PCDU Episodes List- Episode 42: Wings Down Under - September 4, 2010
- Episode 41: Australian Federal Election QuickCast #3: Comments on the Greens & Labor's White Paper - August 20, 2010
- Episode 40: Australian Federal Election QuickCast #2: Ken Hill & Tim Sheen - August 19, 2010
- Episode 39: Australian Federal Election QuickCast #1: Warren Truss - August 18, 2010
- Episode 38: Dick Smith: Around the World in Many Ways - August 10, 2010
- Episode 37: It's "Flight Attendant," Grant - July 30, 2010
- Episode 36: Incidentally, Matt... - July 14, 2010
- Episode 35: Perseverance & Persistence - July 4, 2010
- Episode 34: Arching over the Swamp - June 17, 2010
- Episode 33: Four Degrees of Separation from Ben Sandilands - May 28, 2010
- Episode 32: Switch to Plan Delta - May 13, 2010
- Episode 31: Red Bull all The Way - May 8, 2010
- Episode 30: Antarctica: The Last True Wilderness - April 20, 2010
- Episode 29: What's in a Checklist? - April 6, 2010
- Episode 28: Save the Liberator - March 28, 2010
- Episode 27: Trans World Adventures - March 10, 2010
- Episode 26: Enjoying the Views - February 25, 2010
- Episode 25: Fan Boys - February 13, 2010
- Episode 24: Misuse of Accents - February 4, 2010
- Episode 23: Australia: A TSA free zone (for now) - January 15, 2010
- Episode 22: Farewell 2009 - December 31, 2009
- Episode 21: London Calling - December 19, 2009
- Episode 20: A Tribute to Pip Borman - December 11, 2009
- Episode 19: Interview with a Vampire ... Pilot (& Other Stories) - December 5, 2009
- Episode 18: Tally Ho, it's the Red Baron! - November 26, 2009
- Episode 17: The Ipanator says "Rivet Shower? Not on *my* Watch!" - November 20, 2009
- Episode 16: Rant on Steve, Rant on - November 15, 2009
- Episode 15: And now for something completely different, here is the news - November 1, 2009
- Episode 14: Lang's Great Journeys - October 29, 2009
- Episode 13: The Only Way is Zupp - October 20, 2009
- Episode 12: It's not that late in Adelaide... - October 12, 2009
- Episode 11: Recreationally Yours - October 3, 2009
- Episode 10: On the Podium with Matt Hall - September 27, 2009
- Episode 9: Airplane Geeks Down Under - September 22, 2009
- Episode 8: Riding Our Segways - September 11, 2009
- Episode 7: Matt Hall, we're not worthy! - September 5, 2009
- Episode 6: Plugcast - August 30, 2009
- Episode 5: Jet Lag Recovery - August 16, 2009
- Episode 4: Hand Propped - August 7, 2009
- Episode 3: Flying Solo - July 31, 2009
- Episode 2: Aero Neuro What??? - July 22, 2009
- Episode 1: And so it begins... - July 16, 2009
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By Grant (Falcon124), on May 12th, 2010%
Owen Zupp is half way around his There and Back Australian tour, raising funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Flying a Jabiru J230, Owen’s trying to raise $10,000 in donations to the RFDS so go to his site and “give a dollar to the doctor.”
Meanwhile, Ken Evers and Tim Pryse have left Australia and are flying around the world in a Gippsland Aeronautics GA-8 Airvan. Their Millions Against Malaria flight is raising funds towards malaria research so if you can spare a few dollars, go to their site and donate.
Check in regularly with both sites as their routes may take them near you. Owen, Ken & Tim welcome the opportunity to meet people at each stop, so feel free to go and say HI as they pass through.
By Grant (Falcon124), on February 25th, 2010%
You can always count on this podcast to have some interesting, opinionated and, occasionally, diverse points of view. This episode really brings them all and (bonus!) includes a whole new view as we introduce Anthony Simmons and the “View from the Lounge” segment for your listening pleasure.
We’ve also got another great discussion with Owen Zupp as his trip around Australia draws closer, a quick chat we recorded with David Optimal (one of our listeners) and Bas Scheffers returns (at last) with his friend John Squires to tell us about a fly-away trip they did not too long ago.
