The Aeronut Podcast

This week on The Aeronut Podcast, we're talking to Vaughn Bateman, a former United States Navy P-3 pilot who now flies for Yankee Air Museum as a B-25 and C-47 pilot. We discuss what his favorite plane between the B-25 and C-47 is, some stories of his time flying long missions looking fo r subs and other maritime intel, as well as talking about what it's like to fly a 80 year old airplane in an airshow.

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This week on The Aeronut Podcast, we're talking about a whole variety of things, all relating to the Experimental Aircraft Association. Joining me is Dick Knapinski, who is the the Director of Communications for EAA. Dick has all kinds of cool experiences from working behind the scenes at AirVenture, the largest airshow in North America. He's met such people as Sir Richard Branson, Neil Armstrong and many more.

We talk about what it's like behind the scenes at AirVenture, how the EAA team arranges performer appearances, and much much more. He's also a licensed pilot, and we go into some good flying stories. You won't want to miss this one!

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Ever wonder if there's an aviation and leadership program designed for young people that's also an auxiliary of the USAF?

Well then you're in the right place because today we're talking all about Civil Air Patrol. CAP was founded back in 1941, only a few days before Pearl Harbor. CAP has done lots of missions for the USAF since then, we go into detail about this in the early stages of the episode. We then move on to talk about some of the cool stuff you can do in the program, as well as some great stories. I'm joined by two other cadets from my squadron: C/Capt Carter Hudson, Deputy Cadet Commander of Willow Run Composite Sqaudron, and C/SrA Nicholas Posey, the Safety Airman. 

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Have you ever wondered what it's like to land a small plane on the Amazon river supporting local people?

This week on The Aeronut Podcast, I'm joined by Bob Hamilton. Bob flew cargo out of Willow Run Airport for several years, then transitioned to missionary work in Brazil, flying his Super Petrel airplane in and around the Amazon river. He has several harrowing tales from not only his missionary flying, but also some good ones from flying cargo. All of that and much more, all right here on The Aeronut Podcast.

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This week on The Aeronut Podcast, we're talking all about what it's like to fly the B-25 "Rosie's Reply" in an airshow. Mike is a great pilot for Yankee Air Museum, and he joins me this week to talk about some of his other experiences and stories. Those include working for Cessna and ferrying brand new aircraft cross country at a young age, and many other great stories as well. 

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"You can have a RC plane, why can't you have a RC tank that's full size?" 

No, we're not interviewing an RC enthusiast. Today we're talking all about USAF test with MAJ Jared Evans. Jared worked testing several different things for the AF, including guided bombs, and he has some pretty crazy stories about different projects he worked on, including launching ICBMs at small Pacific Islands to test their operational ability. Now he works at AFWerx, which deals with helping people gain a contract from the military for various ideas/prototypes that they want to sell to the military, as well as testing products to compete for a contract.

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In this episode, we're talking all about aviation photography featuring Erik Johnston. Erik has photographed a wide variety of aircraft over his career, and he shares some tips as well as some stories from some of the aircraft and people he's met along the way. Aircraft he's photographed include the MiG-23, UH-60, B-52, and a lot more.

Erik also runs a great YouTube channel featuring lots of cool aviation content: https://www.youtube.com/user/ErikJohnston

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In this episode of The Aeronut Podcast, we're talking USAF CCT with Dan Schilling. Dan retired after a long career involved in USAF special warfare, including starting a unit that remains classified to this day. He was a part of the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993, where he was credited with saving the team that he was working with. He wrote another book about the first AF Medal of Honor since Vietnam, about fellow CCT John Chapman who saved the lives of a SEAL team by making the ultimate sacrifice. We talk about all this and much much more, all right here on The Aeronut Podcast.

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This is a trailer for Season Two of The Aeronut Podcast. We'll be featuring these interviews and many more starting Nov. 2, 2021.

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In Season Two of The Aeronut Podcast, I interview Dan Schilling, a former USAF Combat Controller who fought in the Battle of Mogadishu. (Colloquially known as "Black Hawk Down") He would go on to become an author, writing the book Alone at Dawn, about the first Medal Of Honor for the Air Force since the Vietnam War. This interview will be aired in full when Season Two releases in a few weeks.

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This is a trailer episode for The Aeronut Podcast, looking back on the 2020-21 season.

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 Since summer is coming up and things are getting busier, the first season of the Aeronut Podcast is now over. Here are some of the best lines, stories, and moments from that first season.

 Thanks to everyone who listened!

We'll be back in the fall with Season Two, but you might want to check back occasionally. Who knows, there might be some extra content?

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Have you ever wondered about how headsets for general aviation are developed and produced? Or what it's like to showcase those products at major airshows across the country

Well, you're in the right place then. This week on The Aeronut Podcast, we're joined by Brian Gawronski. Brian worked for Bose, a major headset company, where he would fly to various airshows to showcase Bose products. Now he's working on the B-25D crew at Yankee Air Museum, where he keeps the headsets in the plane in working condition. Topics include flying to airshows like Oshkosh and Sun n' Fun, meeting some very famous people,  as well as working on the B-25, and just a general chat about that airplane. All of that and much much more, all right here on The Aeronut Podcast

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Do you know that military aircraft undergo rigorous testing to determine stress points in their structure? Or that a device is used to literally push down the wings of an aircraft to see when and how they break?

This week on The Aeronut Podcast, I'm joined by former McDonnell Douglas aeronautical engineer Bob Morford. Bob worked with McDonnell testing the F-15 Eagle, he developed several ways of testing aircraft for stress, so he's just the guy to talk about this subject. We discuss how he got interested in designing aircraft, what methods were used to determine an aircraft's weak points, as well as just describing some of the weird and wacky aircraft that he witnessed during his time with McDonnell Douglas. All that and much much more, all right here on The Aeronut Podcast.

