-circus

The American Flight museum's AC-57 Spooky gunship.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-gwl-rapid-cast-ac-47-spooky

Karl Stoltzfus of Dynamic Aviation flew this beautiful DC-3/C-47 to Topeka to show her off to this crowd.  His grandson, Gabriel (7) joined him to talk about the aircraft and its renovation.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-gwl-rapid-cast-karl-stoltzfus-and-c-47-miss-virginia

Greg Smith and his Beech 18.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-gwl-rapid-cast-greg-smith-and-his-beech-18

Bill Whiteman's T-28 Trojen - a RapidCast from the Gathering of Warbirds and Legends in Topeka.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-gwl-rapid-cast-bill-whiteman-and-the-t-28-trojan

Talking abut a liaison aircraft among the heavy metal on the ramp at Topeka.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-gwl-rapid-cast-darrell-linenberger-s-l-16b

Commemorative paratrooper MSgt (Ret) Robert Yarberry.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-gwl-rapid-cast-m-sgt-ret-robert-yarberry

The briefing from the practice day of the Gathering of Warbirds and Legends.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-gathering-of-warbirds-and-legends-briefing

The Airspeed audience first met ENS Evan Levesque  (pronounced “leh-VECK”) as a MDN 1/C at the US Naval Academy  in 2010.  We then checked in with him during his primary flight training...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-naval-aviation-training-with-ens-evan-levesque-part-2-tailhook

Meet B-52 and B-2 driver USAF Lt Col (Ret) Chris "Cliff" DeVaughn!  We talked about the aircraft, its flight characteristics, and its mission.  And, more importantly, we talked about what it's ...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-b-2-spirit-with-usaf-lt-col-ret-chris-cliff-de-vaughn

The second of two episodes covering my glider rating.  Victory, defeat, ground effect, and a sock puppet.  It's all here!

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-glider-rating-part-2

Pilot, producer, and Uncontrolled Airspace co-host Jack Hodgson joins us to talk about the pilot population, flight training, the future of the aviation podsphere, and more in this nearly-two-hou...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-you-don-t-know-jack

Taking to the streets (and tollways) of Orlando, Florida in a T-6 with eight other aircraft for the NBAA Convention 2012.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-road-trip

Despite the aggressive schedule around here (glider training, trying to find a new acro ride, doing really cool legal work for the best clients on the planet, etc.), I managed to get some time th...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-video-acro-camp-sneak-peek-04-with-friends-like-these

Here's an account of my glider training this year through my first glider solo on Friday.  Show notes at www.airspeedonline.com.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-glider-rating-part-1

Behind the scenes at Airspeed.  Kinda.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-video-airspeed-promo-monday-0600z

50 minutes of pure awesome with one of North America's busiest airshow announcers, Rob Reider.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-airshow-announcer-rob-reider

ENS Evan Levesque (pronounced “leh-VECK”) is a primary flight student at NAS Whiting Field  near Milton, Florida.  He’s flying the mighty T-6B in the aerobatic phase of training, having ...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-navy-primary-flight-training-with-ens-evan-levesque

The second installment of the Airspeed LPA.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-airspeed-lpa-part-2-military-pilot-speak

A diary of my first aerobatic competition.  Compiled from blog posts I wrote before, during, and after the competition. Music is Game Day by Jon Schmidt.  www.johnschmidt.com .  www.musicall...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-making-good-on-a-deal-iac-michigan-aerobatic-open-2011-diary

An overview of the Airshows 101 course at the 2011 ICAS convention.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-airshows-101-at-icas-2011

On 21 August 2017, the umbral shadow of the moon will sweep across the continental United States from Oregon to South Carolina.  Here are some thoughts about how (and why) to fly through that s...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-flying-through-the-totality

Here's the promo that I shot for The Hoppers, an L-39 team based in the midwestern US.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-video-the-hoppers-promo

Here's a big file that contains the full account of my experiences at CAP NESA MAS 2010.  This file contains all of the audio from the prior three episodes in one tasty jumbo audio burrito. ...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-touching-the-true-source-cap-nesa-mas-2010-entire-essay-

This is the third of a three-episode series covering my experience at Civil Air Patrol’s National Emergency Services Academy Mission Aircrew School (NESA-MAS) in Indiana in the summer of 2010. ...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-cap-nesa-mas-part-3

This is the second of a three-episode series covering my experience at Civil Air Patrol’s National Emergency Services Academy Mission Aircrew School (NESA-MAS) in Indiana in the summer of 2010....

