The Hangar Z Podcast

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Episode 56- ECHO Public Safety Aviation Conference Special #6 with US Coast Guard Pilot Dan Gillis Aug 17, 2022

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Episode 55- ECHO Public Safety Aviation Conference Special #5 with Michelle Kline Aug 16, 2022

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The Hangar Z Podcast had the honor of being asked by ECHO Heliops to join them at their national public safety aviation conference to Podcast from the convention floor in Austin Texas.
In this episode we chat with Michelle Kline. Michelle is a flight nurse and has been in the EMS industry for 24 years. We talk with Michelle about the course she teaches at ECHO titled Fit for Flight.
Michelle is a mental and physical health advocate and is helping first responders develop habits that will allow them to endure a 30-year career in public safety.

Episode 54- ECHO Public Safety Aviation Conference Special #4 with SR3's Dave Callen and Rob Munday Aug 16, 2022

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The Hangar Z Podcast had the honor of being asked by ECHO Heliops to join them at their national public safety aviation conference to Podcast from the convention floor in Austin Texas.
In this episode we chat with Dave Callen and Rob Munday from SR3. We had the opportunity to interview Dave in episode 25 so check out that episode if you haven't already, it's an epic episode.
During our conversation we talk briefly about Dave and Rob's careers and in some length about the training SR3 brings to their clients.
I highly recommend training with SR3. Each instructor is highly experienced and excellent at the art of instruction.
You can find SR3 by following the link SR3 Rescue Concepts - Professional Training for First Responders

Episode 53- ECHO Public Safety Aviation Conference Special #3 with Dr. Amanda Ventura Aug 16, 2022

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The Hangar Z Podcast had the honor of being asked by ECHO Heliops to join them at their national public safety aviation conference to Podcast from the convention floor in Austin Texas.
In this episode we chat with Dr. Amanda Ventura who is an emergency physician in Houston, Texas. We had to work some dark magic to resurrect this episode as the hard drive it was written to was corrupted. This is a very powerful story and episode so we did what had to be done to bring it to you all.
In the conversation Dr. Ventura discusses an officer down incident she responded to as a flight physician and how it led to a descent into PTSD and alcoholism. She offers her experience as a way to help first responders take mental health seriously in light of the trama that is seen day in and day out.

Episode 52- ECHO Public Safety Aviation Conference Special #2 with the ECHO F.A.S.T Team (Flight crew Assistance & Support Team) Aug 15, 2022

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The Hangar Z Podcast had the honor of being asked by ECHO Heliops to join them at their national public safety aviation conference to Podcast from the convention floor in Austin Texas.
In this episode we chat with the ECHO F.A.S.T Team (Flight crew Assistance & Support Team) from the conference floor.
The FAST team is a peer support program developed to provide assistance & support to Flight Crew members & their families involved in a critical incident.
FAST SERVICES

Services available at ZERO cost to affected flight crew & organization
Deployable Peer Support Team
Geared towards flight crews/families by active flight crew members
Confidential communication/support services available for both short/long term
Willing to help/provide services & support to injured flight crew members, family, & flight services affected by a critical incident
Collaborative partnership with flight programs without affiliation bias/agenda

If you are a member of a flight crew and feel you need assistance, you may call or text the AIR FAST hotline 24/7. (1-833-AIR-FAST1-833-247-3278)

On the other end is a flight crew member who is part of ECHO FAST and not affiliated with your program.

Feel more comfortable emailing? Please email FAST@ECHOFLIGHTCREW.org
Thank you to our sponsor Metro Aviation and our supporters on Patreon.

Episode 51- ECHO Public Safety Aviation Conference Special #1 with the ECHO Executive Board Aug 15, 2022

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The Hangar Z Podcast had the honor of being asked by ECHO Heliops to join them at their national public safety aviation conference to Podcast from the convention floor in Austin Texas.
In this episode we chat with the ECHO executive board from the conference floor. During the conversation we talk about the mission of ECHO Heliops, the conference and about the future goals of the organization.
Thank you to our sponsor Metro Aviation and our supporters on Patreon.

Episode 50!!!- Ghetto Bird Pirate 2nd Anniversary Episode Aug 13, 2022

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Live......Episode 50 which is also our second anniversary episode of the Hangar Z podcast

We thought it would be fitting to bring on the man who inspired the inception of The Hangar Z Mr. Ghetto Bird Pirate himself Scott Hebble.

Scott is a Super Puma search and rescue pilot for the LA County Sheriff's Department.

Scott has worked his way from patrolling the streets of LA County as a deputy where he worked a variety of assignments including gang investigations to aviation where he was a tactical flight deputy, patrol pilot flying the Astar and now flying the super rare and awesome Airbus Super Puma.

During our conversation Scott talks about working both the streets as well as his aviation career that led him to his current position.

Looking back at the last two years, I’m truly grateful to have had the opportunity to talk to all the guests that have been on the hangar Z podcast and for all the friendships that have developed.

We have tried to bring interviews from all different disciplines within public safety aviation and look forward to broadening that as we continue.

I am truly humbled that we are still around to bring each episode to you all. When we first started, I was pretty sure it would be my mom listening and telling me your doing great honey and that’s about it.

The support from our listeners, Patreon subscribers and our sponsors has allowed us to grow and do things I never imagined like having a booth at APSCON in Reno this year. That was an absolute blast.

Want to throw out a quick plug for Echo Heliops and their annual conference that we will be podcasting from. It’s in Austin Texas 15th, 16th and 17th. Check them out they are doing some great things for all of public safety aviation.

Echo is coordinating a tactical flight crew training in early 2023 in Fort Myers Florida and will be hosted by the Lee County Sheriff’s Department. Really cool that are helping with that training so check out their website echoflightcrew.org for more information on that.

Again, thank you for all the support and feedback you all have offered, we look forward to catching you all as we go forward.

If you are looking for a way to help us out leave a review on the podcast site you use to listen to the hangar Z podcast. It honestly is a huge help to us.

Thank you to our sponsor Metro Aviation and our supporters on Patreon.

Episode 49- APSCON Special #7 with Ryan Mason of Aerial Fire Magazine Jul 29, 2022

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The Hangar Z Podcast had the honor of being asked by the Airborne Public Safety Association (APSA) to join them at their national conference (APSCON) to Podcast from the convention floor in Reno Nevada.

In this episode we chat kinda live from the conference floor with Ryan Mason from Aerial Fire Magazine.

During the episode we talk about Aerial Fire Magazine as well as the benefits of positive publicity for your agency from the skilled network of professional photographers and industry publications.

Check out Ryan Mason's Aerial Fire Magazine at www.aerialfiremag.com
Thank you to our sponsor Metro Aviation and our supporters on Patreon.

Episode 48- APSCON Special #6 with Australia's New South Wales Police Force Matt Stanton and Gabriel Gamboa. Jul 29, 2022

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In this episode we chat kinda live from the conference floor with Matthew Stanton and Senior Constable TFO Gabriel Gamboa. The audio on Gabe’s mic was a bit low and we apologize.

Both Matt and Gabe are from Australia's New South Wales Police Force PolAir program. During the conversation they talk about their trip and the takeaways from APSCON.
We previously had the opportunity to talk to Matt in episode 24. If you have not had the chance to hear him talk about his career and his agency, follow this up with episode 24.
Thanks for our sponsor, Metro Aviation and our supporters on Patreon.