Deadstick Radio

Alberta Air Tours at Airventure

We had the privilege of speaking in front of the entire Oshkosh crowd, and taking our message of spreading General Aviation. Scott couldn't make it, but the rest of the A

How to win championships, with Thomas Lockwood

We talk to Thomas Lockwood of OneMoment racing about his involvement in air racing, and the future of the sport.    https://www.facebook.com/flyingbrix http://teamonem

Shiny planes and parachutes

24 Year old Kieran Tookey recently rebuilt his 1947 Ercoupe. He sat down with us to talk about this shiny airplane, and the various adrenaline fuelled hobbies he enjoys. 

Give Hope Wings with Dave McElroy

Hope Air is a charity that helps get people in financial need to and from remote medical treatments. To date, they've helped over 150,000 people by arranging flights and

The engine fell off! Chuck Wentworth's 1981 Reno Emergency

Chuck Wentworth was one of the fastest Reno racers around. In 1981, he had a catastrophic failure that caused the engine to fall off his plane, which produced one of the

Setting a record in a home built airplane

Jim Price recounts his story of flying his home built Long EZ to a C-1A altitude record of over 35,000 feet. That record that has stood unbroken since 1996. 

Formula 1 Stories with the Goforths

We talk to Kelly and Phillip Goforth, who are living legends in the Formula 1 Air Race scene. They have a lot of history with IF1, and plan to keep flying and training ne

Do drones have a place at GA airports?

We talk to Cole from Pegasus Imagery about the future of drone tech, and how drones will stay safe in shared airspace.

The future of aviation in Alberta, with MLA, Shane Getson

We interview the MLA of Lac Ste. Anne/Parkland, Shane Getson about the future of aviation in Alberta. Shane is the only currently serving MLA with a pilot license. He see

Creighton King, creator of GripLock Ties

Creighton King is a member of the flying cowboys, and owner of Last Lap Player, a Gold Formula 1 race plane. Creighton talks to us about creating a business, designing an

Fighter pilots and ADS-B

Erick O'connor joins us to talk about his experience with avionics as a F-18 fighter pilot in Cold Lake Alberta.

Building the Perfect Panel

With special guests, Tom Watkins and Matt Hughes. We discuss why most aircraft avionics are worthless, and check out a Russian AN2 biplane.

The Atomic Pumpkin

We talk to Matt from the Atomic Pumpkin race team. This is the first episode recorded live. Check out our Youtube channel for the HD video version of the podcast.

Buying a Buccaneer, Part 2

Brian discusses training and flying his buccaneer across the country.

Building an experimental composite aircraft from scratch

Trevor joins us to talk about his 20 year Cozy project, building his experimental composite aircraft from scratch.

The truth about electric airplanes

We talk about the Electric Falcon project, and electric aviation in general. 

Buying a Buccaneer Part 1

Brian buys a Lake Buccaneer, and we discuss the process of buying and getting the plane. 

How to race in Formula 1

Scott talks about racing in Formula 1, and some Deadstick radio updates. 

Buying an Experimental Aircraft for Primary Training

We interview Calvin, who has decided to purchase a Kitfox 5 for primary training, despite never having flown in a small aircraft before. 

Sophia Wells, Chief Flying Instructor

We interview Sophia Wells, Chief Flying Instructor of the Edmonton Flying Club. We talk about various ways to get into aviation, and some common misconceptions people may