Up and Away

22/08/2021

It’s been such a nice few spring days here in Melbourne (despite the lockdown)! What have you been spending them doing?

20/08/2021

😬 Don’t forget your tools!

An engine power loss and rejected take-off incident involving an Airbus A320 at Brisbane Airport occurred after a screwdriver tip was left inside the engine during maintenance, an ATSB investigation notes.

https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/news-items/2021/tool-control/

30/07/2021

A good idea.

The ATSB is again urging operators and owners of piston-engine aircraft to use an active warning carbon monoxide detector, following the partial incapacitation of the pilot of a Piper PA-28 light aircraft near Moree last year.

https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/news-items/2021/carbon-monoxide-exposure/

18/06/2021

What an awesome feat! Good luck to Barrie Rogers and team! 🛫

If you want to know more about Barrie and Eyre to There Aviation, head back to the very first episode of Up and Away, and take a listen!

A Pipistrel Alpha Electro aircraft will leave Parafield tomorrow morning in an attempt to break a world endurance record.

10/06/2021

Woah! Check this out. An amazing wheels up landing from the crew.

The F-111 is one of my absolute favorite planes of all time. I’ve been lucky enough to see it fly and do it’s classic dump-and-burn on several occasions prior to its retirement.

Who else has seen it fly?

http://thetvdb.com/?tab=series&id=81637Belly Landing at 5:30On the 18th July 2006 a rookie pilot and his navigator landed their stricken F-111 on its belly a...

03/06/2021

Have you had a listen to the first episode of season 2 yet? 🛫

This episode we feature Henry Ellis from who owns and operates a de Havilland Beaver on floats out of Hobart, Tasmania! When Henry isn’t flying the Beaver, he is also a Boeing 737 pilot with Virgin Australia.

We talk about what it’s like to run your own seaplane business, what you need to learn to fly one, as well some behind the scenes info into the life of a commercial pilot during these tough times.

Listen via the link! 📻
https://www.upandawaycast.com/link

30/05/2021

We're back! 🛫

Welcome to the highly anticipated first episode of Season 2 of Up and Away, the Australian Aviation Podcast!

This week I'm joined by Henry Ellis! Henry operates a seaplane company down at the waterfront in Hobart called Above and Beyond Tasmania, where he offers charters, joy flights, and day trips in his de Havilland Beaver. When Henry isn’t flying the Beaver he is also a Boeing 737 pilot with Virgin Australia.

I was lucky enough to go visit Henry in Hobart over Christmas and go for a fly with him, which happened to be my first ever trip in a seaplane. It was unreal! We then recorded this episode a few months ago, when I was back in Melbourne, but I’m glad I finally have the chance to share it all with you.

Listen now via the link! 📻
www.upandawaycast.com/link

29/05/2021

Super excited to announce Episode 1 of Season 2 is out tomorrow morning Sunday 30th May, 10am AEST! 🛫

It’s great to be back! 🍾

22/05/2021

Wow! Amazing footage!

01/05/2021

So I went solo last Friday! 🛫

It was an absolutely surreal experience, and one that I’ll likely remember for the rest of my life. I just want to thank everyone who has helped my through my aviation journey so far, including all my listeners and guests on Up and Away. You all have constantly given me the drive to keep the show going and inspired me to keep learning and work towards my goals. One of the biggest reasons I wanted to start the podcast was for other people to be inspired by aviation and pursue their dreams too, and it definitely worked with me!

We have a special episode planned now I’ve hit this milestone too, so keep an eye out for that in the future.

Here’s a photo of me yesterday on my second solo flight, now feeling a lot less terrified and more comfortable doing solo circuits than I did on my first one!

That being said, what was your first solo like? Or if you haven’t achieved solo yet, how far off are you?

26/04/2021

Roulettes! 🤩

24/04/2021

A great Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia story!

Despite living in such a vast country, it can sometimes feel quite small, as proven by our newest RFDS Mount Isa Pilot Brady Thrift!

On a dark and stormy night in February 2019, Brady was working as a pilot on a pastoral station in north west Queensland when he went to check that his aircraft was secure from the approaching storms. While doing so, he stood on a deadly brown snake, which bit the young pilot.

The RFDS was tasked and the Mount Isa crew responded in their King Air, call sign VH-FDA. Despite the challenging conditions, they managed to land on the property using emergency airfield lights. Brady was treated and flown to Mount Isa Hospital.

It was his first flight in a King Air and his first trip with the RFDS.

Fortunately, Brady Thrift made a full recovery and has just conducted his final check flight to become the newest retrieval pilot on the Mount Isa RFDS team, working with the same crew who picked him up that night almost two years ago. Not only that, but his final check flight was in the same aircraft – the RFDS King Air VH-FDA.

Welcome aboard Brady! 👏🏻

More: https://rfds.co/3e841P2

28/03/2021

😮!!

At ~01:00 PM Sunday 47 aircraft will be launching from Lilydale, Moorabbin and Tyabb to commemorate 100 years of the Royal Australian Airforce. The aircraft will proceed in formation from Avalon, overhead Point Cook at 2:00 PM and then to Albert Park Lake.

Track the flight live at https://live-beta.avplan-efb.com/s/flight/balbo

26/03/2021

My favorite Piper Warrior VH-OHO on a foggy Yarra Valley morning. 🌫

08/03/2021

Here’s a pic of me in the right seat of a Beaver! But more on that in coming episodes...

For now though, I have just released a mini update on Season 2 of Up and Away! 🛫

I have a chat about what’s planned this season, as well as what I’m up to with my flight training!

