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You're Marginally in Control & in Charge of Nothing Episode 206
Season 1 Episode 206
This episode drops you straight into one of those situations pilots train for—but hope never happens. A routine mission turns serious fast when the f…
6 months, 1 week ago
That's Not Our Runway! Episode 205
Season 1 Episode 205
Fig & RePete kick back for a raw hangar-talk session unpacking aviation’s razor edge: LaGuardia runway crash layers failing Swiss-cheese style, sim f…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Untethered Episode 204
Season 1 Episode 204
The C-130 flight engineer is a disappearing breed. However, the stories remain. In this episode of So There I Was, DC pulls back the curtain on high-…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
I Can’t Even Spell Jumpseat Episode 203
Naval aviation stories rarely go as planned. This episode of So There I Was features Matt “Taco” Bell sharing his wildest moments... This episode of …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Nasty's Worst Day in the Navy Episode 202
Season 1 Episode 202
Nasty’s worst day Navy starts when a young Tomcat hopeful hears “you’re a qual” on the radio, then “you’re a disqual” at the ladder. Consequently, th…
7 months ago
He Heard Me Go By Episode 201
He Heard Me Go By pilot story comes from Navy pilot Stretch Curran, who flew the massive A-3 / EA-3 Skywarrior “Whale,” the largest jet routinely lau…
7 months, 1 week ago
Royce Williams Medal of Honor: 1v7 MiG Dogfight Episode 200
Royce Williams Medal of Honor recipient joins the show to recount a legendary tale. Imagine bringing a knife to a gunfight. In this case, the knife i…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Slightly Disappointed They Didn't Shoot At Us Episode 199
Season 1 Episode 199
This aviation podcast episode explores real pilot stories, flight safety lessons, and ATC coordination. We dive into the extreme demands of flying hi…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Never Relax When Things Are Going Well Episode 198
Discover gripping F-106 pilot stories, test pilot emergencies, and aviation safety lessons from a career pushing airplanes—and luck—to the brink. Buc…
8 months ago
John Steinbeck’s Ecstacy Leak Episode 197
In 1967, legendary author John Steinbeck climbed into a Huey helicopter over Vietnam—and what he wrote afterward was so raw, so strange, and so bruta…
8 months, 1 week ago