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Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#74 Nothing the Pilots Could Do
Dan and Christy discuss the crash of Air Midwest 5481 that took 21 lives on January 8, 2003 at Charlotte International Airport. And now another 1900D has crashed in South Sudan just a few weeks ago.
2025-02-1926 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#74 Nothing the Pilots Could Do
Dan and Christy discuss the crash of Air Midwest 5481 that took 21 lives on January 8, 2003 at Charlotte International Airport. And now another 1900D has crashed in South Sudan just a few weeks ago.
2025-02-1926 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#73 Christy Changes Jobs?
Dan and Christy talk about new career opportunities for her as an airline pilot, and also what the lifestyle is like working flying the big jets.
2025-02-1241 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#73 Christy Changes Jobs?
Dan and Christy talk about new career opportunities for her as an airline pilot, and also what the lifestyle is like working flying the big jets.
2025-02-1241 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#72 Talking Behind the Scenes of In The Hangar
Dan and Christy pull the veil back on what it’s like to film the studio talk show “In The Hangar” and recall their favorite moments so far. Season 9 to record on March 7-8 2025.
2025-02-0525 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#72 Talking Behind the Scenes of In The Hangar
Dan and Christy pull the veil back on what it’s like to film the studio talk show “In The Hangar” and recall their favorite moments so far. Season 9 to record on March 7-8 2025.
2025-02-0525 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#71 Mike and Mark Patey – Origin Story
: From the Archive, Dan and Christy, in the early months of Covid were able to meet Mike and Mark Patey for the first time and talk to them about how they got started.
2025-01-2924 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#71 Mike and Mark Patey – Origin Story
: From the Archive, Dan and Christy, in the early months of Covid were able to meet Mike and Mark Patey for the first time and talk to them about how they got started.
2025-01-2924 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#69 VFR Flight Plans
Dan and Christy talk about VFR Flight Plans and why they’re hardly used for today’s General Aviation pilot in the US.
2025-01-0115 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#69 VFR Flight Plans
Dan and Christy talk about VFR Flight Plans and why they’re hardly used for today’s General Aviation pilot in the US.
2025-01-0115 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#68 How Being a Pilot Impacts Daily Life
Merry Christmas from the TakingOff Team! Bryan Turn of JustPlaneSilly joins Dan and Christy to talk about how becoming a pilot has changed no pilot things in everyday life.
2024-12-3023 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#68 How Being a Pilot Impacts Daily Life
Merry Christmas from the TakingOff Team! Bryan Turn of JustPlaneSilly joins Dan and Christy to talk about how becoming a pilot has changed no pilot things in everyday life.
2024-12-3023 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#67 Christy Can’t Fly
Dan and Christy talk updates in their lives, including what took Christy off flight status for a month and how you can teach an old dog new tricks as Dan learns something new and challenging in aviation.
2024-12-1236 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#67 Christy Can’t Fly
Dan and Christy talk updates in their lives, including what took Christy off flight status for a month and how you can teach an old dog new tricks as Dan learns something new and challenging in aviation.
2024-12-1236 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#65 Did You Know THIS Person Is A Pilot
Dan and Christy talk about the list of celebrity pilots, beyond the very commonly known ones, there are quite a few you might be surprised to learn are pilots. How many did you know? And yes, we left out Alton Brown and several others.
2024-10-2323 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#65 Did You Know THIS Person Is A Pilot
Dan and Christy talk about the list of celebrity pilots, beyond the very commonly known ones, there are quite a few you might be surprised to learn are pilots. How many did you know? And yes, we left out Alton Brown and several others.
2024-10-2323 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#64 These Pilots Died UPSIDE DOWN
From the In The Hangar archives, Dan and Christy interview DPE Joe Casey about the physiology of Spatial Disorientation and how easy it is for a person to get upside down and never realize it. The condition has led to many airplane crashes, notably Kobe Bryant’s helicopter pilot and more recently the crash of a Kingair off Maui in December of 2022.
