The Plaid Pilot Podcast

12/11/2023

Happy Veterans Day to all who served! And also a happy anniversary to this incredible woman who has put up with my shenanigans and supported me in all of my crazy endeavors for the last 12 years.

28/09/2023

New Episode Alert! This week I’m talking about the history of flight instruments from the first flight at Kitty Hawk to the first completely blind flight by Jimmy Doolittle in 1929.

Check it out on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen to podcasts)!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-plaid-pilot-podcast/id1634918282?i=1000629169677

12/09/2023

Check out the new episode! Today we are talking about the differences I experienced between training under a Part 61 and Part 141 flight school.

‎Show The Plaid Pilot Podcast, Ep Training Update: Part 61 vs Part 141 Flight Training - Sep 12, 2023

06/03/2023

Last month I retook my Instrument Checkride and passed! If you want to hear about my journey, give my latest episode a listen. Remember, failure sucks, but it’s not the end of the road.

‎Show The Plaid Pilot Podcast, Ep I Failed My Instrument Checkride! - Feb 16, 2023

01/12/2022

On November 24, 1971 a man bought a ticket for Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 under the name Dan Cooper. Using a bomb, he hijacked the airplane and collected $200,000 in ransom money before jumping out of the plane into the cold rainy night. He was never seen again. Check out this week’s episode to learn more about the man the world would come to know as D.B. Cooper!

On November 24, 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper hijacked Northwest Orient Flight 305 bound for Seattle from Portland, OR and after receiving $200,000 cash as ransom for the passengers, parachuted into the rainy night never to be seen again....

05/11/2022

Aviation Nation is upon us!

27/10/2022

Halloween Special! This week I’m joined by Barb Kramer, Director of Operations at the Kansas Aviation Museum to talk about the history of aviation in Wichita, and share some ghost stories from one of the oldest airport terminals still standing.

Listen on Apple Podcasts!

‎Show The Plaid Pilot Podcast, Ep Episode 11 - A Haunted Aviation Museum! - Oct 27, 2022

07/10/2022

Did you know Eddie Rickenbacker survived 24 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean during WWII? Be sure to check out Part 2 of the story of Eddie Rickenbacker with Greg Primus from Aviation Plus!

https://www.theplaidpilot.com/1980936/11448102

01/10/2022

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In 1918, Eddie Rickenbacker took off on a solo patrol mission and shot down two enemy aircraft, eventually earning himself the Medal of Honor. Joining me to tell his story is Greg Primus of Aviation Plus.

26/09/2022

In 1932 James Banning and Thomas Allen took off from Los Angeles with $25 in an airplane put together from pieces of other planes in an attempt to be the first African Americans to fly from coast to coast. To learn more about their amazing story check out Episode 8 of The Plaid Pilot Podcast!

https://www.theplaidpilot.com/1980936/11364465

22/09/2022

On this week’s episode of The Plaid Pilot Podcast, I talk about James Banning and Thomas Allen, two pilots who flew a plane built out of the scraps of other airplanes and became the first African Americans to fly across the US coast to coast.

Listen here: https://www.theplaidpilot.com/1980936/11364465

15/09/2022

A little Wednesday over Las Vegas for your evening.

14/09/2022

While the exact date is debated, sometime in the first week of September 1910, Blanche Scott became the first woman to solo an airplane. To celebrate, on Episode 6, we’re discussing 5 pioneering aviatrixes you should know about.

https://www.theplaidpilot.com/1980936/11241117

18/08/2022

Before the pressurized airplane, Wiley Post designed his own pressure suit with the help of tire manufacturer BF Goodrich. The suit allowed him to fly at altitudes never before reachable by humans and served as the basis for space suits decades later. Learn more about his exciting life on Episode 4 of The Plaid Pilot Podcast!

Listen on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-plaid-pilot-podcast/id1634918282?i=1000576459312

Listen on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5JUPNJnf9NmxK8yqxUkcEd?si=3A5g25ZCQk2QftX2WiHefg

11/08/2022

Did you know Otto Lilienthal performed over 2000 flights in gliders that he designed in the last part of the 19th Century? In Episode 3, I get to talk to the director of the National Soaring Museum about the Father of Aviation.

https://www.theplaidpilot.com/1980936/11112236

Otto Lilienthal made over 2000 glider flights in the 19th Century and some of his findings are still used in the study of aerodynamics today. Traff Doherty, the director of the National Soaring Museum, joins me this week to talk about the Father o...

05/08/2022

Episode 2 is out! Check it out to learn about the first American woman to earn her pilot license and first woman in the world to fly a plane across the English Channel.

Harriet Quimby is possibly one of the most famous women you've never heard of. At the age of 36, she became the first woman in the United States to earn her pilot license. In this episode I talk about the ways she made her mark during the first de...

29/07/2022

Did you know there is a crater on the moon named after Amelia Earhart? Check out Episode 1 of The Plaid Pilot Podcast to learn more about the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean solo.

Nearly everyone has heard of Amelia Earhart. This week Emily Herron joins me to talk about the aviatrix behind the famous and tragic around-the-world flight.Guest Speaker: Emily Herron - IG: University Online Amelia Earhar...

23/07/2022

23/07/2022

23/07/2022

23/07/2022

The Plaid Pilot Podcast is a brand new aviation history podcast with a focus on the side of history you probably haven’t heard before. Check out the trailer now!

Check out the trailer for The Plaid Pilot Podcast, a brand new aviation history podcast. Coming soon!