Welcome back! This week we are about halfway through World Aerobatic Championships in Poland. Rob Holland is hunting down the French team and doing a great job. We talk about random stuff aside from WAC as well. Hope you enjoy it!

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Welcome back! This week we talk about WAC. Lots of talk and buzz surrounding the US Unlimited team this year but now that things are starting to settle, we can get to the flying! We talk about why the US team only fielded two members, how they had three members for a minute then back to two, and some of the flying on day one. This was a fun one, we hope you enjoy it!

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Welcome back! This week we have IAC Nationals Contest Director, Shad Coulson on the podcast. Shad is coming off a very successful 2023 Nationals and wanted to come on to chat about Nationals this year. We talk about what it takes to put on an event like Nationals, as well as some changes to the rules for the week of flying. Shad has some great plans to make Nationals an even better event year after year. We hope you enjoy this one!

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Welcome back, everyone! This week we have a really fun episode for you all. U.S. Air Force Capt. Haden Fullam joins the podcast. Gator is your 2021-2022 A-10 Thunderbolt II demonstration team pilot so if you have seen the A-10 demo at airshows across the country, it has been Gator doing the yanking and banking. We talk about all kinds of amazing stuff. He geeks us out on the A-10 and its incredible firepower. We of course talk about the gun a bunch! He fills us in on what it’s like for a combat-ready aviator to switch gears and fly airshows and to step into that world, what his airshow routine is like, and how the A-10 flies. Gator also tells us where he got the callsign Gator! We absolutely hope he comes back on the podcast because we could talk to him all day long!

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Thank you to all the men and women serving in our armed forces. The U.S. Air Force is the best there is, and those who serve are highly trained to protect and serve our country. To learn more about the Air Force and to see if making a career in the Air Force is right for you, check out www.af.mil.

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Welcome back! This week we have Joe McMurray on the podcast. Joe is a Doctor from he California Bay Area who is an absolute aerobatic nut who currently flies a Super Decathlon. We talk about Joe’s other airplanes which are a Bonanza and an amphib Carbon Cub. This was such a fun podcast! Lots of laughs and jokes but we also talk about what drives Joe, how he got into aerobatics and where he wants to go from here!

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Welcome back! This week we catch up with things going on. Mark’s Extra is finishing up annual, and Jeff is doing Weight Watchers :p. We talk about all kinds of stuff. Maintenance, crashes, failure modes, Sukhoi’s, biplanes, and so much more!

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Welcome back! This week we have two Laser flying bad asses on the podcast. Alex and Eric are both competition aerobatic pilots from Arizona, and are both absolutely crushing it. It was super fun to have them on and chat as both Jeff and Mark are big fans. These guys both push each other to be better with each flight. We talk about all kinds of random awesomeness! They both own Lasers but are two very different builds. We learn their backgrounds and how they got bit by the aerobatic bug, we talk about their challenges to become better aerobatic pilots, and so much more!

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Hey everyone, we are back this week after chatting together for a few weeks which felt so good. Basically just shooting the shit about random stuff. We talk about what it would be like to fly or have drinks with Goulian and Holland, we talk about Extra NG prices again, and much more.

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This episode is dedicated to the life of Marianne Fox

Welcome back to part two of our interview with Skip Stewart! Skip is one of the most incredible airshow pilots on the circuit. We talk about all kinds of awesome stuff. We talk about P1, P2, P3, his start in airshows, inspirations and so much more! head on over to www.skipstewartairshows.com to learn more about Skip. Also, thanks to his sponsors listed on his website. Pay them some love and support Skip!

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Welcome back! This week is a fun one! We have the incredible Skip Stewart on. Skip is one of the most incredible airshow pilots on the circuit. We talk about all kinds of awesome stuff. We talk about P1, P2, P3, his start in airshows, inspirations and so much more! head on over to www.skipstewartairshows.com to learn more about Skip. Also, thanks to his sponsors listed on his website. Pay them some love and support Skip!

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Hey all! Sorry about not dropping a podcast on Friday, both Jeff and I were caught up doing awesome stuff. This week we recap glider Nationals, the episode with Wayne Handley, power Nationals coming up later this year, and so much more! We also talk a fun hypothetical of having 350k to spend on a used aerobatic airplane, and what we would pick!