Watch on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ziJAsrlPkc
2024-10-1629 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#64 These Pilots Died UPSIDE DOWN
From the In The Hangar archives, Dan and Christy interview DPE Joe Casey about the physiology of Spatial Disorientation and how easy it is for a person to get upside down and never realize it. The condition has led to many airplane crashes, notably Kobe Bryant’s helicopter pilot and more recently the crash of a Kingair off Maui in December of 2022.
Watch on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ziJAsrlPkc
2024-10-1629 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#63 Safe to Drive Than Fly?
Dan and Christy sort through the data to determine if it is indeed safer to fly versus drive. To come to the correct conclusion, you must separate commercial airline travel from General Aviation. The data comes from the McSpadden Report and an article done by the Pilot Institute: https://pilotinstitute.com/is-flying-safer-than-driving/
2024-10-0929 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#63 Safe to Drive Than Fly?
Dan and Christy sort through the data to determine if it is indeed safer to fly versus drive. To come to the correct conclusion, you must separate commercial airline travel from General Aviation. The data comes from the McSpadden Report and an article done by the Pilot Institute: https://pilotinstitute.com/is-flying-safer-than-driving/
2024-10-0929 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#62 Garmin vs Everyone Else
Garmin or Aspen/Genesys? Dan and Christy talk about whats new, including upgrades to avionics in both of their planes and Dan’s upcoming helicopter training.
2024-10-0231 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#62 Garmin vs Everyone Else
Garmin or Aspen/Genesys? Dan and Christy talk about whats new, including upgrades to avionics in both of their planes and Dan’s upcoming helicopter training.
2024-10-0231 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#60 The Most AMAZING Plane Crash Survival Story
Dan Bass, a single pilot on a small plane, passed out because of carbon monoxide poisoning while flying. He awoke crashed in a snowy field. His story is riveting. Dan and Christy talked to him first in studio, then got an update on location at EAA Airventure. This podcast combines both interviews.
2024-09-1858 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#60 The Most AMAZING Plane Crash Survival Story
Dan Bass, a single pilot on a small plane, passed out because of carbon monoxide poisoning while flying. He awoke crashed in a snowy field. His story is riveting. Dan and Christy talked to him first in studio, then got an update on location at EAA Airventure. This podcast combines both interviews.
2024-09-1858 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#59 Why Did This ATR Crash?
With the recent Brazil crash of an ATR-72, Dan and Christy look back to 1994 and discuss the American Eagle Flight 4184 that crashed near Chicago on Halloween. The plane had been put into a hold in icing that overran the plane’s anti-icing ability and affected the airflow over the control surfaces.
2024-09-1130 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#59 Why Did This ATR Crash?
With the recent Brazil crash of an ATR-72, Dan and Christy look back to 1994 and discuss the American Eagle Flight 4184 that crashed near Chicago on Halloween. The plane had been put into a hold in icing that overran the plane’s anti-icing ability and affected the airflow over the control surfaces.
2024-09-1130 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#57 YouTuber’s CURIOUS Path To Airlines
Dan and Christy talk with Bryan Turn @JustPlaneSilly about his leaving the IT field and in his middle-age, making a career shift to airlines. But what is his path? What are his struggles? Is the Pilot Shortage over or did it even exist?
2024-08-2237 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#57 YouTuber’s CURIOUS Path To Airlines
Dan and Christy talk with Bryan Turn @JustPlaneSilly about his leaving the IT field and in his middle-age, making a career shift to airlines. But what is his path? What are his struggles? Is the Pilot Shortage over or did it even exist?
2024-08-2237 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#54 Jump Debrief
Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy sit down for a debrief of the much anticipated skydiving jump in honor of the 100,000 subscribers achievement. Did Christy freeze at the door? Did she pull the chute or did her instructor? Let’s find out what went right and what went wrong.
2024-06-2655 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#54 Jump Debrief
Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy sit down for a debrief of the much anticipated skydiving jump in honor of the 100,000 subscribers achievement. Did Christy freeze at the door? Did she pull the chute or did her instructor? Let’s find out what went right and what went wrong.
2024-06-2655 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#53 Jump Preview
It’s T-Minus Two Days before the big jump. Two years ago, Dan and Kerry ambushed Christy on camera at Airventure and Christy declared she would jump when the channel hit 100K in subscribers. That has now happened and Christy is getting ready to depart a perfectly good airplane. How does she feel about? Let’s find out.
2024-06-1924 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#53 Jump Preview
It’s T-Minus Two Days before the big jump. Two years ago, Dan and Kerry ambushed Christy on camera at Airventure and Christy declared she would jump when the channel hit 100K in subscribers. That has now happened and Christy is getting ready to depart a perfectly good airplane. How does she feel about? Let’s find out.
2024-06-1924 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#50 Jimmy’s World
Jimmy, from Jimmy’s World chats with Dan and Christy about cars, planes and auctions.
2024-05-2215 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#50 Jimmy’s World
Jimmy, from Jimmy’s World chats with Dan and Christy about cars, planes and auctions.
2024-05-2215 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#44 Path to Pilot
Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy play the game of posing certain situations for Christy to advise on best possible paths to become an airline pilot. If you would like Christy to possibly address your own situation, go to the YouTube page for this podcast and leave a comment with your scenario.
2024-03-2724 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#44 Path to Pilot
Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy play the game of posing certain situations for Christy to advise on best possible paths to become an airline pilot. If you would like Christy to possibly address your own situation, go to the YouTube page for this podcast and leave a comment with your scenario.
2024-03-2724 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#39 Jamaica
LONG: Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk about Christy’s extraordinary chance to be the first officer on an Envoy test flight to a Jamaica Airport that has never had an airliner land on it! Sounds like the perfect job for the Embraer E-175.
2024-01-2820 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#39 Jamaica
LONG: Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk about Christy’s extraordinary chance to be the first officer on an Envoy test flight to a Jamaica Airport that has never had an airliner land on it! Sounds like the perfect job for the Embraer E-175.
2024-01-2820 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#38 State of the Channel
Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy update the listeners to whats happening at the TakingOff Channel — and what’s going on in each others life.
2024-01-2126 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#37 Small Airports
Small airports are the backbone of General Aviation, but what kind of obstacles and problems do they face? And are they dying? Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk with Sharlette Wright of the Cleburne Municipal Airport and Brad Stanford of the Dublin, Texas airport to learned more about what drives small airports in the United States.
2023-12-3135 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#36 Christmas Pilots Podcast
Listen in as Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk about what life is like during the holidays for airline pilots.
2023-12-2432 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#35 Christy’s 145 Video
Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk about the back story on her Envoy E-145 video about the venerable regional jet’s last flight for Envoy and retirement to the desert. She takes a look at how groundbreaking the jet was.
Watch the YouTube video here
2023-12-1714 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#35 Christy’s 145 Video
Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk about the back story on her Envoy E-145 video about the venerable regional jet’s last flight for Envoy and retirement to the desert. She takes a look at how groundbreaking the jet was.
Watch the YouTube video here
2023-12-1714 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#34 Aviation Maintenance
Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk with James Spearman of Spearman Aircraft to talk about the shortage of airplane mechanics for General Aviation and also the benefit of the electronic ignition.
2023-12-1025 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#33 Aeroverse
Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy sit down with Charles Cook, the founder of a new aviation video network, Aeroverse. The new network will have over 300 aviation titles covering everything flying from lighter than air to the trip to the moon.
2023-12-0330 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#32 Why Christy Doesn’t Want Captain
LONG: Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk about what’s going on at the TakingOff YouTube chanel and Christy talks strategy as to why she’s delaying as long as possible the move to the Captains seat. Also, a new sponsor is testing out the channel to see if it would be a good partnership—so check out Abingdon Watches and use TakingOff for 10% off! https://abingdonco.com/?ref=takingoff
2023-11-2630 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#32 Why Christy Doesn’t Want Captain
LONG: Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk about what’s going on at the TakingOff YouTube chanel and Christy talks strategy as to why she’s delaying as long as possible the move to the Captains seat. Also, a new sponsor is testing out the channel to see if it would be a good partnership—so check out Abingdon Watches and use TakingOff for 10% off! https://abingdonco.com/?ref=takingoff
2023-11-2630 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#31 Commercial Pilot
Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk to Seth @CommercialPilotinCommand who is a Commercial Pilot in Florida and makes his living from his certificate. From ag flying to banner towing, there are a lot of jobs for pilots in which to make a living these days without necessarily going to the airlines.
