EP112 - 'Just Doing a Bombing Run Here We Go': Master CFI Nathan Ballard's Military Adventure
When a master CFII/ATP trades right rudder lessons for a seat in an Air Force T-38 Talon, you know it's going to be good. Nathan Ballard expected a polite tour of Sheppard Air Force Base but instead f...
21 Jan 20251h 3min
EP111 - It's ALWAYS Fuel (and Never for Skywriting)
"Well honey, the engine's about to stop running..." is NOT a conversation you want to have at 5,000 feet. In this episode full of real-talk about fuel management, our midlife pilots share their close ...
14 Jan 20251h 4min
EP110 - An Appy Hour Special
Join us for a special Appy Hour episode! We talk aviation apps and tools we love, and some we even know how to use. From the "suspiciously good and free" flight analysis tools that'll keep you up unti...
7 Jan 20251h 3min
EP109 - Information Whiskey: Dented Wings and Announcing Big Texas Send 2025!
Join the crew as they announce their epic 2025 fly-in at the retro-cool Hangar Hotel in Fredericksburg, Texas! Between planning cross-country routes and debating who gets "shotgun" in Erica's TBM, the...
30 Dec 20241h 2min
EP108 - Trip, Fall, Succeed : When Bad Judgment Makes Good Stories
Ever pushed the wrong button while talking to ATC? Landed on the wrong runway but nailed the landing? Join Ben, Brian, and Ted as they confess their most memorable aviation oopsies and why they still ...
23 Dec 202451min
EP107 - Overcoming Perfectionism: Sexy Indifference for Mediocre Pilots
Ben, Brian, and Ted dive into why perfection might actually be holding you back in the cockpit! Between Brian's obsession with landing "THE MIDDLE of the centerline stripe" and Ben's tales of learning...
17 Dec 202456min
EP106 - From Dawn Patrol to Jumping Fences: Multi-Day Flying Tips
When your ETA increases by 30 minutes while on final approach, you know you're in for a story. In Episode 106, Ben's "one-day-feels-like-multi-day" adventure sets the stage for a lively discussion abo...
10 Dec 20241h
EP105 - Information Whiskey: Fly in planning, dad hats, saggy flaps
Join the crew as they plan their spring fly-in while debating the merits of ignorance-is-bliss flying versus obsessing over engine monitors. Ted confesses to having saggy flaps (on his plane, of cours...
3 Dec 20241h 2min