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-cap-nesa-mas-2010-part-2

In the wake of a difficult weekend (and, indeed, a difficult season) for the airshow community, I asked John Cudahy to sit down for a few minutes to talk about airshow safety.   John has bee...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-airshow-safety-the-view-from-icas

Part 1 of my 30,000-word epic describing my experiences at CAP's National Energency Services Academy Mission Aircrew School in 2010.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-cap-nesa-mas-2010-part-1

Will Hawkins joins Steve to commiserate about independent filmmaking.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-my-movie-ate-my-podcast

Getting complacent in your flying?  Take a cue from a TV secret agent and try flying an approach with everything completely different and some of it detinitely not TSO'ed.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-shooting-the-mac-guyver-six

Here's yet another sneak peek from Acro Camp, Airspeed's upcoming independent documentary feature film.  Get more information at www.acrocamp.com.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-video-acro-camp-sneak-peek-03

That's right!  We're doing it again!  This is the casting call for Acro Camp 2. More information and a link to the cast application is at www.acrocamp.com . Application deadline is 11:59 2...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-acro-camp-2-announcement-and-casting-call

We talk to Ben Freelove of the Tutima Academy of Aviation Safety about formation flying.  Everything from loose en route formations to formation acro.  Check out www.tutimaacademy.com . 

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-formation-flight-with-ben-freelove

A video feature focusing on Mike Robinson of the Starfighters shot at the TICO Valiant Air Command airshow this March in Titusville, Florida. More information about the Starfighters is availabl...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-video-mike-bloke-robinson-of-the-starfighters

Here's video from the December 17, 2010 studio session that Don, Barry, and I did as part of the efforts on the soundtrack for the upcoming feature film, Acro Camp.  It's one long hand-held shot...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-video-special-making-of-feature-acro-grass-sessions

Here's the formation flight from Day 3 of Acro Camp. Two aircraft, five cameras, 12 audio tracks, and a lot of synchronization and editing.  But very worthwhile considering the result. Stay tu...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-video-acro-camp-sneak-peek-02-formation

This is the audio from Will Hawkins' last interview with Don and Barry after the last camper left on Day 4 of Acro Camp.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-acro-camp-debrief-with-don-and-barry

The second #NotAtSnF show on Sun 'N Fun Radio, recorded Saturday 2 April 2011. The cast includes Steve Visscher and Grant McHerron of Plane Crazy Down Under; Chris Holub and John Conway, two th...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-not-at-snf11

A sneak peek of what we're working on for the Acro Camp movie.  Check out more at www.acrocamp.com.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-acro-camp-sneak-peek-01-the-hammer-spin

Airspeed's epic poem Fingers in the Airport Fence Entwined came out in 2007, but never really go tits own episode.  So, as I'm plowing through the editing for Acro Camp and putting out proposals...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-fingers-in-the-airport-fence-entwined

Flight with the USAF 9th Reconnaissance Wing in a Northrop T-38A Talon.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-flying-the-black-rocket-the-northrop-t-38-talon

As many of you know, I attended the Civil Air Patrol’s National Emergency Services Academy (“NESA”) this summer at Camp Atterbury in Indiana. I did the Mission Pilot track in the Mission Ai...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-nesa-part-1-with-cap-lt-col-john-desmarais

Here's the first trailer for Airspeed's upcoming independent documentary feature film: Acro Camp.   Four pilots.  Two men and two women.  None has a tailwheel endorsement.  None has ever fl...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-first-acro-camp-trailer

Airspeed launches its LPA (Lieutenant Protection Association") series about military aviation customs, history, and insider information!  We begin with Jordan Haines, the commander-in-chief of C...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-the-airspeed-lpa-part-one-military-challenge-coins

As Airspeed completes its fifth year online, here's a peek behind the scenes at the philosophy of the show.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-rules-of-engagement

I got together with myTransponder.com founder Rod Rakic to talk about accelerated flight training.  Rod has done accelerated programs as a part of both his commercial and instrument training.  ...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-zero-to-hero-part-2

Here's the keynote at the morning session of ICAS 2010 by Congressman Sam Johnson of Texas. A retired Air Force colonel, Johnson flew the F-86 Sabre in the Korean War, the F-4 Phantom in the Viet...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-sam-johnson-s-keynote-at-icas-2010

An update from the 2010 ICAS Convention.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-icas-2010-le-central

Here's a full account of my 11 October 2010 recurrent CAP Form 5 checkride with Capt Tim Kramer.  I demystify the CAP Form 5 process and give you some tips about how to put your best foot forwar...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-video-how-to-pass-your-cap-form-5-checkride

Interview with the author of Stiff, Bonk, and now Packing For Mars - a riff on the trials, tribulations, and science behind the next step.  www.maryroach.net .