2023-11-0531 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#31 Commercial Pilot
Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk to Seth @CommercialPilotinCommand who is a Commercial Pilot in Florida and makes his living from his certificate. From ag flying to banner towing, there are a lot of jobs for pilots in which to make a living these days without necessarily going to the airlines.
2023-11-0531 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#30 Lynyrd Skynyrd Crash
October 20, 1977, a Convair crashed while transporting the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Lead singer Ronnie Van Zandt and 5 others were killed while 20 survived. Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk about the crash and what led to the plane going down.
2023-10-3024 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#30 Lynyrd Skynyrd Crash
October 20, 1977, a Convair crashed while transporting the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Lead singer Ronnie Van Zandt and 5 others were killed while 20 survived. Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk about the crash and what led to the plane going down.
2023-10-3024 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#29 Second Acts
Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy, are joined by aviation funnyman Bryan Turner @JustPlaneSilly to talk about career changes, or “second acts.” Bryan has worked in IT all his adult life and is considering the change to becoming a professional pilot.
2023-10-2240 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#29 Second Acts
Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy, are joined by aviation funnyman Bryan Turner @JustPlaneSilly to talk about career changes, or “second acts.” Bryan has worked in IT all his adult life and is considering the change to becoming a professional pilot.
2023-10-2240 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#28 Talking to ACT
Many pilots find it intimidating to talk over the radio with ATC. Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk with Center Controller Scott Pinkerton and Tower Controller Matt Wells about the issue and how best to communicate with ATC and get over the fear factor.
2023-10-1517 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#28 Talking to ACT
Many pilots find it intimidating to talk over the radio with ATC. Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy talk with Center Controller Scott Pinkerton and Tower Controller Matt Wells about the issue and how best to communicate with ATC and get over the fear factor.
2023-10-1517 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#27 thoughts on Richard McSpadden and other news
Dan (@TakingOffDan) and Christy (@PilotChristy) talk about the recent rash of general aviation crashes, including the gut punch of the Richard McSpadden accident in the Cardinal out of Lake Placid, NY. The two also talk about what’s coming next for the channel.
2023-10-0829 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#27 thoughts on Richard McSpadden and other news
Dan (@TakingOffDan) and Christy (@PilotChristy) talk about the recent rash of general aviation crashes, including the gut punch of the Richard McSpadden accident in the Cardinal out of Lake Placid, NY. The two also talk about what’s coming next for the channel.
2023-10-0829 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#26 Airline Pilot Schedule
The Pros and Cons of the Airline Pilot Schedule—Christy @PilotChristy talks to Dan @TakingOffDan about the good and the bad of the schedule airline pilots have to keep in order to get the job done, balancing work and home for the best possible mix.
2023-10-0123 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#26 Airline Pilot Schedule
The Pros and Cons of the Airline Pilot Schedule—Christy @PilotChristy talks to Dan @TakingOffDan about the good and the bad of the schedule airline pilots have to keep in order to get the job done, balancing work and home for the best possible mix.
