Happy new year and happy new episode!

On this episode we talk to Irish Aviatrix, Laura Russell!

Laura is an Airbus driver for aerlingus after completing their Future Pilot Cadet program, Flight instructor, Aerobatics instructor and the first female to represent Ireland on the world aerobatic stage at the World Aerobatic championships 2023 in Las Vegas.

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In this episode we talk about skill fade in aviation. We chat about the different parts which can be effected by skill fade more than others and my own personal experience with it. Giles Fowler joins us from the flight briefing room.

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We spoke to Cillian Murphy. Cillian is on course to be Irelands first Astronaut!

Cillian tells us what his last decade working with the Space programe has been like, his amazing projects, selection to become an ESA Astronaut and training for a Space flight would look like.

An episode not to be missed!!

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We spoke to 4 time Emmy award winner and Author, Aerial cameraman David Arnold.

David has worked on some of the biggest films and telly, including Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers.

David speaks to us about how he landed his dream career through hard work and determination. David also talks about some of his scariest adn coolest jobs including:

An engine failure beside a pack of hungry bears

An international incident in Peru

Flying in formation and filming Air Force One

Winning his 4 Emmy's

an episode not to be missed

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This week we spoke to Sam Worthington-Leese.

Sam had a very unlucky start to his aviation career with being made redundant from the RAF then his flight school going bust. Sam very quickly bounced back and gained his tail wheel, CPL, ME/IR and instructor rating in a very impressive 13 months! Sam then started flying the Harvard T6 which led to him Soloing a Spitfire!

In dark times in the aviation industry like we have now, never giving up is essential and Sam is the epitome of not giving up and chase your dreams!!

Head over to Sam's website and check out how you could also get into flying warbirds!!

https://pilot396.com/

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We spoke to Red Bull Airforces Scott Palmer.

Scott is a highly skilled Wingsuiter, Skydiver and pilot. Scott has performed stunts such as jumping without a parachute on Jackass, Flying formation in his wingsuit with 2 airplanes and having a friend hang off his wingtip while hanging out of a helicopter!

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Here is our next guest, Paul McMahon

Former President of the National Aeroclub of Ireland

Former Chairman of the National Microlight Association of Ireland for 10 years

Irish Parachute Club Chief Instructor for 5 years

Skydive Tandem master/instructor

Static line instructor

Flex wing and fixed wing microlight pilot

National Microlight Association of Ireland senior aircraft inspector and check pilot

Irish Delegate on the European Microlight federation

Awarded the prestigious Paul Tissander diploma from the FÉDÉRATION AÉRONAUTIQUE INTERNATIONALE for outstanding contribution to Aviation and safety

awarded a place in the prestigous Trinity College, Dublin which led to a law degree

Won against the IAA in 4 court cases which made the papers

An interview not to be missed!!!

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This week we spoke to Former Circus 4 of the Red Arrows during thier 2019 tour of America, SAC(T) Ben Kennedy. Ben speaks to us about his illustrious career so far with the Royal Air Force and what it was like to do a 3 and half year tour with the world famous, Red Arrows. Ben was fortunate enough to be selected as one of the engineers who fly in the back of the jets, otherwise known as Circus, for the high profile America tour.

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In this episode we speak to Ex RAF Typhoon and Red Arrow pilot, Dan Lowes.

Dan chats to us about what its like pulling 9G in the Typhoon, Intercepting Russian bombers, being part of the RAF 100 flypast over London with 26 Typhoons in front of them in a "100" formation and his trip to America in 2019 with the Red Arrows!!

Episode out tomorrow over on Everything Aviation Podcast

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https://www.instagram.com/dan__lowes/?hl=en

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I spoke to Ross Edmondson , who is currently flying his single engine piston cessna around the world!!! We spoke to Ross about his passion for touring and flying including:

A flight down to the Reno Air Races.

Multiple coast to coasts across the USA.

And his trip around the world and how Covid-19 has effected it.

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Mike Ling MBE FRAeS

Mike has a very impressive career behind him and it continues to grow.

