In this episode, Tom shares the story of that one time when his training really paid off.Tom Frick is a CFI who ensures his flight training students are fully competent in the execution of emergency procedures. His own experience, which he talk

Cockpits & Cocktails

Mar 31st, 2021 1h 18m

In this episode, the cast of the Cockpits & Cocktails podcast shares some of their favorite aviation stories. Our friends Fly Allyssa and Natalie "Fly Girl" Kelley are both huge advocates for aviation. Their own podcast should also be added to

Trevor's Travels

Jul 22nd, 2020 1h 29m

Trevor Simoneau shares with the story of his very first GA flight as a participant in EAA Young Eagles, which led to his journey to becoming a private pilot. To wrap up the episode Trevor shares his next big adventure with us. You don't want to

Dave's Dissimilar Duet

Jul 15th, 2020 1h

Dave Pascoe, founder of LiveATC.net, shares a story about relocating a couple of airplanes back home. Two dissimilar airplanes, two pilots, and a week to get home.If you like listening to live air traffic control feeds, check out http://LiveAT

Jamie's Jams

Jan 21st, 2020 1h 19m

Jamie Becket, the AOPA You Can Fly Ambassador for Florida shares some stories of his adventures in flight instruction and sharing aviation with others. As an experienced flight instructor, Jamie has had numerous experiences with students and ot

Tom's Uplifting Tales

Dec 23rd, 2019 1h 30m

Colonel Tom Dorl, USAF Retired, shares some stories from his career flying helicopters performing combat search and rescue. Tom flew H-60 Pave Hawk helicopters in support of rescue missions to places all over the globe. He now has over 3,600 ho

Amy Wrestles With Weather

Dec 9th, 2019 53m 41s

Amy Gesch shares the story of a flight she took with several other pilots and airplanes to an annual fly-in to Lockwood. An inaccurate weather forecast was only the beginning. Inexperience, peer pressure, and get-there-itis all combined to make

Mike's Airborne Aloha

Nov 25th, 2019 53m 18s

Mike Harris, host of the fantastic Why We Fly podcast, shares the story of his adventure flying around the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Back home in Tennessee, Mike owns a Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer. But on this particular trip, he and his wife were ab

Abingdon's Ferry Go-Round

Nov 11th, 2019 39m 36s

Abingdon is fully immersed in aviation and has made it her career. In these Logbook Memories, she tells the story of a pair of rather harrowing ferry flights.Abingdon's ratings include CFI, CFII, and ATP, and she holds several type ratings. Ab

Rock On, Ken

Oct 28th, 2019 1h 2m

Ken VeArd has flown into EAA AirVenture Oshkosh five times, and he shares the story of four of those trips with David and Mike. The second of those flights was flown with David in the right seat, so we get to hear his perspective as well.Ken h

Kirby's Engaging Endeavor

Oct 4th, 2019 58m 10s

In this episode of Logbook Memories, our friend Kirby tells the story of a trip he and his girlfriend took to Ingalls Field (KHSP), the highest public-use airport east of the Mississippi River. It's a very picturesque airport, but that's not th

Rod Will Fly Anywhere For Pie

Aug 2nd, 2019 48m 8s

Rod Rakic, founder of OpenAirplane and FlyOtto, tells the story of a flight he and his companions took from Opa Locka near Miami, FL down to Key West. And yes, there was pie.Rod founded OpenAirplane with the goal of making renting an airplane

John's First Flight Adventure

May 12th, 2019 33m 51s

In this episode of Logbook Memories, our friend John Conway of the In The Pattern podcast tells us the story of his long cross-country flight to First Flight Airport (KFFA), the location of the Wright Brothers first flight in December of 1903.

Victoria's Confidence Problem

Apr 26th, 2019 51m 49s

Victoria is an experienced commercial pilot with a confidence problem. She found herself having lots of time in her logbook, but the circumstances under which she flew those hours began to make her a rusty pilot. When she realized this, she beg

0 Pilot

Mar 30th, 2019 41m 58s

Logbook Memories is a new aviation podcast hosted by David Allen and Mike Ladd. Our guests will look back through their pilot logbooks for a flight that was particularly memorable or special, and then share the story of that flight with us - an

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