Listen via the link. 🎧
https://www.upandawaycast.com/link

I also have also created a little survey to get to know you all a bit more, and help me continue to produce great aviation content! It only takes a few minutes, and it’s super easy to complete. Here's a link to the survey: https://j29ifrcim7h.typeform.com/to/kNMT1OXk

08/03/2021

Hey everyone!

I would love to get to know everyone more so I can continue to make great aviation content for you all.

So I thought I would make a quick little survey!

It only takes a minute or two to complete, and is essentially a bunch of boxes you need to tick, so it's super simple.

Just click the link below! Thanks!

https://j29ifrcim7h.typeform.com/to/kNMT1OXk

Hey everyone, it's Chris from Up and Away here! I would love to get to know you all a bit more so I can do my best to create more great aviation content for you all. This survey will only take a minute or two to complete, so fasten your seatbelt and let's go!

13/02/2021

Well at least I got another lesson in yesterday before the temporary Stage 4 lockdown here in Melbourne! 🛫

To all my friends and listeners in Melbourne, stay strong, this one will be easy! See you on the other side in the sky! 🙂

03/02/2021

Episode 5 guest and friend of Up and Away, Tim Howes wrote a brilliant article busting all the myths pilots have about wearing a helmet and flying. He was kind enough to let it be published on our website!

Hopefully this will make you consider investing in a helmet and wearing one in the future.

Check it out here...

September 17, 1908, at Fort Myer Virginia, Lt. Thomas Selfridge embarked as a passenger with the famed Orville Wright in his Wright flyer. Sadly however, this would also be the day Selfridge became the first-ever fatality as a result of an aeroplane crash. Selfridge died of head injuries.

22/01/2021

CAVOK for my first lesson back since March 2020! Feels so good to be back in the sky! 🛫

20/01/2021

Episode 15 guest Nat White with her MRH-90 during her time with the Royal Australian Navy!

If by some chance you haven’t listened yet, check out the episode! It’s a cracker!

Last night I recorded my first episode back for 2021 and I can’t wait to share it with you all and get stuck into Season 2 of Up and Away! 🛫

Stay tuned!

11/01/2021

The latest issue of Australian Flying is out now!

January-February 2021 Australian Flying is now on the shelves and in the letter boxes.

10/01/2021

Hey everyone! Don't forget to follow us on Instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/upandawaycast/

08/01/2021

Just a day at the office when she was in the Royal Australian Navy, for Episode 15 guest Natalie White!

If you haven’t listened to it already, don’t forget to check it out! 🚁

Listen via the link! 📻
https://www.upandawaycast.com/link

05/01/2021

Happy New Year everyone!

I was lucky enough to get out of Melbourne over Christmas and finally have some aviation related adventures in Tasmania, which included some incredible aircraft, and great people! But more on that in the coming weeks... there will be some small bite-sized episodes and some other stuff outlining what I got up to coming out soon!

Stay tuned, stay safe, and happy flying!

🛫

23/12/2020

Wow! We have been listed in the top 100 most popular Australian podcasts by Great Australian Pods - Podcast Directory!

Top Podcasts 2020
These were the 100 most popular podcasts on Great Australian Pods in 2020

https://www.greataustralianpods.com/top-podcasts-2020

23/12/2020

Welcome to Episode 15 of Up and Away, the Australian aviation podcast! 🛫

This episode is the final episode of Season 1 of the show! It’s been an absolute pleasure making this show for you all this year, and I can’t wait to get even more Australian aviation content out to you all next year!

This episode I'm joined by RACQ LifeFlight helicopter pilot Natalie White! Prior to LifeFlight, Nat’s amazing career began in the Royal Australian Navy, where she first learnt to fly. We talk about what it’s like flying helicopters, her recent experience flying for LifeFlight, as well as her vast range of operations she has undertaken while in the Navy flying the MRH90, including search and rescue, medevac, as well as humanitarian and disaster relief operations both here in Australia and overseas.

📻 Listen here:
https://www.upandawaycast.com/link

22/12/2020

Despite it being a bit of a crazy and busy week, I have escaped Melbourne on a plane and am enjoying a well overdue post-lockdown holiday in Tassie!

Despite all that, the highly anticipated, final episode of Season 1 of Up and Away will be out tomorrow morning! So stay tuned!

05/12/2020

Episode 14 of Up and Away is out now! 🛫

This week on the show we are joined by TWO guests! You might already know both of them due to their legendary status producing another Australian aviation Podcast... it's Steve Visscher and Grant McHerron from Plane Crazy Down Under!

Steve and Grant started PCDU in 2009 and aired their last show in 2017. During that time they produced a tonne of amazing content, and the show is a big inspiration for the show you see before you right now!

We have a chat about their favourite episodes over the years, what it's like covering the Avalon Airshow, the challenges they faced producing such a large volume of high-quality content, what they are currently up to (including Grant's dance music... you heard me correctly!), and what it would take for there to be a PCDU reunion!

📻 Listen here: https://www.upandawaycast.com/link

05/12/2020

Episode 14 of Up and Away is out today! Stay tuned! 📻🛩

05/12/2020

Don’t forget to listen to Episode 13 with RAAF Wing Commander Marija Jovanovich, P3 Orion Pilot, and Test Pilot! ✈️

There are two more exciting episodes of Season 1 of Up and Away which will be released over the next few weeks, then I’ll see you next year! 🛩

Thanks for the support!

Listen here: https://www.upandawaycast.com/link