2023-10-0123 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#25 Gimli Glider
An Air Canada 767 experiences fuel exhaustion due to paperwork mistakes at over 40,000 feet. The airplane has to glide to a safe landing and the only place in reach is an old shut down military base that the first officer used to fly out of. Unfortunately, this day, it was being used for go-karts. The story of the Gimli Glider, with Dan (@TakingOffDan) and Christy (@PilotChristy)
2023-09-2421 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#25 Gimli Glider
An Air Canada 767 experiences fuel exhaustion due to paperwork mistakes at over 40,000 feet. The airplane has to glide to a safe landing and the only place in reach is an old shut down military base that the first officer used to fly out of. Unfortunately, this day, it was being used for go-karts. The story of the Gimli Glider, with Dan (@TakingOffDan) and Christy (@PilotChristy)
2023-09-2421 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#24 Multi DeBrief
AviatorAir in Grand Prairie, Texas, providing their Baron multi engine plane and instructor Reagan so that Dan Millican @TakingOffDan, Bryan Turner @JustPlaneSilly, and Colten Mortgage owner Brant Phillips could try a full immersive week of multi engine training culminating in their checkride. Starting late on Monday, with checkrides scheduled for Thursday and Friday, the trio couldn’t afford to slack off and had to fly through the hottest part of the year in Texas.
2023-09-1754 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#24 Multi DeBrief
AviatorAir in Grand Prairie, Texas, providing their Baron multi engine plane and instructor Reagan so that Dan Millican @TakingOffDan, Bryan Turner @JustPlaneSilly, and Colten Mortgage owner Brant Phillips could try a full immersive week of multi engine training culminating in their checkride. Starting late on Monday, with checkrides scheduled for Thursday and Friday, the trio couldn’t afford to slack off and had to fly through the hottest part of the year in Texas.
2023-09-1754 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#23 FAA Out To Get Us
FAA Regional Administrator Rob Lowe joins Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy for an indepth talk about the FAA and its role in General Aviation today. Is the FAA truly a kindler/gentler agency than in the past?
2023-09-1033 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#23 FAA Out To Get Us
FAA Regional Administrator Rob Lowe joins Dan @TakingOffDan and Christy @PilotChristy for an indepth talk about the FAA and its role in General Aviation today. Is the FAA truly a kindler/gentler agency than in the past?
2023-09-1033 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#22 All About Overhauls#22
From the Archives! The head engineer from Superior Cylinders joins A&P’s John Efinger and Bill Goebels to discuss airplane piston engine overhauls with Dan MIllican (@TakingOffDan).
2023-08-2023 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#22 All About Overhauls#22
From the Archives! The head engineer from Superior Cylinders joins A&P’s John Efinger and Bill Goebels to discuss airplane piston engine overhauls with Dan MIllican (@TakingOffDan).
2023-08-2023 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#21 Taking Off… Weight
Dan (@TakingOffDan) and Christy (@PilotChristy) talk about the struggles, victories and defeats in their battle with weight loss. In flying General Aviation, weight is an important issue on these airplanes, and besides the obvious of being more healthy, weight can make a difference in the cockpit.
2023-08-1434 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#21 Taking Off… Weight
Dan (@TakingOffDan) and Christy (@PilotChristy) talk about the struggles, victories and defeats in their battle with weight loss. In flying General Aviation, weight is an important issue on these airplanes, and besides the obvious of being more healthy, weight can make a difference in the cockpit.
2023-08-1434 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#20 Payne Stewart Crash
In 1999, famed golfer Payne Stewart was at the top of his game and third on the money list. He and his team boarded a Learjet 35 in Orlando, Florida for a flight to Dallas Love Field. On the climb, ATC lost communication with the jet and it continued to climb erratically before eventually running out of fuel over South Dakota. Dan (@TakingOffDan) and Christy (@PilotChristy) talk about the crash and go behind the scenes from their shorter accident video on this tragic crash.
2023-08-0641 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#20 Payne Stewart Crash
In 1999, famed golfer Payne Stewart was at the top of his game and third on the money list. He and his team boarded a Learjet 35 in Orlando, Florida for a flight to Dallas Love Field. On the climb, ATC lost communication with the jet and it continued to climb erratically before eventually running out of fuel over South Dakota. Dan (@TakingOffDan) and Christy (@PilotChristy) talk about the crash and go behind the scenes from their shorter accident video on this tragic crash.
