Podcasting On A Plane

An Aviation Podcast. Stories of aviation as told from West Coast Delta Tower! I'm Brandon Gonzales, Air Traffic Controller, Pilot, CFI, Plane Crash Survivor, former Aircraft Salesman, and now Aviation Podcaster... On this show, we cover aviation from as many angles as possible, but always including the narrative back story of those who share their experiences.

Episode 100 | For Love of The Game 01/29/2024

099 | Legacy of a Lie 08/12/2022

Episode 098 | Volosan | Dr. Eric Fine 07/07/2022

Episode 097 | David Moser from Cirrus | Tons of listener feedback! 04/11/2022

ATC Disruptors | Talk2Tower | Pam KTKI 03/11/2022

Where the F* have I been? 03/04/2022

Episode 94 | Should you even be a CFI? Insurance? Chad? | Feedback 01/29/2022

Episode 93 | Enthusiasm | Feedback | Chad | Becoming a CFI 01/29/2022

Episode 92 | Languish | Rob Mark 01/29/2022

Episode 91 | Remote View Flight Check | Rob Mark 01/29/2022

Episode 90 | Dave English | Famous Aviation Quotations 01/29/2022

Episode 89 | Listener Feedback | Boeing settlement 01/29/2022

Episode 88 | Living to fly another day | Rich Pickett Part 2 01/29/2022

Episode 87 | Personal Wings | Rich Pickett 01/29/2022

Episode 87 | Personal Wings | Rich Pickett Have you ever met one of those people where, it seems like every sentence out of their mouth gives you déjà vu? It doesn’t happen very often, but maybe that’s why you remember... It happened to me last year at an MMOPA safety stand down. I walked in, sat down. And I started listening to the guy teaching the class (his name is Rich by the way). He talked about icing encounters in Colorado and some other stuff you might find relevant next time you’re doing something you probably shouldn’t be in a meridian or an eclipse. But after the lecture ended he took us all out to lunch at the fantastic Mexican restaurant Cosa Machado if you’ve ever been to Montgomery Field (KMYF). He started talking about the things he done, the places he had been, crazy stuff actually. I think it started with flying in airplane in the thunderstorms or something. But then we got to becoming a police officer in Colorado and not just anywhere Colorado; Telluride Colorado (KTEX). The very same place I grew up. The same place I did a radio show with my dad. And, guess we talked about next. Broadcasting. Then, Working a more or less first job throwing bags for continental airlines at Stapleton, Which they also let me do back at Telluride as my first aviation job. I mean. CO Express, but hey, who’s counting. And plus, the flights went to Denver anyway. So there. But I can’t help feeling that so many things that I did, it’s like he had done the same thing only a few decades earlier. Something I’ve said, or at least implied, is that aviation can be just so many different things to so many different people. And I’m not here to judge. Quite the opposite, I’m happy for you however you choose to integrate it into your daily life. And while I wouldn’t change much about my journey, there’s a little part of me that has a dream about how, in a different time and place, maybe I’d have taken a different path. One where I stuck with broadcasting. Or whatever, and took aviation into my life in a different way. That’s probably why I gel with our guest today so well. Because that’s exactly what he did! - Get 10% off with code: delta Support: Buy me a coffee: Instagram: Twitter: Website: Music by: Damma Beatz Make sure to use good equipment! Bose Headset: Bose ProFlight: Lightspeed Sierra Headset: Lightspeed Zulu 3 Headset: David Clark: /episode/index/show/podcastingonaplane/id/21944171

