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Welcome to the first installment of our minisodes "Touch and Go." Each day of EAA's AirVenture, we will recap out day on the grounds, share some news, and preview what is in store tomorrow. We talk about our individual arrivals, today's Cirrus press briefing, and some meet and greets. We will also share our minisode within a minisode "Bill and Jim's Excellent Airventure." Our photographer Bill will share his first experience at AirVenture so we can see the show through his lens. Be sure to follow us and subscribe on social media, and leave us a review wherever you find our podcast. Website: www.flyingmidwest.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/flyingmidwestpodcast Linktree: linktr.ee/flyingmidwestpodcast Email: Flyingmidwestpodcast@gmail.com Free content isn't always free. Each month, we have various costs associated with bringing you the podcast. If you would like to help us financially, you can purchase our Merch, check out some great gear from Lightspeed and Flying Eyes at our affiliate links, or become a member of our Patreon community. We have a ton of great merch in our merch store just in time for summer. On our Patreon we will have exclusive interview content, This Week in Aviation History, Jim's attempt at blogging with his CFI Quest, and a look at Madi's old blog from her early days in aviation. We hope you consider supporting us and becoming a patron. Check out our Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/Flyingmidwestpodcast Check them Lightspeed Headsets at our affiliate page. https://www.lightspeedaviation.com/?campaign=flyingmidwest23&ref=101 Merch: www.flyingmidwest.com/merch Check out Flying Eyes Optics! They design sunglasses and eyewear for pilots, by pilots. Go check out all of their great line of products at out affiliate page. If you like what you see, use coupon code "FlyingMidwest10" and get 10% off your purchase. Flying Eyes - https://flyingeyesoptics.com/?ref=Flyingmidwest23 Check out the latest and greatest in chart inspired apparel. www.Pilotquarters.com
Welcome to the 3nd Annual Airventure Call-in Extravaganza Spectacular! This is a longer episode, but it's worth the listen on your way up to Osh this year. On this episode, we are so thrilled to be joined by several guests and fans of the podcast, talking all things Airventure. We talk favorite memories, what they are looking forward to this year, and tips for the Airventure first timers. We had such a great time connecting with people in this episode. A huge thank you to all of them for playing along with our crazy podcasting crew. 1. Ed and Caitlin - A Wisconsin based couple on a tour around the airports of Wisconsin. Check out their journey on youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQ4Igy7YyBu3GgPJD2-AUA 2.Bryan Turner - Aviation YouTube funnyman of Just Plane Silly joins us! 3. Trevor - Listener Trevor (Sorry, not that Trevor) joins us. 4. Jeff - A confused listener who showed up in an Opposing Bases T-shirt. Jokes aside, Jeff will be the live show director for the OB crew this year. 5. Ben from the Midlife Pilot Podcast 6. Bill: A new addition to our team for Airventure. He will join us at the show this year helping out with the visual media for our audio podcast! 7. Ryan: We ran into listener Ryan at the show last year We're looking forward to meeting up again this year. 8. The Badger Family: Badger chats with his wife and badger children about their experience last year and tips for this year. Be sure to follow us and subscribe on social media, and leave us a review wherever you find our podcast. Website: www.flyingmidwest.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/flyingmidwestpodcast Linktree: linktr.ee/flyingmidwestpodcast Email: Flyingmidwestpodcast@gmail.com Free content isn't always free. Each month, we have various costs associated with bringing you the podcast. If you would like to help us financially, you can purchase our Merch, check out some great gear from Lightspeed and Flying Eyes at our affiliate links, or become a member of our Patreon community. We have a ton of great merch in our merch store just in time for summer. On our Patreon we will have exclusive interview content, This Week in Aviation History, Jim's attempt at blogging with his CFI Quest, and a look at Madi's old blog from her early days in aviation. We hope you consider supporting us and becoming a patron. Check out our Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/Flyingmidwestpodcast Check them Lightspeed Headsets at our affiliate page. https://www.lightspeedaviation.com/?campaign=flyingmidwest23&ref=101 Merch: www.flyingmidwest.com/merch Check out Flying Eyes Optics! They design sunglasses and eyewear for pilots, by pilots. Go check out all of their great line of products at out affiliate page. If you like what you see, use coupon code "FlyingMidwest10" and get 10% off your purchase. Flying Eyes - https://flyingeyesoptics.com/?ref=Flyingmidwest23 Check out the latest and greatest in chart inspired apparel. www.Pilotquarters.com
Welcome Aboard our first of many 2024 EAA Airventure Episodes!
