The Cleard Podcast

Pilot Mental Health with Rocky Jedick and Pete Sipos

Mental health could be the thing quietly grounding more pilots than any mechanical failure ever will, and almost nobody's talking about it. I sat down with two flight sur

Destiny Allred (Path to the Airlines)

Destiny Allred is a flight instructor, aspiring airline pilot, and self-described boat burner. After spending years on a path toward a career in pre-med and kinesiology,

LT. COl. Matt "Pimptastic" Russell (Ai Dogfights)

Lt. Col. Matt Russell, callsign “Pimptastic,” is a U.S. Air Force F-16 test pilot, instructor at the USAF Test Pilot School, and one of the people helping shape the futur

Christian Davis KSPK (Managing an Airport)

Christian Davis is the airport manager at Spanish Fork Municipal Airport (KSPK) and Vice President of the Utah Airport Operators Association. KSPK recently implemented l

Alex Mangum (US Coast Guard)

Before Alex Mangum began maintaining a well-known, privately owned UH-60A Blackhawk here in Utah, he was a specialized A&P mechanic who had developed an incredible career

Flying For the Regional Airlines (30 Year Captain and FO)

Ever wondered what flying for a major regional airline is actually like? We bring you two radically different perspectives from the flight deck based right here in the de

FLT Academy's Jason Clark (Starting a Flight School)

Jason Clark is the Founder and CEO of FLT Academy, a massive flight training operation that grew from a side project into Utah's largest Part 141 flight school, training

Cleard Episode 10 - Utah's Air Traffic Control Crisis

In this raw, solo episode of Cleard, Drew dives deep into the ongoing U.S. government shutdown—now at 27 days as of October 28, 2025—and its devastating ripple effects on

The Utah 99s (Women and Wings)

Think flying is a boys’ club? Think again. In this episode of Cleared, we spotlight the Utah 99s—a powerhouse group of women aviators defying gravity and stereotypes. We

Dr. Pete Sipos (Medical Examiner)

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Pete Sipos — a former Air Force flight surgeon and current FAA Medical Examiner — for an honest, no-fluff conversation about mental

The Stevenson Brothers (Flying Across the U.S)

Alex and Trent Sevenson join us as they share their 40-hour journey from Spanish Fork to the East Coast in their Cessna 182. From navigating the Washington SFRA and visit

BLM SEAT Aerial Firefighters (Airborne Fire Attack)

In this episode of Cleard, Drew sits down with Captain Fred Celest and Keith Olive, SEAT Base Manager in Tooele, to talk about the world of aerial firefighting. From the

Jordan Silver (Smoke Jumpers)

Smoke in the cockpit, one-way canyon strips, and launching elite firefighters into burning wilderness — welcome to the world of a smokejumper pilot. In this episode of th

Jed & Carrie Malmberg (Career Change with a Family)

What happens when you chase the dream of becoming an airline pilot as a full-grown adult — and then the industry hits pause? In this episode, we sit down with Jed Malmber

Cleard Hangar Talk #1 - Landing fees and Traffic Pattern Issues

In this roundtable episode of the Cleard Podcast, we bring together a stacked panel of aviation voices: corporate pilot Brad Fuller, FLT Academy CEO Jason Clark, Alina Pr

Bret Kobe (Scud Air Philosophy)

This week on Cleard, I'm joined by Bret Kobe, the no-nonsense, all-heart owner of Scud Air Solutions. If you've spent any time around Utah aviation, you've probably run i

Paul Merrill (Blackhawk Pilot)

In this episode of the Cleard Podcast, we sit down with Paul Merrill — a Utah UH-60 Blackhawk pilot with deployments in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Paul shares firsthand s

Senator Jake Garn (Going to Space)

In this special episode of Cleard, we sit down with Senator Edwin "Jake" Garn — a decorated pilot, former U.S. Senator, and the first sitting member of Congress to fly in

Cleard Intro - Cleard For Departure

Welcome to the very first episode of Cleard — a podcast dedicated to aviation in Utah. In this kickoff episode, host Drew Siegel shares his personal aviation story, the m