2023-08-0641 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#19 Osh Tips with Aviation101 Josh Flowers
Dan and Christy welcome via phone Josh Flowers from Aviation101 to talk about the best tips and tricks for arriving and enjoying EAA Airventure, held at Whitman Field in OshKosh, Wisconsin. If you’re flying in, make sure you read the NOTAM (NOTICE)! Josh’s video on flying in to OSH: https://youtu.be/rAvONg32TEg
2023-07-1732 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#19 Osh Tips with Aviation101 Josh Flowers
Dan and Christy welcome via phone Josh Flowers from Aviation101 to talk about the best tips and tricks for arriving and enjoying EAA Airventure, held at Whitman Field in OshKosh, Wisconsin. If you’re flying in, make sure you read the NOTAM (NOTICE)! Josh’s video on flying in to OSH: https://youtu.be/rAvONg32TEg
2023-07-1732 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#18 Ups & Downs of Airline Pilot Life
Dan (@TakingOffDan) and Christy (@PilotChristy) sit down for a conversation about the roller coaster life of an airline pilot. What can be so hard about a life of bus driving in the skies? Christy breaks down the lifestyle and the impact pilot life has on a person’s quality of living.
2023-07-0935 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#18 Ups & Downs of Airline Pilot Life
Dan (@TakingOffDan) and Christy (@PilotChristy) sit down for a conversation about the roller coaster life of an airline pilot. What can be so hard about a life of bus driving in the skies? Christy breaks down the lifestyle and the impact pilot life has on a person’s quality of living.
2023-07-0935 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#17 Learn to Fly!
Dan Millican @TakingOffDan and Josh Minze, founder of Fort Worth Flight Schoolhttps://fortworthflightschool.com/ talk about first steps to learning how to fly. Fro taking thatdiscovery flight to trying to find the right instructor or school for you and the differencebetween FAA’s part 61 and part 141 flight training.
2023-07-0234 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#17 Learn to Fly!
Dan Millican @TakingOffDan and Josh Minze, founder of Fort Worth Flight Schoolhttps://fortworthflightschool.com/ talk about first steps to learning how to fly. Fro taking thatdiscovery flight to trying to find the right instructor or school for you and the differencebetween FAA’s part 61 and part 141 flight training.
2023-07-0234 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#16 Just Plane Silly Conversation with Bryan
Long: Dan (@TakingOffDan) and Christy (@PilotChristy) call up their friend Bryan Turner (@JUstPlaneSilly) to talk about his videos and a discussion into his commercial pilot training. The group also discusses the upcoming EAA Airventure in OshKosh at the end of July.
2023-06-2723 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#14 Worst Crash that NEVER Happened
Dan (@TakingOffDan) and Christy (@PilotChristy) discuss the Worst Accident that NEVER Happened! In 2017, around midnight, Air Canada 759 misstook the taxiway for the runway, in which 4 airliners, all loaded with passengers waited their turn to the runway. Only at the last moment, with feet to spare, did Air Canada realize their mistake and implement a go around. Several key best practices has emerged from this incident.
2023-06-1129 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#13 EAA Airventure OshKosh 2023
Dan (@TakingOffDan) and Christy (@PilotChristy) talk to EAA’s Director of Communications Dick Knapinski about the upcoming EAA Airventure July 24-30, 2023. They discuss the Notice (or NOTAM) for flying in, what’s new this year and what can be expected at this year’s fly-in.
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2023-06-0425 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#12 Checkride Talk with DPE
Dan Millican (@TakingOffDan) and Christy Wong (@PilotChristy) host In The Hangar with Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) Joe Casey. He answers Dan and Christy’s questions, gives tips and techniques, and then they open it to questions and answers from the studio audience. If you have a checkride in your future, this is a “must listen” podcast.
2023-05-2122 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#12 Checkride Talk with DPE
Dan Millican (@TakingOffDan) and Christy Wong (@PilotChristy) host In The Hangar with Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) Joe Casey. He answers Dan and Christy’s questions, gives tips and techniques, and then they open it to questions and answers from the studio audience. If you have a checkride in your future, this is a “must listen” podcast.