We start off the Oshkosh hype with EAA's Director of Communications, Dick Knapinski. He tells us about last year's show, some of the changes they have made for this year, and we talk about what to expect at the big show this year.
Get pumped up with us for Airventure 2024!
https://www.eaa.org/airventure Be sure to follow us and subscribe on social media, and leave us a review wherever you find our podcast. Website: www.flyingmidwest.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/flyingmidwestpodcast Linktree: linktr.ee/flyingmidwestpodcast Email: Flyingmidwestpodcast@gmail.com Free content isn't always free. Each month, we have various costs associated with bringing you the podcast. If you would like to help us financially, you can purchase our Merch, check out some great gear from Lightspeed and Flying Eyes at our affiliate links, or become a member of our Patreon community. We have a ton of great merch in our merch store just in time for summer. On our Patreon we will have exclusive interview content, This Week in Aviation History, Jim's attempt at blogging with his CFI Quest, and a look at Madi's old blog from her early days in aviation. We hope you consider supporting us and becoming a patron. Check out our Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/Flyingmidwestpodcast Check them Lightspeed Headsets at our affiliate page. https://www.lightspeedaviation.com/?campaign=flyingmidwest23&ref=101 Merch: www.flyingmidwest.com/merch Check out Flying Eyes Optics! They design sunglasses and eyewear for pilots, by pilots. Go check out all of their great line of products at out affiliate page.
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Welcome Aboard another excited episode of the Flying Midwest Podcast. What do flying, camping and cooking have in common? they are a great combination of passions that YouTuber Rich Wellner has combined to create his unique brand of aviation content. Rich will talk to us about his adventures in flying to more remote locations, setting up camp, working and cooking in some of the most beautiful places aviation has to offer. Rich Wellner on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@richwellner?si=Rbc7GxarkcedyUHh Plane Perfect Products: https://planeperfect.us Be sure to follow us and subscribe on social media, and leave us a review wherever you find our podcast. Website: www.flyingmidwest.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/flyingmidwestpodcast Linktree: linktr.ee/flyingmidwestpodcast Email: Flyingmidwestpodcast@gmail.com Free content isn't always free. Each month, we have various costs associated with bringing you the podcast. If you would like to help us financially, you can purchase our Merch, check out some great gear from Lightspeed and Flying Eyes at our affiliate links, or become a member of our Patreon community. We have a ton of great merch in our merch store just in time for summer. On our Patreon we will have exclusive interview content, This Week in Aviation History, Jim's attempt at blogging with his CFI Quest, and a look at Madi's old blog from her early days in aviation. We hope you consider supporting us and becoming a patron. Check out our Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/Flyingmidwestpodcast Check them Lightspeed Headsets at our affiliate page. https://www.lightspeedaviation.com/?campaign=flyingmidwest23&ref=101 Merch: www.flyingmidwest.com/merch Check out Flying Eyes Optics! They design sunglasses and eyewear for pilots, by pilots. Go check out all of their great line of products at out affiliate page. If you like what you see, use coupon code "FlyingMidwest10" and get 10% off your purchase. Flying Eyes - https://flyingeyesoptics.com/?ref=Flyingmidwest23 Check out the latest and greatest in chart inspired apparel. www.Pilotquarters.com
Welcome aboard another episode of Flying Midwest!
If you have ever stumbled through the Airman Certification Standards (ACS) and felt lost, this episode is for you!
We welcome Patrick Mojsak to the program to talk about his app and books, Answers to the ACS. We will get to know Patrick, his background, and how he came up with the concept for Answers to the ACS. He'll also talk about how he complied numerous resources into a one stop shop, covering each area of the ACS in detail.
Be sure to check out Patrick's website here:
www.answerstotheacs.com Be sure to follow us and subscribe on social media, and leave us a review wherever you find our podcast. Website: www.flyingmidwest.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/flyingmidwestpodcast Linktree: linktr.ee/flyingmidwestpodcast Email: Flyingmidwestpodcast@gmail.com Free content isn't always free. Each month, we have various costs associated with bringing you the podcast. If you would like to help us financially, you can purchase our Merch, check out some great gear from Lightspeed and Flying Eyes at our affiliate links, or become a member of our Patreon community. We have a ton of great merch in our merch store just in time for summer. On our Patreon we will have exclusive interview content, This Week in Aviation History, Jim's attempt at blogging with his CFI Quest, and a look at Madi's old blog from her early days in aviation. We hope you consider supporting us and becoming a patron.