Here’s how this episode unfolds:
- Here’s a “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” for you: man attacks plane with machete to prevent his bride-to-be from leaving him.
- We have a discussion with Owen Zupp about
- His trip around Australia (There & Back)
- Flying the DA20 & DA40
- ADSB in Australia and flying RNP approaches
- What it was like to fly with Matt Hall
- We introduce Anthony Simmons and his amusing view on commercial flying in the new segment: “View from the Lounge”
- we recorded a quick chat with listener David Optimal in Steve’s PCDU-Mobile when he came down to visit
us and the airports around Melbourne
- David Vanderhoof presents another great Aviation History segment
- Bas Scheffers returns with his friend John Squires to tell us about how the Aeroscene Flying Group arranged a fly-in at the Asses Ears Lodge at the Grampians Airfield in Victoria. They also chat briefly about the Parafield Airshow they’re organising for April 2010.
As usual, our theme music track is “YouNameIt5″ by Brian Simpson (aka t3cat5) and our sound effects come from SoundSnap.com.
By Grant (Falcon124), on October 29th, 2009%
As mentioned during our interview with Owen Zupp in episode 13, we’re doing our first ever give-away.
Owen has graciously donated a signed copy of his book, Down to Earth, for one of our lucky listeners to win. All you have to do is go to the There and Back website and see where Owen’s journey is taking him (check out The Route for details). Then, suggest a location you think Owen should go to during his journey and say why he should go there.
Send your recommendation to us at PlaneCrazyDownUnder@gmail.com” and we’ll review them with Owen. He will then select a winner and we’ll contact them to send them the book.
Easy, isn’t it? So, what are you waiting for? It doesn’t matter where you live, come up with a suggestion and send it to us.
Please note that Owen’s decision is final and that all submissions become the property of Owen to use as he sees fit.
By Grant (Falcon124), on October 20th, 2009%
Of all the times for the technical gremlins to strike, it had to be for our “Lucky” 13th episode. We recorded a great discussion with Owen Zupp and, despite a fault in the call recorder that made us repeat a part, we thought we had it in the bag. We even feature our first ever give away in this episode and it’s a beauty (see the notes below for details).
However, it seems that it’s not just the Apollo missions that have problems at 13 as, sadly, the sound quality in this episode is not at all up to our usual levels of quality. Poor Steve has been tearing what’s left of his hair out but has managed to work his magic once again and produce an episode that preserves most important part of all, our guest’s great content.
We start off discussing Owen’s early work with the Ambulance Service of New South Wales and how that provided a foundation for dealing with flying’s more “interesting” moments. Moving into flying, Owen talks about learning to fly with his father, an ex-RAAF instructor, then moving on to instructing others with the Royal Aero Club of NSW (sadly no longer in existence) and eventually shifting to his times flying with Ansett Airlines.
During this discussion we review the pros & cons of the Multi-crew Pilot License (MPL) and various aircraft, including the Skycraft Scout. Owen also discusses Bert Hinkler, the town of Bundaberg, Hinkler House and the Hinkler Hall of Aviation.
With the collapse of Ansett, Owen moved into flight instruction and also started writing articles. A regular contributor to Australian Aviation (our favourite flying magazine, thank you :) and other publications, Owen has also written a book called “Down to Earth,” the story of Squadron Leader McGlashan, a pilot during WWII.
Next year (2010) will mark the 100th anniversary of powered flight in Australia so Owen is flying a light aircraft around Australia, visiting various historic landmarks and promoting aviation in Australia as well as raising funds for the RFDS. His sponsors include:
Our First Ever Give Away
Owen has graciously donated a signed copy of his book, Down to Earth, for one of our lucky listeners to win. All you have to do is go to the There and Back website and see where Owen’s journey is taking him (check out The Route for details). Then, suggest a location you think Owen should go to during his journey and say why he should go there.
Send your recommendation to us at PlaneCrazyDownUnder@gmail.com” and we’ll review them with Owen. He will then select a winner and we’ll contact them to send them the book.
Easy, isn’t it? So, what are you waiting for? It doesn’t matter where you live, come up with a suggestion and send it to us.
Please note that Owen’s decision is final and that all submissions become the property of Owen to use as he sees fit.
As usual, our sound effects come from SoundSnap.com and our theme music track is “YouNameIt5″ by Brian Simpson (aka t3cat5).
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