We meet Tony Dyer, who re-builds original World War II cockpits and keeps them in his living room. And in his garage. And in his hallways. And in his shed. And also, in the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection. How do you get hold of an original S

The Best of 2019: Over the Everest in a Microlight, Aviation as Art, Santa Claus is Flying to Town

Dec 24th, 2019 14m 36s

In the last episode of 2019 we go back to the stars of The Two Thousand Feet Podcast's most popular episodes and ask them about their plans for 2020. We also look back at the main UK general aviation news of 2019 - and at some of the fun this p

Climate Change Special: Is Aviation's Future Electric?

Dec 16th, 2019 17m 34s

2019 has been the year when even the sceptics accepted the need to do something about climate change.Among environmental activists, aviation has become a dirty word. Their figurehead, Greta Thunberg, famously chose to sail across the Atlantic,

Behind The Scenes Of Air Traffic Control; What Pilots Don't Know About the Weather

Dec 2nd, 2019 19m 55s

We go behind the scenes at Southend's Air Traffic Control to understand how controllers work and to ask them about LARS, infringements and instructions to remain outside controlled airspace. And a visit to Weather School shows that few pilots r

What if the LAA and the BMAA merge? And landing in Downton Abbey (almost)

Nov 15th, 2019 13m 21s

The Light Aircraft Association and the British Microlight Aircraft Association are proposing a merger. What will it mean for pilots? Will microlight owners be treated as poor relations in the new organisation? Will flexwing operators lose suppo

Going pro: Beyond the glossy brochures; How to beat the French at aerobatics

Nov 2nd, 2019 20m 7s

At Pilot Careers Live, we talk about the realities of training for a commercial licence, and debunk some myths about flying professionally.And a flight in a highly capable aerobatic Extra 200 at British Aerobatic Academy serves as a prelude to

Aviation fix in the rain: model flying and aviation books.

Oct 18th, 2019 14m 14s

The flying season is all but over. So what can a pilot do on a rainy, miserable day in October? There are more options than just hibernating. I meet people who fly radio-controlled models capable of amazing tricks and explore one of the most ni

James Ketchell's Gyro Around the World project; Flying a vintage Gnat jet for fun.

Oct 4th, 2019 19m 42s

James Ketchell has returned from flying his gyrocopter around the world. What was his best day? His worst day? What's his advice to people who want to do something similar? And why does the IMSAFE mnemonic not work when you're circumnavigating

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Start Here: What is The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast?

Sep 26th, 2019 2m 6s

Start here to get an idea of what to expect. This is a selection of what The Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast is all about. We love stories about flying, - told by people who love flying. Support the show

Do Flexwings Have a Future; How to Deal With Motion Sickness

Sep 20th, 2019 20m 24s

Do flexwings have a future in the 21st century? I ask Andrew Cranfield, former owner of P&M, Geoff Weighell, Chief Executive Officer of the British Microlight Aircraft Association, and some pilots. And my wife and I speak to Dr. Drew Tarmey, fr

The best of LAA Rally at Sywell; Flying the Catalina

Sep 6th, 2019 22m 32s

In this episode, I bring you the best of the annual LAA Rally at Sywell.- How long does it take to polish a Luscombe?- What are the LAA and the CAA planning to do about Brexit?- Why is Ivan Shaw's latest design not going to be the new Europa?An

The Future of Old Sarum; Meet The Flying Reporter

Aug 10th, 2019 14m 36s

I spend a day at Old Sarum trying to figure out what the future holds fot the legendary WW1 airfield. And I meet The Flying Reporter, one of the leading aviation YouTube personalities, to ask him what it takes to run a successful YouTube channe

A Day With Aerial Cyclists; What Men Don't Understand About Microlighting

Jul 26th, 2019 15m 32s

I get up in the middle of the night to see some flying bicycles; and Nushin Elahi explains why women sometimes feel uncomfortable in the macho, spanner-wielding world of microlight flying. Support the show

Behind the Scenes at an Airshow; The Thruster Post-Mortem: What Killed a Microlight Brand

Jul 12th, 2019 18m 16s

We go behind the scenes at the Battle of Britain airshow. How do you run an event like this? What goes into preparing to fly formation? How do you commentate? What happens behind the closed doors at the pilots' briefing?And if you wanted to set

Learning To Fly Professionally; A Museum of Petrol Pumps

Jun 28th, 2019 16m 1s

In this episode, we talk to two pilots and one collector. The pilots are Anita, a student of one of the airline schools, and Craig, who flies for an airline in Asia. What's it like to fly commercially in the current booming market? What is the

Crosscontinental Special: From Western Ireland to Alaska

Jun 17th, 2019 19m 51s

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first non-stop Transatlantic flight, I go to Ireland to look at flying boats and to fly a 737 simulator.And I talk to James Ketchell, who is flying his gyrocopter around the world. He describes flying i

Vintage Aircraft: from the Beagle Pup to the Spitfire

May 31st, 2019 16m

In this episode, we meet people who restore and fly vintage aircaft. What does it take to put the protorype Beagle Pup back in the air after 50 years at the back of a hangar? And how do you run a business based on Spitfires and Tiger Moths?Supp

Worst Place for an Engine Failure: a Forever Jodel

May 17th, 2019 15m 42s

What to do when your engine fails, and you have nowhere to go apart from a steelworks spewing out flames? And how do you combine aviation and art? Artyom Liss talks to a pilot who got out of a very tricky situation, and to a sculptor who used l

Episode Five: A Tale of Two Airshows

May 4th, 2019 18m 11s

In this special episode, I visit the General Aviation Safety Event at Duxford and the Microlight Trade Fair at Popham. What's the future of general aviation? How do you fly around the world if you're 80 years old? Why aren't there more female p

Cheaper Flying, Cheaper Runways; Piloting for the Disabled People

Apr 19th, 2019 14m 48s

In this episode, I do the sums and arrive at the conclusion that group A is now cheaper than microlighting; we discuss Dan Subhani's unique astroturf runway; and Mike MIller-Smith and Harvey Matthewson explain how disabled people can learn to f

Spring As Seen By An Engineer; Microlighting Around Mt. Everest

Apr 5th, 2019 18m 31s

In Episode Three of the Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast, an LAA engineer explains how to prepare an aircraft for the season's flying after a winter break; and Richard Meredith-Hardy remembers his flight around Mt. Everest in a flexwing micro

Learning Abroad and Inventing New Words

Mar 22nd, 2019 19m 5s

In this episode, we meet Gerry Breen, - the man who invented the word "microlight". He talks abour his flying career, - which included hang-gliding from the world's highest waterfall and barely surviving a white-out in Iceland, - and explains w

Out With The Cobwebs; A Pilot's History in VR

Mar 7th, 2019 14m 59s

In Episode One of the Two Thousand Feet Aviation Podcast, journalist and pilot Artyom Liss meets Rosie Simpson for an ice-cream. She tells him how to get back to flying after a winter's break and suggests some useful exercises. Expect some grea

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