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed-packing-for-mars-with-mary-roach

Acro Camp is crowdsourcing a part of the soundtrack.  This episode contains details and a snippet of the theme that underlies the piece.  Check out the show notes at www.airspeedonline.com for...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_acro_grass_crowdsourcing_a_part_of_the_acro_camp_soundtrack

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.  Coul...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_having_the_fish_with_rob_mark

Here's a three-camera treatment of a stall and spin sequence that I recently flew with Barry Sutton.  www.oaklandflightacademy.com

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_video_spins_with_barry

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, M...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_acro_camp_cast_post_production_debrief_

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

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedFirebaseBeale.mp3

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...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_the_us_naval_academy_naval_aviation_and_super_d_acro_with_midn_1_c_evan_levesque_

Ron Klutts remembers Doug Bourn and talks aviation safety.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_ron_klutts_remembers_doug_bourn

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!

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_the_last_pure_thing_on_the_radio

Fly with Don!  dweaver@optair.com.  989-859-7237.  And check out the Acro Camp website at www.airspeedonline.com.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_video_acro_camp_ip_don_weaver_s_acro_sequence

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 wh...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_battle_creek_preview_2010

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

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_aerial_videography_panel

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

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_ua_vs_the_pilot_and_the_operator_can_be_friends

Aviation and aerospace podcast concentrating on general aviation flight training, music, and extraordinary experiences in the air and on the ramp.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_meet_the_cast_of_acro_camp

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

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_zero_to_hero_accelerated_flight_training_part_1_with_jason_schroeder

Here's the video from the Cessna Citation Mustang flight at Appleton, Wisconsin during EAA AirVenture 2009.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_video_cessna_citation_mustang_flight

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

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_talking_with_acro_camp_ip_don_weaver

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 .

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_acro_camp_announcement_and_casting_call

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

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_l_39_driver_tim_brutsche

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.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_sandman_2009_with_jim_carlyle

Debrief of Day 3 at the ICAS Convention 2009.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_icas_convention_2009_day_3

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

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_icas_convention_2009_day_2

A quick update and some session audio from ICAS 2009.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_icas_convention_2009_day_1

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

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_on_the_ramp_with_the_aero_shell_team

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

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_flying_the_pilotmaker_my_dollar_ride_in_the_t_6a_texan_ii

My take on the CBS Radio feature from the 1950s.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_this_i_believe

The Airspeed Safety Stand-Down, featuring the Kranz Dictum from January of 1967.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_safety_stand_down_the_kranz_dictum

Video of two CAP glider sorties at the Oakland County International Airport (KPTK) Open House 16 August 2009. Glider pilot: Mark Grant.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_video_cap_glider_sorties

Interviews with Mark Sonday and Luke Donald of the Russell Military Museum.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_russell_military_museum

Interview planeside with C/LtCol Melanie Davis after her incentive ride in the mighty L-39.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_c_lt_col_melanie_davis_incentive_ride_in_the_mighty_l_39

Panel discussion covering demo flights in the Remos GX at Oshkosh 2009.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_flying_the_remos_gx

Demo flight in a Cessna Citation Mustang VLJ out of Appleton, Wisconsin during AirVenture 2009.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_flying_the_cessna_citation_mustang

Video episode of the JATO ride in Fat Albert at the Indianapolis Air Show. www.indyairshow.com.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_video_fat_albert_jato_ride

Video of my AeroShell formation acro ride at Battle Creek and air-to-air footage from the team's performance the next day at Battle Creek.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_video_aero_shell_team_ride_and_saturday_performance_video

Interview with the F15E Strike Eagle Demo Team at the Battle Creek Airshow 2009.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_f_15e_strike_eagle_demo_team

Refueling training flight in a KC-135R Stratotanker refueling C-17 Globemasters over the Carolinas.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_video_kc_135r_flight

Video from a six-ship T-34 ride with the Lima Lima flight team at the South Shore Airshow in Gary. www.garyairshow.com.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_video_lima_lima_t_34_flight_at_gary

An impromptu aerobatic demo and some thoughts about it.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_the_guy_in_the_red_airplane

Airspeed's fourth annual pre-show interview with Barb Haluszka.  Check out the show's site at www.bcballoons.com .

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_battle_creek_behind_the_scenes_airshow_director_barb_haluszka_

Audio from the air boss brief on the Sunday of the Indy Air Show.  www.indyairshow.com.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_air_boss_brief_from_the_indy_air_show

The first two days of the Indianapolis Airshow.  Features interviews with Indy Air Show director Roger Bishop and Blue Angels Boss CDR Greg McWherter.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_indy_airshow_with_blue_angels_boss_greg_mc_wherter_and_roger_bishop

My first aerobatic session in the American Champion Super Decathlon 16 April 2009 with Barry Sutton. A pretty short flight because I got very green around the gills very quickly, but that's what ...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_video_first_acro_session_in_the_super_d

Video from my 11 May 2009 acro conditioning flight just before heading to Randolph AFB for the T-6A Texan ride. You, too, can fly this aircraft with this guy! Check out Sutton aviation's website ...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_video_aerobatic_conditioning

A teaser for upcoming video projects brewing here at Airspeed.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_video_airspeed_video_teaser

Gathering 'round the MP3 recorder with the team to debrief after a day of shooting and flying at Randolph AFB in connection with my T-6A ride.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_firebase_airspeed_t_6a_style

I head to the C-47 ground school at the Yankee Air Museum and hit the bomber buffing party.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_c_47_ground_school_at_the_yankee_air_museum

Audio from the first Gathering of Aviation Podcasters at Sun 'N Fun 2009.  Many thanks to Sun 'N Fun Radio for giving us this opportunity and capturing the audio for us!