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Welcome back everyone! This week we have the legendary Wayne Handley on the podcast. We could have talked to him all night and had intended on asking him so many more questions than we got to ask, but that’s ok! We loved hearing the stories of his old crop dusting strip in the valley, and all the incredible pilots that flew in and out of there. Of course we mostly talked about the Raven and then the Oracle Turbo Raven because how can you not!? We did have some audio delay on this one so I apologize in advance, but Wayne’s stories are so interesting and engaging. We hope you enjoy!!

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Hey all! This week we talk about a bunch of stuff. This week the Aerobatic Pilots page on FB got into a spirited debate regarding whether or not Citabrias are good tailwheel airplane or not so we talked a bunch about that. We answer fan questions which was super fun, we also talk a bit about nicknames and callsigns. Enjoy this weeks episode!

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Welcome back! This week we catch up on random things. We talk about the unlimited category, the IAC, hobbies versus careers and so much more. MSU gets a GB1, and we mourn the loss of Olivier Masurel. Olivier was such a fantastic human being and was loved by so many. This episode is dedicated to his memory.

Welcome back! This week Mark’s gardeners didn’t ruin the podcast, and your eardrums! We talk about a bunch of random stuff. 2022 price of thee GB1 and one of Marks former students buying one. We do more comparisons between that and the NG. Jeff talks about riding the Peloton a bunch, but also how much he loves pizza. We also talk about how an Extra 300L was donated to AOPA. This episode is dedicated to Jacquie Warda, who unfortunately passed away this week.

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Hey hey! This week we visit the 2022 IAC propose knowns which takes up a lot of the discussion. Mark gets visited by the gardeners while he was recording in his garage, Jeff had a snow day and so much more!

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Welcome back everyone! This week we attempt to record a podcast despite the internet having better ideas lol! Never the less, we get the job done. Jeff and I talk about Mark’s car accident, Jeff’s first flight in his 330SC in about two months and we answer some of your fan questions! So much fun with lots of laughs! If you want to ask us question to be answered on future episodes, head over to @flycoolshit on Instagram or email us at flycoolshit@gmail.com

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Welcome back, and Happy New Year!! We kick off the new year right with the always incredible, Rob Holland! With all the drama from the Acro Exploder, Rob posed an idea to the aerobatic community about the possible idea of a 6th contest category. No bias, no agenda, just simply exploding the idea. It isn’t an easy yes or no answer so it was really fun to talk about. Let us know what you think by shooting us an email! We also talk a bit about Rob flying the hours off of his new MX2 and so much more!

Rob Holland is a 10 time National Aerobatic Champion, a 5 time World Freestyle Aerobatic Champion and services as the IAC Vice President. You can learn more about him at www.ultimateairshows.com

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Welcome back! This week we talk a little about getting old and fat. We also talk about the drama surrounding the Acro Exploder regarding the fall board meeting. It is still such a contentious topic with strong opinions on both sides. Let us know what you think on the topic!

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Hey all, welcome back! This week we talk about aircraft prices. Some friends are trying to acquire Extras of different flavors and the used market is really tough if you are in the market for a 330SC. Also, looking at buying new airplanes for 2022, the prices increases due to Lycoming and other vendors have pushed Extras officially passed the half million dollar mark, so we talk about it! We also chat about ICAS as it is going on right now. Enjoy!

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Welcome back! No guest this week so Jeff and I catch up and and talk about the recent guests we have had on. We also get Jeffs thoughts on the Fall board meeting, the 2022 known proposals, and so much more! Thank you all for your feedback, and thanks for your continued support!

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Happy Thanksgiving!! Hopefully you crawled to your phone, half awake from your turkey coma and found the latest episode! Brad Wursten joins us this week to talk about all kinds of stuff. He took delivery of his MX2 a little while ago so we talk about the comparisons between his MXS and the new MX2. He tells us how he got into airshows, what it was like learning aerobatics and doing his first airshow, the Elevate Your Life program and so much more! Brad is a total gear head and you can tell he is super passionate about flying and having fun. We are super excited to see that Lucas Oil is Brads main newest title sponsor, and can’t wait to see what he has in store for 2022!

