Skip to content
Sign in
Artwork for I Learned About Flying From That
I Learned About Flying From That · Dec 10, 2025 · 29 min

Jim Desmond

Former Army helicopter pilot and fixed-wing aviator Jim Desmond returns to I Learned About Flying From That to share a harrowing story from March 1973. While attempting a flight from Fort Riley, Kansas, to Colorado Springs, Jim fell victim to a severe case of "get-there-itis."

0:00-29:02
Play in

transcript

No transcript — this publisher did not publish one.

show notes

Former Army helicopter pilot and fixed-wing aviator Jim Desmond returns to I Learned About Flying From That to share a harrowing story from March 1973. While attempting a flight from Fort Riley, Kansas, to Colorado Springs, Jim fell victim to a severe case of "get-there-itis."

more episodes

All episodes