Episode 86 | Listener feedback with the RIGHT ATTITUDE! 01/29/2022

Episode 85 | MAX is BACK! (If it ain't Boeing... Part 6) 01/29/2022

Episode 84 | Future Aviation Aerospace Workforce | Kathryn Creedy 01/29/2022

Episode 84 | Future Aviation Aerospace Workforce | Kathryn Creedy If you’ve been around for a while, you’ll probably remember at least one aviation downturn. Maybe two or three. In fact, we could probably figure out how long you’ve been in the industry, in decades, based on how many you’ve seen. This’ll be my third... In case you haven’t noticed, we’re in one again. Sure, it looks a lot different than downturns of years passed. But the big question, right after you figure out what the heck you’re going to do while things are down, is how you’re going to position yourself for the upswing. And yes, as bleak as things often look, there WILL be an upside. We just never exactly know when. I don’t have a crystal ball. Nobody does. Not even the old guy with the expensive suit you saw on CNBC. I mean, sure, he sounds like he does, but he doesn’t. The one thing that guy does have though, is some pretty good market research to go off of. But that takes armies of people who make it their business to collect and analyze data, and we don’t often get to see it raw, and even if we did, I’m not sure we’d really know how to interpret it. But… What if there was a really user friendly place to get industry news that covers things like: ATC, dispatch, data analysis, aircraft and interior design and engineering, IT and cybersecurity. And what about if the source made a solid effort to connect different parts of industry to each other in ways not covered before. And what if this source made an effort to inform you about specific actionable things that can be done at all levels to raise the visibility of the opportunities existing in aviation and aerospace for well-paid, challenging and critical jobs? Jobs that can give Silicon Valley and others a run for their money any day. Cool stuff that kids might want to do like: unmanned systems, advanced air mobility, aviation innovation incubators, commercial space, environmental issues, changing powerplant technology and connected aircraft. I’d read it. And I’d definitely do a podcast about it too… So here it is! -Brandon - Get 10% off with code: delta Support: Buy me a coffee: Instagram: Twitter: Website: Music by: Danijel Zambo Make sure to use good equipment! Bose Headset: Bose ProFlight: Lightspeed Sierra Headset: Lightspeed Zulu 3 Headset: David Clark: /episode/index/show/podcastingonaplane/id/21940502

Episode 83 | The Best In The West | Pam KTKI 01/29/2022

Episode 83 | The Best In The West | Pam KTKI Remember back probably in middle school when we learned all about Venn diagrams? You know, the circles. Each one represents a characteristic, and where they overlap, you have the thing that the marketing department is probably looking for… But when it comes to aviation one that always keeps coming up is men, women, and pilots. Not all men are pilots, not all pilots are men. Not all women are pilots, not all pilots are women, and where the overlap part comes in, there’s the individuals who are women and pilots. Stay with me, I’m going somewhere with this. There’s another Venn diagram that keeps coming up too. And it’s where the pilot circle overlaps with the controller circle. There’s this tiny little sliver where I find myself, along with a few others who play both sides of the mic. It’s cozy in here, and if you want to hang out, you’ll find Me, Clay Taylor from Airways Magazine, RH and AG from Opposing Bases, and maybe a few others. And the little sliver gets reeeeealy small when you talk about controllers who are CURRENT pilots. Not “were” or “was in a different life.” Today’s guest is pretty noteworthy as she’s got a little of every circle I’ve mentioned thus far. And is generally known as one of the best controllers around. Or was at least, and we’ll get to that. But she comes from a tower pretty similar to mine, and form what I’ve heard, knows how to rock a mic on either side. This is gonna be a fun day… Welcome to Podcasting on a Plane, I’m Brandon Gonzales, Tower Controller, CFI, Former Aircraft salesman, Aviation podcaster, and connoisseur of the Venn diagram… broadcasting as always from the Tower at mythical, yet oh so real West Coast Delta, and this is the podcast where we talk about the backstories behind all that we do in air world. Sometimes on the flying side, sometimes on the ATC side, and sometimes both. And from what your feedback tells me, those are the favorites, so be glad you listened today because that’s what’s about to happen. Now I mentioned Venn diagrams earlier. And we found ourselves in a really tiny overlap, but I’ve got just one more circle to add. What about not only controllers who are pilots, but those who actually CARE. People who don’t just hold certificates and go to work, but people who go to work because it’s their purpose. It isn’t just a job. In this little sliver of the Venn diagram, everybody knows each others’ names. So today, let me introduce you to Pam… - Get 10% off with code: delta Support: Buy me a coffee: Instagram: Twitter: Website: Music by: Damma Beatz Make sure to use good equipment! Bose Headset: Bose ProFlight: Lightspeed Sierra Headset: Lightspeed Zulu 3 Headset: David Clark: /episode/index/show/podcastingonaplane/id/21940484

Episode 82 | Saddle up, it's Q&A time with Chad Fortenberry 01/29/2022

Episode 81 | Has "Narrative" ruined Journalism? Or was it Twitter? | Rob Mark 01/29/2022