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Welcome back this week! IAC President Jim Bourke joins the podcast again to talk about the fall board meeting. There has been some controversy surrounding the decisions made, and hopefully this sheds some light on the thought process of the board. FCS really appreciates the members of the board and their hard work. They made some tough decisions and not everyone agreed with those decisions. We also talk about Southeast Aero, and Jim’s plans to buy the facility. We touch on Jim and Marianne flying the NG, the Sebring contest and so much more!

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Welcome back! We are a day late but it was worth the wait in our opinions. Today we have U.S. IAC Unlimited Team member, and pilot of the incredible Yak 110, Jeff Boerboon on the podcast. Jeff is an airline pilot, airshow pilot, competition pilot and all around incredible human being. We talk about Jeff returning to Nationals this year and making the team again, and lots of competition related stuff. We also get into how he balances competition flying with airshow flying and we talk a lot about the Yak 110. We barely scratched the surface in two hours so we will have to have him back on!

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Welcome back! This week we have former Advanced Team Member, Marco Bouw back on the podcast. This was a really fun episode where we talk Sukhoi’s, and Marcos's plans and thoughts from Nationals, going forward through 2024 and beyond, and so much more with him. Jeff and Marco debated the state of the unlimited category which was interesting as well. Hope you enjoy it!

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Welcome! This week we talk about a bunch of random stuff. In a couple weeks is the November board meeting. There were 44 rule change proposals and we look at some of those. We talk about Jim and Marianne flying the NG from Southeast Aero to Sebring and speculation on if Jim was going to fly it in unlimited. We also talk about how much we want Aaron McCartan to get an NG. Jeff and Mark talk about which single seat aerobatic plane looks the best, and so much more!

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Hey all! This week we talk a bit about camera mounts and cameras. Jeff picked up an Nflightcam ball mount and has been playing around with it. We talk different mounts and different cameras. We also talk a little bit of editing and the apps that we use. We get into WCAR a bit again and speculate on the likelyhood of WCAR even happening. We talk about an aerobatic pilot who made a book on finding Mr right, and so much more!

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Better late than never! Sorry for the late release, but Mark’s airline schedule changed last minute and screwed up recording. Today we don our tinfoil hats and get into some real rumor mill stuff. We talk about the rumors of Patty Wagstaff flying a Gamebird GB1, and what that potentially means with her relationship with Extra and Southeast Aero. Melissa Burns has also been spending some time with thee folks at Bentonville, and it looks like she has plans to become a racer at WCAR. We also talk Borrego scores as day 1 is in the books there.

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Welcome back! This week we sit down with Emerson Beinhauer, the collegiate winner of the first ever FCS Title Belt. He shares his experience at his first Nationals flying the family Pitts S2B. We also talk about Jeff dipping into unlimited and where he is at in that process, Marks family weekend trip to San Francisco Fleet Week airshow, the best figure coming soon the Aresti catalog, the Snowcone and so much more!

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This week is a good one! The incredibly talented Sammy Mason comes back on. Since his last interview, Sammy picked up an S-2C and an Edge 540 so we talk all about it. Rob Holland and Mike Goulian hung out in Santa Paula for a few days before the Pacific Airshow and lots of fun stories came out of that. We get his take on Nationals, training in the Edge to add it to his SAC card, airshows and so much more! We even asked some questions that fans wanted to know.

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Welcome back! We are back to regularly scheduled episodes (hopefully lol). Nationals is in the books and live moves on! This week we have Chapter 36 president (or Vice President according to the website ha!) Bryan Jones on the podcast. Bryan is an aerobatic competitor, Contest Director, chapter President, and so much more! We ask about Bryans thoughts on Nationals and how he thought the contest went from a scoring standpoint, from a CD standpoint, and then of course his thoughts on the protests and DQs. Bryan also shared with us the movement now to change the way Class IV Directors are appointed, and that was very educational. Bryan currently flies a Great Lakes but is training in Michael Church’s mid wing Extra 300 to tansition into a Panzl, and Bryan shared his experiences moving into a high performance monoplane. Finally, we discuss the Southern California Classic contest coming up in Borrego CA 10/21 - 10/23. This is a joint venture between IAC 36 and IAC 49 and honestly has all the right ingredients to be one of the best contests in the country! You can check out more info here: https://www.iac.org/contest/2021-10-15-akrofest-2021 .