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_gathering_of_aviation_podcasters_2009

We talk to The SETI Institute's Dr. Jill Tarter.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_seti_with_dr_jill_tarter

Imagining the first folk music of the journey to Mars and back.  The MacDoewll application and the song.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/aiirspeed_eleanor_flies

We talk to Roger Bishop, director of the Indianapolis Airshow and one of the minds behind the Indy Transponder.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_indianapolis_airshow_and_indy_transponder_with_roger_bishop

Comments and audio from my CAP Form 5 IFR add-on ride.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_cap_form_5_ifr_add_on

My comment on the TSA's Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP).  Listen soon and either concur with me at www.airspeedonline.com or e-mail me at steve@airspeedonline.com or, better yet, put in ...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_lasp_comment

The third installment of what I'm listening to in the cockpit and otherwise.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_music_part_3

A spin (or, rather, a spiral) in the FAA's spatial disorientation simulator at the Great Lakes Aviation Conference and Expo.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_spatial_disorientation_simulator

Part 1 of my initial taildragger training from April or May of last year.  Features instructor Barry Sutton.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_taildragger_training_part_1

Talking aerobatics with airshow performer and instructor Greg Koontz.  www.gkairshows.com .

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_aerobatics_and_the_super_decathlon_with_greg_koontz

The 2008 holiday episode with a new take on O. Henry's classic story, The Gifts of the Magi.  Happy holidays, everybody!

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_the_magi_of_harper_s_field

We talk to Paul Freeman, curator of www.airfields-freeman.com , a wonderful web resource that covers abandoned airfields across the country.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_ghost_airports_a_tour_of_paul_freeman_s_abandoned_and_little_known_airports_archive

Aistin "Farve" May, creator of web comic Air Force Blues, joins Stephen Force for an update abotu what's happened with the comic in the 18 months since his first appearance on Airspeed.  See www...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedAFBlues2.mp3

Nuggets collected from all parts of the aether, including the Twitterverse.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_you_might_be_a_pilot

The full production version of my ride on 4 July 2008 with USAF Thunderbird 8, Tony Mulhare.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_sometimes_alternates_fly_my_ride_with_the_usaf_thunderbirds

Interview with composer and sound designer David Kneupper, who composed the music that you hear as you experience the Apollo/Saturn V Center at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, among lots of othe...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_david_kneupper_and_the_music_of_apollo_saturn_v_center

Interview with Will and Rico about their new independent film, A Pilot's Story.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_a_pilot_s_story_with_will_and_rico

Interview on the ramp at OSH with F-22 pilot Maj Paul "Max" Moga, USAF.

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The first Airspeed Virtual Airshow.  Noisy and sudden high-speed passes!  Seating at the edge of the runway!  Cheap food!  No traffic at the exits (not that you'll want to leave)! Enjoy!

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_virtual_airshow_2008

Here it is!  Airspeed's first video episode.  And it's a biggie.  The sounds and sights in the back seat of a USAF Thunderbird F-16.  Many thanks to Will Hawkins of Wilco Films for his video-...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_video_thunderbirds_ride_cockpit_video

Got the CAP Form 5 ride done, training in the Citabria, a chance to taxi the kids around, and Thunderbird Groove nears completion.

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedCitabria1.mp3

Flying right seat in the EAA's 1929 TriMotor.

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The Thursday preflight briefing with Thunderbird 7, LtCol Rob Skelton, the Thunderbirds' operations officer. The primary rider's camera crew showed up at the last minute, so I didn't fly that da...

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Audio from Podapalooza 2008.

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10 minutes walking down the main drag at Oshkosh.

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Update from Firebase Airspeed, EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh, Wisconsin with Jason Miller, (The Finer Points ) Rod Rakic, (myTransponder) and friends.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_firebase_airspeed

We interview Capt Sam “Nuke” Joplin of the F-15 West Demo Team on Sunday, July 6 from the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival .

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedF-15Demo.mp3

Full description of my 4 July 2008 media flight with Maj Tony Mulhare, USAF Thunderbird No. 8.  Rod Rakic guest-hosts as we hangar-fly the whole thing.

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedThunderbirdsRide3.mp3

I got the thunderbirds ride!  Here's my initial reaction and audio of the takeoff.  Recording tonight with Rod Rakic for the full episode.  Stay tuned!

