Flying Podcast

Episode 69 - Jon Hilton to Canada and Back in a Microlight

As part of the build up to doing a round the world flight Jon Hilton told me that he wanted to fly his CT microlight to Canada and back. Jon set off in May of 2013 and we

Episode 68 - Cary Robins - Weight and Balance Calculations

Cary Robins is the owner of American Aeronautics and his company markets weight and balance calculators. I wanted to find out why weight and balance is so important, abou

Episode 67 - London to Sydney The Slow Way

A flight from London to Sydney, Australia in a PA28 by Andy Hardy and Sam Kidd. We discuss the planning that the guys have had to do prior to this epic flight adventure.

Episode 66 - LAA Rally 2013

A trip to the Light Aircraft Association Rally to see what's new on the GA scene here in the UK. I talk to various aircraft manufacturers and importers including Grass St

Episode 65 - Fly2Pole update

An update on the Flying for Freedom project. As you'll remember from episode 63 the Fly2Pole expedition is endeavouring to get several disabled military personnel to the

Episode 64 - Popham Microlight Trade Fair 2013

A chat with many of the exhibitors at Popham. We talk to everyone from the SSDR manufacturers to the importers of some of the hottest hot-ships in the world of microlight

Episode 63 - John Laity - British Antarctic Microlight Expedition

At the Flying Show last year I met a chap called John Laity on the P&M Aviation stand. John is one of the founders of Flying for Freedom which aims to train injured ex-s

Episode 62 - Martin Jones - de Havilland DH88 Comet Racer

For today's episode I travelled down to Derby Aero Club to meet Martin Jones. Martin is the owner of the airfield and is also proprietor of Airspeed Aviation. My reason f

Episode 61 - David Bremner - British Microlight Aircraft Assoc.

An interview with BMAA Chairman, David Bremner. David explains what the organisation does and how it works to promote and regulate microlighting in the UK.

Episode 60 - The Flying Show 2012

A visit to The Flying Show at the NEC with interviews with Breezer UK, The Light Aircraft Company, Dave Sykes, GASCo and lastly, The Airspace and Safety Initiative.

Episode 59 - Andrew Lysser - Cumbria Gyroplanes

Today we're up in the English Lake District talking gyrocopters with Andrew Lysser of Cumbria Gyroplanes. It's been a while since we discussed the world of gyrocopters so

Episode 58 - Jon Hilton

Jon Hilton is an adventurous pilot, currently flying a CTSW out of Barton Airport, Manchester. Having read a couple of Jon’s reports in the BMAA’s monthly magazine he sou

Episode 57 - Chris Walsh - ATCO at Manchester International Airport

We're talking to Chris Walsh today, ATCO at Manchester International Airport. We had lots of questions for Chris, sent in by podcast listeners. So if you'd like to know a

Episode 56 - AeroExpo 2012

For today's episode of Flying Podcast I went down to AeroExpo at Sywell Aerodrome in Northamptonshire. I had a wander round to see which exhibitors had something interest

Episode 55 - Owen Zupp - Flying a Jabiru Around Australia

On today's Flying Podcast we've got a pilot from 'down under'. That's Owen Zupp. A couple of years ago, Owen flew a single engine light aircraft around Australia. I reme

Episode 54 - Andre Tempest - Victor XL231

A few years back, when the RAF was disposing of its fleet of Victors, Andre Tempest put in a sealed bid and found himself the owner of a full sized V-bomber, designed to

Episode 53 - Brian Hope - Light Aircraft Association

To get a broader appreciation of what the Light Aircraft Association does I was pointed in the direction of Brian Hope, editor of the LAA's magazine 'Light Aviation'. We

Episode 52 - Goodyear Blimp Chief Pilot - Mark Finney

I'm joined by Mark Finney on the podcast. Mark is the Chief Pilot for the Goodyear Blimp, 'Spirit of Safety' here in the UK.

Episode 51 - Andy Draper - Light Aircraft Association

Today I’m off down to Turweston Aerodrome to meet Andy Draper of the Light Aircraft Association. Andy is the design engineer with the LAA and having joined from kitplane

Episode 50 - Duncan Armstrong - Our flying experiences

A chat with Duncan Armstrong, fellow aviator from Barton Aerodrome. We always enjoy chatting about our learning experiences so I thought it would make an interesting podc