

Airplane Geeks Podcast
Airplane Geeks
Our aim to educate and inform you, explore and develop your passion for aviation, and entertain you a little along the way.
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Jul 6, 2021 • 55min
660 Bradley Guy “Launchpad” Marzari
On July 4, 2021, our friend and Airplane Geeks reporter-at-large Launchpad Marzari was killed when his Focke-Wulf FWP-149D crashed while enroute from New Braunfels Regional Airport to Skylark Field in Killeen, Texas.

Jun 30, 2021 • 1h 14min
659 Jet Fighter Cockpit
Jet fighter cockpit experiences, Amazon Air turboprops, B777X certification, 4K flight data recorder, Virgin Galactic commercial flights, exiting the aircraft.

Jun 23, 2021 • 1h 29min
658 Helping Youngsters in Aviation
Helping youngsters in aviation, just one pilot on flight deck, A350 freighter, growing travel demand, new Air Force One plane delay, KC-Y bridge tanker, open rotor engine.

Jun 16, 2021 • 19min
657 Bits & Pieces XXIX
Airshow incident response, airport eatery, flight simulation, and the EAA Young Eagles Program.

Jun 9, 2021 • 1h 18min
656 World Championship Air Race
The World Championship Air Race launches in 2022, Aerion falters while Boom Supersonic flourishes, the 2020 Robert J. Collier Trophy winner, the P&WC PT6A turns 60, American Airlines diversion due to lack of water.

May 26, 2021 • 2h 22min
655 Bits & Pieces XXVIII
Avelo Airlines flight report, Redbird Flight Simulation, Pilot Nicki, covert Ravens program, Commemorative Air Force, USAF Aerial Targets Squadron, Flying Musicians Association, sustainable jet fuel commentary.

May 19, 2021 • 1h 15min
654 Tri-Wing Jet
A tri-wing jet concept, a court ruling and flight instruction, aviation fuel supply vulnerability, more baggage falling out of airplanes, Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, and an Across the Pond segment.

May 12, 2021 • 1h 21min
653 Archer Aviation eVTOL
Archer Aviation eVTOL for urban air mobility, losing your frequent flyer account, more 737 MAX woes, Airbus A380 fading, Avelo Airlines starts operation, Aviation Safety Reporting System extended to drone operators.

May 5, 2021 • 1h 24min
652 Breeze Airways
Breeze Airways unique flight attendant strategy, Air Force One contractor files for bankruptcy, Leap-1B engine orders drop, penalties for unruly air passengers, second Stratolaunch flight, Airbus freighters, Embraer E175-E2 delay.

Apr 28, 2021 • 1h 32min
651 Ingenuity Flies on Mars
Ingenuity powered, controlled flight on Mars; green aviation initiatives from IAG, Southwest Airlines, Universal Hydrogen; F-15EX new name; NASM reopens and major GA event canceled; recap of Sun ‘n Fun; Lego story.


