Hangar Talk - An Aviation News Podcast

AOPA

Every other week AOPA brings you up to speed on all things flying. Pilots David Tulis and Alicia Herron explain and discuss the latest general aviation news topics to inform and entertain you before introducing aviation experts shaping the future of flight.

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268 episodes
Updated July 27

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Mar 29, 2021 · 58 min
Episode 119: Airline captain Jenny Beatty on gender bias
Airline captain Jenny Beatty has researched gender bias in the aviation community and shares ideas about diversity and inclusivity that could help grow the aviation industry.
Mar 15, 2021 · 40 min
Episode 118: Pilot, explorer Victor Vescovo conquers sky, ocean
The discipline he learned as a pilot led adventurer, explorer, investor, and retired military intelligence officer to conquer both poles plus the top and bottom of the world.
Mar 1, 2021 · 34 min
Episode 117: Musician, pilot, and TV personality Nick Hoffman
Nick Hoffman, a Minnesotan who grew up in and around aviation, explains how he became a Nashville country musician, a pilot, and the host of the adventure TV show, Nick’s Wild Ride.
Feb 16, 2021 · 1 hr 4 min
Episode 116: Cargo pilot and country musician Brian Wright
Freight-hauling pilot and Nashville recording artist talks about cargo aviation careers, making music, and following your dreams.
Feb 1, 2021 · 41 min
Episode 115: Alaska pilot Katie Writer explores environment
Talkeetna, Alaska-based aviator, artist, and 'AOPA Pilot' magazine contributor explores how general aviation pilots can play a role for scientists studying environmental and weather changes.
Jan 18, 2021 · 48 min
Episode 114: Pilot Madison Seymour shares successful scholarship tips
Michigan high school senior, private pilot, and AOPA scholarship recipient Madison 'Maddy' Seymour shares tips that can make scholarship, college, and job applications shine.
Jan 4, 2021 · 26 min
Episode 113: Aviation stories with the most impact in 2020
Join a special year-end discussion on the top aviation news stories of 2020 and predictions about what could affect pilots in 2021 and beyond.
Dec 21, 2020 · 58 min
Episode 112: iFlightPlanner founder Andy Matthews
Get to know former PGA tour competitor Andy Matthews, the brawn and the brains behind the iFlightPlanner for AOPA and learn what the flight planning software can do for you.
Dec 14, 2020 · 33 min
Flight Time: Jamie Patterson-Simes
Running a flight school is hard work. Doing it in Alaska is even harder. Doing it as a woman in Alaska? That’s practically unheard of. But Jamie Patterson-Simes isn’t just running a school in Alaska, she’s crushing it. Patterson-Simes is the...
Dec 7, 2020 · 43 min
Episode 111: 'Good Cheer’ pilot Dean Greenblatt
Dean Greenblatt is a leader of Operation Good Cheer, an organization that uses general aviation aircraft to deliver tens of thousands of presents to children in the Michigan foster care system every year.
Nov 23, 2020 · 1 hr 16 min
Episode 110: Aviation careers conversation highlights jobs
Learn how aviation can lead to a variety of career opportunities during a candid conversation with President Matt Johnston and Executive Director Abbey Hutter.
Nov 9, 2020 · 1 hr 15 min
Episode 109: Polar circumnavigator Robert DeLaurentis
Citizen of the World pilot Robert DeLaurentis shares the lessons he learned, the people he met, and the experiments he performed during a polar circumnavigation in a Gulfstream Twin Commander 900.
Nov 2, 2020 · 37 min
Flight Time: John Zimmerman
Sporty's Pilot Shop's John Zimmerman is at the forefront of aviation technology and products, and he has his pulse on the market. Hangar Talk sat down with Zimmerman to talk about Sporty’s, the best products on the horizon, and what Zimmerman wishes...
Oct 26, 2020 · 1 hr 5 min
Episode 108: Aviation spin doctor Catherine Cavagnaro
Mathematician, aerobatics instructor, and spin specialist Catherine Cavagnaro of Ace Aerobatic School talks about mentorship, spin awareness, wing vortices, performance charts, and more.
Oct 12, 2020 · 58 min
Episode 107: Aviation career specialist Louis Smith
Future and Active Pilot Advisors founder and career coach Louis Smith has ridden the aviation industry's ups and downs and he advises career pilots to weather the storm and prepare for new flying opportunities when they become available.
Oct 5, 2020 · 33 min
Flight Time: Max Trescott
Max Trescott is a highly accomplished flight instructor and author. As a previous FAA Flight Instructor of the Year, Trescott has shaped countless pilots through his work as a Cirrus Standardized Instructor Pilot in the SR20, SR22, and SF50 Vision...
Sep 28, 2020 · 30 min
Episode 106: Reno air race pilot Dennis Sanders
Reno air race unlimited class champion Dennis Sanders describes how he flew the Hawker Sea Fury ‘Dreadnought’ to victory at an average speed of 403.274 mph during the 2019 Stihl National Championship Air Races.
Sep 14, 2020 · 57 min
Episode 105: Hollywood stunt pilot Corkey Fornof
If you’ve viewed a film featuring aviation scenes, then you’ve most likely witnessed Hollywood pilot J.W. “Corkey” Fornof performing flying stunts on camera.
Sep 7, 2020 · 31 min
Flight Time: Zoan Harclerode
What makes a great instructor? We ask the winner of AOPA's Best Flight Instructor of the Year, Zoan Harclerode. As a longtime flight instructor at a military flying club Harclerode discusses her love of night flying and the joys of instructing. This...
Aug 31, 2020 · 46 min
Episode 104: Outreach pilot Jerome Stanislaus
From the tattoos that share a story about his love of flying, to his passion for jumping out of airplanes, pilot Jerome Stanislaus is on a mission to share aviation with inner-city youth.

Hangar Talk - An Aviation News Podcast

Episode 119: Airline captain Jenny Beatty on gender bias

Episode 118: Pilot, explorer Victor Vescovo conquers sky, ocean

Episode 117: Musician, pilot, and TV personality Nick Hoffman

Episode 116: Cargo pilot and country musician Brian Wright

Episode 115: Alaska pilot Katie Writer explores environment

Episode 114: Pilot Madison Seymour shares successful scholarship tips

Episode 113: Aviation stories with the most impact in 2020

Episode 112: iFlightPlanner founder Andy Matthews

Flight Time: Jamie Patterson-Simes

Episode 111: 'Good Cheer’ pilot Dean Greenblatt

Episode 110: Aviation careers conversation highlights jobs

Episode 109: Polar circumnavigator Robert DeLaurentis

Flight Time: John Zimmerman

Episode 108: Aviation spin doctor Catherine Cavagnaro

Episode 107: Aviation career specialist Louis Smith

Flight Time: Max Trescott

Episode 106: Reno air race pilot Dennis Sanders

Episode 105: Hollywood stunt pilot Corkey Fornof

Flight Time: Zoan Harclerode

Episode 104: Outreach pilot Jerome Stanislaus