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_thunderbirds_ride_first_impressions

Almost got up today with the USAF Thunderbirds.  Scheduled to fly tomorrow!

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedThunderbirdsRide1.mp3

Summary episode covering the whole DC-3 type rating experience.  

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedDC-3Summary.mp3

F/A-18 mach pass at the end!  Rod and I hangar-fly from the Red Bull Air Races in Detroit.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_red_bull_air_races_sunday

Type rating complete! 

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Day 1 of my DC-3 type rating training with Dan Gryder in the Herpa DC-3 in Griffin, Georgia.  www.thedc-3network.com www.herpa.de .

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedDC3SIC2.mp3

I'm here in Griffin, Georgia for the DC-3 SIC type rating flying Dan Gryder's DC-3.  Here's audio and other material from Dan's briefing, our initial encounter with the airplane, and more.  Sta...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedDC3SIC1.mp3

Welcome to the second part of the instrument checkride. This is the second of two parts covering my checkride for the instrument rating. If you haven’t checked out Part 1, make sure that you do...

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Interview with Scott Cannizzaro, the New York audio engineer who recently worked up the Airspeed theme music. Scott Cannizzaro The Soundtrack Group 936 Broadway New York, NY 10010 212 420 6010 ...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedCannizzaro.mp3

Ambient audio from flying a load of skydivers in the Twin Otter. 3:30 Startup 6:30 Takeoff 7:30 Throttle back 9:30 Synching the props 18:45 Door opens 20:15 Begin descent 24:30 Level-off ...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedListenOtter.mp3

We talk this time with Jeb Burnside about aviation safety. Jeb is an editor at Belvoir Publications, the folks who bring you Aviation Safety Magazine (of which Jeb is editor), KitPlanes, AvWeb, A...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedBurnside.mp3

Second day of the accelerated multi-engine course at Traverse Air. Traverse Air, Inc. 294 West Silver Lake Traverse City, Michigan 49686 231-943-4128 TBRADY294@CHARTER.NET HTTP://WWW.TRAVERSEAI...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedMultiDay2.mp3

Commentary on Day 1 of multi-engine training with Tom Brady at Traverse Air.  www.traverseair.com

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedMultiDay1.mp3

We continue the annual tradition of calling up Barb Haluszka, the executive director of the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival. www.bcballoons.com  

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedBCPreview2008.mp3

Audio of the checkride for my instrument rating.  See www.airspeedonline.com for links to the approach charts if you want to follow along.

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedCheckridePart1.mp3

Download a 128 Mbps copy of the tune, The Lake Parker Arrival, for free at http://airspeedonline.blogspot.com/2008/03/lake-parker-arrival.html .  Written especially for Sun 'N Fun 2009. Enjoy!

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedParker.mp3

The second load from my September visit to Skydive Chicago.  Two jump runs at two different altitudes and then a stall, some single-engine flight, and a steep descent to a short-field landing. ...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedOtter2.mp3

Today, I’m joined by Eric Carver, my fellow member in the law firm and an expert in tax law.

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedLaw2.mp3

Part 1 of a two-part series on the legal aspects of aircraft purchase, sale, and ownership. Make sure you check out the parallel episodes similar topics on Uncontrolled Airspace, The Pilot's Fl...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedLaw1.mp3

We interview Lt Col John Desmarais, the Deputy Director of Operations of the US Civil Air Patrol about SARSAT's discontinuation of monitoring 121.5 MHz ELTs.

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/Airspeed1215.mp3

Flying the DHC-6-200 Twin Otter with Dave Schwartz at Skydive Chicago. Don't forget to buy your copy of Airspeed: The First Two Years Aloft at http://www.lulu.com/content/1389586

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedOtter1.mp3

Buy the new book, Airspeed: The First Two Years Aloft at http://www.lulu.com/stupper or http://www.lulu.com/content/1389586 . Thanks!

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedFingers.mp3

Ron Klutts and I have carried on a correspondence for more than a year and we finally met in person at AirVenture Oshkosh this summer. Ron and a friend had flown all the way from Palo Alto and ha...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedKlutts.mp3

We interview pilot, CFI, CFII, MEI (add additional initials until your fingers hurt from typing) Tony Condon. Tony (whose shadow appears in the foreground above) hangar-flies with us to talk abou...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedCondon.mp3

We interview aerobatic pilot and Red Bull Air Racer Mike Goulian. Some housekeeping as well, and a special offer from Gleim.  Be sure to get your Airspeed listener discount of 25% off the pric...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedGoulian.mp3

I passed the checkride this morning! Thanks for the cards and letters. They meant (and continue to mean) a lot. I received approval from the examiner to include audio from the checkride in a fut...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedCheckrideUpdate2007-10-25.mp3

Got the oral done today, but ceilings prevented the actual flight portion.  Flight rescheduled for Thursday morning!

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedCheckrideUpdate2007-10-23.mp3

Just checked the terminal aerodrome forecast for KFNT for tomorrow. Blech! Not looking good for tomorrow. Got an aircraft scheduled Tuesday as a backup, but I'd really rather just get this done. ...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedCheckrideUpdate2007-10-18.mp3

Greetings from Jack Hodgson Country!  Ceilings too low on the 11th to do the checkride.  Rescheduled for Friday the 19th.

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedCheckrideUpdate2007-10-14.mp3

T-minus 5 days until the IFR checkride!  Flew a lot of sim today and I'm feeling pretty good about things.  Lots of study to do, but I have a program in place and am excited about finishing up ...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedCheckrideUpdate2007-10-06.mp3

Got some sim time last night and made up a lot of my flashcards for studying.  Also some ruminations here about backcourses expectations for the checkride.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_checkride_update_for_3_october

Checkride Update for 1 October.  9:00 pm EDT at Kirby's Koney at Square Lake and Woodward in Bloomfield Hills.  Off to a slow start. Spent most of the weekend and all day today at work. Went to...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedCheckrideUpdate2007-10-01.mp3

T-minus 12 days to the IFR checkride!  Follow along with this special miniseries of episodes as I prep for the FAA Instrument Pilot checkride!

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_checkride_update_for_29_september

A little essay that answers the question for me. Music: Jon Schmidt, PRELUDE - from the Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com or see Jon's website at HTTP://WWW.JONSCHNIDT.C...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedWhyIFly.mp3

We follow up the Cirrus SR22 GTS Turbo demo ride with a conversation with Alan Klapmeier, co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Cirrus Design. We talk about the Cirrus philosophy and the third-generat...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedCirrusG3Part2.mp3

Another installment of flying OPA (other people's airplanes)! I took a ride in the Cirrus SR22 GTS Turbo. CIRRUS DESIGN and AIRSHARES ELITE attended the annual open house a few weeks ago at my ...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedCirrusG3Part1.mp3

The second of my 2007 aerobatic rides! The show starts out with an update on my instrument training, including cockpit audio. Then we get into the ride, complete with audio from the MicroTrack 9...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/MancusoRide1.mp3

NSFW version of the song is at HTTP://MEDIA.LIBSYN.COM/MEDIA/AIRSPEED/FIRSTSOLOHEYDON.MP3 . We're back from AirVenture Oshkosh 2007 and beginning the decompression process. For this episode, I'm...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_hey_don_and_air_venture_oshkosh_2007_wrap_up

Pod-A-Palooza 2007 went off without a hitch on Friday. Members of THE FLYING PILOT , UNCONTROLLED AIRSPACE , ULTRAFLIGHT RADIO , THE PILOTCAST , THE STUDENT PILOT FLIGHT PODLOG , THE CFICAST , TH...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_pod_a_palooza_2007_audio

We all know that the best formation aerobatics teams fly great formations and match each other's moves with great precision.  But have you listened to a really good team?  The formation maneuve...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedAeroshellSound.mp3

See the full show notes at www.airspeedonline.com . We talk to Boeing Stearman PT-17 pilot John Mohr of Mohr Barnstorming at the Battle Creek Balloon Festival and Field of Flight Air Show. Jo...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedMohr.mp3

We talk to LCDR Craig Olson, Opposing Solo of the US Navy Blue Angels.  Dan McNew and I were treated to a Blue angels demonstration flight from the ramp of the Western Michigan University School...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedBlue2.mp3

We ran into Maj Jason Koltes, USAF, on the ramp at Battle Creek and managed to buttonhole him for a few minuteds to talk about the F-16 Fighting Falcon and what it's like to train and fly in the ...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedKoltes.mp3

We interview Kathy Rocco, a director of the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival, on the Monday before the air show kicks off. Talk about busy! Get out to an air show this ...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_battle_creek_behind_the_scenes_with_kathy_rocco

Steve goes up in a highly-modified Pitts S-2C with pilot Brett Hunter.  Yeah, baby!

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedHunter.mp3

In the words of today's guest, "You're not truly sh*t hot until there's a comic about you."   This week, we talk to Austin "Farva" May, the author of the relatively new web comic "Air Force B...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedAFBlues.mp3

It's time once again to talk about the Civil Air Patrol, the auxiliary of the United States Air Force and one of the best volunteer opportunities in the country. As many of you know, I'm a CAP ca...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedMidwaySix.mp3

Long-time listeners to Airspeed will recall the episode we did last February about whole-airplane ballistic recovery parachutes and about Ballistic Recovery Systems, Inc., better known to some as...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedBRS.mp3

Here in the US and elsewhere in the northern hemisphere, airshow season is either here or right around the corner. Weâ??re making some early calls to some of the performers that youâ??ll see th...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedMancuso.mp3

Here's a change of pace from me running at the mouth. It's audio culled from three or four days of stalking airplanes through the rain, mist, clouds, and some sunshine. I though that it might be...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedNoise.mp3

Many of us think of test pilots as leather-faced guys in Nomex flight suits with eyes permanently reduced to slits by squinting into the sun across Rogers Dry Lake Bed at Edwards Air Force Base. ...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedTestPilot1.mp3

Check out the audio for a great description of the fast-growing sport of powered paragliding. An aircraft that costs less than $7,000 that you can easily fit in your trunk and that you can learn ...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedPPG.mp3

This episode is the first in a series that will run through spring. No yet idea how many episodes will be in the series or exactly what the content will be, but we know this: Spring will be here ...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedKings.mp3

It's the season for icing here in the midwest. As some instrument-rated and other pilots can tell you, few things have higher pucker factor than looking out at your wings while you're in the clou...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedIcingGlenn1.mp3

Welcome to the second episode in our two-part series covering the modified Boeing 747s that NASA uses carry the space shuttle orbiters when they need to be repositioned between Edwards Air Force ...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedSCA2.mp3

SUBSCRIBE TO AIRSPEED THROUGH ITUNES OR YOUR OTHER FAVORITE PODCATCHER USING THE FEED HTTP://AIRSPEED.LIBSYN.COM/RSS OR LISTEN TO AUDIO AT HTTP://AIRSPEED.LIBSYN.COM . Everyone knows that the o...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedSCA1.mp3

SUBSCRIBE TO AIRSPEED THROUGH ITUNES OR YOUR FAVORITE PODCATCHER USING THE FEED HTTP://AIRSPEED.LIBSYN.COM/RSS OR LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AT HTTP://AIRSPEED.LIBSYN.COM . See the show notes at http...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/air_traffic_control_with_terminal_controller_mark_schad

SEE THE AIRSPEED BLOG AND SHOW NOTES AT WWW.AIRSPEEDONLINE.BLOGSPOT.COM . Sometimes, it's good to stir things up a little. This episode has nothing to do with aviation, aerospace, jet fuel, o...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_the_ballad_of_the_sandman

No idea what's going on here, but it appears that Airspeed is temporarily off iTunes.  Some problem with WebPasties, my former RSS provider (who supposedly forwarded the feed over to Libsyn) wh...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_temporarily_off_i_tunes

See the blog at www.airspeedonline.blogspot.com . Today we're going to revisit one of the most important aspects of flying - And that's the music you listen to while you do it! Sure, there ar...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_music_part_2_

It's December 3.  I had hoped to post a new episode this weekend, but the usual stuff that happens to me in December is happening again.  Not surprising, really, but I thought I'd give you a sh...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/not_fade_away

We all love those gorgeous air-to-air photos of aircraft that grace the covers and the insides of our favorite flight magazines. We even like the ones in the ads. Sometimes especially the ads. Ev...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedHigdon.mp3

A balloon flight from start to finish in Cloud Nine (N1515E, a 77,000 cu. ft. Firefly 7-15) with 25-year veteran pilot Dave Emmert over Battle Creek, Michigan (BTL).  See the full commentary and...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedBalloon.mp3

The ultimate objective test of the new pilot.  The first solo.  Follow Stephen Force on the rocky road to his first solo.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/first_solo

We cover motion sickness and its effects on general aviation pilots and then turn to the expert as we interview world-class motion sickness expert and inventor of autogenic-feedback training e...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedCowings1.mp3

A fond farewell to Cessna 172R, N918TA - my favorite airplane.  18 met her end in the grass off of Runway 27R at PTK on July 13.  The accident pilot is fine, but 18 was bent pretty badly and ...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedSoLong18.mp3

The Lockheed C-5A.  Big, big, big!  We talk to the crew chief of this, one of the largest aircraft in use by the USAF Air Mobility Command.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/_c_5a_galaxy_and_an_interview_with_t_sgt_brandon_ives

We cover the Yankee Air Force's Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Yankee Lady" and interview her pilot.  Show notes at www.airspeedonline.blogspot.com.  Donate to help the Yankee Air Force recover ...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/yankee_air_force_b_17g_yankee_lady_

  We go in depth about the Canadair CT-114 and we talk to Maj. Cory Blakely, pilot of the No. 3 jet in the left inner wing position. Thanks to Maj. Blakely and to Snowbirds Public Affairs O...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedSnowbirds2.mp3

We talk to skydiver, jump pilot, and producer of Skydive Radio Dave Schwartz.  Dave gives us an introduction to skydiving and also gives some great tips for pilots about what to do if you hear o...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_introduction_to_skydiving_with_dave_schwartz

In Part 2 of this two-part series, we talk to Sgt. Brian Storbak (apologies in advance for any misspelling), boom operator on a KC-135 crew and part of the 128th ARW in Wisconsin.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_kc_135_part_2

Part 1 of our two-part series that covers the venerable KC-135 Stratotanker from tip to tail - literally!  From its first delivery to the military in 1957 to the R, T, and E modifications, we co...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_kc_135_part_1

We go up in the US Army Golden Knights' Fokker C-31A Friendship.  Full audio coverage from briefing to interviews on the aircraft to the team's exit.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_a_ride_with_the_us_army_golden_knights

We interview Maj. Jeremy SLoane, USAF, the operations officer and pilot of the No. 7 jet of the USAF Thunderbirds.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_interview_with_a_thunderbird

Part 3 of our three-part series about the selection and training process for NASA Astronauts.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_so_you_want_to_be_an_astronaut_part_3

Part 2 of our three-part series about what it takes to become an American astronaut.  This episode concentrates on the selection process.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_so_you_want_to_be_an_astronaut_part_2

Part one of our three-part look at the astronaut selection process.  This episode introduces the series and then focuses on qualifications - educational, physical, and so on.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_so_you_want_to_be_an_astronaut_part_1

We shoot the RNAV 36 approach at Flint, Michigan's Bishop International Airport (KFNT).  Lots of audio from the cockpit on this one.  We'll start on the ground at Pontiac (KPTK), take off, get ...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_shooting_an_instrument_approach

Transition alert!  We're merging Airspeed and Airspeed in Brief.  Please be sure to listen closely so that you can keep on getting your periodic dose of Jet-A, 100LL, and rocket fuel!  See the...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_transitions

We talk about how best to light the fires of your kids' minds - By taking them to the airport, to Kennedy Space Center, to the Very Large Array - Wherever.  Just take them! For full text and a...

https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/airspeed/AirspeedKids.mp3

Capt. REFSMMAT - The ideal flight controller and a Steely-Eyed Missile Man.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_capt_refsmmat

Steve starts and ends the show from the cockpit as he is in the process of undergoing a biannual flight review.  That's the minimum instruction of an hour on the ground and hour in the air that ...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_biannual_flight_reviews

Update on preparations for the 2006 Field of Flight Airshow and Balloon Festival in Battle Creek, Michigan.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_airshow_update_with_bark_haluska

This episode starts off our Steely-Eyed Missile Men series and features John Aaron, the Gold Team and Apollo 12 EECOM who uttered the greatest call in all of manned spaceflight control.  This is...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_sce_to_aux

Airspeed's first installment of the best music to plug into your intercom while you're flying.  From Bela Fleck to Cirque du Soleil and from Gary Hoey to Cheis Thile, here's what's on Stephen Fo...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_flight_music

General information about instrument flight and the attendant challenges.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_instrument_flight

We provide a little ammunition for your arguments with those who seem to think that general aviation represents a threat to the American Public.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_ga_is_no_threat

We leave the Airspeed studios and have lunch at Pasquale's in Royal Oak, Michigan with Paul Stambaugh, aerobatic pilot (and owner of Pitts S1-S N34RM "Psycho Therapy") and Great Lakes Ferry pilot...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_lunch_with_aerobatic_pilot_paul_stambaugh

We cover the Canadian Forces Snowbirds - The 431 Air Demonstration Squadron.  From its earliest heritage in England in WWII to the Golden Centennaries in 1967 to the beginnings of the modern inc...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_canadian_forces_snowbirds

Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes to present a major regional airshow?  We talk to Barb Haluska, executive director of the Field of Flight Airshow and Balloon Festival in Battle Creek, ...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_airshow_operations_with_barb_haluska

Ever hear a media reporter tell you that an airplane accident involved an engine stall?  In our experience, most reporters and members of the public get this wrong.  We discuss aerodynamic stal...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_understanding_stalls

USAF Maj. Glen Richards, an F-16 instructor pilot at Luke AFB, joins us to talk about Air Force Aviation.  Maj. Richards talks about what it takes to become an Air Force Pilot (all the way from ...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_air_force_aviation_with_maj_glen_richards

Can you name six people cool enough to stand in for Van Halen in the only music video the band made in support of its critical 5150 album?  Try the US Navy Blue Angels, the ambassadors of US Nav...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_us_navy_blue_angels

Ever feel the urge to go hurtling through the underbrush on foot with a radio direction finder chasing an ELT signal?  Or fly a Cessna 172 into a soon-to-be-restricted area so that the authoriti...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_civil_air_patrol

Here's as much of the USAF Thunderbirds as you can fit into a six-minute podcast (including an F-16 fly-by).  The most-asked questions about the precision flight demonstration squadron that's no...

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_usaf_thunderbirds

We look at ballistic recovery parachutes, a relatively new technology that has the potential to make general aviation even safer.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_ballistic_recovery_parachutes

What to expect on your first flight lesson and how to get that lesson for $59 or so.

https://airspeed.libsyn.com/airspeed_intro_flights