The Future in Flight Podcast

Story Stop Day 1: Beringer Aero and Michelin

Summary The very first Story Stop Tour episode drops Shawn right into the action on Day One of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, tracking down two brands that flew with the "Runway

Rachelle Spector — Founder, iHeartFlying

Episode Show Notes 📝 Summary In this episode, Shawn sits down with Rachelle Spector, founder of I HART Flying, a nonprofit scholarship organization dedicated to helping

General Aviation Is a Time Machine

📝 Summary General aviation isn't just a way to get somewhere — it's a time machine. In this episode, Shawn sits down with Kirk Fryar, co-owner of Sarasota Avionics, to ta

Dream Machines and Whiteboard Ideas — AeroSummit 2026, Part 2

Show Notes: "Live From AeroSummit 2026" — Part 2 The Future in Flight Podcast Episode Summary Shawn Staerker is back on the ground at AeroSummit 2026 in Miami for Part

The Freedom to Fly: Nick Hoffman, AirVenture 2026 & New Pilot Decision Support App

Episode Summary What do a country music star, the world's greatest aviation celebration, and an AI-powered weather planning platform have in common? They all prove that a

Live from AeroSummit 2026 – Part 1: Your Mind is the Cockpit

Summary In the first installment of our special three-part Live from AeroSummit 2026 series, host Shawn Staerker sits down with three aviation leaders who are tackling on

12 Airplanes, One Mission: Inspiring the Next Generation

📒 Episode Summary What happens when 12 airplanes fly wingtip-to-wingtip across the Florida sky? For one kid in the crowd, it might be the moment everything changes. In t

Live from AeroSummit 2026: Highlights

🎧 Episode Summary What happens when you gather some of aviation’s brightest minds, innovators, educators, and entrepreneurs under one roof? In this special episode of Th

Inside NASA’s Super Guppy & the Flying to the Legendary Shuttle Landing Facility

Episode Summary In this episode of The Future in Flight Podcast, host Shawn Staerker takes listeners on an unforgettable journey through aviation history, spaceflight log

The Long Way Around: Josh Blair on Wrenching, Flying, and Coming Home to GA

🗒️ Summary What does it look like to build a life in aviation from the ground up — literally? In this episode, Shawn sits down with Josh Blair, founder of BlairCraft and

Find Your Flightline: Josh Blair, AeroSummit 2026, and Warbirds at SUN 'n FUN

📝 Summary What does it take to build a life in aviation when the path refuses to stay straight? This episode answers that question three different ways. We open with Jos

Avionics Without Borders + SUN 'n FUN Field Interviews

🎧 Episode Summary Get ready for takeoff! This episode takes you from a 10-year-old's dream at a Florida air show to a global aviation career that spans continents. Host S

"Community of Competitiveness" — The CAU Flight Team's Rise Through the Rankings

SUMMARY What does it take to fly a 1965 Cessna 150 across the country to compete against the best collegiate aviators in the nation — and do it with a smile on your face?

Where the Road Ends and the Flying Begins — Bush Pilot Nate Herbert & Black Moose Outposts

Episode Summary Shawn sits down with Nate Herbert, bush pilot and founder of Black Moose Outposts, a fly-in wilderness fishing and hunting operation based out of Red Lake

SUN 'n FUN and Global Aviation w/Kirk Fryar of Sarasota Avionics

🎧 Episode Summary Get ready for takeoff with Kirk Fryar, head of Sarasota Avionics and Maintenance, as he takes us behind the scenes of one of aviation's biggest events -

Northern Canada Bush Flying — Nate Herbert & Black Moose Outpost

🎧 Episode Summary Ever heard the sound of a de Havilland Beaver buzzing over water at dawn? For most of us, that's pure adventure movie material. But for Nate Herbert, gr

Sport Pilot 2.0 & How to Get Into Aviation Industry Sales

🎧 Episode Summary What happens when a single rule change unlocks an entirely new generation of aircraft—and new opportunities for people who dream of flying? In this epi

Sport Pilot 2.0 Explained: How MOSAIC Could Transform Light Sport Aviation

🎧 Episode Summary Sport Pilot 2.0 explained: What if one rule change could reshape the future of light sport aviation? In this episode of The Future in Flight Podcast, h

Full Throttle U: Inside California Aeronautical University's Flight Team

🎧 Episode Summary This episode takes you on an incredible journey through aviation excellence and history. We kick things off rolling down the runway with California Aer

Behind the Panel: A Conversation w/Sarasota Avionics & Maintenance

🎧 Episode Summary From a tiny corner of a Venice hangar to multiple locations across Florida, Sarasota Avionics has built something truly special in the aviation world.