E08 Blue Angels: Thrilling Crowds with Opposing Soloist Lcdr Brandon Hempler
Release Date: 08/25/2018
E31 IFR & VFR Flight Plans: How Do You Get Them, File Them, Activate Them and Cancel Them?
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In this episode Kevin and Rob talk about picking up those IFR and VFR Clearances and they talk about the advantages of using Flight Following when not using a flight plan. This Episode is packed full of good knowledge from experiences and useful information that hopefully makes it a bit easier fro you to understand the clearances and how to pick them up. This is a great episode for those who are starting to use flight plans and flight following. They give you info on using different services or apps to open, close, activate and file your flight plan. Dedicated IFR Clearance Delivery...
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E30 Transition to Multi-Engine Airplanes: Engine Start Up to Shutdown
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In this episode Kevin and Rob talk about making the transition from flying single engine airplanes and moving forward with the transition to multi-engine airplanes. Rob shares his experiences with students and some of his own personal stories from his days flying piston twins while flying for a few charter outlets before moving to his current roll as a CRJ 900 pilot. Rob takes the roll as the MEI in this episode and brings us understanding on different areas as we talk about important items that you will face while flying twins. We also talk about what to expect on your check ride and Rob...
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E29 Aviation in a Pandemic: Aviation Surviving COVID-19
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In this episode, Kevin and Rob chat about how this Pandemic (COVID-19) is affecting aviation. Rob chats with us on what it's like to be in the flight deck during this time and what it's like traveling the country while the airports are basically empty. Kevin tells you how the gate and ticket agent life is affected along with the flight instructing . Overall, we chat about the industry as a whole and how its being affected among this madness. This is a must listen episode if you want to hear first hand what its like during this time. ...
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E28 Ski Plane Weekend: Flying Ski Planes and Whats coming Up
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In this episode, Kevin and Rob chat about flying ski planes and whats coming up for the podcast this year. This is a nice short episode as we try out our new Live Track L-8 from zoom. This is a must listen episode and we hope to chat with these two again here in the near future. ------------------------------------------------------------------ This episode is a good listen and please feel free to reach out to Rob or myself on anything. Please follow the links below and Subscribe, Like and interact with us on our social media pages and webpage. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to our...
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E27 Tuskegee Airman: Col. Charles McGee and Lt. Col. George Hardy
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In this episode, Kevin and Rob sit down with two of the Tuskegee Airman Col. Charles McGee and Lt. Col George Hardy. We chat about how they started flying and got into a little about their history with the Tuskegee Airman and their flying backgrounds. We are just thankful that we had the opportunity to chat with these two amazing men that really paved a road for many in the aviation society and helped change the history of our military in aviation. This is a must listen episode and we hope to chat with these two again here in the near future. ...
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E26 Sonia Sani: Capturing Aviation through Video
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In this episode, Kevin and Rob sit down with Sonia Sani. Sonia shares with us her passion for aviation and talks about her day job and what brought her to come to love aviation. She explains what got her youtube channel popular and gives a few words of wisdom to those who maybe thinking about aviation and how to get started. This episode is a great one and we really enjoyed talking with Sonia and hope to chat with her again in the future. Maybe next time we will record the episode on video haha. Please go and support Sonia on her social media accounts and check out her great YouTube Channel. ...
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E25 Gary Velasco: Restoring and Creating Military Nose Art with Fightingcolors.com
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In this episode, Kevin comes to you from Oshkosh 2019 and is talking with Gary Velasco of FightingColors.com who for over the last 20 plus years has taken his gift of painting and his love for aviation and turned it into a career that focuses on restoring history. Gary is a key part in restoring a warbird that once had nose art and he is the one that is able to bring it to life and recreate the colors and the piece of art work to scale and with even more detail than you could ever imagine. Gary is your one stop shop for anything that you needed replicated from our military's past when it comes...
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E24 Method Seven Aviation: A Leader in Aviation Eyewear
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In this episode, Rob and I talk with James Cox from Method Seven Aviation in Lakeland Florida while we attended Sun N Fun 2019 where he talks about his AMAZING eyewear and We release this now just before we head to OSHKOSH 2019 and plan on doing an interview with them again as we have been wearing our glasses since April. James talks about this amazing product and a little about the technology behind them. Please go and visit Methodseven.com and check these out and order your pair today. James Pictured (left) with some of his pilots and all wearing the Amazing Eyewear. ...
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E23 Matt Younkin Twin Beech 18: Magic by Moonlight
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In this episode, Rob takes the lead as he leads this interview with Matt Younkin and his beautiful Twin Beech 18 Magic by Moonlight. He talks about his 1943 Twin Beech and a the history behind it. Rob and I talk with Matt about his routine and his AMAZING night show. We also take the time to talk with Jeff Gibbs his crew chief as well and he talked with us on the maintenance and care that is required to keep this amazing bird flying. This was a fun interview and Rob really enjoyed leading this one as he has been a HUGE fan of Matts for years. This was just a fun and exciting interview while...
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E22 Draken Russian Mig-21: The History and Preservation at Sun N Fun
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In this episode, Rob and I are talking to Andy Ovans aircraft maintenance manager for Sun n Fun and Aerospace Center for Excellence accompanied by our friend Lizzy. We had the pleasure to sit down with Andy on top of the TBM Trailer that sat near the flight line and just down the way from the Mig-21 that Andy has put so much time into working with people to bring the aircraft back to what it looked like when it was in active service. We shared some good stories and laughs talked about the Mig and its history. Enjoy this episode as you can hear the suttle sound of aircraft flying in the...
info_outlineIn this episode, we're talking to LCDR. Brandon Hempler of the Blue Angels. Brandon flies Blue Angel number 6 and is an opposing soloist.
Brandon listened to our podcast and really liked what we were doing and wanted to be part of it. He was happy to share what it is like to be a Blue Angel and what he plans to do after his days of flying for one of the greatest demonstration teams in the world.
Brandon will make appearances in the future as he has some great experience and knowledge he would love to share with listeners in the future.
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