Check out our latest episode that just went live today: https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/2023/02/28/pcdu-episode-131-reflections/
Check out our latest episode that just went live today: https://www.planecrazydownunder.com/2023/02/28/pcdu-episode-131-reflections/
We’ve launched our first episode of Avalon 2017 coverage and it contains the following items:
You can access the episode and its show notes here: PCDU Episode 130: Avalon 2017 – Alpha
As if that wasn’t enough, previously back in February we’d also released Episode 129 which had both Steve & Grant going back to school on separate occasions. For this episode, Steve spent some time at his old Secondary Collage (Brentwood) with the RAAF F/A-18A simulator and then Grant spent some time with TVSA out at Bacchus Marsh aerodrome discussing options for learning to fly (and flying the very sexy Bristell LSA tail dragger :) ).
You can access the episode and its show notes here: PCDU Episode 129: Going Back to School.
The team at the Cast Away Podcast Awards have recognised that there’s a lot of great content being produced in Australia so they are holding the first ever Australian podcasting awards event. PCDU has been included in the Industry Focus section and we have a number of other great shows that we’re up against.
We’re also in the Popular Vote section (the Peoples’ Choice) where the public gets to vote for their favourite shows. This is your chance to help demonstrate that you’re a fan of PCDU by heading over to the page, setting up an account (annoying but easy to do) and voting for us. You don’t have to be in Australia to vote and every vote helps so the more we get, the more we’re likely to step up our episode production rate :)
Steve’s planning to attend the awards ceremony in Sydney on April 1st (no, really, that’s the date :) ) so expect a report from him in the near future on the event.
Remember folks, as our friends in Chicago like to tell us: vote early & vote often :)
Our friends at TVSA Pilot Training will be having an open day at the Bacchus Marsh airport near Melbourne on Saturday the 25th of February, starting at 10am and running until 3pm.
They will have a Pilot Panel with commercial airline pilots talking about their careers, a BBQ sausage sizzle and Trial Introductory Flights in the afternoon.
If you’re able to get to Bacchus Marsh airport for the day, you should.
This is our biggest episode ever (even bigger than Episode 51’s “Farewell to the Pig” tribute to the RAAF’s F-111s.
With support from a his family and a team of mentors & advisors (including Ryan Campbell), Lachlan has started on the first leg of his world spanning route and his heading for Nadi in Fiji.
You can track Lachlan’s flight via the SpiderTracks LIVE Tracker on his Wings Around the World website.
The team at Plane Crazy Down Under wish Lachlan all the best on his epic journey and are looking forward to his safe return and entry into the Earthrounders club :)
Plane Crazy Down Under is proud to present:
When: 5:20PM, Thursday, 17 March 2016
Where: Dialogue, 4 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600
You’re invited to learn more about the unique capabilities of the F-35, the world’s most advanced multi-role fighter aircraft. At this exclusive event, you’ll have an opportunity to ask Al questions, before Al puts Grant through his paces in Lockheed Martin’s F-35 interactive cockpit demonstrator, a visually and audibly interactive simulator that highlights the fighter aircraft’s advanced technology and combat capabilities.
This is an exclusive opportunity open only to PCDU followers. Spaces are limited so please send an email to contact@planecrazydownunder.com to secure your spot. We’re looking forward to seeing you there.
Light refreshments will be served.
A bit about Al
Prior to assuming his F-35 Chief Test Pilot responsibilities in 2011, Al was a Lockheed Martin Experimental Test Pilot for the F-22 Program for 12 years as well as Lockheed’s Chief Pilot for the TX program. Al has flown more than 6,000 flight hours in over 70 different kinds of aircraft. He was an operational F-4 and F-16 fighter pilot in the USAF in Korea and Germany. He served as an F-16 RTU instructor pilot at MacDill AFB for 5 years and then attended the USAF Test Pilot School in 1994. Subsequently, Al was an F-16 experimental test pilot for the USAF.
A big thanks to Lockheed Martin for making this happen.
Click here to listen to this QuickCast episode
NOTE: This Quick Cast will be included in a future episode of the show but we wanted to get out it early for our friends in the Melbourne Airport Spotters group.
As we release each Avalon 2015 episode we’ll include a link below: