Podcast Episodes

Episode 44: Classic Airbus Helicopters + A Story That Changed My Life (w/ Larry Chappell)

Larry Chappell knows more about classic Airbus helicopters than perhaps anyone alive today. 

Having started with the company in 1983 — before MBB merg…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Episode 43: Human Factors Engineering with Airbus France

As aviation propels into the second quarter of this century, we’re learning more than ever that the best aircraft designs consider the humanity of av…

1 year, 4 months ago

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Episode 42: Life Of An Accident Investigator (w/ Seth Buttner)

Season 3 Episode 2

Seth Buttner has investigated over 400 accidents in a career spanning 30 years. Formerly with Cessna, Seth works today as the senior investigator for…

1 year, 4 months ago

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Episode 41: Orville Wright And The First Fatal Accident (Solo Episode)

Season 3 Episode 1

In this solo episode, I'm looking back in history to the first fatal heavier-than-air accident, and the insights we can draw from Orville Wright and …

1 year, 5 months ago

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Episode 40: Green Dot Syndrome (w/ Matt Johnson)

Perhaps you’ve been here before — flying, not long after takeoff, when you encounter low ceilings. Before departure, your weather app indicated every…

1 year, 5 months ago

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Episode 39: The Psychology of Accident Investigation (w/ Lindsay Cunningham)

Lindsay Cunningham is a former accident investigator for Airbus. Today, she works as Managing Director for Helisim in the United States, where she fa…

1 year, 6 months ago

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Episode 38: Choosing Community over Airframe (w/ Rusty Sloane)

Rusty Sloane is a lecturer at Baylor University’s aviation program, where he prepares student pilots for careers in the airlines. A former coast guar…

1 year, 7 months ago

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Episode 37: Volunteer Work In Aviation (And Why You Should Consider It)

Chris Baur (US Helicopter Safety Team) returns to the show to speak about the power of volunteer work in aviation — how we can take the lessons we’ve…

1 year, 8 months ago

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Episode 36: Changing Aviation with Airbus RACER (w/ Hervé Jammyrac)

Perhaps nothing today exemplifies the strides our industry is making more than the Airbus RACER , an experimental compound helicopter that made its f…

1 year, 8 months ago

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Episode 35: Life of a Test Pilot (w/ Jeff Trang)

Jeff Trang is a lifelong test pilot. His flying played a part in certificating some of the most widely-flown airframes today. For several years, Jeff…

1 year, 9 months ago

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