Flying Podcast

In today's episode we talk to John Seville. John has had an interesting aviation career including air taxi pilot, aerial photography and even 'Eye in the Sky' for Piccadilly Radio in Manchester. BTPodShow {BTPodShow-ec182a1a2e7c1920e424ceca458d5c9f} My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-9016b12b4c5d744a9e4b2b4a2317e6db}

A visit to the annual SPLASH Exhibition at Birmingham's NEC. I spoke to several of the exhibitors including Clive Coote from Yuneec who are developing an all electric aircraft, Mike Barnard from the LAA and Dave Unwin, Editor of Today's Pilot Magazine. I was interested to learn about any new developments in light aviation, both from a technical point of view and legal.

Sheila Dyson flies her Cessna 182 to Sydney, Australia from Netherthorpe near Sheffield. An aviation trip of a lifetime and a real adventure. A truly great accomplishment by any standards. Listen as Sheila shares her experiences of the trip to Oz.

I'm talking to Dr Eric Isaac, curator of Barton Visitor Centre, a museum on the airfield at Barton Aerodrome, now known as City Airport, Manchester. We also discuss the history of Barton & Lancs Aero Club and Eric also gives us an insight into his qualifying cross-country flight where he stays into controlled airspace. BTPodShow {BTPodShow-ec182a1a2e7c1920e424ceca458d5c9f}

An interview with Ian Reed, Director of Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington Airfield. Ian tells us about what the museum has to offer including information about the airfield's history, museum exhibits and the aircraft on display. BTPodShow {BTPodShow-ec182a1a2e7c1920e424ceca458d5c9f}

An interview with Chris and Marcus of Mainair Flying School. We'll be discovering the world of microlights and finding out just how far they've come in the last few years. I was certainly quite surprised at just how high-tech this new breed of light aircraft have become. Microlighting should be a definite contender if you are thinking of learning to fly or are looking for something to put the fun back into your aviation career. BTPodShow {BTPodShow-ec182a1a2e7c1920e424ceca458d5c9f}

Advice on learning to fly from Robert Knight. This interview covers such areas as how to find a flying school, which school to pick, the sort of airfield, type of license available and much more. Bob is a flying instructor, CAA examiner and university lecturer in aviation. BTPodShow {BTPodShow-ec182a1a2e7c1920e424ceca458d5c9f}

Dr David Cohen flew a diesel powered PA-28 to Israel from the UK. In an interview with David he recounts some of his experiences on the journey to and from Israel. An interesting insight into some of the possible problems that can be encountered on a long flight plus some amusing anecdotes thrown in.

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