Qualified RAF Instructor straight out of training

Tornado F3 pilot

10 years with the Red Arrows making Mike the Longest serving Red Arrows pilot in history

2500 flights as a Red Arrow

Raced his Red Arrows Hawk, with David Coulthard in the back, against Lewis Hamilton in his F1 car

Ejected from a Red Arrow jet after a mid air collision

Awarded an MBE in 2017

Pilot for the only Aerobatic airline in the world, the blades

Flew a Spitfire solo

here are the links to the charitites that Mike is associated with:

https://nickdavidsonflyingtrust.org.uk/

https://www.fly2help.org/

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Discovery Channel's "Dangerous Flights" star, Kerry McCauley.

Kerry has been and done:

UH-1H "Huey" Helicopter national Gaurd crewman

Winter Survival Instructor

Skydive Instructor

Drop Zone owner

Jump Pilot

International Ferry pilot, ferrying all types of aircraft, including single engine piston across the Atlantic ocean

50 different types of aircraft

9,000 hours flight time

20,000 skydives

2 series on Discovery Channel's "Dangerous Flight"

1 Book

and one interview not to be missed!!! 

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What is it like to fly a 1940 RAF front line fighter? That's right, we are talking about the Spitfire! We've teamed up with Spitfires.com, The Spitfire Academy, Chief instructor Tim Granshaw. We speak to Tim about how he has the fantastic job of teaching new pilots how to fly these amazing aircraft, and I add my own experience of getting to fly one!

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We spoke to LAA Chief test pilot and Spitfire Pilot Dan Griffith. Dan talks to us about the types of aircraft he has flown.

-F4

-F15

-F16

-F18

-A10

-C5 Galaxy

-B52 Bomber

-Spitfire

-Hurricane

Dan is also set to break 2 records, one of which was Captain Eric Winkle Brown's type record!

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We spoke to Author, Tornado Navigator and Gulf War Veteran, John Nichol. John was famously shot down in the Gulf War by the Iraqis. John was captured and subjected to torture, while the allies continued their attacks on Saddams regime. John was paraded on tv before finally being released 6 weeks later.

John has written numerous books about aviation and we speak to him about his latest one "Tornado- In the eye of the storm". John's book tells the story of the Tornado force at war, along with his own story of his war as a Prisoner of War.

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on this episode we speak to former Typhoon pilot, author and former Officer Commanding of 1 Squadron, Wing Commander Mike Sutton. Mike started off flying Jaguar's. He then went on to be a Qualified Weapons Instructor and then posted to the brand new and shiny Eurofighter Typhoon. Mike was then made boss on 1 Squadron and lead the Squadron into war against ISIS in 2015. Mike is the first and only Typhoon pilot to use the guns cannon in anger.

We speak to Mike about his time in the RAF and his brand new book "Typhoon"

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We had the pleasure of talking to former F15 pilot and Thunderbird F16 pilot, Major Ryan Bodenheimer. Ryan talks to us about his time un the USAF flying the F15 on the front line, his time flying F16's with the USAF Thunderbirds display team. Ryan chats to us about going supersonic as a formation and how he ended up starting his own Shower Gel company, Be jet Clean.

All views and thoughts are soley his own and not that of the United States Air Force.

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We had the pleasure of chatting to 2 time Red Bull Air race World series champion and 10 Red Bull Air race wins to his name! kirby has also done amazing stunts with Red Bull Air force including flying round Dallas City and landing on the Las Vegas strip!!! 

we talk to Kirby about his passion for aviation, what its like to pull 12G during an air race and what advice he would give new pilots or people in training! 

full episode out on Monday!!

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Welcome to Episode 35! This week we talk to Author, bush pilot and star of "Worst Place to be a pilot", Matt Dearden.

Matt speaks to us about his time flying the Cessna Caravan and Pilatus Porter for Susi Air in Indonesia. Matt shares tales of what it was like operating one of the worlds best STOL aircraft into some interesting places, and the dangers that came with it along with putting pen to paper and the recent release of his new book "Flying from Shangri-La" available now on Matts website and Amazon.

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Pooleys Flight equipment, Gate20 A320 flight simulator based in the heart of Brighton and The flyer watch company.

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