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Welcome aboard this special Mother's Day Episode of the Flying Midwest Podcast! To celebrate mothers in aviation, we sat down with this mother/daughter pairing of pilots. Carrie is a 28 year airline pilot, while Adie is a recent private pilot just starting her aviation journey. We hear about their family history with aviation and Adie following in her mother's footsteps.
Be sure to follow us, subscribe on social media, and leave us a review wherever you find our podcast. Website: www.flyingmidwest.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/flyingmidwestpodcast Linktree: linktr.ee/flyingmidwestpodcast Email: Flyingmidwestpodcast@gmail.com Free content isn't always free. Each month, we have various costs associated with bringing you the podcast. If you would like to help us financially, you can purchase our merch, check out some great gear from Lightspeed, Flying Eyes, and Pilot Quarters at our affiliate links, or become a member of our Patreon community. We have a ton of great merch in our merch store just in time for summer. On our Patreon, we will have exclusive interview content, Jim's attempt at blogging with his CFI Quest, and a look at Madi's old blog from her early days in aviation. We hope you consider supporting us and becoming a Patron. Join our Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/Flyingmidwestpodcast Merch: www.flyingmidwest.com/merchCheckout Lightspeed Headsets at our affiliate page. https://www.lightspeedaviation.com/?campaign=flyingmidwest23&ref=101 Check out Flying Eyes Optics! They design sunglasses and eyewear for pilots, by pilots. Go check out all of their great line of products at out affiliate page. If you like what you see, use coupon code "FlyingMidwest10" and get 10% off your purchase. Flying Eyes - https://flyingeyesoptics.com/?ref=Flyingmidwest23 Check out the latest and greatest in chart inspired apparel! www.Pilotquarters.com
Welcome aboard another episode of the Flying Midwest Podcast! Have you ever wondered about airport management and reliever airports? We welcome Joe Harris of the Metropolitan Airports Commission to talk talk about their system, his role, and much more. This Minnesota based airports commission runs the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, and a number of reliever airports in the Twin Cities.
To learn more about MAC, check out their website:
https://metroairports.org/ Be sure to follow us, subscribe on social media, and leave us a review wherever you find our podcast. Website: www.flyingmidwest.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/flyingmidwestpodcast Linktree: linktr.ee/flyingmidwestpodcast Email: Flyingmidwestpodcast@gmail.com Free content isn't always free. Each month, we have various costs associated with bringing you the podcast. If you would like to help us financially, you can purchase our merch, check out some great gear from Lightspeed, Flying Eyes, and Pilot Quarters at our affiliate links, or become a member of our Patreon community. We have a ton of great merch in our merch store just in time for summer. On our Patreon, we will have exclusive interview content, Jim's attempt at blogging with his CFI Quest, and a look at Madi's old blog from her early days in aviation. We hope you consider supporting us and becoming a Patron. Join our Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/Flyingmidwestpodcast Merch: www.flyingmidwest.com/merchCheckout Lightspeed Headsets at our affiliate page. https://www.lightspeedaviation.com/?campaign=flyingmidwest23&ref=101 Check out Flying Eyes Optics! They design sunglasses and eyewear for pilots, by pilots. Go check out all of their great line of products at out affiliate page. If you like what you see, use coupon code "FlyingMidwest10" and get 10% off your purchase. Flying Eyes - https://flyingeyesoptics.com/?ref=Flyingmidwest23 Check out the latest and greatest in chart inspired apparel! www.Pilotquarters.com
Welcome a special episode of the Flying Midwest Podcast! On this episode, We were supposed to have Air Force Pilot Charlie Bennett, but his schedule was incredibly busy. So we found a guy with nothing better to do, Bryan Turner, to join us for this episode. Learn More About Bryan:
www.worldsgreatestpilot.com
https://www.youtube.com/@JustPlaneSilly Be sure to follow us, subscribe on social media, and leave us a review wherever you find our podcast. Website: www.flyingmidwest.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/flyingmidwestpodcast Linktree: linktr.ee/flyingmidwestpodcast Email: Flyingmidwestpodcast@gmail.com Free content isn't always free. Each month, we have various costs associated with bringing you the podcast. If you would like to help us financially, you can purchase our merch, check out some great gear from Lightspeed, Flying Eyes, and Pilot Quarters at our affiliate links, or become a member of our Patreon community. We have a ton of great merch in our merch store just in time for summer. On our Patreon, we will have exclusive interview content, Jim's attempt at blogging with his CFI Quest, and a look at Madi's old blog from her early days in aviation. We hope you consider supporting us and becoming a Patron. Join our Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/Flyingmidwestpodcast Merch: www.flyingmidwest.com/merchCheckout Lightspeed Headsets at our affiliate page. https://www.lightspeedaviation.com/?campaign=flyingmidwest23&ref=101 Check out Flying Eyes Optics! They design sunglasses and eyewear for pilots, by pilots. Go check out all of their great line of products at out affiliate page. If you like what you see, use coupon code "FlyingMidwest10" and get 10% off your purchase. Flying Eyes - https://flyingeyesoptics.com/?ref=Flyingmidwest23 Check out the latest and greatest in chart inspired apparel! www.Pilotquarters.com