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Welcome back! This will be the last episode of unorthodox podcast episode releases as we wrap up the 2021 IAC Nationals. This Nationals had its ups and downs but there were lots of positive takeaways. We talk about our first annual FCS title belt winner, Emerson Beinhauer, the situation with Britt Lincoln, AJ Wilder and so much more!

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We back! We took a break yesterday to relax, and we recap a bit of day 3 and 4 of Nationals. Firs off, congrats to your ten time National Champion, Rob Holland! Huge accomplishment! There was a bit of drama again today but we tried to stay away from it. Enjoy the episode!

Save the drama for your mama! Day 2 was packed with issues and disqualifications. Winds were a huge issue, which hit the advanced category hard. Jeff and Mark rant pretty hard on the issues surrounding day two, most notably the DQs of two pilots for doing things unrelated to their flying in the box. Let’s hope tomorrow is more trouble free!

Welcome back!!! Happy 1 year anniversary for FCS!!!! Even though we missed last weeks episode, we intend to make up for it by covering Nationals daily, so buckle up buttercups! Between Jeff’s family vacation, and Mark’s family vacation, today was the first day we could actually connect and record, and boy did the first day of 2021 IAC Nationals not disappoint! Unlimited opened the contest with the known, and Rob Holland crushing it to a first place finish. We talk about the finishes, how we thought everyone did, and what to expect for the free and unknown out of unlimited. We address a few who we thought were going to be there but didn’t show up, and some that we were almost certain not to show, that showed! We didn’t address intermediate yet but we will cover that on episode 53.

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Welcome back! This week we talk about the contest season being in full effect right now. Borrego looked like a huge success, and we have Ottowa Kansas, Sebring, and Tracy coming up. Jeff got back from Union City TN at another acro camp which sounded very productive. We talk LIFT helmet and comms a bit, and we get into shoes because Mark jacked his foot up and has to wear funky shoes. We talk a bit about SnF 2024, RJ Gritter, airshow acts, Nationals, IAC and so much more!

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Welcome back! This week we talk about the updated list for IAC Nationals 2021, some fun hypotheticals, the fact a Yak 55 is going to fly unlimited and so much more! Helmets and wobblies, breaking canopies, broken canopies passing tech at contests etc. Great job to Susan Bell, and IAC 26 for a successful contest this past weekend, and congratulations to all the competitors. 2021 Southern California Classic is coming up next month hosted by IAC 36 and IAC 49. Cash money for the top 3 finishers, Friday night freestyle, live music and so much more! This sounds like the West Coast contest of the year! Check out: http://www.iac36.org/ContestEntry.aspx?EventID=23 to register! Contest runs OCT 21-23.

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Welcome back! This week we sit down with Leigh Hubner. Leigh bought and restored Patty Wagstaff’s famous Extra 300S and it looks better than ever! Leigh walks us though his decision to buy the plane, issues along the way and how much fun it is to fly. We talk about contests, being an influencer, sponsorships and outside the box thinking to the approach of sponsorship and flying contests, and all kinds of fun stuff! We also get super weird and talk about kissing guys for money hahaha!

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Nationals is almost here!!! We take a look at the current entrants registered for Nationals and break the categories down a little bit. This years Nationals is going to be a big one, and is obviously special given the fact that we missed last year due to COVID. Jeff and Mark make some predictions on who will podium (all in good fun of course) and who will be some wildcards to watch whoop some potential ass. Most categories are getting very stacked with some entries still to go, but advanced and unlimited have an absolute all-star lineup to bottom with so much talent. The roster for unlimited is really incredible given that team selections is this year, and every single entrant is going for the team. We are going to revisit the list as Nationals gets even closer but we are both so excited to see how this shakes out!

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Welcome back! This week we have Michel Lents on the show. Mike runs the aerobatic program at the University of North Dakota. He has won numerous IAC contests flying the mighty Super Decathlon, and achieved a second place finished in Intermediate Power at the 2019 IAC Nationals. We talk about his role as a coach for the UND team, ins and outs of flying the Super Decathlon, and his recent flight where he flew a Super D in advanced.