2023-05-2122 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#11 Worst Aviation Crash EVER!! Tenerife#11
Dan (@TakingOffDan) and Christy (@PilotChristy) discuss the darkest day ever for commercial aviation—March 27, 1977. On the Canary Island of Tenerife, a KLM 747 and a Pan Am 747 had been diverted to the Los Rodeos airport after a bomb went off at the intended airport on Gran Canarais. After sitting at the airport for several hours, the planes began to move to take off, as a fog settled quickly in. The KLM was sent to the end of the runway first and the Pan Am was told to taxi on the runway. The Dutch 747 didn’t wait for takeoff clearance and began it...2023-05-1445 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#10 Emergency Highway Landing!
From the In The Hangar series, Dan Millican hosts Cameron Morrison, less than a week after his emergency landing in his Piper Comanche, with his wife and baby on board. With nerves of steel, Cameron keeps his head cool when his engine suddenly stops working. He declares a mayday and tries to make an airport but can’t get there. Listen to his story as he has to put the plane down off field.
2023-05-0719 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#10 Emergency Highway Landing!
From the In The Hangar series, Dan Millican hosts Cameron Morrison, less than a week after his emergency landing in his Piper Comanche, with his wife and baby on board. With nerves of steel, Cameron keeps his head cool when his engine suddenly stops working. He declares a mayday and tries to make an airport but can’t get there. Listen to his story as he has to put the plane down off field.
2023-05-0719 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#8 The Worst Crash in US History
Dan (@TakingOffDan) and Christy (@PilotChristy) talk about the deadliest airplane crash in the United States—the crash of American Airlines Flight 191 at Chicago O’Hare on May 25, 1979.
The fully loaded jumbo jet experienced the separation and loss of the left engine right as the plane rotated on takeoff. The pilots did everything correctly by the book at that time, but it wasn’t enough. The plane banked heavily and stalled, crashing killing 271 aboard and two people on the ground.
2023-04-2227 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#7 Fighter Pilots
In one of our first In The Hangar shows, Dan Millican sat down with F-4 Phantom pilot Gary Pfleiger and F-18 fighter pilot Jason Gustin. Hear their stories about raids over the jungles, tricky carrier takeoffs and landings, and how Gary moved from fighter pilot to the CIA.
From our In The Hangar shows https://youtu.be/vVSDXcJ5n08
Find this and other ‘In The Hanger’ episodes on our YouTube channel.
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2023-04-1621 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#7 Fighter Pilots
In one of our first In The Hangar shows, Dan Millican sat down with F-4 Phantom pilot Gary Pfleiger and F-18 fighter pilot Jason Gustin. Hear their stories about raids over the jungles, tricky carrier takeoffs and landings, and how Gary moved from fighter pilot to the CIA.
From our In The Hangar shows https://youtu.be/vVSDXcJ5n08
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2023-04-1621 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#5 Christys New Series – Pilot Life
Christy (@PilotChristy) and Dan (@TakingOffDan) talk about how the new series “Pilot Life” came about and how long it took to get permission from Envoy and why Christy was reticent to film it. Christy talks about how hard it is to shoot video while being an airline pilot and what’s planned for the future with the new series.
2023-04-0234 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#5 Christys New Series – Pilot Life
Christy (@PilotChristy) and Dan (@TakingOffDan) talk about how the new series “Pilot Life” came about and how long it took to get permission from Envoy and why Christy was reticent to film it. Christy talks about how hard it is to shoot video while being an airline pilot and what’s planned for the future with the new series.
2023-04-0234 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#4 InFlight Emergencies
From the very first In The Hangar, join hosts Dan Millican (@TakingOffDan) and Christy Wong (@PilotChristy) as they interview general aviation pilots who’ve had actual inflight emergencies. They share their stories of engines dying, emergency landings and more. Learn what it takes to survive an emergency while flying.
2023-03-2625 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#4 InFlight Emergencies
From the very first In The Hangar, join hosts Dan Millican (@TakingOffDan) and Christy Wong (@PilotChristy) as they interview general aviation pilots who’ve had actual inflight emergencies. They share their stories of engines dying, emergency landings and more. Learn what it takes to survive an emergency while flying.