Episode 81 | Has "Narrative" ruined Journalism? Or was it Twitter? | Rob Mark What’s Narrative? No, honestly what is it. And why the heck are we talking about it on an aviation podcast?! Well, because I’m repurposing content from another thing I do. No, I’m kidding… Sort of. Narrative affects everything we hear. It’s that thing news outlets have that affects how they’re going to spin a story. And if you ask me, it’s a bummer that has to be a thing at all. Today’s a really cool episode, because we’re stepping a little outside the usual mold (as if there was one here), and pulling back the curtain a little bit. And for those in the business of making content, it’s something we struggle with sometimes. Now, this is an aviation podcast, one in which I often promise the back story in all that we do in air world, and since aviation journalism is how we spread the word about pretty much all that happens in it, I figured an Episode like this is fair game. If you’re new here, this one’s a little different. Regular listeners will know that I’m an administrator at the , along with many notable aviation writers you’ve actually heard of, and if you’re curious, make sure to get on Facebook and request to be in the group too. Oh, and don’t forget to go back and listen to Episode 52 for more about us. The group is led by Rob Mark, and no matter where you fall in the spectrum of civil aviation, you’ll probably be familiar with his work. He’s the Senior Editor at FLYING Magazine and the publisher of , long time Airplane Geek over at the Airplane Geeks Podcast, Graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern, but most importantly of all, frequent guest on this show…. Ok maybe that’s not the most important part, but he’s back today because we really wanted to tackle a topic that’s an underlying part of just about everything we read, hear, and watch in the news, aviation or not: Narrative It’s a simple word, and it’s defined by (): a representation of a particular situation or process in such a way as to reflect or conform to an overarching set of aims or values. But the implications of it are huge. It’s part of the entire brand of a news outlet. And, if you ask me, or anybody really, it often gets taken too far. To the point that things are straight up twisted to make a story pan out a certain way. And then twisted a little further to get more re-tweets… - Get 10% off with code: delta Support: Buy me a coffee: Instagram: Twitter: Website: Music by: Danijel Zambo Make sure to use good equipment! Bose Headset: Bose ProFlight: Lightspeed Sierra Headset: Lightspeed Zulu 3 Headset: David Clark: /episode/index/show/podcastingonaplane/id/21940436

Episode 80 | Flying single pilot from India with Deanna Wallace 01/29/2022

Episode 79 | Deception through Omission with Rob Mark (FLYING and JetWhine) 01/28/2022

Episode 79 | Deception through Omission with Rob Mark (FLYING and JetWhine) It’s been almost a year and a half since the Atlas crash, and that’s about how long it takes the NTSB to complete a formal investigation, and to issue a Probable Cause statement. And boy did they ever… The idea that a 767 could just fall out of the sky vertically, with no warning, was weird enough to suggest that this wouldn’t be a typical case, but now that the truth is out, the weirdness doesn’t disappoint. There’s a great article out there from Rob Mark, at FLYING Magazine, and there’s a link in the show notes, just in case you missed it. But today Rob’s here, in the flesh, and we have a pretty cool talk for you. And it’s about more than just what happened, it’s about why it happened, and whether or not we can even prevent something like this from happening in the future. And I sure hope we can. But as you’ll hear, it’ll take a lot more than just a few tweaks in the training Department… From Rob's Article: The NTSB issued six new safety recommendations following the investigation into the Atlas Air 3591 accident. The NTSB said the FAA should issue a safety alert for all Boeing 757/767 operators warning of the possibility of an inadvertent go-around activation when the pilot flying is in close proximity to the speed brake handle. The NTSB also wants to see the vulnerabilities of the current pilot record system that would include the results of all pilot training once it begins, regardless of the result and that the system be easily searchable by pilot certificate number. The Board reiterated its call for advanced cockpit video recorder systems for Part 121/135 aircraft. On the human side of the equation, the NTSB reiterated to the FAA the urgent need to “require all Part 121 and 135 air carriers to obtain any notices of disapproval for flight checks for certificates and ratings for all pilot applicants and evaluate this information before making a hiring decision. To also require Part 121, 135, and 91K operators to document and retain electronic and/or paper records of pilot training and checking events in sufficient detail so the the carrier and its principal operations inspector can fully assess a pilot’s entire training performance. The Board also wants to see all training records provided to hiring employers as required under the PRIA and to develop a method of verifying the accuracy of those training records.” I’m sure you’ve got at least one opinion on something you’ve heard today. So, If you want to weigh in on what Rob and I talked about, I can’t wait to hear from you, make sure to shoot me an email at GOOOOOOD DAY! -BG Related Links: Rob’s Article in FLYING Magazine: - Get 10% off with code: delta Support: Buy me a coffee: Instagram: Twitter: Website: Music by: Damma Beatz Make sure to use good equipment! Bose Headset: Bose ProFlight: Lightspeed Sierra Headset: Lightspeed Zulu 3 Headset: David Clark: /episode/index/show/podcastingonaplane/id/21938138

Episode 78 | Pro training tips with Chad Fortenberry | Part 2 01/28/2022

Episode 77 | Pro training tips with Chad Fortenberry | Part 1 01/28/2022

Episode 76 | Training in a time of COVID | Part 2 | Owner Operator Recurrent 01/28/2022

Episode 75 | Airline training in a time of COVID | Part 1 01/28/2022

Episode 74 | If it ain't Boeing... Part 5 01/28/2022

Episode 73 | The Future | Imperium Jets | Airline Business Check-in 01/28/2022

Episode 72 | The Dilemma with Chris Dunn 01/28/2022

Episode 71 | Staying Home, with Dr. Eric Fine 01/28/2022

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