episode 150: Ep.150 – Summer airshows at Farnborough, Oshkosh and Uppsala
On this episode we have the Editorial Team from the Royal Aeronautical Society talking about events over the summer and return of airshows.
Tim Robinson talks about his USA Boeing visit, Farnborough and the Swedish Airshow at Uppsala and Stephen Bridgewater joins us to talk about Oshkosh.
What a summer!
Recorded 5th September 2022
episode 149: Ep.149 - Phantom FGR2 and Tornado F-3 with Dave Gledhill: revisited
Whilst we take an Xtended break we mine the archives for some great content many of you may have never heard before.
In this episode Gareth talks to Dave Gledhill about flying and fighting the F4 Phantom FGR2, what the Tornado F3 was really like and the Cold War realities of a nuclear outcome!
You can also hear Dave in the following episodes:
· Ep.75 – Falklands Air War Part 3
· Ep...
episode 148: Ep.148 – Tony Blackman and V-Bombers: revisited
While we take an Xtended break we mine the archives for some great content many of you may have never heard before………
In this episode Tim talks to Tony Blackman about test flying the V-Bombers, how he got in to flying and what it is like to have Howard Hughes in the cockpit.
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episode 147: Ep.147 – Aviation in Reach with That Girl ATCO
Kim Gough is an Approach Air Traffic Control Officer, has a popular social media profile and is a trustee of the new charitable organisation – AiR Aviation in Reach.
We discuss the role of Air Traffic Control and Kim’s career in aviation, what was involved in training, on-going assessments and a ‘day in the life’...
episode 146: Ep.146 – Test Pilot, Chris Taylor
Entering the aviation scene with his PPL at 17, Chris Taylor went on to have an amazing career flying over 400 aircraft types, a Royal Navy career flying Wasp and Lynx, leading to becoming a Test Pilot at the Empire Test Pilot School at Boscombe Down, later going on to become a Tutor at the ETPS. He later joined the UK Civil Aviation Authority as an aeroplane and rotary craft test pilot...
episode 145: Ep.145 - Talking Space in '22
Gene Mikulka is the producer and a presenter on Talking Space the leading podcast on space and space exploration topics.
Gene has been our ‘go to’ expert for space exploration updates having appeared five times on Xtended over the past 10 years.
In this episode we look at the current plans for the ISS, how Boeing’s Starliner has faired on its LEO flight to the ISS. We also discuss SpaceX, Mars exploration and deep space exploration.
Ep.144 – the Good the Bad and the Ugly: The Aviation Maintenance Industry
Bryan Wheelz is an Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic who has worked across multiple aircraft types. He has worked in aviation maintenance supervisory and management positions and is passionate about aircraft safety.
He is also the host of the podcast The Good the Bad and the Ugly: The Aviation Maintenance Industry – Raw!
Ep.143 – Flash points in the Cold War
Michael Napier is an experienced author with multiple published titles to his name. An ex-RAF Tornado pilot with combat experience over Iraq, he is thorough in his research and, because of his knowledge of air warfare, is highly qualified to write on the subject. His latest book Flash Points – Air Warfare in the Cold War is the focus for discussion in this episode.
Ep.142 – Unidentified aerial phenomenon & Foo Fighters
Graeme Rendall is an aviation and unidentified aerial phenomena historian, researcher and author who is a frequent guest on UAP-related podcasts. He has written books on Northumberland aviation history, a trip around north-east Siberian airfields and two titles dealing with UAP (UFOs) - one on the "Foo Fighters" of World War 2 and another concentrating on pilot and aircrew sightings between 1950 and 1952.
Ep.141 – from Harrier ejection to the flying cow with Gerry Humphreys
Gerry Humphreys is a former RAF Wing Commander with over 2500 hrs on the Harrier. With over 10,000 total flying hours on everything from fast jets, general aviation, aerobatic, sport, land, sea, utility and training aircraft, he is now an organic beef farmer living in Limerick.