2023-03-2625 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#3 Randy Rhoads Guitarist for Ozzy Plane Crash
March 19, 1982, Ozzy Osbourne and his band was traveling from Knoxville, Tennessee to Orlando Florida when the bus driver decided to stop at the bus company’s owner’s house on a private airstrip. While some of the band slept in the bus, the driver, Andy Aycok, decided to jump in a Bonanza V Tail plane for some joy flying. On the second trip, he took guitarist Randy Rhoads and tour makeup artist Rachel Youngblood and tried to perform a low pass flyby of the tour bus. His wing clipped the bus, causing it to hit a tree and explode into th...2023-03-1842 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#3 Randy Rhoads Guitarist for Ozzy Plane Crash
March 19, 1982, Ozzy Osbourne and his band was traveling from Knoxville, Tennessee to Orlando Florida when the bus driver decided to stop at the bus company’s owner’s house on a private airstrip. While some of the band slept in the bus, the driver, Andy Aycok, decided to jump in a Bonanza V Tail plane for some joy flying. On the second trip, he took guitarist Randy Rhoads and tour makeup artist Rachel Youngblood and tried to perform a low pass flyby of the tour bus. His wing clipped the bus, causing it to hit a tree and explode into th...2023-03-1842 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#2 Colgan 3047 Crash
Colgan Air Flight 3407 was a regional flight for Continental. On February 12, 2009, the plane departed Newark at 9:18pm EST. The trip was mostly uneventful until the plane was instructed to intercept the approach course into Buffalo on a wintery night. The plane was a Bombardier Q400, and repeated attempts by Air Traffic Control went unanswered. The plane had entered a Stall and crashed into a house in Clearance Center, New York, killing the 49 people on board and one person in the house.
The NTSB report determined several key causes among which was pilot fatigue and the low number of h...2023-03-1231 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#2 Colgan 3047 Crash
Colgan Air Flight 3407 was a regional flight for Continental. On February 12, 2009, the plane departed Newark at 9:18pm EST. The trip was mostly uneventful until the plane was instructed to intercept the approach course into Buffalo on a wintery night. The plane was a Bombardier Q400, and repeated attempts by Air Traffic Control went unanswered. The plane had entered a Stall and crashed into a house in Clearance Center, New York, killing the 49 people on board and one person in the house.
The NTSB report determined several key causes among which was pilot fatigue and the low number of h...2023-03-1231 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#1 Patsy Cline Crash Behind the Scenes
March 5, 1963, country music lost some of its top performers, headlined by Patsy Cline in a small plane crash in Tennessee. On the plane was Patsy manager and the pilot, Randy Hughes, performers Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins. There were no survivors.
The plane was a 1960 Piper Comanche and the Civil Aeronautics Board investigation found nothing wrong with the plane that would cause it to crash. Hughes was a low-time pilot and did not hold an Instrument Rating. Conditions at the time of the crash were reported to be IMC (instrument meteorological conditions). The Probable Cause was Hughes’s...2023-03-0337 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation Life#1 Patsy Cline Crash Behind the Scenes
March 5, 1963, country music lost some of its top performers, headlined by Patsy Cline in a small plane crash in Tennessee. On the plane was Patsy manager and the pilot, Randy Hughes, performers Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins. There were no survivors.
The plane was a 1960 Piper Comanche and the Civil Aeronautics Board investigation found nothing wrong with the plane that would cause it to crash. Hughes was a low-time pilot and did not hold an Instrument Rating. Conditions at the time of the crash were reported to be IMC (instrument meteorological conditions). The Probable Cause was Hughes’s...2023-03-0337 min
Taking Off Podcast – Aviation LifeTaking off podcast teaser
Join Dan Millican and Christy Wong for the ‘Taking off Podcast’ teaser.
2023-03-0300 minTaking Off Podcast – Aviation LifeTaking off podcast teaser
Join Dan Millican and Christy Wong for the ‘Taking off Podcast’ teaser.
2023-03-0300 min