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Welcome back! We were plagued with technical issues so, we apologize in advance. This was also our first time having two guests on at the same time, so sorry for the crappiness! Rob and Mike share how Airventure was for them after having 2021 cancel, we talk about a bunch of stuff like memorable fans, airplanes, most memorable performer, what makes a good performer, and so much more!

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Never a dull moment while recording! This week we talk a little bit about how Petro is flying lights out after his Extra is fresh out of condition inspection, his slow and deliberate creep into unlimited and his upcoming vacation. Marks dog attacks an Amazon Prime delivery driver during the podcast lol (just scared the crap out of him, didn’t touch him), we talk about general promotion of the sport, of aerobatics and of the IAC, and how that comes in many forms. We also touch on Airventure a tiny bit as it wrapped up earlier this week, but we hope to have a couple of people come on to really give us the rundown of the show, and hopefully that happens next week! There are a few contests coming up that we talk about, and so much more!

Welcome back! This week we sit down with the incredible, Goody Thomas! Goody is fresh on the recovery from an injury, and is gearing up for Nationals. We talk about his injury, the path moving forward, Stars of Tomorrow, Flying the Sukhoi, transitioning to the Extras, world competition, and so much more!

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Hey everyone! This week we talk about the Acro Exploder and the drama that unfolded. We address the worthless troll that loves to go after Mark, the most expensive used Extra 300L on the planet, Oshkosh, Jeff’s condition inspection on his 330SC and so much more!

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Welcome back! This week we have IAC President, airshow performer, competition pilot and IAC Unlimited team member, Jim Bourke on the show! We talk about the aircraft he has owned, electric aircraft, IAC issues and presidential duties, American competition versus the rest of the world, and so much more!

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Hey! This week we record a podcast at the 11th hour. Mark had airline training all week, and Jeff just got back from vacation. We talk about a bunch of stuff! IAC elections are hot hot hot right now, and voting closes July 27th so get those votes in. We talk Hawaiian shaved ice, membership and retention for the IAC, Nationals, and so much more!

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Hello all! We are back this week with Sun N Fun 2024 well underway. The biggest news so far of Sun N Fun for us is that the LIFT AV2.1 helmet is officially available for purchase! Also available is the Elevated apparel series from LIFT. Go check both of them out! We talk about performers like RJ Gritter and Greg Koontz flying Decathlons and Xtreme Decathlons respectively. Both are great acts. We talk about airshow performers, the good old days, sponsorships, etc. This was a fun episode and we save the best for last, a long overdue interview with Todd and Braydn Lentz from LIFT Aviation. We talk about helmet development, communication setups, the Elevated apparel line, and so much more. We really hope you enjoy this one!

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Hey all! This week we swim through connectivity issues and apparently, Mark’s ability to knock the mic cable from the mic. We get into lots of stuff. IAC elections are happening now! VP is up, as well as several board seats. Go vote for your chosen candidate here: https://www.iac.org/2021-board-election. Voting closes on July 27th. We also talk about potential issues of biassed judging, getting rid of boundary judges, smooth awards and so much more!

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Welcome back! This week we have Rob Holland on the show again to talk about a bunch of stuff. We address the sorta semi-cancelation of WAAC 2021 and how it was kinda canceled, but also kinda moved to Poland. Rob drops news that his new MX2 is in the states and ready to be finished, we talk about Aude’s MXS as well. We talk about the US Advanced Team, and the heartbreak that is this years WAAC drama, airshows and Rob’s season so far, Oshkosh and so much more!

Thanks so much to Rob for coming back on! Please follow Rob on his Instagram @robholland5150, and check out his website www.ultimateairshows.com.

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Welcome back! This week, we talk about how Jeff now has a case of the flying funkies. Jeff receives breaking news on WAAC which left us almost more confused, we talk about the decision for the advanced team to have some members bow out of competing at WAAC as well. Mark talks about the new Tiger Performance communication setup for the LIFT AV-1 helmet and how it compares to the Active Headsets ANR setup.

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