Welcome aboard another episode of the Flying Midwest Podcast! On this episode, we learn all about the Air Race Classic, from Cheryl and Emmy. They are both finishers of the '23 Air Race Classic and they tell us all about how it works and share their experience. Learn More Here:
www.airraceclassic.org Be sure to follow us, subscribe on social media, and leave us a review wherever you find our podcast. Website: www.flyingmidwest.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/flyingmidwestpodcast Linktree: linktr.ee/flyingmidwestpodcast Email: Flyingmidwestpodcast@gmail.com Free content isn't always free. Each month, we have various costs associated with bringing you the podcast. If you would like to help us financially, you can purchase our merch, check out some great gear from Lightspeed, Flying Eyes, and Pilot Quarters at our affiliate links, or become a member of our Patreon community. We have a ton of great merch in our merch store just in time for summer. On our Patreon, we will have exclusive interview content, Jim's attempt at blogging with his CFI Quest, and a look at Madi's old blog from her early days in aviation. We hope you consider supporting us and becoming a Patron. Join our Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/Flyingmidwestpodcast Merch: www.flyingmidwest.com/merchCheckout Lightspeed Headsets at our affiliate page. https://www.lightspeedaviation.com/?campaign=flyingmidwest23&ref=101 Check out Flying Eyes Optics! They design sunglasses and eyewear for pilots, by pilots. Go check out all of their great line of products at out affiliate page. If you like what you see, use coupon code "FlyingMidwest10" and get 10% off your purchase. Flying Eyes - https://flyingeyesoptics.com/?ref=Flyingmidwest23 Check out the latest and greatest in chart inspired apparel! www.Pilotquarters.com News & Events
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Welcome aboard another episode of the Flying Midwest Podcast! On this episode, we give a warm welcome to Martin Pauly, a German pilot who is now flying the American skies in his Beechcraft Bonanza. He immortalizes his adventures on his YouTube channel, which has both fun and educational content. He tells us about flying internationally, his journey through flight training, and his favorite breakfast food. We appreciate his willingness to come and chat with us! Find Martin on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/martinpauly Be sure to follow us, subscribe on social media, and leave us a review wherever you find our podcast. Website: www.flyingmidwest.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/flyingmidwestpodcast Linktree: linktr.ee/flyingmidwestpodcast Email: Flyingmidwestpodcast@gmail.com Free content isn't always free. Each month, we have various costs associated with bringing you the podcast. If you would like to help us financially, you can purchase our merch, check out some great gear from Lightspeed, Flying Eyes, and Pilot Quarters at our affiliate links, or become a member of our Patreon community. We have a ton of great merch in our merch store just in time for summer. On our Patreon, we will have exclusive interview content, Jim's attempt at blogging with his CFI Quest, and a look at Madi's old blog from her early days in aviation. We hope you consider supporting us and becoming a Patron. Join our Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/Flyingmidwestpodcast Merch: www.flyingmidwest.com/merchCheckout Lightspeed Headsets at our affiliate page. https://www.lightspeedaviation.com/?campaign=flyingmidwest23&ref=101 Check out Flying Eyes Optics! They design sunglasses and eyewear for pilots, by pilots. Go check out all of their great line of products at out affiliate page. If you like what you see, use coupon code "FlyingMidwest10" and get 10% off your purchase. Flying Eyes - https://flyingeyesoptics.com/?ref=Flyingmidwest23 Check out the latest and greatest in chart inspired apparel! www.Pilotquarters.com News & Events https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/your-voice/garmin-international-hosts-hangar-tours-flights-for-high-school-female-students-during-women-in-aviation-week https://www.flyingmag.com/joby-aviation-acquires-ohio-facility-to-support-initial-manufacturing-of-electric-air-taxi/ https://www.komu.com/news/state/missouri-s-t-student-designed-satellite-launches-on-spacex-rocket/article_e8d89e20-da50-11ee-9d8f-5341158c4834.html https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a60079845/attack-helicopters-smashed-rive r-ice/ https://generalaviationnews.com/2024/02/13/new-terminal-at-purdue-university-airport-to-be-named-for-amelia-earhart/
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