Podcast Episodes

EP154 - "You've Got to Find Something Else to Do"

Episode 154

Airplane down! Not a crash—just 65 days and counting of repair purgatory. Special guest 1DullGeek (Mark) joins to talk about what happens when your plane is out of service for months, Keith C's emoti…

Published on 10 hours ago

EP153 - Information Whiskey: "I've Studied My Brain Into a Porridge-Like Consistency"

Episode 153

Information Whiskey strikes again!

BIG NEWS: The Thaden Invasion is official—March 13-15, 2026 in Bentonville, Arkansas! Brian confesses his Sheppard Air conversion after weeks of IFR written torture…

Published on 1 week ago

EP152 - "Into the Wilds of GA": MOSAIC Day Celebrations, Carb Heat Confusion, and Airframe Chaos

Episode 152

("One Fifty Two") Ted celebrates Mosaic Day by breaking free from the "walled garden" of light sport aviation and "soloing" both a purple lightning-bolt Cessna 152 and a 172.

As our friend Dominic el…

Published on 2 weeks ago

EP151 - 2nd Chances at 46: Motion Sickness, Legacy, and Finding the Right CFI

Episode 151

Listener Chris T. writes in with a powerful story about his WWII pilot grandfather, a 25-year-old discovery flight that ended in motion sickness, and the question: Is it too late to try again at 46? …

Published on 3 weeks ago

EP150 - The Garmin 430 Is That Friend Who Peaked in High School

Episode 150

Episode 150! Ben has a hilarious ATC mix-up flying into Nashville at night ("The other controller told me it was two zero...I could hear him laughing in the background"), Ted gets stuck at an abandon…

Published on 4 weeks ago

EP149 - Information Whiskey: Why Does This Plane Smell Like Grandpa?

It's Information Whiskey time - the crew's monthly no-format format where they "chew the fat" and see what happens. Brian accidentally became a Cherokee salesman at an air show ("I turn around, there…

Published on 1 month ago

EP148 - Camping on Mount Stupid: A Love Letter to Infrequent Flyers

Listener Chris C sparked this week's conversation with a thoughtful question about infrequent flying: "I have to think there's a whole class of pilots out there like me who just don't get up in the a…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

EP147 - Trip, Fall, Succeed: Chip Away at Your Next Rating

The crew tackles the midlife aviation dilemma: wanting that next rating but lacking time for full commitment. The hosts share Brian's "Trip Fall Succeed method" - making progress through small steps …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

EP146 - The Third Rail of Aviation Discussion

Episode 146

1DullGeek takes the hot seat to defend his controversial lean-of-peak flying technique that left Brian "smiling and nodding while trying to keep up." Using full throttle and mixture control for power…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

EP145 - Information Whiskey: Life, Spotted Cow, and Plane Jinxes

Episode 145

Episode 145 brings you "information whiskey" - the crew's loose, conversational format where they step back from their "really tightly wound formatted structure" to catch up on life, flying, and ever…

Published on 2 months ago