episode 169: Ep.169 - Confessions of a Flying Instructor, with Tug Wilson
‘Confessions of a Flying Instructor: Teaching the RAF’s Fighter Pilots’ is Tug Wilson’s second book and he joins us to discuss the time in his career teaching new fighter pilots. As always, Tug is great company with Gareth in this sometimes hilarious, and at other times frightening, story of his time as a flight instructor.
Tug Wilson grew up in North Yorkshire and in 1985, his dream came true when he joined the RAF...
episode 170: Ep.170 - Experimental test pilot, Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor has had a successful career as a Royal Navy officer, helicopter pilot, test pilot, instructor and as an internationally acclaimed civil certification test pilot.
His latest book ‘Experimental Test Pilot: Military Aircraft Research Flying’ (published on April 29th 2023) is his account of his ten years’ service as an experimental test pilot, at MoD Boscombe Down, the UK’s tri-Service home of military aircraft testing and evaluation...
episode 171: Ep.171 - Reaction Engines
With the UK leading aerospace company Reaction Engines now leading the way in technology application from space rockets to Formula 1 and into today’s market for sustainable flight, we have an exclusive opportunity to speak to Mark Thomas, Reaction Engines Chief Executive Officer, about the company, its products and it’s exciting future innovations.
Reaction Engines are a privately held technology Company pioneering space access and sustainable technologies...
episode 172: Ep.172 - VC10derness
Only 54 examples of the iconic and much-adored Vickers VC10 were built, yet it went on to become an innovator and market changer for international long-haul travel. Great British technology and its suitability for multiple roles lead it to have an extended life with the RAF as an airlifter and tanker...
episode 173: Ep.173 - Surviving Siberia
Graeme Rendall has appeared several times on Xtended to talk about such diverse topics as Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon and the history of RAF Morpeth. On both occasions these episodes proved popular and we teased you with mention of a plane spotting trip Graeme made to Russia in 1992, just six months after the fall of the iron curtain; a trip that even until today has never been repeated...
episode 174: Ep.174 - Whirlybird Rachel Ramsay
Rachel Ramsay is a UK qualified private pilot, with licences to fly helicopters, small planes and motor gliders. Rachel has a fabulous flying and travel blog and we wanted to find out about; multi-licence flying, writing for both a blog and an aviation publication and issues like…. favourite hotel to fly to and what does it take to fly down the River Thames in Central London?
Recorded 15th May 2023
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episode 175: Ep.175 - Saratoga to Lithuania with Artyom Liss
Artyom Liss is a UK qualified general aviation pilot and was host of the fabulous aviation podcast 'Two Thousand Feet'.
In this episode we find out what it is like to deliver Piper PA32 Saratoga SP N505WC from the UK to Lithuania, the challenges, adventures, and experiences of this fabulous cross-country flight.
Recorded 5th June 2023
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episode 175: Ep.181 - Kamikaze!
Mark Lardas joins us to talk about the ‘The Kamikaze Campaign 1944–45 - Imperial Japan's last throw of the dice’ his book published by Osprey. Mark of course was a major part of our Coastal Command series, nominated for an International Aerospace Media Award.
Mark has been fascinated by all things related to the sea and sky his entire life; from building models of ships and aircraft as a teen to studying Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at college...
episode 176: Ep.176 - The sky is NOT the limit, with Kerry Bennett
Find out in this episode with Kerry Bennett why the sky is NOT the limit. Dream big, work hard and take risks and you can achieve your dreams and goals.
Kerry Bennett is a mother, pilot and STEM Ambassador. With a career that already spans the RAF with over 100 missions in Afghanistan and Iraq, through to flying Airbus airliners for British Airway, Kerry is also an ESA astronaut candidate...
episode 177: Ep.177 - Hovercraft with Ben Avery
As we continue our focus on features across aerospace, let’s take a look at the hovercraft, which brings up the question of ‘where exactly does it fit in?’
To help us answer that question we are joined by Ben Avery.
Ben is the Chief Pilot at Griffon Hoverwork and a Trustee and Head of Operations at The Hovercraft Museum.
Recorded 13th June 2023
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