Hangar Talk - An Aviation Podcast

Every other week the experts at AOPA bring you up to speed on all things flying.

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Episode 122: Smithsonian Aeronautics Curator Do...
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Aeronautics Curator Dorothy Cochrane provides insight about the popular museum’s new general aviation exhibit, plus get caught up on the latest aviation news.
42 min
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Episode 121: Apache helicopter pilot Jason Hedrick
Former Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter pilot and University of Georgia Aviation Club member Jason Hedrick talks about the transition from military helicopter pilot to fixed wing GA pilot and how to share flying with other aviators. Plus, hear the top...
61 min
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Episode 120: Mentor pilot Neil Singer
Nearly every pilot dreams of flying his or her own jet. Accomplished mentor pilot Neil Singer gets to guide those who fulfill that dream. This episode Singer talks about what it takes to fly these incredible aircraft. Plus, hear the top news of the week.
45 min
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Episode 119: Airline captain Jenny Beatty on ge...
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.
58 min
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Episode 118: Pilot, explorer Victor Vescovo con...
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.
40 min
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Episode 117: Musician, pilot, and TV personalit...
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.
34 min
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Episode 116: Cargo pilot and country musician B...
Freight-hauling pilot and Nashville recording artist talks about cargo aviation careers, making music, and following your dreams.
64 min
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Episode 115: Alaska pilot Katie Writer explores...
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.
40 min
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Episode 114: Pilot Madison Seymour shares succe...
Michigan high school senior, private pilot, and AOPA scholarship recipient Madison 'Maddy' Seymour shares tips that can make scholarship, college, and job applications shine.
48 min
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Episode 113: Aviation stories with the most imp...
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. 
25 min
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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.
58 min
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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...
33 min
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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.
42 min
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Episode 110: Aviation careers conversation high...
Learn how aviation can lead to a variety of career opportunities during a candid conversation with President Matt Johnston and Executive Director Abbey Hutter.
75 min
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Episode 109: Polar circumnavigator Robert DeLau...
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.
74 min
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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...
36 min
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Episode 108: Aviation spin doctor Catherine Cav...
Mathematician, aerobatics instructor, and spin specialist Catherine Cavagnaro of Ace Aerobatic School talks about mentorship, spin awareness, wing vortices, performance charts, and more.
65 min
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Episode 107: Aviation career specialist Louis S...
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.
58 min
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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...
32 min
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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.
29 min
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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.
56 min
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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...
30 min
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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.
45 min
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Episode 103: Electric aircraft entrepreneur Geo...
Bye Aerospace founder George Bye talks about the future of aviation and the efficiency of electric aircraft including the eFlyer line of aircraft in development for flight training and personal transportation roles.
45 min
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Flight Time: Jason Miller
Flight Instructor Jason Miller is a busy guy. Between his normal flight instructing work, Miller also teaches remotely through his company, The Finer Points of Flying. There's a website, instructional material, a podcast, and more. In this episode of...
20 min