Airplane Geeks Podcast

Airplane Geeks Podcast


AirplaneGeeks 298 - Bits and Pieces XII

May 07, 2014


The Airplane of the Week:


The Yak-52, recorded by Jamie Dodson.



In this week’s Across the Pond segment:


This week Pieter visits Mick Oakey, Managing Editor of The Aviation Historian, (the worlds fastest growing aviation history publication) to talk about the latest edition. Pieter is fascinated by the story about U2’s flying off of aircraft carriers and the Harrier Jump Jet demonstration in Switzerland, amongst the other amazing stories in this unique publication. Find The Aviation Historian on Twitter and The Aviation Historian on Facebook.


Find Pieter on Twitter as @Nascothornet, on Facebook at XTPMedia, and at the Aviation Xtended podcast.


Interview with  Stephan Poirier, Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer of the Calgary Airport Authority, by Ian Kershaw.


Interview with Dave Pavoni, a newly minted flight instructor, by Rob Mark. Dave chatted about why earning this rating meant so much to him, what he’s learned about flying now that he’s teaching, and a few of the interesting situations he’s experienced so far.


Opening and closing music courtesy Brother Love from the Album Of The Year CD. You can find his great music at www.brotherloverocks.com.


Yaks over Moontown