EAA's The Green Dot - An Aviation Podcast

Latest Episodes:

RC Model Flying and Building Mar 10, 2022

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This time on The Green Dot, host Hal was joined by Rick Larsen, EAA’s vice president of community and member programs, and Sean Elliott, EAA’s vice president of advocacy and safety, to talk about a shared interest — RC model flying and building!

Model Aircraft Feb 22, 2022

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This time on The Green Dot, host Chris Henry welcomed EAA staff photographer Connor Madison to the show to talk about a hobby of many aviation enthusiasts — building model aircraft!

Lisa Turner — Restoration Expert Feb 10, 2022

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This time on The Green Dot, the crew sat down with Lisa Turner to discuss the many factors to consider when it comes to restoring an aircraft. Tune in to hear some great advice from Lisa!

Carl Trout — U-2 Pilot Jan 25, 2022

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This time on The Green Dot, hosts Tom and Chris were joined by Carl Trout, who flew the legendary Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft for a dozen years.

Robert “Hoot” Gibson and Charlie Precourt — NASA Astronauts Jan 12, 2022

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This time on The Green Dot, hosts Hal and Chris were joined by Robert “Hoot” Gibson, a five-time space shuttle flight veteran, and Charlie Precourt, a veteran of four spaceflights and member of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.

Mike Patey — Bush Pilot Dec 16, 2021

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This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, hosts Hal Bryan and Tom Charpentier welcomed friend of EAA Mike Patey to the show to talk about his latest custom-built airplane, Scrappy, which will be featured in the upcoming January 2022 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine.

The Final Mission Dec 02, 2021

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This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, Chris and Hal took a break from hosting and joined the show as guests of Tom’s in this very special episode in which they discuss what it was like to co-author the book The Final Mission. Tune in for sneak preview of some of the heartwarming stories from the book.

Scratchbuilding Nov 16, 2021

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This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, host Tom Charpentier welcomed EAA staff members Charlie Becker and John Egan to the show to talk about scratchbuilding.

Taras Lyssenko — A and T Recovery Nov 03, 2021

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This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, long-time host Chris Henry welcomed EAA staff member Sam Oleson to the show for the first time to co-host this special episode where we sat down with Taras Lyssenko of A and T Recovery. Tune in to hear Taras talk about what it’s like to recover dozens of World War II U.S. Navy aircraft from Lake Michigan.

Nicole Stott — NASA Astronaut Oct 19, 2021

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This time on EAA’s The Green Dot, hosts Hal Bryan and Chris Henry welcomed astronaut Nicole Stott to the show to talk about her career at NASA and what it was like to work in space.