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Have you ever wondered what it's like to be an air traffic controller in a war zone? Controlling multiple runways with drones, fighters, and bombers while under enemy mortar fire?

Well, that's what Brent Morgan did in the Air Force. He was an Air Traffic Controller (ATC) in the United States Air Force, deployed to Balad, Iraq, and worked at several different USAF bases in the States before continuing his career in the civilian sector in the same job. This week he joins me to discuss what it's like to be ATC, how he got interested in aviation, why he thinks ATC is one of the best careers in the Air Force (even though he's obviously biased) as well as telling some really funny stories. All that and much much more, all right here on The Aeronut Podcast.

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Did you know that in 1944 a B-24 bomber rolled off of Willow Run's production lines every 60 minutes? Isn't that crazy? How did they do that?

That success was largely due to the women that worked at the plant, known as Rosie the Riveters. This week on The Aeronut Podcast, Alison Beatty joins me to discuss the history of women workers at Willow Run, as well as some of the history of the plant as well, and how they got the production lines up to speed. Hold on to your hats, it's aviation history time!

We go on to cover the Tribute Rosie's that Alison is a part of, who honor these incredible women year round in parades, airshows, and more. We go on to discuss world record attempts, lunchbox drill teams, and much much more, all right here on The Aeronut Podcast.

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Until then, we'll see you in the air!

This week on The Aeronut Podcast, we're continuing our Women in Aviation series with an interview with Delane Butttacavoli. Delane is a B-25D captain for Yankee Air Museum, as well as a Boeing 737 pilot for Southwest airlines. We discuss how she got her start in aviation, how she managed both college and flight school at the same time, stories from her time flying both the 737 and the B-25, all that and much much more, all right here on The Aeronut Podcast.

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Until then, we'll see you in the air!

"They don't know that they can, they don't know that they can go into this field"...

On this episode of The Aeronut Podcast, we're talking all about the history and importance of women in aviation, with Hannah Buttacavoli. Hannah is a friend from Yankee Air Museum, and she's the ideal person to help host this month of themed content all about women in aviation. We talk about the history of women in aviation, how it's an important topic, and much much more, all right here on The Aeronut Podcast!

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Until then, we'll see you in the air!

Did you know that in 1945, women comprised 36% of the civilian work force? Did you know that only 5% of pilots in the world today are women?

In April, we're talking all about women in aviation, with a month of themed content and interviews with some incredible ladies. For this month of content, I'm joined by cohost Hannah Buttacavoli, a good friend from Yankee Air Museum. She gives a general overview of the history and importance of Women in Aviation in the first episode, followed by two exclusive interviews. This episode is a trailer for this month's worth of content.

Please subscribe, leave a rating/review, and the first episode of this special series will air on April 2, 2021. 

Until then, we'll see you in the air!

Ever wonder what it's like to eject out of a fighter jet?

This week on the Aeronut Podcast, I'm joined by former USAF F-16 and OV-10 pilot Mike "T-DAY" Torrealday. We talk about his time flying the OV-10 Bronco in the Forward Air Controller (FAC) mission, and his over 4,000 hours in the F-16 "Viper". Other topics include his ejection due to an engine failure out of an F-16, his time in Desert Storm as an embedded FAC in a Army tank unit, and much much more!

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This is a teaser for the upcoming episode with Mike "T-Day" Torrealday, where we talk about his time flying the OV-10 Bronco and later the F-16 Viper in the USAF. During that time, he departed a jet due to an engine failure. 

The episode will release on 3/22/21. Please subscribe, leave a rating/review, and we'll release the next episode soon!

This week on The Aeronut Podcast, we're talking all about missions aviation with Matt Cropsey!

Matt worked for ABWE as a missionary pilot and mechanic, and he has some great stories to tell from his experiences. We discuss jungle plane crashes, his exciting childhood, as well as what it's like to work on an airplane in the field with limited resources available. All of that and much much more, all right here on The Aeronut Podcast.

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This is the corrected version of Howard Rundell's interview, since during the editing process I accidently cut out my voice, so you could not tell what questions he was answering.. Hopefully this fixes all of that.

This week on The Aeronut Podcast, we're talking Cold War anti-submarine warfare with Mr. Howard Rundell. Mr. Rundell fly the the P-3 in the Navy and also in the Naval Reserve during the height of the Cold War. 

We go on to discuss the time that he spends nowadays as a C-47 pilot for the Yankee Air Museum. Please subscribe, leave a rating/review, and we'll be back in ten days with another great interview!

This week I continue my interview with Mr. Patric Burtch, regarding the time that he spent in the USN flying a variety of rotary-wing aircraft. We pick from last week, where he was talking about the handling and performance of the SH-2 Seasprite. This week, we discuss his second deployment with the same aircraft, same mission to the Med. Other topics include the experimental "suitcase helicopter", his time flying the H-46 in the fleet resupply role, and much much more, all right here on The Aeronut Podcast!

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This week on The Aeronut Podcast, we have the first in a two-part series, all about Vietnam War rescue missions deep behind enemy lines, resupplying the fleet in the Gulf War, and a James Bond type helicopter that could have been, all of that and much much more this week, right here on The Aeronut Podcast!

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In this episode, Mr. Jerry Lester joins me to discuss the history of the B-25D Yankee Warrior. Jerry conducted a good portion of the research into the history of the B-25, and he has some really good stories as well.

We talk about her combat time in World War Two, and go on to discuss such topics as flying to airshows with the B-25, how the B-25's pilots describe flying it, talking to veterans about their experiences, and much much more, all right here on the The Aeronut Podcast. You can contact us at https://anchor.fm/austin-jesse.

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